Historical Events in September, Month of September Events
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| September 10, 2017 | Hurricane Irma makes landfall on Cudjoe Key, Florida as a Category 4, after causing catastrophic damage throughout the Caribbean. Irma resulted in 134 deaths and $64.76 billion (2017 USD) in damage. |
| September 15, 1981 | The John Bull becomes the oldest operable steam locomotive in the world when the Smithsonian Institution operates it under its own power outside Washington, D.C. |
| September 26, 1933 | As gangster Machine Gun Kelly surrenders to the FBI, he shouts out, "Don't shoot, G-Men!", which becomes a nickname for FBI agents. |
| September 12, 2007 | Two earthquakes measuring 8.4 and 7.9 on the Richter Scale hits the Indonesian island of Sumatra, killing 25 people and injuring 161. |
| September 15, 1968 | The Soviet Zond 5 spaceship is launched, becoming the first spacecraft to fly around the Moon and re-enter the Earth's atmosphere. |
| September 1, 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. |
| September 28, 1844 | Oscar I of Sweden–Norway is crowned king of Sweden. |
| September 21, 2001 | Ross Parker is murdered in Peterborough, England, by a gang of ten British Pakistani youths. |
| September 20, 1965 | Following the Battle of Burki, the Indian Army captures Dograi in during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. |
| September 21, 1843 | The crew of schooner Ancud, including John Williams Wilson, takes possession of the Strait of Magellan on behalf of the Chilean government.[2] |
| September 29, 1227 | Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, is excommunicated by Pope Gregory IX for his failure to participate in the Crusades during the Investiture Controversy. |
| September 26, 1905 | Albert Einstein publishes the third of his Annus Mirabilis papers, introducing the special theory of relativity. |
| September 4, 1964 | Scotland's Forth Road Bridge near Edinburgh officially opens. |
| September 11, 1789 | Alexander Hamilton is appointed the first United States Secretary of the Treasury. |
| September 28, 1322 | Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, defeats Frederick I of Austria in the Battle of Mühldorf. |
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