1 / 71861- Bharat Ratna winner Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, regarded as the 'Father of Modern Mysore,' was born on September 15. His birth anniversary is celebrated as ‘Engineer's Day’ in the country. (Image: Shutterstock)
2 / 71916 - Military tanks, originated by Sir Ernest Swinton, went into action for the first time as part of the Allied offensive at the Battle of the Somme. (Representative image: PTI | text: Reuters)
3 / 71949 - Konrad Adenauer was elected the first chancellor of West Germany and Theodor Heuss first president. (Image: AP | text: Reuters)
4 / 72000 - Opening ceremony of Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. (Representative image | text: Reuters)
5 / 72001 - President George W. Bush said for the first time that the United States was 'at war', singling out Saudi-born militant Osama bin Laden, based in Afghanistan, as a prime suspect behind the September 11 attacks. (Text: Reuters)
6 / 72008 - Pink Floyd keyboard player and founding member Richard Wright, who co-wrote five songs on "Dark Side of the Moon", which was released in 1973, died. (Image: Wikimedia Commons | text: Reuters)
7 / 72008 - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the largest in US history. (Text: Reuters)
