Page 5: Historical Events In September - 02

1938  Glyn Worsnip, broadcaster   

1939  Bobby Purify, rocker.   

1940  23rd PGA Championship: Byron Nelson at Hershey CC Hershey Pa.   

1940  Beverly Sanders, Hollywood Calif, actress (Lotsa Luck, CPO Sharkey).   

1941  Academy copyrights Oscar statuette.   

1941  Tommy Aycock, Edinburg TX, PGA golfer (1994 Las Vegas Senior-5th)   

1942  Sternbuch cable arrives at the Polish embassy in Washington, recounting the deportation of 100000 Jews from Warsaw to death camps, and how Jewish babies were being used to produce soap and fertilizer for Germany industry.   

1942  The Chief Rabbi of Norway, Julues Samuel, refuses to go into hiding and chooses to join 208 Norwegian Jews sent to Bergen Belsen   

1942  German troops enter Stalingrad.   

1943  Glenn Sather, NHL coach (Edmonton Oiler).   

1944  Anne Frank (Diary of Anne Frank), is sent to Auschwitz.   

1944  During WW II, George Bush ejects from a burning plane.   

1944  Belgium's Emissie bank closes   

1944  Claude Nicollier, Vevey Switzerland, astronaut (STS 61-K, 46, 61, 75)   

1944  George W Norris, US senator (lame duck-amendement), dies.   

1945  Allied forces arrive in Singapore and release prisoners of war   

1945  Formal surrender of Japan is signed.   

1945  Ho Chi Minh declares Vietnam independence from France   

1945  On board the aircraft carrier 'Missouri', in Tokyo Bay, General Douglas MacArthur accepts the Japanese surrender.   

1945  President Truman sets the date as V-J Day   

1945  V-J Day; formal surrender of Japan aboard USS Missouri (WWII ends)   

1945  59th US Womens Tennis: Sarah P Cooke beats Pauline Betz (36 86 64)   

1946  In this year, Johnny Neun formally adopts in place of Bill Dickey as Yankee manager   

1949  Fire in riverfront area results in the deaths of 1700 (Chungking China).   

1951  Marine Helicopter Transport Squadron 161, equipped with HRS-1s, arrived Pusan, Korea   

1951  Australia, NZ and US sign ANZUS-pact.   

1952  Jimmy Connors, American tennis player is born.   

1952  Dr Floyd J Lewis 1st uses deep freeze technique in heart surgery.   

1954  Hurricane Edna batters NE US, killing 20   

1955  KCRA TV channel 3 in Sacramento, CA (NBC) begins broadcasting   

1955  Rudolf Kattnigg, composer, dies at 60.   

1956  Collapse of a RR bridge under a train results in the deaths of 120 (India)   

1956  Washington-Jackson cable line replaced by bus service.   

1957  1st edition newspaper the Ware Time (in Suriname), 1700 die   

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1243  Gilbert de clare: 7th earl of hertford, english politician   

1548  Vincenzo scamozzi: Italian architect   

1661  Georg bohm: German organist/composer   

1675  William somervile: English poet   

1716  Johann trier: Composer   

1731  Johann f von cronegk: German playwright (olint und sophronia)   

1750  Pehr frigel: Composer   

1753  Marie josephine louise of savoy: Queen of france   

0421  Flavius constantine iii: Emperor of westromeinse,   

0490  Pheidippides: Greek hero   

1031  Saint emeric of hungary: Saint emeric of hungary   

1274  Death of Prince munetaka: Japanese shogun (b. 1242)   

1384  Death of Louis i: Duke of anjou/king of naples (battle of poitiers),   

1397  Francesco landini: Italian composer   

1418  Death of Jan iii chalon: Prince of orange/gov of burgundy,   

1540  Lebna dengel: Emperor of ethiopia (b. 1501)