On This Day — September 1

🕰️ Notable Events on September 1

• 2004 — The Crisis in Beslan commences when armed terrorists take schoolchildren and school staff hostage in North Ossetia (Russia); by the end of the siege three days later more than 385 people are dead (including hostages, other civilians, security personnel and terrorists). Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Uzbekistan declares independence from the Soviet Union. Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — A joint American-French expedition locates the wreckage of the RMS Titanic. Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Cold War: Korean Air Lines Flight 007 is shot down by a Soviet Union jet fighter when the commercial aircraft enters Soviet airspace, killing all 269 on board, including Congressman Lawrence McDonald. Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — The United States Air Force Space Command is founded. Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — A coup d'état in the Central African Republic overthrows President David Dacko. Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Major General Chun Doo-hwan becomes President of South Korea, following the resignation of Choi Kyu-hah. Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — The American space probe Pioneer 11 becomes the first spacecraft to visit Saturn when it passes the planet at a distance of 21,000 kilometres (13,000 mi). Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — The SR-71 Blackbird sets (and holds) the record for flying from New York to London in the time of 1 hour, 54 minutes and 56.4 seconds at a speed of 1,435.587 miles per hour (2,310.353 km/h). Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — In Reykjavík, Iceland, American Bobby Fischer beats Russian Boris Spassky to become the world chess champion. Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Attempted assassination of King Hussein of Jordan by Palestinian guerrillas, who attack his motorcade. Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — A coup in Libya brings Muammar Gaddafi to power. Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Trần Thiện Khiêm becomes Prime Minister of South Vietnam under President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu. Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — The Khmer-Chinese Friendship Association is banned in Cambodia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — The Eritrean War of Independence officially begins with the shooting of the Ethiopian police by Hamid Idris Awate. Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — The first conference of the Non Aligned Countries is held in Belgrade. Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Iceland expands its fishing zone, putting it into conflict with the United Kingdom, beginning the Cod Wars. Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — The Old Man and the Sea, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Ernest Hemingway, is first published. Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — The United States, Australia and New Zealand sign a mutual defense pact, called the ANZUS Treaty. Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — World War II: Nazi Germany and Slovakia invade Poland, beginning the European phase of World War II. Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — General George C. Marshall becomes Chief of Staff of the United States Army. Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — The Wound Badge for Wehrmacht, SS, Kriegsmarine, and Luftwaffe soldiers is instituted. The final version of the Iron Cross is also instituted on this date. Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Switzerland mobilizes its forces and the Swiss Parliament elects Henri Guisan to head the Swiss Armed Forces (an event that can happen only during war or mobilization). Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Adolf Hitler signs an order to begin the systematic euthanasia of mentally ill and disabled people. Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — The first Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animated cartoon, The Discontented Canary, is released to movie theatres. Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Ahmet Zogu declares Albania to be a monarchy and proclaims himself king. Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — The Great Kantō earthquake devastates Tokyo and Yokohama, killing about 105,000 people. Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — The Fountain of Time opens as a tribute to the 100 years of peace between the United States and Great Britain following the Treaty of Ghent. Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — St. Petersburg, Russia, changes its name to Petrograd. Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — The last known passenger pigeon, a female named Martha, dies in captivity in the Cincinnati Zoo. Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — The armored cruiser Georgios Averof is commissioned into the Greek Navy. It now serves as a museum ship. Wikipedia ↗
• 1906 — The International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys is established. Wikipedia ↗
• 1905 — Alberta and Saskatchewan join the Canadian confederation. Wikipedia ↗
• 1897 — The Tremont Street Subway in Boston opens, becoming the first underground rapid transit system in North America. Wikipedia ↗
• 1894 — Over 400 people die in the Great Hinckley Fire, a forest fire in Hinckley, Minnesota. Wikipedia ↗
• 1880 — The army of Mohammad Ayub Khan is routed by the British at the Battle of Kandahar, ending the Second Anglo-Afghan War Wikipedia ↗
• 1878 — Emma Nutt becomes the world's first female telephone operator when she is recruited by Alexander Graham Bell to the Boston Telephone Dispatch Company. Wikipedia ↗
• 1873 — Cetshwayo ascends to the throne as king of the Zulu nation following the death of his father Mpande. Wikipedia ↗
• 1870 — Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Sedan is fought, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory. Wikipedia ↗
• 1864 — American Civil War: The Confederate Army General John Bell Hood orders the evacuation of Atlanta, ending a four-month siege by General William Tecumseh Sherman. Wikipedia ↗
• 1862 — American Civil War: Battle of Chantilly: Confederate Army troops defeat a group of retreating Union Army troops in Chantilly, Virginia. Wikipedia ↗
• 1838 — Saint Andrew's Scots School, the oldest school of British origin in South America, is established. Wikipedia ↗
• 1836 — Narcissa Whitman, one of the first English-speaking white women to settle west of the Rocky Mountains, arrives at Walla Walla, Washington. Wikipedia ↗
• 1831 — The high honor of Order of St. Gregory the Great is established by Pope Gregory XVI of the Vatican State to recognize high support for the Vatican or for the Pope, by a man or a woman, and not necessarily a Roman Catholic. Wikipedia ↗
• 1804 — Juno, one of the largest asteroids in the Main Belt, is discovered by the German astronomer Karl Ludwig Harding. Wikipedia ↗
• 1774 — Massachusetts Bay colonists rise up in the bloodless Powder Alarm. Wikipedia ↗
• 1772 — The Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa is founded in San Luis Obispo, California. Wikipedia ↗
• 1763 — Catherine II of Russia endorses Ivan Betskoy's plans for a Foundling Home in Moscow Wikipedia ↗
• 1715 — King Louis XIV of France dies after a reign of 72 years, which is the longest of any major European monarch. Wikipedia ↗
• 1644 — Battle of Tippermuir: James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose defeats the Earl of Wemyss's Covenanters, reviving the Royalist cause. Wikipedia ↗
• 1604 — Adi Granth, now known as Guru Granth Sahib, the holy scripture of Sikhs, was first installed at Harmandir Sahib. Wikipedia ↗
• 1532 — Lady Anne Boleyn is made Marquess of Pembroke by her fiancé, King Henry VIII of England. Wikipedia ↗
• 1529 — The Spanish fort of Sancti Spiritu, the first one built in modern Argentina, is destroyed by natives. Wikipedia ↗
• 1449 — Tumu Crisis: Mongols capture the Emperor of China. Wikipedia ↗
• 1355 — King Tvrtko I of Bosnia writes In castro nostro Vizoka vocatum from the Old town of Visoki. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on September 1

• 1996 — Zendaya Stoermer Coleman, American actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1995 — Nathan MacKinnon, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Anna Smolina, Russian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Betty Cantrell, Miss America 2016 Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Mario Lemina, Gabonese footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Cristiano Biraghi, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Rhys Bennett, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Angélica Kvieczynski, Brazilian gymnast Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Stanislav Tecl, Czech footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Astrid Besser, Italian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Jefferson Montero, Ecuadorian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Daniel Sturridge, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Chanel West Coast, Rapper-songwriter and model Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Simona de Silvestro, Swiss race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Gabriel Ferrari, American soccer player Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Mushfiqur Rahim, Bangladeshi cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Dann Hume, New Zealand singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Leonel Suárez, Cuban decathlete Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Mats Zuccarello, Norwegian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Anthony Allen, English rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Gaël Monfils, French tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Stella Mwangi, Kenyan-Norwegian singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Larsen Jensen, American swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — László Köteles, Hungarian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Nick Noble, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Rod Pelley, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Joe Trohman, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Iñaki Lejarreta, Spanish cyclist (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — José Antonio Reyes, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Jeff Woywitka, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Jeffrey Buttle, Canadian figure skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Paul Dumbrell, Australian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Ryan Gomes, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Clinton Portis, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Adam Quick, Australian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Sammy Adjei, Ghanaian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Chris Riggott, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Max Vieri, Australian-Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — David Albelda, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Raffaele Giammaria, Italian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Arsalan Iftikhar, American lawyer and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Aaron Schobel, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Babydaddy, American singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Marcos Ambrose, Australian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Clare Connor, English cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Érik Morales, Mexican boxer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Sebastián Rozental, Chilean footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Australian singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — James Innes, English entrepreneur and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Nomy Lamm, American singer-songwriter and activist Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Cuttino Mobley, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Scott Speedman, English-Canadian actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Jason Taylor, American football player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Yutaka Yamamoto, Japanese director and producer, founded Ordet Animation Studio Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Jhonen Vasquez, American writer, director, cartoonist, and comic illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — J.D. Fortune, Canadian singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Rieko Miura, Japanese singer and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Simon Shaw, English rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Zach Thomas, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Joe Enochs, American soccer player and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Yoshitaka Hirota, Japanese bass player and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Hakan Şükür, Turkish footballer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — David Fairleigh, Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Hwang Jung-min, South Korean actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Padma Lakshmi, Indian-American actress and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Henning Berg, Norwegian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — David Whissell, Canadian engineer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Tim Hardaway, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Ken Levine, American video game designer, co-founded Irrational Games Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Craig McLachlan, Australian actor and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Tibor Simon, Hungarian footballer and manager (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Brian Bellows, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Holly Golightly, American author and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Charlie Robison, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Stephen Kernahan, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Tony Cascarino, English-Irish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Ruud Gullit, Dutch footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Pete DeCoursey, American journalist (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Jeremy Farrar, British academic and educator; director of the Wellcome Trust Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Christopher Ferguson, American captain, pilot, and astronaut Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Boney James, American saxophonist, composer, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Ralf Außem, German footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Karl Mecklenburg, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Keith Clearwater, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Mike Duxbury, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Kenny Mayne, American football player and journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Joe Jusko, American illustrator and painter Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Gloria Estefan, Cuban-American singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Duško Ivanović, Montenegrin basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Vinnie Johnson, American basketball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Bernie Wagenblast, American publisher, founded the Transportation Communications Newsletter Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Bruce Foxton, English singer-songwriter and bass player Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Richard Burden, English politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Dave Lumley, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Don Blackman, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Joseph Williams, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Manuel Piñero, Spanish golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — David Bairstow, English cricketer and sportscaster (d. 1998) Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Nicu Ceaușescu, Romanian politician (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Mikhail Fradkov, Russian politician, 36th Prime Minister of Russia Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Phillip Fulmer, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Phil McGraw, American psychologist, author, and talk show host Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Garry Maddox, American baseball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Alasdair McDonnell, Irish physician and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Greg Errico, American drummer and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Alastair Redfern, English bishop Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Józef Życiński, Polish archbishop and philosopher (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Russ Kunkel, American drummer and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Al Green, American lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — P. A. Sangma, Indian lawyer and politician, 11th Speaker of the Lok Sabha (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Barry Gibb, Manx-English singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Shalom Hanoch, Israeli rock singer, lyricist and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Roh Moo-hyun, South Korean soldier and politician, 9th President of South Korea (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Mustafa Balel, Turkish author and translator Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, Yemeni general and politician, 2nd President of Yemen Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Scott Spencer, American author and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Archie Bell, American soul singer-songwriter and musician Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Leonard Slatkin, American conductor and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Harvey Thomas Strosberg, Canadian lawyer and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — C. J. Cherryh, American author and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Graeme Langlands, Australian rugby league player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Yaşar Büyükanıt, Turkish general Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Lily Tomlin, American actress, comedian, screenwriter, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Alan Dershowitz, American lawyer and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Per Kirkeby, Danish painter, sculptor, and poet Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Al Geiberger, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Allen Jones, English sculptor and painter Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Ron O'Neal, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Allen Weinstein, American historian and academic (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Nicholas Garland, English cartoonist Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Seiji Ozawa, Japanese conductor and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Marshall Lytle, American bass player and songwriter (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Ann Richards, American educator and politician, 45th Governor of Texas (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — T. Thirunavukarasu, Sri Lankan politician (d. 1982) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Conway Twitty, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
• 1932 — Derog Gioura, Nauruan politician, 23rd President of Nauru (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Abdul Haq Ansari, Indian theologian and scholar (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Beano Cook, American journalist and sportscaster (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Cecil Parkinson, English accountant and politician, Secretary of State for Transport (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1931 — Boxcar Willie, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Turgut Özakman, Turkish lawyer and civil servant (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Dick Raaymakers, Dutch composer and theorist (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Charles Correa, Indian architect (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Mava Lee Thomas, American baseball player (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Maurice Vachon, Canadian wrestler (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗

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