On this day — September 2

Afghanistan, kills 6 people and injures 13.

Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launches Aditya-L1 from Satish Dhawan space centre.

Afghanistan.

a category 5 hurricane, devastates the Bahamas, killing at least five.

killing 34.

A massive fire destroys most of the Paço de São Cristóvão, which houses the National Museum of Brazil, in Rio de Janeiro. The museum holds important archaeοlogical and anthropological objects, including the remains of the Luzia Woman, Marajoara vases and Egyptian mummies.

the 2010 Israeli-Palestinian peace talks are launched by the United States.

India helicopter crash occurred near Rudrakonda Hill, 40 nautical miles (74 km) from Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India. Fatalities included Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, the Chief Minister of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

all 229 people on board are killed.

the former mayor of a small town in Rwanda, guilty of nine counts of genocide.

With a Ms–Mw disparity of half a unit, this tsunami earthquake triggered a tsunami that caused most of the damage and casualties, with at least 116 killed. Typical runup heights were 3–8 meters (9.8–26.2 ft).