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📅 Sep 2, 1666
Great Fire of London Begins on Pudding Lane
On September 2, 1666, a bakery fire on Pudding Lane swept through London, destroying 13,000 houses and St Paul's Cathedral over four days.
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📅 Sep 2, 1752
Britain Adopts the Gregorian Calendar and Skips Eleven Days
On September 2, 1752, Britain skipped eleven days to adopt the Gregorian calendar, and September 3 to 13 of that year never happened.
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📅 Sep 2, 1945
Japan Signs the Instrument of Surrender Aboard USS Missouri
On September 2, 1945, Japan signed the Instrument of Surrender aboard USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, formally bringing World War II to an end.
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📅 Sep 2, 1946
Jawaharlal Nehru Takes Charge of India's Interim Government
On September 2, 1946, Nehru was sworn into the Interim Government of India, the first Indian cabinet with real executive power under British rule.
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📅 Sep 2, 1998
Swissair Flight 111 Crashes off Nova Scotia
On September 2, 1998, Swissair Flight 111 crashed into the Atlantic off Nova Scotia, killing all 229 aboard after an in-flight fire.