On September 2, several significant historical events occurred across various years:
- In 31 BC, the Battle of Actium took place, where Octavian defeated the forces of Mark Antony and Cleopatra, reshaping Roman power dynamics.
- In 1666, the Great Fire of London began in a bakery on Pudding Lane, burning for several days and destroying over 13,000 homes including St. Paul's Cathedral.
- In 1789, the United States established its Treasury Department.
- In 1945, Japan formally surrendered aboard the USS Missouri, officially ending World War II, a day known as V-J Day.
- Also in 1945, Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh proclaimed the independence of Vietnam from France.
- In 1960, the first democratically elected Tibetan parliamentarians took the oath of office administered by the Dalai Lama.
- Other events include the capture of Atlanta during the American Civil War in 1864, and Soviet Russia agreeing to send arms to Cuba in 1962, leading to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
- In 1930, French aviators completed the first non-stop airplane flight from Europe to the United States.
These are some of the noteworthy events that happened on September 2 throughout history.
