Significant Events in September History

September has seen notable historical events like the start of WWII in Europe with the invasion of Poland, the end of WWII with Japan's surrender, the Treaty of Paris ending the American Revolution, and the birth and death anniversaries of various influential figures throughout history.

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1. THIS MONTH IN HISTORY SEPTEMBER 01/09/1939 German troops invade Poland, starting WWII in Europe. 01/09/1941 Graeme Langlands. One of Rugby League s immortals is born. 01/09/1981 Albert Speer. Nazi Minister for Armaments & War production dies. 02/09/1666 Great Fire of London broke out & destroyed 10,000 buildings including St Paul s Cathedral.

2. THIS MONTH IN HISTORY SEPTEMBER 02/09/1945 W.W.2 was officially over as Japan signed the terms of surrender aboard the battleship U.S.S Missouri in Tokyo Bay.

3. THIS MONTH IN HISTORY SEPTEMBER 03/09/1783. The American revolution ends when the U.S.A & Great Britain sign the Treaty of Paris. 03/09 Australian Flag Day 03/09/1685 Oliver Cromwell. Lord Protector of England dies. 03/09/1875 Ferdinand Porsche. Austrian Automotive Engineer is born.

4. THIS MONTH IN HISTORY SEPTEMBER 03/09/1899 Sir Macfarlane Burnet. Australian Biologist & winner of the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1960 is born. 03/09/1935 Sir Malcolm Campbell became the 1st person ever to drive an automobile at over 300 miles per hour.

5. THIS MONTH IN HISTORY SEPTEMBER 03/09/1939 France, the UK, New Zealand & Australia formed the Allies and declared War on Germany following the invasion of Poland. 03/09/1950 Nino Farina became the first ever Formula One World Motor Racing Champion.

6. THIS MONTH IN HISTORY SEPTEMBER 04/09/1937 Dawn Fraser. Champion Australian swimmer & only person ever to win the Gold medal for the same event (100m freestyle) at 3 consecutive Olympics. 1956, 1960 & 1964 is born. 04/09/1951 Transcontinental television service began with a telecast of the Japanese conference.

7. THIS MONTH IN HISTORY SEPTEMBER 04/09/1972American swimmer Mark Spitz became the 1st person to win 7 Gold medals & set 7 World Records at the 1972 Olympics. 04/09/2006. Steve Irwin. Australian Wildlife expert & TV personality is killed by a Stingray. 05/09/1997. Mother Teresa dies.

8. THIS MONTH IN HISTORY SEPTEMBER 06/09/1968 Swaziland gains independence. 06/09/1972 9 Israeli Athletics were murdered at the Munich Olympic Games. 06/09/1997 Princess Diana Spencer was buried. 06/09/2007 Luciano Pavarotti. Famous Italian Tenor, dies. 06/09/2017 Well known Australian Journalist & TV Host Peter Luck dies.

9. THIS MONTH IN HISTORY SEPTEMBER 07/09/1533 Queen Elizabeth I of England is born. 07/09/1815 John McDouall Stuart, Australian explorer is born. 07/09/1822 Brazil gains independence. 07/09/1895 1st ever Rugby League game was played in England. 07/09/1940 Blitz of London in WWII began.

10. THIS MONTH IN HISTORY SEPTEMBER 07/09/1953 Nikita Khrushchev elected as the 1st Secretary of the Communist Party of Russia. 07/091986 Archbishop Desmond Tutu became the 1st Black man to lead the Anglican Church in South Africa. 07/09/2013. Tony Abbott is elected as the 28th. Prime Minister of Australia.

11. THIS MONTH IN HISTORY SEPTEMBER 08/09/1504 Michelangelo s Statue of David was unveiled in Florence, Italy. 08/09/1943 Italy surrenders in W.W.II.

12. THIS MONTH IN HISTORY SEPTEMBER 08/09/1968 The Beatles performed their last live TV performance. 08/09/1974 US President Gerald Ford pardons former President Richard Nixon for any crimes that he committed during the Watergate Scandal. 09/09/1543 Mary Stuart was crowned Mary Queen of Scots. 09/09/1754 William Bligh, British sea captain of the Bounty is born.

13. THIS MONTH IN HISTORY SEPTEMBER 09/09/1882 Leo Tolstoy. Russian author is born. 09/09/1884 Bert Oldfield. Famous Australian Wicketkeeper is born. 09/09/1911 John Gorton, Australian Prime Minister from 1968-71 is born. 09/09/1976 Mao Zedong. Chinese Communist Party Leader dies. 09/09/2004 The Australian Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia was bombed killing 10 people.

14. THIS MONTH IN HISTORY SEPTEMBER 09/09/2015. Queen Elizabeth 2nd. Becomes the longest serving Monarch of the United Kingdom.

15. THIS MONTH IN HISTORY SEPTEMBER 11/09/1917 Ferdinand Marcos. 10th President of the Philippines is born. 11/09/1961 The World Wildlife Fund was founded. 11/09/2001 Terrorists crashed jetliners into the World Trade Centre in New York City and into the Pentagon Building near Washington. 12/09/1913 Jesse Owens. Famous American athlete who won 4 Gold medals at the Berlin Olympics in 1936 is born.

16. THIS MONTH IN HISTORY SEPTEMBER 12/09/1913 Jesse Owens. Famous American athlete who won 4 Gold medals at the Berlin Olympics in 1936 is born.

17. THIS MONTH IN HISTORY SEPTEMBER 12/09/1919 Adolf Hitler joined the German Workers Party. 12/09/1959 Russia launched the first rocket to the moon. 12/09/1979 An earthquake hits Indonesia measuring 8.1 on the Richter scale.

18. THIS MONTH IN HISTORY SEPTEMBER 12/09/2014. Oscar Pistorius is found guilty of the homocide of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp 12/09/2014 Ian Paisley. Former Irish Politican and Religious leader dies. 13/09/1503 Michelangelo began his work on the Statue of David.

19. THIS MONTH IN HISTORY SEPTEMBER 13/09/1916 Roald Dahl, famous British writer best known as an author of children s books, is born. 13/09/1922 The hottest day in world history was recorded in Libya at 57.8 degrees Celsius. 13/09/1943 Chaing Kai-Shek was elected President of the Republic of China. 14/09/1752 United Kingdom and its colonies adopted the Gregorian Calendar.

20. THIS MONTH IN HISTORY SEPTEMBER 14/09/1916 Tanks were used for the 1st time at the Battle of the Somme. 15/09/1879 Joseph Lyons, Prime Minister of Australia between 1932 and 1939 is born. 15/09/1916 British Army became the first to use military tanks.

21. THIS MONTH IN HISTORY SEPTEMBER 15/09/1930 The city of Boston, Massachusetts was founded. 15/09 1940 The Battle of Britain ends in WWII. 15/09/2008 Lehman Brothers files for bankruptcy. The largest bankruptcy in US history. 16/09/1930 The city of Boston, Massachusetts was founded. 16/09/1956 Television was broadcasted for the 1st time in Australia. 16/09/1963 Malaysia gains its Independence.

22. THIS MONTH IN HISTORY SEPTEMBER 16/09/1983 Vanessa Williams became the first Black Miss America. 17/09/1929 Sir Stirling Moss. Famous British Motor Racing Champion is born. 18/09/1709 Samuel Johnson, English author and dictionary maker is born. 18/09/1876 James Scullin, Prime Minister of Australia between 1929 and 1932 is born. 18/09/1931 Japanese Forces invade Manchuria.

23. THIS MONTH IN HISTORY SEPTEMBER 18/09/1948 The Australian Cricket Team led by Sir Donald Bradman concludes its tour of England undefeated. 18/09/1976 The Funeral of Mao Zedong takes place in Beijing. 18/09/2014 Scotland votes against Independence from the U.K. 19/09/1356 Edward, the Black Prince of England, won the Battle of Poitiers in the Hundred Years War.

24. THIS MONTH IN HISTORY SEPTEMBER 20/09/1519 Ferdinand Magellan set out on his journey to become the 1st person to circumnavigate the world. 20/09/1633 Galileo was tried for heresy for teaching that the earth orbits the sun. 21/09/1957 Kevin Rudd, Prime Minister of Australia 2007 2010 and 2013 is born.

25. THIS MONTH IN HISTORY SEPTEMBER 22/09/1761 George III is crowned the King of England. 22/09/1791 Michael Faraday. English scientist is born. 22/09/2007 Marcel Marceau, French artist dies. 23/09/63 B.C. Augustus, first Roman Emperor is born. 23/09/1846 Johann Gottfried Galle discovered the planet Neptune.

26. THIS MONTH IN HISTORY SEPTEMBER 24/09/1896 F Scott Fitzgerald. American novelist, dies. 24/09/1898 Howard Florey, Australian scientist and discoverer of penicillin is born. 24/09/1899 Sir William Dobell, Australian painter is born. 24/09/1914 Sir John Kerr, 18th Governor General of Australia is born. 24/09/1948 Honda Motor Company was founded.

27. THIS MONTH IN HISTORY SEPTEMBER 24/09/1957 Camp Nou, the largest football stadium in Europe is opened in Barcelona. 25/09/1862 Billy Hughes. 7th Prime Minister of Australia is born. 25/09/2005 Don Adams. Agent 86 in the TV Series Get Smart dies.

28. THIS MONTH IN HISTORY SEPTEMBER 26/09/1580 Sir Francis Drake, English sea captain, returns home after circumnavigating the world. 26/09/1793 William Hobson, 1st Governor of New Zealand is born in Ireland. 26/09/1983. Australia 2 wins the America s Cup. 28/09/1066 William the Conqueror landed in England.

29. THIS MONTH IN HISTORY SEPTEMBER 29/09 106 B.C. Pompey, Roman General is born. 29/09/1758 Horatio Nelson. British naval hero is born. 29/09/1961 Julia Gillard, the former Prime Minister of Australia is born.

30. THIS MONTH IN HISTORY SEPTEMBER I believe it is peace in our time. The British Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain, upon returning from Berlin after negotiations with Adolf Hitler of Nazi Germany. September 30th, 1938. A year later WWII began 01/09/1939