On this day: 1 September

Selected events and births on 1 September, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1604 – The Guru Granth Sahib (folio depicted), the religious text of Sikhism, was installed in the Golden Temple in Amritsar. Read more: Guru Granth Sahib Sikhism Golden Temple
• 1610 – Claudio Monteverdi's Vespro della Beata Vergine (page pictured) was first printed in Venice, dedicated to Pope Paul V. Read more: Vespro della Beata Vergine Pope Paul V
• 1804 – German astronomer Karl Ludwig Harding discovered one of the largest main-belt asteroids, naming it Juno after the Roman goddess. Read more: Karl Ludwig Harding Asteroid belt 3 Juno
• 1859 – A powerful solar flare caused a coronal mass ejection that struck Earth a few hours later, generating the most intense geomagnetic storm ever recorded and causing bright aurorae visible in the middle latitudes. Read more: Carrington Event Coronal mass ejection Geomagnetic storm
• 1902 – The first science fiction film, titled A Trip to the Moon and based on From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne, was released in France. Read more: Science fiction film A Trip to the Moon From the Earth to the Moon
• 1911 – Construction began on the Saline Valley salt tram, which during its operation was the steepest tram in the United States. Read more: Saline Valley salt tram
• 1952 – Ernest Hemingway's novel The Old Man and the Sea, which later won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, was first published. Read more: Ernest Hemingway The Old Man and the Sea Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
• 1967 – At an Arab League summit, eight nations issued the Khartoum Resolution, declaring that there would be "no peace with Israel, no recognition of Israel, [and] no negotiations with it". Read more: 1967 Arab League summit Khartoum Resolution
• 1973 – A 76-hour multinational rescue effort off the coast of Ireland resulted in the deepest sub rescue in history. Read more: Rescue of Roger Mallinson and Roger Chapman
• 2000 – Speakers' Corner, a free speech area in Hong Lim Park in Singapore, was launched. Read more: Speakers' Corner, Singapore Freedom of speech Hong Lim Park

Born on this day

• 1940 – Annie Ernaux, French author, Nobel Prize laureate Read more: Annie Ernaux Nobel Prize in Literature
• 1950 – Mikhail Fradkov, Russian politician, 36th Prime Minister of Russia Read more: Mikhail Fradkov Prime Minister of Russia
• 1956 – Bernie Wagenblast, transportation journalist, founder of Transportation Communications Newsletter Read more: Bernie Wagenblast Transportation Communications Newsletter
• 1957 – Alexandra Aikhenvald, Australian linguist[better source needed] Read more: Alexandra Aikhenvald Wikipedia:Verifiability
• 1961 – Jeremy Farrar, British academic and educator; director of the Wellcome Trust Read more: Jeremy Farrar Wellcome Trust
• 1974 – Yutaka Yamamoto, Japanese director and producer, founder of Ordet Animation Studio Read more: Yutaka Yamamoto Ordet (studio)
• 1999 – Cam Reddish, American basketball player Read more: Cam Reddish
• 2000 – Mikhail Iakovlev, Israeli Olympic cyclist Read more: Mikhail Iakovlev
• 2000 – Pratika Rawal, Indian cricketer Read more: Pratika Rawal
• 2002 – Diane Parry, French tennis player Read more: Diane Parry
• 2002 – Illia Zabarnyi, Ukrainian footballer Read more: Illia Zabarnyi
• 2003 – An Yu-jin, South Korean singer and actress Read more: An Yu-jin

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / September 1 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.