Historical Events In September - 13

1971  On September - 13 lin Piao, Chinese party leader, dies in air crash at 63 [or Sept 13]  

1973  ABC announces it obtained TV rights for the 1976 Olympics on this day in history.  

1973  Betty Field, actress (Kings Row), dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 60 on September - 13.  

1976  2nd Enterprise, approach & lands test (ALT) flight (5m28s) on this day in history.  

1977  2nd test of the Space Shuttle Enterprise on this day in history.  

1977  On September - 13 leopold Stokowski symphonic conductor, dies in England, at 95  

1977  Symphony conductor Leopold Stokowski dies in Hampshire, England, at age 95 on September - 13.  

1977  The first TV viewer discretion warning-Soap on September - 13.  

1977  On September - 13 arthur Fagg, cricketer (5 Tests for England 1936-39/umpire), dies  

1979  On September - 13 south Africa grants Venda independence (Not recognized out of S Afr)  

1981  33rd Emmy Awards (Hill Street Blues big winner) on this day in history.  

1981  John McEnroe beats Bj”rn B”rg for US Open title on this day in history.  

1981  William Loeb publisher of Manchester Union Leader, NH, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1981  On this day in history william Loeb, publisher of Manchester Union Leader, NH, dies at 75  

1982  50 die in Spantax Airlines DC-10 on takeoff from Malaga, Spain on September - 13.  

1982  On September - 13 joe Lefevre gets 6 hits in one baseball game  

1982  Philip Ober actor (Gen Stone-I Dream of Jeannie), dies at 80 on September - 13.  

1982  On September - 13 grace, Princess of Monaco, dies at 52 in a car crash  

1983  US mint strikes first gold coin in 50 years (Olympic Eagle) on September - 13.  

1984  On September - 13 sTS 41-G launch vehicle moves to launch pad  

1985  On this day in history john Williams introduces the new Today Show theme  

1985  On September - 13 dane Rudhyar, composer, dies at 90  

1986  On this day in history kellye Cash (Miss Tennessee) crowned Miss America  

1987  On September - 13 paul Lynch of Great Britain does 32,573 push-ups in 24 hours  

1987  Mervyn Leroy, actor/screenwriter/director (Quo Vadis), dies at 86 on September - 13.  

1988  On this day in history hurricane Gilbert becomes strongest (26.13 barometer) hurricane in Western Hemisphere  

1989  Fay Vincent succeeds the late A. Bartlett Giamatti as commissioner of Major League Baseball on this day in history.  

1989  Yamada Koun, Zen teacher Sanbo Kyodan line, dies at 82 on September - 13.  

1990  Iraqi troops storm the residence of French ambassador in Kuwait on September - 13.  

1990  On this day in history law and Order debuts on NBC-TV.  

1990  Senate Judiciary Com opens hearing on confirmation of David Souter on September - 13.  

1991  A 55 ton concrete beam falls in Montreal's Olympic Stadium on September - 13.  

1991  On September - 13 ferry Barendse, trumpeter/composer/arranger (Ramblers), dies  

1992  On September - 13 lou Jacobs, US clown (1966 US postage stamp), dies at 89  

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1087  John II Komnenos, Byzantine Emperor (d. 1143) was born on September - 13.  

1157  Alexander Neckum/de Sancto Albano, English theologist/encyclopedist was born on September - 13.  

1475  On this day in history birth of cesare Borgia, Italian aristocrat (d. 1507)  

1502  On September - 13 birth of john Leland, English antiquarian (d. 1552)  

1520  On this day in history birth of william Cecil 1st baron Burghley, English premier  

1551  On this day in history birth of pandolfo Zallamella, composer  

1594  Francesco Manelli, composer was born on September - 13.  

1604  On this day in history birth of william Brereton, English soldier and politician (d. 1661)  

0081  On this day in history titus Flavius Vespasianus, emperor of Rome (69-81), dies at about 42  

0867  On September - 13 nicholas I, the Great, Italian Pope (858-67), dies  

1321  On September - 13 dante Alighieri, author (Divine Comedy), dies  

1506  On September - 13 death of andrea Mantegna, Italian painter  

1557  Death of John Cheke, English classical scholar and statesman (b. 1514) on September - 13.  

1592  On this day in history death of michel de Montaigne, French writer (b. 1533)  

1596  On this day in history death of pieter D Keyzer/Keyser, astronomer/navigator (Java)  

1598  Philip II, King of Spain (1556-98), dies at 71 on September - 13.