Historical Events in September, Month of September Events
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| September 15, 1962 | The Soviet ship Poltava heads toward Cuba, one of the events that sets into motion the Cuban Missile Crisis. |
| September 5, 1960 | Muhammad Ali (then known as Cassius Clay) wins the gold medal in the light heavyweight boxing competition at the Olympic Games in Rome. |
| September 4, 2022 | Ten people are killed and 15 are injured in a stabbing spree in 13 locations on the James Smith Cree Nation and in Weldon, Saskatchewan. |
| September 16, 2007 | Security guards working for Blackwater Worldwide shoot and kill 17 Iraqis in Nisour Square, Baghdad. |
| September 12, 1944 | World War II: The liberation of Yugoslavia from Axis occupation continues. Bajina Bašta in western Serbia is among the liberated cities. |
| September 18, 324 | Constantine the Great decisively defeats Licinius in the Battle of Chrysopolis, establishing Constantine's sole control over the Roman Empire. |
| September 19, 1976 | Two Imperial Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantom II jets fly out to investigate an unidentified flying object, when both independently lose instrumentation and communications as they approach, only to have them restored upon withdrawal. |
| September 21, 1942 | The Holocaust in Ukraine: On the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, Nazis send over 1,000 Jews of Pidhaitsi to Bełżec extermination camp. |
| September 7, 1999 | The 6.0 Mw Athens earthquake affected the area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing 143, injuring 800–1,600, and leaving 50,000 homeless. |
| September 11, 1780 | American Revolutionary War: Sugarloaf massacre: A small detachment of militia from Northampton County, Pennsylvania, are attacked by Native Americans and Loyalists near Little Nescopeck Creek. |
| September 20, 1260 | The Great Prussian Uprising among the old Prussians begins against the Teutonic Knights. |
| September 24, 1869 | Black Friday (1869): Gold prices plummet after United States President Grant orders the Treasury to sell large quantities of gold after Jay Gould and James Fisk plot to control the market. |
| September 7, 1932 | The Battle of Boquerón, the first major battle of the Chaco War, commences. |
| September 4, 1985 | The discovery of Buckminsterfullerene, the first fullerene molecule of carbon. |
| September 17, 1991 | Estonia, North Korea, South Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, the Marshall Islands and Micronesia join the United Nations. |
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