Page 5: Historical Events In September - 07

1936  Hoover (Boulder) Dam begins operation.   

1936  Buddy Holly, American rock and roll singer is born.   

1939  Radio NY Worldwide-WRUL begins radio transmission   

1940  German Air Force blitz London for 1st of 57 consecutive nights   

1940  54th US Womens Tennis: Alice Marble beats Helen Hull Jacobs (62 63).   

1940  Edmund Rumpler, Austria auto/airplane builder, dies.   

1941  61st US Mens Tennis: R L Riggs beats Francis Kovacs (2d 57 61 63 63)   

1942  62nd US Mens Tennis: F Schroeder Jr beats F Parker (86 75 36 46 62)   

1943  Fire in decrepit old Gulf Hotel results in the deaths of 45 (Houston Texas).   

1943  Italy surrenders to the Allies   

1943  987 Dutch Jewish transported to Auschwitz Concentration Camp.   

1944  SS-general Kurt Meyer takes Durnal Belgium   

1944  Eduardo Sanchez de Fuentes, composer, dies at 70.   

1945  Japanese at Rioekioe-islands surrender   

1946  Paul Zech, writer, dies at 65.   

1947  Battles between Hindus and Moslems in New Delhi   

1948  The inaugural use of synthetic rubber in asphaltic concrete, Akron Oh   

1948  1st use of synthetic rubber in asphaltic concrete, Akron Oh.   

1948  Henricus A Poels, Dutch RC theologist/social foreman, dies at 80   

1950  Monasteries shut down in Hungary   

1951  Maria Montez, actress (Arabian Nights, Sudan), dies at 31.   

1952  66th US Womens Tennis: Maureen Connolly beats Doris Hart (63 75)   

1953  67th US Womens Tennis: Maureen Connolly beats Doris Hart (62 64)   

1954  Integration begins in Wash DC and Balt MD public schools.   

1955  Yankees Whitey Ford is 5th to throw consecutive 1-hitters, beats A's.   

1955  Earnest Rabel, Austrian/US civil rights activist, dies at 81   

1956  Bell X-2 sets Unofficial manned aircraft altitude record 126000'+   

1956  Charles Burgess Fry, English athlete/cricketer/journalist, dies at 84   

1957  71st US Womens Tennis: Althea Gibson beats A Louise Brough (63 62).   

1958  72nd US Womens Tennis: Althea Gibson beats Darlene R Hard (36 61 62).   

1960  Ljudmila Shevcova runs female olympic record 800m (2:04.3).   

1960  Wilhelm Pieck, president of German DR (1949-60), dies at 84   

1961  Pieter S Gerbrandy, lawyer/premier to London 1940-5, dies at 76   

1962  Karen Blixen-Finecke, baroness/writer (Out of Africa), dies at 77   

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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  Death of Claudius silvanus: Roman usurper   

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

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

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

1559  Robert estienne: French printer (b. 1503)   

1625  Death of 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)