World Rabies Day: This day is observed to raise awareness about the impact of rabies on humans and animals, promote the prevention and control of rabies, and highlight progress in eliminating the disease.
International Day for Universal Access to Information: The day aims to raise awareness about the importance of access to information as a fundamental human right, and to promote access to information as a key driver for sustainable development.
International Day of Peace: The day is observed to promote peace, non-violence, and ceasefire among nations and peoples around the world, and to raise awareness about the importance of peaceful conflict resolution.
World Maritime Day: This day is celebrated to raise awareness about the importance of shipping safety, maritime security, and marine environment protection. It also highlights the vital role of shipping in the global economy.
International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons: This day aims to raise awareness about the urgent need for nuclear disarmament, and to promote measures to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons.
551 BC – Confucius, a Chinese philosopher, is believed to have been born.
1066 – William the Conqueror and his army land in England, beginning the Norman Conquest.
1542 – Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo becomes the first European to set foot on what is now California, USA.
1781 – American forces under General Nathanael Greene defeat British forces at the Battle of Eutaw Springs during the American Revolution.
1901 – William McKinley, the 25th President of the United States, dies of his wounds after being shot by an assassin on September 6th.
1918 – World War I: The Battle of the Canal du Nord begins, in which Allied forces, led by Canadian troops, capture a strategic canal in northern France.
1961 – Sierra Leone gains independence from the United Kingdom.
1995 – Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat sign the Interim Agreement on the West Bank and Gaza Strip in Washington, D.C., USA.
2018 – A 7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, triggering a tsunami that kills over 4,000 people and causes widespread damage.
