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 5, 1781 | Battle of the Chesapeake in the American Revolutionary War: The British Navy is repelled by the French Navy, contributing to the British surrender at Yorktown. |
| September 17, 1961 | The world's first retractable roof stadium, the Civic Arena, opens in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. |
| September 3, 1967 | Dagen H in Sweden: Traffic changes from driving on the left to driving on the right overnight. |
| September 8, 1923 | Honda Point disaster: Nine US Navy destroyers run aground off the California coast. Seven are lost, and twenty-three sailors killed. |
| September 12, 1683 | Austro-Ottoman War: Battle of Vienna: Several European armies join forces to defeat the Ottoman Empire. |
| September 27, 1777 | American Revolution: Lancaster, Pennsylvania becomes the capital of the United States for one day after Congress evacuates Philadelphia. |
| September 30, 1999 | The Tokaimura nuclear accident causes the deaths of two technicians in Japan's second-worst nuclear accident. |
| September 20, 1971 | Having weakened after making landfall in Nicaragua the previous day, Hurricane Irene regains enough strength to be renamed Hurricane Olivia, making it the first known hurricane to cross from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific. |
| September 3, 1189 | Richard I of England (a.k.a. Richard "the Lionheart") is crowned at Westminster. |
| September 12, 2003 | Typhoon Maemi, the strongest recorded typhoon to strike South Korea, made landfall near Busan. |
| September 12, 1847 | Mexican–American War: the Battle of Chapultepec begins. |
| September 9, 1971 | The four-day Attica Prison riot begins, eventually resulting in 39 dead, most killed by state troopers retaking the prison. |
| September 19, 1985 | A strong earthquake kills thousands and destroys about 400 buildings in Mexico City. |
| September 5, 1882 | The first United States Labor Day parade is held in New York City. |
| September 12, 1890 | Salisbury, Rhodesia, is founded. |
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