Page 7: Historical Events In September - 02
Saturday, 29 March 2025
1991 On September - 02 alfonso Garcia Robles, Mexican foreign minister (Nobel 1982), dies
1992 On this day in history 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 On this day in history detlef Macha, German DR cyclist (5x world champ), dies at 35
1995 On this day in history vaclav Neummann, conductor, dies at 74
1996 Cyril Reuben, violinist, dies at 69 on this day in history.
1997 On September - 02 rudolf Bing, opera manager (NY Met Opera), dies at 95
1998 On September - 02 a Swissair MD-11 jetliner crashes off the coast of Nova Scotia, killing 229 people.
2005 Clashes between protesters and Israeli forces in Bil'in on September - 02.
2006 On this day in history 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.
2007 The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation hosts its 19th annual city meeting in Sydney on this day in history.
2012 On this day in history a decades-long ban on veiled female news presenters is lifted from State television in Egypt
2018 On September - 02 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 A fire destroys the National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro on September - 02.
2019 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson threatens a snap general election if rebel MPs pass bill against no-deal Brexit on this day in history.
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 September - 02.
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 On this day in history the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launches Aditya-L1, India's first solar observation mission.
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.