Archive · 19 Sep 2025
Notable Events: Plaza, Crash, Bug, and a Landmark Bankruptcy
September was a busy month!
A pedestrian plaza opened in India, and a freedom fighter named Matangini Hazra was killed by the British.
A cardinal passed away, while in other news, a young boy invented a chess variant.
A famous mathematician also died.
In other news, the term "computer bug" was coined, the Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy and a dancer passed away.
Additionally, Princess Grace of Monaco had a fatal car accident.
A handball team vanished in Germany.
A pedestrian plaza was inaugurated in Sector V, India, on September 12, 2023.
Freedom fighter Matangini Hazra was killed on September 29, 1942.
Cardinal Valerian Gracias died on September 11, 1978.
The term 'computer bug' was coined after an issue with the Mark II computer on September 9, 1947.
Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy on September 15, 2008.
- Who
- Various individuals and entities, including revolutionaries, clergy, inventors, mathematicians, a financial firm, dancers, royalty, and a handball team.
- What
- A pedestrian plaza opened, historical figures died, and major events such as a financial collapse, a royal accident, and the origin of the term "computer bug" happened.
- When
- September of various years: 1783, 1942, 1947, 1977, 1978, 1982, 2002, 2004, 2008, and 2023.
- Where
- Events occurred in India, Monaco, Germany, the US, and at Harvard University.
- Why
- The events were a mix of natural causes, accidents, and historical milestones.
- Pedestrian Plaza
- Opened in Sector V on September 12, 2023
- Matangini Hazra
- Killed September 29, 1942, during Quit India movement
- Cardinal Gracias
- Died September 11, 1978; Archbishop of Bombay
- Hridayeshwar Bhati
- Born September 3, 2002; youngest patent holder in India
- Leonhard Euler
- Died September 18, 1783; Swiss mathematician
- Computer Bug
- Term originated September 9, 1947, in Mark II computer
- Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy
- Filed September 15, 2008; largest in US history
- Uday Shankar
- Died September 26, 1977; pioneer of modern dance in India
- Grace Kelly
- Died September 14, 1982, in car crash; Princess of Monaco
- Sri Lankan Handball Team
- Disappeared in Germany in September 2004