Historical Events In August - 09

1922  On August - 09 philip Larkin, Coventry England, writer (North Ship, Jill)   

1923  On this day in history nY State Golf Assoc formed   

1923  Gerrit Kouwenaar, Dutch literary on August - 09.   

1924  On this day in history jacob P Vis, Dutch founder (NV Royal Salt Industries), dies at 66   

1925  On August - 09 only time Babe Ruth pinch-hit for, Bobby Veach flies out   

1925  On this day in history robert Heppener, composer (Hymns & Conversations, Movie Music)   

1926  On this day in history denis Atkinson, cricketer (WI all-rounder, 219 v Australia 1955)   

1927  On August - 09 marvin Minsky, Artifical intelligence computer scientist (MIT)   

1928  On August - 09 bob Cousy, NBA guard (Boston Celtics, 1957 MVP)   

1928  Frederik II W, grand duke of Baden (1907-18), dies at 71 on August - 09.   

1929  On August - 09 heinrich Zille, German cartoonist (Simplicissimus), dies at 71   

1930  On this day in history betty Boop debutes in Max Fleischer's animated cartoon Dizzy Dishes   

1930  On August - 09 113°F (45°C) at Perryville, Tennessee (state record)   

1930  Betty Boop, animation on August - 09.   

1931  Mark Weinberg, South African/British fiancier/multi-millionaire on this day in history.   

1932  On this day in history john Gomery, Canadian jurist   

1933  Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Japanese television personality and children's author on August - 09.   

1935  On August - 09 george S Leotsakos, composer   

1936  On this day in history jesse Owens wins 4th gold medal of Berlin Olympics   

1936  Jesse Owens wins 4th gold medal at Berlin Olympics on August - 09.   

1936  Julián Javier, American baseball player on August - 09.   

1941  On August - 09 winston Churchill reaches Newfoundland for 1st talk with FDR   

1942  On August - 09 hMAS CANBERRA (RAN) sunk in the South West Pacific, SE of Savo Island off northern Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands - by torpedoes and 8in gunfire of Japanese cruiser force.   

1942  On this day in history hMAS Canberra sunk in battle of Savo Island   

1942  200 Jews escape Mir Ghetto in Poland on August - 09.   

1942  On August - 09 edith Stein, German philosopher, dies   

1943  Bertolt Brecht's "Leben des Galilei," premieres in Zurich on August - 09.   

1944  12 workers of Dutch illegal paper "Trouw," executed at Camp Vught on August - 09.   

1945  On August - 09 a second atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki; Soviets declare war on Japan, attacking Manchuria.   

1945  Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki on this day in history.   

1945  Lt. Robert H. Gray (Royal Cdn. Naval Volunteer Reserve) wins the Victoria Cross at Onagawa BAy Honshu, Japan on August - 09.   

1945  On this day in history uS drops 2nd atomic bomb "Fat Man" on Japan destroys part of Nagasaki   

1946  On this day in history 1st time all major-league baseball games (8) are played at night   

1946  A E E Vogler, cricketer (South Africa, 15 Tests, 64 wkts), dies on August - 09.   

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1201  Arnold Fitz Thedmar, English chronicler (d. 1274) was born on this day in history.   

1593  Izaak Walton, England, biographer/fisherman/writer (Compleat Angler) was born on August - 09.   

1611  On this day in history birth of henry earl of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/governor of Hulst Neth   

1631  John Dryden, English poet/playwright (Heroic Stanzas) [NS=Aug 19] was born on August - 09.   

1648  On this day in history birth of johann Michael Bach, German composer (d. 1694)   

1653  John Oldham, English poet (d. 1683) was born on August - 09.   

1669  On August - 09 birth of eudoxia Lopukhina, Tsarina of Russia (d. 1731)   

1674  On August - 09 birth of frantiÅ¡ek Maxmilián Kaňka, Czech architect (d. 1766)   

0117  Death of Mark Ulpius Trajanus, emperor of Rome (98-117) on August - 09.   

0378  On August - 09 flavius Valens, emperor of Byzantium (364-78), dies in battle at 50   

0803  Irene, Byzantine empress/wife of emperor Leo IV, dies on August - 09.   

1048  On August - 09 pope Damasus II [Poppo] dies in Rome, after reigning for only 23 days   

1107  On August - 09 death of emperor Horikawa of Japan (b. 1079)   

1173  Death of Najm ad-Din Ayyub, father of Saladin on August - 09.   

1250  On this day in history death of king Eric IV of Denmark (b. 1216)   

1420  Pierre d'ailly/Peter de Alliaco, French theologist/cardinal, dies on this day in history.