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 August - 09.   

1923  Gerrit Kouwenaar, Dutch literary on August - 09.   

1924  Jacob P Vis, Dutch founder (NV Royal Salt Industries), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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

1925  Robert Heppener, composer (Hymns & Conversations, Movie Music) on August - 09.   

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  Bob Cousy, NBA guard (Boston Celtics, 1957 MVP) on August - 09.   

1928  On this day in history frederik II W, grand duke of Baden (1907-18), dies at 71   

1929  Heinrich Zille, German cartoonist (Simplicissimus), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1930  Betty Boop debutes in Max Fleischer's animated cartoon Dizzy Dishes on August - 09.   

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

1930  Betty Boop, animation on this day in history.   

1931  Mark Weinberg, South African/British fiancier/multi-millionaire on August - 09.   

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

1933  On August - 09 tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Japanese television personality and children's author   

1935  George S Leotsakos, composer on this day in history.   

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

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

1936  On this day in history julián Javier, American baseball player   

1941  Winston Churchill reaches Newfoundland for 1st talk with FDR on August - 09.   

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  HMAS Canberra sunk in battle of Savo Island on August - 09.   

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 this day in history.   

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  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  US drops 2nd atomic bomb "Fat Man" on Japan destroys part of Nagasaki on August - 09.   

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

1946  On this day in history a E E Vogler, cricketer (South Africa, 15 Tests, 64 wkts), dies   

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1201  On August - 09 birth of arnold Fitz Thedmar, English chronicler (d. 1274)   

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

1611  On August - 09 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  Johann Michael Bach, German composer (d. 1694) was born on August - 09.   

1653  On this day in history birth of john Oldham, English poet (d. 1683)   

1669  On this day in history birth of eudoxia Lopukhina, Tsarina of Russia (d. 1731)   

1674  On this day in history birth of frantiÅ¡ek Maxmilián Kaňka, Czech architect (d. 1766)   

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 this day in history 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.