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  1. Crusades

    Treaty of Jaffa

    Wednesday Sep 2, 1192Jaffa

    On 2 September 1192 Richard and Saladin entered into the Treaty of Jaffa, providing that Jerusalem would remain under Muslim control while allowing unarmed Christian pilgrims and traders to freely visit the city. This treaty ended the Third Crusade.

  2. Ottoman Empire

    Kösem's murder

    Saturday Sep 2, 1651Constantinople, Ottoman Empire

    The Sultanate of Women (1533–1656) was a period in which the mothers of young sultans exercised power on behalf of their sons. The most prominent women of this period were Kösem Sultan and her daughter-in-law Turhan Hatice, whose political rivalry culminated in Kösem's murder in 1651.

  3. Disasters with highest death tolls

    1754 Cairo Earthquake

    Monday Sep 2, 1754Ottoman Empire (now Egypt)

    1754 Cairo earthquake occurred on September 2, 1754, in Ottoman Empire (now Egypt), there were an estimated 40,000 deaths.

  4. Winston Churchill

    21st Lancers were stood down

    Friday Sep 2, 1898Omdurman, Sudan

    After fighting in the Battle of Omdurman on 2 September 1898, the 21st Lancers were stood down.

  5. Martin Bormann

    Marriage

    Monday Sep 2, 1929Germany

    On 2 September 1929, Bormann married 19-year-old Gerda Buch, whose father, Major Walter Buch, served as a chairman of the Untersuchung und Schlichtungs-Ausschuss (USCHLA; Investigation and Settlement Committee), which was responsible for settling disputes within the party. Hitler was a frequent visitor to the Buch house, and it was here that Bormann met him. Hess and Hitler served as witnesses at the wedding.

  6. World War II

    First battle of the war

    Saturday Sep 2, 1939Westerplatte, Poland

    The Battle of Westerplatte is often described as the first battle of the war. Beginning from 1 August till 7 August.

  7. Joseph Goebbels

    Goebbels proclaimed it illegal to listen to foreign radio stations

    Saturday Sep 2, 1939Germany

    On 2 September 1939 (the day after the start of the war), Goebbels and the Council of Ministers proclaimed it illegal to listen to foreign radio stations. Disseminating news from foreign broadcasts could result in the death penalty.

  8. Second Sino-Japanese War

    Signing The official Surrender

    Sunday Sep 2, 1945USS Missouri, Japan

    The official surrender was signed aboard the battleship USS Missouri on September 2, 1945, in a ceremony where several Allied commanders including Chinese general Hsu Yung-chang were present.

  9. First Indochina War

    The Democratic Republic of Vietnam

    Sunday Sep 2, 1945Vietnam

    On V-J (Victory on Japan) Day, September 2, Hồ Chí Minh had proclaimed in Hanoi the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV).

  10. World War II

    The End of the war

    Sunday Sep 2, 1945Tokyo Bay, Japan

    With the surrender documents finally signed at Tokyo Bay on the deck of the American battleship USS Missouri on 2 September 1945, ending the war.

  11. Ho Chi Minh

    Hồ Chí Minh read the Declaration of Independence of Vietnam

    Sunday Sep 2, 1945Vietnam

    Following Emperor Bảo Đại's abdication on 2 September 1945, Hồ Chí Minh read the Declaration of Independence of Vietnam under the name of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

  12. Ho Chi Minh

    1st Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam

    Sunday Sep 2, 1945Vietnam

    Following the August Revolution (1945) organized by the Việt Minh, Hồ Chí Minh became Chairman of the Provisional Government (Premier of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam) and issued a Proclamation of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

  13. Ho Chi Minh

    1st President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam

    Sunday Sep 2, 1945Vietnam

    After the August Revolution, Ho Chi Minh became the 1st President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam

  14. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

    Philip was present in Tokyo Bay

    Sunday Sep 2, 1945Japan

    Philip was present in Tokyo Bay when the instrument of Japanese surrender was signed.

  15. Vietnam War

    Ho Chi Minh Death

    Tuesday Sep 2, 1969South Vietnam

    In September 1969, Ho Chi Minh died at age seventy-nine.

  16. Ted Bundy

    Bundy raped and strangled a still-unidentified hitchhiker in Idaho

    Monday Sep 2, 1974Idaho, U.S.

    A new string of homicides began the following month, including two that would remain undiscovered until Bundy confessed to them shortly before his execution. On September 2, Bundy raped and strangled a still-unidentified hitchhiker in Idaho, then either disposed of the remains immediately in a nearby river, or returned the next day to photograph and dismember the corpse.

  17. Kaká

    Back to Milan

    Monday Sep 2, 2013Milan, Italy

    Milan confirmed that Kaká would join the club on 2 September 2013 from Real Madrid on a free transfer with only performance-related incentives owed to Madrid; after agreeing to personal terms, he signed a two-year contract.

  18. Vodafone

    Selling Version Wireless

    Monday Sep 2, 2013New York, U.S.

    On 2 September 2013, Vodafone announced it would be selling its 45% stake in Verizon Wireless to Verizon Communications for $US130 billion. With the proceeds from the deal, it announced a £19 billion Project Spring initiative to improve network quality in Europe and emerging markets, like India.

  19. Ayman al-Zawahiri

    Al-Qaeda in The Indian Subcontinent

    Tuesday Sep 2, 2014India

    On September 3, 2014, In a 55-minute-long video, al-Zawahiri announced the formation of a new wing called al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), which would wage jihad "to liberate its land, to restore its sovereignty, and to revive its Caliphate." Reaction amongst Muslims in India to the formation of the new wing was one of fury.

  20. US Airways Flight 1549: Sully

    Story Based Movie

    Friday Sep 2, 2016U.S.

    Sully (also known as Sully: Miracle on the Hudson) is a 2016 American biographical drama film directed by Clint Eastwood and written by Todd Komarnicki, based on the autobiography Highest Duty by Chesley Sullenberger and Jeffrey Zaslow. Tom Hanks stars as Sullenberger, with Aaron Eckhart, Laura Linney, Anna Gunn, Autumn Reeser, Holt McCallany, Jamey Sheridan, and Jerry Ferrara in supporting roles. The film follows Sullenberger's January 2009 emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River, in which all 155 passengers and crew survived with only minor injuries, and the subsequent publicity and investigation.

  21. Sooronbay Jeenbekov

    Opening the largest mosque in Central Asia

    Sunday Sep 2, 2018Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

    Jeenbekov opened the Central Mosque of Imam Sarakhsi, which is the largest mosque in Central Asia, with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during his visit to Bishkek in early September of 2018. During his visit, Erdoğan pressured Jeenbekov to take the appropriate measures to deal with Turkish Islamist leader Fethullah Gülen.

  22. Dwayne Johnson

    Johnson announced that he, his wife, and their two daughters had all tested positive for COVID-19

    Wednesday Sep 2, 2020Los Angeles, California, U.S.

    On September 2, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Johnson announced on Instagram that he, his wife, and their two daughters had all tested positive for COVID-19, which he said they contracted from family friends, but had made a full recovery.

  23. Roman Empire

    Battle of Actium

    Tuesday Sep 2, 31 BCIonian Sea

    Antony, who had allied himself with his lover Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt, committed suicide in 30 BC following his defeat at the Battle of Actium (31 BC) by the fleet of Octavian. Octavian subsequently annexed Egypt to the empire.

  24. Cleopatra

    The Battle of Actium

    Tuesday Sep 2, 31 BCIonian Sea

    On 2 September 31 BC the naval forces of Octavian, led by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, met those of Antony and Cleopatra for a decisive engagement, the Battle of Actium.

  25. Bonaparte was appointed king of Holland (1778)

    Wednesday Sep 2, 1778Holland

    Louis Bonaparte was King of Holland in 1778.

  26. Crusades

    Treaty of Jaffa

    Wednesday Sep 2, 1192Jaffa

    On 2 September 1192 Richard and Saladin entered into the Treaty of Jaffa, providing that Jerusalem would remain under Muslim control while allowing unarmed Christian pilgrims and traders to freely visit the city. This treaty ended the Third Crusade.

  27. Ottoman Empire

    Kösem's murder

    Saturday Sep 2, 1651Constantinople, Ottoman Empire

    The Sultanate of Women (1533–1656) was a period in which the mothers of young sultans exercised power on behalf of their sons. The most prominent women of this period were Kösem Sultan and her daughter-in-law Turhan Hatice, whose political rivalry culminated in Kösem's murder in 1651.

  28. Disasters with highest death tolls

    1754 Cairo Earthquake

    Monday Sep 2, 1754Ottoman Empire (now Egypt)

    1754 Cairo earthquake occurred on September 2, 1754, in Ottoman Empire (now Egypt), there were an estimated 40,000 deaths.

  29. Winston Churchill

    21st Lancers were stood down

    Friday Sep 2, 1898Omdurman, Sudan

    After fighting in the Battle of Omdurman on 2 September 1898, the 21st Lancers were stood down.

  30. Martin Bormann

    Marriage

    Monday Sep 2, 1929Germany

    On 2 September 1929, Bormann married 19-year-old Gerda Buch, whose father, Major Walter Buch, served as a chairman of the Untersuchung und Schlichtungs-Ausschuss (USCHLA; Investigation and Settlement Committee), which was responsible for settling disputes within the party. Hitler was a frequent visitor to the Buch house, and it was here that Bormann met him. Hess and Hitler served as witnesses at the wedding.

  31. World War II

    First battle of the war

    Saturday Sep 2, 1939Westerplatte, Poland

    The Battle of Westerplatte is often described as the first battle of the war. Beginning from 1 August till 7 August.

  32. Joseph Goebbels

    Goebbels proclaimed it illegal to listen to foreign radio stations

    Saturday Sep 2, 1939Germany

    On 2 September 1939 (the day after the start of the war), Goebbels and the Council of Ministers proclaimed it illegal to listen to foreign radio stations. Disseminating news from foreign broadcasts could result in the death penalty.

  33. Second Sino-Japanese War

    Signing The official Surrender

    Sunday Sep 2, 1945USS Missouri, Japan

    The official surrender was signed aboard the battleship USS Missouri on September 2, 1945, in a ceremony where several Allied commanders including Chinese general Hsu Yung-chang were present.

  34. First Indochina War

    The Democratic Republic of Vietnam

    Sunday Sep 2, 1945Vietnam

    On V-J (Victory on Japan) Day, September 2, Hồ Chí Minh had proclaimed in Hanoi the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV).

  35. World War II

    The End of the war

    Sunday Sep 2, 1945Tokyo Bay, Japan

    With the surrender documents finally signed at Tokyo Bay on the deck of the American battleship USS Missouri on 2 September 1945, ending the war.

  36. Ho Chi Minh

    Hồ Chí Minh read the Declaration of Independence of Vietnam

    Sunday Sep 2, 1945Vietnam

    Following Emperor Bảo Đại's abdication on 2 September 1945, Hồ Chí Minh read the Declaration of Independence of Vietnam under the name of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

  37. Ho Chi Minh

    1st Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam

    Sunday Sep 2, 1945Vietnam

    Following the August Revolution (1945) organized by the Việt Minh, Hồ Chí Minh became Chairman of the Provisional Government (Premier of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam) and issued a Proclamation of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

  38. Ho Chi Minh

    1st President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam

    Sunday Sep 2, 1945Vietnam

    After the August Revolution, Ho Chi Minh became the 1st President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam

  39. Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

    Philip was present in Tokyo Bay

    Sunday Sep 2, 1945Japan

    Philip was present in Tokyo Bay when the instrument of Japanese surrender was signed.

  40. Vietnam War

    Ho Chi Minh Death

    Tuesday Sep 2, 1969South Vietnam

    In September 1969, Ho Chi Minh died at age seventy-nine.

  41. Ted Bundy

    Bundy raped and strangled a still-unidentified hitchhiker in Idaho

    Monday Sep 2, 1974Idaho, U.S.

    A new string of homicides began the following month, including two that would remain undiscovered until Bundy confessed to them shortly before his execution. On September 2, Bundy raped and strangled a still-unidentified hitchhiker in Idaho, then either disposed of the remains immediately in a nearby river, or returned the next day to photograph and dismember the corpse.

  42. Kaká

    Back to Milan

    Monday Sep 2, 2013Milan, Italy

    Milan confirmed that Kaká would join the club on 2 September 2013 from Real Madrid on a free transfer with only performance-related incentives owed to Madrid; after agreeing to personal terms, he signed a two-year contract.

  43. Vodafone

    Selling Version Wireless

    Monday Sep 2, 2013New York, U.S.

    On 2 September 2013, Vodafone announced it would be selling its 45% stake in Verizon Wireless to Verizon Communications for $US130 billion. With the proceeds from the deal, it announced a £19 billion Project Spring initiative to improve network quality in Europe and emerging markets, like India.

  44. Ayman al-Zawahiri

    Al-Qaeda in The Indian Subcontinent

    Tuesday Sep 2, 2014India

    On September 3, 2014, In a 55-minute-long video, al-Zawahiri announced the formation of a new wing called al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), which would wage jihad "to liberate its land, to restore its sovereignty, and to revive its Caliphate." Reaction amongst Muslims in India to the formation of the new wing was one of fury.

  45. US Airways Flight 1549: Sully

    Story Based Movie

    Friday Sep 2, 2016U.S.

    Sully (also known as Sully: Miracle on the Hudson) is a 2016 American biographical drama film directed by Clint Eastwood and written by Todd Komarnicki, based on the autobiography Highest Duty by Chesley Sullenberger and Jeffrey Zaslow. Tom Hanks stars as Sullenberger, with Aaron Eckhart, Laura Linney, Anna Gunn, Autumn Reeser, Holt McCallany, Jamey Sheridan, and Jerry Ferrara in supporting roles. The film follows Sullenberger's January 2009 emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River, in which all 155 passengers and crew survived with only minor injuries, and the subsequent publicity and investigation.

  46. Sooronbay Jeenbekov

    Opening the largest mosque in Central Asia

    Sunday Sep 2, 2018Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

    Jeenbekov opened the Central Mosque of Imam Sarakhsi, which is the largest mosque in Central Asia, with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during his visit to Bishkek in early September of 2018. During his visit, Erdoğan pressured Jeenbekov to take the appropriate measures to deal with Turkish Islamist leader Fethullah Gülen.

  47. Dwayne Johnson

    Johnson announced that he, his wife, and their two daughters had all tested positive for COVID-19

    Wednesday Sep 2, 2020Los Angeles, California, U.S.

    On September 2, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Johnson announced on Instagram that he, his wife, and their two daughters had all tested positive for COVID-19, which he said they contracted from family friends, but had made a full recovery.

  48. Roman Empire

    Battle of Actium

    Tuesday Sep 2, 31 BCIonian Sea

    Antony, who had allied himself with his lover Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt, committed suicide in 30 BC following his defeat at the Battle of Actium (31 BC) by the fleet of Octavian. Octavian subsequently annexed Egypt to the empire.

  49. Cleopatra

    The Battle of Actium

    Tuesday Sep 2, 31 BCIonian Sea

    On 2 September 31 BC the naval forces of Octavian, led by Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, met those of Antony and Cleopatra for a decisive engagement, the Battle of Actium.

  50. Bonaparte was appointed king of Holland (1778)

    Wednesday Sep 2, 1778Holland

    Louis Bonaparte was King of Holland in 1778.