ON THIS DAY 2 SEPTEMBER 47BCE – Egypt – Cleopatra VII declared Ptolemy XV as co-ruler. 31BCE – Roman Republic – Battle of Actium. 421 – Roman Empire – Emperor Constantius III died. 1666 – England – Great fire of London starts. It burns for 3 days and destroys many buildings including St. Paul’s Cathedral. 1752 – GB – Adopted Gregorian Calendar. 1811 – Norway – Royal Frederick University, Oslo founded. 1833 – USA – Oberlin College, Ohio founded. 1855 – USA – Rock Springs massacre, Wyoming. 1935 – USA – Hurricane hit Florida Keys, 423 killed. 1945 – Vietnam – Proclamation of Independence from Japan and France. 1983 – Northern Cyprus – Independence from the Republic of Cyprus. 1991 – Nagorno-Karabakh - Independence from Azerbaijan. 1992 – Nicaragua – Earthquake measuring 7.7Mw, 116 killed. 1998 – Nova Scotia – Swissair Flight 111 crashed near Peggy’s Cove, 229 killed. 1998 – Rwanda – Former mayor Jean Paul Akayesu found guilty of genocide at UN International Criminal Tribunal. 2007 – Santa Cruz Islands – Earthquake measuring 7.2Mw. 2009 – Indonesia – Earthquake measuring 7Mw, epicentre in Java, 79 killed.
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