1364 – Charles, Duke of Brittany (“the Saint” beatified 1904), killed in the Battle of Auray at 44 or 45
1862 – William “Bull” Nelson, Union general-major, murdered after an argument by fellow Union officer General Jefferson C. Davis at 38
1900 – Samuel Fenton Cary, American politician and temperance movement leader (Rep-IR-Ohio), dies at 86
1967 – Ludwig Donath, Austrian actor (Torn Curtain, Sirocco, Jolson Sings Again), dies of leukemia at 67
1991 – Sam Ntuli, South African trade unionist and anti-apartheid activist, assassinated
1993 – Gordon Douglas, American actor and director (Tony Rome), dies of cancer at 85
2006 – Khalique Ibrahim Khalique, Pakistani journalist and Urdu poet and critic (b. 1926)
2008 – Hayden Carruth, American poet (The Crow and the Heart), dies at 87
2014 – Dan Goossen, American boxing promoter (Michael Nunn, Terry Norris, James Toney), dies of liver cancer at 64
2021 – Dom Alexandre José Maria dos Santos, Mozambican Roman Catholic Cardinal, Mozambique’s 1st black priest, dies at 97
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Historical Events for 29th September 2023
855 – Benedict III begins his reign as Catholic Pope
1953 – “Buick-Berle Show” debuts on NBC-TV
1957 – Buddy Holly and The Crickets release 2nd single “Oh Boy!”/”Not Fade Away”
1957 – NFL NY Giants play their last game at Polo Grounds, 9-1 loss to Pittsburgh
1967 – International Monetary Fund reforms world monetary system
1984 – “Pretty Mess” by Vanity peaks at #75
1986 – USSR releases American journalist Nicholas Daniloff confined on spy charges
1987 – “thirtysomething” debuts on ABC-TV
2008 – Dow Jones Industrial Average falls 777.68 points, its largest single-day point loss, following the bankruptcies of Lehman Brothers and Washington Mutual
2020 – Scientists confirm the existence of three new underground lakes on Mars using radar on Esa’s Mars Express spacecraft
Today in History for 29th September 2023
Historical Events
219 – Batavian soldiers consecrate altar on Hercules Magusanus Rome
1678 – France and Brandenburg sign peace treaty
1914 – Boston Braves, who were in last place in mid-July, clinch NL pennant
1945 – Chicago Cubs clinch NL pennant with record of 98–56
1983 – US Congress authorizes President Reagan to keep 1,600 US Marines in Lebanon
2003 – Hurricane Juan makes landfall in Nova Scotia.
Famous Birthdays
1803 – Mercator Cooper, American sea captain (first to visit Japan and Antarctica), born in Southampton, New York (d. 1872)
1901 – Lanza del Vasto, Italian philosopher and activist (d. 1981)
1955 – Mark Mitchell, Australian actor (Larger than Life, Con the Fruiterer), bon in Melbourne Australia
1972 – Oliver Gavin, British racing car driver (Corvette Racing 2002-present), born in Huntingdon, England
1993 – Carlos Salcedo, Mexican footballer, born in Guadalajara, Mexico
1994 – Halsey [Ashley Frangipane], American singer-songwriter (Without Me), born in Edison, New Jersey
Famous Deaths
1927 – Willem Einthoven, Dutch physiologist and inventor of the electrocardiodiogram (Nobel Prize in Medicine 1924), dies at 67
1952 – John Cobb, British speed record holder (World Land Speed Record 1938-39, 47), dies attempting to break world Water Speed Record at Loch Ness, Scotland, at 52
1993 – Ghuslam Wyne, Pakistani politician, Chief Minister of Punjab, murdered at 60
1998 – Jared High, American victim of bullying and suicide, dies at 13
2018 – Otis Rush, American blues musician (Right Place, Wrong Time), dies from complications from an earlier stroke at 83
2019 – Larry Willis, American jazz pianist and composer, dies of an aneurysm at 76
Famous Deaths for 28th September 2023
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
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