On this day: an earthquake struck Japan, killing at least 142,000 people in 1923

World historyon this day On this day: an earthquake struck Japan, killing at least 142,000 people in 1923 File The Great Kanto Earthquake (3767766524) (cropped) Relevant News Trump vows to hit Iran hard after first exchanges of fire in a month 1 September 2026 On this day: an earthquake struck Japan, killing at least 142,000 people in 1923 1 September 2026 Cyprus set to extend reduced fuel tax until November 1 September 2026 newsroom 1 September 2026 FacebookXWhatsAppEmailPrintViber Following are some of the major events to have occurred on September 1: 1923 – An earthquake struck Japan, killing at least 142,000 people and making 2.5 million homeless. 1946 – Greeks voted to recall their king, George II, to the throne. He had been living in exile in England. 1960 – Julius Nyerere became prime minister of Tanganyika, later Tanzania. 1999 – Mireya Moscoso was sworn in as the first woman president of Panama. 2001 – In Japan, an explosion in a small nightclub building in Tokyo’s entertainment district of Shinjuku killed 44 people. 2003 – The Netherlands became the world’s first country to make cannabis available as a prescription drug for those suffering from HIV/AIDS, cancer and MS. 2004 – Former Bosnian Serb Deputy Prime Minister Radoslav Brdjanin was sentenced to 32 years in prison by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia for his role in ethnic cleansing of Bosnian Croats and Muslims. 2005 – Pakistan held its first public talks with Israel in recognition of Tel Aviv’s pullout from the Gaza Strip but said it would not recognise Israel until the establishment of a Palestinian state. 2007 – Two planes from Zelazny aerobatics team crash at Radom Air Show in Poland. 2010 – Manchester Airport becomes world’s first regional airport to have a regular A380 service. 2017 – World’s highest sandcastle is built in Duisburg, Germany. Subscribe to our Newsletter Latest News Trump vows to hit Iran hard after first exchanges of fire in a month Cyprus set to extend reduced fuel tax until November Pension reform: Thursday is the day for the 12% penalty, here’s what to expect CY-Alert: why Saturday’s warning came after the storms began, and what to do if yours didn’t sound KEO to build €25m spirits and juice plant in Kato Polemidia, Limassol “It’s taking on a lot of water”: passengers warned in May, video from sank Kyrenia ship shows Investigators hunt motive, masterminds in dark web murder plot in Cyprus Follow en.philenews on Google News and be the first to know all the news about Cyprus and the world.