September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 121 days remain until the end of the year.

2011年9月1日 · What happened on this day in history, September 1. See what historical events occurred, which famous people were born and who died on September 1.

Historical events for the 1st of September. See what famous, interesting and notable events happened throughout history on September 1.

Discover what happened on September 1 with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.

On September 1st, Nazi Germany invades Poland in 1939 and triggers WW2, Bobby Fischer wins the World Chess Championship in 1972, and more.

The lethal combination of German blitzkrieg tactics, French and British inactivity, and Soviet perfidy doomed Poland to swift defeat after Adolf Hitler invaded the country this day in 1939 and sparked World War II. Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about World War II.

Important events in history for the 1st of September. See what historic, important and momentous events in history happened on September 1.

On September 1, 1985, after 73 years sleeping on the deep dark ocean floor, the wreck of the fabled ocean liner, RMS Titanic, was discovered by a joint American-French salvage team led by Robert Ballard, sponsored by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

On September 1, Rocky Marciano, Phil McGraw, Alan Dershowitz were born and Louis XIV, Albert Speer, Jacques Cartier died.

September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 121 days remaining until the end of the year. 5509 BC – The world was created, according to the Byzantine Empire. 327 – Start of first indiction cycle.