Category: On This Day

Historical Events

1884 – American Herman Hollerith patents his mechanical tabulating machine, the beginning of data processing
1895 – French labor union CGT (Confederation Generale du Travail) forms
1912 – 1st Mack Sennett “Keystone Comedy” movie released “Cohen Collects a Debt”
1941 – German air raid on Soviet naval base at Kronstadt (battleship Marat sinks)
1986 – Astro Jim Deshaies strikes out 1st 8 Dodger of game (ends with 10)
2018 – Tour Championship Men’s Golf, East Lake GC: Tiger Woods wins by 2 strokes from Billy Horschel; Woods’ 80th PGA Tour win; first in 5 years; Justin Rose wins FedEx Cup crown, $10m bonus

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Famous Birthdays

1684 – Johann Theodor Romhild, composer
1842 – Karl Munzinger, composer
1888 – Gerhard Kittel, German anti-semitic theologist (Die Oden Salomons)
1920 – Jiri Jaroch, Czech composer, born in Smilkov (d. 1986)
1938 – Romy Schneider, actress (Bloodline, Death Watch), born in Vienna, Austria
1977 – Susan Tamim, Lebanese singer and actress (d. 2008)

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Famous Deaths

1241 – Snorri Sturluson, Icelandic historian, poet, and politician (b. 1178)
1835 – Vincenzo Bellini, Italian opera composer (Norma), dies at 33
1908 – Jadwiga Łuszczewska, Polish poet, dies at 74
1956 – Earl Godwin, newscaster (Meet the Veep), dies at 75
1994 – Jerry Barber, American golfer (PGA C’ship 1961), dies of mitral valve prolapse and stroke at 78
2012 – Corrie Sanders, South African boxer, shot dead at 46

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Historical Events

530 – Discorus begins his reign as Catholic anti-Pope
1772 – 1st Partition of Poland is ratified by Austria, Prussia and Russia
1913 – The first batch of Indian passive resisters, consisting of 12 men and 4 women (including Mrs. Kasturba Gandhi) are arrested at Volksrust and imprisoned in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
1942 – Meulenberg robs of church bells
1975 – World Football League folds
2013 – 78 people are killed in a church suicide bombing in Peshawar, Pakistan

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Famous Birthdays

1927 – Eligio [Kika] De La Garza, American politician (Rep-D-Texas, 1965-97), born in Mercedes, Texas (d. 2017)
1931 – Fay Weldon, British feminist
1966 – David Adjaye, Ghanaian British architect, born in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
1967 – Félix Savón, Cuban boxer (3 Olympic heavyweight gold 1992, 96, 80), born in San Vicente, Cuba
1979 – Michael Graziadei, American actor
1981 – Adam Lazzara, American singer (Taking Back Sunday)

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Famous Deaths

1197 – Petrus Cantor, French theologist (Verbum Abbreviatum), dies
1776 – Nathan Hale, US captain/patriot/spy, hanged by the British for spying at 21
1890 – Johanna D Courtmans-Berchmans, Flemish author (Rozeken Pot), dies at 79
1987 – Dan Rowan [Daniel Hale Rowan], American comedian (Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In), dies at 65
1989 – Irving Berlin [Israel Isidore Baline], American composer and lyricist considered one of the greatest songwriters in American history (God Bless America, White Xmas), dies at 101
2004 – Big Boss Man [Ray Washington Traylor Jr.], American professional wrestler, dies at 41

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Historical Events

1913 – Turkey and Bulgaria sign peace treaty in Constantinople
1942 – 116 hostages executed by Nazis in Paris
1973 – Jackson Pollocks painting “Blue Poles” sold for $2,000,000
1995 – The Hindu milk miracle occurs: statues of the Hindu God Ganesh begin drinking milk when spoonfuls were placed near their mouths
2003 – 55th Emmy Awards: The West Wing, Everybody Loves Raymond, James Gandolfini and Edie Falco wins
2008 – The final home game is played at Yankee Stadium against the Baltimore Orioles.

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Famous Birthdays

1824 – Joseph Andrew Jackson Lightburn, American Baptist Minister and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in Webster, Pennsylvania (d. 1901)
1840 – Murad V, 33rd Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1876), born in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire (d. 1904)
1947 – Marsha Norman, American playwright
1952 – Anneliese Michel, German exorcism victim (d. 1976)
1968 – Jon Brookes, English drummer (The Charlatans), born in Burntwood, Staffordshire (d. 2013)
1993 – Park Sung-hyun, South Korean golfer, (US Open 2017; Women’s PGA C’ship 2018), born in Seoul, South Korea

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Famous Deaths

1217 – Lembitu of Lehola, Estonian soldier
1519 – Hans Backofen/Backoffen, German sculptor, dies at about 49
1705 – Willem Hadriaan of Nassau, corrupt mister of Odijck, dies
1743 – Jai Singh II, King of Amber-Juiper (b. 1688)
1973 – William Plomer, South African-British libretto writer (Curlew River), dies at 69
1987 – Ruth Attaway, actress (Porgy and Bess, Conrack, Being There), dies

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Historical Events

1859 – George Simpson patents electric range
1871 – Bishop John Coleridge Patteson martyred on the island of Nukapu, a Polynesian outlier island now in the Temotu province of the Solomon Islands. He was the first bishop of Melanesia.
1893 – The first gasoline-powered car debuts in Springfield, Massachusetts
1919 – Booth Tarkington’s “Clarence,” premieres in NYC
1978 – Yamada Mumon Roshi visits Benedictine Abbey of Maria Laach Germany
1988 – American diver Greg Louganis wins the 3m springboard gold medal at the Seoul Olympics after famously hitting his head on the board the previous day

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Famous Birthdays

1744 – Thomas Grosvenor, American Revolutionary War hero (d. 1825)
1744 – Giacomo Quarenghi, Italian-Russian master builder and architect (Hermitage Theater), born in Rota d’Imagna, Republic of Venice (d. 1817)
1791 – Sergey Aksakov, Russian writer (Semejnaja chronika), born in Ufa, Russian Empire (d. 1859) [NS 10/01]
1869 – Marcel Cachin, French politician and co-founder of the French Communist Party, born in Plourivo, Côtes d’Armor, France (d. 1958)
1943 – Roek Williams [Willemze], Dutch singer (Roek Williams and The Fighting Cats), born in Amsterdam
1972 – Jenny Morris, Maryborough Australia, field hockey fullback (Olympics 1996)

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Famous Deaths

1460 – Gilles Binchois, Flemish composer
1823 – Daniel Steibelt, German pianist and composer, dies at 57
1865 – William H Revere Jr, US Union brigadier general, dies
1960 – Michel Brusselmans, composer, dies at 74
1994 – Jimmy Hamilton, American jazz saxophonist, dies at 77
2003 – Lord Williams of Mostyn, Welsh barrister, politician, and Lord President of the Council, dies at 62

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Historical Events

1926 – The San Siro is inaugurated with a match between AC Milan and Inter.
1959 – Nikita Khrushchev is denied access to Disneyland
1961 – Betty and Barney Hill claim that they saw a mysterious craft in the sky and that it tried to abduct them.
1968 – Nigerian federal army begins the “final offensive” against the secessionist state of Biafra during the Nigerian Civil War
1983 – David Slowinski on 2 CRAY-1 comp’s find 2^132049-1 prime #
2017 – New MLB record for most home runs in a season, no. 5,694 hit by Alex Gordon of the Kansas City Royals

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Famous Birthdays

1737 – Charles Carroll, Wealthy Maryland planter who was the last signer of the Declaration of Independence to pass away, born in Annapolis, Province of Maryland, British America (d. 1832)
1900 – Solomon Pimsleur, French composer, born in Parigi, France (d. 1962)
1943 – Joe Morgan, American MLB 2nd baseman (Reds) and commentator (ESPN), born in Bonham, Texas
1950 – Joan Lunden, American journalist and news host (Good Morning America), born in Fair Oaks, California
1955 – Rex Smith, American actor and singer (Pirates of Penzance, You Take My Breath Away), born in Jacksonville, Florida
1978 – Nigel Mitchell, English TV presenter (Quizmania and Capital Disney), born in Kingston Upon Thames, England

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Famous Deaths

1668 – William Waller, English soldier
1719 – Frans Anneessens, Belgian merchant/lord of the manor, executed at 59
1836 – Carl Friedrich Ebers, composer, dies at 66
1936 – Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, Indian musician (b. 1860)
1973 – Bobby Gilbert, American actor (Some Like It Hot,The Rebel Set), dies of hepatitis at 75
1989 – Willie Steele, American Olympic gold medalist (b. 1923)

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Historical Events

1838 – Anti-Corn Law League established by Richard Cobden
1895 – Booker T. Washington delivers ‘Atlanta Compromise’ address
1919 – Dutch second chamber accepts female suffrage
1962 – Charlie Finley is denied permission to move As to Dallas-Fort Worth
1965 – “I Dream of Jeannie”, starring Barbara Eden as a 2,000-year-old genie, and Larry Hagman as an astronaut who becomes her master, premieres on NBC
1998 – “Rush Hour” directed by Brett Ratner, starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker released – Jackie Chan’s Hollywood breakthrough

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Famous Birthdays

1893 – William March, American writer (Company K), born in Mobile, Alabama (d. 1954)
1922 – Grayson Hall [Shirley Grossman], American actress (The Night of the Iguana, Dark Shadows), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1985)
1933 – Robert “Bob” Bennett, American politician (U.S. Senator from Utah), born in Salt Lake City, Utah (d. 2016)
1951 – Dee Dee Ramone [Douglas Colvin], rock bassist (Ramones), born in Fort Lee, Virginia (d. 2002)
1962 – Joanne Catherall, rock vocalist (Human League), born in Sheffield, England
1972 – Brigitte Becue, Belgian swimmer (Olympics 1988, silver), born in Ostend, Belgium

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Famous Deaths

1426 – Hubert [Huybrecht] van Eyck, painter, dies
1735 – Justus van Effen, writer/founder (Holland Spectator), dies at 51
1783 – Leonhard Euler, Swiss mathematician (Euler’s Constant), dies of a brain hemorrhage at 76
1905 – George MacDonald, Scottish poet and sci-fi author (Princess and Curdie), dies at 80
1969 – Rudolph Wagner-Regeny, composer, dies at 66
2002 – Bob Hayes, American athlete (b. 1942)

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Historical Events

1176 – At the Battle of Myriokephalon the Byzantines fail to recover Anatolia from Turkish rule.
1730 – Turkish coup under Mahmud I; Sultan Ahmed III flees
1861 – First class for escaped slaves taught by Mary Peake at Fortress Monroe Virginia (now Hampton University).
1899 – 1st British troops leave Bombay for South Africa
1940 – Nazis deprive Jews of possessions
1968 – Gaylord Perry (Giants) no-hits St Louis Cardinals, 1-0

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Famous Birthdays

1748 – Robert Wainwright, English composer and church organist (d.1782)
1903 – Karel Miljon, Dutch boxer (Olympic bronze 1928), born in Amsterdam (d. 1984)
1930 – David Huddleston, American actor (Big Lebowski), born in Vinton, Virginia (d. 2016)
1939 – Lamonte McLemore, American rock vocalist (5th Dimension), born in St Louis, Missouri
1955 – Koralia Karanti, Greek actress
1968 – Anastacia, American singer

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Famous Deaths

1652 – Bonaventura Elsevier, book publisher/merchant, dies at about 69
1868 – Roman Nose (Wiquini), Cheyenne indian leader, dies
1894 – Deng Shichang, Chinese admiral (b. 1849)
1957 – John W “John” Eisenloeffel, goldsmith, dies at 81
1992 – Feodor Chaliapin Jr, actor (King’s Whore), dies after illness at 87
1994 – Paul Nicholas Young, architect, dies at 47

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Historical Events

1795 – British capture Capetown, South Africa, from the Dutch
1926 – Philip Dunning and George Abbott’s “Broadway” premieres in NYC
1940 – Samuel T Rayburn of Texas elected speaker of US House of Representatives
1951 – US National League umpire Frank Dascoli clears the Dodgers bench, ejecting 15 players
1990 – Iraq televises an 8 minute uncensored speech from George H. W. Bush
2007 – Federation Cup Women’s Tennis, Moscow, Russia: Svetlana Kuznetsova beats Francesca Schiavonea of Italy 4-6, 7-6, 7-5 to give Russia an unassailable 3-0 lead (ends, 4-0)

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Famous Birthdays

1881 – Clive Bell, English art critic, born in East Shefford, Berkshire (d. 1964)
1906 – Jack Churchill, British Army commando, born in Colombo, British Ceylon (d. 1996)
1906 – Johanna Sophia Hermes, Dutch singer, born in Hilversum, Netherlands (d. 1995)
1950 – David Bellamy, American singer (The Bellamy Brothers-Let Your Love Flow), born in Darby, Florida
1961 – Bilinda Butcher, British singer (My Bloody Valentine)
1971 – Amy Poehler, American comedian and actress (Saturday Night Live, Parks and Recreation), born in Newton, Massachusetts

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Famous Deaths

1643 – Lucas Franchoys the Elder, Belgian painter, dies at 69
1775 – Allen Bathurst, 1st Earl Bathurst, English privy councillor (b. 1684)
1964 – Leo Weismantel, German writer (Das Totenliebespar), dies at 76
1996 – Andrew MacElhone, bar owner, dies at 73
2004 – Izora Rhodes Armstead, American singer (The Weather Girls), dies at 62
2006 – Floyd Curry, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1925)

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Historical Events

921 – Saint Ludmila is murdered at the command of her daughter-in-law at Tetin.
1900 – A Boer delegation issues an appeal at the Hague, Netherlands, that the major powers intervene in the war in South Africa
1969 – Cards Steve Carlton sets record by striking out 19 NY Mets in a game
1983 – Police officers beat Michael Stewart to death for graffiting NYC subway
1984 – Morocco Showcase opens
2005 – “Be Without You” single released by Mary J. Bilge (Billboard Song of the Year 2006, Grammy Award Best RandB Song, Best Female RandB Vocal Performance 2005)

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Famous Birthdays

1909 – Carlos Estrada, composer
1913 – John Mitchell, Nixon’s attorney general who went to jail
1921 – Norma MacMillan, Canadian voice actress (Casper the Ghost), born in Vancouver (d. 2001)
1937 – Robert Lucas, Jr., American economist, Nobel laureate
1967 – Dexter Carter, NFL running back (SF 49ers)
1969 – Jeffrey Schwarz, American film director and producer

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Famous Deaths

1803 – Gian Francesco Albani, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1719)
1840 – Franz Pecháček, Austrian-German composer, dies at 47
1934 – David Vaughan Thomas, Welsh musician and composer, dies at 61
1984 – Jack Ikin, English cricketer (England opener 1946-55), dies at 66
1989 – Robert Penn Warren, American poet and novelist (All the King’s Men, Pulitzer 1946), dies at 84
2016 – Rose Mofford, American politician, 1st female Governor of Arizona (1988-1991), dies at 94

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Historical Events

1752 – Britain and the British Empire (including the American colonies) adopt the Gregorian Calendar (no Sept 3 – Sept 13)
1814 – Francis Scott Key pens the poem “Defence of Fort M’Henry”, later known as “The Star-Spangled Banner” while witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry from a ship in Baltimore harbor
1868 – Golf’s 1st recorded hole-in-one (Tom Morris at Prestwick’s 8th hole)
1916 – Christy Mathewson pitches and wins his final game
1968 – USSR’s Zond 5 is launched on 1st circumlunar flight
2018 – Hurricane Florence makes landfall near Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, as a category 1 hurricane

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Famous Birthdays

1543 – Claudio Aquaviva, Italian Jesuit priest (5th Superior General of the Society of Jesus), born in Atri, Italy (d. 1615)
1869 – Kid Nichols, American baseball player, born in Madison, Wisconsin (d. 1953)
1882 – Harald Fryklöf, Swedish composer, born in Uppsala, Sweden (d. 1919)
1886 – Jan Masaryk, Czech statesman and Minister to London (1918-35), born in Prague, Austria-Hungary (d. 1948)
1933 – Harve Presnell, American actor (Unsinkable Molly Brown), born in Modesto, California (d. 2009)
1968 – Dan Cortese, American actor and TV host (Jess Hanson-Melrose Place), born in Sewickley, Pennsylvania

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Famous Deaths

1605 – Jan Tarnowski, Archbishop of Krakow (b. 1550)
1763 – Johann Philipp Sack, composer, dies at 40
1916 – Josiah Royce, American philosopher (Conception of Immortality), dies at 60
1936 – Ossip Gabrilovich, composer, dies at 58
1996 – Clive Beadon, British RAF Wing Commander and pilot (WWII), dies at 77
2002 – LaWanda Page [Alberta Peal], American actress (Aunt Esther-Sanford and Sons), dies of complications from diabetes at 81

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