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2 September 2029
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
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Notable births
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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
Last Quarter
35.4% illuminated
Lunar age: 23.5 days
Sun zodiac
Virgo
10.31 degrees
Constellation: Leo
Moon zodiac
Gemini
25.06 degrees
Constellation: Taurus
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.