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18th September 1932: Actress Peg Entwistle’s body found after jumping from the Hollywood sign

The body of actress Peg Entwistle was found in a ravine below the Hollywoodland sign in Los ...

17th September 1978: Camp David Accords signed by Egyptian President Anwar El Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin

The talks concluded with the signing of two separate agreements – ‘A Framework for Peace in the Middle East’ and ‘A Framework for the Conclusion of a Peace Treaty between Egypt and ...

16th September 1978: Filming begins on Monty Python’s Life of Brian after George Harrison steps in to provide funding

Claimed by its fans to be the greatest comedy film of all time, Life of Brian has courted controversy since its release due to its satirical portrayal of religion that is interpreted by some as ...

15th September 1830: William Huskisson killed on the Liverpool & Manchester Railway

The British MP William Huskisson died as a result of a fatal accident on the opening day of the Liverpool and Manchester ...

14th September 1814: The poem that provides the lyrics to the United States’ national anthem, The Star Spangled Banner, written by Francis Scott Key

The poem Defence of Fort M'Henry provides an account of the British attack on the United States during the Battle of ...

13th September 1501: Michelangelo begins work on his statue of David

Michelangelo’s David is considered to be one of the greatest examples of Renaissance ...

12th September 1919: Adolf Hitler officially joins the German Workers’ Party (DAP)

Despite members of the army not being permitted to have membership of a political party, Hitler had been given special permission to join the DAP as a military intelligence ...

11th September 1978: Janet Parker becomes the last recorded person in the world to die from smallpox

Janet Parker first became ill on 11 August, but nine days passed before she was admitted to hospital and her infection was identified as ...

10th September 1991: Nirvana release ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’

American rock band Nirvana released the critically acclaimed single “Smells Like Teen ...

9th September 1947: First literal computer ‘bug’ found in the Harvard Mark II electromechanical computer

The bug in the Harvard Mark II was very literal since it was a moth trapped between the points inside an electromagnetic ...