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It happened today – this day in history – September 1
1482: Tatars plunder Kiev, Ukraine. 1535: French navigator Jacques Cartier reaches Hochelaga (Montreal). 1557: Death of Jacques Cartier aged 65. 1695: The French garrison of castle Namur surrenders to the army of the Grand Alliance under the command of …