Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/September 2
September 2: National Day for Vietnam (1945)
- 31 BC - Troops under Octavian defeated the forces of Mark Antony and Cleopatra in the naval Battle of Actium.
- 1666 - Great Fire of London: A large fire began in London and burned for three days, destroying 10,000 buildings, including St. Paul's Cathedral, but only 16 people are known to have died.
- 1870 - Franco-Prussian War: Napoleon III of France was captured after the Battle of Sedan; the Second French Empire collapsed within days.
- 1898 - Forces led by Horatio Kitchener (pictured) defeated Sudanese tribesmen at the Battle of Omdurman, establishing British dominance in northeastern Africa.
- 1945 - The Japanese Instrument of Surrender was signed on the deck of the USS Missouri, formally ending World War II.
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