Page 7: Historical Events In September - 02

1991  Alfonso Garcia Robles, Mexican foreign minister (Nobel 1982), dies on September - 02.   

1992  On September - 02 barbara McClintock, US, geneticist (Nobel 1983), dies at 90   

1993  Eric Berry, English/US actor (Pippin, 49th Parallel), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1994  Detlef Macha, German DR cyclist (5x world champ), dies at 35 on September - 02.   

1995  Vaclav Neummann, conductor, dies at 74 on September - 02.   

1996  On September - 02 cyril Reuben, violinist, dies at 69   

1997  On September - 02 rudolf Bing, opera manager (NY Met Opera), dies at 95   

1998  A Swissair MD-11 jetliner crashes off the coast of Nova Scotia, killing 229 people on this day in history.   

2005  Clashes between protesters and Israeli forces in Bil'in on this day in history.   

2006  A Nimrod MR2 based at RAF Kinloss, Scotland, crashes in the Southern Province of Kandahar, Afghanistan, due to a technical fault. All 14 crew on board were killed on September - 02.   

2007  On September - 02 the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation hosts its 19th annual city meeting in Sydney.   

2012  On this day in history a decades-long ban on veiled female news presenters is lifted from State television in Egypt   

2018  On this day in history about 400 prisoners escape a jail near Tripoli in Libya during militia fighting   

2018  Major fire at the National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro destroys most of its 20 million artifacts on this day in history.   

2018  A fire destroys the National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro on this day in history.   

2019  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson threatens a snap general election if rebel MPs pass bill against no-deal Brexit on September - 02.   

2019  Sinking of MV Conception: 34 people are killed following a fire and subsequent sinking of a dive boat near Santa Cruz Island, California, United States. It is the worst maritime disaster in California in more than 150 years on this day in history.   

2019  Iranian woman Sahar Khodayari sets herself on fire after being arrested for attending a soccer game in Iran. She dies a week later on September - 02.   

2023  The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launches Aditya-L1, India's first solar observation mission on this day in history.   

2024  The Brazilian Supreme Court upholds a decision to block the social media platform X (also known as Twitter) over what the Brazilian government determined to be rampant disinformation and Elon Musk's failure to name a legal representative to the country on this day in history.   

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1243  On September - 02 birth of gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford, English politician (d. 1295)   

1548  On this day in history birth of vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian architect (d. 1616)   

1661  On this day in history birth of georg Bohm, German organist/composer   

1675  William Somervile, English poet (d. 1742) was born on September - 02.   

1716  Johann Trier, composer was born on September - 02.   

1731  On this day in history birth of johann F von Cronegk, German playwright (Olint und Sophronia)   

1750  On September - 02 birth of pehr Frigel, composer   

1753  Marie Josephine Louise of Savoy, queen of France (d. 1810) was born on September - 02.   

0421  Flavius Constantine III, emperor of Westromeinse, dies at about 51 on September - 02.   

0490  On September - 02 death of pheidippides, Greek hero   

1031  Death of Saint Emeric of Hungary on this day in history.   

1274  On this day in history death of prince Munetaka, Japanese shogun (b. 1242)   

1384  Louis I, duke of Anjou/king of Naples (Battle of Poitiers), dies on this day in history.   

1397  On September - 02 death of francesco Landini, Italian composer   

1418  On September - 02 jan III Chalon, prince of Orange/gov of Burgundy, dies   

1540  Death of Lebna Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1501) on this day in history.