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11 September 2024
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2025 - Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years in prison for his involvement in a coup plot.President of Brazil from 2019 to 2023
Anniversary
2012 - The American consulate and CIA annex in Libya were attacked by a heavily armed group, resulting in the deaths of U.S. ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three others.U.S. intelligence and covert action agency
Anniversary
2001 - al-Qaeda hijacked four passenger airliners to carry out a series of terrorist attacks (one pictured) against targets in New York City and the area of Washington, D.C., killing 2,977 people.Pan-Islamist militant organization
Anniversary
1995 - Mir EO-19, the first expedition to the Russian space station Mir launched on an American Space Shuttle, returned to Earth after approximately 75 days in space.Nineteenth expedition to Mir space station
Anniversary
1992 - Hurricane Iniki, the most powerful hurricane on record to strike the Hawaiian Islands, passed directly over the island of Kauai, killing six people and causing around US$1.8 billion dollars in damage.Category 4 Pacific hurricane in 1992
Historical events
History
2025 - Progress MS-32 is launched to resupply the International Space Station. It is the 300th spacecraft launched to the ISS.2025 Russian resupply spaceflight to the ISS
History
2024 - Hurricane Francine impacts the Gulf of Mexico, as a Category 2 hurricane.Category 2 Atlantic hurricane in 2024
History
2024 - Soyuz MS-26 is launched to the International Space Station, setting a record of 19 people in orbit at the same time.2024 Russian crewed spaceflight to the ISS
History
2023 - The Libyan city of Derna experiences catastrophic floods after Storm Daniel causes two dams to collapse, killing thousands of people.Port city in Derna District, Libya
History
2015 - A crane collapses onto the Masjid al-Haram mosque in Saudi Arabia, killing 111 people and injuring 394 others.2015 structural failure in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
History
2012 - A total of 315 people are killed in two garment factory fires in Pakistan.2012 industrial disasters in Karachi and Lahore, Pakistan
History
2012 - The U.S. embassy in Benghazi, Libya is attacked, resulting in four deaths.City in Cyrenaica, Libya
History
2011 - A dedication ceremony is held at the United States National September 11 Memorial on the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks in New York City, and the memorial opens to family members.Memorial and museum in New York City
History
2008 - A major Channel Tunnel fire breaks out on a freight train, resulting in the closure of part of the tunnel for six months.Non-fatal train fire
History
2007 - Russia tests the largest conventional weapon ever, the Father of All Bombs.Weapons whose ability to damage comes from the explosive or incendiary release of energy
Notable births
Born
2001 - Joseph Fahnbulleh, Liberian-American sprinterLiberian-American sprinter (born 2001)
Born
2001 - Nicholas Robertson, American ice hockey playerAmerican ice hockey player (born 2001)
Born
2000 - Leandro Bolmaro, Argentine-Italian basketball playerArgentine-Italian basketball player (born 2000)
Born
2000 - Zay Flowers, American football playerAmerican football player (born 2000)
Born
1996 - Ross Colton, American professional ice hockey playerAmerican ice hockey player (born 1996)
Born
1994 - Teuvo Teräväinen, Finnish ice hockey playerFinnish ice hockey player (born 1994)
Notable deaths
Died
2026 - Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner, Norwegian princess (born 1932)Norwegian princess (1932–2026)
Died
2025 - John D. Petersen, American chemist, educator, and academic administrator (born 1947)American chemist, educator and academic administrator (1947–2025)
Died
2024 - Alberto Fujimori, Peruvian politician, professor, and engineer, President of Peru (born 1938)President of Peru from 1990 to 2000
Died
2024 - Chad McQueen, American actor and race car driver (born 1960)American actor and race car driver (1960–2024)
Died
2024 - Joe Schmidt, American football player and coach (born 1932)American football player and coach (1932–2024)
Died
2022 - Javier Marías, Spanish novelist, journalist and translator (born 1951)Spanish novelist, translator, and columnist (1951–2022)
Died
2022 - John W. O'Malley, American academic, Catholic historian, and Jesuit priest (born 1927)American academic, Catholic historian, and Jesuit priest (1927–2022)
Sky
Moon phase
First Quarter
55.6% illuminated
Lunar age: 7.9 days
Sun zodiac
Virgo
19.24 degrees
Constellation: Leo
Moon zodiac
Sagittarius
22.14 degrees
Constellation: Ophiuchus
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.