1573 – Andre de Resende, Portuguese Dominican friar and humanist, dies at 74 or 75
1841 – Augustin Pyrame de Candolle, Swiss botanist, established a plant classification system and coined the term taxonomy , dies at 63
1866 – Gergely Czuczor, Hungarian-Czech poet and translator (Great Hung dictionary), dies at 65
1876 – American Horse, Oglala Lakota warrior chief, dies in Battle of Slim Buttes (b. c. 1830)
1891 – Jules Grévy, 2nd President of the French Third Republic, dies at 84
1958 – Charles Macartney, Australian cricket all-rounder (35 Tests, 2,131 runs at 41.78, 7 x 100s, 45 wickets), dies at 72
1977 – John Breeden, American actor (Salute, Madame Racketeer, Joy Street), dies at 73
1989 – Tim Hovey, American child actor (Slim Carter, Man Afraid), dies of a drug overdose at 44
1999 – David Stafford-Clark, English psychiatrist, dies at 83
2014 – Antonín Tučapský, Czech composer, teacher, and choral conductor, dies at 86
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Historical Events for 9th September 2023
1919 – Boston’s police force goes on strike
1932 – Spanish Cortes grants Catalonia autonomy
1942 – 1st bombing on continental US soil at Mount Emily, Oregon during WWII by Japanese planes
1944 – US 113th cavalry passes Belgian-Dutch borders
1950 – 1st use of TV laugh track by “The Hank McCune Show” in the US
1964 – German DR government allows short visits to West Germany
1970 – Feyenoord wins soccer’s Club World Cup
1972 – West German equestrian rider Liselott Linsenhoff follows her dressage teams gold in Mexico City with the individual dressage title at her home Olympics in Munich
2013 – US Open Men’s Tennis: Spaniard Rafael Nadal wins his second US title; beats Novak Đoković 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
2016 – North Korea conducts its fifth nuclear test at the Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site, at the time its largest ever test at 10 kilotons but superseded by the 2017 test
Today in History for 9th September 2023
Historical Events
1817 – Alexander Twilight, probably first African American to graduate from a US college, receives BA degree at Middlebury College
1922 – St Louis Brown “Baby Doll” Jacobson hits 3 triples beating Tigers 16-0
1982 – Conestoga 1, 1st private commercial rocket, makes suborbital flight
2002 – MLB Arizona Diamondbacks’ lefthanded pitcher Randy Johnson reaches 300 strikeouts for the fifth consecutive season, extending his major league record
2012 – 100 people are killed and 350 injured after a wave of attacks across Iraq
2016 – North Korea conducts its fifth nuclear test at the Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site, at the time its largest ever test at 10 kilotons but superseded by the 2017 test
Famous Birthdays
1731 – Francisco Javier Clavijero, Mexican Jesuit teacher and writer, born in Veracruz, Mexico (d. 1787)
1875 – Jack O’Connor, Australian cricket fast bowler (4 Tests, 13 wickets, BB 5/40; NSW CA, SA CA), born in Boorowa, Australia (d. 1941)
1896 – Fritz Reutter, German composer and pedagogue, born in Löbtau, Saxony, German Empire (d. 1963)
1926 – Robert Reese, American actor, born in Port Arthur, Texas (d. 1992)
1929 – Stan Parris, American politician (Rep-R-VA, 1973-74, 81-91), born in Champaign, Illinois (d. 2010)
1974 – Mathias Färm, Swedish guitarist (Millencolin), born in Örebro, Sweden
Famous Deaths
1612 – Nakagawa Hidenari, Japanese warlord (b. 1570)
1963 – Ernst Kantorowicz, German-American historian (Laudes regiae), dies at 68
1966 – Leon de Smet, Belgian painter (Luminist school), dies at 85
1981 – Jacques Lacan, French psychoanalyst and semanticist, dies at 80
2014 – Antonín Tučapský, Czech composer, teacher, and choral conductor, dies at 86
2019 – Robert Frank, Swiss-American photographer (The Americans), and filmmaker (Pull My Daisy; Candy Mountain), dies at 94
Famous Deaths for 8th September 2023
1644 – Francis Quarles, English poet (Enchiridion), dies at 52
1784 – Ann Lee, American founder of the Shakers, dies at 48
1953 – Fred M. Vinson, American Democratic politician, US Treasury Secretary (1945-46) and the 13th Chief Justice of US Supreme Court (1946-53), dies of a heart attack at 63
1975 – John Mylong, Austrian actor (Robot Monsters), dies at 82
1977 – Samuel Joel “Zero” Mostel, American comedian and actor (Fiddler on the Roof, The Producers), dies of an aortic aneurysm at 62
1984 – Johnnie Parsons, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1950; AAA/USAC Championship 1949), dies at 66
1985 – John Franklin Enders, American microbiologist (1954 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for culturing poliovirus, developed measles vaccine), dies at 88
1990 – Denys Watkins-Pitchford, British writer and illustrator (The Little Grey Men), dies at 85
2006 – Erk Russell, American football, basketball, baseball and track coach, dies at 80
2014 – S. Truett Cathy, American businessman (founder of Chick-fil-A), dies at 93
Historical Events for 8th September 2023
1914 – HMS (formerly RMS) Oceanic, two weeks into its service with the Royal Navy, runs aground off, Foula, Shetland, Scotland in good weather and eventually sinks
1960 – American sprinter Wilma Rudolph wins her third gold medal of the Rome Olympics anchoring the US 4 x 100m relay team; earlier won 100/200m double
1966 – The Severn Bridge between England and Wales is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II
1967 – The formal end of steam traction in the North East of England by British Railways.
1973 – Billy Martin named manager of the Texas Rangers
1974 – American motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel attempts to jump the Snake River Canyon in Idaho but fails, escaping with minor injuries
1979 – Cheryl Prewitt (Miss), 22, crowned 52nd Miss America 1980
1984 – US Open Women’s Tennis: Martina Navratilova retains her title; beats Chris Evert-Lloyd 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
1985 – “USA Weekend’s” 1st issue, appears in 255 newspapers
2018 – Egypt sentences over 700 people, including 75 death sentences for 2013 pro-Muslim Brotherhood sit-in at Rabaa al-Adawiya square
Today in History for 8th September 2023
Historical Events
1899 – British government sends an additional 10,000 troops to Natal, South Africa
1943 – NY Giants’ pitcher Ace Adams sets record by working in his 62nd game
1958 – Paul Anka opens Asian tour in Tokyo
1963 – US National Championship Women’s Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Maria Bueno of Brazil wins second of 4 US singles crowns; beats defending champion Margaret Smith of Australia 7-5, 6-4
1985 – 7 die in a car and train crash in San Jose, California
1995 – Cleveland Indians clinch 1st AL Central Division title
Famous Birthdays
1515 – Alfonso Salmeron, Spanish Jesuit biblical scholar, born in Toledo, Spain (d. 1585)
1907 – Sid Tomack, American actor (The Life of Riley, Adventures of Superman), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1962)
1923 – Artie Anton, American jazz drummer, conguero, and timbalero (Stan Kenton, Jimmy Guiffre), born in New York City (d. 2003)
1933 – Eric Salzman, American composer (New Musical Theater), born in New York City (d. 2017)
1943 – Adelaide C. Eckardt, American politician, born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
1988 – Chantal Jones, American fashion model, born in Austin, Texas
Famous Deaths
1984 – Frank Lowson, England cricket batsman (7 Tests, 2 x 50s; Yorkshire CCC), dies at 59
1984 – Rene Bernier, Belgian composer, dies at 79
1995 – Olga Ivinskaya, mistress of Boris Pasternak, dies of cancer at 83
1995 – Halldis Moren Vesaas, Norwegian author and poet (Harp and Dagger), dies at 87
2009 – Raymond “Ray” Barrett, Australian actor (The Troubleshooters, Gillette Summer Sports Reel), dies at 82
2012 – Bill Moggridge [William], British designer (IDEO), dies from cancer at 69
Famous Deaths for 7th September 2023
1809 – Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke, King of Thailand (b. 1737)
1871 – Cowper Phipps Coles, English inventor (revolving gun turret), drowns at 51
1949 – José Clemente Orozco, Mexican painter of political murals (Epic of Culture in New World), dies at 65
1951 – María Montez [Vidal], Dominican actress known as The Queen of Technicolor (Cobra Woman, Arabian Nights), dies of heart seizure at 39
1994 – Terence Young, British film director (Dr No, Thunderball), dies of at 79
1997 – George Crockett Jr., American attorney (founded 1st racially integrated law firm) and politician (Rep-D-MI, 1980-91), dies at 88
2008 – Miljenko “Dino” Dvornik, Croatian singer known as “the Croatian King of Funk”, dies of an overdose at 44
2008 – Ilarion Ciobanu, Romanian actor (Ultimul cartus), dies at 76
2011 – Ruslan Salei, Belarusian ice hockey defenceman (917 NHL games; 48 internationals), dies in Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash at 36
2016 – Ken Higgs, English cricket fast bowler (15 Tests, 71 wickets, 1 x 50; Lancashire CCC, Leicestershire CCC), dies at 79
Historical Events for 7th September 2023
1652 – Battle of Monte Christo: Dutch fleet under J van Galen beat English
1800 – Zion AME Church dedicated (NYC)
1897 – George Davis (Giants) HR off Sport McAllister (Spiders) in DH
1916 – Giants beat Brooklyn 4-1, to launch NY’s record 26-game winning streak
1923 – Boston Red Sox Howard Ehmke no-hits Philadelphia A’s, 4-0
1987 – Netherlands sends 2 minesweepers to Persian Gulf
1990 – New York City Opera’s production of Kurt Weill and Langston Hughes’ “Street Scene” opens at NY State Theater, NYC; runs for 6 performances
1993 – St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Mark Whiten hits 4 HRs and 12 RBIs in 15-2 win at Cincinnati Reds
2015 – British archaeologists announce the discovery of a Neolithic “superhenge” under 3ft of earth at Durrington Walls
2019 – US Open Women’s Tennis: Bianca Andreescu becomes first Canadian to win a Grand Slam singles title; stuns Serena Williams 6-2, 7-5
Today in History for 7th September 2023
Historical Events
1191 – Third Crusade: Richard I of England defeats Saladin in the Battle of Arsuf
1942 – US National Championship Men’s Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: American Ted Schroeder wins his first of 2 Grand Slam events; beats countryman Frank Parker 8-6, 7-5, 3-6, 4-6, 6-2
1950 – Monasteries shut down in Hungary
1952 – Outfielder Don Grate throws a baseball a record 434’1″ (Tenn)
1970 – Jerry Lewis’ 5th Muscular Dystrophy telethon
1974 – Shirley Cothran (Texas), 21, crowned 47th Miss America 1975
Famous Birthdays
1860 – Grandma Moses [Anna Mary Robertson], American primitive painter (Old Oaken Bucket), born in Greenwich, New York (d. 1961)
1864 – Ernest Halliwell, South African cricket wicketkeeper (8 Tests), born in Ealing, England (d. 1919)
1925 – Laura Ashley, Welsh fashion designer, businesswoman and co-founder of Laura Ashley, born in Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil,
Wales (d. 1985)
1927 – John Milford, American actor (Command and Conquer: Red Alert, Homefront), born in Johnstown, New York (d. 2000)
1975 – Harold Wallace, Costa Rican footballer, born in Heredia, Costa Rica
1980 – Mark Prior, American baseball player, coach (Chicago Cubs), born in San Diego, California
Famous Deaths
1984 – Joe Cronin, American Baseball HOF shortstop (7 x MLB All Star), manger (Boston RS, Washington Senators) and executive (AL President 1959-73), dies at 77
1986 – Vladimir Alexandrovich Vlasov, Russian-Soviet conductor and composer, dies at 83
1998 – John Hayes, British Naval Officer and Naval Secretary, dies at 85
2008 – Richard “Popcorn” Wylie, American RandB and soul pianist, bandleader, songwriter, and record producer, dies of congestive heart failure at 69
2011 – Josef Vašíček, Czech ice hockey center (World C’ship gold 2005; Carolina Hurricanes), dies in Lokomotiv Yaroslavl air disaster at 30
2022 – Bernard Shaw, American television news journalist (CBS, ABC), and 1st anchor of CNN, dies of pneumonia at 82
Famous Deaths for 6th September 2023
394 – Eugenius, linguistic/anti emperor of Rome (392-94), dies in battle
1902 – Frederick Able, English chemist and inventor (cordiet), dies at 75
1952 – Gertrude Lawrence, English actress (Mimi, Rembrandt) and musical performer, dies of liver and abdominal cancer at 54
1959 – Kay Kendall [Justine McCarthy], British actress (Genevieve, The Constant Husband, Les Girls), dies of leukemia at 32
1965 – Konstantin G. Mostras, Russian composer, dies at 79
1985 – Eurreal “Little Brother” Montgomery, American jazz, boogie-woogie and blues pianist, singer, and composer (“Crescent City Blues”), dies at 79
1985 – Jane Frazee [Mary Jane Frehse], American actress, singer, and dancer (Beautiful But Broke, Beulah), dies at 70 of pneumonia
1998 – Akira Kurosawa, Japanese director and screenwriter who was posthumously named “Asian of the Century” in the “Arts, Literature, and Culture” category (Rashomon, Drunken Angel, Seven Samurai, Ran), dies of a stroke at 88
2001 – Carl Crack, German musician (Atari Teenage Riot) (b. 1971)
2007 – Alex, African Grey parrot “student” of Dr. Irene Pepperberg (b. 1976)