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On September 2, -44: Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion.

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Featured moment · -44

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

The Pharaoh was the monarch of ancient Egypt. The title came into use from the Eighteenth Dynasty onwards and was subsequently attributed to all the previous kings of Egypt. Before this Pharaoh was a term that meant more of the kings' administration.

People

Born on September 2

Nickeil Alexander-Walker 1998– Canadian basketball player (born 1998)
Choi Ye-bin 1998– South Korean actress (born 1998)
645AR 1997– American rapper (born 1997)
Brandon Ingram 1997– American basketball player (born 1997)
Austin Abrams 1996– American actor (born 1996)
Willy Adames 1995– Dominican baseball infielder (born 1995)
Aleksander Barkov 1995– Finnish ice hockey player (born 1995)
Deimantas Petravičius 1995– Lithuanian footballer
Tom Anderson 1993– English footballer (born 1993)
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Zaza Nadiradze 1993– Georgian sprint canoeist (born 1993)
Robert Rooba 1993– Estonian ice hockey player (born 1993)
Xenia Knoll 1992– Swiss tennis player (born 1992)
Nenad Lukić 1992– Serbian footballer
Alberto Masi 1992– Italian footballer (born 1992)
Emiliano Martínez 1992– Argentine footballer (born 1992)
Ella Toone 1992– English footballer (born 1999)
Christian Bethancourt 1991– Panamanian baseball player (born 1991)
Mareks Mejeris 1991– Latvian basketball player (born 1991)

People

Died on September 2

James Darren American actor (1936–2024)
Rodolfo Hernández Suárez Colombian politician (1945–2024)
Frank Drake American astronomer and astrophysicist (1930–2022)
T. V. Sankaranarayanan Indian musical artist (1945–2022)
Siddharth Shukla Indian actor and model (1980–2021)
Mikis Theodorakis Greek composer (1925–2021)
Claire Wineland American activist and author (1997–2018)
Jerry Heller American music manager and businessman (1940–2016)
Islam Karimov Leader of Uzbekistan from 1989 to 2016
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Ephraim Engleman American rheumatologist
F. Emmett Fitzpatrick American lawyer
Norman Gordon South African cricketer (1911–2014)
Helena Rakoczy Polish gymnast (1921–2014)
Goolam Essaji Vahanvati Former Attorney General for India
Valérie Benguigui French actress and theater director
Terry Clawson English rugby league footballer
Ronald Coase British economist and Nobel laureate (1910–2013)
David Jacobs British broadcaster (1926–2013)

Timeline

Every September 2 on record

  1. -44 Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion.

    Title of Ancient Egyptian rulers

    The Pharaoh was the monarch of ancient Egypt. The title came into use from the Eighteenth Dynasty onwards and was subsequently attributed to all the previous kings of Egypt. Before this Pharaoh was a term that meant more of the kings' administration.

  2. -44 Cicero launches the first of his Philippicae (oratorical attacks) on Mark Antony. He will make 14 of them over the following months.

    Roman statesman and lawyer (106–43 BC)

    Marcus Tullius Cicero was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, orator, and writer who tried to uphold optimate principles during the political crises of the Roman Republic that led to the establishment of the Roman Empire. The extensive writings of Cicero include treatises on rhetoric, philosophy, and politics. He is considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists and the innovator of what became known as "Ciceronian rhetoric".

  3. -31 Final War of the Roman Republic: Battle of Actium: Off the western coast of Greece, forces of Octavian defeat troops under Mark Antony and Cleopatra.

    War between Mark Antony and Octavian, 32–30 BC

    The War of Actium or Actian War was the last civil war of the Roman Republic, fought between Mark Antony and Octavian. In 32 BC, Octavian convinced the Roman Senate to declare war on the Egyptian queen Cleopatra. Her lover and ally Mark Antony, who was Octavian's rival, gave his support for her cause.

  4. 1192 The Treaty of Jaffa is signed between Richard I of England and Saladin, leading to the end of the Third Crusade.

    Truce ending the Third Crusade

    The Treaty of Jaffa, more seldom referred to as the Treaty of Ramla or the treaty of 1192, was a truce agreed to during the Crusades. D. between Saladin, Sultan of Egypt and Richard the Lionheart, King of England, shortly after the July–August 1192 Battle of Jaffa.

  5. 1561 Entry of Mary, Queen of Scots into Edinburgh, a spectacular civic celebration for the Queen of Scotland, marred by religious controversy.

    1561 royal entry celebration for Mary, Queen of Scots in Edinburgh

    On 19 August 1561, the 18-year-old Mary, Queen of Scots, returned to Scotland from France following the death of her husband Francis II of France the previous winter. On 2 September the town of Edinburgh organised a celebration of royal entry for her.

  6. 1601 4th Spanish Armada makes landfall in Ireland at Kinsale.
  7. 1649 The Italian city of Castro is completely destroyed by the forces of Pope Innocent X, ending the Wars of Castro.
  8. 1666 The Great Fire of London breaks out and burns for three days, destroying 10,000 buildings, including Old St Paul's Cathedral.
  9. 1752 Great Britain, along with its overseas possessions, adopts the Gregorian calendar.
  10. 1789 The United States Department of the Treasury is founded.
  11. 1792 During what became known as the September Massacres of the French Revolution, rampaging mobs slaughter three Roman Catholic bishops, more than two hundred priests, and prisoners believed to be royalist sympathizers.
  12. 1806 A massive landslide destroys the town of Goldau, Switzerland, killing 457.
  13. 1807 Napoleonic Wars: The British Royal Navy bombards Copenhagen with fire bombs and phosphorus rockets to prevent Denmark from surrendering its fleet to Napoleon.
  14. 1856 The Tianjing incident takes place in Nanjing, China.
  15. 1859 The Carrington Event is the strongest geomagnetic storm on record.
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  1. 1862 American Civil War: United States President Abraham Lincoln reluctantly restores Union General George B. McClellan to full command after General John Pope's disastrous defeat at the Second Battle of Bull Run.
  2. 1864 American Civil War: Union forces enter Atlanta as the city surrenders, ending the Atlanta campaign as a victory for General William T. Sherman.
  3. 1867 Mutsuhito, Emperor Meiji of Japan, marries Masako Ichijō, thereafter known as Empress Shōken.
  4. 1870 Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Sedan: Prussian forces take Napoleon III of France and 100,000 of his soldiers prisoner.
  5. 1885 Rock Springs massacre: In Rock Springs, Wyoming, 150 white miners, who are struggling to unionize so they could strike for better wages and work conditions, attack their Chinese fellow workers, killing 28, wounding 15 and forcing several hundred more out of town.
  6. 1898 Battle of Omdurman: British and Egyptian troops defeat Sudanese tribesmen and establish British dominance in Sudan.
  7. 1901 Vice President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt utters the famous phrase, "Speak softly and carry a big stick" at the Minnesota State Fair.
  8. 1912 Arthur Rose Eldred is awarded the first Eagle Scout award of the Boy Scouts of America.
  9. 1923 Kantō Massacre: Amid rumors that Koreans had been conducting acts of sabotage in the aftermath of the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake, lynch mobs of Japanese begin massacring thousands of civilians over the course of several weeks, mainly ethnic minorities such as Koreans and Chinese.
  10. 1935 The Labor Day Hurricane, the most intense hurricane to strike the United States, makes landfall at Long Key, Florida, killing at least 400.
  11. 1939 World War II: Following the start of the invasion of Poland the previous day, the Free City of Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland) is annexed by Nazi Germany.
  12. 1944 The last execution of a Finn in Finland takes place when soldier Olavi Laiho is executed by shooting in Oulu.
  13. 1945 World War II: The Japanese Instrument of Surrender is signed by Japan and the major warring powers aboard the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, thus marking the official end to the war.
  14. 1945 Communist leader Ho Chi Minh proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam after the end of the Nguyễn dynasty.
  15. 1946 The Interim Government of India is formed, headed by Jawaharlal Nehru as vice president with the powers of a Prime Minister.

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