# What happened on September 1 in history?

**Date:** September 1  
**Events recorded:** 43  
**Years spanned:** 396 BC – 2008  
**Full page:** https://thisday.info/events/september/1/

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## Featured Event

**2008** — Iraq War: The United States Armed Forces transfers control of Anbar Province to the Iraqi Armed Forces.

[Read more on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_War)

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## Events on this date

- **396 BC** — The Temple of Juno Regina (Aventine) is dedicated in Rome by Marcus Furius Camillus. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Juno_Regina_(Aventine)))
- **1145** — The main altar of Lund Cathedral, at the time the seat of the archiepiscopal see of all the Nordic countries, is consecrated. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lund_Cathedral))
- **1173** — The widow Stamira sacrifices herself in order to raise the siege of Ancona by the forces of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamira))
- **1355** — King Tvrtko I of Bosnia writes In castro nostro Vizoka vocatum from the Old town of Visoki. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tvrtko_I_of_Bosnia))
- **1449** — Tumu Crisis: The Mongols capture the Emperor of China. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumu_Crisis))
- **1529** — The Spanish fort of Sancti Spiritu, the first one built in modern Argentina, is destroyed by indigenous people. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sancti_Spiritu_(Argentina)))
- **1532** — Lady Anne Boleyn is made Marquess of Pembroke by her fiancé, King Henry VIII of England. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Boleyn))
- **1604** — Adi Granth, now known as Guru Granth Sahib, the holy scripture of Sikhs, is first installed at Harmandir Sahib. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guru_Granth_Sahib))
- **1610** — Claudio Monteverdi's musical work Vespro della Beata Vergine (Vespers for the Blessed Virgin) is first published, printed in Venice and dedicated to Pope Paul V. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudio_Monteverdi))
- **1644** — Battle of Tippermuir: James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose defeats the Earl of Wemyss's Covenanters, reviving the Royalist cause. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tippermuir))
- **1645** — English Civil War. Scottish Covenanter forces abandon their month-long Siege of Hereford, a Cavalier stronghold, on news of Royalist victories in Scotland. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Civil_War))
- **1715** — At the age of five, Louis XV becomes king of France in succession to his great-grandfather, King Louis XIV. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_XV))
- **1763** — Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia, endorses Ivan Betskoy's plans for a Foundling Home in Moscow. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_the_Great))
- **1772** — The Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa is founded in San Luis Obispo, California. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_San_Luis_Obispo_de_Tolosa))
- **1774** — Massachusetts Bay colonists rise up in the bloodless Powder Alarm. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province_of_Massachusetts_Bay))
- **1804** — 3 Juno, one of the largest asteroids in the Main Belt, is discovered by the German astronomer Karl Ludwig Harding. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_Juno))
- **1831** — The Order of St. Gregory the Great is established by Pope Gregory XVI of the Vatican State to recognize high support for the Vatican or for the Pope, by a man or a woman, and not necessarily a Roman Catholic. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_St._Gregory_the_Great))
- **1836** — Narcissa Whitman, one of the first English-speaking white women to settle west of the Rocky Mountains, arrives at Walla Walla, Washington. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissa_Whitman))
- **1838** — Saint Andrew's Scots School, the oldest school of British origin in South America, is established. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Andrew's_Scots_School))
- **1859** — Carrington Event started - the most intense geomagnetic storm in recorded history. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrington_Event))
- **1862** — American Civil War: Confederate forces under General Stonewall Jackson inflict heavy casualties in the Battle of Chantilly during the Union withdrawal from the Northern Virginia campaign. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War))
- **1864** — American Civil War: The Battle of Jonesborough, alongside the overall Atlanta campaign, culminates in a Union victory for General William T. Sherman as Confederate General John Bell Hood orders the evacuation of Atlanta. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Jonesborough))
- **1870** — Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Sedan is fought, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco-Prussian_War))
- **1873** — Cetshwayo ascends to the throne as king of the Zulu nation following the death of his father Mpande. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cetshwayo))
- **1878** — Emma Nutt becomes the world's first female telephone operator when she is recruited by Alexander Graham Bell to the Boston Telephone Dispatch Company. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Nutt))
- **1880** — The army of Mohammad Ayub Khan is routed by the British at the Battle of Kandahar, ending the Second Anglo-Afghan War. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Ayub_Khan_(Afghanistan)))
- **1894** — Over 400 people die in the Great Hinckley Fire, a forest fire in Hinckley, Minnesota. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Hinckley_Fire))
- **1897** — The Tremont Street Subway in Boston opens, becoming the first underground rapid transit system in North America. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tremont_Street_subway))
- **1923** — The Great Kantō Earthquake devastates Tokyo and Yokohama, killing about 105,000 people. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Kant%C5%8D_Earthquake))
- **1939** — World War II: Germany and Slovakia invade Poland, beginning the European phase of World War II. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II))
- **1939** — J. Robert Oppenheimer and his student Hartland Snyder publish the Oppenheimer–Snyder model, proving for the first time in contemporary physics how black holes could develop. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Robert_Oppenheimer))
- **1944** — World War II: Launch of Operation Ratweek, complicating German retreat. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II))
- **1961** — TWA Flight 529 crashed shortly after takeoff from Midway Airport in Chicago, killing all 78 people on board. At the time, it was the deadliest single plane disaster in U.S. history. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TWA_Flight_529))
- **1967** — Six-Day War: The Khartoum Resolution is issued at the Arab Summit, and eight countries adopt the "three 'no's against Israel". ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six-Day_War))
- **1969** — A coup in Libya brings Muammar Gaddafi to power. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969_Libyan_revolution))
- **1973** — A 76-hour multinational rescue effort in the Celtic Sea resulted in the Rescue of Roger Mallinson and Roger Chapman. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celtic_Sea))
- **1974** — The SR-71 Blackbird sets (and holds) the record for flying from New York to London in the time of one hour, 54 minutes and 56.4 seconds at a speed of 1,435.587 miles per hour (2,310.353 km/h). ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_SR-71_Blackbird))
- **1981** — Central African President David Dacko is ousted from power in a bloodless military coup led by General André Kolingba. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Dacko))
- **1982** — The United States Air Force Space Command is founded. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Space_Force_Combat_Forces_Command))
- **1983** — Cold War: Korean Air Lines Flight 007 is shot down by a Soviet jet fighter after the commercial aircraft strayed into Soviet airspace, killing all 269 on board, including Congressman Lawrence McDonald. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_War))
- **1985** — The wreck of the Titanic is discovered by an American-French expedition led by Robert Ballard and Jean-Louis Michel. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titanic))
- **2004** — The Beslan school siege begins when armed terrorists take schoolchildren and school staff hostage in North Ossetia, Russia; by the end of the siege, three days later, more than 385 people are dead (including hostages, other civilians, security personnel and terrorists). ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beslan_school_siege))
- **2008** — Iraq War: The United States Armed Forces transfers control of Anbar Province to the Iraqi Armed Forces. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_War))

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## Notable births on September 1

- **2003** — **An Yu-jin** — South Korean singer and actress ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Yu-jin))
- **2002** — **Diane Parry** — French tennis player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Parry))
- **2000** — **Mikhail Iakovlev** — Israeli Olympic cyclist ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Iakovlev))
- **2000** — **Pratika Rawal** — Indian cricketer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pratika_Rawal))
- **1999** — **Cam Reddish** — American basketball player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cam_Reddish))
- **1998** — **Josh Battle** — Australian rules footballer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Battle))
- **1998** — **Josh Okogie** — Nigerian-American basketball player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Okogie))
- **1998** — **Salah Mohsen** — Egyptian footballer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salah_Mohsen))
- **1997** — **Jeon Jungkook** — South Korean singer, songwriter and record producer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jung_Kook))
- **1997** — **Joan Mir** — Spanish motorcycle racer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Mir))

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## Notable deaths on September 1

- **2025** — **Joe Bugner** — Hungarian-British boxer and actor (born 1950) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Bugner))
- **2024** — **Linda Deutsch** — American journalist (born 1943) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Deutsch))
- **2023** — **Jimmy Buffett** — American singer-songwriter, musician, author and businessman (born 1946) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Buffett))
- **2022** — **Barbara Ehrenreich** — American writer and journalist (born 1941) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Ehrenreich))
- **2022** — **Yang Yongsong** — Chinese major general (born 1919) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yang_Yongsong))
- **2020** — **Erick Morillo** — American disc jockey and music producer (born 1971) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erick_Morillo))
- **2018** — **Randy Weston** — American jazz pianist and composer (born 1926) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Weston))
- **2015** — **Gurgen Dalibaltayan** — Armenian general (born 1926) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurgen_Dalibaltayan))
- **2015** — **Dean Jones** — American actor and singer (born 1931) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Jones_(actor)))
- **2015** — **Richard G. Hewlett** — American historian and author (born 1923) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_G._Hewlett))

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