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 3, 1878 | Over 640 die when the crowded pleasure boat Princess Alice collides with the Bywell Castle in the River Thames. |
| September 13, 1882 | Anglo-Egyptian War: The Battle of Tel el-Kebir is fought. |
| September 30, 1863 | Georges Bizet's opera Les pêcheurs de perles, premiered in Paris. |
| September 10, 2022 | Death of Queen Elizabeth II: King Charles III is formally proclaimed as monarch at a meeting of the Accession Council in St James's Palace. |
| September 5, 1977 | Voyager Program: NASA launches the Voyager 1 spacecraft. |
| September 18, 1945 | General Douglas MacArthur moves his general headquarters from Manila to Tokyo. |
| September 7, 1932 | The Battle of Boquerón, the first major battle of the Chaco War, commences. |
| September 20, 1860 | The future King Edward VII of the United Kingdom begins the first visit to North America by a Prince of Wales. |
| September 18, 1982 | The Sabra and Shatila massacre in Lebanon comes to an end. |
| September 15, 1944 | Battle of Peleliu begins as the United States Marine Corps' 1st Marine Division and the United States Army's 81st Infantry Division hit White and Orange beaches under heavy fire from Japanese infantry and artillery. |
| September 4, 1839 | Battle of Kowloon: British vessels open fire on Chinese war junks enforcing a food sales embargo on the British community in China in the first armed conflict of the First Opium War. |
| September 6, 1930 | Democratically elected Argentine president Hipólito Yrigoyen is deposed in a military coup. |
| September 2, 1970 | NASA announces the cancellation of two Apollo missions to the Moon, Apollo 15 (the designation is re-used by a later mission), and Apollo 19. |
| September 28, 1868 | The Battle of Alcolea causes Queen Isabella II of Spain to flee to France. |
| September 4, 1607 | The Flight of the Earls takes place in Ireland. |
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