All Events

Historical Events on September 1

  • Battle of Chantilly

    1862

    American Civil War: Battle of Chantilly: Confederate Army troops defeat a group of retreating Union Army troops in Chantilly, Virginia.

  • Saskatchewan

    1905

    Alberta and Saskatchewan join the Canadian confederation.

  • Petrograd

    1914

    St. Petersburg, Russia, changes its name to Petrograd.

  • Invasion of Poland

    1939

    World War II: Nazi Germany and Slovakia invade Poland, beginning the European phase of World War II.

  • George C. Marshall

    1939

    General George C. Marshall becomes Chief of Staff of the United States Army.

  • Aktion T4

    1939

    Adolf Hitler signs an order to begin the systematic euthanasia of mentally ill and disabled people.

  • Bobby Fischer

    1972

    In Reykjavík, Iceland, American Bobby Fischer beats Russian Boris Spassky to become the world chess champion.

  • Korean Air Lines Flight 007

    1983

    Cold War: Korean Air Lines Flight 007 is shot down by a Soviet Union jet fighter when the commercial aircraft enters Soviet airspace, killing all 269 on board, including Congressman Lawrence McDonald.

  • RMS Titanic

    1985

    A joint American-French expedition locates the wreckage of the RMS Titanic.

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Famous Birthdays on September 1

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Famous Deaths on September 1

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