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 254^th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 111 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is August 29, 2025 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 1,757,548,800 seconds 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 ‘dihectapentacontatetragon’ 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 159 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 4,647 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

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

• 1847 –
  Stephen Foster’s well-known song, Oh! Susanna, is first performed at a saloon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
• 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.
• 1903 –
  The first race at The Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin is held. It is the oldest major speedway in the world.
• 1914 –
  Australia invades New Britain, defeating a German contingent at the Battle of Bita Paka.
• 1922 –
  The British Mandate of Palestine begins.
• 1944 –
  World War II: The first Allied troops of the U.S. Army cross the western border of Germany.
• 1965 –
  Indo-Pakistani War: The Indian Army captures the town of Burki, just southeast of Lahore.
• 1974 –
  Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 crashes in Charlotte, North Carolina, killing 69 passengers and two crew.
• 1982 –
  The international forces that were guaranteeing the safety of Palestinian refugees following Israel’s 1982 Invasion of Lebanon leave Beirut. Five days later, several thousand refugees are massacred in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps.
• 1997 –
  NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor reaches Mars.

Who were born on September 11?

• 1877 –
  James Hopwood Jeans, English scientist (d. 1946)
• 1891 –
  William Thomas Walsh, American author (d. 1949)
• 1900 –
  D. W. Brooks, American farmer and businessman (d. 1999)
• 1928 –
  Earl Holliman, American actor
• 1929 –
  Patrick Mayhew, Baron Mayhew, UK politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
• 1939 –
  Charles Geschke, American inventor and businessman
• 1950 –
  Amy Madigan, American actress
• 1958 –
  Phoef Sutton, American television writer and producer
• 1958 –
  Roxann Dawson, American actress
• 1970 –
  William Joppy, American boxer

Who died on September 11?

• 1932 –
  Franciszek Zwirko, Polish pilot (b. 1895)
• 1958 –
  Robert W. Service, Scottish-born Canadian poet (b. 1874)
• 1965 –
  Ralph C. Smedley, American educator (b. 1878)
• 1994 –
  Jessica Tandy, American actress (b. 1909)
• 1999 –
  Belkis Ayón, Cuban artist (b. 1967)
• 2001 –
  Casualties of the September 11 attacks: Berry Berenson, American photographer, actress, and model (b. 1948)
• 2001 –
  Casualties of the September 11 attacks: Madeline Amy Sweeney, American flight attendant (b. 1966)
• 2001 –
  Casualties of the September 11 attacks: Mychal Judge, American priest (b. 1933)
• 2002 –
  Johnny Unitas, American football player (b. 1933)
• 2007 –
  Jean Séguy, French sociologist (b. 1925)