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Events
622
– Prophet
Muhammad
completes his
hijra
from
Mecca
to
Medina
.
1180
–
Manuel I Komnenos
, last Emperor of the Komnenian restoration dies. The
Byzantine Empire
slips into terminal decline.
1645
–
Battle of Rowton Heath
,
Parliamentarian
victory over a
Royalist
army commanded in person by
King Charles
1664
– The
Dutch Republic
surrenders
New Amsterdam
to
England
.
1674
– Second Tantrik Coronation of
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
.
1780
–
Benedict Arnold
flees to
British Army
lines when the arrest of British Major
John André
exposes Arnold's plot to surrender
West Point
.
1789
– The
United States Congress
passed a
Judiciary Act
that provided an
attorney general
and
The Supreme Court
.
1789 – The
United States Post Office Department
, are established.
1841
– The
Sultan
of
Brunei
cedes
Sarawak
to
Britain
.
1852
– The first
airship
powered by (a steam) engine, created by
Henri Giffard
, travels 17 miles (27 km) from
Paris
to
Trappes
.
1869
– "
Black Friday
":
Gold
prices plummet after
Ulysses S.
Grant
orders the
Treasury
to sell large quantities of gold after
Jay Gould
and
James Fisk
plot to control the market.
1877
–
Battle of Shiroyama
, decisive victory of the
Imperial Japanese Army
over the
Satsuma Rebellion
1890
–
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
officially renounces
polygamy
.
1906
–
U.S.
President
Theodore Roosevelt
proclaims
Devils Tower
in Wyoming as the nation's first
National Monument
.
1928
– Major riot during a wharf strike in
Port Adelaide
involving up 4,000 waterside workers
1935
–
Earl Bascom
and Weldon Bascom produce the first
rodeo
ever held outdoors under electric lights at
Columbia, Mississippi
1946
–
Cathay Pacific Airways
is founded in
Hong Kong
.
1947
– The
Majestic 12
committee is allegedly established by secret executive order of President
Harry Truman
1948
– The
Honda Motor Company
is founded.
1950
– Forest fires black out the sun over portions of
Canada
and
New England
.
A
Blue moon
(in the astronomical sense) is seen as far away as
Europe
.
1957
–
Camp Nou
, the largest
stadium in Europe
, is opened in
Barcelona
.
1957 – President
Dwight D.
Eisenhower
sends
101st Airborne Division
troops to
Little Rock, Arkansas
, to enforce
desegregation
.
1962
–
United States court of appeals
orders the
University of Mississippi
to admit
James Meredith
.
1968
–
60 Minutes
debuts on
CBS
1968 –
Swaziland
joins the
United Nations
.
1973
–
Guinea-Bissau
declares its independence from
Portugal
.
1979
–
Compu-Serve
launches the first consumer internet service, which features the first public
electronic mail
service.
1990
– Periodic
Great White Spot
observed on
Saturn
1992
–
USA Networks
launches the
Sci Fi Channel
1994
–
National League for Democracy
is formed by
Aung San Suu Kyi
and various others to help fight against
dictatorship
in
Myanmar
.
1996
– U.S. President
Bill Clinton
signs the
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
at the
United Nations
.
2005
–
Hurricane Rita
makes landfall in the
United States
, devastating
Beaumont, Texas
and portions of southwestern
Louisiana
.
Births
15
–
Vitellius
,
Roman Emperor
(d. 69)
1301
–
Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford
, English soldier (d. 1372)
1501
–
Gerolamo Cardano
, Italian mathematician (d. 1576)
1513
–
Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg
, Queen of Sweden (d. 1535)
1534
–
Guru Ram Das
, fourth Sikh Guru (d. 1581)
1564
–
William Adams
, British navigator (d. 1620)
1583
–
Albrecht von Wallenstein
, Austrian general (d. 1634)
1625
–
Johan de Witt
, Dutch politician (d. 1672)
1705
–
Leopold Josef Graf Daun
, Austrian field marshal (d. 1766)
1717
–
Horace Walpole
, British novelist and politician (d. 1797)
1725
– Sir
Arthur Guinness
, Irish brewer (d. 1803)
1739
–
Grigori Alexandrovich Potemkin
, Russian statesman (d. 1791)
1755
–
John Marshall
, 4th
Chief Justice of the United States
(d. 1835)
1801
–
Mikhail Vasilievich Ostrogradsky
, Ukrainian scientist (d. 1862)
1802
–
Adolphe d'Archiac
, French paleontologist and geologist (d. 1868)
1817
–
Ramón de Campoamor y Campoosorio
, Spanish poet and philosopher (d. 1901)
1829
–
Charles S.
West
, Texas jurist and politician (d. 1885)
1858
–
Eugene Foss
, 45
th
Governor of Massachusetts
(d. 1939)
1870
–
Georges Claude
, French chemist and inventor (d. 1960)
1871
–
Lottie Dod
, English athlete (d. 1960)
1878
–
C.
F.
Ramuz
, Swiss writer (d. 1947)
1880
–
Sarah Knauss
, Oldest lived American ever (d. 1999)
1884
–
Gustave Garrigou
, French cyclist (d. 1963)
1884 –
Hugo Schmeisser
, German weapons designer (d. 1953)
1890
–
Mike González
, baseball player (d. 1977)
1890 –
A.
P.
Herbert
, British humorist, barrister, novelist (d. 1971)
1892
–
Adélard Godbout
,
premier of Québec
(d. 1956)
1894
–
Tommy Armour
, Anglo-American golfer (d. 1968)
1895
–
André Frédéric Cournand
, French
Nobel Laureate
(d. 1988)
1896
–
F.
Scott Fitzgerald
, American novelist (d. 1940)
1898
–
Howard Walter Florey
,
Nobel Laureate
(d. 1968)
1899
– Sir
William Dobell
, Australian portrait artist (d. 1970)
1900
–
Ham Fisher
, American cartoonist (d. 1955)
1902
–
Ruhollah Khomeini
, Iranian Islamic religious leader and politician (d. 1989)
1905
–
Severo Ochoa
,
Nobel Laureate
(d. 1993)
1906
–
Leonard Marsh
, Canadian social scientist and professor (d. 1982)
1909
–
Gerard Ciołek
, Polish architect (d. 1966)
1910
–
Jean Servais
, Belgian actor (d. 1976)
1911
–
Konstantin Chernenko
, Soviet premier (d. 1985)
1912
–
Don Porter
, American actor (d. 1997)
1913
–
Herb Jeffries
, American jazz singer
1914
– Sir
John Kerr
, 18th
Governor-General of Australia
(d. 1991)
1918
–
Audra Lindley
, American actress (d. 1997)
1919
–
Dayton Allen
, American actor and comedian (d. 2004)
1920
–
Richard Bong
, American
ace
fighter
pilot and
Medal of Honor
recipient (d. 1945)
1921
–
Jim McKay
, American sportscaster (d. 2008)
1922
–
Cornell MacNeil
, American baritone
1923
–
Louis Edmonds
, American actor (d. 2001)
1923 –
Fats Navarro
, American jazz trumpet player (d. 1950)
1924
–
Nina Bocharova
, Soviet gymnast
1924 –
Theresa Merritt
, American actress (d. 1998)
1924 –
Sheila MacRae
, singer & actress
1925
–
Autar Singh Paintal
, Indian medical scientist (d. 2004)
1927
–
Alfredo Kraus
, Spanish tenor (d. 1999)
1929
–
Edward M.
Lawson
, Canadian politician
1930
–
Józef Krupiński
, Polish poet (d. 1998)
1930 –
Angelo Muscat
, Maltese actor (d. 1977)
1930 –
John W.
Young
, American astronaut
1931
–
Anthony Newley
, British actor and singer (d. 1999)
1931 –
Mike Parkes
, British
Formula One
driver (d. 1977)
1932
–
Dominique Michel
, Canadian comedian
1933 –
Raffaele Cardinal Farina
,
Archivist of the Holy Roman Church
1934
–
Tommy Anderson
, Scottish footballer
1934 –
John Brunner
, British author (d. 1995)
1934 –
Manfred Wörner
, German politician and diplomat (d. 1994)
1935
–
Sean McCann
, Canadian actor
1936
–
Jim Henson
, American puppeteer (d. 1990)
1940
–
Yves Navarre
, French writer (d. 1994)
1941
–
Linda McCartney
, American singer, fashion designer and photographer (d. 1998)
1941 –
John Mackey
, football player
1942
–
Ilkka "Danny" Lipsanen
, Finnish singer
1942 –
Gerry Marsden
, English singer (
Gerry & The Pacemakers
)
1944
–
Diana Körner
, German actress
1945
–
Lou Dobbs
, American journalist and television anchor
1946
–
"Mean" Joe Greene
, American football player
1946 –
Lars Emil Johansen
,
Prime Minister of Greenland
1947
–
Erik Hivju
, Norwegian actor
1948
–
Heinz Chur
, German composer
1948 –
Gordon Clapp
, American actor
1948 –
Phil Hartman
, Canadian actor (d. 1998)
1950
–
Alan Colmes
, American talk show host
1950 –
Mohinder Amarnath
, Indian cricketer
1950 –
Kristina Wayborn
, Swedish actress
1951
–
Pedro Almodóvar
, Spanish filmmaker
1951 –
Douglas Kmiec
, American legal scholar
1952
–
Mark Sandman
, American musician (d. 1999)
1955
–
Riccardo Illy
, Italian politician
1956
–
Hubie Brooks
, American baseball player
1957
–
Wolfgang Wolf
, German footballer and manager
1957
–
Tod Howarth
, American rock musician
1958
–
Kevin Sorbo
, American actor
1959
–
Steve Whitmire
, American voice actor
1961
–
Allen Bestwick
, Nascar broadcaster
1961 –
John Logan
, American screenwriter
1962
–
Jack Dee
, British comedian
1962 –
Rosamund Kwan
, Hong Kong actress
1962 –
Ally McCoist
, Scottish footballer
1962 –
Mike Phelan
, English footballer
1962 –
Nia Vardalos
, Canadian actress
1964
–
Rafael Palmeiro
, Cuban-born baseball player
1965
–
Sean McNabb
, American bassist (
Quiet Riot
,
Great White
,
Rough Cutt
,
House of Lords
)
1965 –
Janet Weiss
, American drummer (
Sleater-Kinney
,
Quasi
,
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks
)
1966
–
Stacy Galina
, American actress
1966 –
Bernard Gilkey
, American baseball player
1966 –
Michael J.
Varhola
, American author
1969
–
Shawn Crahan
, American musician (
Slipknot
)
1969 –
Shamim Sarif
, English novelist and filmmaker
1969 –
Paul Ray Smith
,
Medal of Honor
recipient (d. 2003)
1969 –
DeVante Swing
, American music producer
1969 –
Goya Toledo
, Spanish actress and model
1969 –
Megan Ward
, American actress
1971
–
Michael S.
Engel
, American paleontologist and entomologist
1971 –
Mike Michalowicz
, American author and entrepreneur
1971 –
Kevin Millar
, American baseball player
1971 –
Peter Salisbury
, English drummer (
The Verve
)
1973
–
Eddie George
, American football player
1973 –
Rodrick Rhodes
, American basketball player
1974
–
John McDonald
, American baseball player
1975
–
Mike Gallay
, Canadian comedian and filmmaker
1975 –
Kyle Turley
, American football player
1976
–
Carlos Almeida
, Angolan basketball player
1976 –
Stephanie McMahon
, American professional wrestler
1977
–
Frank Fahrenhorst
, German footballer
1978
–
Wietse van Alten
, Dutch archer
1979
–
Fábio Aurélio
, Brazilian footballer
1979 –
Justin Bruening
, American actor
1979 –
Katja Kassin
, German pornographic actress
1979 –
Kim Jong Min
, Korean singer
1979 –
Jenny Platt
, English Actress
1979 –
Ross Mathews
, American television personality and comedian
1980
–
Daniele Bennati
, Italian road racing cyclist
1980 –
Dean Canto
, Australian racing driver
1980 –
Sabrine Maui
, Filipino pornographic actress
1980 –
Petri Pasanen
, Finnish footballer
1980 –
John Arne Riise
, Norwegian footballer
1981
–
Ryan Briscoe
, Australian racing driver
1981 –
Drew Gooden
, American basketball player
1982
–
Morgan Hamm
, American gymnast
1982 –
Paul Hamm
, American gymnast
1982 –
Jeff Karstens
, American baseball player
1983
–
Randy Foye
, American basketball player
1984
–
Szilvia Molnar
, Swedish writer
1985
–
Jessica Lucas
, Canadian actress
1986
–
Leah Dizon
, American model and singer
1987
–
Spencer Treat Clark
, American actor
1988
–
Karl Alzner
, Canadian ice hockey player
1988 –
Kyle Sullivan
, American actor
Deaths
366
–
Pope Liberius
768
–
Pippin the Short
, King of the Franks (b. 714)
1054
–
Hermannus Contractus
, scholar (b. 1013)
1120
–
Welf II, Duke of Bavaria
(b. 1072)
1143
–
Agnes of Germany
, daughter of
Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor
(b. 1072)
1143 –
Pope Innocent II
1180
–
Manuel I Comnenus
, Greek
Byzantine Emperor
(b. 1118)
1213
–
Gertrude of Merania
, wife of
Andrew II of Hungary
(murdered) (b. 1185)
1218
–
Robert of Knaresborough
, hermit (b. 1160)
1275
–
Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford
, Constable of England (b. 1208)
1435
–
Isabeau of Bavaria
, wife of
Charles VI of France
(b. c.1370)
1494
–
Poliziano
, Italian humanist (b. 1454)
1541
–
Paracelsus
, Swiss alchemist (b. 1493)
1545
–
Albert of Mainz
, archbishop and elector of Mainz (b. 1490)
1605
–
Manuel Mendes
, Portuguese composer (b. c.1547)
1621
–
Jan Karol Chodkiewicz
, Polish military commander (b. 1560)
1646
–
Duarte Lobo
, Portuguese composer (b. c.1565)
1707
–
Vincenzo da Filicaja
, Italian poet (b. 1642)
1732
–
Emperor Reigen of Japan
(b. 1654)
1742
–
Johann Matthias Hase
, German scientist (b. 1684)
1802
–
Alexander Radishchev
, Russian writer (b. 1749)
1834
–
Pedro I of Brazil
, Emperor of Brazil (b. 1798)
1892
–
Patrick Gilmore
, Irish-American composer (b. 1829)
1896
–
Louis De Geer
, 1st Swedish Prime Minister (b. 1818)
1904
–
Niels Ryberg Finsen
, Danish physician, recipient of the
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
(b. 1860)
1929
– Prince
Mahidol
of the Kingdom of
Thailand
(b.
1892)
1930
–
William A.
MacCorkle
, Governor of West Virginia (b. 1857)
1933
–
Mike Donlin
, American baseball player (b. 1878)
1933 –
Alice Muriel Williamson
, British novelist (b. 1869)
1938
–
Lev Schnirelmann
, Russian mathematician (b. 1900)
1939
–
Carl Laemmle
, German-born American film producer (b. 1867)
1945
–
Hans Geiger
, German physicist (b. 1882)
1948
–
Warren William
, American actor (b. 1894)
1950
–
Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine
(b. 1863)
1954
–
Edward Pilgrim
, British suicide hastened by bureaucracy (b. 1904)
1962
–
Charles Reisner
, American silent actor and film director (b. 1887)
1975
–
Earle Cabell
, Texas politician (b. 1906)
1978
–
Hasso von Manteuffel
,
German army
general and politician (b. 1897)
1981
–
Patsy Kelly
, American actress (b. 1910)
1982
–
Sarah Churchill
, British actress and the daughter of
Winston Churchill
(b. 1914)
1984
–
Neil Hamilton
, American actor (b. 1899)
1991
–
Dr. Seuss
, American children's writer (b. 1904)
1991 –
Peter Bellamy
, British folk singer (b. 1944)
1993
–
Bruno Pontecorvo
, Italian physicist (b. 1913)
1993 –
Ian Stuart Donaldson
, British musician (b. 1957)
1996
–
Zeki Müren
, Turkish musician (b. 1931)
1998
–
Jeff Moss
, American puppeteer (b. 1942)
2002
–
Youssouf Togoïmi
, Chadian rebel (b. 1953)
2002 –
Mike Webster
, American football player (b. 1952)
2003
–
Rosalie Allen
, American singer and disc jockey (b. 1924)
2003 –
Lyle Bettger
, American actor (b. 1915)
2004
–
Françoise Sagan
, French writer (b. 1935)
2005
–
Tommy Bond
, American actor (b. 1926)
2006
–
Michael Ferguson
, Irish politician (b. 1953)
2008
–
Mickey Vernon
, American baseball player (b. 1918)
2009
–
Susan Atkins
, American murderer (b. 1948)
Holidays and observances
Late
Roman Empire
– start of the
indiction
year (at least since the time of
Bede
).
In ancient
Latvia
, the third day of
Mikeli
, and the only day of the year during which men proposed to their prospective wives.
Catholic Calendar
: Our Lady of Mercy and
Our Lady of Walsingham
.
Also see
September 24
.
Guinea-Bissau
–
Independence Day
(declared, from
Portugal
, 1973).
New Caledonia
– Territorial Day.
England
–
Our Lady of Walsingham
.
South Africa
–
Heritage Day
.
Barcelona
,
Spain
–
La Mercè
the festival for
Barcelona
's
patron saint
.
A lot of art and musical activities.
Trinidad and Tobago
–
Republic Day
(1976).
French Republican Calendar
–
Châtaigne
Day, third day in the
Month of Vendémiaire
.
Kings Day – Celebrating Birthday of
Rajadhiraja
, Sriraj.
Feast day of
Rupert of Salzburg
in the
Roman Catholic Church
, Holiday in
Salzburg
.
External links
BBC: On This Day
On This Day in Canada
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