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Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese politician, 1st President of Vietnam (born 1890)

On September 2, in the year 1969, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese politician, 1st President of Vietnam (born 1890). This event is recorded as a Notable Deaths event in the history of September 2, one of 443 recorded events on this date across all of history.

1 notable person is associated with this event, including Ho Chi Minh. Learn more below.

Hồ Chí Minh, colloquially known as Uncle Ho among other aliases and sobriquets, was a Vietnamese communist revolutionary and statesman who founded the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945. He served as its first president from 1946 until his death in 1969 and as its first prime minister from 1945 to 1955. A committed Marxist–Leninist, Hồ played a central role in establishing the Indochinese Communist Party in 1930 and later led its successor, the Workers' Party of Vietnam, as chairman until his death.

Key Facts

  • This event took place on September 2, 1969 (AD era).
  • It is categorised as a Notable Deaths event in recorded history.
  • Referenced in 2 Wikipedia articles.
  • 1 notable person is recorded as involved in or associated with this event.
  • Wikipedia source last updated on 24 August 2026.

On This Date in History 443

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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)

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Ho Chi Minh

Leader of North Vietnam from 1945 to 1969

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