775 – Constantine V, Byzantine Emperor (b. 718)
1495 – Elizabeth Tudor, English princess, the second daughter and fourth child of Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York, dies at 3
1759 – Louis Joseph Montcalm, French general (Plains of Abraham), dies at 47
1851 – James Fenimore Cooper, American author (Last of Mohicans), dies of dropsy at 61
1887 – Friedrich Theodor Vischer, German philosopher and writer (Auch einer), dies at 80
1901 – US President William McKinley, dies in Buffalo, after being shot 8 days earlier by anarchist, Leon Czolgosz
1974 – Vera Vague [Barbara Jo Allen], American actress (Sleeping Beauty, Follow the Leader), dies at 66
1981 – [Walter] Furry Lewis, father of blues, dies at 88 of a heart attack
1982 – John Gardner, American writer (Life and Times of Chaucer High), dies in a motorcycle accident at 49
2009 – Henry Gibson, American actor and comedian (Nashville, Laugh-In’s poet), dies at 73
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Historical Events for 14th September 2021
1515 – Battle at Marignano ends in French/Venetian victory
1923 – Miguel Primo de Rivera becomes dictator of Spain
1930 – Detroit Lions (as Portsmouth Spartans) play 1st NFL game, win 13-6
1942 – Yanks clinch pennant #13
1944 – US 4th Ivy League Inf division pushes through Westwall
1964 – Walt Disney awarded Medal of Freedom at White House
1977 – Christmas Tinto sentenced to 7 years in Robben Island, South Africa
2007 – Restrictions on the traditional Latin Mass are officially removed in the Roman Catholic Church as Pope Benedict XVI’s motu proprio Summorum Pontificum takes effect.
2014 – Evian Championship Women’s Golf, Evian Resort GC: 19 year old South Korean Kim Hyo-joo wins by 1 stroke ahead of Australian runner-up Karrie Webb
2017 – Fire at a religious school in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, kills 23
Today in History for 14th September 2021
Historical Events
1862 – Battle at South Mountain: Union troops defeat an outnumbered Confederate force
1937 – President Franklin D. Roosevelt bans US ships from trading arms with China or Japan
1939 – British fleet attacks German U-39 boat
1953 – Yanks clinch 5th straight pennant with 8-5 win over Indians
1956 – IBM introduces the RAMAC 305, 1st commercial computer with a hard drive that uses magnetic disk storage, weighs over a ton
2020 – Israel becomes the 1st country to announce a second national lockdown due to COVID-19, for 3 weeks
Famous Birthdays
1656 – Thomas Baker, English antiquarian, born in Lanchester, Durham (d. 1746)
1879 – Margaret Sanger, American nurse, birth control proponent and feminist, born in Corning, New York (d. 1966)
1960 – Melissa Leo, American actress (All My Children), born in Manhattan, New York
1971 – Mario Henry, NFL wide receiver (Buffalo Bills, Atlanta Falcons)
1978 – Carmen Kass, Estonian model (estimated to have been the second-highest-paid model in the world in 2002), born in Talinn, Estonia
1981 – Ashley Roberts, American singer (Pussycat Dolls), born in Phoenix, Arizona
Famous Deaths
1851 – James Fenimore Cooper, American author (Last of Mohicans), dies of dropsy at 61
1974 – Pieter Y Adriani, Dutch tax lawyer, dies at 95
1981 – Yasuji Kiyose, composer, dies at 81
1996 – Joe Elsby Martin, boxing coach, dies at 80
2003 – Yetunde Price, half-sister of Venus and Serena Williams (b. 1972)
2008 – Ştefan Iordache, Romanian actor (b. 1941)
Famous Deaths for 13th September 2021
1813 – Hezqeyas of Ethiopia, deposed Emperor of Ethiopia
1915 – Andrew L. Harris, American Civil War hero and Governor of Ohio (b. 1835)
1932 – Paul Gorguloff, murderer of French President Doumer, beheaded
1937 – Ellis Parker Butler, American author (Pigs is Pigs), dies at 67
1976 – Albert Tessier, French Canadian priest, historian and filmmaker (b. 1895)
1991 – Joe Pasternak, Hungarian-American film producer (Spinout, Big City), dies of Parkinson’s at 73
1996 – Jane Baxter, actress (We Live Again, Blossom Time), dies at 87
2011 – DJ Mehdi, French hip hop and electro producer (b. 1977)
2015 – Brian Close, English cricketer (played for England between 1949 and 1976), dies at 84
2015 – Moses Malone, Basketball Hall of Fame center (NBA MVP 1979, 82-83), dies of heart disease at 60
Historical Events for 13th September 2021
1850 – The main-belt asteroid “12 Victoria” is discovered by J R Hind
1910 – Regina Rugby Club forms
1960 – Dutch 1st Chamber condemns soccer-law
1970 – Palestine guerillas conquer Irbid Jordania
1980 – 1st United Negro College Fund
1983 – US mint strikes 1st gold coin in 50 years (Olympic Eagle)
2012 – 19 people are killed after a freight elevator crashes from 100 meters in Wuhan, China
2013 – 30 people are killed by a mosque bombing attack in Baghdad, Iraq
2013 – Jim Furyk fires 12-under-par 59 in the 2nd round of the BMW Championship at Conway Farms GC in Lake Forest, Illinois, becoming just the 6th player to shoot sub-60 in a PGA Tour event
2017 – Actress Rebel Wilson awarded $4.56 million in damages in libel case against Bauer Media in Melbourne, largest defamation payout in Australia
Today in History for 13th September 2021
Historical Events
1890 – Cecil Rhodes’ colonists hoist the Union Jack in Mashonaland and Salisbury
1925 – 1st US University for African American, Xavier University, opens in New Orleans
1944 – Last transport out camp Westerbork to Bergen Belsen
1958 – Braves Warren Spahn is 1st lefty to win 20 or more games 9 times
1985 – 2nd MTV Video Music Awards: Bruce Springsteen
1998 – US Open Men’s Tennis: In an all-Australian final Patrick Rafter retains title; beats Mark Philippoussis 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 6-0
Famous Birthdays
1766 – Samuel Wilson, American meat packer and possible namesake of Uncle Sam, born in Menotomy, Province of Massachusetts Bay (d. 1854)
1830 – Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Austrian writer (The Child of the Parish), born in Zdislavič, Moravia (d. 1916)
1919 – George Weidenfeld, British publisher (Weidenfeld and Nicolson), born in Vienna (d. 2016)
1949 – Craig McGregor, American rock bassist (Foghat, 1976-2018), born in Sioux City, Iowa (d. 2018)
1969 – Ilka Knickenberg, German actress
1971 – Richie Anderson, American NFL running back (NY Jets), born in Olney, Maryland
Famous Deaths
1991 – Metin Oktay, Turkish football player (b. 1936)
1996 – Silas Roy Crain, American singer, Founder of Soul Stirrers Gospel Quartet, dies at 85
1996 – Tupac Shakur, American rapper and actor (Juice, Bullet), dies of internal bleeding after a drive by shooting at 25
2012 – William Duckworth, American composer (Time Curve Preludes), teacher (Bucknell, 1973-2011), and internet pioneer (PitchWeb), dies of pancreatic cancer at 69
2015 – Brian Close, English cricketer (played for England between 1949 and 1976), dies at 84
2019 – Eddie Money [Mahoney], American rock singer-songwriter (“Two Tickets To Paradise”; ‘Take Me Home Tonight”), dies of esophageal cancer at 70
Famous Deaths for 12th September 2021
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
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