1746 – French expeditionary army occupies Labourdonnais and Dupleix Madras
1904 – The general strike called by the Socialist Party that spread throughout Italy ends
1955 – USSR performs nuclear test
1964 – The North American XB-70 Valkyrie, the world’s first Mach 3 bomber, makes its maiden flight from Palmdale, California
1972 – Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos declares martial law in the Philippines (not publicly announced until 23rd Sep)
1981 – MLB Philadelphia Phillies lefthander Steve Carlton strikes out NL record 3,118th (Andre Dawson)
1997 – NY Yankee Cecil Fielder hits his 300th HR
2022 – Russian authorities claim 5,397 Russian soldiers have died fighting in Ukraine, Westerns sources put the figure at 25,000 to over 80,000 (NY Times)