Page 7: Historical Events In September - 13
Thursday, 11 December 2025
1971 On this day in history lin Piao, Chinese party leader, dies in air crash at 63 [or Sept 13] 

1973 On September - 13 aBC announces it obtained TV rights for the 1976 Olympics 

1973 On September - 13 betty Field, actress (Kings Row), dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 60 

1976 2nd Enterprise, approach & lands test (ALT) flight (5m28s) on September - 13. 

1977 2nd test of the Space Shuttle Enterprise on September - 13. 

1977 Leopold Stokowski symphonic conductor, dies in England, at 95 on this day in history. 

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

1977 On September - 13 the first TV viewer discretion warning-Soap 

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

1979 On this day in history 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 On this day in history john McEnroe beats Bj”rn B”rg for US Open title 

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

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

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

1982 Joe Lefevre gets 6 hits in one baseball game on September - 13. 

1982 On this day in history philip Ober actor (Gen Stone-I Dream of Jeannie), dies at 80 

1982 Grace, Princess of Monaco, dies at 52 in a car crash on September - 13. 

1983 On this day in history uS mint strikes first gold coin in 50 years (Olympic Eagle) 

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

1985 John Williams introduces the new Today Show theme on this day in history. 

1985 Dane Rudhyar, composer, dies at 90 on September - 13. 

1986 Kellye Cash (Miss Tennessee) crowned Miss America on September - 13. 

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

1987 On September - 13 mervyn Leroy, actor/screenwriter/director (Quo Vadis), dies at 86 

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 this day in history. 

1991 On September - 13 a 55 ton concrete beam falls in Montreal's Olympic Stadium 

1991 Ferry Barendse, trumpeter/composer/arranger (Ramblers), dies on September - 13. 

1992 On this day in history lou Jacobs, US clown (1966 US postage stamp), dies at 89 

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