Historical Events In September - 09

1971  Billy Gilbert, US actor (Great Dictator, His Gal Friday), dies at 76 on September - 09.  

1973  Samuel N Behrman, US stage/screenwriter (Quo Vardis), dies at 80 on September - 09.  

1974  On September - 09 sultan Ismail Hajibeyov, composer, dies at 55  

1975  Czech tennis player Martina Navratilova defects to the West on this day in history.  

1975  The United States launch the Viking 2 spacecraft to Mars on September - 09.  

1975  On September - 09 viking 2 launched toward orbit around Mars, soft landing  

1975  Ethel Griffies, actress (Billy Liar, Birds), dies at 97 on this day in history.  

1976  On this day in history chinese leader Mao Tse Tung dies in Beijing at age 82.  

1976  On September - 09 mao Tse-Tung, Chinese communist party chairman (1949-76), dies at 82  

1977  On September - 09 john Breeden, actor (Madame Racketeer, Salute), dies at 73  

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1978  On this day in history jack L Warner, US movie production (Warner Bros), dies at 86)  

1979  On September - 09 at age 16, Tracy Austin becomes the youngest player ever to win the US Open women's tennis title.  

1979  On this day in history john McEnroe beats Vitas Gerulaitis, for the US Open Tennis title  

1979  Sid Bernstein offers $« billion for a Beatle reunion on this day in history.  

1979  On September - 09 yusef Islam (Cat Stevens) weds Fouzia Ali at Kensington Mosque  

1979  On this day in history solon Michaelides, composer, dies at 73  

1981  On this day in history phiroz Edulji Palia, cricket (2 Tests for India, 29 runs & 0-13), dies  

1982  Columbia mated with SRBs &external tank in preparation for STS-5 on September - 09.  

1982  Conestoga 1, 1st private commercial rocket, makes suborbital flight on September - 09.  

1982  Former movie star Princess Grace of Monaco dies from injuries suffered from an earlier car accident on September - 09.  

1982  Frederic Dannay, [Ellery Queen], US, detective writer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1983  On September - 09 challenger returns to Kennedy Space Center via Sheppard AFB, Texas  

1983  Radio Shack announces their color computer 2 (the Coco2) on September - 09.  

1983  On September - 09 vitas Gerulatis bets his house that Martina Navratilova can't beat the 100th ranked male tennis player  

1984  John McEnroe beats Ivan Lendl, for the US Open Tennis title on September - 09.  

1984  On September - 09 walter Kaufmann, composer, dies at 77  

1986  On September - 09 nYC jury indicts Gennadly Zakharov (Soviet UN employee) of spying  

1986  The first colorized classic movie (computerized color added to an originally black and white movie) appears on Ted Turner's WTBS "Superstation" in Atlanta, GA on this day in history.  

1987  On September - 09 gary Hart admits to cheating on his wife on "Nightline"  

1987  On this day in history gerrit John Heijn, senior executive (Ahold), kidnapped/murdered  

1988  On September - 09 uS swamps New Zealand at 27th America`s Cup NZ set to appeal  

1988  On September - 09 uS swamps New Zealand at 27th America`s Cup: NZ set to appeal  

1989  On September - 09 steffi Graf beats Martina Navratalova for the US Open championship  

1989  On this day in history tim Hovey, actor (Slim Carter, Man Afraid), dies of a drug overdose  

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0214  On this day in history birth of aurelian, Roman Emperor (d. 275)  

1349  On September - 09 birth of duke Albert III of Austria (d. 1395)  

1427  On September - 09 birth of thomas de Ros, 10th Baron de Ros, English politician (d. 1464)  

1466  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shogun (d. 1523)  

1558  On this day in history birth of philippe Emmanuel, Duke of Mercoeur, French soldier (d. 1602)  

1583  On this day in history birth of girolamo Frescobaldi, composer  

1585  On this day in history birth of armand-Jean du Plessicide de Richelieu, premier of France (1624-42)  

1618  Joan Cererols, composer was born on this day in history.  

0546  On this day in history death of st. Ciarán of Clonmacnoise, Irish bishop  

1000  On this day in history death of olaf I of Norway  

1087  On September - 09 william I, The Conqueror, King of England/Duke of Normandy, dies  

1398  On this day in history death of king James I of Cyprus (b. 1334)  

1438  On this day in history eduard [Dom Duarte], King of Portugal (1433-38)/writer, dies  

1487  On September - 09 death of chenghua, Emperor of China (b. 1447)  

1488  On this day in history francois II of Bretagne, dies  

1513  On September - 09 james IV, king of Scotland (1488-1513), dies in battle at 40