Birthdays occurring on September, 2

1839

Henry George was born on September 2, 1839 He who sees the truth, let him proclaim it, without asking who is for it or who is against it. More quotations from Henry George

1850

Eugene Field was born on September 2, 1850 American poet and journalist, known as "the poet of childhood", 1850-1895 Ideas came with explosive immediacy, like an instant birth. Human thought is like a monstrous pendulum; it keeps swinging from one extreme to the other. More quotations from Eugene Field

1852

P. Bourget was born on September 2, 1852 French novelist and critic, 1852-1935 One must live the way one thinks or end up thinking the way one has lived More quotations from P. Bourget

Deaths occurring on September, 2

1997

Viktor Frankl died on September 2, 1997 Austrian psychiatrist and psychotherapist. 1905-1997 The one thing you can’t take away from me is the way I choose to respond to what you do to me. The last of one’s freedoms is to choose ones attitude in any given circumstance. More quotations from Viktor Frankl

2001

Dr. Christiaan Barnard died on September 2, 2001 South African surgeon, 1922-2001 (It is infinitely better to transplant a heart) than to bury it so it can be devoured by worms More quotations from Dr. Christiaan Barnard

2002

Abe Lemons died on September 2, 2002 American basketball college coach. 1922-2002 Finish last in your league and they call you idiot. Finish last in medical school and they call you doctor. More quotations from Abe Lemons