The Camp David Accords are signed by Israel and Egypt.
16 September 1955
A Zulu-class submarine becomes the first to launch a ballistic missile.
15 September 1974
Air Vietnam Flight 706 is hijacked, then crashes while attempting to land with 75 on board.
14 September 1846
Jang Bahadur and his brothers massacre about 40 members of the Nepalese palace court.
13 September 1979
South Africa grants independence to the “homeland” of Venda (not recognised outside South Africa).
12 September 1977
South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko dies in police custody.
11 September 1972
The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit system begins passenger service.
10 September 2008
The Large Hadron Collider at CERN, described as the biggest scientific experiment in history, is powered up in Geneva, Switzerland.
9 September 1956
Elvis Presley appears on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time.
8 September 1888
Isaac Peral’s submarine is first tested.