Today in History


Births On This Day, September 28th 🎂

1968 Naomi Watts
English/Australian actress

1947 Sheikh Hasina
Bangladeshi politician, 10th Prime Minister of Bangladesh

1934 Brigitte Bardot
French actress, singer

1909 Al Capp
American cartoonist

1907 Bhagat Singh
Indian activist

Deaths On This Day, September 28th 🪦

2000 Pierre Trudeau
Canadian politician, 15th Prime Minister of Canada

1991 Miles Davis
American trumpet player, composer, bandleader

1978 Pope John Paul I
1895 Louis Pasteur
French chemist, microbiologist

1891 Herman Melville
American writer
 


Holidays on This Day, September 28th 🍹🌴

Day of Bosnians- Kosovo

Gedaliah Fast- Israel

International Bosniaks' Day (for Bosniak community)- North Macedonia

International Day for Universal Access to Information- the USA

St. Wenceslas Day- Czechia
 
28th September

1066 Claiming his right to the English throne, William, Duke of Normandy (or William the Bastard, as he was often called at the time, due to his illegitimate status ) landed at Pevensey in East Sussex to begin his invasion of England.

1745 At the Drury Lane Theatre, London, God Save the King, the national anthem, was sung for the first time. The words and tune are anonymous, and may date back to the seventeenth century. 'God Save The King' was a patriotic song first publicly performed in London in 1745, which came to be known as the National Anthem at the beginning of the nineteenth century.

1864 'The First International' was founded in London, when Karl Marx proposed the formation of an International Working Men's Association.

1865 Elizabeth Garrett Anderson became the first qualified woman physician in Britain.
 

1569
Istanbul experiences its greatest fire when a blaze begins in a Jewish bakery. It destroyed 36,000 buildings in 8 days
1867
Toronto becomes the capital of Ontario, Canada
1941
Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox baseball player ends regular season with .406 batting avg
1961
debut of NBC sitcom,'Hazel' based on cartoons by Ted Key. The show is about the Baxter family,dad, George{Don deFore} is a successful corporate lawyer, is clueless how to keep his family life in order. He hires,'Hazel'{Shirley Booth} a maid/house keeper who knows how to keep the house hold running smoothly,others in cast' Dorothy{Whitney Blake} George's wife, Harold{Bobby Buntrock},their son. Shirley won 2 Emmy Awards for her role, show ended in 1966
1968
Beatles single' Hey Jude' debuts as #1 on Music charts, stays there for 19 weeks
 
Sept 28th Birthdays:
1901
Ed Sullivan- U. S. newspaper columnist/TV host of variety show'The Ed Sullivan Show'
1916
Peter Finch- British actor, Raid on Entebbe, The Nun's Story, Network- won best actor Oscar postmously for his role with famous line from the movie' I'm mad as hell, not going to take it anymore'
1946
Jeffrey Jones- actor Deadwood, Beetlejuice, Ferris Bueller's Day Off'
1988
Marin Cilic- Croatian tennis player, won 2014 U.S. Open Men's title
Deaths:
1891
Herman Melville- author' Moby-Dick,Billy Budd 72
1953
Edwin Hubble -U.S. astronomer who was the 1st to announce other galaxies. NASA"s Hubble Space telescope is named in his honor 63
1966
Eric Fleming- actor best known TV role' Gil Favor',the trail boss in CBS western,'Rawhide' 41{drowning}
1991
Miles Davis- jazz trumpter 65
 
On This Day In History, September 29th

1994 Sinking of MS Estonia
MS Estonia, a passenger, and car ferry sank in the Baltic Sea killing more than 800 passengers. It is considered to be the worst maritime peacetime disaster of the 20th century.

1991 Coup in Haiti
President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was deposed in a military coup. Aristide had been elected in a national election held 8 months before the coup.

1972 First Canadian Satellite
Canada launched its first ever satellite, Alouette 1, on this day from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, United States. A joint venture between NASA and Defence Research and Development Canada, the satellite was sent to study the Earth's ionosphere.

1954 CERN established
The European Organization for Nuclear Research, popularly known as CERN, was established by 12 European governments.

1941 Babi Yar massacre
About 33,000 Soviet Jews were killed at the Babi Yar ravine in Kiev by the Nazis in a two-day massacre that started on this day.
 
Births On This Day, September 29th 🎂

1961 Julia Gillard
Australian politician, 27th Prime Minister of Australia

1951 Michelle Bachelet
Chilean politician, 34th President of Chile

1936 Silvio Berlusconi
Italian politician, 50th Prime Minister of Italy

1901 Enrico Fermi
Italian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate

1511 Michael Servetus
Spanish theologian, physician, cartographer

Deaths On This Day, September 29th 🪦

2009 Pavel Popovich
Soviet astronaut

1997 Roy Lichtenstein
American painter, sculptor

1981 Bill Shankly
Scottish footballer, manager

1973 W. H. Auden
English/American poet

1902 Émile Zola
French author, critic
 
1916
oil tycoon, John D. Rockefeller becomes the world's 1st billionaire
1948
movie'Hamlet' directed&starred Laurence Olivier is released,movie is based on William Shakespeare play about a Danish prince others in cast Jean Simmons, Eileen Herlie,Basil Sydney,Stanley Holloway. The movie won 5 Oscars including picture/director/ actor
1954
In the 1st game of the World Series NY Giants center fielder Willie Mays makes his famous over the shoulder catch of Cleveland Indian's Vic Wertz' 460 ft hit
1982
NBC's classic sitcom'Cheers' debuts,series about a neighborhood bar in Boston ,Mass. Sam Malone{Ted Danson} the owner,recovering alcoholic who once was a pitcher for home team,Red Sox,his employees ,Diane{Shelly Long} waitress, they have on/off romance, Carla{Rhea Perlman} wise cracking waitress, 'Coach'{Nick Colastano} who helps Sam behind the bar,. When Nick died in '85 Woody Harrleson replaced him,his character'Woody Boyd' a naive farmboy from Indiana.The 2 regulars who came in every day,Norm,accountant{George Wendt},Cliff{John Ratzenberger} mailman The show ended in '93
2001
U.S.newspaper, Syracuse,NY Herald Journal ceases publication which started in 1839
 
Sept 29th Birthdays:
1907
Gene Autry- cowboy/singer/songwriter/baseball owner 'Back in the Saddle Again, Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer' owner of MLB Calif Angels '61-'97
1935
Jerry Lee Lewis- rock n roll piano player/ singer'Great Balls of Fire', Whole Lotta Shakin Going On'
1942
Madeline Kahn-comedic actress Young Frankenstein,Paper Moon, Blazing Saddles,Whats Up Doc
1966
Jill Whelan- actress, best known TV role' Vicki' on ABC show,'The Love Boat' she played Gavin Macleod's daughter
Deaths:
1967 Carson McCullers- author 'Heart is the Lonely Hunter' 50
1975
Casey Stengel- Hall of Fame Baseball outfielder for '22 NY Giants, manager of NY Yankees, 1st manager of NY Mets 85
2010
Tony Curtis- actor, Some like It Hot, Boston Strangler, Capt Newman,The Great Race 85
 
On This Day In History, September 30th

2005 Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten publishes controversial cartoon
The Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten published a controversial cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad. The publication led to riots and protests in many parts of the world.

1966 Botswana becomes independent
Botswana gained independence from the United Kingdom.

1960 Premier of The Flintstones
The animated series The Flintstones premiered on TV. It was set in the stone age and it detailed the lives of the Flintstone and Rubble families. It ran for 6 years until April 1, 1966.

1949 Berlin airlift ends
After 15 months of airlifting supplies to Berlin, the Berlin airlift led by American forces came to an end. The Berlin Blockade was an international crisis where the Soviet Union blocked access to Western countries into Berlin.

1744 Battle of Madonna dell Olmo begins
The battle was fought during the War of the Austrian Succession and ended with the Spanish and French victory over the Kingdom of Sardinia.
 
Births On This Day, September 30th 🎂

1983 Adam Jones
American football player

1928 Elie Wiesel
Romanian/American author, Holocaust survivor, Nobel Prize laureate

1924 Truman Capote
American author

1852 Charles Villiers Stanford
Irish composer

1207 Rumi
Persian mystic, poet

Deaths On This Day, September 30th 🪦

1987 Alfred Bester
American author

1955 James Dean
American actor

1942 Hans-Joachim Marseille
German pilot

1941 Alice de Janzé
American Heiress

1897 Thérèse of Lisieux
French nun
 
1841
Samuel Slocum patents the stapler
1936
Pinewood Studios opens in Buckinghamshire, England, 18 miles west of London All these movies were produced there:
4 James Bond movies, The Hobbit, Pirates of the Caribbean, XMen Les Meserables
1954
Julie Andrews makes her Broadway debut in musical' The Boyfriend' which is set in the Roaring 20's in French Riveria
1984
CBS detective series' Murder, She Wrote' debuts starring Angela Landsbury. She plays a retired teacher who wrote mystery novels, becomes an amateur detective in her hometown,Cabot Cove, Maine, others in cast Tom Bosely'Sherrif AmosTupper', William Windwom'Dr Seth Hazelitt' show ended in '96
1997
Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 4
 
Sept 30th Birthdays:
1921
Deborah Kerr- actress, 'The King&I Night of the Inguana'
1931
Angie Dickinson- actress, best known TV role' Sgt Suzanne'Pepper' Anderson in NBC police drama'Police Woman' ex wife of composer, Burt Bacharach
1954
Barry Williams- actor best known TV role' Greg Brady' in sitcom 'The Brady Bunch'
1980
Marina Hingis- retired Swiss tennis player, won 5 Grand Slam titles
Deaths:
1955
James Dean- actor 'Rebel Without a Cause, Giant' 24{car crash}
1978
Edgar Bergen- U.S. ventriloquist 'Charlie McCarthy' 75, father of actress ,Candace Bergen
2010
Stephen J. Cannell TV producer/writer' The Rockford Files,The A Team, 21 Jump Street' 69
2017
Monty Hall- Canadian TV game show host' Lets Make a Deal '96
 
On This Day In History, October 1st

1991 Siege of Dubrovnik
The Siege of Dubrovnik began during the Croatian War of Independence. On this day, the Yugoslav People's Army started its offensive on Dubrovnik.

1961 Formation of Federal Republic of Cameroon
British Cameroon or Southern Cameroon joined the Republic of Cameroon to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon.

1957 Thalidomide launched
Thalidomide, an anti-nausea drug, and sleep aid were launched. For about five years it was commonly prescribed to pregnant women as a drug to deal with morning sickness. It was finally withdrawn from the market after it was determined that it caused birth defects.

1949 People's Republic of China is established
Mao Zedong declared the establishment of the People's Republic of China.

1946 Trial of the Major War Criminals end
The Trial of the Major War Criminals part of the Nuremberg trials ended with sentences being passed against several key members of the Nazi party.
 
Births On This Day, October 1st 🎂

1935 Julie Andrews
English actress, singer

1924 Jimmy Carter
American politician, 39th President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate

1924 William Rehnquist
American lawyer, jurist, 16th Chief Justice of the United States

1910 Bonnie Parker
American criminal

1896 Liaquat Ali Khan
Indian/Pakistani lawyer, politician, Prime Min

Deaths On This Day, October 1st 🪦

2013 Tom Clancy
American author

2012 Eric Hobsbawm
Egyptian/English historian, author

2004 Richard Avedon
American photographer

1990 Curtis LeMay
American general

1972 Louis Leakey
Kenyan/English archaeologist
 
1868
Louisa May Alcott's novel' Little Women' was published in Boston,Mass
1888
National Geographic Magazine published for 1st time
1922
future hall of Fame MLB player, Roger Hornsby{2nd baseman} of St. Louis Cardinals becomes the only player to have a batting avg of .401,hit 40 HRs in 1 season
1957
1st appearance of' In God We Trust' on U.S. paper currency
1962
Johnny Carson's debut as host of NBC"s "The Tonight Show' from NYC, Ed McMahon as announcer, Skitch Henderson was orchestra leader. Johnny's guests Rudy Vallee,Tony Bennett, comedian, Mel Brooks, actress Joan Crawford. Doc Severson replaced Henderson in '67. The show moved to Calif in '72. Johnny's last show May'92
1982
The world's 1st Compact Disc Player,Sony's CDP-101 was released in Japan,cost $730
 
Oct 1st Birthdays:
1903
Vladmir Horotwitz- Russian/American classical pianist
1920
Walter Matthau- actor, 'The Fortune Cookie, The Odd Couple, Charade,Bad News Bear,Grumpy Old Men won best supp actor Oscar for 'Fortune Cookie
1924
Jimmy Carter- oldest living ex {39th} U. S President
1930
Richard Harris- Irish actor, A Man called Horse, Unforgiven,played' Prof Dumbledore' in 2 Harry Potter movies, had hit single' MacArthur Park'
1953
Grete Weitz- Norweigan long distance runner, won 9X NYC marathon
Deaths:
1972
Louis Leakey- British archeologist/paleoanthropolgist 68
1985
E.B. White- author' Stuart Little', Charlotte's Web' 86
2013
Tom Clancy- author 'Hunt for Red October, Clear&Present Danger, Patroit Games, Without Remorse, Sum of All Fears 66
 
On This Day In History, October 2nd

2002 Beltway sniper attacks begin
A series of coordinated sniper attacks occurred in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. The attacks lasted 3 weeks and resulted in the killing of 10 people.

1992 Carandiru massacre
A prison riot in Carandiru Penitentiary, Brazil, led to the killing of over 100 inmates by the police.

1958 Guinea declares independence
Guinea declared its independence from France.

1950 Peanuts published for the first time
Charles M. Schulz's comic strip, Peanuts, was printed for the first time in 9 newspapers around the U.S.

1835 Battle of Gonzales
The first military engagement of the Texas War of Independence, the Battle of Gonzales, occurred on this day between Texas rebels and Mexican troops. This battle marked the beginning of Texas' War of Independence, which resulted in the establishment of the Republic of Texas.
 
Births On This Day, October 2nd 🎂

1966 Yokozuna
American wrestler

1951 Sting
English singer-songwriter, bass player, actor

1949 Annie Leibovitz
American photographer

1904 Graham Greene
English author, playwright, critic

1890 Groucho Marx
American comedian, actor

Deaths On This Day, October 2nd 🪦

2015 Brian Friel
Irish author, playwright, director

1985 Rock Hudson
American actor

1973 Paavo Nurmi
Finnish runner

1968 Marcel Duchamp
French painter

1803 Samuel Adams
American politician, 4th Governor of Massachusetts
 
Holidays and Events on This Day, October 2nd 🍹🌴

Day after PRC National Day- Macau

Day of National Minorities of the Republic of Armenia- Armenia

Daylight Saving Time starts- in Paraguay & Australia

Father's Day- Luxembourg

Harvest Festival- Germany
 
October 2nd

1900 Keir Hardy became the Labour Party's first Member of Parliament.

1901 Despite Admiral Sir Arthur Wilson's opinion of the use of submarines as “underhand, unfair and damned un-English”, on this day in 1901 the Royal Navy launched its first submarine, Holland 1. Launched secretly from Yacht Shed No 1 at the Vickers Yard, Barrow-in-Furness, the submarine was armed with just one torpedo tube and three torpedoes. The crew of 8 volunteers relied on white mice to detect noxious fumes and other dangerous gases. The company's shipbuilding division is now BAE Systems Submarine Solutions. The building is Europe's largest ship building hall at almost 200 ft high and 900 ft long.

1925 London's first red buses with roofed-in upper decks went into service, but they had been in use in Widnes, Cheshire, since 1909.

1942 The British cruiser Curacao sank with the loss of 338 lives, after colliding with the liner Queen Mary off the coast of Donegal.
 
1902
Beatrix Potter's children's novel' The Tale of Peter Rabbit' is published in London
1950
The 1st comic strip'Charlie Brown' by cartoonist, Charles M. Schultz appears in 7 U.S newspapers inc Seattle Times,Washington Post, Chicago Tribune. The strip's name is later changed to 'Peanuts'
1957
movie' The Bridge on the River Kwai' directed by David Lean is released,movie is about British soldiers in a Japanese P.O.W. camp.They build a bridge as a moral exercise led by a British colonel. Two of the soldiers plot to destroy it. The movie stars, Alec Guiness, William Holden Jack Hawkins, Sessue Haywaka movie won 7 Oscars inc picture/director, actor{Alec} Guiness
1994
Miami Dolphins defeat the Cincinatti Bengals 23-7, the two head coaches were Don Shula{Miami},and his son,David{Bengals} It was the 1st meeting of father vs son in NFL game
2016
Vin Scully, veteran sportscaster calls his final game with L.A. Dodgers after a record 67 seasons with the team. Dodgers lost to SF Giants 7-1
 

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