Today: September 11, 2026

On this day: September 11

Events that happened on September 11.

• September 11, 1970: 310 hostages are released by Palestinian plane hijackers at Dawson's Field near Zarqa, Jordan.
• September 11, 1973: Civilian rule ends in Chile after a group of military officers led by General Augusto Pinochet carry out a coup.
• September 11, 1974:
  • 71 people are killed when Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 crashes in Charlotte, North Carolina.
  • The Western TV series "Little House on the Prairie" is aired for the first time.
  
• September 11, 1977: The Atari 2600 games console is released.
• September 11, 1978: Janet Parker becomes the last person to die of smallpox.
• September 11, 1987:
  • "Sledgehammer" by Peter Gabriel wins Video of the Year at the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards.
  • The horror movie Hellraiser (1987) is released.
  
• September 11, 1994: Actress Jessica Tandy passes away at the age of 85.
• September 11, 1997:
  • Scottish devolution referendum: Scotland votes to have its own devolved parliament within the United Kingdom.
  • Boxer Ricky Hatton makes his professional debut.
  
• September 11, 2000:
  • Former NBA player Darryl Strawberry is arrested for driving under the influence of painkillers in Tampa, Florida.
  • British girl group the Sugababes release their debut single "Overload".
  
• September 11, 2001:
  • Rapper Jay-Z releases his album "The Blueprint".
  • September 11 Attacks: 2,996 people are killed in the United States following a series of coordinated terrorist attacks.
  
• September 11, 2003:
  • Making a Murderer: Steven Avery is released from prison after a wrongful conviction.
  • American actor John Ritter dies from an aortic dissection.
  • Cesc Fàbregas joins Arsenal's youth academy.
  • Steam is launched by Valve.
  
• September 11, 2007: The song "No One" is released by Alicia Keys.
• September 11, 2011: One Direction release their debut single "What Makes You Beautiful".
• September 11, 2012: US Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens is killed after the US embassy in Benghazi, Libya, is attacked.
• September 11, 2015: 111 people are killed after a crane collapses onto the Masjid al-Haram mosque in Saudi Arabia.
• September 11, 2016: US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton faints during a 9/11 memorial in New York.
• September 11, 2021: 22-year-old American woman Gabby Petito is declared missing by her family.
• September 11, 2023:
  • WGA strike: The Drew Barrymore Show makes the controversial decision to resume production without writers.
  • Soccer: Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba is provisionally suspended from playing due to an anti-doping offence.