Historical Events In September - 01

1918  On September - 01 sgt. John Gilroy Grant, 1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment, won the Victoria Cross at Bancourt France  

1918  On September - 01 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 on September - 01.  

1919  Frank Wedekind's "Herakles," premieres in Munich on this day in history.  

1920  On September - 01 lebanon created by France, Beirut becoming the capital  

1920  France creates Lebanon on September - 01.  

1920  On this day in history hubert Lampo, Flemish writer/essayist (Coming of Joachim Stiller)  

1921  On this day in history nederlander Theater opens at 208 W 41 St NYC (Billy Rose, Trafalgar)  

1921  Matt Higgins Doran, composer on September - 01.  

1922  NYC law requires all "pool" rooms to change name to "billards" on September - 01.  

1922  On this day in history nYC law requires all "pool" rooms to change name to "billiards"  

1922  Melvin R Laird, (Rep-R-Mich), US Secretary of Defense (1969-73) on this day in history.  

1923  Earthquake strikes Tokyo &Yokohama, kills 106,000 on this day in history.  

1923  Tokyo and Yokohama, Japan, are rocked by an earthquake, killing over 50,000 people on this day in history.  

1923  US beats Australia in tennis, for their 4th straight Davis Cup on this day in history.  

1923  18th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in New York (4-1) on September - 01.  

1923  On this day in history rocky Marciano, heavyweight champion boxer (1952-56)  

1923  On this day in history great Kanto earthquake in Japan killing 143,000 people  

1924  Kenchoji Rinzai temple in Kamakur Japan, heavily damaged by earthquake on this day in history.  

1925  Pierre de Coubertin steps down as chairman of Intl Olympic Committee on this day in history.  

1925  Art[hur E] Pepper, US, alto saxophonist on this day in history.  

1926  Abdur Rahman Biswas, President of Bangladesh on September - 01.  

1927  Tommy Evans, rocker (Drifters) on this day in history.  

1928  Albania becomes a kingdom, with Zogu I as king on this day in history.  

1928  On this day in history george Maharis, actor (Rich Man, Poor Man, Route 66)  

1931  "Boxcar" Willie, singer on September - 01.  

1932  On this day in history nYC Mayor James J "Gentleman Jimmy" Walker resigns (graft charges)  

1933  On this day in history h.G Wells publishes 'The Shape of the Things to Come'  

1939  German army invades Poland, marking the beginning of World War II on this day in history.  

1939  Nazi troops invade Poland, beginning WWII on this day in history.  

1939  On this day in history physical Review publishes 1st paper to deal with "black holes"  

1939  WW II starts, Germany invades Poland, takes Danzig on September - 01.  

1941  Jews in all of the Third Reich are required to wear the yellow Star of David on September - 01.  

1941  On this day in history yellow star becomes obligatory for Jews in the Reich to wear  

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1286  Elisabeth Richeza of Poland, Queen of Poland (d. 1335) was born on this day in history.  

1453  On September - 01 birth of gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Spanish general (d. 1515)  

1529  On September - 01 birth of taddeo Zuccari, Italian painter  

1549  On September - 01 birth of charles Philip of Croij, marquis of Havre/earl of Fontenoy, etc  

1566  On September - 01 birth of edward Alleyn, English actor (d. 1626)  

1588  Henry II, Prince of Condé, French nobleman (d. 1646) was born on September - 01.  

1608  Giacomo Torelli, composer was born on September - 01.  

1651  On this day in history birth of nataliya Kyrillovna Naryshkina, Tsaritsa of Russia (d. 1694)  

1067  On September - 01 boudouin V, earl of Flanders/guardian of king of France, dies  

1159  On this day in history adrian IV, [Nicole Breakspear], only English pope (1154-59), dies  

1215  Death of Otto van Gelre, son of Otto I/earl-elect of Utrecht on September - 01.  

1256  Death of Kujo Yoritsune, Japanese shogun (b. 1218) on September - 01.  

1406  On September - 01 johanna, duchess of Brabant/Limburg (Joyful Entry), dies at 84  

1414  On this day in history death of william de Ros, 7th Baron de Ros, Lord Treasurer of England (b. 1369)  

1557  On September - 01 jacques Cartier, French explorer, dies (birth date unknown)  

1581  On this day in history death of guru Ram Das, fourth Sikh Guru (b. 1534)