Tuesday, September 1, 2026
ephemeris of the day
Name day
Today's name day is:
GillesAstrological sign: Virgo (August 23 - September 22)
Festivals and international days on September 1:
- Slovakia Constitution Day
- Knowledge Day
- Uzbekistan Independence Day
- Back to school in France
See also: September 2 - All days of 2026
August 21 to September 6: Women's EuroVolley, European women's volleyball championship in Azerbaijan, Czechia, Sweden and Turkey
August 22 to September 13: Vuelta a España cycling race (Spain)
August 23 to September 13: US Open in New York (USA)
September 1, 1715: Upon the death of Louis XIV, his great-grandson Louis XV becomes King of France under the Regency of Philippe of Orléans.
September 1, 1920: Birth of Greater Lebanon, an autonomous state that was part of Syria, administered by France.
September 1, 1939: Following the Himmler Operation (or Gleiwitz incident) of August 31 used as a pretext, Germany and Slovakia invade Poland.
September 1, 1951: The United States of America, New Zealand and Australia sign a military pact to cooperate in the event of war in the Pacific: ANZUS.