Christian feast day: Justus of Lyon

Name: Christian feast day: Justus of Lyon
Start: 2000-09-02
End: 2000-09-02
Location: Histories Today Editorial Team

On September 2, in the year 0, Christian feast day: Justus of Lyon. This event is recorded as a Holidays event in the history of September 2, one of 443 recorded events on this date across all of history.

Justus of Lyon was the 13th Bishop of Lyon. He succeeded Verissimus in the mid-4th century. He is venerated as a saint by both the Catholic and the Orthodox Church, with a feast day on 2 September. Around 350, Justus was made Bishop of Lyon. As bishop of the capital of Gaul, he was among the participants of the Council of Valence of 374 regarding religious discipline of the clergy and the faithful. He later became a hermit.

Key Facts

This event took place on September 2, 0 (AD era).
It is categorised as a Holidays event in recorded history.
Referenced in 1 Wikipedia article.
Wikipedia source last updated on 11 August 2026.

On This Date in History 443

Type	Year	Date	Event
Historical Events	2024	Sep 2	Four people are killed in a mass shooting targeting homeless people on a Chicago Transit Authority train in Forest…
Historical Events	2024	Sep 2	A suicide bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, kills 6 people and injures 13.
Historical Events	2024	Sep 2	At least 129 inmates are killed and 59 more injured in an attempted prison break at Makala Prison in Kinshasa,…
Notable Deaths	2024	Sep 2	James Darren, American actor (born 1936)
Notable Deaths	2024	Sep 2	Rodolfo Hernández Suárez, Colombian politician (born 1945)
Historical Events	2023	Sep 2	India's first solar observation mission: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launches Aditya-L1…
Historical Events	2022	Sep 2	Eighteen people are killed and 23 others are injured by a suicide bombing at a Sunni mosque in Herat, Afghanistan.
Notable Deaths	2022	Sep 2	Frank Drake, American radio astronomer and astrophysicist (born 1930)
Notable Deaths	2022	Sep 2	T. V. Sankaranarayanan, Indian Carnatic vocalist (born 1945)
Notable Deaths	2021	Sep 2	Siddharth Shukla, Indian TV and film actor (born 1980)
Notable Deaths	2021	Sep 2	Mikis Theodorakis, Greek composer (born 1925)
Historical Events	2019	Sep 2	Hurricane Dorian, a category 5 hurricane, devastates the Bahamas, killing at least five.
Historical Events	2019	Sep 2	The dive boat MV Conception catches fire and sinks near Santa Cruz Island, killing 34.
Historical Events	2018	Sep 2	National Museum of Brazil fire, A massive fire destroys most of the Paço de São Cristóvão, which houses the National…
Notable Deaths	2018	Sep 2	Claire Wineland, American activist and author (born 1997)
Notable Deaths	2016	Sep 2	Jerry Heller, American music manager (born 1940)
Notable Deaths	2016	Sep 2	Islam Karimov, Uzbek politician, 1st President of Uzbekistan (born 1938)
Notable Deaths	2015	Sep 2	Ephraim Engleman, American rheumatologist, author, and academic (born 1911)
Notable Deaths	2014	Sep 2	F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, American lawyer and politician, 20th District Attorney of Philadelphia (born 1930)
Notable Deaths	2014	Sep 2	Norman Gordon, South African cricketer (born 1911)
Notable Deaths	2014	Sep 2	Helena Rakoczy, Polish gymnast (born 1921)
Notable Deaths	2014	Sep 2	Goolam Essaji Vahanvati, Indian lawyer and politician, 13th Attorney General of India (born 1949)
Historical Events	2013	Sep 2	The Eastern span replacement of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opens at 10:15 pm at a cost of $6.4 billion,…
Notable Deaths	2013	Sep 2	Valérie Benguigui, French actress and director (born 1965)
Notable Deaths	2013	Sep 2	Terry Clawson, English rugby player and coach (born 1940)
Notable Deaths	2013	Sep 2	Ronald Coase, English-American economist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1910)
Notable Deaths	2013	Sep 2	David Jacobs, English radio and television host (born 1926)
Notable Deaths	2013	Sep 2	Frederik Pohl, American author and publisher (born 1919)
Notable Deaths	2013	Sep 2	Paul Scoon, Grenadian politician, 2nd Governor-General of Grenada (born 1935)
Notable Deaths	2012	Sep 2	Mark Abrahamian, American guitarist (born 1966)
Notable Deaths	2012	Sep 2	Jack Boucher, American photographer and director (born 1931)
Notable Deaths	2012	Sep 2	John C. Marshall, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1941)
Notable Deaths	2012	Sep 2	Emmanuel Nunes, Portuguese-French composer and educator (born 1941)
Notable Deaths	2011	Sep 2	Roberto Bruce, Chilean journalist (born 1979)
Notable Deaths	2011	Sep 2	Felipe Camiroaga, Chilean television presenter (born 1966)
Selected Events	2011	Sep 2	Bad weather caused a Chilean Air Force aircraft to crash into the Pacific Ocean, killing all 21 people on board.
Historical Events	2010	Sep 2	Israel-Palestinian conflict: the 2010 Israeli-Palestinian peace talks are launched by the United States.
Historical Events	2009	Sep 2	The Andhra Pradesh, India helicopter crash occurred near Rudrakonda Hill, 40 nautical miles (74 km) from Kurnool,…
Notable Deaths	2009	Sep 2	Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Indian politician, 14th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (born 1949)
Historical Events	2008	Sep 2	Google launches its Google Chrome web browser.
Notable Deaths	2008	Sep 2	Bill Melendez, Mexican-American animator, director, producer, and voice actor (born 1916)
Notable Deaths	2008	Sep 2	Alan Waddell, Australian walker
Notable Deaths	2007	Sep 2	Franz-Benno Delonge, German game designer, created TransAmerica (born 1957)
Notable Deaths	2007	Sep 2	Max McNab, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1924)
Notable Deaths	2006	Sep 2	Bob Mathias, American decathlete and politician (born 1930)
Notable Deaths	2006	Sep 2	Willi Ninja, American dancer and choreographer (born 1961)
Notable Deaths	2006	Sep 2	Dewey Redman, American saxophonist (born 1931)
Notable Deaths	2005	Sep 2	Bob Denver, American actor (born 1935)
Notable Deaths	2004	Sep 2	Joan Oró, Catalan biochemist and academic (born 1923)
Notable Deaths	2002	Sep 2	Dick Reynolds, Australian footballer and coach (born 1915)