On this day in History - Sep 17
0309 - Papa Eusébio dies.
0879 - King Charles III of France was born (d. 0929).
1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought.
1179 - Hildegard of Bingen dies (b. 1098). German mystic and poet.
1271 - Wenceslas II of Bohemia and Poland was born (d. 1305).
1394 - King Charles VI of France orders all Jews expelled from France.
1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec) is fought during Thirteen Years' War
1550 - Pope Paul V was born (d. 1621).
1563 - Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland dies. English soldier
1574 - Pedro Menéndez de Avilés dies (b. 1519). First Spanish Governor of Florida
1577 - Peace of Bergerac signed between Henry III of France and the Huguenots.
1580 - Francisco de Quevedo was born (d. 1645). Spanish writer.
1621 - Robert Bellarmine dies (b. 1542). Italian saint.
1630 - Thomas Lake dies (b. 1567). English statesman.
1630 - Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma was born (d. 1694)
1630 - The city of Boston, Massachusetts, is founded.
1639 - Hans Herr was born (d. 1725). Swiss-born Mennonite bishop.
1657 - Sophia Alekseyevna was born (d. 1704). Regent of Russian.
1665 - King Philip IV of Spain, III of Portugal dies (b. 1605).
0879 - King Charles III of France was born (d. 0929).
1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought.
1179 - Hildegard of Bingen dies (b. 1098). German mystic and poet.
1271 - Wenceslas II of Bohemia and Poland was born (d. 1305).
1394 - King Charles VI of France orders all Jews expelled from France.
1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec) is fought during Thirteen Years' War
1550 - Pope Paul V was born (d. 1621).
1563 - Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland dies. English soldier
1574 - Pedro Menéndez de Avilés dies (b. 1519). First Spanish Governor of Florida
1577 - Peace of Bergerac signed between Henry III of France and the Huguenots.
1580 - Francisco de Quevedo was born (d. 1645). Spanish writer.
1621 - Robert Bellarmine dies (b. 1542). Italian saint.
1630 - Thomas Lake dies (b. 1567). English statesman.
1630 - Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma was born (d. 1694)
1630 - The city of Boston, Massachusetts, is founded.
1639 - Hans Herr was born (d. 1725). Swiss-born Mennonite bishop.
1657 - Sophia Alekseyevna was born (d. 1704). Regent of Russian.
1665 - King Philip IV of Spain, III of Portugal dies (b. 1605).
1677 - Stephen Hales was born (d. Jan 1781). English botanist, physiologist, who pioneered the quantitative experimental approach in plant and animal physiology. He was a clergyman whose work in plant physiology, Vegetable Staticks (1787), included early demonstrations of the importance of air and light in plant growth, and of the role of transpiration in causing upward sap flow.
1677 - Stephen Hales was born (d. 1761). English physiologist, chemist, and inventor.
1679 - John of Austria the Younger dies (b. 1629). Spanish general.
1677 - Stephen Hales was born (d. 1761). English physiologist, chemist, and inventor.
1679 - John of Austria the Younger dies (b. 1629). Spanish general.
1683 - Leeuwenhoek's observation of bacteria - In 1683, the Dutch scientist Antony van Leeuwenhoek wrote to the Royal Society reporting his discovery of microscopic living animalcules (live bacteria).
1687 - Durastante Natalucci was born (d. 1772). Italian historian.
1710 - Manuel Bernardes morre. Padre e escritor português.
1727 - Glückel of Hameln dies (b. 1647). German businesswoman and diarist.
1743 - Marquis de Condorcet was born (d. 1794). French mathematician, philosopher, and political scientist.
1762 - Francesco Geminiani dies (b. 1687). Italian violinist and composer.
1687 - Durastante Natalucci was born (d. 1772). Italian historian.
1710 - Manuel Bernardes morre. Padre e escritor português.
1727 - Glückel of Hameln dies (b. 1647). German businesswoman and diarist.
1743 - Marquis de Condorcet was born (d. 1794). French mathematician, philosopher, and political scientist.
1762 - Francesco Geminiani dies (b. 1687). Italian violinist and composer.
1764 - John Goodricke was born (d. 20 Apr 1786). English astronomer who was the first to notice that some variable stars were periodic
1768 - Morre Manuel da Maia, reconstrutor de Lisboa após o terramoto de 1755.
1771 - Tobias Smollett dies (b. 1721). Scottish novelist.
1775 - François-Marius Granet was born (d. 21 Nov 1849). French painter.
1776 - The Presidio of San Francisco is founded in New Spain.
1777 - Francisco Manuel Trigoso was born (d. 11 Dez 1838). Portuguese politician.
1787 - The United States Constitution is adopted by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.
1768 - Morre Manuel da Maia, reconstrutor de Lisboa após o terramoto de 1755.
1771 - Tobias Smollett dies (b. 1721). Scottish novelist.
1775 - François-Marius Granet was born (d. 21 Nov 1849). French painter.
1776 - The Presidio of San Francisco is founded in New Spain.
1777 - Francisco Manuel Trigoso was born (d. 11 Dez 1838). Portuguese politician.
1787 - The United States Constitution is adopted by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.
1806 - Guillaume-Benjamin-Amand Duchenne was born (d. 1875). French neurologist, born in Boulogne, who studied at Douai and Paris. He was first to describe several nervous and muscular disorders and, in developing medical treatment for them, created electrodiagnosis and electrotherapy.
1808 - Benjamin Bourne dies (b. 1755). American politician.
1809 - Peace between Sweden and Russia in the Finnish War. The territory to become Finland is ceded to Russia by the Treaty of Fredrikshamn.
1819 - Thomas Hendricks was born (d. 1885). Vice President of the United States
1820 - Émile Augier was born (d. 1889). French dramatist.
1808 - Benjamin Bourne dies (b. 1755). American politician.
1809 - Peace between Sweden and Russia in the Finnish War. The territory to become Finland is ceded to Russia by the Treaty of Fredrikshamn.
1819 - Thomas Hendricks was born (d. 1885). Vice President of the United States
1820 - Émile Augier was born (d. 1889). French dramatist.
1823 - Abraham-Louis Bréguet died (b. 10 Jan 1747). Swiss-French horologist, whose artistic flair, scientific rigour and technical innovation made him the leading French of his time.
1826 - Bernhard Riemann was born (d. 20 Jul 1866). German mathematician whose work widely influenced geometry and analysis.
1836 - Antoine Laurent de Jussieu dies (b. 12 Apr 1748). French botanist who developed the principles that served as the foundation of a natural system of plant classification.
1839 - Jerónimo Gutiérrez de Mendoza dies. Colombian politician.
1826 - Bernhard Riemann was born (d. 20 Jul 1866). German mathematician whose work widely influenced geometry and analysis.
1836 - Antoine Laurent de Jussieu dies (b. 12 Apr 1748). French botanist who developed the principles that served as the foundation of a natural system of plant classification.
1839 - Jerónimo Gutiérrez de Mendoza dies. Colombian politician.
1846 - Seth Carlo Chandler Jr. was born (d. 31 Dec 1913). American astronomer best known for his discovery (1884-85) of the Chandler Wobble, a complex movement in the Earth's axis of rotation (now refered to as polar motion) that causes latitude to vary with a period of 14 months.
1850 - Guerra Junqueiro was born in Freixo de Espada à Cinta (d. 1923). Portuguese journalist, politician, writer and poet. A revolutionary, he wrote violent satiric poems attacking conservatism, romanticism, and the Church. Typical are A morte de Dom Jõao (1874) and A velhice do Padre Eterno (1885).He later turned to writing simple, touching lyrics of rural life, as in Os simples (1892). His work also included A Musa em Férias (1879), Finis Patriae (1890), Os Simples (1892), Pátria (1896), Oração ao Pão (1903), Oração à Luz (1904), Poesias Dispersas (1920) and with Guilhermo de Azevedo: Viagem à Roda da Parvónia.
1850 - Guerra Junqueiro was born in Freixo de Espada à Cinta (d. 1923). Portuguese journalist, politician, writer and poet. A revolutionary, he wrote violent satiric poems attacking conservatism, romanticism, and the Church. Typical are A morte de Dom Jõao (1874) and A velhice do Padre Eterno (1885).He later turned to writing simple, touching lyrics of rural life, as in Os simples (1892). His work also included A Musa em Férias (1879), Finis Patriae (1890), Os Simples (1892), Pátria (1896), Oração ao Pão (1903), Oração à Luz (1904), Poesias Dispersas (1920) and with Guilhermo de Azevedo: Viagem à Roda da Parvónia.
1851 - John Kidd died (born 10 Sep 1775) English chemist and physician who obtained naphthalene (1819), which name he coined.
1854 - David Dunbar Buick was born (d. 6 Mar 1929. Scottish-born American inventor and pioneer automobile manufacturer. He invented the more powerful valve-in-head engine and the windshield.
1857 - Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky was born (d. 19 Sep 1935). Russian rocket scientist and inventor.
1858 - Robert William Vonnoh was born (d. 28 Dec 1933). US Impressionist painter.
1859 - Joshua A. Norton declares himself Emperor Norton I of the United States.
1857 - Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky was born (d. 19 Sep 1935). Russian rocket scientist and inventor.
1858 - Robert William Vonnoh was born (d. 28 Dec 1933). US Impressionist painter.
1859 - Joshua A. Norton declares himself Emperor Norton I of the United States.
1859 - Gabriel García Moreno assume a presidência do Equador
1862 - American Civil War: George McClellan halts the northward drive of Robert E. Lee's Confederate army in the Battle of Antietam.
1863 - Alfred de Vigny dies (b. 1797). French author.
1869 - Christian Lous Lange was born (d. 11 Dec 1938). Norwegian pacifist who shared (with Karl Branting [23 Nov 1860 - 24 Feb 1925] the 1921 Nobel Prize for Peace.
1873 - Alexander Berry dies (b. 1781). Scottish adventurer and settler in Australia.
1877 - Manuel Laranjeira was born (d. 1912). Portuguese physician, dramatist and poet (Comigo).
1862 - American Civil War: George McClellan halts the northward drive of Robert E. Lee's Confederate army in the Battle of Antietam.
1863 - Alfred de Vigny dies (b. 1797). French author.
1869 - Christian Lous Lange was born (d. 11 Dec 1938). Norwegian pacifist who shared (with Karl Branting [23 Nov 1860 - 24 Feb 1925] the 1921 Nobel Prize for Peace.
1873 - Alexander Berry dies (b. 1781). Scottish adventurer and settler in Australia.
1877 - Manuel Laranjeira was born (d. 1912). Portuguese physician, dramatist and poet (Comigo).
1877 - William Fox Talbot died (b. 11 Feb 1800). English mathematician, physicist, chemist who invented the negative-positive photographic process
1879 - Eugène Viollet-le-Duc dies (b. 1814). French architect.
1883 - William Carlos Williams was born (d. 1963). American poet, playwright, essayist and writer who won a Pulitzer prize for Pictures from Brueghel and Other Poems.
1879 - Eugène Viollet-le-Duc dies (b. 1814). French architect.
1883 - William Carlos Williams was born (d. 1963). American poet, playwright, essayist and writer who won a Pulitzer prize for Pictures from Brueghel and Other Poems.
1883 - Pedro Carbo assume a presidência do Equador.
1884 - Charles Tomlinson Griffes was born (d. 1920). American composer.
1884 - Charles Tomlinson Griffes was born (d. 1920). American composer.
1894 - Morte do historiador argentino José Manuel Estrada.
1894 - Battle of Yalu River, the largest naval engagement of the First Sino-Japanese War.
1897 - Earl Webb was born (d. 1965). Baseball player.
1897 - Morre Manuel José Gonçalves Couto (n. 1819). Missionário pedâneo, autor da Missão Abreviada.
1900 - John Willard Marriott was born (d. 1985). American hotelier.
1900 - Philippine-American War: Filipinos under Juan Cailles defeat Americans under Colonel Benjamin F. Cheatham at Mabitac.
1901 - José Régio (José Maria dos Reis Pereira) was born in Vila do Conde (d. 22 Dec 1969). Portuguese writer.
1905 - Merrill W. Chase was born (d. 5 Jan 2004). American immunologist who helped redefine the fundamental nature of the immune system.
1907 - Warren Burger was born (d. 1995). 15th Chief Justice of the United States
1908 - Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge crashes a Wright Brothers airplane and becomes the first airplane fatality.
1908 - Thomas Selfridge dies (b. 1882). First aircraft accident fatality.
1914 - Andrew Fisher becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time.
1916 - Oswald Garrison "Mike" Villard Jr was botn (d. 7 Jan 2004). American electronics engineer who developed over-the-horizon radar.
1918 - Chaim Herzog was born (d. 1997). President of Israel.
1920 - National Football League is organized in Canton, Ohio, United States.
1921 - Virgilio Barco Vargas was born. President of Colombia (1986-90)
1922 - Agostinho Neto was born (d. 1979). Angolan politician
1923 - Hank Williams was born (d. 1953). American musician.
1927 - George Blanda was born. American football player
1928 - Roddy McDowall was born (d. 1998). English actor.
1929 - Sir Stirling Moss was born. English race car driver
1930 - Edgar Mitchell was born. Astronaut
1931 - Anne Bancroft was born (d. 2005). American actress.
1933 - Dorothy Loudon was born (d. 2003). American actress.
1933 - Joseph De Piro dies (b. 1877). Maltese missionary.
1934 - Maureen Connolly was born (d. 1969). American tennis player .
1935 - Ken Kesey was born (d. 2001). American author.
1937 - Orlando Cepeda was born. Puerto Rican Major League Baseball player.
1938 - Bruno Jasieński dies (b. 1901). Polish poet.
1939 - David Souter was born. U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice.
1939 - The Soviet Union joined Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland during the Polish Defence War of 1939.
1941 - Bob Matsui was born (d. 2005). U.S. Congressman from California.
1942 - Des Lynam was born. English television presenter
1944 - Reinhold Messner was born. Austrian mountain climber.
1944 - British troops parachute into Arnhem, as a part of Operation Market Garden.
1947 - James V. Forrestal was sworn in as the first Secretary of Defense of United States.
1947 - João Carlos Taveira was born. Brazilian poet.
1947 - Tessa Jowell was born. British politician
1947 - Jeff MacNelly was born. American political cartoonist
1948 - John Ritter was born (d. 2003). American actor.
1948 - Lehi (also know as the Stern gang) assassinates Count Folke Bernadotte, who was appointed by the UN to mediate between the Arabs and Jews.
1949 - The Canadian steamship SS Noronic burns in Toronto Harbor with the loss of over 118 lives.
1951 - Robert A. Lovett was sworn in as the 4th Secretary of Defense of United States.
1950 - Narendra Modi was born. Indian politician
1951 - Cassandra Peterson was born. American actress.
1894 - Battle of Yalu River, the largest naval engagement of the First Sino-Japanese War.
1897 - Earl Webb was born (d. 1965). Baseball player.
1897 - Morre Manuel José Gonçalves Couto (n. 1819). Missionário pedâneo, autor da Missão Abreviada.
1900 - John Willard Marriott was born (d. 1985). American hotelier.
1900 - Philippine-American War: Filipinos under Juan Cailles defeat Americans under Colonel Benjamin F. Cheatham at Mabitac.
1901 - José Régio (José Maria dos Reis Pereira) was born in Vila do Conde (d. 22 Dec 1969). Portuguese writer.
1905 - Merrill W. Chase was born (d. 5 Jan 2004). American immunologist who helped redefine the fundamental nature of the immune system.
1907 - Warren Burger was born (d. 1995). 15th Chief Justice of the United States
1908 - Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge crashes a Wright Brothers airplane and becomes the first airplane fatality.
1908 - Thomas Selfridge dies (b. 1882). First aircraft accident fatality.
1914 - Andrew Fisher becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time.
1916 - Oswald Garrison "Mike" Villard Jr was botn (d. 7 Jan 2004). American electronics engineer who developed over-the-horizon radar.
1918 - Chaim Herzog was born (d. 1997). President of Israel.
1920 - National Football League is organized in Canton, Ohio, United States.
1921 - Virgilio Barco Vargas was born. President of Colombia (1986-90)
1922 - Agostinho Neto was born (d. 1979). Angolan politician
1923 - Hank Williams was born (d. 1953). American musician.
1927 - George Blanda was born. American football player
1928 - Roddy McDowall was born (d. 1998). English actor.
1929 - Sir Stirling Moss was born. English race car driver
1930 - Edgar Mitchell was born. Astronaut
1931 - Anne Bancroft was born (d. 2005). American actress.
1933 - Dorothy Loudon was born (d. 2003). American actress.
1933 - Joseph De Piro dies (b. 1877). Maltese missionary.
1934 - Maureen Connolly was born (d. 1969). American tennis player .
1935 - Ken Kesey was born (d. 2001). American author.
1937 - Orlando Cepeda was born. Puerto Rican Major League Baseball player.
1938 - Bruno Jasieński dies (b. 1901). Polish poet.
1939 - David Souter was born. U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice.
1939 - The Soviet Union joined Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland during the Polish Defence War of 1939.
1941 - Bob Matsui was born (d. 2005). U.S. Congressman from California.
1942 - Des Lynam was born. English television presenter
1944 - Reinhold Messner was born. Austrian mountain climber.
1944 - British troops parachute into Arnhem, as a part of Operation Market Garden.
1947 - James V. Forrestal was sworn in as the first Secretary of Defense of United States.
1947 - João Carlos Taveira was born. Brazilian poet.
1947 - Tessa Jowell was born. British politician
1947 - Jeff MacNelly was born. American political cartoonist
1948 - John Ritter was born (d. 2003). American actor.
1948 - Lehi (also know as the Stern gang) assassinates Count Folke Bernadotte, who was appointed by the UN to mediate between the Arabs and Jews.
1949 - The Canadian steamship SS Noronic burns in Toronto Harbor with the loss of over 118 lives.
1951 - Robert A. Lovett was sworn in as the 4th Secretary of Defense of United States.
1950 - Narendra Modi was born. Indian politician
1951 - Cassandra Peterson was born. American actress.
1952 - Pedro Luis Ferrer was born. Cuban musician.
1953 - Luís Filipe Marques Amado was born. Portuguese Minister of Defense
1954 - Sandra Pêra was born. Brazilian singer, actress and film director.
1953 - Luís Filipe Marques Amado was born. Portuguese Minister of Defense
1954 - Sandra Pêra was born. Brazilian singer, actress and film director.
1954 - Rocky Marciano retained possession of the world heavyweight boxing title. He knocked out Ezzard Charles in the 8th round of their championship bout.
1955 - Marina Lima was born. Brazilian singer
1956 - Rita Rudner was born. American comedienne
1957 - Omar Q. Beckins was born (d.1989). American medical researcher.
1957 - Malásia é admitida como Estado-Membro da ONU
1959 - O pintor catalão Modest Cuixart, recebe o Premio Internacional de pintura, da V Bienal de São Paulo (uma pintura de Cuixart : Nemesius Hals )
1960 - Damon Hill was born. English race car driver
1960 - Avião em que transportava Dag Hammarskjöld (um DC-6B), cai no Congo.
1961 - 131 padres diocesanos e religiosos foram expulsos de Cuba
1962 - Baz Luhrmann was born. Welsh-born film director and producer
1965 - Bryan Singer was born. American director
1965 - Gore Verbinski was born. American director.
1966 - Fritz Wunderlich dies (b. 1930). German tenor.
1967 - Jim Morrison and The Doors defy CBS censors on The Ed Sullivan Show. Morrison sang the lyrics, "Girl, we couldn't get much higher." From the Song, Light My Fire when asked not to.
1955 - Marina Lima was born. Brazilian singer
1956 - Rita Rudner was born. American comedienne
1957 - Omar Q. Beckins was born (d.1989). American medical researcher.
1957 - Malásia é admitida como Estado-Membro da ONU
1959 - O pintor catalão Modest Cuixart, recebe o Premio Internacional de pintura, da V Bienal de São Paulo (uma pintura de Cuixart : Nemesius Hals )
1960 - Damon Hill was born. English race car driver
1960 - Avião em que transportava Dag Hammarskjöld (um DC-6B), cai no Congo.
1961 - 131 padres diocesanos e religiosos foram expulsos de Cuba
1962 - Baz Luhrmann was born. Welsh-born film director and producer
1965 - Bryan Singer was born. American director
1965 - Gore Verbinski was born. American director.
1966 - Fritz Wunderlich dies (b. 1930). German tenor.
1967 - Jim Morrison and The Doors defy CBS censors on The Ed Sullivan Show. Morrison sang the lyrics, "Girl, we couldn't get much higher." From the Song, Light My Fire when asked not to.
1971- Adriana Sklenarikova Karembeu was born. Slovakian model.
1972 - Akim Tamiroff dies (b. 1899). Georgian actor.
1973 - Mexico: Es asesinado en Monterrey, Nuevo León, el prominente industrial regiomontano, don Eugenio Garza Sada.
1973 - Hugo Winterhalter dies (b. 1909). American bandleader.
1973 - Anastacia was born. American singer.
1974 - Rasheed Wallace was born. American basketball player.
1974 - Bangladesh,Granada e Guiné-Bissau são admitidos como Estados-Membro da ONU
1975 - Jimmie Johnson was born. American race car driver
1976 - The first Space Shuttle, Enterprise, was unveiled by NASA
1978 - The Camp David Accords were signed by Israel and Egypt.
1972 - Akim Tamiroff dies (b. 1899). Georgian actor.
1973 - Mexico: Es asesinado en Monterrey, Nuevo León, el prominente industrial regiomontano, don Eugenio Garza Sada.
1973 - Hugo Winterhalter dies (b. 1909). American bandleader.
1973 - Anastacia was born. American singer.
1974 - Rasheed Wallace was born. American basketball player.
1974 - Bangladesh,Granada e Guiné-Bissau são admitidos como Estados-Membro da ONU
1975 - Jimmie Johnson was born. American race car driver
1976 - The first Space Shuttle, Enterprise, was unveiled by NASA
1978 - The Camp David Accords were signed by Israel and Egypt.
1978 - In the 30th Emmy Awards winners included All in the Family, Ed Asner & Sada Thompson.
1980 - Anastasio Somoza Debayle dies assassaniates in Paraguay (b. 1925). President of Nicaragua
1980 - Anastasio Somoza Debayle dies assassaniates in Paraguay (b. 1925). President of Nicaragua
1980 - Jean Piaget died (b. 9 Aug 1896). Swiss child psychologist and zoologist
1980 - Solidarity labor union in Poland forms
1983 - Vanessa Williams becomes first African American Miss America. The following July, she also became the first Miss America to resign in the wake of her Penthouse magazine scandal.
1983 - Jennifer Peña was born. American singer.
1984 - Brian Mulroney is sworn in as Prime Minister of Canada.
1984 - Baseball: Reggie Jackson becomes the 13th member of the 500 home run club with a home run at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California.
1984 - Richard Basehart dies (b. 1914). American actor.
1988 - Opening ceremony of the Games of the XXIV Olympiad in Seoul, South Korea.
1980 - Solidarity labor union in Poland forms
1983 - Vanessa Williams becomes first African American Miss America. The following July, she also became the first Miss America to resign in the wake of her Penthouse magazine scandal.
1983 - Jennifer Peña was born. American singer.
1984 - Brian Mulroney is sworn in as Prime Minister of Canada.
1984 - Baseball: Reggie Jackson becomes the 13th member of the 500 home run club with a home run at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California.
1984 - Richard Basehart dies (b. 1914). American actor.
1988 - Opening ceremony of the Games of the XXIV Olympiad in Seoul, South Korea.
1989 - In the 41st Emmy Awards winners included LA Law, Cheers, Dana Delany & Candice Bergen.
1991 - North Korea, South Korea, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Marshall Islands and Micronesia join the United Nations.
1991 - Zino Francescatti dies (b. 1902).French violinist
1993 - Christian Nyby dies (b. 1913). American film and television director
1994 - Karl Popper dies (b. 1902). Austrian-boorn British philosopher
1996 - Spiro Agnew dies (b. 1918). Vice President of the United States
1997 - Red Skelton dies (b. 1913) American actor and comedian .
1991 - North Korea, South Korea, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Marshall Islands and Micronesia join the United Nations.
1991 - Zino Francescatti dies (b. 1902).French violinist
1993 - Christian Nyby dies (b. 1913). American film and television director
1994 - Karl Popper dies (b. 1902). Austrian-boorn British philosopher
1996 - Spiro Agnew dies (b. 1918). Vice President of the United States
1997 - Red Skelton dies (b. 1913) American actor and comedian .
1999 - Senado paraguaio retira a imunidade do ex-presidente Raúl Cubas
2001 - The Late Show with David Letterman is the first TV talk show to return to the airwaves six days after terrorists attack the United States in New York City and Washington D.C.
2001 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average opens for the first time after the September 11 attacks. The stocks plummet throughout the trading session and posts its biggest point drop in its history closing down 684.81 points to 8920.70.
2002 - North Korea confesses abductions of Japanese. During talks in Pyongyang with Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, aimed at normalizing relations, North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il, desperate to get economic aid from Japan, confesses that North Korean secret services have abducted 11 Japanese in past years.
2002 - Furacão Isidore chega à Jamaica
2003 - Erich Hallhuber dies (b.1951). German actor.
2003 - Sheb Wooley dies (b. 1921). American actor and singer.
2004 - Tamil is declared first classical language in India.
2004 - Major League Baseball: Barry Bonds reaches an elite number of 700 homeruns.
Feast of Hildegard of Bingen
The fourth day of the Eleusinian Mysteries in ancient Greek mythology, when the initiates sacrificed a pig.
Feast of Saint Lambert (martyr)
Angola's National Heroes' Day
Constitution Day (United_States)
Citizenship Day
Von Steuben Day
2001 - The Late Show with David Letterman is the first TV talk show to return to the airwaves six days after terrorists attack the United States in New York City and Washington D.C.
2001 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average opens for the first time after the September 11 attacks. The stocks plummet throughout the trading session and posts its biggest point drop in its history closing down 684.81 points to 8920.70.
2002 - North Korea confesses abductions of Japanese. During talks in Pyongyang with Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, aimed at normalizing relations, North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il, desperate to get economic aid from Japan, confesses that North Korean secret services have abducted 11 Japanese in past years.
2002 - Furacão Isidore chega à Jamaica
2003 - Erich Hallhuber dies (b.1951). German actor.
2003 - Sheb Wooley dies (b. 1921). American actor and singer.
2004 - Tamil is declared first classical language in India.
2004 - Major League Baseball: Barry Bonds reaches an elite number of 700 homeruns.
Feast of Hildegard of Bingen
The fourth day of the Eleusinian Mysteries in ancient Greek mythology, when the initiates sacrificed a pig.
Feast of Saint Lambert (martyr)
Angola's National Heroes' Day
Constitution Day (United_States)
Citizenship Day
Von Steuben Day
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