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2 September 2023
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2011 - Bad weather caused a Chilean Air Force aircraft to crash into the Pacific Ocean, killing all 21 people on board.Air warfare branch of Chile's armed forces
Anniversary
1998 - A fire in the cockpit on Swissair Flight 111, en route from New York City to Geneva, caused the aircraft to crash into the Atlantic Ocean near Canada, killing all 229 people on board.1998 aircraft accident in Canada
Anniversary
1992 - An earthquake registering 7.7 Mw off the coast of Nicaragua became the first tsunami earthquake to be captured on modern broadband seismic networks.Earthquake and tsunami off the west coast of Nicaragua
Anniversary
1985 - Hurricane Elena, an unpredictable and damaging tropical cyclone that affected eastern and central portions of the United States Gulf Coast, made landfall near Biloxi, Mississippi, as a Category 3 major hurricane.Category 3 Atlantic hurricane in 1985
Anniversary
1967 - Paddy Roy Bates proclaimed HM Fort Roughs, a former World War II Maunsell Sea Fort in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk, England, as an independent sovereign state: the Principality of Sealand (pictured).Principality of Sealand founder (1921–2012)
Historical events
History
2024 - Four people are killed in a mass shooting targeting homeless people on a Chicago Transit Authority train in Forest Park, Illinois, United States.Rapid transit system in Chicago, Illinois
History
2024 - A suicide bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, kills six people and injures 13.2024 suicide bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan
History
2024 - At least 129 inmates are killed and 59 more injured in an attempted prison break at Makala Prison in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.2024 attempted jailbreak at the Makala Central Prison
History
2023 - India's first solar observation mission: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launches Aditya-L1 from Satish Dhawan space centre.India's first solar observation mission
History
2022 - Eighteen people are killed and 23 others are injured by a suicide bombing at a Sunni mosque in Herat, Afghanistan.Suicide attack in Afghanistan
History
2019 - Hurricane Dorian, a category 5 hurricane, devastates the Bahamas, killing at least five.Category 5 Atlantic hurricane in 2019
History
2019 - The dive boat MV Conception catches fire and sinks near Santa Cruz Island, killing 34.2019 maritime disaster
History
2018 - National Museum of Brazil fire: A massive fire destroys most of the Paço de São Cristóvão, which houses the National Museum of Brazil, in Rio de Janeiro. The museum holds important archaeοlogical and anthropological objects, including the remains of the Luzia Woman, Marajoara vases and Egyptian mummies.2018 museum fire at Rio de Janeiro
History
2013 - The Eastern span replacement of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opens at 10:15 pm at a cost of $6.4 billion, after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake damaged the old span.Seismic stabilization megaproject in California (2002–2013)
History
2010 - Israel-Palestinian conflict: the 2010 Israeli-Palestinian peace talks are launched by the United States.Ongoing military and political conflict in West Asia
Notable births
Born
1998 - Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Canadian basketball playerCanadian basketball player (born 1998)
Born
1998 - Eetu Luostarinen, Finnish ice hockey playerFinnish ice hockey player (born 1998)
Born
1997 - Brandon Ingram, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 1997)
Born
1995 - Willy Adames, Dominican baseball playerDominican baseball infielder (born 1995)
Notable deaths
Died
2024 - Rodolfo Hernández Suárez, Colombian politician (born 1945)Colombian politician (1945–2024)
Died
2022 - Frank Drake, American radio astronomer and astrophysicist (born 1930)American astronomer and astrophysicist (1930–2022)
Died
2022 - T. V. Sankaranarayanan, Indian Carnatic vocalist (born 1945)Indian musical artist (1945–2022)
Died
2021 - Siddharth Shukla, Indian TV and film actor (born 1980)Indian actor and model (1980–2021)
Died
2021 - Mikis Theodorakis, Greek composer (born 1925)Greek composer (1925–2021)
Died
2018 - Claire Wineland, American activist and author (born 1997)American activist and author (1997–2018)
Died
2016 - Jerry Heller, American music manager (born 1940)American music manager and businessman (1940–2016)
Sky
Moon phase
Waning Gibbous
95.3% illuminated
Lunar age: 16.8 days
Sun zodiac
Virgo
9.77 degrees
Constellation: Leo
Moon zodiac
Aries
13.89 degrees
Constellation: Pisces
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.