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September 11 in History
This permanent archive page contains 149 World History Database records for September 11, spanning 813 to 2009. Recorded topics include Louis Crowned Co-Emperor; Mobilization; Battle of Stirling Bridge.
Total: 149Events: 115Births: 1Deaths: 11Battles: 21Coronations: 1Countries: 32
Events on September 11
Capture of Pontoise
Captures Pontoise
Suicide
Possible suicide caused by Dudleys advances to Elizabeth
Capture of Heidelberg
Captures the city of Heidelberg following an eleven-week siege
Siege of Heidelberg
Captures the city of Heidelberg following an eleven-week siege
Appointment as Tower Lieutenant
Parliament appoints Sir John Conyers Lieutenant of the Tower of London.
Dismissal as Tower Lieutenant
Parliament removes Byron from the lieutenancy of the Tower of London.
Levellers
Walwyn is associated with the London Leveller leadership as supporters present a major petition to Parliament demanding political and legal reforms grounded in popular liberties
Petition
Leveller supporters present a large London petition to Parliament demanding reforms associated with the Agreement of the People
Reballion of Rebels in Drogheda
Killed during the first days assault on Drogheda
Reballion of Rebels in Drogheda
Orders a massacre of 1,500, including English Royalists, civilians & Catholic priests. More that 3,500 defenders of Drogheda are killed, including 1,000 civilians. Launches a policy of terror to prevent the "effusion of blood". 1st day of the assault on Drogheda but Cromwell is forced to make a temporary retreat
Storming of Drogheda
Cromwell storms Drogheda after refusing surrender terms and captures the Royalist garrison.
Siege of Vienna
John Sobieski III rescues Vienna from the Turks & Hungarians
Invasion of Austria
John comes to the Austrians defence after the Turks reach Vienna
Marriage by Proxy
Philip marries Maria Luisa Gabriella of Savoy by proxy.
Malplaquet Assault
Wins a costly victory beside Prince Eugene.
Retreat from Malplaquet
Boufflers conducts an orderly French withdrawal after the costly battle at Malplaquet.
Wounding
Villars is wounded during the Battle of Malplaquet and command passes to Boufflers.
Siege of Barcelona
Berwick leads the final Bourbon assault that captures Barcelona and ends Catalan resistance.
Hungarian Diet
Maria Theresa appealed to the Hungarian Diet for military and financial support against her enemies.
Peace
Meets John Adams & Benjamin Franklin at a peace conference at Staten Island. Demands revocation of the Declaration of Independence
Peace Conference
Meets John Adams & Benjamin Franklin at a peace conference at Staten Island
Suspensive Veto Settlement
The Constituent Assembly granted Louis XVI only a suspensive veto, limiting the king's ability to block ordinary legislation.
Siege of New York
Marches on New York from Montreal but is turned back at Lake Champlan
Capture of Diriyah
Receives news that Ibrahim Pasha has captured Diriyah and ended the first Saudi state.
Result of the Elections
Publishes a Tribune analysis of the results and political consequences of the British election.
Colorado Party Foundation
Helps found the National Republican Association known as the Colorado Party.
Theft of FA Cup Trophy
Villa's FA Cup trophy is stolen while displayed in a Birmingham shop window.
Exile of Paulus Kruger
Goes into Portuguese South-East Africa
Natal Indian Congress Party
Calls on his fellow Indians to defy the new law and suffer the punishments for doing so, rather than resist through violent means
Natal Indian Congress Party
Start of a seven-year struggle in which thousands of Indians were jailed (including Gandhi), flogged, or even shot, for striking, refusing to register, burning their registration cards, or engaging in other forms of non-violent resistance.
Natal Indian Congress Party
The Transvaal Government promulgates a new Act compelling registration of the colonys Indian population, at a mass protest meeting Gandhi adopts his evolving methodology of satyagraha (devotion to the truth), or non-violent protest.
SatyagrahaIndia
Calls on his fellow Indians to defy the new law and suffer the punishments for doing so, rather than resist through violent means
SatyagrahaIndia
Start of a seven-year struggle in which thousands of Indians were jailed (including Gandhi), flogged, or even shot, for striking, refusing to register, burning their registration cards, or engaging in other forms of non-violent resistance.
SatyagrahaIndia
The Transvaal Government promulgates a new Act compelling registration of the colonys Indian population, at a mass protest meeting Gandhi adopts his evolving methodology of satyagraha (devotion to the truth), or non-violent protest.
Resignation as Prime Minister
Resigns as Bavarian prime minister after losing the struggle to preserve the Einwohnerwehr and its armed strength.
September Revolution
Military officers establish a revolutionary committee after the Asia Minor defeat.
League of Nations
Leaves the League of Nations in protest at Germany joining
Portuguese Treaty
Portuguese Treaty with South Africa regulates transport & labour recruitment
Collective Security
Supports League collective security during the Abyssinia crisis.
Collective Security
Declares Britain will use collective resistance against aggression
Collective Security
Declares Britain will use collective resistance against aggression
Conference of Nyon
The Eastern countries will patrol their own shores. 9 powers agree Britain & France will patrol Mediterranean trade with 60 destroyers
Capture of Silesia
Upper Silesia is captured by the Germans
Graf Spee Waits East of Bahia
Graf Spee begins an extended wait roughly 900 miles east of Bahia while Berlin withholds permission to attack Allied merchant shipping.
Invasion of Poland
Upper Silesia is captured by the Germans
Commander of Northern Front
Replaces Marshal Voroshilov on the Northern Front
Commander of Northern Front
Replaces Marshal Voroshilov on the Northern Front
Invasion of Great Britain
Hitler postpones his order for invasion from 11th Sept to 14th Sept
Operation Sea Lion
The 11th Septmber deadline is passed & the invasion of England is cancelled. Postpones Operation Sea Lion by 3 days to the 24th September
Siege of Leningrad
Takes over the defense of Leningrad
Commander of Eleventh Army
Appointed Commander of the Eleventh Army
Invasion of Crimea
Manstein is given the task of capturing the Crimea
Capture of Crotone
Capture Crotone to divert the Germans from the US 5th who are moving towards Naples
Invasion of Italy
Launches the German counterattacks after the Allied landings at Salerno
Metro
Services on the Parisian metro are resumed
Secretary
Appointed Secretary of State for Defence
End of Steingrimur Steinthorsson Government
The Steingrimur Steinthorsson Government ends, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Iceland.
Fourth Olafur Thors Government
Begins the Fourth Olafur Thors Government and serves as Prime Minister of Iceland.
Election Victory
Sangkum wins national elections and establishes Sihanouk's post-abdication dominance
People-to-People Programme Launched
Launches the People-to-People initiative to encourage citizen-level international exchanges.
Release from Active Duty
Oswald was released from active Marine duty on September 11, 1959, and transferred to the Marine Corps Reserve.
Beatles, The
The Beatles 1st recording session leads to their 1st single "Love Me Do"
Beatles, The
The Beatles 1st recording session leads to their 1st single "Love Me Do"
Harrisongs Ld
George Harrison forms his own publishing company called Mornyork Ltd, later to become Harrisongs
Kosygin Airport Meeting
Meets Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin at Beijing airport to reduce tension after border clashes.
Arab Republic of Egypt
Adopts the official name Arab Republic of Egypt under the new constitution.
Constitution of Egypt
Promulgates a new constitution and changes the country's official name to the Arab Republic of Egypt.
Constitutional Referendum
Promulgates the permanent constitution after referendum approval.
Bugging Participant Account
Bernstein and Woodward report details supplied by a participant in the Watergate surveillance operation, adding information about how the bugging effort was organized.
Bugging Participant Account
Woodward and Bernstein report details from a participant in the Watergate surveillance operation, adding information about how the electronic eavesdropping effort was organized.
Coup
The Armed Forces and Carabineros of Chile assume control of the Government
Government Junta
Assumes leadership of the military junta after the armed forces overthrow the constitutional government.
Military Coup
Remains in La Moneda during the military coup that ends his government.
Military Junta
Leads the military junta established after the armed forces overthrow President Salvador Allende.
The Wild the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle
Releases The Wild the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle, deepening his Asbury Park storytelling style.
Constitution of Chile
The government declares approval of a new constitution in a plebiscite conducted without normal electoral registers.
Constitutional Plebiscite
Holds a plebiscite approving a new constitution without established democratic electoral safeguards.
Reform Debate
Presents views on changing economic management mechanisms
During a speech in a special joint session of the US Congress
During a speech in a special joint session of the US Congress given on 11 September 1990, US President George H.
During a speech in a special joint session of the US Congress
During a speech in a special joint session of the US Congress given on 11 September 1990, US President George H.
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It was then that I decided to act to check that aggression
It was then that I decided to act to check that aggression.".
It was then that I decided to act to check that aggression
It was then that I decided to act to check that aggression.".
Joint Session Gulf Address
Addresses Congress on the international response to Iraq.
Joint Session Gulf Speech
Explains coalition objectives to a joint session of Congress.
Kuwait Liberation Objectives
Insists Iraq must withdraw and Kuwait's government be restored.
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Visit to To Saudi Arabia where King Fahd requested
US Defense Secretary Dick Cheney made the first of several visits to Saudi Arabia where King Fahd requested US military assistance.
Visit to To Saudi Arabia where King Fahd requested
US Defense Secretary Dick Cheney made the first of several visits to Saudi Arabia where King Fahd requested US military assistance.
Constitution of Great Britain
"Yes-Yes" vote in referendum on Scottish Parliament
Independence of Great Britain
"Yes-Yes" vote in referendum on Scottish Parliament
Independence of Scotland
"Yes-Yes" vote in referendum on Scottish Parliament
Referendum
"Yes-Yes" vote in referendum on Scottish Parliament
Duma
President Yeltsin yields to pressure from the communist-dominated Duma to appoint Yevgeny Primakov as Prime Minister
Primakov Confirmed as Prime Minister
Accepts Yevgeny Primakov as prime minister after the Duma rejects Yeltsin's preferred return of Viktor Chernomyrdin.
Prime Minister of Russia
President Yeltsin yields to pressure from the communist-dominated Duma to appoint Yevgeny Primakov as Prime Minister
Movement for Democratic Change Formed
The Movement for Democratic Change is formed as a major opposition party.
Movement for Democratic Change Formed
Tsvangirai becomes leader of a new opposition movement rooted in labour and civic groups.
Al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda hijack aeroplanes & destroy the Twin Towers, nearly 3,000 are killed
Bombing of New York
Al-Qaeda hijack aeroplanes & destroy the Twin Towers, nearly 3,000 are killed
Bombing of New York
Al-Qaeda hijack aeroplanes & destroy the Twin Towers, nearly 3,000 are killed
Bombing of Twin Towers
Al-Qaeda hijack aeroplanes & destroy the Twin Towers, nearly 3,000 are killed
Counterterrorism Cooperation after September Attacks
Libya condemns the attacks and offers cooperation against Al-Qaeda.
Diplomatic Opening after September Attacks
Gaddafi uses counterterrorism cooperation to pursue improved relations with Western governments.
Love and Theft
Releases Love and Theft.
Bombing of New York
Ramzi Binalshibh is arrested in Karachi on the anniversary of the attacks on America. He is accused of being a leading member of alQaeda and one of the main planners of the 11 September attacks
Prime Minister Appointed
Appointed Prime Minister after the Democratic Party returns to government
Prime Minister of Albania
Appointed Prime Minister of Albania
Dublin WMD Report Programme
Begins a series of Dublin events presenting the report to officials and public audiences, including discussions with Ireland's foreign minister.
Invasion of Iraq
Senator Carl Levin, Democrat from Michigan, says, "Year after year, the president and the administration have touted progress in Iraq and called for patience. It has been a litany of delusion"
Invasion of Iraq
Petraeus and Ryan Crocker face more intense and critical questioning from members of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services committees, they failed to answer definitely repeated questions about how long US troops would be in Iraq
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committee
Petraeus and Ryan Crocker face more intense and critical questioning from members of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services committees, they failed to answer definitely repeated questions about how long US troops would be in Iraq
Acting President Takes Office
Mihai Ghimpu becomes acting President as President of Parliament
Presidency Ends
Voronin leaves office after two presidential terms
Births on September 11
Birth of Farrukhsiyar
Birth of Farrukhsiyar, second son of Azim ush Shan, a son of former emperor Bahadur Shah I
Deaths on September 11
Death of Elizabeth I
Announces the death of Dudleys wife
Death of Arthur Aston
Aston is killed after Parliamentarian troops storm Drogheda.
Death of Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Spends many months at his official retreat in Ziarat, but dies from a combination of tuberculosis and lung cancer
Death of Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Spends many months at his official retreat in Ziarat, but dies from a combination of tuberculosis and lung cancer
Death of Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Muhammad Ali Jinnah dies after thirteen months as Governor-General.
Death of Jan Christiaan Smuts
Death of Jan Christiaan Smuts
Death of Jan Christian Smuts
Death of Jan Smuts, on his family farm of Doornkloof, Irene, near Pretoria, South Africa at the age of 80
Death of Nikita Khruschev
Dies in Moscow at age seventy-seven after several years outside public political life.
Death of Salvador Allende
Death of Salvador Allende
Death of Salvador Allende
Dies inside La Moneda during the coup; later official investigations conclude that he took his own life.
Death of Paul
Prince Paul dies in Paris, aged 83, without ever returning to Yugoslavia
Battles on September 11
Battle of Stirling Bridge
Surrey retreats to York with a fraction of his army intact. Routes the troops of the Earl of Surrey
Battle of Stirling Bridge
Routed by William Wallace
Battle of Senta
The Austrians inflict a heavy defeat on the Turks near Belgrade
Battle of Malplaquet
Boufflers supports Villars and helps organise French resistance at Malplaquet.
Battle of Malplaquet
Serves in the Allied command during the costly battle.
Battle of Malplaquet
John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, fights at the Battle of Malplaquet.
Battle of Malplaquet
Marlborough and Eugene drive the French from Malplaquet in a costly Allied victory.
Battle of Malplaquet
At the desperate Battle of Malplaquet, Lord Orkneys battalions lead the charge toward the French entrenchments, suffering serious losses
Battle of Malplaquet
Serves in the Duke of Malboroughs HQ, "the greatest day of my life"
Battle of Malplaquet
George Hamilton leads infantry in the costly Allied assault against French entrenchments at Malplaquet.
Battle of Malplaquet
Commands troops during the Allied victory at Malplaquet.
Battle of Malplaquet
Villars commands the French army at Malplaquet and inflicts heavy losses despite retreating.
Battle of Malplaquet
Inflicts heavy Allied losses despite French defeat.
Battle of Brandywine Creek
Howe forces George Washington back towards Philadelphia
Battle of Brandywine Creek
Howe forces George Washington back towards Philadelphia
Battle of Delhi
Daulat Rao Scindia's forces are defeated near Delhi during the East India Company's northern campaign.
Battle of Lake Champla
Marches on New York from Montreal but is turned back at Lake Champlan
Battle of Rava Ruska
The Austrians are decisivly defeated & forced back into the Carpathian Mountains
Battle of Britain
Claims two Bf 109s and a He 111 destroyed.
Battle of Britain
Records three victories during one day of Battle of Britain fighting.
Battle of Phillora
A. B. Tarapore leads his armoured regiment during the Battle of Phillora and is later awarded the Param Vir Chakra for his actions.
Coronations on September 11
Louis Crowned Co-Emperor
Charlemagne has his surviving son Louis crown himself co-emperor at Aachen, formally associating him with the imperial government.