Historical Events In August - 09

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

1923  On August - 09 nY State Golf Assoc formed  

1923  Gerrit Kouwenaar, Dutch literary on August - 09.  

1924  Jacob P Vis, Dutch founder (NV Royal Salt Industries), dies at 66 on August - 09.  

1925  Only time Babe Ruth pinch-hit for, Bobby Veach flies out on August - 09.  

1925  Robert Heppener, composer (Hymns & Conversations, Movie Music) on this day in history.  

1926  On August - 09 denis Atkinson, cricketer (WI all-rounder, 219 v Australia 1955)  

1927  Marvin Minsky, Artifical intelligence computer scientist (MIT) on this day in history.  

1928  Bob Cousy, NBA guard (Boston Celtics, 1957 MVP) on this day in history.  

1928  On August - 09 frederik II W, grand duke of Baden (1907-18), dies at 71  

1929  On this day in history 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  113°F (45°C) at Perryville, Tennessee (state record) on August - 09.  

1930  On August - 09 betty Boop, animation  

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

1932  John Gomery, Canadian jurist on this day in history.  

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

1935  On this day in history george S Leotsakos, composer  

1936  Jesse Owens wins 4th gold medal of Berlin Olympics on this day in history.  

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

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

1941  On this day in history winston Churchill reaches Newfoundland for 1st talk with FDR  

1942  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 200 Jews escape Mir Ghetto in Poland  

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 this day in history.  

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

1945  On August - 09 atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki  

1945  On this day in history lt. Robert H. Gray (Royal Cdn. Naval Volunteer Reserve) wins the Victoria Cross at Onagawa BAy Honshu, Japan  

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

1946  On August - 09 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 this day in history.  

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1201  On this day in history birth of arnold Fitz Thedmar, English chronicler (d. 1274)  

1593  Izaak Walton, England, biographer/fisherman/writer (Compleat Angler) was born on this day in history.  

1611  Henry earl of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/governor of Hulst Neth was born on this day in history.  

1631  John Dryden, English poet/playwright (Heroic Stanzas) [NS=Aug 19] was born on this day in history.  

1648  Johann Michael Bach, German composer (d. 1694) was born on this day in history.  

1653  John Oldham, English poet (d. 1683) was born on this day in history.  

1669  Eudoxia Lopukhina, Tsarina of Russia (d. 1731) was born on August - 09.  

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 this day in history.  

0378  Flavius Valens, emperor of Byzantium (364-78), dies in battle at 50 on this day in history.  

0803  Irene, Byzantine empress/wife of emperor Leo IV, dies on this day in history.  

1048  Pope Damasus II [Poppo] dies in Rome, after reigning for only 23 days on this day in history.  

1107  Death of Emperor Horikawa of Japan (b. 1079) on August - 09.  

1173  On this day in history death of najm ad-Din Ayyub, father of Saladin  

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 August - 09.