Historical Events In September - 01

1941  Benjamin Dwight, US tennis championship umpire, dies on this day in history.   

1945  Japan surrenders ending WW II (US date, 9/2 in Japan) on September - 01.   

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

1948  Communist's form the North China People's Republic on September - 01.   

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

1949  The first network detective series-Private Eyes-premiers on September - 01.   

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  On this day in history wolfgang Schulze, [Wols], German drawer/painter, dies at 38   

1955  Philip Loeb, actor (Jake-Goldbergs), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history the birth of Gloria Estefan, Cuban born Pop singer   

1957  Helen Haye, actress (Girl in the Taxi, Spy in Black), dies at 83 on September - 01.   

1961  USSR tests nuclear bombs in central Asia on this day in history.   

1961  Eero Saarinen, Finnish/US architect (Dulles Airport), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

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

1962  On this day in history uN announces Earth population has hit 3 billion   

1963  On September - 01 guy Burgess, British spy for the USSR   

1964  George Georgescu, composer, dies at 76 on September - 01.   

1967  Ilja Ehrenburg, writer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1968  Pirate Radio Marina (Netherlandsd) begins transmitting on September - 01.   

1968  On September - 01 granville English, composer, dies at 69   

1969  On September - 01 libyan revolution, Col Moammar Gadhafi deposes King Idris   

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 September - 01.   

1972  May Aufderheide, composer, dies at 84 on September - 01.   

1973  74-year-old Hafnia Hotel burns, killing 35 (Copenhagen, Denmark) on this day in history.   

1973  George Foreman KOs Jose Roman in the 1st to retain heavyweight title on this day in history.   

1974  On September - 01 the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird fighter establishes a new record by flying the Atlantic in under 2 hours   

1975  On September - 01 gunsmoke goes off the air   

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1286  Elisabeth Richeza of Poland, Queen of Poland (d. 1335) was born on September - 01.   

1453  On this day in history birth of gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Spanish general (d. 1515)   

1529  On this day in history birth of taddeo Zuccari, Italian painter   

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

1566  Edward Alleyn, English actor (d. 1626) was born on this day in history.   

1588  Henry II, Prince of Condé, French nobleman (d. 1646) was born on this day in history.   

1608  On September - 01 birth of giacomo Torelli, composer   

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

1067  Boudouin V, earl of Flanders/guardian of king of France, dies on this day in history.   

1159  Adrian IV, [Nicole Breakspear], only English pope (1154-59), dies on September - 01.   

1215  On this day in history death of otto van Gelre, son of Otto I/earl-elect of Utrecht   

1256  On September - 01 death of kujo Yoritsune, Japanese shogun (b. 1218)   

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

1414  Death of William de Ros, 7th Baron de Ros, Lord Treasurer of England (b. 1369) on September - 01.   

1557  Jacques Cartier, French explorer, dies (birth date unknown) on September - 01.   

1581  Death of Guru Ram Das, fourth Sikh Guru (b. 1534) on this day in history.