Born on 2 September 1962

At A Glance

2 September 1962 at a glance

Day of the week

2 September 1962 was a Sunday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Roses Are Red (My Love)” by Bobby Vinton was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.

Top Film of 1962

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1962 was Lawrence of Arabia.

Star sign

The star sign for 2 September is Virgo.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 2 September 1962 fell in the Year of the Tiger.

Birthstone

The birthstone for September is Sapphire.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 2 September 1962 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 2 September

• 1957 President Ngô Đình Diệm of South Vietnam becomes the first foreign head of state to make a state visit to Australia.
• 1960 The first election of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile. The Tibetan community observes this date as Democracy Day.
• 1963 CBS Evening News becomes U.S. network television's first half-hour weeknight news broadcast, when the show is lengthened from 15 to 30 minutes.
• 1968 Operation OAU begins during the Nigerian Civil War.
• 1970 NASA announces the cancellation of two Apollo missions to the Moon, Apollo 15 (the designation is re-used by a later mission), and Apollo 19.

Famous people born on 2 September

• Austin Abrams, American actor (born 1996)
• Keanu Reeves, Canadian actor, singer, and producer (born 1964)
• Salma Hayek, Mexican-American actress, director, and producer (born 1966)
• Bradley Barcola, French footballer (born 2002)

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