1 September

September 1 is the 244th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 121 days remain until the end of the year.

We have some interesting facts & historic events all about September 1^st, including areas in religion, crime, health and more.

Keep reading for more interesting facts about September 1^st in history!

Global Celebrations

Building and Code Staff Appreciation Day
Emma M Nutt Day
No Rhyme or Reason Day
Letter Writing Day

Historic Events

What Happened On This Day – September 1

2004: 350 people and children are killed in a massacre in Beslan, North Ossetia

Armed Chechen rebels took over 1000 people including school children at a school. The rebels demanded international recognition of an independent Chechnya. The hostage crisis lasted for 3 days and ended after Russian troops stormed the school.

1985: The Wreck of the sunk ship Titanic is found in the North Atlantic Ocean

A French-American expedition group found the wreck, which sunk on 14 April 1912 on her first voyage from Southampton, UK, to New York City, U.S.

1979: Pioneer 11 makes its closest approach to Saturn

The NASA built space probe was the first probe to encounter Saturn – it flew by the planet at a distance of 13,000 miles (21,000 km). After its flyby, the probe went on a trajectory to go outside the Solar System. All contacts with it were lost a few weeks later.

1952: Life magazine publishes parts of the Old Man And The Sea

One of American author Ernest Hemingway’s best-known works, the novel tells the story of an old man and his fishing misadventures. Within a few days of the publication of the excerpt, 5 million copies of the magazine had been sold.

1914: Passenger Pigeons become extinct

Martha, the last Passenger Pigeon known to man, died at the Cincinnati Zoo, Cincinnati, Ohio effectively making Passenger Pigeons extinct.

1939: The German battleship “Schleswig-Holstein” fires into the Polish city of Westerplatte on 1 Sept 1939, the first shots of WWII.

1930: Ballooning pioneers Auguste Piccard and Paul Kipfer, wearing improvised crash helmets, Belgium, September 1930

1918: “The Boy Scout delivering a pair of crutches to the wounded soldier.” – September 1918. World War I did not end until November 1918. Lewis Wickes Hine, photographer, 1874-1940.