1513 – Battle of Flodden Fields; English defeat James IV of Scotland
1886 – The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works is finalized
1934 – Armas Toivonen becomes 1st European marathoner (2:52:29.0)
1944 – Red Army supports coup in Bulgaria, instituting new Communist government (1946-1990) during the “National Uprising”
1958 – Race riots in Notting Hill Gate, London
1967 – 1st successful Test flight of a Saturn V
1981 – Vernon E Jordan resigns as president of National Urban League
1993 – Croupier of casino in Bristol, England, shoots a 4 a record eight times
2011 – 58th National Film Awards (India): “Adaminte Makan Abu” wins the Golden Lotus
2018 – Arirang Mass Games begins in North Korea to mark country’s 70th anniversary featuring tens of thousands performing
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Today in History for 9th September 2020
Historical Events
1967 – Debra Dene Barnes (Kansas), 20, crowned 40th Miss America 1968
1972 – US Open Women’s Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Billie Jean King retains her title; beats Kerry Melville Reid of Australia 6-3, 7-5
1985 – Race riot in Birmingham, England
1993 – Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization exchange letters of mutual recognition
2018 – Arirang Mass Games begins in North Korea to mark country’s 70th anniversary featuring tens of thousands performing
2018 – Swedish General Election: no party wins a majority with far-right Sweden Democrats making gains
Famous Birthdays
1858 – Benjamin Kidel, English Sudan (Control of the Tropics)
1908 – Cesare Pavese, Italian writer (La belle estate)
1921 – Andrzej Dobrowolski, Polish classical and experimental composer, born in Lwów, Poland (now Ukraine) (d. 1990)
1922 – Hans Dehmelt, German-born American physicist (Nobel Prize 1989), born in Gorlitz (d. 2017)
1938 – Don Hogan Charles, American photographer and first African-American photographer hired by The New York Times, born in NYC, New York (d. 2017)
1942 – Luther Simmons, American RandB singer, songwriter and producer (The Main Ingredient – “Everybody Plays The Fool”), born in New York City (d. 2016)
Famous Deaths
1902 – Titus AJ van Asch van Wijck, Governor of Suriname (1891-97), dies at 53
1915 – A. G. Spalding, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher, manager and executive (NL wins leader 1871–76; co-founder of Spalding sporting goods company), dies at 66
1964 – Charles O’Neill, Canadian composer, dies at 82
1965 – Julian Antonio Carillo-Trujillo, composer, dies at 90
1991 – Joop Zwart, Dutch political activist and resistance fighter, dies at 78
2006 – Gérard Brach, French screenwriter (b. 1927)
Famous Deaths for 8th September 2020
1603 – George Carey, 2nd Baron Hunsdon, English politician (b. 1547)
1645 – Francisco Gómez de Quevedo, Spanish author and poet, dies at 64
1645 – John Coke, English politician (b. 1563)
1656 – Joseph Hall, English bishop and writer (Virgidemiarum: Six Books), dies at 82
1706 – Romanus Weichlein, Austrian composer, dies at 53
1814 – Maria Carolina of Austria, Queen of the Two Sicilies, dies at 62
1893 – Luke Short, American Old West gunslinger and saloon owner, dies of dropsy at 39
1956 – Vital Celen, Flemish writer (‘t Pastoorke van Vossendonck), dies at 69
1980 – Willard Libby, American chemist who developed radiocarbon dating (Nobel 1960), dies of pneumonia at 71
2007 – Ramón Cardemil, Chilean huaso (b. 1917)
Historical Events for 8th September 2020
1771 – Mission San Gabriel Archangel forms in California
1883 – NY Giants score 13 runs in an inning against Phillies
1914 – HMS (formerly RMS) Oceanic, sister ship of RMS Titanic, sinks off Scotland
1923 – Honda Point Disaster: nine US Navy destroyers run aground off the California coast. Seven are lost.
1941 – Blockade of Leningrad (St Petersburg) by Germany begins
1944 – 1st V-2 rockets land in London and Antwerp
1975 – Boston begins court-ordered bussing of public schools
1985 – 7 die in a car and train crash in San Jose, California
1990 – US Open Women’s Tennis: Gabriela Sabatini becomes only Argentine woman to win a Grand Slam singles event; beats Steffi Graf 6-2, 7-6
2019 – Brazil’s Supreme Court rules Marvel comic depicting two men kissing can be sold after mayor of Rio de Janeiro attempted to ban it
Today in History for 8th September 2020
Historical Events
1553 – City of Lichfield, England, founded
1953 – “Carnival in Flanders” opens at New Century Theater NY for 6 performances
1968 – France performs nuclear test at Mururoa atoll
1973 – Hank Aaron sets record of most HRs in 1 league (709)
2015 – Comedian Stephen Colbert debuts as the new host of CBS’s “The Late Show”
2015 – Pope Francis announces moves to streamline the annulment process within the Catholic Church
Famous Birthdays
1857 – Ida Henrietta Hyde, American physiologist who invented the micro-electrode and the first woman allowed to do research at Harvard Medical School and to be elected to the American Physiology Society, born in Davenport, Iowa (d. 1945)
1912 – Leo Cherne, American economist and commentator (All Star News), born in NYC, New York (d. 1999)
1946 – Dean Daughtry, American rock keyboardist (Atlanta Rhythm Section), born in Kinston, Alabama
1959 – Daler Nazarov, Tajik composer and actor, born in Stalinabad, Tajik SSR
1972 – Phil Laak, Irish-American professional poker player, born in Dublin
1975 – John Thomas, American NBA forward (Boston Celtics), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Famous Deaths
1637 – Robert Fludd, composer, dies at 63
1871 – Etienne-Joseph Soubre, composer, dies at 57
1955 – John de Young, cardinal/archbishop of Utrecht, dies at 69
1969 – Alexandra David-Néel, Belgian-French explorer and writer, dies at 100
1980 – Bruce Dooland, Australian cricket all-rounder (3 Tests; Nottinghamshire; Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1955), dies at 56
1993 – Zaki Naguib Mahmoud, Egyptian philosopher/author/diplomat, dies at 88
Famous Deaths for 7th September 2020
1151 – Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, conquered Normandy, dies at 38
1362 – Joan of The Tower, Queen consort of Scotland, dies at 41
1719 – John Harris, English writer
1799 – Louis Guillaume Lemonnier, French botanist and contributor to the Encyclopédie ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, dies at 82
1948 – Henricus Andreas Poels, Dutch Roman Catholic theologist and social foreman, dies at 80
1966 – Al Kelly, double talk comedian (Ernie Kovacs Show), dies at 67
1991 – Ben Piazza, American actor (Santa Barbara; The Blues Brothers; Dallas), dies of cancer at 58
1992 – Indra Kamadjojo, [Broekveld], Indon/Dutch dancer (Stille Kracht), dies
1994 – Terence Young, British film director (Dr No, Thunderball), dies of at 79
2005 – Sergio Endrigo, Italian singer Marianne), dies at 72
Historical Events for 7th September 2020
1596 – Dutch fleet bombards Banten, Java
1907 – Adolph Sutro’s ornate Cliff House in San Francisco destroyed by fire
1939 – Radio NY Worldwide-WRUL begins radio transmission
1940 – Luftwaffe loses 41 bombers above England
1958 – US National Championship Women’s Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Defending champion Althea Gibson beats Darlene Hard 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
1972 – American athletes Vincent Matthews and Wayne Collett finish 1-2 in 400m at the Munich Olympics; acted casually on the medal stand, did not face the flag during anthem; banned from the Olympics for life
1980 – Oakland A’s pitch record 78th complete game of season
1980 – 32nd Emmy Awards: Taxi, Lou Grant, Ed Asner and Barbara Bel Geddes win. Notable for going ahead despite 51 of the 52 nominated performers boycotting the event due to a strike by members of the Screen Actors Guild.
1995 – 12th MTV Video Music Awards: TLC, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, and Madonna win
2005 – First presidential election was held in Egypt.
Today in History for 7th September 2020
Historical Events
1813 – “Uncle Sam” 1st used to refer to the US, by Troy Post of New York
1923 – Interpol forms in Vienna
1941 – US National Championship Men’s Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: 1939 champion Bobby Riggs beats Frank Kovacs 5-7, 6-1, 6-3, 6-3
1960 – Ljudmila Shevcova runs female olympic record 800m (2:04.3)
1970 – Donald Boyles sets record for highest parachute jump from a bridge, by leaping off of 1,053′ Royal George Bridge in Colorado
2008 – 25th MTV Video Music Awards: Britney Spears and Chris Brown win
Famous Birthdays
1726 – François-André Danican Philidor, French composer and chess champion, born in Dreux, France (d. 1795)
1864 – Ernest Halliwell, South African cricket wicketkeeper (8 Tests), born in Ealing, England (d. 1919)
1914 – Graeme Bell, Australian pianist and composer, born in Richmond, Victoria, Australia (d. 2012)
1921 – Arthur Ferrante, American pianist and composer (Ferrante and Teicher – Exodus), born in NYC, New York (d. 2009)
1943 – Beverley McLachlin, Canadian jurist (17th Chief Justice of Canada), born in Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada
1987 – Evan Rachel Wood, American actress (Thirteen), born in Raleigh, North Carolina
Famous Deaths
1951 – María Montez [Vidal], Dominican actress known as The Queen of Technicolor (Cobra Woman, Arabian Nights), dies of heart seizure at 39
1954 – Bud Fisher, American cartoonist (Mutt and Jeff), dies at 69
1959 – Maurice Duplessis, 16th Premier of Quebec, dies at 69
1962 – Isak Dinesen [Karen Blixen-Finecke], Danish baroness and writer (Out of Africa), dies at 77
1991 – John Crosby, American columnist/detective writer dies at 79
1997 – Mobutu Sese Seko, President of Zaire (1965-97), dies at 66
Famous Deaths for 6th September 2020
1276 – Vicedomino de Vicedominis, Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina and dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals (b. ca. 1215)
1808 – Louis-Pierre Anquetil, French historian (b. 1723)
1919 – Pier Pander, Dutch sculptor, dies at 55
1945 – John S. Mccain Snr., US admiral, (WW II-Pacific Ocean), dies of a heart attack at 61
1952 – Jose Forns y Cuadras, composer, dies at 54
1952 – Gertrude Lawrence, English actress (Mimi, Rembrandt) and musical performer, dies of liver and abdominal cancer at 54
1974 – Olga Baclanova, actress (Freaks, Docks of NY), dies at 75
1985 – Jane Frazee [Mary Jane Frehse], American actress, singer, and dancer (Beautiful But Broke, Beulah), dies at 70 of pneumonia
1994 – Max Kaminsky, American jazz trumpeter and bandleader (Max Kaminsky Orchestra), dies at 85
2008 – Sören Nordin, Swedish harness racing driver and trainer (b. 1917)
Historical Events for 6th September 2020
1839 – Cherokee Nation unites and ratifies constitution at Tahlequah, Oklahoma
1941 – Jews of Vilna Poland confined to their ghetto
1954 – WINS NYC begins playing rock n roll with Alan Freed Show
1963 – The Centre for International Industrial Property Studies (CEIPI) is founded.
1984 – Lanford Wilson’s “Balm in Gilead” premieres in NYC
1986 – US Open Women’s Tennis: Martina Navratilova wins her 3rd US singles title; beats Czech star Helena Suková 6-3, 6-2
1988 – Crippled soviet Soyuz TM-5 lands safely with 2 cosmonauts aboard
1991 – USSR recognizes the independence of the 3 Baltic republics (Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania)
1993 – Jerry Lewis’ 28th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $46,014,922
1995 – Cal Ripken Jr breaks Gehrig’s record, plays in 2,131 straight games