Page 7: Historical Events In September - 02

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

1992  On this day in history barbara McClintock, US, geneticist (Nobel 1983), dies at 90   

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

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

1995  Vaclav Neummann, conductor, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1996  On this day in history cyril Reuben, violinist, dies at 69   

1997  Rudolf Bing, opera manager (NY Met Opera), dies at 95 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

2007  On this day in history the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation hosts its 19th annual city meeting in Sydney.   

2012  On September - 02 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 September - 02.   

2018  On September - 02 a fire destroys the National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro.   

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

2019  On September - 02 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.   

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 September - 02.   

2024  On September - 02 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.   

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

1548  Vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian architect (d. 1616) was born on September - 02.   

1661  Georg Bohm, German organist/composer was born on this day in history.   

1675  William Somervile, English poet (d. 1742) was born on this day in history.   

1716  On September - 02 birth of johann Trier, composer   

1731  On September - 02 birth of johann F von Cronegk, German playwright (Olint und Sophronia)   

1750  Pehr Frigel, composer was born on September - 02.   

1753  On this day in history birth of marie Josephine Louise of Savoy, queen of France (d. 1810)   

0421  Flavius Constantine III, emperor of Westromeinse, dies at about 51 on this day in history.   

0490  Death of Pheidippides, Greek hero on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history louis I, duke of Anjou/king of Naples (Battle of Poitiers), dies   

1397  On this day in history death of francesco Landini, Italian composer   

1418  Jan III Chalon, prince of Orange/gov of Burgundy, dies on this day in history.   

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