Tukuk-OS📅 September 1
20 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on September 1? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2000 — Speakers' Corner, a free speech area in Hong Lim Park in Singapore, was launched.
- 1973 — A 76-hour multinational rescue effort off the coast of Ireland resulted in the deepest sub rescue in history.
- 1972 — In a match widely publicized as a Cold War confrontation, American chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer became the 11th World Chess Champion with his victory over Soviet Boris Spassky.
- 1969 — Muammar Gaddafi (pictured) led a coup d'état to overthrow King Idris of Libya.
- 1967 — At an Arab League summit, eight nations issued the Khartoum Resolution, declaring that there would be "no peace with Israel, no recognition of Israel, [and] no negotiations with it".
- 1966 — Rioting erupted in Dayton, Ohio, resulting in one death and the mobilization of the Ohio National Guard.
- 1952 — Ernest Hemingway's novel The Old Man and the Sea, which later won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, was first published.
Ernest HemingwayThe Old Man and the SeaPulitzer Prize for Fiction
- 1939 — German forces attacked multiple locations in Poland, including Wieluń and Westerplatte, starting World War II in Europe.
- 1937 — The first group of around 172,000 Koreans were deported by Soviet authorities from the Russian Far East to the Kazakh and Uzbek SSRs; around 10 to 25 percent died.
Koryo-saramDeportation of Koreans in the Soviet UnionRussian Far East
- 1914 — The passenger pigeon, which once numbered in the billions, became extinct when the last individual died in captivity.
- 1911 — Construction began on the Saline Valley salt tram, which during its operation was the steepest tram in the United States.
- 1902 — The first science fiction film, titled A Trip to the Moon and based on From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne, was released in France.
Science fiction filmA Trip to the MoonFrom the Earth to the Moon
- 1872 — A small British force commanded by a surgeon fought off a surprise attack by the Maya on Orange Walk Town, British Honduras.
- 1862 — American Civil War: Confederate forces attacked retreating troops (map shown) of the Union army during a rainstorm in Chantilly, Virginia, but the battle ended inconclusively.
American Civil WarConfederate States ArmyBattle of Chantilly
- 1859 — A powerful solar flare caused a coronal mass ejection that struck Earth a few hours later, generating the most intense geomagnetic storm ever recorded and causing bright aurorae visible in the middle latitudes.
- 1804 — German astronomer Karl Ludwig Harding discovered one of the largest main-belt asteroids, naming it Juno after the Roman goddess.
- 1774 — Under orders from Governor Thomas Gage, British soldiers removed gunpowder from a magazine in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, which caused Patriots to prepare for war.
- 1610 — Claudio Monteverdi's Vespro della Beata Vergine (page pictured) was first printed in Venice, dedicated to Pope Paul V.
- 1604 — The Guru Granth Sahib (folio depicted), the religious text of Sikhism, was installed in the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
- 1145 — The main altar of Lund Cathedral, then the Catholic cathedral of all the Nordic countries, was dedicated to Saint Lawrence and the Virgin Mary.
Births
- 2003 — An Yu-jin, South Korean singer and actress
- 2002 — Diane Parry, French tennis player
- 2002 — Illia Zabarnyi, Ukrainian footballer
- 2000 — Mikhail Iakovlev, Israeli Olympic cyclist
- 2000 — Pratika Rawal, Indian cricketer
- 1999 — Cam Reddish, American basketball player
- 1998 — Josh Battle, Australian rules footballer
- 1998 — Josh Okogie, Nigerian-American basketball player
- 1998 — Salah Mohsen, Egyptian footballer
- 1997 — Jeon Jungkook, South Korean singer, songwriter and record producer
- 1997 — Joan Mir, Spanish motorcycle racer
- 1996 — Zendaya, American actress and singer
Deaths
- 2026 — Carla Jeffery, American actor and singer (born 1993)
- 2025 — Joe Bugner, Hungarian-British boxer and actor (born 1950)
- 2024 — Linda Deutsch, American journalist (born 1943)
- 2023 — Jimmy Buffett, American singer-songwriter, musician, author and businessman (born 1946)
- 2022 — Barbara Ehrenreich, American writer and journalist (born 1941)
- 2022 — Yang Yongsong, Chinese major general (born 1919)
- 2020 — Erick Morillo, American disc jockey and music producer (born 1971)
- 2018 — Randy Weston, American jazz pianist and composer (born 1926)
- 2015 — Gurgen Dalibaltayan, Armenian general (born 1926)
- 2015 — Dean Jones, American actor and singer (born 1931)
- 2015 — Richard G. Hewlett, American historian and author (born 1923)
- 2015 — Ben Kuroki, American sergeant and pilot (born 1917)
Observances & holidays
- Feast of Creation (Christianity)
- Christian feast day: Constantius (Costanzo) of Aquino
- Christian feast day: David Pendleton Oakerhater (Anglican Communion)
- Christian feast day: Giles
- Christian feast day: Blessed Giuliana of Collalto
- Christian feast day: Isabel Cristina
- Christian feast day: Loup (Lupus) of Sens
- Christian feast day: Nivard (Nivo)
- Christian feast day: Sixtus of Reims
- Christian feast day: Terentian (Terrence)
- Christian feast day: Verena
- Christian feast day: Vibiana
- Christian feast day:
The beginning of the new liturgical year (Eastern Orthodox Church and the Eastern Catholic Church) and Creationtide
Liturgical yearEastern Orthodox ChurchEastern Catholic Churches
- Christian feast day: September 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Knowledge Day (Former Soviet Union)
- Anniversary of Al Fateh Revolution (Gaddafists in Libya)
- Wattle Day (Australia)
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