1907 – King Edward VII of Great Britain meets Russia’s Foreign Minister Alexander Izvolsky in an attempt to strengthen Russia’s relationship with Britain
1914 – Proclamation prohibits Canadian mint from issuing gold coins
1922 – 17th Davis Cup: USA beats Australasia in New York (4-1)
1938 – International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Philadelphia, PA: US retains title as Don Budge beats Australian Adrian Quist 8-6, 6-1, 6-2 for an unbeatable 3-1 lead; ends 3-2
1955 – WKRG TV channel 5 in Mobile, AL (CBS) begins broadcasting
1955 – Dodger Don Newcombe hits a National League pitcher record seventh home run of the season
1972 – Eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and later killed by the Palestinian group Black September at the Munich Olympics
2024 – China confirms it is ending its foreign adoption program following a suspension that began with the COVID-19 pandemic in January 2020
Author: gil7
Today in History for 5th September 2026
Historical Events
1646 – The first public library in the Americas is established when Bishop Palafox y Mendoza donates his personal library of 5,000 volumes to Tridentine colleges in Puebla, Mexico
1882 – 10,000 workers march in the first Labor Day parade in New York City
1937 – Spanish Civil War: Llanes falls
1991 – 8th MTV Video Music Awards: REM wins
2025 – US President Donald Trump deploys ten F-35 fighter jets to Puerto Rico to take part in military action against drug cartels in the Caribbean region
Famous Birthdays
1908 – Cecilia Seghizzi, Italian composer, born in Gotizia, Austria-Hungary (d. 2019)
1967 – India Hicks, British model, interior designer and author (Island Life, A Slice of England), born in London
1970 – Willie Clay, American NFL safety (Detroit Lions), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1971 – Carlester Crumpler, American NFL tight end (Seattle Seahawks), born in Greenville, North Carolina
1991 – Skandar Keynes, English actor (The Chronicles of Narnia film series), born in London, England
Famous Deaths
1566 – Suleiman the Magnificent, Ottoman Sultan and the longest-reigning sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1530-1566), dies at 71 [or Sep 6]
1910 – Franz Xaver Haberl, German priest and musicologist (Magister choralis), dies at 70
1998 – Leo Penn, American actor and film director, dies at 77
2021 – Ivan Patzaichin, Romanian canoeist (Olympic gold C-2 1000m 1968, 80, 84; C-1 1000m 1972; World C’ship gold x 8), dies from lung cancer at 71
2025 – José María Tojeira, Spanish-Salvadoran priest and provincial of the Jesuits in Central America (1988-95), dies of a heart attack at 78
Famous Deaths for 4th September 2026
1784 – César-François Cassini de Thury, French astronomer (geodesic labor), dies at 70
1864 – John Hunt Morgan, American Confederate military leader of ‘Morgan’s Raiders’, killed by Union troops at Greeneville at 39
1977 – Stelios Perpiniadis, Greek folk singer, songwriter and guitarist, dies at 78
1988 – Oda Schaefer, German writer and journalist (Die Windharfe, Ladies Only), dies at 87
1994 – Laurens van Deenen, Dutch biochemist, dies at 66
1997 – Jeffrey Bernard, British writer (Spectator Magazine – Low Life), dies at 65
2007 – Ryūzō Sejima, Japanese army officer and educator, dies at 95
2023 – Ferid Murad, American physician and pharmacologist (Nobel Prize for Medicine – 1998), dies at 86
2023 – Steve Harwell, American rock singer-songwriter (Smash Mouth, 1994-2021 – “All Star”, “I’m A Believer”), dies of liver failure at 56
2025 – Giorgio Armani, Italian fashion designer (American Gigolo) and founder of the Armani luxury fashion house, dies at 91
Historical Events for 4th September 2026
1786 – William of Orange’s troops overthrow the Dutch towns of Hattem and Elburg
1932 – PGA Championship Men’s Golf, Keller GC: Olin Dutra wins the first of 2 major titles, beating Frank Walsh, 4 and 3
1944 – Finland breaks diplomatic contact with Nazi Germany
1951 – First transcontinental TV broadcast by US President Harry Truman
1972 – American swimmer Melissa Belote, with a world record of 2:19.19, wins the 200 m backstroke gold medal at the Munich Olympics and wraps up the backstroke double, having won the 100 m in Olympic record time
1979 – Iranian army conquers Baneh
1994 – Tom Tupa scores the first two-point conversion in NFL history, running a fake extra point attempt for the Cleveland Browns in a 28-20 win at Cincinnati
2019 – Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam withdraws the controversial extradition bill to China after three months of massive protests
Today in History for 4th September 2026
Historical Events
1893 – English author Beatrix Potter writes the story of Peter Rabbit for a 5-year-old boy
1918 – Jhr. Ch. Ruys de Beerenbrouck becomes the first Dutch Catholic prime minister
1962 – The Beatles record “How Do You Do It” at EMI Studios in London
1963 – Swissair Flight 306 crashes near Dürrenäsch, Switzerland, killing all 80 people on board
1967 – Jerry Lewis’s 2nd Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $1,126,846
Famous Birthdays
1746 – Bernardus Bosch, Dutch vicar and poet, born in Deventer, Netherlands (d. 1803)
1915 – Rudolf Schock, German opera tenor, born in Duisburg, Germany (d. 1986)
1918 – Bill Talbert, American tennis player (9 x Grand Slam doubles titles; US Open singles 1944, 45 runner-up; International Tennis HOF), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1999)
1937 – Dawn Fraser, Australian swimmer (Olympic gold 100m freestyle 1956, 60, 64; 4×100m freestyle relay 1956), born in Sydney, Australia
1981 – Beyoncé Knowles, American pop and RandB singer, songwriter, producer and actress (Destiny’s Child), born in Houston, Texas
Famous Deaths
1571 – Matthew Stuart, Earl of Lennox, regent of Scotland for his grandson King James VI, shot and killed during a skirmish in Stirling at 54
2000 – John Beith, British diplomat who served as the ambassador to Israel and Belgium, dies at 86
2014 – Ron Mulock, Australian politician (Deputy Premier of New South Wales, 1984-88; Mayor of Perth, Penrith, 1968-71), dies at 84
2014 – Wolfhart Pannenberg, German theologist (Gingham Girl), dies at 85
2018 – Bill Daily, American actor and comedian (I Dream of Jeannie – “Roger”; The Bob Newhart Show – “Howard”), dies at 91
Famous Deaths for 3rd September 2026
1971 – Percy Holmes, English cricket batsman (7 Tests, 4 x 50; Yorkshire CCC), dies at 84
1980 – Fabian von Schlabendorff, German resistance fighter/judge, dies at 73
1984 – Arthur Schwartz, American composer (“I Guess I’ll Have To Change My Plans”; “That’s Entertainment”), dies at 83
1987 – Viktor Nekrasov, Ukrainian journalist and novelist (V okopakh Stalingrada – Front-line Stalingrad; Kira Georgijevna), dies at 76
1988 – Riccardo Torriani, Swiss ice hockey player, luger (Olympic bronze 1928, 48; took the Olympic oath 1948), dies at 76
2007 – Steve Fossett, American adventurer (1st person to fly solo nonstop around the world in a balloon,) disappears while flying at 63
2010 – Cyril Smith, British Liberal Member of Parliament and alleged serial sex offender, dies at 82
2013 – Ariel Castro, Puerto Rican-born American criminal famous for kidnapping 3 women between 2002-4, commits suicide 1 month into his life sentence at 53
2016 – Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor, American actress (Beloved), commentator (NPR) and food writer (Vibration Cooking or, The Travel Notes of a Geechee Girl), dies at 79
2025 – Keith Hodiak [Hodiak Hampden Sears], Guyanese-British dancer, actor and member of the Ballet Rambert (1972-75), dies at 75
Historical Events for 3rd September 2026
1861 – Confederate forces enter Kentucky, ending its neutrality
1936 – For the first time in the history of the Walker Cup golf event, there is a shutout as the United States defeats Great Britain 9-0 at Pine Valley Golf Club in New Jersey
1940 – Dutch government-in-exile of Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy forms in London, England
1943 – Italy and the Allies sign the Armistice of Cassibile, the Italian instrument of surrender, signed by Italian General Giuseppe Castellano and US General Walter Bedell Smith at Cassibile in Sicily and made public five days later
1971 – Watergate team breaks into Daniel Ellsberg’s psychiatrist’s office in Los Angeles but fails to find his file
1978 – Bernard Slade’s stage comedy “Same Time, Next Year” closes at the Ambassador Theatre in New York City after 1,453 performances and a Tony Award
2020 – Actor Robert Pattinson tests positive for COVID-19, shutting down production of “The Batman”
2024 – MLB Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber hits three home runs, becoming the first player in franchise history to do so twice in a season, in a 10-8 win over the Blue Jays in Toronto
Today in History for 3rd September 2026
Historical Events
1914 – Lemberg, the capital of Galicia, is taken after a three-day battle in which the Russians rout the Austrians
1947 – New York Yankees total 18 hits, all singles, to rout the Boston Red Sox 11-2 at Fenway Park
1950 – Giuseppe “Nino” Farina wins the inaugural Formula 1 World Drivers’ Championship by winning the Italian Grand Prix at Monza in an Alfa Romeo, finishing three points ahead of Juan Manuel Fangio
1972 – Finnish runner Lasse Virén scores a famous victory in the 10,000 m at the Munich Olympics in world record 27:38.35
2017 – Stacy Lewis wins the Cambia Portland Classic and donates her winnings of $195,000 to Hurricane Harvey relief efforts
Famous Birthdays
1921 – Thurston Dart, English harpsichordist and conductor, born in Surbiton, London (d. 1971)
1933 – Tompall Glaser, American country music singer (Tompall and the Glaser Brothers – “Lovin’ Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again)”, “Put Another Log on the Fire”), born in Spalding, Nebraska (d. 2013)
1944 – Alan Strachan, Scottish theatre director known for his work on the West End (Just Between Ourselves, The Immortal Haydon), born in Dundee, Scotland (d. 2025)
1950 – Aaron “A-Train” Smith, American drummer (The Temptations; Romeo Void), born in Nashville, Tennessee
1966 – Bennie Blades, American NFL safety (Pro Bowl 1991; Detroit Lions), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Famous Deaths
1662 – William Lenthall, English politician (b. 1591)
1720 – Henri de Massue, Marquis de Ruvigny, 1st Viscount Galway, French soldier and diplomat, dies at 72
1871 – Václav Emanuel Horák, Czech composer, chiefly of liturgical music, organist, and kapellmeister, dies at 71
1935 – Johannes Aengenent, Bishop of Haarlem (1928-35), dies at 62
1956 – O. Louis Guglielmi, American ‘social surrealist’ painter (One Third of a Nation), dies of a heart attack at 50
Famous Deaths for 2nd September 2026
1274 – Prince Munetaka, 6th Japanese shōgun of the Kamakura shogunate (1252-66), dies at 31
1765 – Henry Bouquet, Swiss-born British army officer (b. 1719)
1964 – Glenn Albert Black, American archaeologist, dies at 64
1973 – Carl Dudley, American film director (b. 1910)
1994 – Richard M Major, US anti-terror specialist (CIA Red Book), dies at 72
1998 – Jonathan Mann, American physician and AIDS activist, dies in the 1998 crash of Swissair Flight 111 at 51
2004 – (Roquel) “Billy” Davis, American songwriter and music producer of pop music and commercial jingles (“Reet Petite”; “I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)”; “It’s the Real Thing”), dies at 72
2006 – [Walter] Dewey Redman, American jazz saxophonist, dies of liver failure at 75
2009 – Roger Aubert, Belgian church historian (Le Pontificat de Pie IX), dies at 95
2016 – Daniel Willems, Belgian cyclist, dies of a heart attack at 60
Historical Events for 2nd September 2026
1905 – Chinese crown discontinues its Imperial Examinations (Golden Lists), civil service recruitment exams that dated back in some form to 581AD and influenced British civil service and beyond
1914 – French government flee Paris for Bordeaux as German forces advanced during World War I
1922 – W. Somerset Maugham’s play “East of Suez” premieres at His Majesty’s Theatre in London
1958 – Hendrik Verwoerd is appointed Prime Minister of South Africa
1958 – US President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs the National Defense Education Act into law
1996 – Jerry Lewis’s 31st annual Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $49,146,555
2008 – 54th National Film Awards (India): “Pulijanmam” wins the Golden Lotus
2019 – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson threatens a snap general election if rebel MPs pass bill against no-deal Brexit