On this day in History - Sep 01

5509 BC - The world was created, according to the Byzantine Empire.
0462 - possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle
0921 - Richard, Duke of Burgundy dies.
1067 - Baldwin V of Flanders dies.
1157 - King Richard I of England was born (d. 1199)
1159 - Morte do Papa Adriano IV
1159 - Pope Adrian IV dies.
1181 - Início do pontificado do Papa Lucio III
1532 - Lady Anne Boleyn is created Marchioness of Pembroke by her fiancée, King Henry VIII of England
1557 - Jacques Cartier dies (b. 1491). French explorer.
1574 - Guru Amar Das dies (b. 1479). Third Sikh Guru.
1581 - Guru Ram Das dies (b. 1534). Fourth Sikh Guru.
1644 - Battle of Tippermuir, Montrose defeats Elcho's Covenanters, reviving Royalist cause
1648 - Marin Mersenne dies (b. 1588). French mathematician.
1651 - Nataliya Kyrillovna Naryshkina was born (d. 1694). Tsaritsa of Russia.
1653 - Johann Pachelbel was born (d. 1706). German composer.
1685 - Leoline Jenkins dies (b. 1625). Welsh lawyer and diplomat.
1687 - Henry Morse dies (b. 1614). English philosopher.
1711 - William Boyce was born (d. 1779). English composer.
1715 - King Louis XIV of France dies after a reign of 72 years — longer than any major European monarch.
1715 - François Girardon dies (b. 1628). French sculptor.
1715- King Louis XIV (Ludovic) of France dies (b. 1638)
1734 - Joseph Wright of Derby was born (d. 1797). English painter.
1752 - The Liberty Bell arrives in Philadelphia.
1772 - Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa founded in San Luis Obispo, California.
1804 - Juno, one of the largest main belt asteroids, was discovered by German astronomer Karl Ludwig Harding.
1807 - Former US Vice President Aaron Burr is acquitted of treason.
1818 - Nascimento de José María Castro Madriz. Presidente da Costa Rica (1847-1849 e 1866-1868)
1821 - Morte do botânico francês Antoine Gouan
1836 - Narcissa Whitman, one of the first white women to settle west of the Rocky Mountains, arrives at Walla Walla, Washington.

1851 - Cuba, es fusilado en La Habana el dirigente de la insurrección cubana Narciso López.
1854 - Engelbert Humperdinck was born (d. 1921). German composer.
1862 - American Civil War: Battle of Chantilly - Confederate forces attack retreating Union troops in Chantilly, Virginia.

1863 - Nascimento de João Pinheiro Chagas. Político e jornalista português.
1864 - American Civil War: Confederate General John Bell Hood evacuates Atlanta, Georgia after a four-month siege by General Sherman.
1870 - Cirilo Antonio Rivarola Acosta assume (pela 2º vez) a presidência do Paraguai
1875 - A murder conviction effectively forces the violent Irish anti-owner coal miners, the "Molly Maguires", to disband.
1875 - Edgar Rice Burroughs was born (d. 1950). American writer.
1877 - Francis William Aston was born (d. 1945). English chemist, Nobel Prize laureate in 1922.
1880 - Fernando Arturo de Meriño assume a presidência da República Dominicana
1882 - Ulises Heureaux assume a presidência da República Dominicana
1884 - Francisco Gregorio Billini assume a presidência da República Dominicana
1885 - D H Lawrence was born (d. 1930). English writer.
1886 - Nascimento de Tarsila do Amaral. Pintora brasileira.
1887 - Blaise Cendrars was born (d. 1961). Swiss writer.
1888 - Andrija Štampar was born (d. 1958). Croatian physician and World Health Organization diplomat.
1889 - Richard Arlen was born (d. 1976). American actor.
1894 - Great Hinckley Fire: A forest fire in Hinckley, Minnesota kills more than 400 people.
1897- The Boston subway opens, becoming the first underground metro in North America.
1905 - Alberta and Saskatchewan join the Canadian confederation.
1905 - Elvera Sanchez was born (d. 2000). Puerto Rican dance.
1906 - Joaquín Balaguer was born (d. 2002). President of the Dominican Republic.
1907 - Walter Reuther was born (d. 1970). American labor union leader.
1910 - Fundação do Futebol Clube Corinthians Paulista (Brasil).
1910 - William Osgood Aydelotte was born. American sociologist
1906 - the International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI) is established.
1910 - James Frederick Bonner was born. American scientist
1911 - Emilio Estrada assume a presidência do Equador.
1912 - Leonidas Plaza Gutiérrez assume (pela 2º vez) a presidência do Equador
1913 - Christian Nyby was born (d. 1993). American director and film editor.
1914 - St. Petersburg, Russia changes its name to Petrograd.
1914 - The last Passenger Pigeon, a female named Martha, dies in captivity in the Cincinnati Zoo. 1916 - Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno assume (pela 2º vez) a presidência do Equador
1918 - Nascimento de Alfredo Ceschiatti. Escultor brasileiro
1918 - Nascimento de Otacílio dos Santos Colares. Escritor e jornalista brasileiro
1920 - José Luis Tamayo assume a presidência do Equador.

1920 - Nasce Jacinto do Prado Coelho. Professor universitário e ensaísta português.
1920 - Richard Farnsworth was born (d. 2000). American actor.
1921 - Willem Frederik Hermans was born (d. 1995). Dutch writer.
1922 - Yvonne De Carlo was born. Canadian actress
1922 - Vittorio Gassman was born (d. 2000). Italian actor.
1923 - Rocky Marciano was born (d. 1969). American boxer.
1923 - An earthquake devastates Tokyo and Yokohama killing about 100,000 people. See Great Kanto earthquake for details.
1923 - Fundação do Avaí Futebol Clube (SC)
1924 - Gonzalo S. Córdova assume a presidência do Equador
1924 - Nascimento de Gustavo Bueno Martínez . Filósofo espanhol.
1925 - Inauguração do Banco de México
1928 - Ahmet Zogu declares Albania to be a monarchy and proclaims himself king.
1929 - Anne Ramsey was born (d. 1988). American actress.
1933 - Ann W. Richards was born. American politician
1933 - Conway Twitty was born (d. 1993). American country music singer.
1934 - José María Velasco Ibarra assume a presidência do Equador
1935 - Seiji Ozawa was born. Japanese conductor.

1937 - Nasce Francisco Pinto Balsemão. Jornalista, empresário e político português.
1939 - Lily Tomlin was born. American actress, comedienne
1939 - World War II: Nazi Germany attacks Poland, beginning the war. (See Polish September Campaign.)
1939 - George C. Marshall becomes Chief of Staff of the United States Army.
1939 - The Wound Badge for Wehrmacht and SS soldiers is instituted.

1940 - Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río assume a presidencia do Ecuador.

1942 - Nascimento de António Lobo Antunes. Escritor português de enorme reconhecimento internacional.
1943 - Charles Atangana dies. Cameroonian chief
1944 - Leonard Slatkin was born. American conductor
1946 - Barry Gibb was born. Manx-Australian singer
1947 - Al Green was born. American politician
1948 - Galo Plaza Lasso assume a presidência do Equador
1949 - P.A. Sangma was born. Indian politician
1951 - Nicu Ceauşescu was born. Romanian politician
1951 - The United States, Australia and New Zealand sign a mutual defense pact, called the ANZUS Treaty.
1952 - José María Velasco Ibarra assume (pela 3º vez) a presidência do Equador
1952 - Phil Hendrie was born. American radio personality
1954 - Paul "Bear" Bryant opens his infamous 10 day football mini-camp in Junction, Texas: The Junction Boys.
1955 - Billy Blanks was born. American martial artist
1955 - Bruce Foxton was born. English bassist (The Jam)
1956 - Camilo Ponce Enríquez assume a presidência do Equador
1957 - Gloria Estefan was born. Cuban singer.
1957 - Dennis Brain dies (b. 1921). English French horn player.
1960 - José María Velasco Ibarra assume (pela 4º vez) a presidência do Equador
1960 - Disgruntled railroad workers effectively halt operations of the Pennsylvania Railroad, marking the first shutdown in the history of the company.
1962 - Channel Television launches to 54,000 households in the Channel Island

1962 - Ruud Gullit was born. Dutch footballer
1966 - Tim Hardaway was born. American basketball player
1967 - Siegfried Sassoon dies (b. 1886). English poet and author.
1968 - José María Velasco Ibarra assume (pela 5º vez) a presidência do Equador
1969 - A coup in Libya brings Col. Moammar Qaddafi to power, ousting King Idris I.
1969 - Drew Pearson dies (b. 1897). American newspaper columnist.
1970 - Francois Mauriac dies (b. 1885). French author. 1952 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate. 1970 - The last episode of the television sitcom I Dream of Jeannie airs on NBC. The show premiered on September 18, 1965.
1970 - Vanna was born. Croatian singer
1972 - In Reykjavík, Iceland, American Bobby Fischer beats Russian Boris Spassky and becomes the world chess champion.
1974 - Anastásio Somoza é reeleito presidente da Nicarágua
1975 - The last original episode of the American television series Gunsmoke airs on CBS after a record 20 year run.
1976 - Aparicio Méndez assume a presidência do Uruguai
1976 - The Meadowlands racetrack in East Rutherford, New Jersey opens.
1977 - Aaron Schobel was born. American football player.
1977 - Ethel Waters dies (b. 1896). American singer and actress.
1979 - The American Pioneer 11 becomes the first spacecraft to visit Saturn when it passes the planet at a distance of 21,000 km.
1980 - Chun Doo-hwan becomes president of South Korea after the resignation of Choi Kyu-ha.
1981 - Gregorio Conrado Álvarez Armelino assume a presidência do Uruguai
1981 - Clinton Portis was born. American football player.
1981 - Albert Speer dies (b. 1905). Nazi official.
1983 - Henry M. Jackson dies (b. 1912). U.S. Senator from Washington.
1983 - Cold War: Korean Air Flight KAL-007 shot down by a Soviet Union jet fighter when the commercial aircraft entered Soviet airspace. All 269 on board die.
1985 - A joint American-French expedition locates the wreck of the RMS Titanic.
1985 - Ciara-Camile Roque Velasco was born. American singers.

1986 - Jorge Alessandri dies. President of Chile.
1988 - Luis Alvarez dies (b. 1911). American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate.
1989- A. Bartlett Giamatti dies (b. 1938). Baseball commissioner.
1991 - The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is released in North America.
1991 - Uzbekistan declares independence from the Soviet Union
1999 - A LAPA Boeing 737-200 crashes during takeoff from Jorge Newbury Airport in Buenos Aires, killing 74, including 10 on the ground.
2001 - Almost every single commercial television station in Vancouver, British Columbia switches network affiliations after a round of ownership changes in 2000 - the largest change in North Anerica.
2002 - Morte de sete estudantes argentinos em um deslizamento de neve em Cerro La Ventana
2003 - Sir Terry Frost dies (b. 1915). British artist.
2004 - Ahmed Kuftaro dies (b. 1915). Grand Mufti of Syria.
2004 - The Beslan school hostage crisis begins when armed terrorists take hundreds of schoolchildren and adults hostage in the Russian town of Beslan in North Ossetia.
2004 - Martin Torrijos assume a presidência do Panamá.
In the Eastern Orthodox Church, the new liturgical year begins on September 1.
Constitution Day in Slovakia.