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		September 1: Start of the Liturgical year in the Eastern Orthodox Church; Ganesh Chaturthi (Hinduism, 2011); Constitution Day in Slovakia; Independence Day in Uzbekistan (1991) 1604 – Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the religious text of Sikhism, was installed at Harmandir Sahib. 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. 1920 – The Fountain of Time (detail pictured) opened as a tribute to the 100 years of peace between the United States and Great Britain following the Treaty of Ghent. 1939 – Nazi Germany invaded Poland at Wieluń and Westerplatte, starting World War II in Europe. 1961 – The thirty-year Eritrean War of Independence began when rebels led by Hamid Idris Awate fired shots at the Ethiopian Army. More anniversaries: August 31 – September 1 – September 2 It is now February 9, 2012 (UTC) – Refresh this page view – talk – edit – history		September 2: Paryushana (begins for Digambar Jains, ends for Svetambar Jains, 2011); Democracy Day in Tibet (1960); National Day in Vietnam (1945) 1649 – Forces loyal to Pope Innocent X destroyed the ancient Italian city of Castro, ending the Wars of Castro. 1885 – White miners in Rock Springs, Wyoming, US, attacked Chinese immigrants, killing at least 28 Chinese miners and causing approximately US$150,000 in property damage. 1945 – On the deck of the United States Navy battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay, representatives (pictured) from the Empire of Japan and several Allied Powers signed the Japanese Instrument of Surrender, formally ending World War II. 1946 – The interim government of India, headed by Jawaharlal Nehru, formed to assist the transition of India from British rule to independence. 1957 – President Ngo Dinh Diem of South Vietnam became the first foreign head of state to make a state visit to Australia. More anniversaries: September 1 – September 2 – September 3 It is now February 9, 2012 (UTC) – Refresh this page view – talk – edit – history
		September 3: Independence Day in Qatar (1971); Flag Day in Australia; Armed Forces Day in Republic of China (Taiwan) 863 – Byzantine–Arab Wars: The Byzantine Empire decisively defeated the Emirate of Melitene in the Battle of Lalakaon, beginning the era of Byzantine ascendancy. 1189 – Richard the Lionheart was crowned King of England in Westminster. 1901 – The National Flag of Australia, a Blue Ensign defaced with the Commonwealth Star and the Southern Cross, flew for the first time atop the Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne. 1942 – The Holocaust: In possibly the first Jewish ghetto uprising, residents of the Łachwa Ghetto in occupied Poland, informed of the upcoming "liquidation" of the ghetto, unsuccessfully fought against their Nazi captors. 2004 – Russian security forces stormed a school in Beslan, North Ossetia, to force an end to the three-day hostage crisis, in which at least 334 of the over 1,100 hostages were killed (photos of victims pictured). More anniversaries: September 2 – September 3 – September 4 It is now February 9, 2012 (UTC) – Refresh this page view – talk – edit – history		September 4: Father's Day in Australia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and New Zealand (2011) 476 – Germanic leader Odoacer captured Ravenna, the capital of the Western Roman Empire, and deposed Emperor Romulus Augustus. 1781 – Los Angeles was founded as El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles de Porciúncula by 44 Spanish settlers. 1812 – A coalition of Native American tribes began the Siege of Fort Harrison by setting the fort on fire. 1957 – Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus deployed the Arkansas National Guard (pictured) to prevent nine African American students from attending Little Rock's Central High School. 2010 – A 7.1 Mw earthquake struck South Island, New Zealand, causing up to NZ$3.5 billion in damages. More anniversaries: September 3 – September 4 – September 5 It is now February 9, 2012 (UTC) – Refresh this page view – talk – edit – history
		September 5: Labour Day in Canada and Labor Day in the United States (2011); Teachers' Day in India 1781 – American Revolutionary War: French naval forces handed Britain a major strategic defeat in the Battle of the Chesapeake. 1943 – American and Australian forces made an airborne landing at Nadzab as part of the New Guinea campaign against Japan. 1960 – Senegalese poet Léopold Sédar Senghor (pictured) was elected as the first President of Senegal. 1972 – The Palestinian militant group Black September took hostage eleven Israeli athletes and coaches at the Olympic Games in Munich, West Germany; all of the hostages were killed less than 24 hours later. 1977 – NASA launched the robotic space probe Voyager 1, currently the man-made object most distant from Earth. More anniversaries: September 4 – September 5 – September 6 It is now February 9, 2012 (UTC) – Refresh this page view – talk – edit – history		September 6 1781 – American Revolutionary War: General Benedict Arnold led British forces to victory in the Battle of Groton Heights. 1943 – A group of businessmen in Monterrey, Mexico, founded the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (pictured), now one of the largest universities in Latin America. 1955 – A Turkish mob attacked ethnic Greeks in Istanbul, killing at least 13 people and damaging more than 5,000 Greek-owned homes and businesses. 1966 – South African Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd, the "architect of apartheid" was stabbed to death by Dimitri Tsafendas. 1970 – Members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine hijacked four jet aircraft en route from Europe to New York City, landing two of them at Dawson's Field in Zerqa, Jordan, and one plane in Beirut, Lebanon. More anniversaries: September 5 – September 6 – September 7 It is now February 9, 2012 (UTC) – Refresh this page view – talk – edit – history
		September 7: Independence Day in Brazil (1822) 1893 – British expatriates in Italy founded the Genoa Cricket & Athletic Club, today one of Italy's oldest association football clubs. 1927 – American inventor Philo Farnsworth transmitted the first images using his all-electronic television system. 1936 – The last thylacine (pictured) died in captivity in Hobart Zoo in Australia. 1940 – Second World War: The German Luftwaffe changed their strategy in the Battle of Britain and began bombing London and other British cities and towns for over 50 consecutive nights. 2004 – Hurricane Ivan made landfall on Grenada and devastated at least 85% of the island. More anniversaries: September 6 – September 7 – September 8 It is now February 9, 2012 (UTC) – Refresh this page view – talk – edit – history		September 8: International Literacy Day; Independence Day in the Republic of Macedonia (1991) 1504 – David (detail pictured), a marble sculpture by Michelangelo portraying the biblical King David in the nude, was unveiled in Florence, Italy. 1796 – French Revolutionary Wars: The French defeated Austrian forces in Bassano, Venetia, present-day Italy. 1860 – The paddle steamer PS Lady Elgin was rammed by a schooner on Lake Michigan and sank, resulting in the loss of about 300 lives. 1941 – World War II: German forces severed the last land connection to Leningrad, beginning the Siege of Leningrad. Over 1 million of the city's civilians died from starvation before the siege ended on January 27, 1944, becoming one of the most lethal battles in world history. 1978 – Iranian Revolution: After the government of the Shah of Iran declared martial law in response to protests, the Iranian Army shot and killed at least 88 demonstrators in Tehran on Black Friday. More anniversaries: September 7 – September 8 – September 9 It is now February 9, 2012 (UTC) – Refresh this page view – talk – edit – history
		September 9: Independence Day in Tajikistan (1991) 337 – After disposing of all relatives who possibly held a claim to the throne, Constantine II, Constantius II (bust pictured), and Constans jointly became Roman Emperors. 1739 – The Stono Rebellion, at the time the largest slave rebellion to date in the Thirteen Colonies of British America, erupted near Charleston, South Carolina. 1939 – World War II: About 3,000 Polish Army forces began a nearly month-long defence of the Hel Peninsula during the German invasion of Poland. 1969 – The Official Languages Act of Canada came into force, giving both French and English equal status throughout the Canadian national government. 1990 – Sri Lankan Civil War: The Sri Lankan Army massacred at least 184 Tamil refugees in the Batticaloa District. More anniversaries: September 8 – September 9 – September 10 It is now February 9, 2012 (UTC) – Refresh this page view – talk – edit – history		September 10: National Day in Gibraltar (1967) 1547 – Anglo-Scottish Wars: English forces defeated the Scots at the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh near Musselburgh, Lothian, Scotland. 1813 – War of 1812: American forces led by Oliver Hazard Perry defeated the British on Lake Erie near Put-in-Bay, Ohio. 1937 – Led by the United Kingdom and France, nine nations met in the Nyon Conference to address international piracy in the Mediterranean Sea. 1946 – While riding a train to Darjeeling, Sister Teresa Bojaxhiu, later Mother Teresa (pictured), experienced what she later described as "the call within the call", directing her "to leave the convent and help the poor while living among them". 2008 – CERN's Large Hadron Collider, the world's largest and highest-energy particle accelerator, was first powered up beneath the Franco-Swiss border near Geneva. More anniversaries: September 9 – September 10 – September 11 It is now February 9, 2012 (UTC) – Refresh this page view – talk – edit – history
		September 11: New Year's Day in the Coptic and the Ethiopian calendars; Teachers' Day in parts of Latin America; Patriot Day and National Grandparents Day (2011) in the United States 1709 – An allied British-Dutch-Austrian force defeated the French at the Battle of Malplaquet, one of the bloodiest battles of the War of the Spanish Succession. 1857 – A brigade of the Mormon militia led a massacre of about 120 California-bound pioneers from Arkansas in present-day Mountain Meadows, Utah. 1914 – During the First World War, the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force invaded German New Guinea, winning the Battle of Bita Paka. 1945 – The Japanese-run camp at Batu Lintang, Sarawak, in Borneo was liberated by the Australian 9th Division, averting the planned massacre of its 2,000-plus Allied POWs and civilian internees by four days. 1992 – The eye of Hurricane Iniki (pictured), the most powerful hurricane to strike the state of Hawaii and the Hawaiian Islands in recorded history, passed directly over the island of Kauai, killing six people and causing around USD$1.8 billion dollars in damage. More anniversaries: September 10 – September 11 – September 12 It is now February 9, 2012 (UTC) – Refresh this page view – talk – edit – history		September 12: Mid-Autumn Festival (Chinese calendar, 2011); National Day in Cape Verde 490 BC – Greco-Persian Wars: Athenians and their Plataean allies turned back the first Persian invasion of Greece in the Battle of Marathon. 1609 – While sailing aboard the Halve Maen, Englishman Henry Hudson began his exploration of the Hudson River, laying the foundation for Dutch colonization of present-day New York. 1848 – Switzerland became a federal state with the adoption of a new constitution. 1910 – Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 8 was first performed in Munich. 1992 – Aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour, American Mae Jemison (pictured) became the first black woman in space. 2007 – Former Philippine president Joseph Estrada was convicted of plunder and sentenced to reclusión perpetua. More anniversaries: September 11 – September 12 – September 13 It is now February 9, 2012 (UTC) – Refresh this page view – talk – edit – history
		September 13: Feast Day of Saint John Chrysostom (Western Christianity) 1541 – After three years of exile, John Calvin returned to Geneva to reform the church under a body of doctrine that came to be known as Calvinism. 1759 – Seven Years' War: British forces defeated the French at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham near Quebec City, New France, though General James Wolfe was mortally wounded. 1848 – An explosion drove a large iron rod completely through the head of Phineas P. Gage (pictured with rod), making him an important early case of brain damage affecting personality and behavior. 1933 – Elizabeth McCombs became the first woman elected to the Parliament of New Zealand. 1985 – Super Mario Bros., one of the best-selling and most influential video games of all time, was first released for the NES in Japan. More anniversaries: September 12 – September 13 – September 14 It is now February 9, 2012 (UTC) – Refresh this page view – talk – edit – history		September 14: Feast of the Cross (Christianity) 1946 – Residents of the Faroe Islands narrowly approved a referendum on independence from Denmark. 1954 – In a top secret nuclear test, a Soviet Tu-4 bomber dropped a 40-kiloton atomic weapon just north of Totskoye village, exposing some 45,000 soldiers and 10,000 civilians to nuclear fallout. 1979 – Afghan President Nur Muhammad Taraki (pictured) was assassinated upon the order of Hafizullah Amin, who became the new president. 1992 – The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina declared the breakaway Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia to be illegal. 2007 – Late-2000s financial crisis: The Northern Rock bank received a liquidity support facility from the Bank of England, sparking a bank run—the United Kingdom's first in 150 years. More anniversaries: September 13 – September 14 – September 15 It is now February 9, 2012 (UTC) – Refresh this page view – talk – edit – history
		September 15: Independence Day in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador (1821); Battle of Britain Day in the United Kingdom 668 – Constans II, Emperor of the Byzantine Empire, was assassinated in his bath. 1440 – French knight Gilles de Rais, one of the earliest known serial killers, was taken into custody upon an accusation brought against him by the Bishop of Nantes. 1644 – Giovanni Battista Pamphili was elected Pope Innocent X (pictured). 1816 – HMS Whiting became wrecked on the Doom Bar, a treacherous shoal off the coast of Cornwall, England, that has caused over 600 known shipwrecks. 1944 – American and Australian forces landed on the Japanese-occupied island of Morotai, starting the Battle of Morotai. More anniversaries: September 14 – September 15 – September 16 It is now February 9, 2012 (UTC) – Refresh this page view – talk – edit – history		September 16: Hari Malaysia in Malaysia (1963); Independence Day in Mexico (1810) and Papua New Guinea (1975) 1810 – Miguel Hidalgo, the parish priest in Dolores, Guanajuato, delivered the Grito de Dolores to his congregation, instigating the Mexican War of Independence against Spain. 1920 – A bomb in a horse wagon exploded in front of the J. P. Morgan building in New York City, killing 38 people and injuring 400 others. 1943 – World War II: Heinrich von Vietinghoff, commander of the German 10th Army, decided to withdraw his troops from Salerno, concluding the Allied invasion of Italy. 1990 – Construction of the Northern Xinjiang Railway was completed between Ürümqi and Alashankou, linking the railway lines of China and Kazakhstan, and adding a sizable portion to the Eurasian Land Bridge. 1992 – The British pound (£5 gold coin pictured) was forced out of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism on Black Wednesday, and suffered a major devaluation. More anniversaries: September 15 – September 16 – September 17 It is now February 9, 2012 (UTC) – Refresh this page view – talk – edit – history
		September 17: Oktoberfest begins (2011); Constitution Day in the United States. 1176 – Byzantine–Seljuk wars: The Seljuk Turks prevented the Byzantines from taking the interior of Anatolia at the Battle of Myriokephalon in Phrygia. 1630 – Puritans of Massachusetts Bay Colony founded the city of Boston. 1944 – Second World War: The Allies began Operation Market Garden (pictured), the largest airborne operation up to that time. 1948 – Swedish diplomat Folke Bernadotte was assassinated by the militant Zionist group Lehi. 1978 – Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin signed the Camp David Accords after twelve days of secret negotiations at Camp David. More anniversaries: September 16 – September 17 – September 18 It is now February 9, 2012 (UTC) – Refresh this page view – talk – edit – history		September 18: National Day in Chile 324 – Constantine the Great decisively defeated Licinius in the Battle of Chrysopolis, establishing Constantine's sole control over the Roman Empire, and ending the Tetrarchy. 1809 – The second theatre of the Royal Opera House in London opened after a fire destroyed the original theatre one year earlier. 1879 – The Blackpool Illuminations (modern example pictured) in the English seaside town of Blackpool, billed as "the greatest free light show on earth", were switched on for the first time. 1939 – The Nazi propaganda radio programme Germany Calling began broadcasting to audiences in the United Kingdom and the United States. 2001 – Five letters containing anthrax spores were mailed to various media outlets in the United States. More anniversaries: September 17 – September 18 – September 19 It is now February 9, 2012 (UTC) – Refresh this page view – talk – edit – history
		September 19: Armed Forces Day in Chile; Independence Day in Saint Kitts and Nevis (1983); International Talk Like a Pirate Day 1863 – The Battle of Chickamauga began in northwestern Georgia and would end in the most significant Union defeat in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. 1940 – Polish resistance member Witold Pilecki (pictured) allowed himself to be captured by German forces and sent to the Auschwitz concentration camp in order to gather intelligence. 1946 – The first Cannes Film Festival was held in Cannes, France, after a seven-year delay due to World War II. 1970 – Greek student Kostas Georgakis set himself on fire in Genoa, Italy, as a protest against the Greek military junta of Georgios Papadopoulos. 1985 – An 8.1 ML earthquake struck Mexico City, killing at least nine thousand people and leaving up to 100,000 homeless. More anniversaries: September 18 – September 19 – September 20 It is now February 9, 2012 (UTC) – Refresh this page view – talk – edit – history		September 20 1498 – A tsunami caused by the Meiō Nankaidō earthquake washed away the building housing the statue of the Great Buddha (pictured) at Kōtoku-in in Kamakura, Japan. 1848 – The American Association for the Advancement of Science, publisher of the journal Science, was founded. 1943 – World War II: Australian troops defeated Imperial Japanese forces at the Battle of Kaiapit in New Guinea. 1967 – Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard publicly announced the story of Xenu in a taped lecture sent to all Scientologists. 1971 – Hurricane Irene departed Nicaragua to become the first known tropical cyclone to successfully cross from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific. More anniversaries: September 19 – September 20 – September 21 It is now February 9, 2012 (UTC) – Refresh this page view – talk – edit – history
		September 21: International Day of Peace; Independence Day in Armenia (1991), Belize (1981) and Malta (1964) 1745 – Jacobite Risings: Jacobite troops led by Charles Edward Stuart defeated the Hanoverians in Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotland. 1823 – According to Joseph Smith, Jr., he was first visited by the angel Moroni, who would guide him to the golden plates that became the basis of the Book of Mormon. 1897 – The New York Sun, a prominent New York City newspaper, published an editorial by Francis Pharcellus Church stating, "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus", that has become a part of popular Christmas lore in the United States. 1953 – North Korean No Kum-Sok (pictured) defected with his MiG-15, inadvertently making Operation Moolah, an American effort to bribe Communist pilots, a success. 1976 – Chilean political figure Orlando Letelier was assassinated in Washington, D.C., by DINA agents. More anniversaries: September 20 – September 21 – September 22 It is now February 9, 2012 (UTC) – Refresh this page view – talk – edit – history		September 22: Independence Day in Bulgaria (1908) and Mali (1960); Day of Baltic Unity in Latvia and Lithuania 1792 – French Revolution: One day after the National Convention voted to abolish the monarchy, the French First Republic came into being. 1914 – World War I: German naval forces bombarded Papeete in French Polynesia. 1922 – After nine days, the Great Fire of Smyrna was extinguished, having caused tens of thousands of deaths. 1961 – The U.S. Congress authorized President John F. Kennedy's executive order to establish the Peace Corps (logo pictured). 1994 – The Nordhordland Bridge, which crosses Salhusfjorden between Klauvaneset and Flatøy in Hordaland, and is the second-longest bridge in Norway, was officially opened. More anniversaries: September 21 – September 22 – September 23 It is now February 9, 2012 (UTC) – Refresh this page view – talk – edit – history
		September 23: National Day in Saudi Arabia (1932); Celebrate Bisexuality Day 1123 – Pope Calixtus II and Holy Roman Emperor Henry V agreed to the Concordat of Worms to put an end to the Investiture Controversy. 1780 – American Revolutionary War: British officer John André was captured by Patriot forces, thereby revealing a plot by Continental Army General Benedict Arnold to hand over West Point, New York. 1803 – Maratha troops were beaten by British forces at the Battle of Assaye, one of the decisive battles of the Second Anglo-Maratha War. 1868 – Ramón Emeterio Betances (pictured) led the Grito de Lares, a revolt against Spanish rule in Puerto Rico. 1932 – The Kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz merged with Al-Hasa and Qatif to form the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with Ibn Saud as the first monarch and Riyadh as the capital city. More anniversaries: September 22 – September 23 – September 24 It is now February 9, 2012 (UTC) – Refresh this page view – talk – edit – history		September 24: Independence Day in Guinea-Bissau (1973); Heritage Day in South Africa; Republic Day in Trinidad and Tobago (1976) 1645 – English Civil War: Royalists under the personal command of King Charles I suffered a significant defeat in the Battle of Rowton Heath. 1890 – Wilford Woodruff, President of the Mormon Church, wrote the first draft of a manifesto which officially disavowed the continuing practice of plural marriage. 1946 – Clark Clifford and George Elsey, military advisers to U.S. President Harry S. Truman, presented him with a top-secret report on the Soviet Union that would form the basis of the U.S. policy of containment. 1957 – Barcelona's Camp Nou (pictured), currently the largest stadium in Europe with a seating capacity of 99,354, opened. 1996 – Representatives from 71 nations signed the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, which has not yet come into force because not enough signatories have ratified it. More anniversaries: September 23 – September 24 – September 25 It is now February 9, 2012 (UTC) – Refresh this page view – talk – edit – history
		September 25 1396 – Ottoman wars in Europe: Ottoman forces under Bayezid I (pictured) defeated a Christian alliance led by Sigismund of Hungary in the Battle of Nicopolis near present-day Nikopol, Bulgaria. 1868 – The Russian frigate Alexander Nevsky wrecked off northwestern Jutland, nearly drowning Grand Duke Alexei. 1977 – About 4,200 people took part in the first running of the Chicago Marathon. 1983 – In one of the largest prison escapes in British history, 38 Provisional Irish Republican Army prisoners hijacked a prison meals lorry and smashed their way out of HM Prison Maze in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. 1996 – The last Magdalene asylum, an Irish institution to rehabilitate so-called "fallen" women, was closed. More anniversaries: September 24 – September 25 – September 26 It is now February 9, 2012 (UTC) – Refresh this page view – talk – edit – history		September 26: European Day of Languages; Dominion Day in New Zealand (1907) 1580 – The Golden Hind sailed into Plymouth, England, as explorer Francis Drake completed his circumnavigation of the globe. 1687 – The Parthenon (pictured) in Athens was partially destroyed during an armed conflict between the Venetians under Francesco Morosini and Ottoman forces. 1957 – West Side Story, a musical written by Arthur Laurents, Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim and based loosely on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, made its debut on Broadway. 1983 – The racing yacht Australia II, captained by John Bertrand, won the America's Cup, ending the New York Yacht Club's 132-year defense of the trophy. 2002 – MV Le Joola, a Senegalese government-owned ferry, capsized off the coast of The Gambia, resulting in the deaths of at least 1,863 people. More anniversaries: September 25 – September 26 – September 27 It is now February 9, 2012 (UTC) – Refresh this page view – talk – edit – history
		September 27: World Tourism Day 1422 – The Treaty of Melno was signed, establishing the Prussian–Lithuanian border, which afterwards remained unchanged for about 500 years. 1916 – Lij Iyasu (pictured), the emperor-designate of Ethiopia, was deposed in favor of his aunt, Zewditu. 1988 – Led by pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi, the political party National League for Democracy was founded in Burma. 1996 – The Taliban drove Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani out of Kabul and established the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. More anniversaries: September 26 – September 27 – September 28 It is now February 9, 2012 (UTC) – Refresh this page view – talk – edit – history		September 28: Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) begins at sunset (2011, 5772 AM); Meskel in Ethiopia and Eritrea (2012); Statehood Day in the Czech Republic; Teachers' Day in Taiwan 1901 – Philippine-American War: Filipino guerrillas killed more than forty American soldiers in a surprise attack in the town of Balangiga on Samar Island. 1928 – Scottish biologist and pharmacologist Alexander Fleming (pictured) discovered penicillin when he noticed a bacteria-killing mould growing in his laboratory. 2008 – SpaceX's Falcon 1 rocket achieved orbit on its fourth attempt to become the first successful liquid-propelled orbital launch vehicle developed with private funding. 2009 – A protest held by 50,000 people in Conakry, Guinea, was forcefully disrupted by the military junta, resulting in at least 157 deaths and over 1,200 injuries. More anniversaries: September 27 – September 28 – September 29 It is now February 9, 2012 (UTC) – Refresh this page view – talk – edit – history
		September 29: First day of Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) (2011, 5772 AM); Michaelmas 1829 – The Metropolitan Police (Scotland Yard pictured) of Greater London, originally headquartered in Great Scotland Yard, Westminster, was founded. 1957 – An explosion at the Soviet nuclear reprocessing plant Mayak released 74 to 1850 PBq of radioactive material. 1962 – Alouette 1, Canada's first satellite, and the first satellite constructed by a country other than the Soviet Union or the United States, was launched. 1963 – The University of East Anglia was founded in Norwich, England, after talk of establishing such a university in the city began as early as the 19th century. 2006 – Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907 collided in mid-air with an Embraer Legacy business jet near Peixoto de Azevedo, Mato Grosso, Brazil, killing 154 total people, and triggering a Brazilian aviation crisis. More anniversaries: September 28 – September 29 – September 30 It is now February 9, 2012 (UTC) – Refresh this page view – talk – edit – history		September 30: Independence Day in Botswana (1966) 1399 – Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of Lancaster, deposed Richard II to become Henry IV of England, merging the Duchy of Lancaster with the crown. 1975 – The AH-64 Apache, the primary attack helicopter for a number of countries, made its first flight. 1979 – Construction of the Kwun Tong Line, the first line of Hong Kong's MTR rapid transit system, was completed. 1980 – Xerox, Intel and Digital Equipment Corporation published the first Ethernet specifications (8P8C connector pictured), currently the most widespread wired local area network (LAN) technology. 2004 – The first photographs of a live giant squid in its natural habitat were taken by Japanese researchers. More anniversaries: September 29 – September 30 – October 1 It is now February 9, 2012 (UTC) – Refresh this page view – talk – edit – history

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