- On the 2nd of September, events transpired.
Today's Schedule for September 2, 2024
Name Days
Ingrid, Emmerich
Historical Incidents
2023 - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) wounds his face during a jog. He decides to carry on with his duties two days later, wearing an eye patch, earning him both mockery and praise.
2014 - In response to U.S. airstrikes in Iraq, the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group executes American journalist Steven Sotloff in Syria. They upload a video of the brutal killing online.
2009 - The fund for the disposal bonus for old cars is drained. Introduced as part of the state's economic stimulus package seven months earlier, the €5 billion fund has been completely depleted.
2004 - A blaze erupts in the Duchess Anna Amalia Library in Weimar, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Approximately 50,000 books are destroyed, and more than 60,000 others are harmed.
1859 - The infamous Carrington Event, the strongest solar storm ever registered, hits Earth. Telegraph lines worldwide are disrupted, and auroras are seen even in tropical areas.
Birthdays
1969 - Robert Habeck (55), prominent German politician (Greens), Vice-Chancellor and Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action since 2021
1964 - Anja Schüte (60), German actress ("Forsthaus Falkenau", "Die Wicherts von nebenan")
1964 - Keanu Reeves (60), Canadian actor ("The Matrix")
1939 - Jack Lang (85), influential French politician, Minister of Education 2000-2002, Minister of Culture 1981-1986 and 1988-1993
Passings
1969 - Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese political leader, President from 1946, and later, President of communist North Vietnam, born in 1890
The camera crew captures the daily routine of Chancellor Scholz, still wearing his eye patch from the incident last year. Later that day, Robert Habeck uses the camera for a virtual press conference.
