Today's Holidays in September 11

✡️ Religious Observances

• Jewish: Erev Rosh Hashana ערב ראש השנה holiday

🕰️ On This Day in History

• 2015 — A crane collapses onto the Masjid al-Haram mosque in Saudi Arabia, killing 111 people and injuring 394 others. ↗
• 2012 — A total of 315 people are killed in two garment factory fires in Pakistan. ↗
• 2012 — The U.S. embassy in Benghazi, Libya is attacked, resulting in four deaths. ↗
• 2011 — The National September 11 Memorial & Museum is open on the 10th anniversary of the September 11th attack ↗
• 2008 — A major Channel Tunnel fire breaks out on a freight train, resulting in the closure of part of the tunnel for six months. ↗

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🎂 Notable Births

• 1993 — Farrah Moan, American drag queen and entertainer
• 1992 — Jonathan Adams, English discus thrower
• 1991 — Jordan Ayew, Ghanaian footballer
• 1991 — Rhema Obed, English footballer
• 1990 — Jo Inge Berget, Norwegian footballer