On This Day in History September 2, 2020

Historical Events 1192  Sultan Saladin and King Richard the Lionheart of England sign treaty over Jerusalem, at end of the Third Crusade 1792  September Massacres of the French Revolution: In Paris rampaging mobs slaughter 3 Roman Catholic bishops, more than two hundred priests, and prisoners believed to be royalist sympathizers. 1864  Union General William T. Sherman captures and burns Atlanta during Savannah Campaign (US Civil War) 1944  Holocaust diarist Anne Frank sent to Auschwitz concentration camp 1945  V-J Day, formal Surrender of Japan aboard USS Missouri marks the end of World War II (Japanese date, 1st September in US) More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Jimmy Connors 68th Birthday Keanu Reeves 56th Birthday Lennox Lewis 55th Birthday Salma Hayek 54th Birthday More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Ho Chi Minh (1890 - 1969) J. R. R. Tolkien (1892 - 1973) More Famous Deaths