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, 1,726,012,800 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 ‘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
- 1776 –British-American peace conference on Staten Island fails to stop nascent American Revolutionary War.
- 1792 –The Hope Diamond is stolen along with other French crown jewels when six men break into the house used to store them.
- 1802 –France annexes the Kingdom of Piedmont.
- 1922 –The British Mandate of Palestine begins.
- 1965 –Indo-Pakistani War: The Indian Army captures the town of Burki, just southeast of Lahore.
- 1978 –U.S. President Jimmy Carter, President Anwar Sadat of Egypt, and Prime Minister Menachem Begin of Israel meet at Camp David and agree on the Camp David Accords a framework for peace between Israel and Egypt and a comprehensive peace in the Middle East.
- 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.
- 1988 –The St Jean Bosco massacre takes place in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
- 1992 –Hurricane Iniki, one of the most damaging hurricanes in United States history, devastates the Hawaiian islands of Kauai and Oahu.
- 2000 –Melbourne hosts World Economic Forum where S11 protests also took place.
Who were born on September 11?
- 1771 –Mungo Park, Scottish explorer of Africa (d. 1806)
- 1859 –Vjenceslav Novak, Croatian writer (d. 1905)
- 1907 –Lev Oborin, Russian pianist (d. 1974)
- 1917 –Herbert Lom, Czech-born British film actor
- 1924 –Tom Landry, American football coach (d. 2000)
- 1925 –Harry Somers, Canadian composer (d. 1999)
- 1935 –Arvo Pärt, Estonian composer
- 1957 –Brad Bird, American director and animator
- 1962 –Julio Salinas, Spanish footballer
- 1971 –Johnny Vegas, English comedian
Who died on September 11?
- 1760 –Louis Godin, French astronomer (b. 1704)
- 1822 –Fortunat Alojzy Gonzaga Żółkowski, Polish actor (b. 1777)
- 1851 –Sylvester Graham, American nutritionist (b. 1794)
- 1971 –Nikita Sergeevich Khrushchev, Soviet politician and leader (b. 1894)
- 1978 –Mike Gazella, American baseball player (b. 1895)
- 1995 –Anita Harding, British neurologist (b. 1952)
- 2001 –Casualties of the September 11 attacks: John P. O'Neill, American counterterrorism expert (b. 1952)
- 2001 –Casualties of the September 11 attacks: William M. Feehan, American firefighter (b. 1929)
- 2002 –Johnny Unitas, American football player (b. 1933)
- 2009 –Yoshito Usui, Japanese manga artist (b. 1958)
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