September 11 historical events
9 — Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, also called the Varian Disaster (Latin: Clades Variana) by Roman historians, was a major battle fought between an alliance of Germanic peoples and the Roman Empire between 8 and 11 September 9 CE, possibly near modern Kalkriese. Fighting began with an ambush by the Germanic alliance on three Roman legions being led by Publius Quinctilius Varus and their auxiliaries; the alliance was led by Arminius, a Germanic chieftain and officer of Varus's auxilia.
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1297 — Battle of Stirling Bridge
The Battle of Stirling Bridge was a battle of 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.
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1697 — Battle of Zenta
The Battle of Zenta or Battle of Senta, fought on 11 September 1697 just south of Zenta (Serbian: Senta; then part of the Ottoman Empire; today in Serbia), on the east side of the Tisa river, was a major engagement in the Great Turkish War (1683–1699) and one of the most decisive defeats in Ottoman history. In a surprise attack, Habsburg Imperial forces routed the Ottoman army which was crossing the river. At the cost of a few hundred losses, the Habsburg forces inflicted thousands of casualties on the Ottomans, dispersed the remainder and captured the Ottoman treasure.
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1777 — Battle of Brandywine
The Battle of Brandywine, also known as the Battle of Brandywine Creek, was fought between the American army of General George Washington and the British army of General Sir William Howe on September 11, 1777. The British Army defeated the American Army and forced them to withdraw toward the American capital of Philadelphia. The engagement occurred near Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania during Howe's campaign to take Philadelphia, part of the American Revolutionary War. More troops fought at Brandywine than any other battle of the American Revolution. It was also the longest single-day battle of the war, with continuous fighting for 11 hours.
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1779 — Action of 11 September 1779
The Action of 11 September 1779 was a minor naval engagement that took place off Charles Town in the War of the American Independence between the French Navy and the Royal Navy. The battle ended with the capture of the British post ship Ariel by Amazone. On 11 September 1779, whilst the Ariel was cruising off Charles Town under Captain Thomas Mackenzie, she sighted a strange sail and approached to investigate, unaware that a French fleet under the Admiral comte d'Estaing had entered the theatre from the West Indies.
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1786 — Annapolis Convention (1786)
The Annapolis Convention, formally titled as a Meeting of Commissioners to Remedy Defects of the Federal Government was a national political convention held September 11–14, 1786 at Mann's Tavern in Annapolis, Maryland, in which twelve delegates from five states–New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Virginia–gathered to discuss and develop a consensus about reversing the protectionist trade barriers that each state had erected. At the time, under the Articles of Confederation, each state was largely independent from the others and the national government had no authority to regulate trade between and among the states.
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1800 — National Congress Battalions
The National Congress Battalions (Italian: Battaglioni del Congresso Nazionale, Maltese: Battaljuni tal-Kungress Nazzjonali), also known as the Truppe di Campagna, was an irregular military set up in Malta just after the Maltese rebellion against French rule in September 1798. It existed for two years before being disbanded on 11 September 1800. The battalions were also referred to as the Maltese Army or the Maltese insurgents.
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1819 — 1819 French legislative election
Partial legislative elections were held in France on 11 September 1819, during the Second Restoration, to choose delegates to the French Chamber of Deputies. It was the third of three elections (the others coming in 1817 and 1818) under a new law that called for legislative elections to be held annually in one-fifth of the nation's departments. For the third straight election, the Liberals made a strong showing, winning 37 seats.
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1826 — 1826 Maine gubernatorial election
The 1826 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 11, 1826. Incumbent Democratic-Republican Governor Albion Parris did not run for re-election. Democratic-Republican candidate Enoch Lincoln won election virtually unopposed.
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1837 — 1837 Maine gubernatorial election
The 1837 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 11, 1837. Incumbent Democratic Governor Robert P. Dunlap did not run for re-election. Whig candidate Edward Kent defeated Democratic candidate Gorham Parks.
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1843 — 1843 Maine gubernatorial election
The 1843 Maine gubernatorial election was held on September 11, 1843, in order to elect the Governor of Maine. Democratic nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Hugh J. Anderson defeated his primary opponent Whig nominee and former U.S. Representative Edward Robinson. Minor candidates also included Liberty Party nominee and former member of the Maine House of Representatives James Appleton and incumbent governor Edward Kavanagh.
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1848 — 1848 Maine gubernatorial election
The 1848 Maine gubernatorial election, was held on September 11, 1848, in the state of Maine to elect the state's next governor. The incumbent Democrat John W. Dana was re-elected to a third term, defeating Whig candidate Elijah Hamlin and Liberty Party candidate Samuel Fessenden. Maine law at the time required that in order to win the election a candidate must receive a majority of the votes.
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1851 — Christiana Riot
The Christiana Resistance, also known as Christiana incident, or Christiana riot, was the successful armed resistance by free Black people and escaped slaves to a raid led by a federal marshal to recover four escaped slaves owned by Edward Gorsuch of Maryland. The raid took place in the early morning of September 11, 1851, at the house in Christiana, Pennsylvania, of William Parker, himself an escaped slave.
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1852 — Revolution of 11 September 1852
The Revolution of 11 September 1852 was a conflict between the Province of Buenos Aires and the government of Justo José de Urquiza after the latter triumphed over Juan Manuel de Rosas at the Battle of Caseros. A period known as "National Organization" was initiated after the Battle of Caseros. Every political faction agreed on authorizing a national Constitution.
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1854 — 1854 Maine gubernatorial election
The 1854 Maine gubernatorial election was held on September 11, 1854, in order to elect the Governor of Maine. Know Nothing nominee Anson Morrill defeated Democratic nominee and former Governor Albion Parris, Whig nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 4th district Isaac Reed and Liberty Party nominee and former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 4th district Shepard Cary.
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1857 — Mountain Meadows massacre
The Mountain Meadows massacre was a series of attacks on the Baker–Fancher emigrant wagon train, at Mountain Meadows in southern Utah. The attacks began on September 7 and culminated on September 11, 1857, resulting in the mass slaughter of the emigrant party by members of the Utah Territorial Militia from the Iron County district, together with some Paiute Native Americans. The militia, officially called the Nauvoo Legion, was composed of southern Utah's Mormon settlers (members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or the LDS Church).
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1861 — Battle of Lewinsville
The Battle of Lewinsville was an engagement fought between a Confederate States Army force of 400 to 500 men and the United States Army units numbering about 1,800 men near Lewinsville, Virginia in Fairfax County, Virginia, on September 11, 1861. The Union reconnaissance in force led to the engagement, part of the operations of Major General General McClellan in the last half of 1861 in northern Virginia.
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1864 — 1864 Portuguese legislative election
Parliamentary elections were held in Portugal on 11 September 1864.
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1865 — 1865 Maine gubernatorial election
The 1865 Maine gubernatorial election was held on September 11, 1865, in order to elect the governor of Maine. Incumbent National Union governor Samuel Cony won re-election against Democratic nominee and former Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court Joseph Howard in a rematch of the previous election.
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1871 — 1871 Maine gubernatorial election
The 1871 Maine gubernatorial election was held on September 11, 1871. Incumbent Republican governor Sidney Perham defeated the Democratic candidate Charles P. Kimball.
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1876 — 1876 Maine gubernatorial election
The 1876 Maine gubernatorial election was held on September 11, 1876. Incumbent Republican governor Seldon Connor defeated Democratic nominee John C. Talbot.
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1882 — 1882 Maine gubernatorial election
The 1882 Maine gubernatorial election was held on September 11, 1882, in order to elect the governor of Maine. Republican nominee and former member of the Maine Senate Frederick Robie defeated incumbent Democratic governor Harris M. Plaisted, Greenback nominee and former member of the Maine House of Representatives Solon Chase, Prohibition nominee William T. Eustis and Independent Republican candidate and former president of the Maine Senate Warren H.
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1890 — 1890 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming
There were two United States House of Representatives elections in Wyoming in 1890, both held on September 11, 1890. The first was for the 51st United States Congress, with a term expiring on March 4, 1891; this election was necessary due to Wyoming's admittance to the Union as the 44th state earlier in 1890. The second election was for the full term in the 52nd United States Congress beginning on March 4, 1891.
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1890 — 1890 Wyoming gubernatorial election
The 1890 Wyoming gubernatorial election was held on September 11, 1890, as the first gubernatorial election for the newly admitted state of Wyoming. Incumbent Territorial Governor Francis E. Warren ran for re-election as the Republican nominee against former Territorial Governor George W. Baxter, the Democratic nominee. Warren defeated Baxter by a decisive margin and became the first popularly elected Governor of Wyoming.
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1904 — 1902 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final
The 1902 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 15th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1902 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match was held at the Cork Athletic Grounds, on 11 September 1904 between London, represented by club side Brian Boru, and Cork, represented by club side from Dungourney.
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1905 — Ninth Avenue derailment
The Ninth Avenue derailment, on the Ninth Avenue Elevated in Manhattan on September 11, 1905, was the worst accident on the New York City elevated railways, resulting in 13 deaths and 48 serious injuries.
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1916 — 1916 United States Senate election in Maine
The 1916 United States Senate election in Maine was held on September 11, 1916. Incumbent Democratic Senator Charles F. Johnson ran for re-election to a second term in office, but was defeated by Republican Frederick Hale, the son of Johnson's predecessor Eugene Hale.
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1916 — 1916 Maine gubernatorial election
The 1916 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 11, 1916. Incumbent Democratic Governor Oakley C. Curtis was defeated for re-election by Republican candidate Carl Milliken.
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1922 — 1922 United States Senate election in Maine
The 1922 United States Senate election in Maine was held on September 11, 1922, to elect a United States senator from Maine. Incumbent Senator Frederick Hale was re-elected to a second term. Incumbent Republican Senator Frederick Hale was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Democratic former Governor Oakley Curtis.
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1922 — 1922 Maine gubernatorial election
The 1922 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 11, 1922. Incumbent Republican Governor Percival P. Baxter succeeded to the Governorship in 1921 when his predecessor Frederic Hale Parkhurst died just 26 days into his term. Baxter was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Democratic candidate William Robinson Pattangall.
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1939 — Battle of Jarosław
The Battle of Jarosław (known as the Defence of Jarosław in Polish sources) took place between September 10 and September 11, 1939, in the city of Jarosław on the San River. During the battle the Polish forces of General Stanisław Maczek successfully held the river crossings in the town for two days against the Nazi German Wehrmacht, which was enough time for the Polish 10th Motorized Cavalry Brigade to cross the river and retreat further eastwards.
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1944 — Maine gubernatorial election, 1944
The 1944 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 11, 1944. Incumbent Republican Governor Sumner Sewall, was term limited and could not seek re-election. Republican Maine Senate President Horace A. Hildreth faced off against Democrat Paul J. Jullien, and defeated him in one of the most lopsided elections in Maine history.
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1950 — Maine gubernatorial election, 1950
The 1950 Maine gubernatorial election took place on September 11, 1950. Incumbent Republican Governor Frederick G. Payne was seeking a second term, and faced off against Democratic challenger Earle S. Grant. Payne went on to win re-election by a wide margin.
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1961 — Norwegian parliamentary election, 1961
Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 11 September 1961. The result was a victory for the Labour Party, which won 74 of the 150 seats in the Storting. Although it lost its absolute majority, the Labour Party was able to continue in government.
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1965 — Battle of Burki
The Battle of Burki (Barki) was a battle fought by Indian infantry and Pakistani armor in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. Barki is a village that lies south-east of Lahore near the border with Punjab, India. and is connected with Lahore by the Bridge of Ichogil canal. During the fighting, the relative strengths of the two sides were fairly even and Indian infantry clashed with Pakistani forces that were entrenched in pillboxes, dug-outs and slit trenches that had been carved into the canal banks. The Pakistanis were supported with a large number of tanks, supported by fighter jets.
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1966 — Cambodian general election, 1966
General elections were held in Cambodia on 11 September 1966. Sangkum was the only party to contest the election, and won all 82 seats.
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1968 — Air France Flight 1611
Air France Flight 1611 (AF1611) was a Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III en route from Ajaccio, on the island of Corsica, to Nice, mainland France, on 11 September 1968 when it crashed into the Mediterranean Sea off Nice, killing all 95 on board. According to the official report, the crash was non-survivable. The Ajaccio–Nice Caravelle crash is the deadliest aviation incident in the Mediterranean Sea to date.
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1969 — 1969 Afghan parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Afghanistan between August 29 and September 11, 1969. They were the second elections after the introduction of the 1964 constitution, with 2,030 candidates standing for the 216 seats of the House of the People and for one-third of the House of Elders. The single-member plurality electoral system was used.
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1973 — 1973 Chilean coup d'état
The 1973 Chilean coup d'état (Spanish: Golpe de Estado en Chile de 1973) was a military overthrow of the socialist president of Chile Salvador Allende and his Popular Unity coalition government. Allende, who was the first Marxist to be democratically elected president in a Latin American liberal democracy, faced significant social unrest and political tension with the opposition-controlled National Congress of Chile. On 11 September 1973, a group of military officers, led by General Augusto Pinochet, seized power in a coup, ending civilian rule.
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1974 — Eastern Air Lines Flight 212
Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from Charleston Municipal Airport, South Carolina to Chicago O'Hare, Illinois, with an intermediate stop in Charlotte, North Carolina. On September 11, 1974, the aircraft operating the flight, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9, crashed during approach to Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina, killing 72 of the 82 people on board.
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1980 — Chilean Constitution of 1980
The Political Constitution of the Republic of Chile of 1980 (Spanish: Constitución Política de la República de Chile) is the fundamental law currently in force in Chile. It was drafted under the military dictatorship headed by Augusto Pinochet, approved in a disputed plebiscite on September 11, 1980, and formally promulgated on October 21, 1980, with an original text of 120 articles and 29 transitory provisions.
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1985 — Moimenta-Alcafache train crash
The Moimenta-Alcafache train crash (Portuguese pronunciation: [mojˈmẽ.tɐ ˌaɫ.kɐˈfa.ʃɨ]) occurred on September 11, 1985, in Mangualde, Portugal, in the Portuguese Linha da Beira Alta. It killed about 150 people, making it the worst rail disaster in Portuguese history.
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1989 — Norwegian parliamentary election, 1989
Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 10 and 11 September 1989. The Labour Party remained the largest party in the Storting, winning 63 of the 165 seats. The non-socialist parties gained a majority, and Jan P. Syse became prime minister of a coalition minority cabinet consisting of the Conservative Party, the Christian Democratic Party, and the Centre Party. This cabinet was disbanded a year later after the Center Party broke with the Conservatives due to the Norwegian EU membership issue. Thus the Labour Party was again in government at the 1993 election four years later.
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1991 — Continental Express Flight 2574
Continental Express Flight 2574 was a scheduled domestic passenger airline flight operated by Britt Airways from Laredo International Airport in Laredo, Texas to Houston Intercontinental Airport (IAH) (now called George Bush Intercontinental Airport) in Houston, Texas. On September 11, 1991, the Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia turboprop, registered N33701, crashed while initiating its landing sequence, killing all 14 people on board.
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1992 — 1992 Arab Cup final
The 1992 Arab Cup final was a football match that took place on 11 September 1992, at the Al-Hamadaniah Stadium in Aleppo, Syria, to determine the winner of the 1992 Arab Cup and simultaneously the gold medal of 1992 Arab Games. Egypt defeated Saudi Arabia 3–2 to win their first Arab Cup and their third gold medal at the Arab Games.
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1994 — 1994 Saxony state election
The 1994 Saxony state election was held on 11 September 1994 to elect the members of the 2nd Landtag of Saxony. The incumbent Christian Democratic Union (CDU) government led by Minister-President Kurt Biedenkopf retained its majority and continued in office.
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1994 — 1994 Brandenburg state election
The 1994 Brandenburg state election was held on 11 September 1994 to elect the members of the 2nd Landtag of Brandenburg. The incumbent government was a traffic light coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), Free Democratic Party (FDP) and The Greens, led by Minister-President Manfred Stolpe. The SPD achieved a 16 percent swing in its favour and won an absolute majority with 54% of the vote, while both of its coalition partners lost their seats.
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1997 — Scottish devolution referendum, 1997
The Scottish devolution referendum of 1997 was a pre-legislative referendum held in Scotland on 11 September 1997 over whether there was support for the creation of a Scottish Parliament with devolved powers, and whether the Parliament should have tax-varying powers. The result was 'Yes-Yes': a majority voted in favour of both proposals. The referendum was a Labour manifesto commitment and was held just four months after the 1997 election in which Tony Blair was swept into office as Prime Minister in a landside victory.
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1999 — 1996–2001 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly by-elections
By-elections to Natham and Thiruvattar constituencies were held in Tamil Nadu, India, on 5 and 11 September 1999 respectively. Elections for three state assembly constituencies, Nellikuppam, Tiruchirappalli - II and Arantangi were held on 17 February 2000. In the first phase, TMC lost a seat to AIADMK and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) lost a seat to Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI (M)).
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1999 — 56th Venice International Film Festival
The 56th annual Venice International Film Festival was held between 1 and 11 September 1999. Stanley Kubrick's final film Eyes Wide Shut was the festival's opening film. Yugoslavian filmmaker Emir Kusturica was the Jury President for the main competition. The Golden Lion was awarded to Not One Less directed by Zhang Yimou.
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2005 — Japanese general election, 2005
For a breakdown of the results by block district with maps, see Results of Japan general election, 2005 A general election in Japan was held on 11 September 2005 for all 480 seats of the House of Representatives of Japan, the lower house of the Diet of Japan, almost two years before the end of the term taken from the last election in 2003. Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi called the election after bills to privatize Japan Post were voted down in the upper house (which cannot be dissolved), despite strong opposition within his own Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) (LDP).
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2010 — Glory By Honor IX
Glory By Honor IX was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Ring of Honor (ROH), which was only available online. It took place on September 11, 2010, at the Manhattan Center in New York City. This was the ninth event entitled Glory By Honor produced by ROH, but was the first broadcast live online.
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2011 — No Surrender (2011)
No Surrender (2011) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) that took place on September 11, 2011 at the Impact Wrestling Zone in Orlando, Florida. It was the seventh annual No Surrender chronology. At the beginning of the event, there was a short memorial to 9/11 victims.
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2011 — Jewels 16th Ring
Jewels 16th Ring was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held by Jewels at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Koto, Tokyo, Japan on September 11, 2011. The event featured the first round of the Jewels Featherweight Queen tournament, which will determine the first featherweight (-48 kg) titleholder of the promotion.
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2012 — 2012 Benghazi attack
The 2012 Benghazi attack refers to a coordinated attack against two US government facilities in Benghazi, Libya by members of the Islamic militant group Ansar al-Sharia in September 2012. At 9:40 PM, September 11, 2012, members of Ansar al-Sharia attacked the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi resulting in the deaths of U.S. Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens and U.S. Foreign Service Information Management Officer Sean Smith. At around 4:00 AM on September 12, the group launched a mortar attack against a CIA annex approximately one mile away, killing CIA contractors Tyrone S. Woods and Glen Doherty and wounding ten others.
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2013 — 2013 SAFF Championship final
The 2013 SAFF Championship final was the final match of the 2013 SAFF Championship which took place in Nepal on 11 September 2013, and was officiated by Tayeb Hasan Shamsuzzaman of Bangladesh. It was the 10th installment of the tournament since its inception in 1993. This was the first time in the SAFF Championship that the finalists were the same in two consecutive finals, as in the 2011 SAFF Championship India had thrashed Afghanistan 4–0 in India.
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2013 — Fooïta skirmish
On September 11, 2013, clashes broke out between Malian forces and National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) fighters at a camp near the village of Fooïta, near the Mauritanian border. The battle was the first conflict between the Malian government and MNLA since the signing of the Ouagadougou Agreement.
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2014 — Montserratian general election, 2014
General elections were held in Montserrat on 11 September 2014. The result was a victory for the newly established People's Democratic Movement, which won seven of the nine elected seats in the Legislative Council.
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2014 — NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way
NXT TakeOver: Fatal 4-Way was a 2014 professional wrestling livestreaming event produced by WWE, held exclusively for wrestlers from the promotion's developmental territory, NXT. It was the second NXT TakeOver event and took place on Saturday, September 11, 2014, at NXT's home venue at the time, Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida.
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2015 — 2015 Singaporean general election
General elections were held in Singapore on 11 September 2015 to elect members of Parliament. They were the fourteenth general elections since the introduction of self-government in 1959 and the twelfth since independence in 1965. President Tony Tan dissolved parliament on 25 August on the advice of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong three weeks before the election. The number of elected seats was increased from 87 to 89 from the previous election.
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2016 — Backlash (2016)
Backlash (2016) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and WWE Network event produced by WWE. It took place on September 11, 2016, at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Virginia. Seven professional wrestling matches were scheduled on the event's card, and an additional one on the pre-show. It was the twelfth event in the Backlash chronology, and the first SmackDown branded event following the second brand split in July 2016. In the main event, AJ Styles defeated Dean Ambrose to win the WWE World Championship, making him the first ever wrestler to hold world championships in WWE, TNA, and New Japan Pro Wrestling.
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2016 — 2016 Durand Cup final
The 2016 Durand Cup final was the final match of the 128th edition of the Durand Cup, a football competition in India. The match was held on 11 September 2016 at the Ambedkar Stadium in Delhi.
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2017 — 2017 Norwegian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 11 September 2017 to elect all 169 members of the unicameral Norwegian Parliament, the Storting. The non-socialist parties retained a reduced majority of 88 seats, allowing Prime Minister Erna Solberg's Conservative-Progress coalition to remain in government. The Liberal Party joined the coalition in January 2018 but it remained a minority cabinet until the Christian Democratic Party joined the coalition in 2019.
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2021 — 2021 Rising Phoenix World Championships
The 2021 Rising Phoenix World Championships was a professional bodybuilding competition for women that was held in conjunction with Arizona Women's Pro and the NPC Wings of Strength Arizona Women's Extravaganza. It was held on 11 September 2021 at the Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America. It was the 7th Rising Phoenix World Championships to be held.
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2021 — 2021 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final
The 2021 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was a Gaelic football match played at Croke Park in Dublin on 11 September 2021 between Mayo and Tyrone, the culmination of the 2021 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. It was the 134th final of that sport's primary competition, the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. It was originally scheduled for 28 August but had to be postponed by two weeks when the Tyrone–Kerry semi-final was postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak.
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2022 — 2022 Swedish general election
General elections were held in Sweden on 11 September 2022 to elect the 349 members of the Riksdag who in turn elected the Prime Minister of Sweden. Under the constitution, regional and municipal elections were also held on the same day. The preliminary results presented on 15 September showed the government parties lost their majority, which were confirmed by the final results published on 17 September.
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2022 — 2022 Stockholm municipal election
The 2022 Stockholm municipal election was held on 11 September 2022, concurrently with the 2022 Swedish general election. The election determined how many seats each party would be allocated on the 101-member Stockholm city council (Swedish: Stockholms kommunfullmäktige) through a system of proportional representation. Karin Wanngård of the Social Democrats was elected Mayor of Stockholm after her party formed a coalition with the Left Party and the Green Party.
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2022 — Opinion polling for the 2022 Swedish general election
In the run up for the 2022 Swedish general election to the Riksdag, various organisations carry out opinion polling to gauge voting intention in Sweden. Results of such polls are displayed in this article. The date range for these opinion polls are from the 2018 Swedish general election, held on 9 September, to the present day. The next election took place on 11 September 2022.
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2023 — 2023 Norwegian local elections
The 2023 Norwegian local elections were held on 11 September 2023. Voters elected representatives to municipal and county councils, which are responsible for education, public transportation, healthcare, elderly care, waste disposal, the levy of certain taxes, and more. All council seats were up for election across the 15 counties and 357 municipalities of Norway.
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