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September 11, 2011

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 7, 2011, covering September 11, 2011.

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    Album cover for The R.E.D. Album by The Game

    The R.E.D. Album

    The Game

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    Album cover for Watch The Throne by Jay Z Kanye West

    Watch The Throne

    Jay Z Kanye West

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    Album cover for 21 by Adele

    21

    Adele

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    Album cover for What Matters Most by Barbra Streisand

    What Matters Most

    Barbra Streisand

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    Album cover for Hell On Heels by Pistol Annies

    Hell On Heels

    Pistol Annies

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Notable Deaths

2011Christian Bakkerud, Danish racing driver (born 1984)[†]

Christian Bakkerud was a Danish racing driver, who competed in the 2007 and 2008 GP2 Series seasons, albeit hindered by a recurrent back injury. Prior to GP2 he competed in British Formula 3 and Formula BMW.

2011Ralph Gubbins, English footballer (born 1932)[†]

Ralph Grayham Gubbins was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward. Gubbins made nearly 250 appearances in the Football League for three clubs between 1952 and 1964, before playing non-league football.

Anjali Gupta

2011Anjali Gupta, Indian soldier and pilot (born 1975)[†]

Flying Officer Anjali Gupta was an Indian Air Force (IAF) officer who served in Air Force from 2001 to 2006. She was the first female officer in India and in the Air Force to be court martialled. She was working at the Aircraft Systems and Testing Establishment in Bangalore.

Andy Whitfield

2011Andy Whitfield, Welsh actor and model (born 1971)[†]

Andrew Whitfield was a Welsh actor. He was best known for his leading role in the Starz television series Spartacus: Blood and Sand.

Historical Events

National September 11 Memorial & Museum

2011A dedication ceremony is held at the United States National September 11 Memorial on the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks in New York City, and the memorial opens to family members.[†]

The National September 11 Memorial & Museum is a memorial and museum that are part of the World Trade Center complex, in New York City, created for remembering the September 11 attacks in 2001 which killed 2,977 people, as well as the February 26, 1993 World Trade Center bombing which killed six. The memorial is located at the World Trade Center site, the former location of the Twin Towers that were destroyed during the September 11 attacks. It is operated by a non-profit institution whose mission is to raise funds to program and operate the memorial and museum at the World Trade Center site.

Historical Context for September 11, 2011

In 2011, the world population was approximately 7,110,923,765 people[†]