1197 – Henry VI von Hohenstaufen, King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor, dies in Messina, Sicily
1582 – George Buchanan, Scottish historian (b. 1506)
1657 – Emilia Secunda Antwerpiana, 6th and youngest daughter of William of Orange, dies at 75
1667 – Jacobus Golius, Dutch mathematician and Arabic translator, dies at 71
1810 – John Archer, American Congressman who received the 1st medical diploma issued on US continent (1768), dies at 69
1930 – Daniel Guggenheim, American mining magnate and philanthropist, dies at 74
1938 – Con Conrad, American songwriter and producer, dies at 48
1988 – Marjorie Bonner Lowry, American actress (Reno, Poor Girls), wife of writer Malcolm Lowry, dies at 83
2020 – Frédéric Devreese, Belgian conductor, and composer of classical music (Gemini Suite; Valse Sacrée), and film scores (The Cruel Embrace), dies of cancer at 91
2021 – Tommy Kirk, American actor (Old Yeller), dies at 79
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Historical Events for 28th September 2023
1924 – General Plutarco Calles elected President of Mexico
1928 – US recognizes the Chinese nationalist government of Chiang Kai-shek
1941 – Ted Williams ended the baseball season with .406 batting avg
1961 – American medical drama series “Dr. Kildare”, starring Richard Chamberlain and Raymond Massey, premieres on NBC-TV
1961 – “Purlie Victorious”, a farce by Ossie Davis, opens on Broadway
1962 – “Jan Murray Show” last airs on NBC-TV
1963 – Giuseppe Cantarella roller-skates record 25.78 mph (415 k) for 440 yds
1984 – Krzysztof Penderecki’s initial version of “A Polish Requiem” premieres with Mstislav Rostropovich leading the Stuttgart Radio Symphony
1995 – Dennis Martínez’ fastball breaks Minnesota Twins Kirby Puckett’s jaw, in what becomes his final career plate appearance, in Cleveland Indians 12-4 win
2013 – 27 villagers are killed by Boko Harem in northeast Nigeria
Today in History for 28th September 2023
Historical Events
1953 – “Juvenile Jury” TV Children’s last airs on NBC, moved to CBS
1956 – “Johnny Carson Show” TV Variety last airs on CBS-TV
1961 – Syria withdraws from United Arab Republic
1962 – “I’m Dickens, He’s Fenster” debuts on ABC-TV
1962 – “Verdict Is Yours,” last airs on CBS-TV
1963 – “King Leonardo” cartoon last airs on NBC-TV
Famous Birthdays
1910 – Diosdado Macapagal, President of the Philippines (1961-65), born in Lubao, Philippines (d. 1997)
1913 – Alice Marble, American tennis player (US Open 1936, 1938-40), born in Beckwourth, California (d. 1990)
1913 – Vivian Fine, American composer (Women in the Garden), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2000)
1947 – Sheikh Hasina, Bangladeshi politician, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (2009-), born in Tungipara, East Pakistan
1966 – Puri Jagannadh, Indian film director (Pokiri), born in Pithapuram, Andhra Pradesh
1983 – Stefan Moore, English footballer (Aston Villa), born in Birmingham, England
Famous Deaths
1694 – Gabriel Mouton, French abbot and mathematician, dies at about 76
1917 – T. E. Hulme, English writer and poet, dies at 34
1948 – E. J. Ratcliffe, English stage and screen actor, dies at 85
1994 – Jose Francisco Ruiz Massieu, Mexican PRI-politician, murdered at 48
2004 – Geoffrey Beene, American fashion designer (8 Coty Awards), dies at 77
2020 – Frédéric Devreese, Belgian conductor, and composer of classical music (Gemini Suite; Valse Sacrée), and film scores (The Cruel Embrace), dies of cancer at 91
Famous Deaths for 27th September 2023
1891 – Ivan Goncharov, Russian novelist (Oblomov), dies at 79
1921 – Engelbert Humperdinck, German opera composer (Hänsel und Gretel), dies at 67
1969 – Violet Farebrother, English actress (Downhill, Easy Virtue), dies at 81
1982 – Ralph Baldwin, Canadian harness driver and trainer (11 major world records; Hambletonian Stakes 1963, 73), dies at 66
1986 – Cliff Burton, American rock bassist (Metallica), dies in bus crash at 24
1995 – Christopher Shaw, British composer, dies at 71
1995 – Alison “Night Bird” Steele, DJ (WNEW-FM, WXRK-FM), dies of cancer
2001 – Herman Berlinski, Polish-American organist, composer and choral conductor (The Tetragrammaton), dies at 91
2004 – John E. Mack, American psychiatrist and author (b. 1929)
2013 – Jay Robinson, American actor (Born Again, Malibu Bikini Shop), dies at 83
Historical Events for 27th September 2023
1854 – French fishing vessel SS Vesta collides with American passenger paddle-wheel ship SS Arctic off Newfoundland in heavy fog, sinking the larger passenger ship; 322 killed, most of the survivors were crew members
1916 – 1st Native American Day celebrated, honoring American Indians
1919 – British troops withdraw from the North Russian town of Archangelsk after fighting Bolsheviks/Soviets
1937 – 1st Santa Claus Training School opens (Albion NY)
1942 – Heavy German assault in Stalingrad
1988 – Canadian Finn class sailor Lawrence Lemieux abandons race 5 to assist injured competitor after being in 2nd place; selfless act is awarded with the Pierre de Coubertin medal
1989 – Oakland wins AL West and SF wins NL West title
1992 – Pittsburgh Pirates win their 3rd straight NL East title
2014 – Hawthorn Football Club defeats the Sydney Swans in the 2014 AFL Grand Final 137-74
2016 – American “boy band” pop music group ‘Why Don’t We’ (WDW) forms in Los Angeles
Today in History for 27th September 2023
Historical Events
1864 – Battle at Pilot Knob (Ft Davidson) Missouri: 1700 killed or injured
1973 – Soyuz 12 carries 2 cosmonauts into Earth orbit (2 days)
1993 – British crime series “Cracker” created by Jimmy McGovern starring Robbie Coltrane debuts on ITV in the UK
2015 – A “Supermoon” coincides with a lunar eclipse creating a “Blood Moon” over much of the earth
2018 – Justin Milne, head of Australian Broadcasting Corporation resigns amid allegations of firing journalists for the government
2020 – Border fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan forces over disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh kills at least 23
Famous Birthdays
1719 – Abraham Gotthelf Kästner, German mathematician, born in Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony (d. 1800)
1835 – John Murray Corse, American politician and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1893 [or 4/27])
1934 – Barbara Howar, American reporter (Washington Post; Entertainment Tonight), born in Nashville, Tennessee
1949 – Graham Richardson, Australian politician and media commentator, born in Sydney, Australia
1953 – Robbie Shakespeare, Jamaican reggae bassist (Sly and Robbie – “DJ Riot”), born in Kingston, Jamaica (d. 2021)
1958 – Paul Grabowsky, Australian jazz pianist and composer (“When Words Fail”), born in Lae, Papua New Guinea
Famous Deaths
1566 – Marcus A Vida [Marcus Hieronymus], Italian humanist/poet/bishop, dies
1916 – Emile A G Verhaeren, Belgian writer (Les Heures du Soir), dies at 61
1917 – Edgar Degas, French impressionist painter, sculptor and artist (The Bellelli Family), dies at 83
1955 – Henri Liebrecht, Belgian playwright and journalist, dies at 71
1994 – Gerald Bledsoe, American broadcaster (Soul Alive, WWRL), dies of a heart attack at 51
2011 – Dave Hill, American golfer (13 PGA Tour titles), dies of emphysema at 74
Famous Deaths for 26th September 2023
1560 – George van Egmond, Dutch bishop of Utrecht, dies at 56
1764 – Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish scholar, dies at 89
1802 – Baron Jurij Vega, Slovenian mathematician and military officer (b. 1754)
1868 – August Ferdinand Möbius, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1790)
1952 – George Santayana, Spanish-American philosopher and poet (Last Puritan), dies at 88
1960 – William Ling, South African cricketer (batsman in 6 Tests 1921-23), dies at 68
1965 – James Fitzmaurice, Irish aviation pioneer (b. 1898)
1994 – Maurice Ashley, historian and editor (The Listener), dies at 87
1998 – Betty Carter [Lillie Mae Jones], American jazz singer and scat vocalist, dies of pancreatic cancer at 69
2015 – Manuel Oltra, Spanish secular and sacred music composer, and professor (Barcelona Conservatory, 1959-87), dies at 93
Historical Events for 26th September 2023
1404 – Brussels Brabants/Limburgse audit-office established
1792 – Marc-David Lasource begins accusing Maximilien Robespierre of wanting a dictatorship for France
1887 – Emile Berliner patents the Gramophone
1926 – JB Fagan’s stage drama “And So to Bed”, based on the life of Samuel Pepys, premieres in London
1940 – Luftwaffe bombs Spitfire factory in Woolston, Southampton for second time, 30 killed
1949 – Groundbreaking ceremony for the Hollywood sign in Hollywood, Los Angeles; old Hollywoodland sign torn down, reconstruction of a replacement begins with just Hollywood
1963 – 1st edition of NYC Review of Books
1964 – Braves (25) and Phillies (18) set record by using 43 players in 9 inn
1999 – Ryder Cup Golf, The Country Club, Brookline: US wins 14½-13½ after trailing 10-6 going into the singles; win first 6 matches to set up victory; poor American crowd and team behaviour heavily criticised
2021 – German election: center-left Social Democrats win most seats but not a majority over ruling conservative Christian Democratic Union without its retiring Chancellor Angela Merkel
Today in History for 26th September 2023
Historical Events
1949 – Groundbreaking ceremony for the Hollywood sign in Hollywood, Los Angeles; old Hollywoodland sign torn down, reconstruction of a replacement begins with just Hollywood
1968 – 1st broadcast of “Hawaii Five-O” on CBS-TV
1983 – Lebanon premier Chafiq Wazzan offers to resigns
1987 – Padres Benito Santiago sets rookie hitting streak to 28 games
1995 – Earliest 1st-class cricket in Aust season (Qld v Western Prov)
2002 – Overcrowded Senegalese ferry MV Joola capsizes off the coast of Gambia killing more than 1,000
Famous Birthdays
1903 – Gerhard Nebel, German writer, born in Dessau (d. 1974)
1926 – Manfred Mayrhofer, Austrian Indo-European philologist (Indo-Iranian languages), born in Linz, Austria (d. 2011)
1927 – Joyce Jameson, American comedienne and actress (Spike Jones Show, The Outlaw Josey Wales), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1987)
1937 – Valentin Pavlov, Russian politician and Prime Minister of the Soviet Union (1991), born in Moscow, Soviet Union (d. 2003)
1983 – Zoe Perry, American stage and screen actress (Young Sheldon), born in Chicago, Illinois
1994 – Marcell Jacobs, Italian track athlete (Olympic gold – men’s 100m 2020; first Italian to win the event), born in El Paso, Texas
Famous Deaths
1952 – George Santayana, Spanish-American philosopher and poet (Last Puritan), dies at 88
1961 – Juanita Hansen, actress (Fast Company), dies of heart ailment at 67
1966 – Helen Kane, American actress and singer (Heads Up, Pointed Heels), dies of cancer at 62
1983 – Tino Rossi, French singer and actor (Destins, Belle Menuniere), dies at 76
1996 – Geoffrey Wilkinson, English chemist (1973 Nobel Prize – organometallic compounds), dies at 75
2017 – Robert Delpire, French publisher, editor and photographer, dies at 91
Famous Deaths for 25th September 2023
1602 – Caspar Peucer, German reformer (b. 1525)
1792 – Adam Gottlob Moltke, Danish statesman, dies at 81
1808 – Richard Porson, English classical scholar (Porson’s Law), dies at about 48
1900 – John M. Palmer, American politician (U.S. Senator from Illinois) and American Civil War General (Union), dies at 83
1926 – Herbert Booth, English Salvation Army Officer and son of William and Catherine Booth, dies at 64
1933 – Ring Lardner, American sports writer (Chicago Examiner, Chicago Tribune; “Pullman Pastimes”-The Sporting News; “You Know Me”; the Boston American), dies from a heart attack at 48
1944 – Leo Justinus Kauffmann, Alsatian composer, dies at 43
1960 – Emily Post, American authority on social behaviour and writer (Etiquette), dies at 86
2005 – George Archer, American golfer (US Masters 1969), dies of Burkitt’s lymphoma at 65
2016 – Rod Temperton, British pop musician and songwriter (“Boogie Nights”; “Thriller”; “Give Me the Night”; “Yah Mo B There”), dies of cancer at 66