Historical Events In September - 01

1941  Benjamin Dwight, US tennis championship umpire, dies on September - 01.  

1945  Japan surrenders ending WW II (US date, 9/2 in Japan) on this day in history.  

1945  On September - 01 jacobus W G Balfoort, Dutch actor (Heimwee, Head On), dies at 57  

1948  On September - 01 communist's form the North China People's Republic  

1948  UN's World Health Organization forms on this day in history.  

1949  The first network detective series-Private Eyes-premiers on this day in history.  

1950  On this day in history west Berlin granted a constitution  

1951  On this day in history uS, Australia &New Zealand sign ANZUS treaty  

1951  Wolfgang Schulze, [Wols], German drawer/painter, dies at 38 on this day in history.  

1955  On this day in history philip Loeb, actor (Jake-Goldbergs), dies at 61  

1956  On this day in history indian state of Tripura becomes a territory  

1957  Excursion train crashed into a ravine killing 175, injuring 400 on September - 01.  

1957  The birth of Gloria Estefan, Cuban born Pop singer on September - 01.  

1957  On September - 01 helen Haye, actress (Girl in the Taxi, Spy in Black), dies at 83  

1961  USSR tests nuclear bombs in central Asia on September - 01.  

1961  On this day in history eero Saarinen, Finnish/US architect (Dulles Airport), dies at 51  

1962  10,000 die in an earthquake in western Iran on September - 01.  

1962  UN announces Earth population has hit 3 billion on September - 01.  

1963  Guy Burgess, British spy for the USSR on this day in history.  

1964  On this day in history george Georgescu, composer, dies at 76  

1967  On September - 01 ilja Ehrenburg, writer, dies at 76  

1968  On September - 01 pirate Radio Marina (Netherlandsd) begins transmitting  

1968  Granville English, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1969  Libyan revolution, Col Moammar Gadhafi deposes King Idris on this day in history.  

1969  On September - 01 drew Pearson, newscaster (Drew Pearson), dies at 71  

1970  On September - 01 francois Mauriac, writer, dies  

1971  On September - 01 qatar declares independence from Britain  

1972  On this day in history bobby Fischer of the USA defeats Boris Spassky of the USSR at the international chess championship in Reykjavik, Iceland.  

1972  The O'Jays receive the first of their eventual six gold records, this one for the hit Back Stabbers on this day in history.  

1972  On this day in history may Aufderheide, composer, dies at 84  

1973  74-year-old Hafnia Hotel burns, killing 35 (Copenhagen, Denmark) on September - 01.  

1973  On September - 01 george Foreman KOs Jose Roman in the 1st to retain heavyweight title  

1974  The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird fighter establishes a new record by flying the Atlantic in under 2 hours on this day in history.  

1975  Gunsmoke goes off the air on September - 01.  

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1286  On this day in history birth of elisabeth Richeza of Poland, Queen of Poland (d. 1335)  

1453  Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Spanish general (d. 1515) was born on September - 01.  

1529  Taddeo Zuccari, Italian painter was born on September - 01.  

1549  Charles Philip of Croij, marquis of Havre/earl of Fontenoy, etc was born on this day in history.  

1566  Edward Alleyn, English actor (d. 1626) was born on September - 01.  

1588  On this day in history birth of henry II, Prince of Condé, French nobleman (d. 1646)  

1608  On September - 01 birth of giacomo Torelli, composer  

1651  Nataliya Kyrillovna Naryshkina, Tsaritsa of Russia (d. 1694) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1215  On September - 01 death of otto van Gelre, son of Otto I/earl-elect of Utrecht  

1256  On this day in history death of kujo Yoritsune, Japanese shogun (b. 1218)  

1406  Johanna, duchess of Brabant/Limburg (Joyful Entry), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

1414  Death of William de Ros, 7th Baron de Ros, Lord Treasurer of England (b. 1369) on this day in history.  

1557  On this day in history jacques Cartier, French explorer, dies (birth date unknown)  

1581  On September - 01 death of guru Ram Das, fourth Sikh Guru (b. 1534)