Historical Events in September, Month of September Events
Here is a list of some historical events in September. You can learn What major event happened in September?
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| September 17, 1939 | World War II: German submarine U-29 sinks the British aircraft carrier HMS Courageous. |
| September 16, 2007 | One-Two-GO Airlines Flight 269 carrying 130 crew and passengers crashes in Thailand, killing 90 people. |
| September 26, 1950 | Korean War: United Nations troops recapture Seoul from North Korean forces. |
| September 29, 1578 | Tegucigalpa, capital city of Honduras, is claimed by the Spaniards. |
| September 5, 1984 | STS-41-D: The Space Shuttle Discovery lands after its maiden voyage. |
| September 5, 1945 | Iva Toguri D'Aquino, a Japanese American suspected of being wartime radio propagandist Tokyo Rose, is arrested in Yokohama. |
| September 12, 1229 | Battle of Portopí: The Aragonese army under the command of James I of Aragon disembarks at Santa Ponça, Majorca, with the purpose of conquering the island. |
| September 8, 2016 | NASA launches OSIRIS-REx, its first asteroid sample return mission. The probe will visit 101955 Bennu and is expected to return with samples in 2023. |
| September 6, 1976 | Cold War: Soviet Air Defence Forces pilot Viktor Belenko lands a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 jet fighter at Hakodate in Japan and requests political asylum in the United States; his request is granted. |
| September 2, 2013 | The Eastern span replacement of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opens at 10:15 PM at a cost of $6.4 billion, after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake damaged the old span. |
| September 29, 2009 | The 8.1 Mw Samoa earthquake results in a tsunami that kills over 189 and injures hundreds. |
| September 14, 1682 | Bishop Gore School, one of the oldest schools in Wales, is founded. |
| September 17, 1991 | The first version of the Linux kernel (0.01) is released to the Internet. |
| September 30, 1968 | The Boeing 747 is rolled out and shown to the public for the first time. |
| September 21, 1792 | French Revolution: The National Convention abolishes the monarchy. |
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