Historical Events in September, Month of September Events
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| September 22, 1979 | A bright flash, resembling the detonation of a nuclear weapon, is observed near the Prince Edward Islands. Its cause is never determined. |
| September 8, 1761 | Marriage of King George III of the United Kingdom to Duchess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. |
| September 23, 2008 | Matti Saari kills ten people at a school in Finland before committing suicide. |
| September 11, 1997 | NASA's Mars Global Surveyor reaches Mars. |
| September 18, 1973 | The Bahamas, East Germany and West Germany are admitted to the United Nations. |
| September 29, 1578 | Tegucigalpa, capital city of Honduras, is claimed by the Spaniards. |
| September 4, 1977 | The Golden Dragon massacre takes place in San Francisco. |
| September 29, 1971 | Oman joins the Arab League. |
| September 30, 1888 | Jack the Ripper kills his third and fourth victims, Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes. |
| September 19, 1989 | A bomb destroys UTA Flight 772 in mid-air above the Tùnùrù Desert, Niger, killing all 170 passengers and crew. |
| September 9, 1954 | The 6.7 Mw Chlef earthquake shakes northern Algeria with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme). At least 1,243 people were killed and 5,000 were injured. |
| September 18, 2015 | Two security personnel, 17 worshippers in a mosque, and 13 militants are killed during a Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan attack on a Pakistan Air Force base on the outskirts of Peshawar. |
| September 10, 1858 | George Mary Searle discovers the asteroid 55 Pandora. |
| September 7, 1228 | Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II lands in Acre, Israel, and starts the Sixth Crusade, which results in a peaceful restoration of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. |
| September 25, 1978 | PSA Flight 182, a Boeing 727, collides in mid-air with a Cessna 172 and crashes in San Diego, killing all 135 aboard Flight 182, both occupants of the Cessna, as well as seven people on the ground. |
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