Summary of the Day ✨ 2 September (02/09)
Violence erupted across multiple locations as a mass shooting on a Chicago train killed four homeless people, while separate suicide bombings in Kabul and Herat, Afghanistan claimed at least 24 lives, and a prison break attempt in the Democratic Republic of Congo resulted in 129 inmate deaths. Amid the tragedy, India achieved a milestone with the successful launch of its first solar observation mission, Aditya-L1, marking a significant advancement in space exploration.
Historical Events 📜
- 2024: Four people are killed in a mass shooting targeting homeless people on a Chicago Transit Authority train in Forest Park, Illinois, United States.
- 2024: A suicide bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, kills 6 people and injures 13.
- 2024: At least 129 inmates are killed and 59 more injured in an attempted prison break at Makala Prison in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- 2023: India’s first solar observation mission: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launches Aditya-L1 from Satish Dhawan space centre.
- 2022: Eighteen people are killed and 23 others are injured by a suicide bombing at a Sunni mosque in Herat, Afghanistan.
- 2019: Hurricane Dorian, a category 5 hurricane, devastates the Bahamas, killing at least five.
- 2019: The dive boat MV Conception catches fire and sinks near Santa Cruz Island, killing 34.
- 2018: National Museum of Brazil fire, A massive fire destroys most of the Paço de São Cristóvão, which houses the National Museum of Brazil, in Rio de Janeiro. The museum holds important archaeοlogical and anthropological objects, including the remains of the Luzia Woman, Marajoara vases and Egyptian mummies.
- 2013: The Eastern span replacement of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opens at 10:15 pm at a cost of $6.4 billion, after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake damaged the old span.
- 2010: Israel-Palestinian conflict: the 2010 Israeli-Palestinian peace talks are launched by the United States.
- 2009: The Andhra Pradesh, India helicopter crash occurred near Rudrakonda Hill, 40 nautical miles (74 km) from Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India. Fatalities included Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, the Chief Minister of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
- 2008: Google launches its Google Chrome web browser.
- 1998: Swissair Flight 111 crashes near Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia; all 229 people on board are killed.
- 1998: The UN’s International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda finds Jean-Paul Akayesu, the former mayor of a small town in Rwanda, guilty of nine counts of genocide.
- 1992: The 7.7 Mw Nicaragua earthquake affected the west coast of Nicaragua. With a Ms–Mw disparity of half a unit, this tsunami earthquake triggered a tsunami that caused most of the damage and casualties, with at least 116 killed. Typical runup heights were 3–8 meters (9.8–26.2 ft).
Famous Births 👶
- 1998: Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Canadian basketball player
- 1998: Choi Ye-bin, South Korean actress
- 1997: 645AR, American rapper
- 1997: Brandon Ingram, American basketball player
- 1996: Austin Abrams, American actor
- 1995: Willy Adames, Dominican baseball player
- 1995: Aleksander Barkov, Russian-Finnish ice hockey player
- 1995: Deimantas Petravičius, Lithuanian footballer
- 1993: Tom Anderson, English footballer
- 1993: Zaza Nadiradze, Georgian sprint canoeist
- 1993: Robert Rooba, Estonian ice hockey player
- 1992: Xenia Knoll, Swiss tennis player
- 1992: Nenad Lukić, Serbian footballer
- 1992: Alberto Masi, Italian footballer
- 1992: Emiliano Martínez, Argentine footballer
Notable Deaths 🕊️
- 2024: James Darren, American actor (born 1936)
- 2024: Rodolfo Hernández Suárez, Colombian politician (born 1945)
- 2022: Frank Drake, American radio astronomer and astrophysicist (born 1930)
- 2022: T. V. Sankaranarayanan, Indian Carnatic vocalist (born 1945)
- 2021: Siddharth Shukla, Indian TV and film actor (born 1980)
- 2021: Mikis Theodorakis, Greek composer (born 1925)
- 2018: Claire Wineland, American activist and author (born 1997)
- 2016: Jerry Heller, American music manager (born 1940)
- 2016: Islam Karimov, Uzbek politician, 1st President of Uzbekistan (born 1938)
- 2015: Ephraim Engleman, American rheumatologist, author, and academic (born 1911)
- 2014: F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, American lawyer and politician, 20th District Attorney of Philadelphia (born 1930)
- 2014: Norman Gordon, South African cricketer (born 1911)
- 2014: Helena Rakoczy, Polish gymnast (born 1921)
- 2014: Goolam Essaji Vahanvati, Indian lawyer and politician, 13th Attorney General of India (born 1949)
- 2013: Valérie Benguigui, French actress and director (born 1965)
Holidays & Observances 🎉
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William of Roskilde - Christian feast day:
September 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)