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9 September 2028
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
2015 - Elizabeth II (pictured) became the longest-reigning monarch of the United Kingdom, surpassing Queen Victoria.Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022
Anniversary
2010 - A natural-gas pipeline in San Bruno, California, exploded and "shot a fireball more than 1,000 feet (300 m) in the air", killing eight people.Gaseous fossil fuel
Anniversary
2001 - Two al-Qaeda attackers assassinated Ahmad Shah Massoud, a pivotal Afghan resistance leader, two days before the September 11 attacks in the United States.Pan-Islamist militant organization
Anniversary
1999 - The first banknotes of the Portrait Series of the Singapore dollar were introduced by the Board of Commissioners of Currency.4th design of Singapore currency notes
Anniversary
1999 - The first banknotes of the Portrait Series of the Singapore dollar were introduced by the Board of Commissioners of Currency.4th design of Singapore currency notes
Historical events
History
2025 - Six people are killed when Israel carries out an airstrike on Doha in a failed attempt to decapitate the Hamas leadership.Country in West Asia
History
2025 - Several Russian drones incur on Polish airspace and are subsequently shot down, marking the first time a NATO member has engaged Russian military assets.Violation of Polish airspace by drones
History
2016 - The government of North Korea conducts its fifth and reportedly biggest nuclear test. World leaders condemn the act, with South Korea calling it "maniacal recklessness".Country in East Asia
History
2015 - Elizabeth II becomes the longest reigning monarch of the United Kingdom.Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022
History
2014 - The album Songs of Innocence by U2 is digitally released at no charge to all customers of the iTunes Music Store, appearing automatically in the "purchased" section of over 500 million users worldwide.2014 studio album by U2
History
2012 - The Indian space agency puts into orbit its heaviest foreign satellite yet, in a streak of 21 consecutive successful PSLV launches.Indian national space and aeronautics agency
History
2012 - A wave of attacks kills more than 100 people and injure 350 others across Iraq.Terrorist attacks by Salafi jihadists
History
2009 - The Dubai Metro, the first urban train network in the Arabian Peninsula, is ceremonially inaugurated.Rapid transit system in Dubai
History
2006 - Space Shuttle Program: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on STS-115 to resume assembling the International Space Station. It is the first ISS assembly mission after the Columbia disaster back in 2003.Space Shuttle orbiter (1985–2011)
History
2001 - Ahmad Shah Massoud, leader of the Northern Alliance, is assassinated in Afghanistan by two al-Qaeda assassins who claimed to be Arab journalists wanting an interview.Afghan military leader (1953–2001)
Notable births
Born
2003 - Luke Hughes, American ice hockey playerAmerican ice hockey player (born 2003)
Born
2001 - Hailey Van Lith, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 2001)
Born
2000 - Ricky Pearsall, American football playerAmerican football player (born 2000)
Born
1998 - Jordan Nwora, Nigerian-American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 1998)
Born
1996 - Gabby Williams, American-French basketball playerAmerican-French basketball player (born 1996)
Born
1994 - Yuliana Korolkova, Russian model and beauty pageant titleholderRussian model
Born
1994 - Clinton Gutherson, Australian rugby league playerAustralian rugby league footballer
Born
1993 - Cameron Cullen, Australian rugby league playerAustralian rugby league footballer
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Mark Norell, American vertebrate paleontologist (born 1957).American paleontogist (1957–2025)
Died
2024 - John Cassaday, American comic book artist and writer (born 1971)American comic book artist and writer (1971–2024)
Died
2024 - James Earl Jones, American actor (born 1931)American actor (1931–2024)
Died
2024 - Caterina Valente, Italian-French singer and dancer (born 1931)Italian-French singer and dancer (1931–2024)
Died
2015 - Annemarie Bostroem, German poet, playwright, and songwriter (born 1922)German poet, playwright, and lyricist
Died
2015 - Einar H. Ingman Jr., American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1929)United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1929–2015)
Died
2015 - K. Kunaratnam, Sri Lankan physicist and academic (born 1934)Sri Lankan Tamil academic
Died
2014 - Montserrat Abelló i Soler, Spanish poet and translator (born 1918)Catalan poet and translator
Sky
Moon phase
Waning Gibbous
72.9% illuminated
Lunar age: 19.9 days
Sun zodiac
Virgo
17.33 degrees
Constellation: Leo
Moon zodiac
Taurus
17.93 degrees
Constellation: Aries
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.