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September 6th
1620 ~ The Pilgrims sailed from Plymouth, England, on the Mayflower to settle in North America.
1766 ~ Birthday of John Dalton, British chemist and physicist. He is well known for his advocacy of the atomic theory. 1847 ~ Henry Thoreau left Walden Pond and moved in with Ralph Waldo Emerson and his family in Concord, Massachusetts. 1915 ~ The first prototype tank is tested by the British Army. 1928 ~ Birthday of Robert Pirsig, Author (Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance). 1941 ~ The requirement to wear the Star of David with the word "Jew" inscribed, was extended to all Jews over the age of 6 in German-occupied areas. 1986 ~ In Istanbul, two Arab terrorists from Abu Nidal's terror organization killed 22 and wounded six inside the Neve Shalom synagogue during Sabbath services. 1991 ~ The Soviet Union recognized the independence of the Baltic states. 1995 ~ Cal Ripken Jr. broke Lou Gehrig's record of playing 2,131 consecutive baseball games 1996 ~ Eddie Murray became the 15th member of the 500 home run club with a home run at Oriole Park in Baltimore, Maryland. |
September 7th
1776 ~ World's first submarine attack. American submersible craft Turtle attempted to attach a bomb to the hull of the British flagship Eagle in New York Harbor.
1901 ~ The Boxer Rebellion in China officially ended with the signing of the Peking Protocol. 1908 ~ Birthday of Dr. Michael DeBakey, Heart Surgeon and inventor of the MASH. 1912 ~ Birthday of David Packard, Electrical Engineer. 1940 ~ World War II: The Blitz – Under orders from Adolf Hitler, the Luftwaffe began to bomb London. This was the first of 57 consecutive nights of bombing. 1977 ~ The U.S. agreed to transfer control of the Panama Canal to Panama at the end of the 20th century. 1986 ~ Desmond Tutu becomes the first black to lead the Anglican Church in South Africa. 1994 ~ Death of James Clavell, Author (Shogun; To Sir, with Love; The Great Escape). 1997 ~ Death of Mobutu Sese Seko, dictator of Zaire. 1998 ~ Google Inc. is founded. |
September 8th
828 ~ Birthday of Ali al-Hadi , Shia Imam
1636 ~ Harvard College founded as the first college in the Americas. 1841 ~ Birthday of Antonin Dvorak, Composer. 1886 ~ Birthday of Siegfried Sassoon , Poet 1888 ~ The first season of The Football League began in England with 12 clubs. 1925 ~ Birthday of Peter Sellers, Actor (A Shot in the Dark, Dr. Strangelove, The Pink Panther, etc.). 1930 ~ 3M began marketing Scotch transparent tape. 1944 ~ World War II: London was hit by a V2 rocket for the first time. 1949 ~ Death of Richard Strauss, Composer. 1966 ~ The first episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek aired. |
September 9th
1585 ~ Birthday of Cardinal Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu, French statesman.
1737 ~ Birthday of Luigi Galvani, Italian Physician and Physicist. 1754 ~ Birthday of William Bligh, British naval officer. 1776 ~ The Continental Congress officially named their new country the United States. 1824 ~ Birthday of Anton Bruckner, Austrian Composer. 1828 ~ Birthday of Leo Tolstoy, Russian novelist (Anna Karenina, War and Peace). 1839 ~ John Herschel took the first astronomical glass plate photograph. 1945 ~ Admiral Grace Hopper discovered the first computer bug. 1956 ~ Elvis Presley appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show for the first time. 2001 ~ Ahmed Shah Massoud, leader of the Northern Alliance, was assassinated in Afghanistan. |
September 10th
1939 ~ The submarine HMS Oxley was sunk by mistake by the submarine HMS Trition off the coast of Norway and became the first loss of the Royal Navy in the Second World War. 1942 ~ Birthday of Stephen Jay Gould, American paleontologist. 1943 ~ World War II: German forces began their occupation of Rome. 1945 ~ Vidkun Quisling sentenced to death for collaboration with Nazi Germany. 1960 ~ Birthday of Colin Firth, Actor (Shakespeare in Love, Bridget Jones's Diary, Love Actually) 1967 ~ Birthday of Colin Firth, Actor (Shakespeare in Love, Bridget Jones's Diary, Love Actually) 1971 ~ Death of Nikita Khrushchev, Premier of the Soviet Union. 1977 ~ France's last execution was performed by guillotine. 1990 ~ The Basilica of Our Lady of Peace of Yamoussoukro, the largest church in Africa and perhaps the world, consecrated by Pope John Paul II. 2002 ~ Switzerland joined the United Nations. |
September 11th
1297 ~ Scots of William Wallace defeat English in the Battle of Stirling Bridge
1711 ~ Birthday of William Boyce, Composer. 1914 ~ World War I: In one of the first military engagements, Australian forces defeat Germans in New Britain. 1922 ~ British Mandate of Palestine began. 1948 ~ Death of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, first Governor-General of Pakistan. 1962 ~ The Beatles recorded their debut single, Love Me Do. 1973 ~ A military coup in Chile headed by General Augusto Pinochet toppled elected Marxist President Salvador Allende. 1987 ~ CBS Evening News anchor Dan Rather, angry over being preempted for a tennis match, marched off the set, leaving affiliates with six minutes of an empty news desk. 1997 ~ Scotland voted to re-establish its own Parliament after 290 years of union with England and the 700th anniversary of the Battle of Stirling Bridge. 2001 ~ The September 11 terrorist attacks destroyed the World Trade Center in New York City, part of The Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and crashed a passenger airliner in Pennsylvania. In total, almost 3,000 are killed. |
September 12th
490 BC ~ Athenians defeated Persians at the Battle of Marathon.
1814 ~ War of 1812: An American detachment halted the British land advance to Baltimore in the Battle of North Point. 1880 ~ Birthday of H.L. Mencken, Journalist, Author. 1888 ~ Birthday of Maurice Chevalier, Singer, Actor (Gigi, Thank Heaven For Little Girls). 1933 ~ Leó Szilárd, waiting for a red light on Southampton Row in Bloomsbury, came up with the idea of the nuclear chain reaction. 1940 ~ Cave paintings discovered in Lascaux, France. 1959 ~ Bonanza premiered. First regularly-scheduled TV program presented in color. 1977 ~ Death of Steve Biko, South African anti-apartheid activist. 2003 ~ The United Nations lifted sanctions against Libya after Libya agreed to accept responsibility and make payment of US $2.7 billion to the families of victims in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. 2003 ~ Death of Johnny Cash, Country Music Great |
September 13th
1321 ~ Death of Dante Alighieri, writer (The Divine Comedy)
1819 ~ Birthday of Clara Schumann, Pianist, Composer. 1857 ~ Birthday of Milton S. Hershey, chocolate entrepreneur and founder of the Hershey Chocolate Company. 1874 ~ Birthday of Arnold Schoenberg, Composer. 1939 ~ Canada entered World War II. 1948 ~ Margaret Chase Smith was elected senator, and became the first woman to serve in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate. 1971 ~ Frank Robinson became the 11th member of the 500 home run club with a home run at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland. 1977 ~ Death of Leopold Stokowski, Conductor. 1999 ~ Bomb explodes in Moscow, Russia. At least 119 people are killed. 2001 ~ Civilian airplane traffic in the U.S., which had been grounded following the September 11th attacks, was allowed to resume. |
September 14th
786 ~ Harun al-Rashid became the Abbasid caliph upon the death of his brother al-Hadi.
1752 ~ The British Empire adopted the Gregorian calendar, skipping eleven days (September 2 was followed directly by September 14 that year). 1737 ~ Birthday of Michael Haydn, Austrian composer. 1760 ~ Birthday of Luigi Cherubini, Composer. 1814 ~ Francis Scott Key wrote The Star-Spangled Banner 1927 ~ Death of Isadora Duncan, Dancer. 1959 ~ The Soviet probe Luna 2 crashed onto the Moon, becoming the first man-made object to reach it. 1975 ~ The first American saint, Elizabeth Ann Seton, was canonized by Pope Paul VI. 1982 ~ Death of Princess Grace of Monaco. 1999 ~ Kiribati, Nauru and Tonga joined the United Nations. |
September 15th
1914 ~ Birthday of Allen Funt, radio & television personality.
1925 ~ Birthday of B. B. King, Musician. 1928 ~ Alexander Fleming noticed a bacteria-killing mold growing in his laboratory, discovering what later became known as penicillin. 1950 ~ Korean War: The U.N. staged it’s fist offensive operation; an amphibious assault at Inchon. 1963 ~ Malaysia formed from Malaya, Singapore, British North Borneo and Sarawak. 1975 ~ Papua New Guinea gained independence from Australia. 1977 ~ Death of Maria Callas, Opera Diva. 1981 ~ The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved Sandra Day O'Connor to the U. S. Supreme Court. 1982 ~ The first issue of USA Today is published. 1992 ~ The Pound Sterling was forced out of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism and to devalue against the Deutschmark. |
September 16th
1810 ~ Fr. Miguel Hidalgo proclaimed Mexico's independence from Spain.
1736 ~ Death of Gabriel Fahrenheit, German Physicist. 1795 ~ British captured Capetown South Africa 1940 ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Selective Training and Service Act 1956 ~ Play-Doh was introduced to the world. 1959 ~ French President De Gaulle recognized Algerian right of self determination. 1968 ~ Candidate Richard Nixon appeared on Laugh-in 1986 ~ 177 people die during a fire in the Kinross, South African gold mine. 1987 ~ The Montreal Protocol was signed to protect the ozone layer from depletion. 1996 ~ Howard Stern Radio Show premiered. |
September 17th
1394 ~ King Charles VI of France ordered all Jews expelled from France.
1630 ~ Boston, Massachusetts is incorporated. 1787 ~ The text of the U.S. Constitution was completed in Philadelphia, PA. 1859 ~ Joshua A. Norton declares himself Emperor Norton I of the United States. 1900 ~ Philippine-American War: Filipinos under Juan Cailles defeated Americans under Colonel Benjamin Cheatham at Mabitac. 1908 ~ Death of Lt. Thomas Selfridge, first to die in an airplane crash. 1929 ~ Birthday of Sir Stirling Moss, Formula One racer. 1939 ~ The Soviet Union joined Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland. 1978 ~ The Camp David Accords were signed by Israeli and Egyptian representatives. 1991 ~ North Korea, South Korea, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Marshall Islands and Micronesia joined the United Nations. Today is the Feast Day of Hildegard of Bingen, recording artist. |
September 18th
1709 ~ Birthday of Samuel Johnson, Essayist & Critic.
1759 ~ The British capture Quebec City. 1819 ~ Birthday of Leon Foucault, Physicist. 1927 ~ Columbia Broadcasting System went on the air. 1961 ~ Death of Dag Hammarskjöld, Secretary General of the United Nations. 1970 ~ Death of Jimi Hendrix, Rock Musician. 1971 ~ Birthday of Lance Armstrong, Cyclist Extraordinaire. 1975 ~ Patty Hearst was arrested after a year on the FBI Most Wanted List. 1990 ~ Liechtenstein became a member of the UN 1998 ~ ICANN was formed. |
September 19th
1737 ~ Birthday of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Declaration of Independence Signer, US Senator.
1796 ~ George Washington made his farewell address. 1900 ~ Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid committed their first robbery together. 1934 ~ Bruno Hauptmann was arrested for the murder of Charles Lindbergh Junior. 1935 ~ Death of Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, rocket scientist, physicist. 1941 ~ Birthday of Mama Cass Elliott, musician. 1945 ~ Lord Haw Haw (William Joyce) sentenced to death in London. 1955 ~ Juan Peron was deposed in Argentina. 1989 ~ A terrorist bomb explodes in a UTA DC-10 above Niger killing 171. 1991 ~ Ötzi the Iceman is discovered by German tourists. |
September 20th
1187 ~ Saladin begins the Siege of Jerusalem.
1519 ~ Ferdinand Magellan began his voyage around the world. 1797 ~ The USS Constitution was launched in Boston, Massachusetts. 1908 ~ Death of Pablo de Sarasate, Violinist. 1934 ~ Birthday of Sophia Loren , Italian actress. 1946 ~ First Cannes Film Festival. 1948 ~ Birthday of George R. R. Martin, Science Fiction Writer. 1979 ~ A coup d'état in the Central African Empire overthrew Emperor Bokasa I. 1981 ~ A coup d'état in the Central African Republic overthrew President David Dacko. 2000 ~ After playing 2,632 consecutive games for the Baltimore Orioles, Cal Ripken, Jr took a day off. |
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