1784 – Ann Lee, American founder of the Shakers, dies at 48
1917 – Charles-Édouard Lefebvre, French composer, dies at 74
1947 – Victor Horta, Belgium architect, founder of Art Nouveau movement (Hôtel Tassel), dies at 86
1975 – John Mylong, Austrian actor (Robot Monsters), dies at 82
1984 – Johnnie Parsons, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1950; AAA/USAC Championship 1949), dies at 66
1985 – Manuel Ivo Cruz, Portuguese composer and founder of Philharmonic Orchestra of Lisbon, dies at 84
1992 – Quentin N Burdick, (Sen-D-ND, 1960-91), dies at 84
1994 – Michael Peters, choreographer, dies
2020 – Gene A. Budig, American baseball executive (last American League [AL] president 1994-99), dies from liver disease at 81
2020 – Simeon Coxe, American songwriter, singer and psychedelic synthesizer player (Silver Apples), dies of pulmonary fibrosis at 82
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Historical Events for 8th September 2022
1276 – John XXI [Peter Juliani] elected Pope, only Portuguese Pope
1449 – Battle of Tumu Fortress – Mongolians capture the Chinese Emperor Yingzong of Ming
1915 – Association of Negro Life and History founded in the US (now the Association for the Study of African American Life and History)
1948 – British De Havilland DH108-fighter flies faster than sound
1960 – Nationwide release (US) of Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho” starring Anthony Perkins and Janet Leigh
1960 – German 4 x 100m relay team equal world record 39.5 to win the gold medal at the Rome Olympics; Bernd Cullmann, Armin Hary, Walter Mahlendorf and Martin Lauer
1966 – The Severn Bridge between England and Wales is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II
1975 – Guinee-Bissau declares independence from Portugal
1986 – Westinghouse sells background music company Muzak to the Fields Company of Chicago
1999 – “American Beauty”, directed by Sam Mendes and starring Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, and Thora Birch, premieres in Los Angeles (Best Picture 2000)
Today in History for 8th September 2022
Historical Events
1847 – US under General Scott defeat Mexicans at Battle of Molino del Rey
1907 – Pope Pius X publishes encyclical Pasceni dominici gregis (anti-modernism)
1946 – US National Championship Women’s Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: In an all-American final Pauline Betz Addie beats Patricia Canning Todd 11-9, 6-3 for her 4th and last US singles title
1957 – Juan Manuel Fangio confirms his F1 World Drivers Championship, finishing 2nd in the season ending Italian GP at Monza; takes record 5th title by 15 points from Stirling Moss
1963 – US National Championship Men’s Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Rafael Osuna of Mexico beats Frank Froehling 7-5, 6-4, 6-2 for his lone major singles title
1978 – Iranian army fires on Khomeini followers in Tehran, 100s killed
Famous Birthdays
1914 – Dimitrios I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (1973-91), born in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (d. 1991)
1925 – Denise Darcel, French actress (Dangerous When Wet), born in Paris, France (d. 2011)
1942 – Brian Cole, American rock vocalist and bassist (Association), born in Tacoma, Washington (d. 1972)
1966 – Raymond Atteveld, Dutch soccer player (Waregem, Roda JC), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
1969 – Lars Bohinen, Norwegian footballer (Nottingham Forest), born in Vadsø, Norway
1972 – Tomokazu Seki, Japanese voice actor, born in Kōtō, Tokyo
Famous Deaths
1613 – Don Carlo Gesauldo, Italian composer, dies at 47
1947 – Victor Horta, Belgium architect, founder of Art Nouveau movement (Hôtel Tassel), dies at 86
1955 – Johannes de Young, Dutch cardinal and archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 69
1983 – Willem C “Wim” Kan, Dutch cabaret performer, dies at 72
1991 – Brad Davis, American actor (Midnight Express, Chariots of Fire), dies at 41
2014 – Magda Olivero, Italian soprano (Adriana Lecouvreur; La Voix Humaine), dies at 104
Famous Deaths for 7th September 2022
1799 – Louis Guillaume Lemonnier, French botanist and contributor to the Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, dies at 82
1820 – Court Lambertus van Beyma, Frisian regent and leader of the Frisian patriots, dies at 67
1872 – Antoni Stolpe, Polish pianist and composer, dies at 21
1892 – John G. Whittier, American poet/secretary Anti-Slavery Society, dies
1971 – Spring Byington, American actress (Lily Ruskin-December Bride), dies at 84
1990 – A.J.P Taylor [Alan John Percival], English historian (The Struggle for Mastery in Europe 1848–1918, Origins of the Second World War), dies at 84
1993 – Lefty Dizz [Walter Williams], American Chicago-style blues guitarist and singer, dies of esophageal cancer at 56
1997 – Mobutu Sese Seko, President of Zaire (1965-97), dies at 66
2003 – Great Antonio [Antonio Barichievich], Croatian-Canadian strongman and eccentric, dies at 77
2013 – Ilja Hurnik, Czech composer, dies at 90
Historical Events for 7th September 2022
1596 – Dutch fleet bombards Banten, Java
1871 – Bay of Biscay: British warship HMS Captain capsizes, 500 killed
1880 – Geo Ligowsky patents device to throw clay pigeons for trapshooters
1907 – Ocean liner RMS Lusitania begins her maiden voyage sailing from Liverpool to New York City
1942 – First flight of the Consolidated B-32 Dominator
1948 – 1st use of synthetic rubber in asphaltic concrete, Akron Oh
1978 – 1st game of Boston Massacre, NY Yankees beat Red Sox, 15-3
1988 – 5th MTV Video Music Awards: INXS wins
1993 – St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Mark Whiten hits 4 HRs and 12 RBIs in 15-2 win at Cincinnati Reds
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 2022
Historical Events
1596 – Dutch fleet bombards Banten, Java
1902 – In Australia, the whole nation observes a ‘day of humiliation’ and prays for rain, as a terrible drought kills livestock and threatens crops; rain begins to appear on 10 September
1940 – Beginning of the Blitz as the German Luftwaffe bomb London for the 1st of 57 consecutive nights losing 41 bombers as the Nazis prepare to invade Britain
1942 – First flight of the Consolidated B-32 Dominator
1956 – Bell X-2 sets Unofficial manned aircraft altitude record 126,000’+
1980 – Cape Verde adopts its constitution
Famous Birthdays
1889 – Bruce Frederick Cummings, English author (Journal of a Disappointed Man), born in barnstaple, England (d. 1919)
1936 – Joe Simon, American RandB singer (“Power of Love”), born in Simmesport, Louisiana (d. 2021)
1946 – Alfa Anderson, American RandB vocalist (Chic – “Le Freak”), born in The Bronx, New York
1975 – Norifumi Abe, Japanese motorcycle road racer (3 x 500cc wins), born in Setagaya, Japan (d. 2007)
1982 – Andre Dirrell, American boxer (IBF interim super middleweight 2017-18), born in Flint, Michigan
1986 – Jodie Turner-Smith, English actress (Nightflyers), born in Peterborough, England
Famous Deaths
1657 – Arvid Wittenberg, Swedish count, field marshal and privy councilor (b. 1606)
1731 – Yevdokiya Lopukhina, Tsarina of Russia as the first wife of Peter I of Russia, dies at 62
1972 – Jacques Pirenne, Belgian historian and honorary secretary of King Leopold III of Belgium, dies at 81
1995 – Gordon DeMarco, American writer and activist, dies at 51
2005 – Hope Garber, Canadian actress, dies at 81
2005 – Sergio Endrigo, Italian singer Marianne), dies at 72
Historical Events for 6th September 2022
1715 – Pro-James III-uprising in Scotland
1870 – Ship sinks in Gulf of Biscay; 483 die
1913 – Hamilton Alerts apply for ORFU reinstatement, taking the name Hamilton Rowing Club
1930 – Brooklyn Dodgers beat Phillies 22-8
1946 – Terence Rattigan’s “The Winslow Boy” premieres in London
1952 – Canadian TV begins in Montreal
1982 – Polish dissidents seize Polish Embassy in Bern, Switzerland
1987 – Saskatchewan’s Dave Ridgway kicks a CFL-record 60-yard field goal
1990 – 7th MTV Video Music Awards: Sinead O’Connor wins
2018 – World Surf League announces from 2019 there would be equal prize money for men and women across elite tour events; first US-based global sports league with gender pay parity
Today in History for 6th September 2022
Historical Events
1819 – Thomas Blanchard patents lathe
1876 – Race riot in Charleston, South Carolina
1899 – US minister of Foreign affairs John Hay publishes his “Open Through Note”
1954 – US plane shot down above Siberia
1971 – Jerry Lewis’ 6th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $8,125,387
1986 – Michael Spinks TKOs Steffen Tangstad in 4 for heavyweight boxing title
Famous Birthdays
1633 – Sebastian Knupfer, German composer, born in Aš, Czech Republic (d. 1676)
1900 – Julien Green, American-French writer (Frere Francois), born in Paris (d. 1998)
1901 – John Erik Jonsson, American businessman and Mayor of Dallas, born in NYC, New York (d. 1995)
1906 – John Meulenhoff, Dutch publisher, born in Amsterdam (d. 1978)
1947 – Bruce Rioch, Scottish footballer and coach, born in Aldershot, England
1981 – Mark Teahen, American-Canadian baseball player, born in Redlands, California
Famous Deaths
957 – Liudolf, Duke of Swabia
1962 – Hanns Eisler, Austrian composer (East German National Anthem), dies at 64
1970 – Gerard Smithson, cricketer (Eng batsman against W Indies 1948), dies
1978 – Tom Wilson, American record producer (Sun Ra; Bob Dylan; Simon and Garfunkel; Mothers of Invention; Velvet Underground), dies of a heart attack at 47
2007 – Alex, African Grey parrot “student” of Dr. Irene Pepperberg (b. 1976)
2020 – Mike Sexton, American poker player (World Series of Poker Tournament of Champions 2006; Poker Hall of Fame) and commentator (WPT), dies from prostate cancer at 72
Famous Deaths for 5th September 2022
1912 – Arthur MacArthur, Jr., U.S. Army general (b. 1845)
1920 – Robert Harron, American actor (Birth of a Nation, Intolerance), accidentally shot to death at 27
1932 – Paul Bern, husband of Jean Harlow, dies
1972 – Alan Kippax, Australian cricket batsman (22 Tests, 2 x 100, 8 x 50, HS 145; NSW CA), dies at 75
1980 – Barbara Loden, American actress (Ernie Kovacs Show), dies of cancer at 48
1982 – Douglas Bader, RAF fighter pilot in World War II (b. 1910)
1988 – Gert Fröbe [Karl Gerhart Fröbe], German actor (Goldfinger, Lover’s Wood, Upper Hand), dies from a heart attack at 75
1995 – Francis Showering, English brewer, dies at 83
2021 – Sarah Harding, British pop singer (Girls Aloud – “Sound of the Underground,” “Love Machine), dies of breast cancer at 39
2021 – Rickie Lee Reynolds, American southern rock guitarist (Black Oak Arkansas – “Jim Dandy (To the Rescue)”), dies of Covid-19 complications, including kidney failure and heart attack at 72
Historical Events for 5th September 2022
1634 – -6] Battle at Nordlingen: King Ferdinand III and Spain beat Sweden and German protestants
1786 – Montplaisir Ceramic factory opens in Schaarbeek Belgium
1844 – Iron ore discovered in Minnesota’s Mesabi Mountains
1906 – St. Louis University quarterback Bradbury Robinson throws first legal forward pass in the history of American football for a TD to Jack Schneider at Carroll College, Waukesha, Wisconsin; St. Louis wins, 22-0
1932 – The French Upper Volta is broken apart between Ivory Coast, French Sudan, and Niger
1939 – FDR declares US neutrality at start of WW II in Europe
1946 – Joe Garagiola plays his 1st major league baseball game, in his hometown of St. Louis; 2 RBI’s in Cardinals’ win over Chicago Cubs
1971 – NY Mets Don Hahn hits 1st inside the park homer at Phillies Vet
1979 – American Roscoe Tanner fires 11 aces, breaks the net with his bullet serve and upsets top-seed Björn Borg 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 in the US Open Tennis quarterfinals
1988 – CFL’s Earl Winfield (Ham) scores TDs on 101-yd punt return, 100-yd kickoff return and 58-yd pass reception