Famous Birthdays
- A. G. Spalding, American Baseball HOF pitcher, manager and executive (NL wins leader 1871–76; President, co-owner Chicago White Stockings; co-founder of Spalding sporting goods company), born in Byron, Illinois (d. 1915)
- Eugene Field "Poet of Childhood", American poet, writer and journalist (Little Boy Blue), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1895)
- Woldemar Voigt, German physicist (d. 1919)
About September 2, 1850
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 173 years, 8 months and 4 days
Leap Year: No
Star Sign: Virgo
