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Balfour Stewart recorded a super flare on the evening of 28 August 1859 and the morning of 2 September 1859, at the Kew Observatory,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balfour_Stewart#Stewart_Super_Flare

A partial solar eclipse occurred on September 2, 1997.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_September_2,_1997

A total solar eclipse will occur on September 2, 2035.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_September_2,_2035



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The British Empire (including the eastern part of N America) adopted the Gregorian calendar in 1752
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorian_calendar#Adoption_in_Europe



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The Battle of Actium was the decisive confrontation of the Final War of the Roman Republic.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Actium

On September 2, 1806 heavy rains triggered a landslide which destroyed Goldau, Switzerland
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldau

The 1935 Labour Day Hurricane was the strongest tropical cyclone of the 1935 Atlantic hurricane season
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_Day_Hurricane_of_1935

1555 Srinagar Earthquake
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t45046951/1555-srinagar-earthquake/

The 1992 Nicaragua earthquake occurred off the coast of Nicaragua on September 2, 1992
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Nicaragua_earthquake

The Great Fire of London started at the bakery of Thomas Farriner on on Sunday, 2 September 1666
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t25370109/the-monument/



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Several missions of the Apollo program were cancelled during the 1960s and 1970s
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canceled_Apollo_missions#Apollos_18.E2.80.9320

Luna 18 (Ye-8-5 series) was an unmanned space mission of the Luna program
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_18

Orba, the first satellite launched by a British rocket, was launched on 2 September 1970
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orba_(satellite)

INSAT-4CR was launched on 2 September 2007
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INSAT-4CR



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Valentin Petrovich Glushko (2 September 1908 - 10 January 1989) was a Soviet engineer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentin_Petrovich_Glushko

Claude Nicollier (born 2 September 1944) is the first astronaut from Switzerland
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Nicollier

In September 2009, Guy Laliberté (born September 2, 1959) became the first Canadian space tourist. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Lalibert%C3%A9#Spaceflight

Dr. Gerhard Paul Julius Thiele (born September 2, 1953) is a German physicist and a former ESA astronaut.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Thiele

Christa McAuliffe (September 2, 1948 - January 28, 1986) was an American teacher
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christa_McAuliffe

Kirkpatrick Macmillan (1812 - 1878) was a Scottish blacksmith
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t50649523/kirkpatrick-macmillan-1812-1878/

Woldemar Voigt (2 September 1850 - 13 December 1919) was a German physicist,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woldemar_Voigt

George Petros Efstathiou FRS (born 2 September 1955) is a British astrophysicist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Efstathiou

Israel Gelfand (1913 - 2009) was a Soviet mathematician
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Gelfand

René Frédéric Thom (September 2, 1923 - October 25, 2002) was a French mathematician
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Thom

Nikolai Alexandrovich Kozyrev (September 2, 1908 - February 27, 1983) was a Russian astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai_Aleksandrovich_Kozyrev



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The film 'The Fountain' had its world premiere at the 63rd Venice Film Festival on September 2, 2006
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t34403099/the-fountain/

Apollo 18 is a 2011 American science fiction horror film written by Brian Miller
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t41314172/apollo-18/



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Messier 37 was independently discovered by French astronomer Charles Messier on the 2nd September 1764.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58453104/messier-37/

NGC 1291 was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop on the 2nd September 1826.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t50005484/ngc-1291/

NGC 1316 was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop on the 2nd September 1826
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57198897/ngc-1316/

NGC 6902 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 2nd September 1836. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58453061/ngc-6902/

NGC 6919 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 2nd September 1836. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58453051/ngc-6919/

NGC 7053 was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth on the 2nd September 1863.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58453045/ngc-7053/

NGC 7057 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 2nd September 1836. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58453041/ngc-7057/

NGC 7060 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 2nd September 1836. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58453034/ngc-7060/

NGC 7501 was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth on the 2nd September 1864.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58453027/ngc-7501/

NGC 7503 was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth on the 2nd September 1864.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58453024/ngc-7503/

NGC 7504 was discovered by German astronomer Albert Marth on the 2nd September 1864.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58453012/ngc-7504/

NGC 7531 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 2nd September 1836. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58453001/ngc-7531/



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IC 289 was discovered by Lewis Swift on the 2nd September 1888.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t62867626/ic-289/

Asteroid (174) Phaedra was discovered by Canadian-American astronomer James Craig Watson on September 2, 1877 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/174_Phaedra



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Meteorites

The Wiluna (H6) meteorite fell in Western Australia, Australia, on the 2nd September 1967.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t44771442/wiluna-meteorite/

The Zvonkov (H6) meteorite fell in Kiev, Ukraine, on the 2nd September 1955.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t44771421/zvonkov-meteorite/

The Modoc (L6) meteorite fell in Kansas, USA, on the 2nd September 1905.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t44771412/modoc-meteorite/



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