Abbey Road, the last recorded album by the Beatles, is released.
24 September 2015
At least 1,100 people are killed and another 934 wounded after a stampede during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia.
23 September 1459
The Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Wars of the Roses, is won by the Yorkists
22 September 1979
A bright flash, resembling the detonation of a nuclear weapon, is observed near the Prince Edward Islands. Its cause is never determined.
20 September 2000
The United Kingdom’s MI6 Secret Intelligence Service building is attacked by individuals using a Russian-built RPG-22 anti-tank missile.
19 September 1991
Ötzi the Iceman is discovered in the Alps on the border between Italy and Austria.