Editing 2019 (section)

=== September ===
* [[September 1]] – [[Hurricane Dorian]] makes landfall on [[The Bahamas]] as the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic basin outside the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, with sustained wind speeds of 185&nbsp;mph.<ref>{{citation|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=September 1, 2019|access-date=September 1, 2019|title=Hurricane Dorian makes landfall in the Bahamas as dangerous Category 5 storm|url=https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2019-09-01/northern-bahamas-hunkers-down-as-hurricane-dorian-closes-in|archive-date=September 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901112528/https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2019-09-01/northern-bahamas-hunkers-down-as-hurricane-dorian-closes-in|url-status=live}}</ref> 43 deaths are reported.<ref>{{citation|website=[[MSNBC]]|title=Death toll in Bahamas rises as survivors try to evacuate|url=https://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/death-toll-in-bahamas-rises-as-survivors-try-to-evacuate-68400709978|date=September 6, 2019|access-date=September 6, 2019|archive-date=September 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907224128/https://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/death-toll-in-bahamas-rises-as-survivors-try-to-evacuate-68400709978|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[September 2]]
** [[Sinking of MV Conception|Sinking of MV ''Conception'']]: 34 people are killed following a fire and subsequent sinking of a dive boat near [[Santa Cruz Island]], California, United States.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/d3d2dc4538b24be592f741b42716c8cc|title=Coast Guard: 25 bodies found after California boat fire|last=Dazio|first=Stefanie|date=September 2, 2019|work=[[Associated Press]]|access-date=September 2, 2019|archive-date=April 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423080326/https://apnews.com/d3d2dc4538b24be592f741b42716c8cc|url-status=live}}</ref> It is the worst maritime disaster in California in more than 150 years.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/04/california-boat-fire-latest-stairs-flames |title=California boat fire: stairs from sleeping quarters led to space filled with flames |author=Gumbel, Andrew |date=September 4, 2019 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=September 7, 2019 |archive-date=September 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907063819/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/04/california-boat-fire-latest-stairs-flames |url-status=live }}</ref>
** Iranian woman [[Sahar Khodayari]] sets herself on fire after being arrested for attending a soccer game in [[Iran]]. She dies a week later.<ref>{{citation|website=Amnesty International|access-date=September 10, 2019|title=Iran: Shocking death of football fan who set herself on fire exposes impact of contempt for women's rights|date=September 10, 2019|url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2019/09/iran-shocking-death-of-football-fan-who-set-herself-on-fire-exposes-impact-of-contempt-for-womens-rights/|archive-date=September 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926034424/https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2019/09/iran-shocking-death-of-football-fan-who-set-herself-on-fire-exposes-impact-of-contempt-for-womens-rights/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[September 4]] 
** [[2019–20 Hong Kong protests]]: [[Hong Kong]] [[Chief Executive of Hong Kong|Chief Executive]] [[Carrie Lam]] announces the official withdrawal of the controversial [[2019 Hong Kong extradition bill|Fugitive Offenders and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2019]], and setting up of an independent study to probe social and economic inequality within the territory.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1478782-20190904.htm|title=CE announces formal withdrawal of extradition bill|website=[[RTHK]] Hong Kong|access-date=September 4, 2019|archive-date=September 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904105310/https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1478782-20190904.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
** In the United States, the [[FTC regulation of behavioral advertising|Federal Trade Commission]] threatens to fine [[YouTube]] and [[Google]] up to $170 million for violation of collecting personal information from children under 13. Google tracked children's YouTube history to regulate [[targeted advertising]] and the FTC took notice and took action.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/04/tech/google-youtube-ftc-settlement/index.html|title=Google and FTC reach $170 million settlement over alleged YouTube violations of kids' privacy|last=Fung|first=Brian|website=[[CNN Business]]|date=4 September 2019|access-date=2019-09-04}}</ref> 
* [[September 6]] – [[Chandrayaan-2]], India's second lunar probe, is successfully placed in [[lunar orbit]], but the lander ''Vikram'' crashes into the surface of the Moon.<ref>{{citation|website=[[Business Insider]]|title=India lost contact with its moon lander, and an astronomer thinks the spacecraft crashed into the lunar surface|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/india-lost-contact-with-moon-lander-indicating-crash-2019-9|date=September 6, 2019|access-date=September 6, 2019|author1=Morgan McFall Johnsen|author2=Dave Mosher|archive-date=September 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190908085855/https://www.businessinsider.com/india-lost-contact-with-moon-lander-indicating-crash-2019-9|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[September 7]]
** [[Afghan peace process]]: U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] announces he "called off" planned peace talks with the [[Taliban]] at [[Camp David]] after they claimed responsibility for [[2 and 5 September 2019 Kabul bombings|the September 2 and 5 bombings in Kabul]] which killed a U.S. soldier, among others.<ref>{{cite news|work=[[Associated Press]]|url=https://apnews.com/bf2b42d5e86d466ab5f434d0f646bc72|title=Pompeo: Taliban 'overreached' in attack that killed American|date=September 8, 2019|access-date=September 8, 2019|archive-date=September 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909210715/https://apnews.com/bf2b42d5e86d466ab5f434d0f646bc72|url-status=live}}</ref>
** Ukrainian filmmaker [[Oleg Sentsov]] and 66 others are released in a prisoner exchange between [[Ukraine]] and [[Russia]].<ref>{{citation|website=Amnesty International/USA|title=FILMMAKER OLEG SENTSOV AND OTHERS FREED IN PRISONER SWAP|access-date=September 7, 2019|url=https://www.amnestyusa.org/press-releases/filmmaker-oleg-sentsov-and-others-freed-in-prisoner-swap/|archive-date=June 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614122425/https://www.amnestyusa.org/press-releases/filmmaker-oleg-sentsov-and-others-freed-in-prisoner-swap/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[September 10]] – The [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]] is [[2019 British prorogation controversy|prorogued]] amid unprecedented protests from opposition MPs, who hold up signs in the House of Commons and refuse to back the shutdown.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49645338 |title=Brexit: Protests as five-week Parliament suspension begins |work=[[BBC News]] |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=September 10, 2019 |access-date=September 10, 2019 |archive-date=January 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200123114636/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49645338 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[September 11]] – Astronomers announce the detection of water in the atmosphere of [[exoplanet]] [[K2-18b]], the first such discovery for an exoplanet in the [[Circumstellar habitable zone|habitable zone]] around a star.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/09/first-water-found-in-habitable-exoplanets-atmosphere-hubble-kepler-k2-18b/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190911201003/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/09/first-water-found-in-habitable-exoplanets-atmosphere-hubble-kepler-k2-18b/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 11, 2019 |title=Water found on a potentially life-friendly alien planet |work=National Geographic |publisher=National Geographic |date=September 11, 2019 |access-date=September 11, 2019}}</ref>
* [[September 14]] – [[2019 Abqaiq–Khurais attack]]: Two [[Saudi Aramco]] oil refineries in [[Abqaiq]] and [[Khurais oil field|Khurais]], Saudi Arabia, are attacked by drones, resulting in fires. [[Houthi movement|Houthi militants]] claim responsibility, saying that they used ten drones for the attack. Aramco's oil exports and production are disrupted by five million barrels a day, close to half of the entire Saudi Arabian oil exports.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/09/drones-hit-saudi-aramco-facilities-fires-190914051900472.html|title=Houthi drone attacks on 2 Saudi Aramco oil facilities spark fires|website=[[Al Jazeera Arabic|Al Jazeera]]|access-date=September 14, 2019|archive-date=April 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200425200435/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/09/drones-hit-saudi-aramco-facilities-fires-190914051900472.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[September 16]] – A gas explosion in [[Koltsovo, Novosibirsk Oblast]], [[Russia]] sets off a fire in a bioweapons plant that houses viruses including [[smallpox]], [[Ebola virus disease|ebola]] and [[anthrax]].<ref>{{citation|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|title=Gas Explosion at Russian Lab That Holds Ebola and Smallpox Samples|url=https://time.com/5678982/russia-explosion-lab-ebola-smallpox/|date=September 17, 2019|access-date=September 17, 2019|archive-date=September 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918205004/https://time.com/5678982/russia-explosion-lab-ebola-smallpox/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[September 17]] – Interest rates on [[repurchase agreement]]s (or "repos") in the United States experience a [[September 2019 events in the U.S. repo market|sudden and unexpected spike]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Anbil|first1=Sriya|last2=Anderson|first2=Alyssa|last3=Senyuz|first3=Zeynep|date=February 27, 2020|title=What Happened in Money Markets in September 2019?|journal=FEDS Notes|volume=2020|issue=2527|url=https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/notes/feds-notes/what-happened-in-money-markets-in-september-2019-20200227.htm|location=Washington, DC|publisher=[[Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System]]|doi=10.17016/2380-7172.2527|s2cid=214047684|access-date=April 17, 2021|archive-date=May 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503233603/https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/notes/feds-notes/what-happened-in-money-markets-in-september-2019-20200227.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[September 19]] – 30 [[Afghanistan|Afghan]] nut farmers are killed and 40 injured in a U.S. drone attack in [[Nangarhar Province]].<ref>{{citation|website=[[Al Jazeera Arabic|Al Jazeera]]|date=September 20, 2019|access-date=September 21, 2019|title=Afghanistan: US confirms drone attack that killed 30 farmers|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/09/afghanistan-dozens-civilians-killed-drone-attack-190919072728303.html|archive-date=September 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921015729/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/09/afghanistan-dozens-civilians-killed-drone-attack-190919072728303.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[September 20]] – An international [[September 2019 climate strike|strike and protest]] led by young people and adults is held three days before the latest [[2019 UN Climate Action Summit|UN Climate Summit]], to demand action be taken to address the [[climate crisis]]. Gathering 6 million people in 4,500 locations across 150 countries, the event is one of the largest climate mobilizations in history.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-49753710 |title=Global Climate Strike Latest updates |work=[[BBC News]] |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=September 20, 2019 |access-date=September 20, 2019 |archive-date=September 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920140514/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-49753710 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/live/2019/sep/20/climate-strike-global-change-protest-sydney-melbourne-london-new-york-nyc-school-student-protest-greta-thunberg-rally-live-news-latest-updates |title=Global climate strike: Greta Thunberg and school students lead climate crisis protest – live updates |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=September 20, 2019 |access-date=September 20, 2019 |archive-date=September 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190920025751/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/live/2019/sep/20/climate-strike-global-change-protest-sydney-melbourne-london-new-york-nyc-school-student-protest-greta-thunberg-rally-live-news-latest-updates |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last1=Laville |first1=Sandra |last2=Watts |first2=Jonathan |date=2019-09-20 |title=Across the globe, millions join biggest climate protest ever |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/21/across-the-globe-millions-join-biggest-climate-protest-ever |access-date=2024-07-10 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
* [[September 20]]–[[November 2]] – The [[2019 Rugby World Cup]] is held in [[Japan]] and is won by [[South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa]] who defeated [[England national rugby union team|England]] in [[2019 Rugby World Cup final|the final]].<ref>[https://edition.cnn.com/2019/11/02/sport/england-south-africa-rugby-world-cup-final-spt-intl/index.html South Africa stuns England to win Rugby World Cup and inspire a nation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103205742/https://edition.cnn.com/2019/11/02/sport/england-south-africa-rugby-world-cup-final-spt-intl/index.html |date=November 3, 2019 }} CNN Sports retrieved November 3, 2019</ref>
* [[September 21]] – U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] approves deployment of several hundred troops and military equipment to Saudi Arabia and [[United Arab Emirates]] following the [[2019 Abqaiq–Khurais attack|September 14 attack]] on Saudi oil refineries.<ref>{{citation|website=Sky News|date=September 21, 2019|access-date=September 21, 2019|title=Trump approves deployment of US forces in Saudi Arabia|author=Sharon Marris|url=https://news.sky.com/story/trump-approves-deployment-of-us-forces-in-saudi-arabia-11815482|archive-date=September 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921024532/https://news.sky.com/story/trump-approves-deployment-of-us-forces-in-saudi-arabia-11815482|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{citation|website=India Today|date=September 21, 2019|access-date=September 21, 2019|title=Donald Trump to send troops to Saudi Arabia, hold off on striking Iran|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/donald-trump-approves-deployment-of-us-forces-to-saudi-arabia-uae-1601522-2019-09-21|archive-date=September 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921184331/https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/donald-trump-approves-deployment-of-us-forces-to-saudi-arabia-uae-1601522-2019-09-21|url-status=live}}</ref> Both Saudi Arabia and [[Iran]] vow to defend themselves.<ref>{{citation|website=Sky News|date=September 21, 2019|access-date=September 21, 2019|title=Saudi foreign minister says his country will defend itself against Iranian threats|url=https://news.sky.com/story/saudi-foreign-minister-says-his-country-will-defend-itself-against-iranian-threats-11816188|author=Mark Stone|archive-date=September 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921183332/https://news.sky.com/story/saudi-foreign-minister-says-his-country-will-defend-itself-against-iranian-threats-11816188|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[September 22]] – Nearly three weeks after [[Effects of Hurricane Dorian in The Bahamas|Hurricane Dorian]] makes landfall on [[The Bahamas]], the official death toll stands at 52 and 1,300 are reported missing. Rescuers report the widespread stench of rotting bodies in the rubble.<ref>{{citation|website=[[CNN]]|date=September 22, 2019|access-date=September 22, 2019|author1=Rosa Flores|author2=Holly Yan|title=In this crippled part of the Bahamas, US medics can smell more bodies than they can find|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/09/22/americas/east-grand-bahama-us-medics-and-survivor/index.html|archive-date=September 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190922095042/https://edition.cnn.com/2019/09/22/americas/east-grand-bahama-us-medics-and-survivor/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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* [[September 23]]
** One of the largest and oldest travel firms, [[Thomas Cook Group|Thomas Cook]], goes bankrupt as last-minute rescue negotiations fail, stranding 600,000 tourists worldwide.<ref>{{citation|website=[[The New York Times]]|date=September 23, 2019|title=How Could Travel Giant Thomas Cook Fail?|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/23/travel/why-thomas-cook-travel-collapsed.html|access-date=September 24, 2019|archive-date=September 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924092139/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/23/travel/why-thomas-cook-travel-collapsed.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
** Russia formally adopts the [[Paris Agreement|Paris climate agreement]].<ref>{{citation|website=Euractiv|title=Russia formally joins Paris climate pact|url=https://www.euractiv.com/section/climate-environment/news/russia-formally-joins-paris-climate-pact/|date=September 23, 2019|access-date=September 24, 2019|archive-date=March 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326013733/https://www.euractiv.com/section/climate-environment/news/russia-formally-joins-paris-climate-pact/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[September 24]]
** The [[Supreme Court of the United Kingdom]] unanimously rules in ''[[R (Miller) v The Prime Minister]]'' that the [[2019 British prorogation controversy|September 2019 prorogation of Parliament]] is unlawful and void.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-49810261 |title=Supreme Court: Suspending Parliament was unlawful, judges rule |work=[[BBC News]] |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=September 24, 2019 |access-date=September 24, 2019 |archive-date=September 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924094821/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-49810261 |url-status=live }}</ref>
** The [[Supreme Court of Spain]] unanimously rules in favour of the exhumation of the remains of Spanish dictator [[Francisco Franco]] from the [[Valle de los Caídos]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Franco exhumation: Spain's Supreme Court backs move to cemetery|work=[[BBC News]]|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49807372|date=September 24, 2019|access-date=September 24, 2019|archive-date=September 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924080949/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49807372|url-status=live}}</ref> He is finally exhumed on October 24, being re-inhumed in a private crypt with his wife.<ref>{{cite news|title=Controversial exhumation of Franco's takes place in Spain|publisher=[[CNN]]|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/24/europe/franco-exhumation-spain-intl/index.html|date=October 24, 2019|access-date=October 25, 2019|archive-date=October 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024205910/https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/24/europe/franco-exhumation-spain-intl/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
** U.S. Speaker of the House [[Nancy Pelosi]] announces the start of a formal [[Impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump|impeachment inquiry]] against President [[Donald Trump]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-impeachment-inquiry/pelosi-announce-formal-impeachment-inquiry-trump-n1058251 |title=Nancy Pelosi announces formal impeachment inquiry of Trump |work=[[NBC News]] |publisher=[[NBC News]] |date=September 24, 2019 |access-date=September 24, 2019 |archive-date=September 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924193028/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-impeachment-inquiry/pelosi-announce-formal-impeachment-inquiry-trump-n1058251 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[September 27]]
** 500,000 people march in a [[climate change]] protest led by activist [[Greta Thunberg]] and Prime Minister [[Justin Trudeau]] in [[Montreal]], Canada.<ref>{{citation|website=Montreal Gazette|title=As it happened – 500,000 in Montreal climate march led by Greta Thunberg|access-date=September 28, 2019|date=September 28, 2019|url=https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/live-coverage-greta-thunberg-leads-climate-march-in-montreal|archive-date=September 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927143629/https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/live-coverage-greta-thunberg-leads-climate-march-in-montreal|url-status=live}}</ref> 4,000,000 go on strike around the world.<ref>{{citation|website=[[Vox (website)|Vox]]|title=Kids around the world are striking again for the climate. They aren't giving up.|access-date=September 27, 2019|date=September 28, 2019|url=https://www.vox.com/2019/9/26/20885295/greta-thunberg-climate-strike|author=Umair Irfan|archive-date=September 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927090333/https://www.vox.com/2019/9/26/20885295/greta-thunberg-climate-strike|url-status=live}}</ref>
** The [[United Nations University]] Centre for Policy Research's ''Financial Sector Commission on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking'' releases its final report, ''Unlocking Potential: A Blueprint for Mobilizing Finance Against Slavery and Trafficking'', during the United Nations General Assembly in New York.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Financial Sector Commission on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking - United Nations University Centre for Policy Research |url=https://cpr.unu.edu/research/projects/financial-sector-commission-on-modern-slavery-and-human-trafficking-final-report.html#outline |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=cpr.unu.edu |language=en-US |archive-date=July 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720120813/https://cpr.unu.edu/research/projects/financial-sector-commission-on-modern-slavery-and-human-trafficking-final-report.html#outline |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[September 30]] – The [[Republic of Ireland]] promises to plant 440&nbsp;million trees in twenty years to [[climate change mitigation|combat climate change]].<ref>{{citation|website=[[Forbes]]|author=Trevor Nace|date=September 30, 2019|title=Ireland Commits To Plant 440 Million Trees To Help Tackle Climate Change|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2019/09/30/ireland-commits-to-plant-440-million-trees-to-help-tackle-climate-change/|access-date=October 6, 2019|archive-date=October 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191005150812/https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2019/09/30/ireland-commits-to-plant-440-million-trees-to-help-tackle-climate-change/|url-status=live}}</ref>