1410 – The first known mention of the Prague astronomical clock. 1446 – The hangul alphabet is published in Korea. 1582 – Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar, this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain. 1604 – Kepler’s Supernova occurs, the most recent supernova to be...
1066 – William the Conqueror and his army set sail from the mouth of the River Somme, beginning the Norman conquest of England. 1540 – The Jesuit Society of Jesus receives its charter from Pope Paul III. 1590 – Pope Urban VII dies thirteen days after being chosen as the Pope, making his reign the...
1498 – The Nankai earthquake generates a tsunami that washes away the building housing the statue of the Great Buddha at Kotoku-in in Japan. The Buddha now sits on open air. 1519 – Ferdinand Magellan sets sail from Sanlúcar de Barrameda with just under three-hundred men on his expedition to circumnavigate the globe. 1737 –...
1571 – Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, is arrested for his role in the Ridolfi plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I of England and replace her with Mary, Queen of Scots. 1776 – According to American colonial reports, Ezra Lee makes the world’s first submarine attack in the Turtle, attempting to attach a time...
1492 – Christopher Columbus sails from La Gomera in the Canary Islands, his final port of call before crossing the Atlantic Ocean for the first time. 1620 – The Pilgrims sail from Plymouth, England on the Mayflower to settle in North America. (Old Style date; September 16 per New Style date.) 1642 – England’s Parliament...
On September 5 for eight members of the Palestinian terrorist group Black September raided the Munich Olympic Village building housing Israeli Olympians. The terrorists killed two team members, took nine hostage and demanded the release of 234 of their jailed compatriots.
During the the 21-hour hostage standoff, one of the Black Septemberists made his way out onto the apartment's balcony. Associated Press photographer Kurt Strumpf shot this image, the faceless look of terror. In the end, as the terrorists attempted to flee, German snipers tried to take them out. The Palestinians killed the hostages and a policeman.
1666 – Great Fire of London ends: Ten thousand buildings, including Old St Paul’s Cathedral, are destroyed, but only six people are known to have died. 1698 – In an effort to Westernize his nobility, Tsar Peter I of Russia imposes a tax on beards for all men except the clergy and peasantry. 1774 –...
