HISTORY
On this day September 19-25, 2021 (week 38)
September 19, 2021 - September 25, 2021 - Graphics show birthdays and anniversaries for each day of the week. This week features The Arctic Council, the Cannes Film Festival, the Superfortress bomber, the Chinese politician Bo Xilai, the planet Neptune, spying by Soviet diplomats in Britain, and the Beijing Daxing International Airport
Related Graphics
View More
On this day April 28-May 4, 2024 (week 18)
On this day April 21-27, 2024 (week 17)
On this day April 14-20 , 2024 (week 16)
On this day April 7-13 , 2024 (week 15)
On this day in history auto-updating
On this day March 31-Apr 6, 2024 (week 14)
On this day March 24-30, 2024 (week 13)
On this day March 17-23, 2024 (week 12)
On this day March 10-16 2024 (week 11)
On this day February 25 - March 2, 2024 (week 09)
On this day March 3-9, 2024 (week 10)
On this day February 18-24, 2024 (week 08)
On this day February 11-17, 2024 (week 07)
On this day February 4-10, 2024 (week 06)
On this day January 28 - February 3, 2024 (week 05)
On this day January 21-27, 2024 (week 04)
On this day January 14-20, 2024 (week 03)
On this day January 7-13, 2024 (week 02)
On this day December 31 - January 6, 2024 (week 01)
On this day December 24-30, 2023 (week 52)
On this day December 17-23, 2023 (week 51)
On this day December 10-16, 2023 (week 50)
On this day December 3-9, 2023 (week 49)
On this day Nov 26 - Dec 2, 2023 (week 48)
On this day November 19-25, 2023 (week 47)
On this day November 12-18, 2023 (week 46)
On this day Nov 5-11, 2023 (week 45)
On this day Oct 29-Nov 4, 2023 (week 44)
On this day October 22-28, 2023 (week 43)
On this day October 15-21, 2023 (week 42)
September 19, 1996: The Arctic Council, a high-level intergovernmental forum to improve sustainable development and environmental protection in the Arctic, was founded in Canada
September 20, 1946: The Cannes Film Festival was held for the first time. It soon gained an international reputation thanks to the appearance of major stars from around the world
September 21, 1942: The Boeing B-29 bomber made its maiden flight. The plane, known as the Superfortress, carried out the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945
September 22, 2013: Former high-flying Chinese politician Bo Xilai was sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of embezzlement and various abuses of power
September 23, 1846: German astronomer Johann Galle first observed the planet Neptune, alerted by French mathematician Urbain Le Verrier who had predicted its position
September 24, 1971: Britain expelled 90 Soviet diplomats for spying following revelations by a top KGB officer who defected from the Soviet Embassy in London
September 25, 2019: Beijing Daxing International Airport, boasting the world’s biggest single-building airport terminal and nicknamed the “starfish”, was opened in China