Historical Events in September, Month of September Events
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| September 20, 1973 | Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes tennis match at the Houston Astrodome. |
| September 27, 1540 | The Society of Jesus (Jesuits) receives its charter from Pope Paul III. |
| September 3, 1941 | The Holocaust: Karl Fritzsch, deputy camp commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp, experiments with the use of Zyklon B in the gassing of Soviet POWs. |
| September 27, 1977 | Japan Airlines Flight 715 crashes on approach to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang, Malaysia, killing 34 of the 79 people on board. |
| September 3, 301 | San Marino, one of the smallest nations in the world and the world's oldest republic still in existence, is founded by Saint Marinus. |
| September 18, 1939 | World War II: The radio show Germany Calling begins transmitting Nazi propaganda. |
| September 1, 1870 | Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Sedan is fought, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory. |
| September 21, 1965 | The Gambia, Maldives and Singapore are admitted as members of the United Nations. |
| September 24, 2009 | SA Airlink Flight 8911 crashes near Durban International Airport in Durban, South Africa, killing the captain and injuring the rest of the crew. |
| September 11, 1777 | American Revolutionary War: Battle of Brandywine: The British celebrate a major victory in Chester County, Pennsylvania. |
| September 13, 1880 | The Basuto Gun War breaks out after the Basuto launch a rebellion against the Cape Colony. |
| September 16, 1943 | World War II: The German Tenth Army reports that it can no longer contain the Allied bridgehead around Salerno. |
| September 25, 1959 | Solomon Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, is mortally wounded by a Buddhist monk, Talduwe Somarama, and dies the next day. |
| September 20, 1893 | Charles Duryea and his brother road-test the first American-made gasoline-powered automobile. |
| September 1, 1973 | A 76-hour multinational rescue effort in the Celtic Sea resulted in the Rescue of Roger Mallinson and Roger Chapman. |
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