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. Date: September 2, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 2 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day…
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. Date: September 2, 2018 Read more on Wikipedia…
The dive boat MV Conception catches fire and sinks near Santa Cruz Island, killing 34. Date: September 2, 2019 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 2 📅 Events on this day in 2019 📅 On This Day (Today)
Hurricane Dorian, a category 5 hurricane, devastates the Bahamas, killing at least five. Date: September 2, 2019 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 2 📅 Events on this day in 2019 📅 On This Day (Today)
Eighteen people are killed and 23 others are injured by a suicide bombing at a Sunni mosque in Herat, Afghanistan. Date: September 2, 2022 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 2 📅 Events on this day in 2022 📅 On This Day (Today)
India's first solar observation mission: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launches Aditya-L1 from Satish Dhawan space centre. Date: September 2, 2023 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 2 📅 Events on this day in 2023 📅 On This Day (Today)
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. Date: September 2, 2024 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 2 📅 Events on this day in 2024 📅 On This Day (Today)
A suicide bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, kills 6 people and injures 13. Date: September 2, 2024 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 2 📅 Events on this day in 2024 📅 On This Day (Today)
Four people are killed in a mass shooting targeting homeless people on a Chicago Transit Authority train in Forest Park, Illinois, United States. Date: September 2, 2024 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 2 📅 Events on this day in 2024 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Great Kantō earthquake devastates Tokyo and Yokohama, killing about 105,000 people. Date: September 1, 1923 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 1 📅 Events on this day in 1923 📅 On This Day (Today)