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
- 1789 –Alexander Hamilton is appointed the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.
- 1813 –War of 1812: British troops arrive in Mount Vernon and prepare to march to and invade Washington D.C.
- 1847 –Stephen Foster’s well-known song, Oh! Susanna, is first performed at a saloon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- 1922 –One of the Herald Sun of Melbourne, Australia’s predecessor papers The Sun News-Pictorial is founded.
- 1922 –The Treaty of Kars is ratified in Yerevan, Armenia.
- 1940 –George Stibitz performs the first remote operation of a computer.
- 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.
- 2000 –Melbourne hosts World Economic Forum where S11 protests also took place.
- 2007 –Russia tests the largest conventional weapon ever, the Father of all bombs.
Who were born on September 11?
- 1903 –Theodor Adorno, German philosopher and sociologist (d. 1969)
- 1946 –Jim Shoulder, British footballer and coach
- 1951 –Richard D. Gill, British-Dutch mathematician
- 1953 –Renée Geyer, Australian jazz, soul and R&B singer
- 1956 –Tony Gilroy, American screenwriter and director
- 1962 –Filip Dewinter, Belgian politician
- 1965 –Moby, American musician
- 1967 –Tony David, Australian darts player
- 1979 –Ariana Richards, American actress
- 1983 –Jacoby Ellsbury, American baseball player
Who died on September 11?
- 1279 –Robert Kilwardby, English archbishop (b. c. 1215)
- 1677 –James Harrington, English political philosopher (b. 1611)
- 1865 –Christophe Léon Louis Juchault de Lamoricière, French general (b. 1806)
- 1986 –Noel Streatfeild, English children’s writer (b. 1895)
- 1986 –Panagiotis Kanellopoulos, Greek politician and academic, twice Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1902)
- 1993 –Erich Leinsdorf, Austrian conductor (b. 1912)
- 1994 –Jessica Tandy, American actress (b. 1909)
- 1995 –Anita Harding, British neurologist (b. 1952)
- 2001 –Casualties of the September 11 attacks: Garnet Bailey, Canadian hockey player (b. 1948)
- 2001 –Casualties of the September 11 attacks: Mychal Judge, American priest (b. 1933)
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