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On September 11, 9: The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends: The Roman Empire suffers the greatest defeat of its history and the Rhine is established as the border between the Empire and the so-called barbarians for the next four hundred years.

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The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends: The Roman Empire suffers the greatest defeat of its history and the Rhine is established as the border between the Empire and the so-called barbarians for the next four hundred years.

The 0s began on January 1, AD 1 and ended on December 31, AD 9, covering the first nine years of the Common Era.

People

Born on September 11

Joseph Fahnbulleh 2001– Liberian-American sprinter (born 2001)
Nicholas Robertson 2001– American ice hockey player (born 2001)
Leandro Bolmaro 2000– Argentine-Italian basketball player (born 2000)
Zay Flowers 2000– American football player (born 2000)
Harmony Tan 1997– French tennis player (born 1997)
Ross Colton 1996– American ice hockey player (born 1996)
Teuvo Teräväinen 1994– Finnish ice hockey player (born 1994)
Farrah Moan 1993– American drag queen and entertainer
Jonathan Adams 1992– British Paralympic shot putter
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Jordan Ayew 1991– Ghanaian footballer (born 1991)
Kygo 1991– Norwegian record producer (born 1991)
Jo Inge Berget 1990– Norwegian footballer (born 1990)
Michael J. Willett 1989– American actor
Robert Acquafresca 1987– Italian footballer (born 1987)
Elizabeth Henstridge 1987– English actress, model and director
Tyler Hoechlin 1987– American actor (born 1987)
Chiliboy Ralepelle 1986– South African rugby union player (born 1986)
LaToya Sanders 1986– American-Turkish basketball player (born 1986)

People

Died on September 11

John D. Petersen American chemist, educator and academic administrator (1947–2025)
Kenneth Cope British actor (1931–2024)
Alberto Fujimori President of Peru from 1990 to 2000
Chad McQueen American actor and race car driver (1960–2024)
Joe Schmidt American football player and coach (1932–2024)
Javier Marías Spanish novelist, translator, and columnist (1951–2022)
John W. O'Malley American academic, Catholic historian, and Jesuit priest (1927–2022)
Joyce Reynolds British classicist (1918–2022)
Abimael Guzmán Peruvian Maoist terrorist leader (1934–2021)
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Toots Hibbert Jamaican musician (1942–2020)
Swami Agnivesh Indian Marxist social activist and politician (1939–2020)
B. J. Habibie President of Indonesia from 1998 to 1999
Alexis Arquette American actress (1969–2016)
Bob Crewe American singer-songwriter and record producer (1930–2014)
Antoine Duhamel French composer (1925–2014)
Donald Sinden English actor (1923–2014)
Francisco Chavez Filipino lawyer and former Solicitor General
Albert Jacquard French biologist (1925–2013)

Timeline

Every September 11 on record

  1. 9 The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends: The Roman Empire suffers the greatest defeat of its history and the Rhine is established as the border between the Empire and the so-called barbarians for the next four hundred years.

    First 9 years of the Common Era

    The 0s began on January 1, AD 1 and ended on December 31, AD 9, covering the first nine years of the Common Era.

  2. 1185 Isaac II Angelos kills Stephen Hagiochristophorites and then appeals to the people, resulting in the revolt that deposes Andronikos I Komnenos and places Isaac on the throne of the Byzantine Empire.

    Byzantine emperor (1185–1195; 1203–1204)

    Isaac II Angelos or Angelus was Byzantine Emperor from 1185 to 1195, and co-Emperor with his son Alexios IV Angelos from 1203 to 1204. In an 1185 revolt against the Emperor Andronikos Komnenos, Isaac seized power and rose to the Byzantine throne, establishing the Angelos family as the new imperial dynasty.

  3. 1275 An earthquake occurred in the south of Great Britain, notably causing multiple fatalities as well as destroying St Michael's Church on Glastonbury Tor.

    Strong medieval seismic event

    On 11 September 1275, an earthquake struck the south of Great Britain. The epicentre is unknown, although it may have been in the Portsmouth/Chichester area on the south coast of England or in Glamorgan, Wales. The earthquake is known for causing the destruction of St Michael's Church on Glastonbury Tor in Somerset.

  4. 1297 Battle of Stirling Bridge: Scots jointly led by William Wallace and Andrew Moray defeat the English.

    Battle of the First War of Scottish Independence

    The Battle of Stirling Bridge was fought during the First War of Scottish Independence. On 11 September 1297, the forces of Andrew Moray and William Wallace defeated the combined English forces of John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey, and Hugh de Cressingham near Stirling, on the River Forth.

  5. 1390 Lithuanian Civil War (1389–1392): The Teutonic Knights begin a five-week siege of Vilnius.

    Part of Vytautas–Jogaila power struggle

    The Lithuanian Civil War of 1389–1392 was the second civil conflict between Jogaila, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, and his cousin Vytautas. At issue was control of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, then the largest state in Europe. Jogaila had been crowned King of Poland in 1386; he installed his brother Skirgaila as ruler of Lithuania.

  6. 1541 Santiago, Chile, is attacked by indigenous warriors, led by Michimalonco, to free eight indigenous chiefs held captive by the Spaniards.
  7. 1565 Ottoman forces retreat from Malta ending the Great Siege of Malta.
  8. 1609 Henry Hudson arrives on Manhattan Island and meets the indigenous people living there.
  9. 1649 Siege of Drogheda ends: Oliver Cromwell's Parliamentarian troops take the town and execute its garrison.
  10. 1683 Coalition forces, including the famous winged Hussars, led by Polish King John III Sobieski lift the siege laid by Ottoman forces ahead of the Battle of Vienna.
  11. 1697 Battle of Zenta: a major engagement in the Great Turkish War (1683–1699) and one of the most decisive defeats in Ottoman history.
  12. 1708 Charles XII of Sweden stops his march to conquer Moscow outside Smolensk, marking the turning point in the Great Northern War. The army is defeated nine months later in the Battle of Poltava, and the Swedish Empire ceases to be a major power.
  13. 1709 Battle of Malplaquet: Great Britain, Netherlands, and Austria fight against France.
  14. 1714 Siege of Barcelona: Barcelona, capital city of the Principality of Catalonia, surrenders to Spanish and French Bourbon armies in the War of the Catalans, the last phase of the War of the Spanish Succession.
  15. 1758 Battle of Saint Cast: France repels British invasion during the Seven Years' War.
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  1. 1775 Benedict Arnold's expedition to Quebec leaves Cambridge, Massachusetts.
  2. 1776 British–American peace conference on Staten Island fails to stop nascent American Revolutionary War.
  3. 1777 American Revolutionary War: Battle of Brandywine: The British celebrate a major victory in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
  4. 1780 American Revolutionary War: Sugarloaf massacre: A small detachment of militia from Northampton County, Pennsylvania, are attacked by Native Americans and Loyalists near Little Nescopeck Creek.
  5. 1786 The beginning of the Annapolis Convention.
  6. 1789 Alexander Hamilton is appointed the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.
  7. 1792 The Hope Diamond is stolen along with other French crown jewels when six men break into the house where they are stored.
  8. 1800 The Maltese National Congress Battalions are disbanded by British Civil Commissioner Alexander Ball.
  9. 1802 France annexes the Kingdom of Piedmont.
  10. 1803 The Battle of Delhi, during the Second Anglo-Maratha War, between British troops under General Lake, and Marathas of Scindia's army under General Louis Bourquin ends in a British victory.
  11. 1813 War of 1812: British troops arrive in Mount Vernon and prepare to march to and invade Washington, D.C.
  12. 1814 War of 1812: The climax of the Battle of Plattsburgh, a major United States victory in the war.
  13. 1829 An expedition led by Isidro Barradas at Tampico, sent by the Spanish crown to retake Mexico, surrenders at the Battle of Tampico, marking the effective end of Spain's resistance to Mexico's campaign for independence.
  14. 1836 The Riograndense Republic is proclaimed by rebels after defeating Empire of Brazil's troops in the Battle of Seival, during the Ragamuffin War.
  15. 1851 Christiana Resistance: Escaped slaves led by William Parker fight off and kill a slave owner who, with a federal marshal and an armed party, sought to seize three of his former slaves in Christiana, Pennsylvania, thereby creating a cause célèbre between slavery proponents and abolitionists.

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