Page 5: Historical Events In August - 09

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

1923  NY State Golf Assoc formed on this day in history.   

1923  On this day in history gerrit Kouwenaar, Dutch literary   

1924  On August - 09 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 August - 09 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 this day in history marvin Minsky, Artifical intelligence computer scientist (MIT)   

1928  On this day in history bob Cousy, NBA guard (Boston Celtics, 1957 MVP)   

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 August - 09.   

1932  On this day in history john Gomery, Canadian jurist   

1933  On this day in history tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Japanese television personality and children's author   

1935  On August - 09 george S Leotsakos, composer   

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

1936  On August - 09 jesse Owens wins 4th gold medal at Berlin Olympics   

1936  On August - 09 julián Javier, American baseball player   

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

1942  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 on August - 09.   

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 this day in history edith Stein, German philosopher, dies   

1943  Bertolt Brecht's "Leben des Galilei," premieres in Zurich on this day in history.   

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

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

1945  Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki on August - 09.   

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

1945  On August - 09 uS drops 2nd atomic bomb "Fat Man" on Japan destroys part of Nagasaki   

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  On August - 09 birth of izaak Walton, England, biographer/fisherman/writer (Compleat Angler)   

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

1631  On August - 09 birth of john Dryden, English poet/playwright (Heroic Stanzas) [NS=Aug 19]   

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 this day in history.   

1669  Eudoxia Lopukhina, Tsarina of Russia (d. 1731) was born on this day in history.   

1674  FrantiÅ¡ek Maxmilián Kaňka, Czech architect (d. 1766) was born on this day in history.   

0117  On August - 09 death of mark Ulpius Trajanus, emperor of Rome (98-117)   

0378  Flavius Valens, emperor of Byzantium (364-78), dies in battle at 50 on August - 09.   

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

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

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

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

1250  Death of King Eric IV of Denmark (b. 1216) on August - 09.   

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