What are the important events that happened on September 11? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
September 11: Facts & Myths About This Day
September 11 is the 255th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 111 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is August 29, 2024 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 28,766,880 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 ‘dihectapentacontapentagon’ 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 140 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 4,282 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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September 11: This Day In History
It is usually the first day of the year in the Coptic calendar and Ethiopian calendar (in the period AD 1900 to AD 2099).
September 11 Historical Events
- 1697 –Battle of Zenta.
- 1709 –Battle of Malplaquet: Great Britain, Netherlands and Austria fight against France.
- 1758 –Battle of Saint Cast: France repels British invasion during the Seven Years’ War.
- 1786 –The Beginning of the Annapolis Convention.
- 1897 –After months of pursuit, generals of Menelik II of Ethiopia capture Gaki Sherocho, the last king of Kaffa, bringing an end to that ancient kingdom.
- 1921 –Nahalal, the first moshav in Palestine, is settled as part of a Zionist plan to colonize Palestine and creating a Jewish state, later to be Israel.
- 1922 –One of the Herald Sun of Melbourne, Australia’s predecessor papers The Sun News-Pictorial is founded.
- 1932 –Franciszek Żwirko and Stanisław Wigura, Polish Challenge 1932 winners, are killed when their RWD 6 airplane crashes during a storm.
- 1944 –World War II: RAF bombing raid on Darmstadt and the following firestorm kill 11,500.
- 1989 –Hungary announces that the East German refugees who had been housed in temporary camps, were free to leave for West Germany.
Who were born on September 11?
- 1711 –William Boyce, English composer (d. 1779)
- 1798 –Franz Ernst Neumann, German mineralogist and physicist (d. 1895)
- 1865 –Rainis, Latvian poet and playwright (d. 1929)
- 1899 –Philipp Bouhler, German Nazi leader (d. 1945)
- 1927 –Vernon Corea, Sri Lankan broadcaster (d. 2002)
- 1929 –Primož Kozak, Slovenian playwright (d. 1981)
- 1964 –Ellis Burks, American baseball player
- 1969 –Stefano Cagol, Italian contemporary artist
- 1976 –Tomáš Enge, Czech racing driver
- 1985 –Zack Stortini, Canadian ice hockey player
Who died on September 11?
- 1349 –Bonne of Luxembourg, Bohemian-born duchess and countess (b. 1315)
- 1760 –Louis Godin, French astronomer (b. 1704)
- 1973 –Neem Karoli Baba, Indian guru
- 1990 –Myrna Mack, Guatemalan anthropologist (b. 1949)
- 1993 –Antoine Izméry, Haitian political activist
- 1995 –Anita Harding, British neurologist (b. 1952)
- 2001 –Casualties of the September 11 attacks: Barbara Olson, American political commentator (b. 1955)
- 2004 –Fred Ebb, American lyricist (b. 1933)
- 2009 –Yoshito Usui, Japanese manga artist (b. 1958)
- 2011 –Andy Whitfield, Welsh actor (b. 1972)
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