Sunday, September 2, 2012

September 2nd in History


44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion.

1666 - The Great Fire of London breaks out and burns for three days, destroying 10,000 buildings.

1752 - Great Britain adopts the Gregorian calendar


1870 - Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Sedan – Prussian forces take Napoleon III of France and 100,000 of his soldiers prisoner.

1945 - Vietnam declares its independence, forming the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

Famous Birthdays:

1838 - Liliuokalani of Hawaii, Queen regnant of Hawaii, last monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii

1883 - Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria

1931 - Clifford Jordan, saxophonist

1946 - Luis Avalos, actor

1960 - Rex Hudler, baseball player

1971 - Pawan Kalyan, actor

1988 - Ishant Sharma, cricketer

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