Page 6: Historical Events In September - 02

1956  Washington-Jackson cable line replaced by bus service on this day in history.   

1957  1st edition newspaper the Ware Time (in Suriname), 1,700 die on this day in history.   

1957  William A Craigie, Scottish lexicographer, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1958  On September - 02 great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island   

1959  On September - 02 uS President Eisenhower arrives in Paris   

1960  Tamara & Irina Press (USSR) become 1st sisters to win olympic gold on this day in history.   

1961  On this day in history greet Koeman, Dutch singer, dies at 54   

1962  On September - 02 stan Musial's 3,516th hit moves over Tris Speaker into 2nd place   

1963  On this day in history alabama Gov George C Wallace prevents integration of Tuskegee HS   

1963  CBS &NBC expand network news from 15 to 30 minutes on September - 02.   

1964  On this day in history norman Manley scores 2-consecutive holes-in-one at Del Valley, Cal   

1964  Francisco H Craveiro Lopes, Portuguese gen/pres (1951-58), dies at 70 on September - 02.   

1965  The Beatles receive a gold record for the 45-rpm release of Help! (For our younger readers, 45-rpm is the speed that a hit single record revolves on the turntable of a record player.) on September - 02.   

1965  On this day in history johannes Bobrowski, writer, dies at 48   

1968  On September - 02 ernest Claes, Belgium, author (The White), dies at 82   

1969  On September - 02 north Vietnamese president Ho Chi Minh dies.   

1969  On September - 02 harry Williams Millard, producer, dies of cancer at 41   

1970  On this day in history allan Walker, actor/writer (Red Buttons Show), dies at 64   

1973  John R R Tolkien, British story writer (Hobbit), dies of ulcer at 81 on September - 02.   

1978  On this day in history george Harrison marries Olivia   

1978  On September - 02 graham Salmon set the worlds record for 100 meters by a blind man   

1978  On this day in history john McClain performs 180 outside loops in an airplane over Houston   

1979  On this day in history felix Aylmer, actor (Quartet, Hamlet, Dreaming Lips), dies at 90   

1980  William Douglas Denny, composer, dies at 70 on September - 02.   

1982  On this day in history jay Novello, actor (Harum Scarum, Rebel Breed), dies of cancer at 78   

1983  On this day in history yitzhak Shamir (Herut) endorsed by Menachem Begin for Israelli PM   

1985  A joint US-French expedition locates the wreckage of the ill-fated HMS Titanic on September - 02.   

1985  Abe Lenstra, Dutch soccer star, dies at 64 on September - 02.   

1986  Cathy Evelyn Smith sentenced to 3 years for death of John Belushi on September - 02.   

1987  On September - 02 donald Trump takes out a full page NY Times ad lambasting Japan   

1987  On September - 02 west German pilot Mathias Rust, who flew a private plane from Helsinki Finland, to Moscow's Red Square, goes on trial in Russia   

1988  Amnesty International's Human Rights Now! tour begins in Wembley on September - 02.   

1989  On this day in history rev Al Sharpton leads a civil rights march through Bensonhurst   

1989  On this day in history a Bartlett Giamatti, baseball commisioner, dies at 51   

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1243  Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford, English politician (d. 1295) was born on this day in history.   

1548  On September - 02 birth of vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian architect (d. 1616)   

1661  On September - 02 birth of georg Bohm, German organist/composer   

1675  William Somervile, English poet (d. 1742) was born on September - 02.   

1716  Johann Trier, composer was born on September - 02.   

1731  Johann F von Cronegk, German playwright (Olint und Sophronia) was born on September - 02.   

1750  Pehr Frigel, composer was born on this day in history.   

1753  Marie Josephine Louise of Savoy, queen of France (d. 1810) was born on this day in history.   

0421  Flavius Constantine III, emperor of Westromeinse, dies at about 51 on September - 02.   

0490  On September - 02 death of pheidippides, Greek hero   

1031  Death of Saint Emeric of Hungary on September - 02.   

1274  On September - 02 death of prince Munetaka, Japanese shogun (b. 1242)   

1384  On this day in history louis I, duke of Anjou/king of Naples (Battle of Poitiers), dies   

1397  Death of Francesco Landini, Italian composer on September - 02.   

1418  On this day in history jan III Chalon, prince of Orange/gov of Burgundy, dies   

1540  On September - 02 death of lebna Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1501)