Events & Holidays In September - 23

Grito de Lares (Puerto Rico)

Independence Day (Armenia)

National Day (Saudi Arabia)

Shubun no Hi / Autumnal Equinox Day (Japan)

1158  Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1186) was born on this day in history.  

1161  Emperor Takakura of Japan (d. 1181) was born on this day in history.  

1215  Kublai Khan of the Mongol Empire (d. 1294) was born on this day in history.  

1434  Yolande of Valois, Duchess of Savoy (d. 1478) was born on this day in history.  

1555  On this day in history birth of louise de Coligny, French 4th wife of Willem of Orange  

1591  Michael Lohr, composer was born on this day in history.  

1596  On this day in history birth of joan Blaeu, cartographer/publisher  

1598  Eleonore Gonzaga, wife of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1655) was born on this day in history.  

0079  Death of Pope Linus on this day in history.  

0775  On this day in history constantine V Copronymus, Emperor of Byzantium (720-75), dies  

0918  Koenraad I, German duke/king (911-18), dies at 42 on this day in history.  

0965  Death of Aboe a-Taia-H al-Moetanabbi, Arabic royal poet (Diwan), murdered on this day in history.  

1241  Death of Snorri Sturluson, Icelandic historian, poet, and politician (b. 1178) on this day in history.  

1390  On this day in history death of john I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1346)  

1535  On this day in history death of catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1513)  

1541  On this day in history philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist, dies at 47