Events on 2 September 39
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The Treaty of Jaffa is signed between Richard I of England and Saladin, leading to the end of the Third Crusade.
Year 1649
The Italian city of Castro is completely destroyed by the forces of Pope Innocent X, ending the Wars of Castro.
Year 1666
The Great Fire of London breaks out and burns for three days, destroying 10,000 buildings including St Paul's Cathedral.
Year 1752
Great Britain adopts the Gregorian calendar, nearly two centuries later than most of Western Europe.
Year 1792
During what became known as the September Massacres of the French Revolution, rampaging mobs slaughter three Roman Catholic Church bishops, more than two hundred priests, and prisoners believed to be royalist sympathizers.
Year 1807
The Royal Navy bombards Copenhagen with fire bombs and phosphorus rockets to prevent Denmark from surrendering its fleet to Napoleon.
Year 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.
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Deaths on 2 September 106
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