History Day To Day

Find out what happened on days of the year throughout history. We have separate pages for each day of the year showing the births of famous people, the deaths of famous people and the important events that took place on that day in history.

You can find out which famous people you share your birthday with and what important events happened on that day in history. Choose the month you were born from the menu on the left, you will be taken to the page for that month. Next choose the date of your birthday from the calendar for that month.

Each day we feature things which happened on this day throughout history.

On This Day - September 2nd In History

Famous People Who Were Born On This Day

1940: The American singer Jimmy Clanton was born.

1951: The American actor Mark Harmon was born.

Major Events That Occured On This Day

Famous People Who Died On This Day

1980: The composer William Douglas Denny died, age 70.

1994: The poet Harry Vincent Kemp died, age 82.

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Our A to Z of famous people in history is a growing collection of information about famous actors and actresses, composers, inventors, politicians, scientists, singers, writers and many others.