Historical Events In September - 01
Tuesday, 23 April 2024
1918 Sgt. John Gilroy Grant, 1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment, won the Victoria Cross at Bancourt France on September - 01.
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 on this day in history.
1918 On this day in history uS troops land in Vladivostok, Siberia, stay until 1920
1919 Frank Wedekind's "Herakles," premieres in Munich on September - 01.
1920 Lebanon created by France, Beirut becoming the capital on this day in history.
1920 On this day in history france creates Lebanon
1920 On this day in history hubert Lampo, Flemish writer/essayist (Coming of Joachim Stiller)
1921 On September - 01 nederlander Theater opens at 208 W 41 St NYC (Billy Rose, Trafalgar)
1921 On this day in history matt Higgins Doran, composer
1922 NYC law requires all "pool" rooms to change name to "billards" on September - 01.
1922 NYC law requires all "pool" rooms to change name to "billiards" on this day in history.
1922 Melvin R Laird, (Rep-R-Mich), US Secretary of Defense (1969-73) on September - 01.
1923 Earthquake strikes Tokyo &Yokohama, kills 106,000 on September - 01.
1923 On September - 01 tokyo and Yokohama, Japan, are rocked by an earthquake, killing over 50,000 people.
1923 On September - 01 uS beats Australia in tennis, for their 4th straight Davis Cup
1923 18th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in New York (4-1) on September - 01.
1923 On September - 01 rocky Marciano, heavyweight champion boxer (1952-56)
1923 Great Kanto earthquake in Japan killing 143,000 people on this day in history.
1924 On this day in history kenchoji Rinzai temple in Kamakur Japan, heavily damaged by earthquake
1925 On September - 01 pierre de Coubertin steps down as chairman of Intl Olympic Committee
1925 Art[hur E] Pepper, US, alto saxophonist on September - 01.
1926 On this day in history abdur Rahman Biswas, President of Bangladesh
1927 On September - 01 tommy Evans, rocker (Drifters)
1928 On this day in history albania becomes a kingdom, with Zogu I as king
1928 On September - 01 george Maharis, actor (Rich Man, Poor Man, Route 66)
1931 On this day in history "Boxcar" Willie, singer
1932 NYC Mayor James J "Gentleman Jimmy" Walker resigns (graft charges) on September - 01.
1933 H.G Wells publishes 'The Shape of the Things to Come' on this day in history.
1939 German army invades Poland, marking the beginning of World War II on September - 01.
1939 Nazi troops invade Poland, beginning WWII on this day in history.
1939 Physical Review publishes 1st paper to deal with "black holes" on this day in history.
1939 On September - 01 wW II starts, Germany invades Poland, takes Danzig
1941 Jews in all of the Third Reich are required to wear the yellow Star of David on this day in history.
1941 Yellow star becomes obligatory for Jews in the Reich to wear on September - 01.
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