How Many Days Until September 19?

This day in history: September 19

1. 1976

   An unidentified flying object over Tehran in Iran was observed by multiple civilians and military personnel, which has been described as one of the most credible cases in ufology.

2. 1985

   An earthquake registering Mw 8.0 struck Mexico City, killing at least 9,000 people and leaving up to 100,000 homeless.

3. 1989

   UTA Flight 772 was bombed up over Niger by the Libyan government while flying from Chad to France, killing all 170 people on board.

4. 1991

   Ötzi, a well-preserved natural mummy of a man dating from about 3300 BC, was discovered by two German tourists in the Alps.

5. 1995

   Industrial Society and Its Future, the manifesto of American domestic terrorist Ted Kaczynski, was published in The Washington Post almost three months after it was submitted.

6. 2011

   Mariano Rivera surpassed Trevor Hoffman to become Major League Baseball's all-time career leader in saves.

7. 2017

   An earthquake struck central Mexico, killing 370 people and injuring more than 6,000, exactly 32 years after the 1985 Mexico City earthquake, which killed at least 9,000 people.

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