Historical Events In August - 09

1949  On this day in history the first use in the United States of a pilot-ejection seat for an emergency escape, was made by Lieutenant J. L. Fruin of VF-171 from an F2H-1 Banshee while making over 500 knots in the vicinity of Walterboro, S.C.  

1949  Harry Davenport, actor (Cowboy & Lady, Enchanted Forest), dies at 83 on August - 09.  

1950  On August - 09 lusty Song wins Hambletonian  

1951  Dutch Korea volunteers win US Collective Unit Citation on this day in history.  

1952  General strike against overtime conscription in Belgium on this day in history.  

1953  On August - 09 premier Mohammed Abdullah of Kashmir, fired  

1955  On this day in history marion Eugene Bauer, composer, dies at 57  

1956  On this day in history 1st state-wide, state-supported educational TV network, Alabama  

1957  24th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: NY Giants 22, All-Stars 12 (75,000) on August - 09.  

1958  Felipe Boero, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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1959  Emil Frantisek Burian, composer, dies at 55 on August - 09.  

1960  Race riot in Jacksonville Florida on August - 09.  

1961  On this day in history james B Parsons is first black appointed to Federal District Court  

1961  On August - 09 james B Parsons is 1st black appointed to Federal District Court  

1961  On August - 09 walter Bedell Smith, US general/WW II chief of staff, dies at 75  

1962  Hermann Hesse, German/Swiss poet/author (Nobel 1946), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

1963  On this day in history britains rock TV show, Ready Steady Go, premieres  

1964  1st Rolling Stones concert in Netherlands on this day in history.  

1965  Singapore gains independence from Malaysia on August - 09.  

1965  Singapore independence on this day in history.  

1965  On August - 09 fire in Titan II silo in Searcy Arkansas, 53 die  

1965  On this day in history creighton Hale, silent film actor (Cat & Canary), dies at 83  

1966  Gosta Nystroem, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1967  On this day in history biafran offensive against Nigerian army  

1967  On August - 09 anton Walbrook, actor (Laura, I Accuse), dies of heart attack at 66  

1968  Yugoslav president Tito visits Prague on this day in history.  

1969  Manson family commits Tate-LaBianca murders on August - 09.  

1969  "Zorba" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 305 performances on this day in history.  

1969  Abigail Folger, US, coffee magnate (Folgers), murdered on this day in history.  

1970  On August - 09 peruvian Airlines jet carrying 45 US exchange students explodes  

1970  On August - 09 jane Blalock wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open  

1971  Le Roy (Satchel) Paige inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame on this day in history.  

1972  On this day in history rockwell receives NASA contract to construct the Space Shuttle  

1972  On August - 09 rockwell receives NASA contract to construct Space Shuttle  

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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 this day in history.  

1611  On this day in history 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  On August - 09 birth of johann Michael Bach, German composer (d. 1694)  

1653  On August - 09 birth of john Oldham, English poet (d. 1683)  

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  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 this day in history.  

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 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 this day in history.