The Berlin Victory Parade of 1945 is held. he Berlin Victory Parade of 1945 was held by the Allies of World War II on 7…
6 September 1642
The England Parliament bans public stage-plays. The major closing was the banning of theatre at the start of the English Civil War. On September 6,…
5 September 1941
Estonia is occupied by Nazi Germany. Early on the morning of August 24, 1939, the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany signed a 10-year non-aggression pact,…
4 September 1797
Coup of 18 Fructidor in France. The Coup of 18 Fructidor, Year V, was a seizure of power by members of the French Directory on…
3 September 1666
The Royal Exchange burns down in the Great Fire of London. On 2 September 1666, the citizens of London woke to see the skyline above…
2 September 1912
Arthur Eldred is awarded the first Eagle Scout award of the Boy Scouts of America. Arthur Rose Eldred August 16, 1895 – January 4, 1951…
1 September 1914
The last known passenger pigeon, Martha, dies in the Cincinnati Zoo. Martha 1885 – September 1, 1914 was the last known living passenger pigeon; she was named…
31 August 1888
Jack the Ripper’s first confirmed victim, Mary Ann Nichols is murdered. On 31 August 1888, the body of a homeless women, brutally murdered and mutilated,…
30 August 1574
Guru Ram Das becomes the Fourth Sikh Guru/Master. As a Guru, one of his main contributions to Sikhism was organizing the structure of Sikh society….
29 August 1484
Pope Innocent VIII succeeds Pope Sixtus IV. Pope Innocent VIII Latin: Innocentius VIII; 1432 – 25 July 1492, born Giovanni Battista Cybo, was Pope from…