608 – Saint Boniface IV begins his reign as Catholic Pope
1777 – George Washington, on authorization of Congress, appoints Casimir Pulaski as brigadier general in Continental Army cavalry
1795 – “Lyrical Ballads” published by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth – 1st work of English Romantic movement (probable date)
1921 – WBZ-AM in Boston MA begins radio transmissions
1931 – British naval fleet mutinies at Invergordon over pay cuts
1943 – Concentration Camp Kauwen in Lithuania opens
1963 – Ben Bella elected 1st president of Algeria
1968 – Launch of Zond 5, 1st lunar fly-around with Earth reentry
1975 – 1st College Football Holy War: Notre Dame beats Boston College 17-3 in Foxborough
2019 – “Jojo Rabbit” directed by “Taika Waititi and starring Scarlett Johansson wins the top award at the Toronto Film Festival
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Today in History for 15th September 2023
Historical Events
1851 – Saint Joseph’s University is founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1957 – SF Seals (Pacific Coast League) play their last game
1963 – Ben Bella elected 1st president of Algeria
1987 – Italy sends a naval contingent to the Persian Gulf
1988 – Test Cricket debut of Ian Healy, vs Pakistan at Karachi
2019 – Hong Kong police use water cannons and tear gas attempting to disperse thousands of protesters outside the British embassy, as protests continue in the city
Famous Birthdays
1760 – Bogislav Friedrich Emanuel von Tauentzien, Prussian general of the Napoleonic Wars, born in Potsdam, Brandenburg (d. 1824)
1890 – Frank Martin, Swiss composer (In Terra Fax), born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 1974)
1899 – Milton S. Eisenhower, American University President (Pennsylvania State) and brother of Dwight, born in Abilene, Kansas (d. 1985)
1907 – Jack Bailey, American TV host (Queen for a Day), born in Hampton, Iowa (d. 1980)
1929 – Eva Burrows, Austrian Salvation Army officer, 13th General of The Salvation Army, born in Newcastle, Australia (d. 2015)
1962 – Dina Lohan, American television personality, mother and manager of actress Lindsay Lohan, born in NYC, New York
Famous Deaths
1525 – Jan de Bakker [Johannes Pistorius], Roman Catholic priest who was the first preacher in Northern Netherlands to be put to death as a direct result of his Protestant beliefs, burned at the stake at 26
1750 – Charles Theodore Pachelbel, German-American composer (son of Johann Pachelbel, one of the first European composers to emigrate to America), dies at 59
1794 – Abraham Clark, American patriot and signer of the Declaration of Independence, dies at 68
1859 – Isambard Kingdom Brunel, British engineer (SS Great Britain, Great Western Railway), dies of a stroke at 53
1942 – Jack Singer, American war reporter, dies aboard USS Wasp
2020 – Moussa Traoré, Mali soldier, politician and dictator, President of Mali (1968-91), dies at 83
Famous Deaths for 14th September 2023
1851 – James Fenimore Cooper, 1st major American novelist (The Last of the Mohicans), dies of dropsy at 61
1905 – Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, Italian-French explorer of the Congo (Brazzaville named after him), dies at 53
1916 – Pierre Duhem, French naturalist, philosopher and historian, dies at 55
1974 – Vera Vague [Barbara Jo Allen], American actress (Sleeping Beauty, Follow the Leader), dies at 66
1974 – Pieter Y Adriani, Dutch tax lawyer, dies at 95
1982 – John Gardner, American writer (Life and Times of Chaucer High), dies in a motorcycle accident at 49
1989 – Eddie McLeod, New Zealand cricketer (one Test for NZ), dies at 88
2009 – Keith Floyd, English celebrity cook and restaurateur (Floyd on Fish), dies of a heart attack at 65
2019 – John Ralston, American College Football Hall of Fame linebacker, coach and executive (Cal, Stanford, Denver Broncos), dies at 92
2021 – Norm MacDonald, Canadian stand-up comedian, writer, and actor (Saturday Night Live, 1993-98; Dirty Work; The Norm Show), dies of cancer at 61
Historical Events for 14th September 2023
1180 – Minamoto no Yoritomo led force of 300 defeated at Battle of Ishibashiyama in Japan
1856 – Battle of San Jacinto at Hacienda San Jacinto, Nicaraguan forces defeat American filibusters
1900 – There are now 62,000 foreign troops in Peking and nearby cities, still defeating Boxer Rebels.
1933 – 2 billion board feet of lumber destroyed in Tillamook Oregon fire
1942 – US Navy Admiral Chester Nimitz presents the 1st Medal of Honor of WWII, for courage and valor beyond the call of duty during the attack on Pearl Harbor, to sailor John William Finn; ceremony took place in Pearl Harbor aboard USS Enterprise
1958 – Two rockets designed by the German engineer Ernst Mohr, the first German post-war rockets, reach the upper atmosphere.
1972 – Jason Miller’s “That Championship Season,” premieres in NYC
1973 – Israel shoots down 13 Syrian MIG-21s
1985 – “The Golden Girls”, starring Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, and Estelle Getty, debuts on NBC
2021 – California Governor Gavin Newsom defeats a state vote to recall him from office
Today in History for 14th September 2023
Historical Events
1862 – Skirmish at Fox’s Gap, American Civil War
1929 – A’s clinch AL pennant with a 5-0 win over White Sox
1955 – Herb Score sets rookie record of 235 strikeouts (en route 245)
1965 – Western sitcom “F-Troop” premieres in the US on ABC
1991 – San Diego State freshman running back Marshall Faulk rushes for NCAA record 386 yards and scores 7 touchdowns as the Aztecs beat Pacific, 55-34
2012 – Ferry sinks amid 10 foot waves off Indonesia’s Sumatra Island, killing 21 people
Famous Birthdays
1920 – Mario Benedetti, Uruguayan journalist, novelist and poet, born in Paso de los Toros, Uruguay (d. 2009)
1929 – Mel Hancock, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri), born in Cape Fair, Missouri (d. 2011)
1934 – Dicky Maegle [Moegle], American College Football Hall of Fame and NFL halfback (All-American 1954, Rice; Pro Bowl 1955, San Francisco 49ers), and broadcaster, born in Taylor, Texas (d. 2021)
1970 – Robert Ben Garant, American screenwriter and actor (Reno 991!), born in Cookeville, Tennessee
1984 – Ayushmann Khurrana, Indian actor and singer (Vicky Donor), born in Chandigarh, India
1984 – Melissa McGhee, American rock singer (American Idol, season 5), born in Tampa, Florida
Famous Deaths
1743 – Johann Michael Müller, German organist and composer, dies at 59
1763 – Johann Philipp Sack, German composer, dies at 40
1940 – Emile Argand, Swiss geologist (Dekbladen Theory), dies at 61
1965 – J. W. Hearne, English cricket all-rounder (24 Tests, 30 wickets, 1 x 100; Middlesex), dies at 74
2013 – Stefan Wewerka, German architect and sculptor, dies at 84
2021 – Norm MacDonald, Canadian stand-up comedian, writer, and actor (Saturday Night Live, 1993-98; Dirty Work; The Norm Show), dies of cancer at 61
Famous Deaths for 13th September 2023
1759 – James Wolfe, British Army officer who defeated the French in Canada and captured Quebec, dies in battle at 32
1806 – Charles James Fox, English politician (b. 1749)
1808 – Saverio Bettinelli, Italian Jesuit writer, dies at 90
1939 – Eugene Foss, American politician (45th Governor of Massachusetts), dies at 80
1976 – Armand Mondou, French Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1905)
1977 – Leopold Stokowski, British conductor (Philadelphia Orchestra, 1912-39; Disney’s Fantasia), dies of a heart attack at 95
2015 – Gary Richrath, American guitarist and songwriter (REO Speedwagon), dies at 65
2017 – Pete Domenici, American politician, U.S. Senator from New Mexico (1973-2009), dies at 85
2022 – Ken Starr, American lawyer who investigated sitting US President Bill Clinton (Starr Report), dies from complications after surgery at 76
2022 – Horacio Accavallo, Argentine boxer (undisputed WBA and WBC flyweight titles 1966-68), dies at 87
Historical Events for 13th September 2023
122 – Building begins on Hadrian’s Wall, Northern England
1553 – English bishop Hugh Latimer arrested
1845 – English chemist Michael Faraday discovers the ‘Faraday effect’, the influence of a magnetic field on polarized light
1966 – Johannes Balthazar Vorster sworn in as premier of South Africa
1970 – New York City Marathon: inaugural event won by Gary Muhrcke in 2:31:38
1987 – Cesium-137 stolen from abandoned hospital in Rio de Janeiro
1989 – Fay Vincent elected baseball’s 8th commissioner
1997 – Elton John releases single “Something About the Way You Look Tonight” in the UK
2008 – New Zealand beats Australia, 28-24 in Brisbane to clinch their 4th straight Tri Nations Rugby Series; flyhalf Dan Carter scores a try and lands 4 conversions for the All Blacks
2017 – UN Secretary-General António Guterres says Rohingya refugee crisis now “catastrophic” as 370,000 confirmed to have fled Myanmar
Today in History for 13th September 2023
Historical Events
533 – General Belisarius of the Byzantine Empire defeats Gelimer and the Vandals at the Battle of Ad Decimium, near Carthage, North Africa
1924 – 19th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Philadelphia (5-0)
1971 – WIIQ TV channel 41 in Demopolis, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting
1971 – Nikita Khrushchev, Soviet premier, buried in Moscow
1985 – John Williams introduces new Today Show theme
1990 – Iraqi troops storm residence of French ambassador in Kuwait
Famous Birthdays
1475 – Cesare Borgia, Duke of Valentinois, Italian aristocrat, born in Rome, Papal States (d. 1507)
1814 – Nicolas Beets [Hildebrand], Dutch writer (Camera Obscura) and theologian, born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1903)
1902 – Hermine Heijermans, Dutch actress, politician and author (Grote Klaas en kleine Klaas), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1983)
1924 – Norman Alden, American character actor (I Never Promised You a Rose Garden), born in Fort Worth, Texas (d. 2012)
1963 – Theodoros Roussopoulos, Greek politician (Minister of State), born in Messinia, Greece
1993 – Niall Horan, Irish Pop singer (One Direction – “What Makes You Beautiful”), born in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland
Famous Deaths
1881 – Ambrose Burnside, American soldier, industrialist and politician (Governor of Rhode Island, 1866-69) who popularized sideburns, dies of a heart attack at 57
1915 – Andrew L. Harris, American Civil War hero and Governor of Ohio (b. 1835)
1946 – Eugene Lanceray, Russian artist, dies at 71
1994 – John Stevens, British jazz drummer (Spontaneous Music Ensemble), dies of a heart attack at 54
2001 – Dorothy McGuire, American actress (Gentlemen’s Agreement, Old Yeller, Summer Magic), dies of cardiac arrest following a short illness at 85
2012 – Peter Lougheed, Canadian politician (10th Premier of Alberta), dies at 84
Famous Deaths for 12th September 2023
1185 – Andronicus I Comnenus, Byzantine emperor (1183-85), lynched
1647 – Joos Banckert, Swiss admiral (Spanish silver fleet), dies at 48
1691 – Johann Georg III, Elector of Saxony (1680-91), dies at 44
1927 – Sarah Frances Whiting, American physicist and astronomer, dies at 80
1936 – Hermann Hirt, German linguist (Indo-European Grammar), dies at 70
1961 – Carl Hermann, German physicist, dies at 63
1994 – Douglas MacKenzie Davey, psychometrist, dies at 72
1995 – Lawrence Bernard “Larry” Gales, bassist, dies at 59
1996 – Ernesto Geisel, 29th President of Brazil (1974-79), dies at 89
1996 – Geoffrey Bryan Bentley, Canon of Windsor and moral theologian, dies at 87
Historical Events for 12th September 2023
1639 – Viceroy Thomas Wentworth sails back to England
1776 – Nathan Hale leaves Harlem Heights Camp (127th St) for spy mission
1940 – 49 die and 200 injured when Hercules Powder Co plant explodes (NJ)
1962 – Wash Senator Tom Cheney strikes out record 21 Orioles in 16 inn game
1981 – Red Sox rookie Bob Ojeda no-hits Yanks for 8 innings before Rick Cerone and Dave Winfield lead off 9th with back-to-back doubles
1986 – “Blue Velvet” directed by David Lynch, Starring Isabella Rossellini, Kyle MacLachlan and Dennis Hopper debuts in Toronto
1987 – Vince Coleman steals his 100th base for 3rd straight year
1988 – 1st NFL regular-season game played in Phoenix; Cowboys beat Card
2007 – Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada is convicted of the crime of plunder.
2018 – More than 3,600 children reported abused by Catholic priests in Germany (1946-2014) in leaked report