Page 5: 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  On August - 09 jacob P Vis, Dutch founder (NV Royal Salt Industries), dies at 66   

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

1925  On August - 09 robert Heppener, composer (Hymns & Conversations, Movie Music)   

1926  Denis Atkinson, cricketer (WI all-rounder, 219 v Australia 1955) on this day in history.   

1927  Marvin Minsky, Artifical intelligence computer scientist (MIT) on August - 09.   

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

1930  Betty Boop debutes in Max Fleischer's animated cartoon Dizzy Dishes on this day in history.   

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

1930  Betty Boop, animation on August - 09.   

1931  On this day in history mark Weinberg, South African/British fiancier/multi-millionaire   

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 August - 09.   

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 this day in history.   

1942  HMAS Canberra sunk in battle of Savo Island on this day in history.   

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

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

1945  On August - 09 atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki   

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

1945  On August - 09 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  On this day in history a E E Vogler, cricketer (South Africa, 15 Tests, 64 wkts), dies   

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1201  Arnold Fitz Thedmar, English chronicler (d. 1274) was born on August - 09.   

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

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

1631  On this day in history birth of john Dryden, English poet/playwright (Heroic Stanzas) [NS=Aug 19]   

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 August - 09.   

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

1674  FrantiÅ¡ek Maxmilián Kaňka, Czech architect (d. 1766) was born on August - 09.   

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

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 August - 09.   

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 this day in history.   

1173  On August - 09 death of najm ad-Din Ayyub, father of Saladin   

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 August - 09.