Sep 2, 1666
The great fire of London began.
The fire devoured the city in four days and destroyed most
homes (about 70,000.)
Today is
National Day of Vietnam
It marks the independence of Vietnam from the French in
1945.
Sep 2, 1973
J.R.R. Tolkien, the English writer and poet, author of The
Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, died at age 81.