John Eliot Gardiner conducts Monteverdi's Vespro della Beata Vergine with the Monteverdi Choir at the Proms. Date: September 11, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 11 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today)
Air France Flight 1611 crashes off Nice, France, killing 89 passengers and six crew. Date: September 11, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 11 π Events on this day in 1968 π On This Day (Today)
The Dawson's Field hijackers release 88 of their hostages. The remaining hostages, mostly Jews and Israeli citizens, are held until September 25. Date: September 11, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 11 π Events on this day in 1970 π On This Day (Today)
The Egyptian Constitution becomes official. Date: September 11, 1971 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 11 π Events on this day in 1971 π On This Day (Today)
The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit system begins passenger service. Date: September 11, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 11 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today)
JAT Airways Flight 769 crashes into the Maganik mountain range while on approach to Titograd Airport, killing 35 passengers and six crew. Date: September 11, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 11 π Events on this day in 1973 π On This Day (Today)
A coup in Chile, headed by General Augusto Pinochet, topples the democratically elected president Salvador Allende. Date: September 11, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 11 π Events on this day in 1973 π On This Day (Today)
Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 crashes in Charlotte, North Carolina, killing 69 passengers and two crew. Date: September 11, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 11 π Events on this day in 1974 π On This Day (Today)
A bomb planted by a Croatian terrorist, Zvonko BuΕ‘iΔ, is found at New York's Grand Central Terminal; one NYPD officer is killed trying to defuse it. Date: September 11, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 11 π Events on this day in 1976 π On This Day (Today)
A new constitution of Chile is established under the influence of then Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, which is subject to controversy in Chile today. Date: September 11, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 11 π Events on this day in 1980 π On This Day (Today)