Page 5: Historical Events In September - 08

1910  Gella Allaert, Flemish actress (La Round).   

1912  Alexander Mackendrick, Boston, director (Man in the White Suit, Mandy)   

1914  SS Oceanic,a White Star Liner, built in 1899. She was the inaugural ship to exceed the length of the Great Eastern, at 704 ft overall. After being requistioned on the outbreak of the inaugural World War as an armed merchant cruiser, she was attached to the 10th cruiser squadron of the Royal Navy. On the 8th September, in thick fog, she ran aground on rocks on Foula Island, Shetlands where she became a total loss and was eventually broken up. She had a crew of 400 on board at the time of her accident, all of whom were resued by the Trawler Glenogil   

1914  Robert Wise, American film director is born.   

1914  British trader Oceanic sinks off Scotland.   

1914  Dimitrios I, patriarch (primus interparis orthodox Christians)   

1914  William E Darwin, British son of Charles Darwin, dies at 74.   

1915  Assn of Negro Life and History founded   

1915  Frank Cady, actor (Mr Drucker-Green Acres).   

1917  Charles Edouard Lefebvre, composer, dies at 74.   

1918  Derek Barton, British chemist (Nobel 1969).   

1919  Babe Ruth hits his 26th HR off Jack Quinn in NY, breaking Buck Freeman's 1899 HR mark of 25   

1919  David Johan Kvandal, composer.   

1920  Air mail service between New York and San Francisco begins.   

1920  US Air Mail service begins (NYC to SF)   

1921  1st Miss America crowned (Margaret Gorman of Washington DC)   

1921  Hans Ulrich Engelmann, German composer (Ophelia).   

1922  Lyndon LaRouche, American presidental candidate (1980)   

1923  Honda Point Disaster: nine US Navy destroyers run aground off the California coast. Seven are lost.   

1923  Alan Weeks, sports commentator.   

1924  Alexandra Kollontai of Russia is recorded as becoming 1st woman ambassador.   

1924  Wendell H Ford, (Sen-D-Kentucky, 1974- )   

1925  Alexander Nikolayevich Kholminov, composer.   

1926  Germany is admitted into the League of Nations   

1926  League of Nations Assembly voted unanimously to admit Germany.   

1930  NYC public schools begin teaching Hebrew   

1930  The inaugural appearance of the comic strip "Blondie"   

1930  1st appearance of comic strip "Blondie"   

1933  Spain's 2nd govt of Azaña forms   

1933  Faisal I ibn Hussein ibn Ali, 1st king of Iraq/Syria, dies at 50   

1934  134 die in a fire aboard the liner Morro Castle off NJ.   

1934  54th US Mens Tennis: Fred Perry beats Wilmer L Allison (64 63 16 86)   

1935  Willy de Supervise swims runs world record 200 m freestyle (2:25.2)   

1935  Carl Austin Weiss, murderer of Sen Huey Long, shot down   

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0801  Ansgar: German catholic archbishop   

0828  Ali al-hadi: Shia imam   

1157  Richard i: [richard the lion hearted], king of england (1189-99)   

1207  Sancho ii: King of portugal   

1271  Charles martel d'anjou: Son of charles ii of naples   

1380  Bernardinus of siena: Italian saint   

1474  Ludovico ariosto: Italy, poet (orlando furioso)   

1515  Alfonso salmeron: Spanish jesuit biblical scholar   

0394  Death of Arbogast: French general, commits suicide   

0701  Death of Sergius i: Syrian/italian pope (687-701),   

0780  Leo iv de chazaar: Byzantine emperor (775-80),   

0876  Death of Lodewijk de duitser: King of east french republic (833-76),   

1100  Death of Clement iii: [wibert van ravenna], 1st anti-pope (1084-1100),   

1397  Thomas of woodstock: 1st duke of gloucester.   

1425  Death of King charles iii of navarre: King charles iii of navarre (b. 1361)   

1539  Death of John stokesley: English churchman