09 September - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History
According to Gregory calendar, on September 09, the day number in a year is 252 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 253. September 09 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.
September 09 in History - Top Historical Events
| Year | Event / Incidence / Incident |
| 1141 | Yelü Dashi, the Liao Dynasty general who founded the Qara-Khitai, defeated the Seljuq and Kara-Khanid forces at the Battle ofQatwan near Samarkand, present-day Uzbekistan. |
| 1488 | Anne became Duchess of Brittany, a central figure in the struggle for influence that led to the union of Brittany and France. |
| 1493 | Ottoman Empire forces defeated the Croatian army at the Battleof Krbava Field. |
| 1513 | War of the League of Cambrai-James IV of Scotland was killedat the Battle of Flodden in Northumberland while leading an invasion ofEngland. |
| 1553 | The city of Lichfield in Britain was founded. |
| 1739 | The Stono Rebellion, at the time the largest slave rebellion inthe Thirteen Colonies of British America, erupted near Charleston, SouthCarolina. |
| 1753 | The first steam engine was brought to the North American colonies. |
| 1776 | The US Parliament of Congress officially changed the name of the country from United Colonies to the United States. |
| 1776 | United Colonies United Colony) was named United States of America at the Second Continental Meeting in Philadelphia. |
| 1783 | Dickinson College was founded in Carlcel, Pennsylvania. |
| 1850 | California became the 31st state of the US. |
| 1850 | California was accepted as the thirty-first state of the Union. |
| 1867 | European country Luxembourg attained independence. |
| 1886 | The Berne Convention was signed for the preservation of literature and artistic works. |
| 1911 | 14 people died in a motorboat accident on a lake in Italy, Trasimene |
| 1920 | The Anglo-Oriental College of Aligarh was renamed as \ 'Aligarh Muslim University \'. |
| 1924 | An 8-hour work day was offered in Belgium. |
| 1939 | The Nazi army reached Vasaraya during the Second World War. |
| 1943 | The Battle of Rhodes began between the German and Italian forces. |
| 1945 | The surrendering of the 1,000,000 Japanese troops to China brought an end to the second Sino-Japanese war. |
| 1949 | Hindi was adopted as the national language in India. |
| 1954 | The earthquake in the Arlinsville region of the African country of Algeria killed 1400 people. |
| 1960 | The first Hardy restaurant opened in the city of Greenville, North Carolina. |
| 1965 | Hurricane Betsy made its second landfall near New Orleans,Louisiana, US, leaving 76 dead and becoming the first hurricane to causeover $1 billion (unadjusted) in damage. |
| 1967 | Uganda gained independence from Britain. |
| 1968 | The famous American tennis player Arthur Ash became the first black player to win the US Open. |
| 1969 | The Official Languages Act of Canada came into force, givingboth French and English equal status throughout the Canadian nationalgovernment. |
| 1969 | Allegheny Airlines Flight 853 collided in mid-air with a PiperPA-28 Cherokee flown by a student pilot near Fairland, Indiana, US,destroying both planes and killing all occupants. |
| 1971 | The US capital was named Washington DC after the first American President George Washington. |
| 1973 | The fourth NAM Summit ended in Algiers, Algeria. |
| 1979 | The sixth NAM Summit ended in Havana, Cuba. |
| 1990 | Sri Lankan Civil War-The Sri Lankan Army massacred at least184 Tamil refugees in the Batticaloa District. |
| 1991 | Tajikistan gained independence from the Soviet Union. |
| 2001 | Ahmed Shah Masood, the leader of the Northern Alliance, was assassinated in Afghanistan. |
| 2004 | A bomb exploded outside the Australian embassy in Jakarta, killing 10 people. |
| 2005 | Civilian convicts that have completed their sentences will be exchanged between India and Pakistan on September 12 at the Waga border. |
| 2006 | The Sri Lankan Army reports that 28 soldiers were killed and 119 were injured in an ensuing fight with the Tamil Tiger rebels in Jaffna. Approximately 150 Tamil Tigers were also reported dead. |
| 2007 | At the Venice Film Festival, Hollywood actor Brad Pitt was awarded Best Actor and Cate Blanchett for Best Actress. |
| 2008 | Asif Ali Zardari becomes the President of Pakistan today, after the resignation of the former president, Pervez Musharraf. |
| 2009 | Floods in Istanbul, which have been the worst and most devastating in the last 80 years have killed around 20 people and injured 20. |
| 2009 | The Dubai Metro, the first urban train networkin the Arabian Peninsula and the world's longest fully automated metronetwork, was ceremonially inaugurated at 9 09 09 PM. |
| 2010 | Wang Huayuan, a chief anti-corruption official accused for accepting bribes of $1 million has been sentenced to death in China's Shandong province. |
| 2010 | A natural gas pipeline exploded in San Bruno, California, US,creating a 'wall of fire more than 1,000 feet (300 m) high'. |
| 2011 | Skeletons of Australopithecus sediba have been discovered at Cradle of Humankind site in South Africa. They are supposedly t 2 million years old, signifying that the hominid species could possibly be a transitional fossil between apes and humans. |
| 2012 | A government air strike damaged a main water supply pipe serving central Aleppo, leaving thousands of inhabitants without any drinking water. The Aleppo governor claims that the repair work is going on. |
| 2012 | The suicide bombings in Iraq killed more than 100 people and injured 350. |
| 2013 | ‘The Ophel Treasure’ which is supposedly 1400 years old, has been found near the foot of the Temple Mount which is situated in the City of Jerusalem. |
| 2014 | Six people have been detained in Taiwan for trading adulterated lard products that comprised of used kitchen oil and leather manufacturing grease to restaurants, manufacturers and food suppliers. |
Famous Birthdays of September 09:
| Year | Name / Profession / Country |
| 1975 | Anton Oliver / Rugby Player / New Zealand |
| 1968 | Shahbaz Bhatti / Politician / Pakistan |
| 1938 | John Davis / Academic / United Kingdom |
| 1982 | Ai Otsuka / Singer / Japan |
| 1863 | Herbert Henry Ball / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 1976 | Aki Riihilahti / Footballer / Finland |
| 1987 | Andrea Petkovic / Tennis Player / Germany |
| 1983 | Vitolo / Footballer / Spain |
| 1924 | Jogendra Nath Hazarika / Politician / India |
| 1934 | Nicholas Liverpool / Politician / Dominican Republic |
| 1919 | Jimmy Snyder / Sportscaster / United States of America |
| 1906 | Ali Hadi Bara / Educator / Turkey |
| 1976 | Joey Newman / Composer / United States of America |
| 1977 | Fatih Tekke / Footballer / Turkey |
| 1877 | Frank Chance / Baseball Player / United States of America |
| 1920 | Feng Kang / Mathematician / China |
| 1992 | Shannon Boyd / Rugby Player / Australia |
| 1972 | Félix Rodríguez / Baseball Player / Dominican Republic |
| 1989 | Alfonzo Dennard / Footballer / United States of America |
| 1907 | Leon Edel / Author / United States of America |
| 1947 | Freddy Weller / Writer / United States of America |
| 1940 | Hugh Morgan / Business Man / Australia |
| 1968 | Julia Sawalha / Actress / United Kingdom |
| 1971 | Henry Thomas / Actor / United States of America |
| 1918 | Oscar Luigi Scalfaro / Politician / Italy |
| 1966 | Adam Sandler / Actor / United States of America |
| 1823 | Joseph Leidy / Academic / United States of America |
| 1974 | Vikram Batra / Captain / India |
| 1980 | Václav Drobný / Footballer / Czech Republic |
| 1978 | Shane Battier / Basketball Player / United States of America |
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Read in Hindi : 09 सितम्बर की प्रमुख ऐतिहासिक घटनाएं