Historical Events
- Rijkslandbouwhoge school opens in Wageningen
- Russo-Turkish War: Third Russian assault on Plevna, Ottoman Empire (now Pleven, Bulgaria), aided by Romanian forces mostly fails, although the Romanians take Grivitsa; up to 20,000 Russian and 6,000 Turk casualties
Famous Birthdays
- Felix Dzerzhinsky [Iron Felix, Bloody Felix], Polish-born Bolshevik leader established and developed Soviet secret police (Cheka, forerunner to the KGB), born in Ivyanets, Lithuania (d. 1926)
- James Hopwood Jeans, English physicist, mathematician and astronomer (The Mysterious Universe), born in Southport, Lancashire (d. 1946)
About September 11, 1877
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 146 years, 7 months and 19 days
Leap Year: No
Star Sign: Virgo
