Page 5: Historical Events In August - 09
Sunday, 15 June 2025
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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