Today in History
1 September
242 births · 96 deaths · 43 events recorded
Notable Births
All 242 ›
An Yu-jin
b. 2003
South Korean singer (born 2003)
Diane Parry
b. 2002
French tennis player (born 2002)
Mikhail Iakovlev
b. 2000
Israeli cyclist (born 2000)
Jung Kook
b. 1997
South Korean singer (born 1997)
Marcos Ambrose
b. 1976
Australian racing driver
Alan Dershowitz
b. 1938
American lawyer and author (born 1938)
Russell Jones (ice hockey)
b. 1926
Australian ice hockey player
Walter Reuther
b. 1907
American labor union leader and progressive activist (1907–1970)
Notable Deaths
All 96 ›
Joe Bugner
d. 2025
British-Australian boxer and actor (1950–2025)
Linda Deutsch
d. 2024
American journalist (1943–2024)
Jimmy Buffett
d. 2023
American singer-songwriter (1946–2023)
Barbara Ehrenreich
d. 2022
American writer and journalist (1941–2022)
Yang Yongsong
d. 2022
Chinese military officer (1919–2022)
Erick Morillo
d. 2020
American DJ (1971–2020)
Randy Weston
d. 2018
American jazz pianist and composer (1926–2018)
Philip, Duke of Orléans
d. 1376
French prince (1336–1375)
On This Day in History
All 43 ›
2008
Iraq War: The United States Armed Forces transfers control of Anbar Province to the Iraqi Armed Forces.
Iraq War
2004
The Beslan school siege begins when armed terrorists take schoolchildren and school staff hostage in North Ossetia, Russia; by the end of the siege, three days later, more than 385 people are dead (including hostages, other civilians, security personnel and terrorists).
Beslan school siege
1985
The wreck of the Titanic is discovered by an American-French expedition led by Robert Ballard and Jean-Louis Michel.
Titanic
1983
Cold War: Korean Air Lines Flight 007 is shot down by a Soviet jet fighter after the commercial aircraft strayed into Soviet airspace, killing all 269 on board, including Congressman Lawrence McDonald.
Cold War
1982
The United States Air Force Space Command is founded.
United States Space Force Combat Forces Command
1981
Central African President David Dacko is ousted from power in a bloodless military coup led by General André Kolingba.
David Dacko
1974
The SR-71 Blackbird sets (and holds) the record for flying from New York to London in the time of one hour, 54 minutes and 56.4 seconds at a speed of 1,435.587 miles per hour (2,310.353 km/h).
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
1973
A 76-hour multinational rescue effort in the Celtic Sea resulted in the Rescue of Roger Mallinson and Roger Chapman.
Celtic Sea