Historical Events in September, Month of September Events
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| September 20, 1792 | French troops stop an allied invasion of France at the Battle of Valmy. |
| September 3, 1945 | A three-day celebration begins in China, following the Victory over Japan Day on September 2. |
| September 9, 2012 | The Indian space agency puts into orbit its heaviest foreign satellite yet, in a streak of 21 consecutive successful PSLV launches. |
| September 8, 1934 | Off the New Jersey coast, a fire aboard the passenger liner SS Morro Castle kills 137 people. |
| September 17, 1894 | Battle of the Yalu River, the largest naval engagement of the First Sino-Japanese War. |
| September 21, 1792 | French Revolution: The National Convention abolishes the monarchy. |
| September 22, 1965 | The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 between India and Pakistan over Kashmir, ends after the United Nations calls for a ceasefire. |
| September 16, 1979 | Eight people escape from East Germany to the west in a homemade hot air balloon. |
| September 9, 1839 | John Herschel takes the first glass plate photograph. |
| September 14, 1814 | Battle of Baltimore: The poem Defence of Fort McHenry is written by Francis Scott Key. The poem is later used as the lyrics of The Star-Spangled Banner. |
| September 14, 1741 | George Frideric Handel completes his oratorio Messiah. |
| September 3, 1939 | World War II: The United Kingdom and France begin a naval blockade of Germany that lasts until the end of the war. This also marks the beginning of the Battle of the Atlantic. |
| September 29, 1848 | The Battle of Pákozd is a stalemate between Hungarian and Croatian forces and is the first battle of the Hungarian Revolution. |
| 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 19, 1985 | Tipper Gore and other political wives form the Parents Music Resource Center as Frank Zappa, John Denver, and other musicians testify at U.S. Congressional hearings on obscenity in rock music. |
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