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📅 Sep 1, 1715
Louis XIV Dies
On September 1, 1715, Louis XIV died at Versailles after a 72-year reign, the longest of any major European monarch.
⛳France
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📅 Sep 1, 1870
Battle of Sedan: Napoleon III Captured
On September 1, 1870, Prussia destroyed the French army at Sedan and captured Napoleon III, ending the Second Empire.
⛳France
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📅 Sep 1, 1897
Boston Subway Opens: First in North America
On September 1, 1897, Boston opened the Tremont Street Subway, the first subway tunnel in North America. It still carries trains today.
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📅 Sep 1, 1923
The Great Kanto Earthquake Devastates Tokyo and Yokohama
On September 1, 1923, a magnitude 7.9 quake hit Tokyo and Yokohama. Most of the 100,000-plus deaths came from fires, not the shaking.
⛳Japan
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📅 Sep 1, 1969
Gaddafi Seizes Power in Libya
On September 1, 1969, Muammar Gaddafi and a group of army officers overthrew King Idris I of Libya without a shot being fired.
⛳Libya