1907 – Edvard Grieg, Norwegian composer (Peer Gynt Suite), dies at 64
1944 – Izaak van der Horst, Dutch resistance fighter, executed at Herzogenbusch concentration camp at 35
1974 – Creighton W. Abrams, US general and army staff chief (Vietnam), dies at 59
1979 – Canuplin, Filipino magician and bodabil entertainer (b. 1904)
1994 – Laurens van Deenen, Dutch biochemist, dies at 66
1999 – Klement Slavický, Czech composer (Sinfonietta No. 4 – Pax hominibus in universo orbi) dies at 88
2006 – Steve Irwin, Australian naturalist and TV personality (The Crocodile Hunter), attacked and killed by a stingray at 44
2007 – John Scott, Duke of Buccleuch, Scottish peer, then largest landowner in Scotland, 1st MP in a wheelchair, dies at 83
2010 – Paul Conrad, American cartoonist (Pulitzer 1964, 71, 84), dies at 86
2018 – Bill Daily, American actor and comedian (I Dream of Jeannie, The Bob Newhart Show), dies at 91
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Historical Events for 4th September 2021
1813 – First US religious newspaper (Religious Remembrancer (Christian Observer))
1870 – The Third French Republic proclaimed as French overthrow Emperor Napoleon III (who ironically was the elected president of the Second French Republic) after his defeat by Prussia at Sedan
1882 – In its 1st large-scale test, Thomas Edison’s light bulb is used to light NY’s Pearl Street Station
1885 – 1st cafeteria opens (NYC)
1893 – English author Beatrix Potter first writes the story of Peter Rabbit for a 5 year old boy
1937 – 15 year old cyclist Doris Kopsky becomes 1st Amateur Bicycle League of America woman’s national champion in 4:22.4 in Buffalo, NY
1991 – Rte 35 Theater in Hazlit, last drive-in in NJ, closes
1994 – Tom Tupa scores the first 2-point conversion in NFL history, running in a fake extra point attempt for the Cleveland Browns in a 28-20 win at Cincinnati
1998 – 1st ever “Who wants to be a Millionaire?” hosted by Chris Tarrant debuts on ITV in Britain
2014 – Aracheological remains of a Viking fortress from the 900s CE, the Vallø Borgring, is discovered in Denmark
Today in History for 4th September 2021
Historical Events
1571 – Catholic rebellion in Scotland
1609 – Navigator Henry Hudson is the first European to discover island of Manhattan [or Sep 11]
1862 – General Lee begins the Maryland Campaign invading the North with 50,000 Confederate troops (US Civil war)
1945 – American chess grandmaster Reuben Fine wins 4 simultaneous rapid (10 seconds per move) games blindfolded in New York City
1960 – -12] Hurricane Donna, kills 148 in the Caribbean and US
1967 – 6.5 earthquake of Kolya Dam India, kills 200
Famous Birthdays
1846 – Daniel Burnham, American architect and urban designer (built skyscrapers), born in Henderson, New York (d. 1912)
1906 – Han G. Hoekstra, Dutch poet (Ongerijmde life), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1988)
1915 – Dick Thomas, American singing cowboy and TV host (Village Barn), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2003)
1944 – Christopher Needler, English businessman, born in Kingston upon Hull, England
1961 – Rizwan-uz-Zaman, Pakistani cricketer, born in Karachi, Pakistan
1979 – Kosuke Matsuura, Japanese racing driver, born in Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Famous Deaths
1085 – Irmgarde van Suchtelen, German countess of Aspel, hermit and saint, dies
1907 – Edvard Grieg, Norwegian composer (Peer Gynt Suite), dies at 64
1962 – William Clothier, American tennis player (US Nat C’ships 1906; 1st President International Hall of Fame 1954), dies at 80
1974 – Marcel Achard, French playwright (La forges the Paris), dies at 75
1986 – Hank Greenberg, American Baseball Hall of Fame first baseman (5 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1935, 45; AL MVP 1935, 40; Detroit Tigers), dies of cancer at 75
1995 – Chuck Greenberg, new age musician (Shadowfax), dies at 45
Famous Deaths for 3rd September 2021
1592 – Robert Greene, English writer (Friar Bacon), dies at 34
1653 – Claudius Salmasius [Claude Saumaise], French linguist, dies at 65
1808 – John Montgomery, American Continental Congressman (b. 1722)
1843 – Cornelis Pieter Jacob Elout, Dutch military and President of West Sumatra, dies at 47
1970 – Vince Lombardi, American Pro Football Hall of Fame coach (Green Bay Packers 1949-67; NFL Coach of the Year 1959, 61; Super Bowl 1967, 68), dies at 57
1971 – Dave Street [Patrick Devlin], American actor and singer (Moonrise, I Surrender Dear, Broadway Open House), dies of cancer at 53
1980 – Duncan Renaldo, Spanish actor (Cisco Kid, Guns of Fury), dies from lung cancer at 76
1991 – Henri de Lubac, French theologist and antifascist, dies at 95
2000 – Edward Anhalt, American screenwriter (Escape to Athena), dies at 86
2005 – William Rehnquist, American lawyer and 16th Chief Justice of the United States (1986-2005), dies in office at 80
Historical Events for 3rd September 2021
1838 – Frederick Douglass escapes from slavery disguised as a sailor
1900 – With a proclamation by General Lord Roberts, Britain annexes the Boer Republic of South Africa
1914 – British expeditionary army/general Lanrezacs army attack the Marne
1914 – Cardinal Giacome della Chiesa becomes Pope Benedict XV
1918 – Allies forced Germans back across Hindenburg Line
1936 – For the first and only time in the history of the Walker Cup golf event, there is a shutout; the United States routs Great Britain, 9-0 at Pine Valley GC in New Jersey
1944 – Canadian troops liberate Abbeville, France
1972 – American swimmer Mark Spitz wins coveted 100m gold medal in world record 51.22 at the Munich Olympics; completes the freestyle sprint double having already won 200m in world record 1:52.78
2013 – Microsoft purchases Nokia for $7.2 Billion
2017 – Governor of California Jerry Brown issues state of emergency due to La Tuna brush fire near Los Angeles
Today in History for 3rd September 2021
Historical Events
1791 – French Revolution: The new French Constitution, declaring France a constitutional monarchy, is passed by the National Assembly
1914 – Prince Wilhelm von Wied leaves Albania
1966 – Houston Oilers hold Denver Broncos to no 1st downs in their NFL season opening 45-7 win at Rice Stadium
1973 – General Walters ends term as acting director of CIA
1979 – Jerry Lewis’ 14th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $30,000,000
2013 – 15 militants are killed by an Egyptian Army helicopter in Sinai Peninsula
Famous Birthdays
1910 – Dorothy Maynor, American soprano and founder (Harlem School of Arts), born in Norfolk, Virginia (d. 1996)
1921 – Thurston Dart, English harpsichordist and conductor, born in Surbiton, London (d. 1971)
1932 – Eileen Brennan, American actress (Laugh-In, Pvt Benjamin), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2013)
1941 – Sergei Dovlatov, Russian writer, born in Ufa, Republic of Bashkiria (d. 1990)
1964 – Junaid Jamshed, Pakistani singer (Vital Signs 1), born in Karachi, West Pakistan (d. 2016)
1976 – Ashley Jones, American actress (The Young and the Restless), born in Memphis, Tennessee
Famous Deaths
1849 – Ernst Freiherr von Feuchtersleben, Austrian physician and philosopher, dies at 43
1954 – Eugene Pallette, American actor (The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Mark of Zorro), dies at 65
1970 – Alan Wilson, American rock guitarist and vocalist (Canned Heat), dies at 27
1985 – John Herbert McDowell, American composer for ballet, TV and the stage, dies at 58
1994 – Roswell Gilbert, who mercy killed his ailing wife, dies at 85
2015 – Adrian Cadbury, British confectionery manufacturer (Cadbury) and author of report on Corporate Governance, dies at 86
Famous Deaths for 2nd September 2021
421 – Flavius Constantine III, Emperor of Western Roman Empire, dies at about 51
1915 – August Stramm, German poet and playwright dies in battle during WWI at 41
1934 – James Allan, New Zealand rugby union player All Black, dies at 73
1964 – Alvin York, American World War I soldier who led a famed attack on a German machine gun nest (Medal of Honor), dies at 76
1984 – Manos Katrakis, Greek actor (Antigone, Marinos Kontaras), dies at 79
1986 – Philip Radcliffe, English composer, dies at 81
1996 – Emily Kngwarreye, artist, dies at 86
2012 – Mark Abrahamian, guitarist (Starship), dies of a heart attack at 46
2013 – Ronald Coase, British economist (Nobel Prize in Economics 1991), dies at 102
2014 – Norman Gordon, South African cricket fast bowler (5 Tests, 20 wickets; Transvaal), dies at 103
Historical Events for 2nd September 2021
1856 – Tianjing’s struggle Incident in Nanjing, China.
1894 – -3] Amsterdam Municipal theater opens
1898 – Machine gun 1st used in battle
1924 – Rudolf Friml and Herbert Stothart’s “Rose Marie” opens to rave reviews in NYC
1929 – Unilever forms by merger of Margarine Union and Lever Bros
1941 – Academy copyrights Oscar statuette
1960 – New Zealand middle distance runner Peter Snell claims first of 3 career Olympic gold medals when he wins the 800m in Rome
1972 – French track cyclist Daniel Morelon successfully defends his Olympic sprint title beating Australian John Nicholson for the gold medal in Munich
1984 – “Zorba” closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 362 performances
1990 – Steve Allen, installed as a new abbot of Hartford St Zen Center, San Francisco
Today in History for 2nd September 2021
Historical Events
1792 – September Massacres of the French Revolution: In Paris rampaging mobs slaughter 3 Roman Catholic bishops, more than two hundred priests, and prisoners believed to be royalist sympathizers.
1945 – V-J Day, formal surrender of Japan signed aboard USS Missouri marks the end of World War II (US date, 3rd September in Japan)
1960 – The first election of the Parliament of the Central Tibetan Administration, in history of Tibet. The Tibetan community observes this date as the Democracy Day.
1966 – Joe Auer returns the opening kickoff 95 yards for a Miami touchdown in the Dolphins’ first ever NFL regular-season game; Oakland Raiders go on to win 23-14 at the Orange Bowl before 26,776 fans
1981 – 38th Venice Film Festival: “Die bleierne Zeit” directed by Margarethe von Trotta wins Golden Lion
1989 – Reverend Al Sharpton leads a civil rights march through Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
Famous Birthdays
1830 – William P. Frye, American politician (d. 1911)
1927 – Francis Matthews, British actor (Paul Temple, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons), born in York, England (d. 2014)
1954 – Andrej Babiš, Czech businessman and politician, Prime Minister of Czech republic (2017-), born in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
1959 – Guy Laliberté, founder of Cirque du Soleil
1961 – Anthony Wong [Chau-sang], Hong Kong actor (The Untold Story), born in Hong Kong
1981 – Fariborz Kamkari, Iranian film director and producer
Famous Deaths
1768 – Antoine Deparcieux, French mathematician, dies at 64
1872 – N. F. S. Grundtvig, Danish writer and philosopher, dies at 88
1944 – Manfred Freiherr von Killinger, German ambassador to Romania, commits suicide after Romanian coup
1991 – Concetto Lo Bello, Italian intl soccer judge, dies
1996 – Kenneth M Stewart, euro MP for Merseyside West, dies at 71
1998 – Allen Drury, American author (b. 1918)
Famous Deaths for 1st September 2021
1615 – Étienne Pasquier, French lawyer and man of letters, dies at 86
1687 – Henry More, English philosopher (b. 1614)
1731 – Pierre Danican Philidor, French composer, dies at 50
1967 – Ilse Koch, Nazi war criminal (commonly known as “The Bitch of Buchenwald”) hangs herself in prison at 60
1967 – James Dunn, American actor (Tree Grows in Brooklyn, 6 Gun Law), dies at 61
1981 – Bùi Thanh Liêm, Vietnamese cosmonaut, dies in a MiG-21 crash at 32
1989 – A. Bartlett Giamatti, American executive (MLB Commissioner 1989; President Yale University 1978-86), dies of heart attack at 51
1994 – Clifford Leofric Purdy Bishop, Anglican pastor and bishop, dies at 88
1995 – Benay Venuta [Benvenuta Rose Crooke], American actress, singer and dancer (Annie Get Your Gun, Call Me Mister), dies of lung cancer at 84
2006 – Warren Mitofsky, American pollster (b. 1934)