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On This Day · The 245th day of the year

September 2

125 years on from Theodore Roosevelt, September 2 is a date with an anniversary worth pausing on. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

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Virgo is the sign for September 2 — read more on the Virgo page, or see September's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on September 2?

September 2 is the 245th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1666 and 2008. Famous people born on September 2 include Kjetil André Aamodt, Louis Bonaparte and Wilhelm Ostwald.

Released on September 2

Movies, games, albums & shows

2025

  • Game Metal Eden
  • Game Otherskin

2024

  • Game Sumerian Six

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1666

    Great Fire of London

  2. 1789

    United States Department of the Treasury

  3. 1870

    Franco-Prussian War

  4. 1901

    Theodore Roosevelt

  5. 1912

    Arthur Rose Eldred

  6. 1939

    World War II

  7. 1944

    Finland

  8. 1946

    Interim Government of India

  9. 1992

    1992 Nicaragua earthquake

  10. 2008

    Google

Famous birthday twins

Born on September 2

Kjetil André Aamodt

b. 1971

Louis Bonaparte

b. 1778

Wilhelm Ostwald

b. 1853

Zedd

b. 1989

Jim DeMint

b. 1951

Keanu Reeves

b. 1964

Sam Rivers (bassist)

b. 1977

Jimmy Connors

b. 1952

Deaths

  • 2016Islam Karimov
  • 2006Bob Mathias
  • 1998Jackie Blanchflower
  • 1973J. R. R. Tolkien
  • 1969Ho Chi Minh
  • 1865William Rowan Hamilton

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Acepsimas of Hnaita and companions (Syriac Orthodox Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Agricola of Avignon
  • —Christian feast day: Antoninus of Pamiers
  • —Christian feast day: Brocard
  • —Christian feast day: Castor of Apt
  • —Christian feast day: Diomedes
  • —Christian feast day: Eleazar
  • —Christian feast day: Hieu (abbess)

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