What are the important events that happened on September 1? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
September 1: Facts & Myths About This Day
September 1 is the 245th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 121 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is August 19, 2024 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 28,752,480 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectatetracontapentagon’ day.
Virgo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Sapphire is the modern birthstone for this month. Agate is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 150 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,272 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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September 1 Historical Events
- 1529 –the Spanish fort Sancti Spiritu, the first one built in modern Argentina, is destroyed by natives.
- 1763 –Catherine II of Russia endorses Ivan Betskoy’s plans for a Foundling Home in Moscow
- 1864 –American Civil War: Confederate General John Bell Hood evacuates Atlanta, Georgia after a four-month siege by General Sherman.
- 1870 –Franco-Prussian War: the Battle of Sedan is fought, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory.
- 1897 –The Boston subway opens, becoming the first underground rapid transit system in North America.
- 1958 –Iceland expands its fishing zone, putting it into conflict with the United Kingdom, beginning the Cod Wars.
- 1972 –In Reykjavík, Iceland, American Bobby Fischer beats Russian Boris Spassky to become the world chess champion.
- 1979 –The American space probe Pioneer 11 becomes the first spacecraft to visit Saturn when it passes the planet at a distance of 21000 km.
- 1980 –Major General Chun Doo-hwan becomes president of South Korea, following the resignation of Choi Kyu-hah.
- 1980 –Terry Fox’s Marathon of Hope ends near Thunder Bay, Ontario.
Who were born on September 1?
- 1286 –Elisabeth Richeza of Poland, Queen of Poland (d. 1335)
- 1453 –Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Spanish general (d. 1515)
- 1566 –Edward Alleyn, English actor (d. 1626)
- 1588 –Henry II, Prince of Condé, French nobleman (d. 1646)
- 1878 –J. F. C. Fuller, British Army officer and military theorist (d. 1966)
- 1896 –A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder-Acarya of ISKCON, the Hare Krishna Movement (d. 1977)
- 1905 –Elvera Sanchez, Puerto Rican dancer (d. 2000)
- 1965 –Ľudovít Kaník, Slovak politician
- 1974 –Jason Taylor, American football player
- 1993 –Ilona Mitrecey, French singer
Who died on September 1?
- 1067 –Baldwin V of Flanders
- 1615 –Étienne Pasquier, French lawyer (b. 1529)
- 1977 –Ethel Waters, American singer (b. 1896)
- 1981 –Albert Speer, Nazi official (b. 1905)
- 1990 –Seub Nakhasathien, Thai conservationist (b. 1949)
- 1991 –Otl Aicher, German graphic designer (b. 1922)
- 1999 –W. Richard Stevens, Zambian computer scientist (b. 1951)
- 2006 –Bob O'Connor, mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (b. 1944)
- 2006 –Kyffin Williams, Welsh landscape painter (b. 1918)
- 2008 –Oded Schramm, Israeli-American mathematician (b. 1961)
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