It is frequently the day of the autumnal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere and the day of the vernal equinox in the Southern Hemisphere.
1761 - Coronation of George III and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz King and Queen, respectively, of the Kingdom of Great Britain.
1823 - Joseph Smith, Jr.(founder of the Church of the Latter Day Saints) states he found the Golden plates on this date after being directed by God through the Angel Moroni to the place where they were buried.
1862 - Slavery in the United States: a preliminary version of the Emancipation Proclamation is released.
1896 - Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history.
1908 - The Bulgarian Declaration of Independence is proclaimed.
1941 - World War II: On Jewish New Year Day, the German SS murder 6,000 Jews in Vinnytsya, Ukraine. Those are the survivors of the previous killings that took place a few days earlier in which about 24,000 Jews were executed.
1957 - In Haiti, François Duvalier is elected President.
1960 - The Sudanese Republic is renamed Mali after the withdrawal of Senegal from the Mali Federation.
1980 - Iraq invades Iran.
1991 - The Dead Sea Scrolls are made available to the public for the first time by the Huntington Library.
Famous Birthdays
1515 - Anne of Cleves, fourth wife of Henry VIII of England and as such was Queen of England(not crowned) from 6th January 1540 to 9th July 1540 until the annulment of their marriage.
1829 - Tu Duc, Emperor of Vietnam
1876 - André Tardieu, Prime Minister of France
1908 - Esphyr Slobodkina, children's author
1920 - Eric Baker, activist, co-founded Amnesty International
1956 - Robert Bowlin, musician
1971 - HH Princess Märtha Louise of Norway
1982 - Billie Piper, singer and actress
1987 - Tom Felton, actor
1988 - Bethany Dillon, singer-songwriter and guitarist
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