Mexican diplomat and Nobel Peace Prize winner Alfonso García Robles died September 2, 1991. “Mankind is confronted with a choice: we must halt the arms race and proceed to disarmament or […]
Today is the The Feast of Saint Marinus and the Republic in San Marino! September 3, 301 is the traditional day set for the creation of the Republic of San Marino. […]
Believe it or not, September 4th is Toothfish Day - a national holiday on the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. The day marks the end of toothfish fishing […]
After 10 years of construction, the Gotthard Road Tunnel opened for traffic September 5, 1980. The passage through the Swiss mountains covers 16.9 kilometres and connects Göschenen in the canton […]
On September 6, 1962, archaeologist Peter Marsden uncovered the first Blackfriars Ship one of northern Europe's earliest preserved seagoing ships. In 1962 I unexpectedly discovered in London the oldest seagoing […]
On September 7, 2011 the hockey world was rocked by the loss of nearly all members of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl hockey team from the Russian Kontinental Hockey League. YAK-Service Flight […]
September 8th is International Literacy Day. Literacy is a fundamental human right for all. International Literacy Day | UNESCO Reading is powerful and terrifies authoritarian governments. That's why they keep […]
Chōyō no Sekku, the Chrysanthemum Festival, is celebrated today in Japan. This ancient festival dates back to the Heian period (794-1185), and was introduced from China. Chrysanthemum Issued by Japan […]
One of the world's great marathon runners and early Paralympian Abebe Bikila, won his first gold medal at the Rome Summer Olympics on September 10, 1960. The Ethiopian hero set […]
Author, journalist and passionate fisherman Juhani Aho was born September 11, 1861 in Lapinlahti, Finland. Aho, Finland's first professional writer, enjoyed a career that spanned 40 years and many literary […]
On September 12, 1910, Gustav Mahler premiered his Symphony No. 8 in Munich, Germany. “When working, he didn’t even bow. For a couple of seconds, we saw the light reflecting […]
German pianist and composer Clara Schumann was born September 13, 1819 in Leipzig. “The practice of art is a large part of my self, it is the air I breathe”. […]