On This Day: September 11

Updated September 10, 2012, 2:28 pm

On Sept. 11, 2001, suicide hijackers crashed two airliners into the World Trade Center in New York, causing the 110-story twin towers to collapse. Another hijacked airliner hit the Pentagon and a fourth crashed in a field in Pennsylvania.

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On Sept. 11, 1917, Ferdinand Marcos, the Filipino president whose corrupt government was overthrown in 1986, was born. Following his death on Sept. 28, 1989, his obituary appeared in The Times.

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Historic Birthdays

Ferdinand Marcos 9/11/1917 – 9/28/1989 Philippine president (1966-86).Go to obituary »

68	William Holabird 9/11/1854 – 7/19/1923 American architect
47	O. Henry 9/11/1862 – 6/5/1910 American short story writer
70	Rosika Schwimmer 9/11/1877 – 8/3/1948 Hungarian-born feminist and pacifist
75	Giovanni Pastrone 9/11/1883 – 6/27/1959 Italian motion-picture director and producer
44	D. H. Lawrence 9/11/1885 – 3/2/1930 English author
87	Vinoba Bhave 9/11/1895 – 11/15/1982 Indian social reformer; disciple of Mahatma Gandhi
69	Bear Bryant 9/11/1913 – 1/26/1983 American college football coach
78	Jessica Mitford 9/11/1917 – 7/23/1996 English-born American writer
75	Tom Landry 9/11/1924 – 2/12/2000 American coach of the Dallas Cowboys (1960-89)