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2 September 2024
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
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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
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2024 - A suicide bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, kills six people and injures 13.2024 suicide bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan
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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
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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
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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
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2019 - Hurricane Dorian, a category 5 hurricane, devastates the Bahamas, killing at least five.Category 5 Atlantic hurricane in 2019
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2019 - The dive boat MV Conception catches fire and sinks near Santa Cruz Island, killing 34.2019 maritime disaster
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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
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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)
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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
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Sky
Moon phase
New Moon
1.3% illuminated
Lunar age: 28.4 days
Sun zodiac
Virgo
10.51 degrees
Constellation: Leo
Moon zodiac
Virgo
4.11 degrees
Constellation: Leo
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.