Nearly 3000 people lost their lives in the September 11 attacks in the United States 20 years ago and that event literally changed the world around us in an instant. 19 men carried out the attacks by taking over four planes that were heading for the West Coast of America.

Although thousands died in the biggest terror attack on the United States, some were lucky to escape the clutches of death that tragic day.

Here is the list of stars who narrowly escaped death on September 11, 20 years ago.

Michael Jackson: The King of Pop was supposed to be in the Twin Towers in New York on September 11, 2021 but he missed the time as he stayed up late while talking to his mom. He overslept that day and missed his meeting on the site of the terrible tragedy.

“We only discovered this when mother phoned his hotel to make sure he was okay. She, Rebbie and a few others had left him there around 3 am,” his brother Jeremine Jackson wrote in the singer’s biography.

“Mother, I am okay, thanks to you. You kept me up talking so late that I overslept and missed my appointment,” the thriller singer told his mother, according to the biography.

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Sarah Ferguson: The Duchess of York was due to attend a charity in the North tower of the World Trade center just before the plane hit the building. But she could not reach the site as she got caught in heavy traffic. Traffic can save your life sometimes.

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Mark Wahlberg: The musician turned actor was booked in the Flight 11 to Los Angeles but instead he went to Toronto that day for a film festival at the last minute. He then said he would have overpowerd the terrorists but was forced to apologise after heavy backlash.