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