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This is a list of selected September 2 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

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September 2: National Day for Vietnam (1945)

31 BC – Final War of the Roman Republic: Troops supporting Octavian defeated the forces of Mark Antony and Cleopatra in the naval Battle of Actium on the Ionian Sea near Actium in Greece.

1666 – A large fire began on London's Pudding Lane and burned the city for three days (pictured), destroying St Paul's Cathedral and the homes of 70,000 of the city's 80,000 inhabitants.

1898 – Mahdist War: Forces led by Horatio Kitchener defeated Sudanese tribesmen at the Battle of Omdurman in Omdurman, Khartoum, Sudan, establishing British dominance in northeastern Africa.

1945 – On the deck of the United States Navy battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, representatives from the Empire of Japan and several Allied Powers signed the Japanese Instrument of Surrender, formally ending World War II.

1998 – Swissair Flight 111 en route from New York City to Geneva crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 229 on board.

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 [[Image:Napoleon3.jpg|100x100px|Emperor Napoleon III of the Second French Empire]]
 [[Image:Castro, Battle of Actium.jpg|100x100px|Battle of Actium]]
+[[Image:Horatio Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener - Project Gutenberg eText 15306.jpg|100x100px|Sir Horatio Kitchener]]
 {{*mp}} [[1649]] &ndash; Forces loyal to [[Pope Innocent X]] destroyed the [[Italy|Italian]] ancient city of [[Castro (city)|Castro]], ending the '''[[Wars of Castro]]'''.
+{{*mp}} [[1870]] &ndash; [[Franco-Prussian War]]: [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussian]] forces '''[[Battle of Sedan|captured]]''' [[Napoleon III of France]] in [[Sedan, France|Sedan]], [[France]]; the [[Second French Empire]] collapsed within days.
 {{*mp}} [[1935]] &ndash; The '''[[Labor Day Hurricane of 1935|Labor Day Hurricane]]''' struck the [[Florida Keys]], killing at least 423 people.
 {{*mp}} [[1990]] &ndash; '''[[Transnistria]]''' [[Transnistrian Declaration of Independence|declared its independence]] from the [[Soviet Union]].
-{{*mp}} [[1998]] &ndash; [[Swissair]] '''[[Swissair Flight 111|Flight 111]]''' en route from [[New York City]] to [[Geneva]] crashed into the [[Atlantic Ocean]], killing all 229 on board.
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 '''[[September 2]]''': [[National Day]] for '''[[Vietnam]]''' ([[1945]])
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-[[Image:Horatio Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener - Project Gutenberg eText 15306.jpg|100x100px|Sir Horatio Kitchener]]
+[[Image:Great Fire 1666 cropped.jpg|100x100px|Great Fire of London]]
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 {{*mp}} [[31 BC]] &ndash; [[Final War of the Roman Republic]]: Troops supporting [[Augustus|Octavian]] defeated the forces of [[Mark Antony]] and [[Cleopatra VII|Cleopatra]] in the naval '''[[Battle of Actium]]'''  on the [[Ionian Sea]] near [[Actium]] in [[Greece]].
-{{*mp}} [[1666]] &ndash; '''[[Great Fire of London]]''': A large fire began in [[London]]'s [[Pudding Lane]] and burned the city for three days, destroying [[St Paul's Cathedral]] and the homes of 70,000 of the city's 80,000 inhabitants.
+{{*mp}} [[1666]] &ndash; A large fire began on [[London]]'s [[Pudding Lane]] and '''[[Great Fire of London|burned the city]]''' for three days ''(pictured)'', destroying [[St Paul's Cathedral]] and the homes of 70,000 of the city's 80,000 inhabitants.
-{{*mp}} [[1870]] &ndash; [[Franco-Prussian War]]: [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussian]] forces captured '''[[Napoleon III of France]]''' at the [[Battle of Sedan]]<!--Not bolded, tagged with {{Unreferenced}}--> in [[Sedan, France|Sedan]], [[France]]; the [[Second French Empire]] collapsed within days.
+{{*mp}} [[1898]] &ndash; [[Mahdist War]]: Forces led by [[Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener|Horatio Kitchener]] defeated [[Sudan]]ese tribesmen at the '''[[Battle of Omdurman]]''' in [[Omdurman]], [[Khartoum]], Sudan, establishing [[British Empire|British]] dominance in northeastern [[Africa]].
+{{*mp}} [[1945]] &ndash; On the deck of the [[United States Navy]] [[battleship]] [[USS Missouri (BB-63)|USS ''Missouri'']] in [[Tokyo Bay]], representatives from the [[Empire of Japan]] and several [[Allies of World War II|Allied Powers]] signed the '''[[Japanese Instrument of Surrender]]''', formally ending [[World War II]].
-{{*mp}} [[1898]] &ndash; [[Mahdist War]]: Forces led by '''[[Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener|Horatio Kitchener]]''' ''(pictured)'' defeated [[Sudan]]ese tribesmen at the [[Battle of Omdurman]] in [[Omdurman]], [[Khartoum]], Sudan, establishing [[British Empire|British]] dominance in northeastern [[Africa]].
+{{*mp}} [[1998]] &ndash; [[Swissair]] '''[[Swissair Flight 111|Flight 111]]''' en route from [[New York City]] to [[Geneva]] crashed into the [[Atlantic Ocean]], killing all 229 on board.
-{{*mp}} [[1945]] &ndash; On the deck of the [[United States Navy]] [[battleship]] '''[[USS Missouri (BB-63)|USS ''Missouri'']]''' in [[Tokyo Bay]], representatives from the [[Empire of Japan]] and several [[Allies of World War II|Allied Powers]] signed the [[Japanese Instrument of Surrender]]<!--Not bolded, tagged as {{unreferenced}}-->, formally ending [[World War II]].
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