11 September - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History
According to Gregory calendar, on September 11, the day number in a year is 254 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 255. September 11 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 11 in History - Top Historical Events
| Year | Event / Incidence / Incident |
| 1226 | The Catholic practice of Eucharistic adoration among lay people formally began in Avignon, France. |
| 1649 | Cromwellian conquest of Ireland-Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army ended the Siege of Drogheda, took over the town and massacred its garrison. |
| 1714 | The French and Spanish soldiers took over Barcelona under the Duke of Berwick. |
| 1741 | Queen Maria Theresa addressed the Hungarian Parliament. |
| 1758 | Seven Years' War-The Battle of Saint Cast took place nearSaint-Cast, with France handing Britain a decisive defeat. |
| 1773 | Benjamin Franklin wrote a book called "There was never a good war or a bad peace". |
| 1775 | American Revolutionary War-Benedict Arnold's expeditiondeparted from Cambridge, Massachusetts as part of the invasion ofQuebec. |
| 1802 | The Italian region of the piedmes became part of the French First Republic. |
| 1811 | Inventor John Stevens's boat, Juliana, began operations as the first steam-powered ferry service between New York City and Hoboken, New Jersey. |
| 1814 | The Battle of Plattsburgh ended Britain's final invasion of the northern states during the War of 1812. |
| 1817 | The Great Revolt of 1817–18 began in Sri Lanka. |
| 1847 | Stephen Foster's 'Oh! Susanna' one of themost famous American songs ever written, premiered at a concert in anice cream shop in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. |
| 1853 | The first electric telegraph began at the Merchants Exchange between Point Lobos. |
| 1893 | On the opening day of the first Parliament of the World'sReligions in Chicago, Swami Vivekananda introduced Hinduism to theUnited States. |
| 1893 | The first meeting of the World Religion Parliament ICT took place in Chicago. |
| 1897 | Gaki Sherocho was captured by the forces of Emperor of EthiopiaMenelik II, bringing an end to the Kingdom of Kaffa. |
| 1903 | The first stock car event was held at Milwaukee Mile, USA. |
| 1906 | The country's national father Mahatma Gandhi, for the first time, called 'Satyagraha', the non-violent movement that started the rights of Indians in South Africa. |
| 1906 | Mahatma Gandhi started the coinage Satyagraha to mark the non-violence movement in South Africa. |
| 1914 | During the First World War, the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force invaded German New Guinea, winning the Battle of Bita Paka. |
| 1919 | The US Navy invaded Honduras. |
| 1932 | 16 died in a train accident in Athens. |
| 1939 | Iraq and Saudi Arabia declared war against Germany. |
| 1945 | The Japanese-run camp at Batu Lintang, Sarawak, in Borneo wasliberated by the Australian 9th Division, averting the planned massacreof its 2,000-plus Allied POWs and civilian internees by four days. |
| 1948 | Indian troops have attacked Hyderabad in Pakistan, they surrounded the area and attacked from all sides in a quick and decisive planned attack. |
| 1948 | Pakistan's founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah died. |
| 1951 | Florence Chadwick became the first woman to swim across the English Channel. It took him 16 hours and 19 minutes to reach France from England. |
| 1954 | Miss America Pentate was first shown on TV. |
| 1961 | The World Wildlife Fund was established. |
| 1965 | Indo-Pakistani War-Indian infantry captured the town of Burkinear Lahore, Pakistan. |
| 1965 | The Indian Army captured the city of Burki near South East Lahore during the Indo-Pakistan War. |
| 1968 | Air France aircraft number 1611 crashed near Nice. The accident killed 89 passengers and 6 crew members. |
| 1971 | Egypt, a country located in North Africa, passed the country's constitution. |
| 1973 | Kala Garfunkel released her first solo album Angel Claire after 17 years. |
| 1980 | The famous Marlborough diamond is stolen from a London jeweler during a daylight robbery on the store in. |
| 1987 | Mahadevi Varma, the famous poetess of India, died. |
| 1992 | The eye of Hurricane Iniki, the most powerful hurricane tostrike the state of Hawaii and the Hawaiian Islands in recorded history,passed directly over the island of Kauai, killing six people and causingaround US$1.8 billion dollars in damage. |
| 1996 | For the first time in the Commonwealth Parliamentary Union, a woman was elected as the Speaker. |
| 2001 | The 911 attacks took place on this day, in which 4 passenger jet airliners were hijacked and two of the planes were crashed into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. |
| 2001 | Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four passenger airliners for aseries of suicide attacks against targets in New York City and theWashington, D.C. area. |
| 2001 | 2,752 people were killed when planes collided in a terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York, USA. |
| 2005 | An eleven minute video tape purporting to be from Al Qaeda is delivered to American network ABC in Pakistan and shown on Good Morning America, warns of future attacks on Los Angeles, California and Melbourne, Australia. Adam Yahiye Gadahn. |
| 2007 | The World Health Organisation confirms that the Ebola virus has resurfaced in the Democratic Republic of Congo. |
| 2007 | A nearly 2000-year-old tunnel was discovered in the city of David, adjacent to Israel's capital, Jerusalem. |
| 2008 | A 6.6 magnitude earthquake hits near Ternate, Indonesia, followed by a 7.2 magnitude quake near Hokkaido, Japan. |
| 2009 | A rare bird was sighted after being considered “missing” for 130 years off of the island of Gau in the Pacific Ocean. The Fiji Petral is listed as a critically endangered species. |
| 2012 | Japan formally nationalizes three of the disputed Senkaku Islands. |
| 2012 | Garment factories in the Pakistani cities of Karachi and Lahore caught fire, leaving 315 dead. |
| 2013 | Thousands of Catalans come together in a human chain for the independence of Catalonia. |
| 2014 | South African athlete Oscar Pistorius is found innocent and not guilty of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. However, he may be convicted of a lesser charge. |
Famous Birthdays of September 11:
| Year | Name / Profession / Country |
| 1923 | Betsy Drake / Actress / United States of America |
| 1940 | Theodore Olson / Politician / United States of America |
| 1980 | Antônio Pizzonia / Racing Car Driver / Brazil |
| 1950 | Anne Dell / Academic / Australia |
| 1983 | Vivian Cheruiyot / Sprinter / Kenya |
| 1974 | DeLisha Milton-Jones / Basketball Player / United States of America |
| 1465 | Bernardo Accolti / Poet / Italy |
| 1943 | Jack Ely / Singer / United States of America |
| 1885 | Herbert Stothart / Composer / United States of America |
| 1924 | Rudolf Vrba / Educator / Canada |
| 1978 | Dejan Stanković / Footballer / Serbia |
| 1967 | Maria Bartiromo / Journalist / United States of America |
| 1932 | Bob Packwood / Politician / United States of America |
| 1862 | Hawley Harvey Crippen / Physician / United States of America |
| 1940 | Thomas K. McCraw / Author / United States of America |
| 1943 | Brian Perkins / Actor / United Kingdom |
| 1911 | Bola de Nieve / Singer / Cuba |
| 1884 | Sudhamoy Pramanick / Politician / India |
| 1899 | Philipp Bouhler / Politician / Germany |
| 1930 | Saleh Selim / Footballer / Egypt |
| 1965 | Paul Heyman / Wrestling Promoter / United States of America |
| 1957 | Jon Moss / Drummer / United Kingdom |
| 1957 | Jeff Sluman / Golfer / United States of America |
| 1945 | Franz Beckenbauer / Footballer / Germany |
| 1962 | Kristy McNichol / Actress / United States of America |
| 1961 | Virginia Madsen / Actress / United States of America |
| 1930 | Jean-Claude Forest / Author / France |
| 1979 | David Pizarro / Footballer / Chile |
| 1956 | Tony Gilroy / Producer / United States of America |
| 1798 | Franz Ernst Neumann / Physicist / Germany |
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