September 01 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1895  Edit Angold, Germany, actor (Suspense, Molly, Blue Angel).   

1896  Johannes Habert, composer, dies at 62   

1897  Subway service in Boston, MA begins.   

1897  The Boston subway opens, becoming the inaugural underground rapid transit system in North America.   

1898  Dutch soccer team Receiver forms   

1898  Marilyn Miller, [Renolds], US actress (Sunny)/wife of Jack Pickford.   

1900  Andrei Vlasov, Russian general (Red Army, Wehrmacht).   

1901  Construction begins on NY Stock Exchange   

1902  Tinker, Evers, and Chance appear together for 1st time   

1903  Charles Renouvier, French philosopher (neo criticism), dies.   

1904  Johnny Mack Brown, Dothan AL, actor (Lawman is Born, Back Trail)   

1905  Alberta and Saskatchewan become 8th and 9th Canadian provinces.   

1905  Gervase Hughes, composer.   

1906  In this year, Alberta formally adopts Mountain Standard Time   

1906  Papua placed under Australian administration   

1907  Joaquin Balaguer, president Dominican Republic.   

1908  Jean Crepin, soldier/industrialist   

1910  Jack Hawkins, London, actor (Ben-Four Just Men, Zulu, Malta Story)   

1911  M Fourny sets world aircraft distance record of 720 km   

1911  Komei Abe, composer   

1912  Sam[uel E] van Beem, actor (Dollar Princess), dies at 62   

1913  George Bernard Shaws "Androcles and the Lion," premieres in London.   

1914  St Petersburg, Russia changes name to Petrograd   

1914  34th US Mens Tennis: R Norris W III beats M E McLoughlin (63 86 10-8)   

1914  Martha, last known passenger pigeon, dies at Cincinnati Zoo   

1916  Keating-Owen Act (child labor banned from interstate commerce).   

1916  Bulgaria declares war on Romania   

1916  Sydney Dawson Bailey, pacifist/campaigner.   

1918  Baseball season ends due to WW I.   

1918  Sgt. John Gilroy Grant, 1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment, won the Victoria Cross at Bancourt France.   

1918  SS City of Glasgow, a Ellerman Lines ship of 6457 grt and built in 1906, she was torpedoed by German submarine UB118 21 miles east of Tuskar Rock in St George's Channel whilst en-route from Manchester to Montreal in ballast. 12 of the crew were lost   

1918  US troops land in Vladivostok, Siberia, stay until 1920   

1919  Frank Wedekind's "Herakles," premieres in Munich   

1920  Lebanon created by France, Beirut becoming the capital.   

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1286  Elisabeth richeza of poland: Queen of poland   

1453  Gonzalo fernández de córdoba: Spanish general   

1529  Taddeo zuccari: Italian painter   

1549  Charles philip of croij: Marquis of havre/earl of fontenoy, etc   

1566  Edward alleyn: English actor   

1588  Henry ii: Prince of condé, french nobleman   

1608  Giacomo torelli: Composer   

1651  Nataliya kyrillovna naryshkina: Tsaritsa of russia   

1067  Boudouin v: Earl of flanders/guardian of king of france,   

1159  Death of Adrian iv: [nicole breakspear], only english pope (1154-59),   

1215  Death of Otto van gelre: Son of otto i/earl-elect of utrecht   

1256  Death of Kujo yoritsune: Japanese shogun (b. 1218)   

1406  Johanna: Duchess of brabant/limburg (joyful entry),   

1414  Death of William de ros: 7th baron de ros, lord treasurer of england (b. 1369)   

1557  Jacques cartier: French explorer,   

1581  Death of Guru ram das: Fourth sikh guru (b. 1534)