1591 – Richard Grenville, vice-admiral (Roanoke) dies in battle at 49
1674 – Nicolaas Tulp, Mayor of Amsterdam (1654-71), dies at 80
1988 – Lauris Morstad, NATO commander/CEO Corning Fiberglass, dies at 71
1990 – Athene Seyler, actress (Make Mine Mink), dies at 101
1995 – Geoffrey Stokes, rock and roll writer, dies at 55
1997 – Judith Merril [Grossman], sci-fi writer, dies at 74
2001 – Victor Wong [Yee Keung Victor Wong], American actor (Big Trouble in Little China), dies of a heart attack at 74
2003 – Johnny Cash, American country singer (I Walk the Line, Ring of Fire, A Boy Named Sue), dies at 71
2008 – Bob Quinn, Australian Football Hall of Fame rover (All Australian captain 1947; SA captain 1945-47; Magarey Medal 1938, 45; Port Adelaide FC), dies at 93
2014 – Donald Sinden, English actor, dies from prostate cancer at 90
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Historical Events for 12th September 2021
1848 – Switzerland becomes a Federal state.
1922 – Paavo Nurmi runs world record 5000m (14:35.4)
1957 – Archbishop Makarios of Cyprus visits US
1959 – “Bonanza” premieres on NBC-TV
1966 – Gemini XI with Charles “Pete” Conrad and Richard F. Gordon aboard launched for 71-hour flight
1972 – Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin succeeds Avery Brundage as President International Olympic Committee
1984 – Country singer Barbara Mandrell is badly injured in a car accident
1993 – STS-51 (Discovery) launches into orbit
2007 – Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada is convicted of the crime of plunder.
2015 – 12 tourists mistaken for militants, are killed by Egyptian forces in Egypts Western Desert
Today in History for 12th September 2021
Historical Events
1015 – Henry I becomes Count of Leuven
1662 – John Flamsteed sees partial solar eclipse, stirs his interest in astronomy
1975 – Pink Floyd releases their ninth album “Wish You Were Here”
1983 – Security guard Victor Gerena robs West Hartford company of $7 million
1997 – The UN passes a resolution allowing Iraq to reach the $2.14 billion oil sales limit under its oil-for-food program
2009 – South Africa claims 3rd Tri Nations Rugby Series with 32-29 win over defending champions New Zealand in Hamilton; Steyn bros dominate with the boot; Morné kicks 2 penalties, 2 conversions and dropped goal; François, 3 penalties
Famous Birthdays
1559 – Lodovico Cardi da Cigoli, Italian painter and architect, born in Tuscany, Italy (d. 1613)
1906 – Ruvim Pergament, composer, born in Petrozavodsk, Russia (d. 1965)
1939 – Phillip Ramey, American composer, born in Elmhurst, Illinois
1965 – Joe Schmidt, New Zealand rugby union coach (Leinster; Ireland: 6 Nations C’ship 2014, 15, 18; Grand Slam 2018; Triple Crown 2018), born in Kawakawa, New Zealand
1968 – [Reid Laurence] Larry LaLonde, American guitarist (Primus-Frizzle Fry), born in Richmond, California
1983 – Daniel Muir, American football player, born in Washington, D.C.
Famous Deaths
352 – Maximinus van Trier, bishop of Trier/saint, dies
1015 – Lambert I with the Beard, Count of Leuven, dies in battle at about 65
1923 – Jules Violle, French physicist and inventor, dies at 81
1960 – Jules Buffano, American composer and pianist (Jimmy Durante Show), dies at 62
2004 – John Buller, British composer, dies at 77
2009 – Norman Borlaug, American agronomist (Green revolution – Nobel Peace Prize 1970), dies at 95
Famous Deaths for 11th September 2021
1851 – Sylvester Graham, American nutritionist and minister (Graham cracker) (b. 1794)
1858 – Alexander Gurilyov, Russian composer, dies at 55
1926 – Matsunosuke Onoe [Tsuruzo Nakamura], Japanese actor (Araki Mataemon, Yajîkita: zenpen), Japanese actor, dies at 50
1946 – Arthur van Schendel, writer (Holland Drama), dies at 72)
1949 – Henri Rabaud, French composer/conductor (L’ete), dies at 75
1958 – Robert W. Service, English-Canadian poet (Cremation of Sam McGee), dies at 84
1982 – Wifredo Lam, Cuban artist (The Jungle), dies at 79
1994 – Sara Taylor, mother of Elizabeth, dies at 62
1997 – Hannah Weiner, American experimental poet, dies at 68
2015 – Marcel Zeeuw, Surinamese soldier (coup 1982), dies at 61
Historical Events for 11th September 2021
1777 – Battle of Brandywine, Pennysylvania; Americans lose to the British, Polish soldier Casimir Pulaski saves life of George Washington
1955 – US National Championship Women’s Tennis: Defending champion Doris Hart beats Patricia Ward Hales of England 6-4, 6-2
1976 – Minnie Minoso bats for White Sox after a 12-year hiatus (hitless)
1982 – Debbie Maffett (California), 25, crowned 55th Miss America 1983
1985 – Pete Rose of Cincinnati Reds gets career hit 4,192 off Eric Show of San Diego Padres, eclipsing Ty Cobb’s record
1991 – Atlanta Braves Kent Mercker, Mark Wohlers and Alejandro Pena pitched 1st combined no-hitter in NL, beating San Diego Padres, 1-0
2005 – “Pride and Prejudice”, the film adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel of the same name, starring Keira Knightley as Elizabeth Bennet, is released
2005 – The State of Israel completes its unilateral disengagement from the Gaza Strip.
2009 – Sweden emerges from the recession after witnessing GDP growth of 0.2% in the second quarter
2018 – Imprisoned Brazilian Ex-president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva abandons his presidential campaign
Today in History for 11th September 2021
Historical Events
1940 – George Stibitz pioneers the first remote operation of a computer.
1940 – -12] Buckingham Palace damaged by German bombs
1959 – Baltimore starter Jerry Walker pitches all 16 innings as the Orioles edge the Chicago White Sox, 1-0 at Memorial Stadium
1965 – Beatles’ “Help!,” album goes #1 and stays #1 for 9 weeks
1980 – Ron LeFlore (91st) and Rodney Scott (58th), set teammate steal record
1981 – 2nd government of Van Agt forms in Netherlands
Famous Birthdays
1962 – Kristy McNichol, American actress (Buddy-Family, Barbara-Empty Nest), born in Los Angeles, California
1962 – Julio Salinas, Spanish footballer (Barcelona), born in Bilbao, Spain
1965 – Paul Heyman, American entertainment producer and wrestling manager, born in Westchester County, New York
1975 – Juan Cobián, Argentine footballer, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
1979 – Nathan Gale, American murderer (Heavy metal Pantera’s concert murder), born in Marysville, Ohio (d. 2004)
1982 – Shriya Saran, South Indian actress (Santhosham), born in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
Famous Deaths
1680 – Emperor Go-Mizunoo, 108th Emperor of Japan, dies at 84
1823 – David Ricardo, English economist (On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation), dies at 51
1974 – Víctor Olea Alegría, Chilean Socialist Party member
1992 – Paul Storken, Dutch priest (Away Backing), dies
2001 – Henry Herbert, 7th earl of Carnarvon, English peer and racing manager to the Queen, dies at 77
2001 – Barbara Olson, American political commentator (b. 1955)
Famous Deaths for 10th September 2021
1197 – Henry II of Champagne (b. 1166)
1604 – William Morgan, Welsh Bible translator (b. 1545)
1797 – Mary Wollstonecraft, English author and feminist (A Vindication of the Rights of Woman), mother of Mary Shelley, dies of septicaemia at 38
1842 – Letitia Tyler, US President Tyler’s (1841-45) wife, dies at 51
1867 – Simon Sechter, Austrian composer and music theorist, dies at 78
1937 – Sergei Tretyakov, Russian constructivist writer, playwright and special correspondent for Pravda, executed by Stalinist regime at 47
1966 – James Langridge, cricketer (242 runs and 19 wkts for England), dies
1976 – Dorothy Devore, actress (Newscast, Senor Daredevil), dies at 77
1983 – Felix Bloch, Swiss-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1905)
1985 – Alexa Kenin, actress (Mousie-Coed Fever), dies at 23
Historical Events for 10th September 2021
422 – St Celestine I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
1349 – Jews who survived a massacre in Constance Germany are burned to death
1608 – John Smith elected president of Jamestown colony council, Virginia
1858 – George Mary Searle discovers the asteroid 55 Pandora
1861 – Battle of Carnifex Ferry in Virginia, 170 casualties
1869 – Baptist minister supposedly invents rickshaw in Yokohama, Japan
1894 – London taxi driver George Smith is the first to be fined for drunk driving
1972 – Kazimierz Deyna scores twice as Poland beats Hungary 2-1 in the Olympic football gold medal match; 80,000 at the Munich Olympic Stadium
1973 – NY Jets trade pro footballs leading receiver Don Maynard to St Louis
1991 – Senate Committee begins hearings on Clarence Thomas’ nomination
Today in History for 10th September 2021
Historical Events
1608 – John Smith elected president of Jamestown colony council, Virginia
1926 – Allies-German treaty of Koblenz drawn
1960 – Abebe Bikila runs Olympic/World record marathon (2:15:16.2)
2002 – Switzerland, traditionally a neutral country, joins the United Nations
2011 – US Open Women’s Tennis: Samantha Stosur becomes first Australian to win a Grand Slam title since 1980; upsets Serena Williams 6-2, 6-3
2012 – 16 people are killed by a suicide bombing in Kunduz, Afghanistan
Famous Birthdays
1898 – Waldo Semon, American inventor (polyvinyl chloride), born in Demopolis, Alabama (d. 1999)
1925 – Roy James Brown, American soul singer (Good Rockin’ Tonight), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1981)
1929 – Pentti Siimes, Finnish actor (Miriam), born in Helsinki, Finland (d. 2016)
1940 – Roy Ayers, American disco jazz artist (Fever, You Send Me), born in Los Angeles, California
1948 – Judy Geeson, English actress (To Sir With Love, Berserk), born in Arundel, England
1964 – Jack Ma, Chinese entrepreneur and founder of Alibaba Group, born in Hangzhou, China
Famous Deaths
1600 – John Bruhesius [Bruhesen], bishop of Groningen, dies
1868 – Franz Anton Adam Stockhausen, German composer and harpist, dies at 79
1937 – Sergei Tretyakov, Russian constructivist writer, playwright and special correspondent for Pravda, executed by Stalinist regime at 47
1975 – Hans Swarowsky, Austrian conductor (Graz Opera 1947-50), dies at 75
1995 – Derek Meddings, special Effects technician, dies at 64
2005 – Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, American blues singer (Mary is Fine), dies at 81
Famous Deaths for 9th September 2021
1438 – Edward [Dom Duarte], King of Portugal (1433-38), dies at 46
1513 – James IV, King of Scots (1488-1513), dies in battle at 40
1941 – Hans Spemann, German embryologist (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1935), dies at 72
1960 – Armas Toivo Valdemar Maasalo, Finnish composer and organist, dies at 75
1966 – Leon de Smet, Flemish painter, dies at 85
1974 – Soltan Hajibeyov, Azerbaijani composer and People’s Artist of the USSR, dies at 55
1975 – Ethel Griffies, actress (Billy Liar, Birds), dies at 97
1991 – John Lawrence, doctor, dies
1999 – Jim “Catfish” Hunter, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (MLB All-Star 1966, 67, 70, 72–1976; World Series 1972–74, 77, 78; AL Cy Young Award 1974; Oakland A’s, NY Yankees), dies from Lou Gehrig’s disease at 53
2003 – Thomas Allibone, English physicist (Manhattan Project, high-voltage particle acceleration), dies at 99