| Date | Weekday | Event |
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| September 2, 31 | Tuesday | BC Battle of Actium; Octavian defeats Antony becomes Emp Augustus |
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| September 2, 490 | Saturday | BC Phidippides runs 1st marathon seeking aid from Sparta vs. Persia |
| September 2, 1620 | Wednesday | Mayflower sets sail from Plymouth with 102 Pilgrims |
| September 2, 1666 | Thursday | Great Fire of London starts; destroys St. Paul's Church |
| September 2, 1752 | Saturday | Last day of Julian calendar in Britain British colonies |
| September 2, 1789 | Wednesday | US Treasury Department established by Congress |
| September 2, 1804 | Sunday | K L Harding discovers Juno 3rd known asteroid |
| September 2, 1859 | Friday | Gas lighting introduced to Hawaii |
| September 2, 1898 | Friday | Lord Kitchener retakes Sudan for Britain |
| September 2, 1927 | Friday | Rumour starts that Gehrig will be traded to Tigers |
| September 2, 1936 | Wednesday | 1st transatlantic round-trip air flight |
| September 2, 1945 | Sunday | Vietnam declares independence from France (National Day) |
| September 2, 1945 | Sunday | V-J Day; formal surrender of Japan aboard USS Missouri |
| September 2, 1946 | Monday | Johnny Neun replaces Bill Dickey as Yankee manager |
| September 2, 1956 | Sunday | Washington-Jackson cable line replaced by bus service |
| September 2, 1957 | Monday | Milwaukee Brave's Frank Torre scores 6 runs in 1 game |
| September 2, 1963 | Monday | CBS & NBC expand network news from 15 to 30 minutes |
| September 2, 1973 | Sunday | Billy Martin fired as manager of Tigers |
| September 2, 1978 | Saturday | Reggie Jackson is 19th player to hit 20 HR in 11 straight years |