1559 – Five Spanish ships sink in storm off Tampa, about 600 die
1896 – Beginning of the Bombay plague epidemic when Dr.Acacio Gabriel Viegas detects the first case in Mandvi. Goes on to spread and kill 12 million in India.
1931 – PGA Championship Men’s Golf, Wannamoisett CC: 20 year old American Tom Creavy beats Denny Shute, 2 and 1 in the final for his lone major title
1931 – Lefty Grove wins his 30th game of season over White Sox, 2-1
1993 – Parliamentary election in Poland
1995 – Andres Galarraga is 4th to hit 30 HRs for Rockies in 1995
2004 – NFL Oakland Raider wide receiver Jerry Rice ends NFL streak of 274 consecutive games with a reception in a 13-10 victory over Buffalo Bills
2006 – Thai military stages a coup in Bangkok. The Constitution is revoked and martial law is declared.
2007 – MS Dhoni named Captain of Indian Cricket team for the 1st time for the ICC World Twenty20
2017 – US President Donald Trump addresses the United Nations vowing to “totally destroy North Korea” if threatens the US
Author: gil7
Today in History for 19th September 2021
Historical Events
1904 – Gen Nogi’s assault on Port Arthur: 16,000 Japanese casualties
1921 – US National Championship Men’s Tennis, Germantown CC, Philadelphia: Bill Tilden successfully defends title; beats Wallace F. Johnson 6-1, 6-3, 6-1
1976 – “Going Up” opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 49 performances
1986 – US Federal health officials announce AZT will be available to AIDS patients
1987 – 12th Toronto International Film Festival: “The Princess Bride” directed by Rob Reiner wins the People’s Choice Award
2015 – Farm Aid (30th Anniversary) held in Chicago, Illinois; performers include Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Neil Young, Dave Matthews, Imagine Dragons, Jack Johnson, Kacey Musgraves, Old Crow Medicine Show, Jamey Johnson, Mavis Staples, Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real, and Holly Williams
Famous Birthdays
1887 – Lynne Overman, American actor (Reap the Wild Wind), born in Maryville, Missouri (d. 1943)
1948 – Mihai Timofti, director and actor (Lautarii), born in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
1958 – Azumah Nelson, Ghanaian professional boxer, born in Accra, Ghana
1969 – Candy Dulfer, Dutch saxophonist (Lily Was Here), born in Amsterdam, Holland
1972 – David Tamburrino, American speed skater (Olympics 1994), born in Saratoga Springs, New York
1986 – Gerald Ciolek, German professional road racing cyclist, born in Cologne, Germany
Famous Deaths
1356 – Gautier de Brienne, duke of Athens/French supreme commander, dies
1864 – David Allen Russell, United States Army officer (Union), dies in battle at 43
1906 – Maria Georgina Grey, British writer and founder of the Girls’ Day School Trust (b. 1816)
1973 – Bobby Gilbert, American actor (Some Like It Hot, The Rebel Set), dies of hepatitis at 75
2008 – Alois Pinos, Czech composer, dies at 82
2019 – Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, 2nd President of Tunisia (1987-2011). dies in exile at 83
Famous Deaths for 18th September 2021
31 – Sejanus, Roman head of praetorian guard, executed
1261 – Conrad van Hochstaden, archbishop of Cologne, dies
1524 – Charlotte of Valois, Princess of France as second daughter of King Francis I and his wife Claude, dies at 7
1675 – Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (1624-75), dies at 71
1891 – William Ferrel, American mathematician (b. 1817)
1896 – Armand-Hippolyte-Louis Fizeau, French physicist, dies at 75
1953 – Charles de Tornaco, Belgian racing driver, dies at 26
1956 – Adélard Godbout, Canadian politician (15th Premier of Quebec), dies at 63
1964 – Sean O’Casey, Irish playwright (The Plough and the Stars), dies at 84
1966 – Jeno Vecsey, Hungarian composer, dies at 57
Historical Events for 18th September 2021
1851 – New York Times starts publishing (2 cents a copy)
1885 – Riots break out in Montreal to protest against compulsory smallpox vaccination.
1926 – US National Championship Men’s Tennis: Frenchman René Lacoste wins first of 2 straight US titles; beats countryman Jean Borotra 6-4, 6-0, 6-4
1947 – The Central Intelligence Agency officially comes into existence after being established by President Truman in July
1968 – “Funny Girl” biopic film based on life of Fanny Brice premieres, directed by William Wyler, starring Barbra Streisand and Omar Sharif
1975 – Heiress-turned-bank robber Patricia Campbell Hearst captured by FBI in San Francisco
1983 – Kiss’ first “unmasked” (no make up) appearance on MTV
1995 – Space shuttle STS-69 (Endeavour 9), lands
2004 – 29th Toronto International Film Festival: “Hotel Rwanda” directed by Terry George wins the People’s Choice Award
2005 – Federation Cup Women’s Tennis, Paris, France: Russian pair Elena Dementieva and Dinara Safina win deciding doubles rubber 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 over Amélie Mauresmo and Mary Pierce of France; clinches Russia’s 2nd consecutive title, 3-2
Today in History for 18th September 2021
Historical Events
1934 – St Louis Brown Bobo Newsom loses no-hitter to Boston in 10, 2-1
1942 – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation authorized for radio service
1973 – German FR and German DR admitted to UN
1976 – Dom Mintoff’s Labour Party wins Malta election
2018 – Amnesty International says 400 civilians have been killed in conflicts between Cameroon soldiers and Anglophone separatists in 2018
2018 – China announces new $60 billion tariffs on US imports, a day after the US imposes $200 billion worth of new tariffs on Chinese goods
Famous Birthdays
1818 – Marcellus Augustus Stovall, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Sparta, Georgia (d. 1895)
1923 – Queen Anne of Romania [Princess Anne of Bourbon-Parma], wife of Michael I King of Romania, born in Paris (d. 2016)
1939 – Naresh Sohal, Indian composer, born in Punjab, India
1955 – Bob Papenbrook, American voice actor, born in San Diego, California (d. 2006)
1969 – Johanna Doderer, Austrian contemporary classical composer, born in Bregenz, Austria
1980 – Charles Hedger, British musician (Cradle of Filth)
Famous Deaths
1939 – Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, Polish writer, painter, and photographer (b. 1885)
1944 – Hendrikus Colijn, Dutch premier (1933-39), dies at 75
1960 – John Evans, English cricket batsman (1 Test) and author (‘The Escaping Club’), dies at 71
1968 – Francis McDonald, American actor (Will-Adv of Champion), dies at 77
1985 – Gerald Holtom, British artist and graphic designer (Nuclear Disarmament (ND) logo, which later became an international peace symbol), dies at 71
1998 – Leonid Kinskey, Russian actor (Casablanca, Duck Soup), dies at 95
Famous Deaths for 17th September 2021
1621 – Roberto Bellarmino, Italian saint (Doctor of the Church), dies at 78
1630 – Thomas Lake, English statesman (b. 1567)
1894 – Deng Shichang, Chinese admiral (b. 1849)
1934 – Edmund van der Straeten, German composer, dies at 79
1939 – Ethel M. Dell, English author (Storm Drift), dies at 58
1958 – Friedrich Adolf Paneth, Austrian/British chemist, dies at 71
1972 – Akim Tamiroff, Armenian-Russian actor (Touch of Evil, For Whom the Bell Tolls), dies at 72
1992 – Feodor Chaliapin Jr, actor (King’s Whore), dies after illness at 87
1995 – Lucien Victor, Belgian road racing cyclist, dies at 64
2006 – Alvin Wayne “Al” Casey, American rock and session guitarist (Duane Eddy: The Wrecking Crew) dies at 69
Historical Events for 17th September 2021
1644 – French troops occupy Mainz
1849 – Harriet Tubman 1st escapes slavery in Maryland with two of her brothers
1939 – US National Championship Men’s Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Reigning Wimbledon champion Bobby Riggs beats fellow American Welby van Horn 6-4, 6-2, 6-4
1957 – Scott Crossfield takes X-15 up for 1st powered flight
1958 – US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1962 – US space officials announce selection of 9 new astronauts
1979 – Royals’ George Brett is 6th to have 20 doubles/triples/HRs in a season
2006 – Federation Cup Women’s Tennis, Charleroi, Belgium: Justine Henin-Hardenne of Belgium withdraws with an injured knee with decisive doubles match level at 1-set all; Italy wins first ever title, 3-2
2016 – Terror bomb in Chelsea, New York injures 29
2019 – Indonesia raises the female marriage age to 19, in line with males, to curb child marriages
Today in History for 17th September 2021
Historical Events
1048 – Battle of Kapetron: night battle between invading Seljuk Turks and Byzantine-Georgian forces of Constantine IX, Byzantines drive back Turks but unable to stop huge plunder
1916 – WWI flying ace The Red Baron of the German Luftstreitkräfte, wins his first aerial combat near Cambrai, France
1927 – Charles Lindbergh visits San Francisco
1949 – 3rd Cannes Film Festival: “The Third Man” directed by Carol Reed wins the Grand Prix du Festival International du Film
1963 – “The Fugitive” starring David Janssen premieres on ABC TV
1993 – Last Russian troops leave Poland.
Famous Birthdays
1854 – Hans Müller, German music historian and writer, born in Cologne, Germany (d. 1897)
1859 – Frank Dawson Adams, Canadian geologist, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1942)
1890 – Gabriel Heatter, American radio commentator famous for his WWII sign-on “There’s good news tonight”, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1972)
1940 – Sotiris Moustakas, Greek actor (Zorba the Greek), born in Limassol, Cyprus (d. 2007)
1968 – Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece
1968 – Valeri Zelepukin, NHL forward (NJ Devils, Team Russia Olympic silver 1998)
Famous Deaths
1727 – Glückel of Hameln, German businesswoman (b. 1647)
1944 – Friedrich Kussin, German Major-General and commander in Arnhem during Operation Market Garden, dies in battle at 49
1966 – Fritz Wunderlich, German tenor (Stuttgart 1955-58), dies at 35
1980 – Anastasio Somoza Debayle [Tachito], President of Nicaragua (1967-72 and 1974-79), assassinated in Paraguay at 54
1994 – Vitas Gerulaitis, Lithuanian/American tennis player (Australian Open 1977; Wimbledon doubles 1975), dies of carbon monoxide poisoning at 40
2015 – Peter Heatly, Scottish diver and Chairman of the Commonwealth Games Federation, dies at 91
Famous Deaths for 16th September 2021
1925 – Alexander Alexandrovich Friedman, Russian physicist (b. 1888)
1933 – George Gore, American baseball player, dies at 79
1944 – Gustav Bauer, German politician, Chancellor of Germany (1919-1920), dies at 74
1950 – Pedro De Cordoba, American actor (Club Havana, Swamp Fire, Saboteur), dies at 68
1965 – Fred Quimby, American film producer (Tom and Jerry cartoons), dies of a heart attack at 79
1990 – Steve Condos, tap dancer, dies of heart attack at 71
1994 – Albert de Courtray, French archbishop of Lyon/cardinal, dies at 71
1994 – Dolly Hare, German/British actress (Broken Blossom), dies at 84
2006 – Floyd Curry, Canadian ice hockey right wing (Stanley Cup 1953, 56-58; Montreal Canadiens), dies at 81
2008 – Norman Whitfield, American songwriter and producer for Motown (I Heard It Through the Grapevine), dies at 68
Historical Events for 16th September 2021
1873 – German troops leave France
1919 – Dutch Ruether beats Giants 4-3 to clinch Cincinnati 1st NL pennant
1920 – The “Wall Street bombing” occurs at 12:01 when a horse-drawn wagon explodes on Wall Street, New York, killing 38 and injuring 143
1928 – Hurricane hits West Palm Beach-Lake Okeechobee Florida; 3,000 die
1962 – Gerda Kroon runs European record 800 m in 2:02.8
1964 – “Shindig” premieres on ABC-TV
1971 – West German chancellor Willy Brandt meets with Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev
1996 – 1st one-day international in Canada, India v Pakistan at Toronto
2012 – Anti-Japanese protesters set fire to Panasonic plant in Qingdao, China
2018 – Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes sets an NFL record of 10 touchdowns in first 2 weeks of a season, torching Pittsburgh’s secondary with 6 TD passes; leads Chiefs to 42-37 victory on the road