Page 4: Historical Events In September - 07

1908  Max Kaminsky, trumpeter.   

1909  Eugene Lefebvre (1878-1909), while test piloting a new French-built Wright biplane, crashes at Juvisy France when his controls jam. Lefebvre dies, becoming the inaugural 'pilot' in the world to lose his life in a powered heavier-than-air craft   

1909  Elia Kazan, Constaninople Turkey, director (Streetcar Named Desire).   

1909  Eugene Lefebvre, dies test piloting a Wright A aircraft.   

1910  John Shea, US, 500m/1500m speed skater (Olympic-gold-1932).   

1911  Todor C Zjivkov, Bulgaria partizan/premier/president   

1912  Eddie Collins steals record 6 bases in 9-7 Athletics win over Detroit   

1912  David Packard, electronic engineer/businessman.   

1913  Anthony Quayle, England, actor (Anne of 1000 Days, Lawrence of Arabia).   

1914  New York Post Office Building opens to the public   

1914  NY Post Office Building opens to public   

1914  Herbert Delauney Bill Hughes, educationist.   

1914  Lord O'Brien, British nobleman, dies at 73   

1915  35th US Mens Tennis: Wm Johnston beats M E McLoughlin (16 60 75 108).   

1916  Giants beat Brooklyn 4-1, to launch NY's record 26-game winning streak.   

1917  John Cornforth, Australian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate   

1918  Chaim Herzog, Israeli president.   

1920  Harri Webb, poet   

1921  The inaugural Miss America Pageant is held at Atlantic City, NJ.   

1921  In Atlantic City, New Jersey, the inaugural Miss America Pageant, a two-day event, is held   

1921  Josep Lluís Núñez, Spanish President of FC Barcelona (1978   

1922  In Aydin, Turkey, independence of Aydin, from Greek occupation   

1922  Arthur Ferrante, pianist/composer (Ferrante and Tachere-Exodus)   

1923  Peter Lawford, English actor is born   

1923  Boston Red Sox Howard Ehmke no-hits Phila A's, 4-0.   

1923  Louise Suggs, Atlanta GA, LPGA golfer (US Women's Open-1949, 52)   

1925  John Wesley Work, composer, dies at 52   

1927  Philo Farnsworth demonstrates 1st use of TV in SF.   

1928  Sophie Treadwell's "Machinal," premieres in NYC   

1932  John Paul Getty II, American philathropist is born   

1932  Earl Grace, ends NL catcher record streak of 110 cons errorless games.   

1933  Edward Grey, English viscount of Fallodon/Foreign minister, dies   

1934  Luxury liner "Morro Castle" burns off NJ, killing 134.   

1936  Boulder Dam (now Hoover Dam) begins operation   

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0786  Emperor saga: 52nd emperor of japan   

1438  Louis ii: Landgrave of hesse   

1471  Frederik i: King of denmark/norway (1523-33)   

1524  Thomas erastus: Swiss theologian   

1533  Elizabeth: Daughter of english king henry viii & anna boleyn   

1533  Queen elizabeth i: England, (1558-1603) daughter of henry viii   

1631  Clemens thieme: Composer   

1635  Pal esterhazy: Composer   

0355  Claudius silvanus: Roman usurper   

1134  Death of Alfonso i de strijdvaardige: King of aragon (1104-34),   

1151  Geoffrey plantagenet: Earl of anjou/duke of normandy,   

1552  Guru angad dev: Second sikh guru (b. 1504)   

1559  Death of Robert estienne: French printer (b. 1503)   

1625  Rombout hogerbeets: Lawyer/pension executive of lead,   

1632  Death of Emperor susenyos of ethiopia: Emperor susenyos of ethiopia   

1644  Death of Guido bentivoglio: Italian statesman (b. 1579)