What are the important events that happened on September 11? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

September 11: Facts & Myths About This Day

September 11 is the 255^th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 111 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is August 29, 2024 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 28,766,880 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectapentacontapentagon’ day.

Virgo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Sapphire is the modern birthstone for this month. Agate is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 140 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,282 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

September 11: This Day In History

It is usually the first day of the year in the Coptic calendar and Ethiopian calendar (in the period AD 1900 to AD 2099).

September 11 Historical Events

• 506 –
  The bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde.
• 1541 –
  Santiago, Chile, is destroyed by indigenous warriors, led by Michimalonko.
• 1802 –
  France annexes the Kingdom of Piedmont.
• 1814 –
  War of 1812: The climax of the Battle of Plattsburgh, a major United States victory in the war.
• 1919 –
  U.S. Marines invade Honduras.
• 1922 –
  One of the Herald Sun of Melbourne, Australia’s predecessor papers The Sun News-Pictorial is founded.
• 1945 –
  World War II: Australian 9th Division forces liberate the Japanese-run Batu Lintang camp, a POW and civilian internment camp on the island of Borneo.
• 1997 –
  14 Estonian soldiers die in the Kurkse tragedy, drowning in the Baltic Sea
• 1998 –
  Opening ceremony for the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Malaysia is the first Asian country to host the games.
• 2000 –
  Melbourne hosts World Economic Forum where S11 protests also took place.

Who were born on September 11?

• 1862 –
  Dr H.H. Crippen, American murderer hanged in England (d. 1910)
• 1899 –
  Jimmie Davis, American politician and musician (d. 2000)
• 1900 –
  D. W. Brooks, American farmer and businessman (d. 1999)
• 1913 –
  Paul “Bear” Bryant, American football coach (d. 1983)
• 1946 –
  Jim Shoulder, British footballer and coach
• 1960 –
  Anne Ramsay, American actress
• 1965 –
  Moby, American musician
• 1967 –
  Maria Bartiromo, American news anchor
• 1968 –
  Kay Hanley, American musician
• 1969 –
  Gidget Gein, American musician (d. 2008)

Who died on September 11?

• 1680 –
  Emperor Go-Mizunoo of Japan (b. 1596)
• 1932 –
  Franciszek Zwirko, Polish pilot (b. 1895)
• 1995 –
  Anita Harding, British neurologist (b. 1952)
• 2001 –
  Casualties of the September 11 attacks: Charles Burlingame, American pilot (b. 1949)
• 2001 –
  Casualties of the September 11 attacks: John Ogonowski, American commercial airplane pilot (b. 1951)
• 2001 –
  Casualties of the September 11 attacks: Tom Burnett, American businessman (b. 1963)
• 2001 –
  Casualties of the September 11 attacks: William M. Feehan, American firefighter (b. 1929)
• 2001 –
  Casualties of the September 11 attacks: Wilson Flagg, American Rear admiral (b. 1938)
• 2007 –
  Gene Savoy, American author and cleric (b. 1927)
• 2010 –
  Harold Gould, American actor (b. 1923)