What Happened on September 1, 2015

Day of the Week: Tuesday

Historical Events

  • EU Migrant Crisis: Hungary closes Keleti Railway Station in Budapest to try and stop migrants travelling
  • Google changes its logo, biggest redesign since 1999
  • India scores their first Test cricket series victory in Sri Lanka since 1993 winning 3rd Test in Colombo by 117 runs; Ravichandran Ashwin (4) & Ishant Sharma (3) combine for 7 Sri Lankan 2nd innings wickets

Event of interestEvent of Interest

Pope Francis tells priests to pardon women who have had an abortion, in a letter released by the Vatican

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Famous Deaths

  • Dean Jones, American actor (Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo, The Love Bug), dies at 84