Page 5: Historical Events In September - 10

1923  Irish Free state joins League of Nations.   

1924  Leopold and Loeb are discovered guilty of murder   

1924  Giants rip Braves 22-1, Frisch goes 6-for-6 before grounding out   

1924  Boyd K. Packer, LDS apostle   

1924  Walter Lees, cricketer (26 wkts on 5 Tests Eng v SA 1905-06), dies.   

1925  Roy James Brown, New Orleans, boxer/soul singer (Good Rockin' Tonight)   

1926  Allies-German treaty of Koblenz drawn.   

1926  Beryl Cook, British painter.   

1927  In this year, France claims its 1st Davis Cup   

1927  22nd Davis Cup: France beats USA in Philadelphia (3-2)   

1927  Gwen Watford, British actress (Body in the Library, Ghoul).   

1928  Leo P[atrick] Kelley, US, sci-fi author (Dead Moon, Vacation in Space)   

1929  Akio Yashiro, composer   

1930  Charles E Mitchell, named minister to Liberia   

1930  G A Faulkner, cricketer (S Afr googly all-rounder), commits suicide   

1931  Lord Cecil of British Govt says War was never so improbable.   

1931  Alfonso Randano, composer, dies at 78.   

1932  52nd US Mens Tennis: Henry E Vines beats Henri Cochet (64 64 64)   

1932  Percy Fletcher, composer, dies at 52.   

1933  1st Negro League All-Star Game, West beats East 11-7 (Comiskey Park)   

1934  George Henschel, composer, dies at 84   

1937  2nd American Football League plays 1st game (LA 21, Pittsburgh 0)   

1939  Canada declares war on Germany during WWII.   

1939  HMS OXLEY, sunk by "friendly fire " off Norwegian coast, south of Stavanger in North Sea torpedoed in error by RN submarine 'Triton'   

1939  Canada declares war on Germany.   

1940  Buckingham Palace hit by German bomb.   

1942  British troops lands on Madagascar   

1942  Nachman N "Neddy" Bamberg, actor, dies in Auschwitz at 63.   

1943  Tottori, Japan a 7.4 quake resulted in 1190 deaths. One of the world's deadliest earthquakes.   

1943  British 8th army occupies Tarente.   

1944  Lt-gen Frederick Browning against Montgomery "But, sir, I think we might be going a bridge too far".   

1944  Jaap P Musch, Dutch resistance fighter, murdered by Nazis.   

1945  Vidkun Quisling sentenced to death for collaborating with Nazis   

1945  KLS-AM in Oakland Ca changes call letters to KWBR (now KDIA).   

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1169  Alexius ii comnenus: Byzantine emperor   

1487  Julius iii: Counter-reformation pope (1550-55)   

1550  Alonso de guzmán el bueno: 7th duke of medina sidonia, spanish armada commander   

1561  Hernando arias de saavedra: Spanish colonial governor   

1585  Ercole porta: Composer   

1588  Nicholas lanier: Composer   

1624  Thomas sydenham: English physician   

1638  Maria theresa of spain: Queen of louis xiv of france   

0918  Death of Boudouin ii the bare: Originator of flanders territory,   

0954  Death of Louis iv: Of overseas, king of france,   

1167  Death of Empress matilda: Wife of henry v, holy roman emperor (b. 1102)   

1197  Henry ii of champagne: Henry ii of champagne (b. 1166)   

1217  William de reviers: 5th earl of devon   

1279  Robert kilwardby/anglicus: English philosopher/cardinal,   

1305  Nicholas van tolentino: Italian saint,   

1382  Death of Louis i: The great, king of hungary/poland,