September 1: Start of the Liturgical year (Eastern Orthodox Church); Constitution Day in Slovakia
King Louis XIV
- 1715 – Louis XIV of France (pictured), the "Sun King", died after a reign of 72 years, longer than any other French or other major European monarch at the time.
- 1878 – Hired by Alexander Graham Bell, Emma Nutt became the world's first female telephone operator.
- 1902 – The first science fiction film, titled A Trip to the Moon and based on From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne, was released in France.
- 1939 – Nazi Germany invaded Poland at Wieluń and Westerplatte, starting World War II in Europe.
- 1969 – A bloodless coup d'état led by Muammar Gaddafi overthrew Idris I of Libya.
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