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  • France
    Sep, 2011
    Garry Kasparov

    Played two blitz exhibition matches in the autumn of 2011

    France
    Sep, 2011

    Kasparov played two blitz exhibition matches in the autumn of 2011. The first was in September against French grandmaster Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, in Clichy (France), which Kasparov won 1½–½.




  • United Kingdom
    Sep, 2011
    Financial crisis of 2007–2008

    No individuals in the UK have been prosecuted for misdeeds during the financial meltdown of 2008

    United Kingdom
    Sep, 2011

    As of September 2011, no individuals in the UK have been prosecuted for misdeeds during the financial meltdown of 2008.




  • Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Sep, 2011
    Facebook, Inc.

    The Format of Individual User Pages Was Revamped

    Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Sep, 2011

    Each registered user on Facebook has a personal profile that shows their posts and content. The format of individual user pages was revamped in September 2011 and became known as "Timeline", a chronological feed of a user's stories, including status updates, photos, interactions with apps and events.




  • Mountain View, California, U.S.
    Sep, 2011
    Google LLC

    Google Disclosed That it "Continuously Uses Enough Electricity to Power 200,000 Homes"

    Mountain View, California, U.S.
    Sep, 2011

    Google disclosed in September 2011 that it "continuously uses enough electricity to power 200,000 homes", almost 260 million watts or about a quarter of the output of a nuclear power plant.




  • Egypt
    Saturday Sep 3, 2011
    Mohamed Salah

    International debut

    Egypt
    Saturday Sep 3, 2011

    On 3 September 2011, Salah made his debut for the Egypt national football team in the 2–1 away defeat by Sierra Leone.




  • Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
    Sep, 2011
    Uber

    Uber goes live in Chicago

    Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
    Sep, 2011

    Uber goes live in Chicago.




  • San Francisco, California, United States
    Tuesday Sep 6, 2011
    Reddit

    Reddit became operationally independent of Condé Nast

    San Francisco, California, United States
    Tuesday Sep 6, 2011

    On September 6, 2011, Reddit became operationally independent of Condé Nast, operating as a separate subsidiary of its parent company, Advance Publications.


  • Seattle, Washington, U.S.
    Sep, 2011
    Amazon

    Amazon launches Amazon Locker

    Seattle, Washington, U.S.
    Sep, 2011

    Amazon launches Amazon Locker, a delivery locker system that allows users to get items delivered at specially-designed lockers.


  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Friday Sep 9, 2011
    Kevin Hart

    Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Friday Sep 9, 2011

    Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain is a 2011 stand-up comedy documentary film, starring comedian Kevin Hart. It features Hart performing a stand-up special at the Nokia Theater at L.A. Live in Downtown Los Angeles, among other material. Taraji P. Henson and RuPaul appear, among others.


  • Jamaica
    Saturday Sep 10, 2011
    Meghan, Duchess of Sussex

    First marriage

    Jamaica
    Saturday Sep 10, 2011

    Markle began a relationship with actor and producer Trevor Engelson in 2004. They were married in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, on September 10, 2011, and concluded a no-fault divorce in August 2013


  • Lower Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
    Sunday Sep 11, 2011
    September 11 (9/11) Attacks

    National September 11 Memorial

    Lower Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
    Sunday Sep 11, 2011

    The memorial was completed on September 11, 2011.


  • Cairo, Egypt
    Monday Sep 12, 2011
    Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

    The First Visit To Egypt by a Prime Minister of Turkey After The Egyptian Revolution of 2011.

    Cairo, Egypt
    Monday Sep 12, 2011

    Erdoğan visited Egypt on 12 September 2011, soon after Turkey had ejected Israeli ambassadors, cutting off all diplomatic relations with Israel because Israel refused to apologize for the Gaza flotilla raid which killed eight Turkish and one Turco-American. This was the first visit to Egypt by a Prime Minister of Turkey after the Egyptian Revolution of 2011.


  • U.S.
    Friday Sep 16, 2011
    Sony Corporation

    Launching Sony Tablet line

    U.S.
    Friday Sep 16, 2011

    In a bid to join the tablet computer market, the company launched its Sony Tablet line of Android tablets in 2011. But since 2012, Sony's Android products have been marketed under the Xperia brand used for its smartphones.


  • U.S.
    Friday Sep 16, 2011
    Dwayne Johnson

    WWE Announced the Rock Would Wrestle in a Traditional 5-On-5

    U.S.
    Friday Sep 16, 2011

    On September 16, WWE announced The Rock would wrestle in a traditional 5-on-5 Survivor Series tag team match, teaming with Cena at Survivor Series in November.


  • U.S.
    Sunday Sep 18, 2011
    Netflix

    Intentions to start Qwikster

    U.S.
    Sunday Sep 18, 2011

    On September 18, 2011, Netflix announced its intentions to rebrand and restructure its DVD home media rental service as an independent subsidiary called Qwikster, separating DVD rental and streaming services. Andy Rendich, a 12-year Netflix veteran, was to be CEO of Qwikster. Qwikster would carry video games whereas Netflix did not. However, in October 2011, Netflix announced that it would retain its DVD service under the name Netflix and would not, in fact, create Qwikster for that purpose.


  • Seattle, Washington, U.S.
    Wednesday Sep 28, 2011
    Amazon

    Amazon announces the Kindle Fire

    Seattle, Washington, U.S.
    Wednesday Sep 28, 2011

    Amazon announces the Kindle Fire, a tablet computer that takes aim at Apple's iPad with a smaller device that sells at $199, compared with the $499 value of Apple's cheapest iPad.


  • Espoo, Finland
    Friday Sep 30, 2011
    Symbian OS

    Accenture transfer completed

    Espoo, Finland
    Friday Sep 30, 2011

    The Accenture transfer was completed on 30 September 2011.


  • France
    Sep, 2011
    Garry Kasparov

    Played two blitz exhibition matches in the autumn of 2011

    France
    Sep, 2011

    Kasparov played two blitz exhibition matches in the autumn of 2011. The first was in September against French grandmaster Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, in Clichy (France), which Kasparov won 1½–½.


  • United Kingdom
    Sep, 2011
    Financial crisis of 2007–2008

    No individuals in the UK have been prosecuted for misdeeds during the financial meltdown of 2008

    United Kingdom
    Sep, 2011

    As of September 2011, no individuals in the UK have been prosecuted for misdeeds during the financial meltdown of 2008.


  • Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Sep, 2011
    Facebook, Inc.

    The Format of Individual User Pages Was Revamped

    Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Sep, 2011

    Each registered user on Facebook has a personal profile that shows their posts and content. The format of individual user pages was revamped in September 2011 and became known as "Timeline", a chronological feed of a user's stories, including status updates, photos, interactions with apps and events.


  • Mountain View, California, U.S.
    Sep, 2011
    Google LLC

    Google Disclosed That it "Continuously Uses Enough Electricity to Power 200,000 Homes"

    Mountain View, California, U.S.
    Sep, 2011

    Google disclosed in September 2011 that it "continuously uses enough electricity to power 200,000 homes", almost 260 million watts or about a quarter of the output of a nuclear power plant.


  • Egypt
    Saturday Sep 3, 2011
    Mohamed Salah

    International debut

    Egypt
    Saturday Sep 3, 2011

    On 3 September 2011, Salah made his debut for the Egypt national football team in the 2–1 away defeat by Sierra Leone.


  • Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
    Sep, 2011
    Uber

    Uber goes live in Chicago

    Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
    Sep, 2011

    Uber goes live in Chicago.


  • San Francisco, California, United States
    Tuesday Sep 6, 2011
    Reddit

    Reddit became operationally independent of Condé Nast

    San Francisco, California, United States
    Tuesday Sep 6, 2011

    On September 6, 2011, Reddit became operationally independent of Condé Nast, operating as a separate subsidiary of its parent company, Advance Publications.


  • Seattle, Washington, U.S.
    Sep, 2011
    Amazon

    Amazon launches Amazon Locker

    Seattle, Washington, U.S.
    Sep, 2011

    Amazon launches Amazon Locker, a delivery locker system that allows users to get items delivered at specially-designed lockers.


  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Friday Sep 9, 2011
    Kevin Hart

    Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Friday Sep 9, 2011

    Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain is a 2011 stand-up comedy documentary film, starring comedian Kevin Hart. It features Hart performing a stand-up special at the Nokia Theater at L.A. Live in Downtown Los Angeles, among other material. Taraji P. Henson and RuPaul appear, among others.


  • Jamaica
    Saturday Sep 10, 2011
    Meghan, Duchess of Sussex

    First marriage

    Jamaica
    Saturday Sep 10, 2011

    Markle began a relationship with actor and producer Trevor Engelson in 2004. They were married in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, on September 10, 2011, and concluded a no-fault divorce in August 2013


  • Lower Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
    Sunday Sep 11, 2011
    September 11 (9/11) Attacks

    National September 11 Memorial

    Lower Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
    Sunday Sep 11, 2011

    The memorial was completed on September 11, 2011.


  • Cairo, Egypt
    Monday Sep 12, 2011
    Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

    The First Visit To Egypt by a Prime Minister of Turkey After The Egyptian Revolution of 2011.

    Cairo, Egypt
    Monday Sep 12, 2011

    Erdoğan visited Egypt on 12 September 2011, soon after Turkey had ejected Israeli ambassadors, cutting off all diplomatic relations with Israel because Israel refused to apologize for the Gaza flotilla raid which killed eight Turkish and one Turco-American. This was the first visit to Egypt by a Prime Minister of Turkey after the Egyptian Revolution of 2011.


  • U.S.
    Friday Sep 16, 2011
    Sony Corporation

    Launching Sony Tablet line

    U.S.
    Friday Sep 16, 2011

    In a bid to join the tablet computer market, the company launched its Sony Tablet line of Android tablets in 2011. But since 2012, Sony's Android products have been marketed under the Xperia brand used for its smartphones.


  • U.S.
    Friday Sep 16, 2011
    Dwayne Johnson

    WWE Announced the Rock Would Wrestle in a Traditional 5-On-5

    U.S.
    Friday Sep 16, 2011

    On September 16, WWE announced The Rock would wrestle in a traditional 5-on-5 Survivor Series tag team match, teaming with Cena at Survivor Series in November.


  • U.S.
    Sunday Sep 18, 2011
    Netflix

    Intentions to start Qwikster

    U.S.
    Sunday Sep 18, 2011

    On September 18, 2011, Netflix announced its intentions to rebrand and restructure its DVD home media rental service as an independent subsidiary called Qwikster, separating DVD rental and streaming services. Andy Rendich, a 12-year Netflix veteran, was to be CEO of Qwikster. Qwikster would carry video games whereas Netflix did not. However, in October 2011, Netflix announced that it would retain its DVD service under the name Netflix and would not, in fact, create Qwikster for that purpose.


  • Seattle, Washington, U.S.
    Wednesday Sep 28, 2011
    Amazon

    Amazon announces the Kindle Fire

    Seattle, Washington, U.S.
    Wednesday Sep 28, 2011

    Amazon announces the Kindle Fire, a tablet computer that takes aim at Apple's iPad with a smaller device that sells at $199, compared with the $499 value of Apple's cheapest iPad.


  • Espoo, Finland
    Friday Sep 30, 2011
    Symbian OS

    Accenture transfer completed

    Espoo, Finland
    Friday Sep 30, 2011

    The Accenture transfer was completed on 30 September 2011.


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