Page 6: Historical Events In September - 18

1939  Polish govt of Moscicki flees to Romania.   

1939  Bob Whittaker, (Rep-R-KS, 1979- )   

1940  19 German aircrafts shot down above England   

1940  Frankie Avalon, Phila, actor (Beach movies)/singer (Venus).   

1941  Clive Burton, neuropathologist   

1942  Canadian Broadcasting Corporation authorized for radio service   

1943  Most of the 2000 deported Minsk Jews are killed in Sobibor   

1943  Cardinals clinch NL pennant   

1944  British submarine Tradewind torpedoes Junyo Maru: 5600 killed   

1944  Anthony Stefanich, British boxer/captain, killed in Arnhem   

1945  1000 whites walk out of Gary Ind schools to protest integration.   

1948  Ralph J Bunche confirmed as acting UN mediator in Palestine   

1949  Frank Morgan, actor (Annie Get Your Gun, Wizard of Oz), dies at 59.   

1951  John Douglas Cockcroft, physicist, dies.   

1952  Hippoliet Daeye, Flemish painter (Dreamy), dies   

1957  "Wagon Train" premiers   

1959  Vanguard 3 launched into Earth orbit   

1960  A J Evans, cricketer (only England Test v Aus 1921), dies   

1961  Dag Hammarskjoeld, UN Sect Gen, dies in an air crash over Congo at 56.   

1962  Rwanda, Burundi, Jamaica and Trinidad admitted (105th-108th) to the UN   

1962  Therese Neumann, German stigma, dies at 64.   

1964  Sean O'Casey, Irish playwright (The Plough and the Stars), dies at 84   

1965  "Get Smart" premiers.   

1966  Fernand Lamy, composer, dies at 85   

1967  Intrepid (US) beats Dame Pattie (Aust) in 21st America's Cup   

1968  Franchot Tone, actor (Advise and Consent, Dark Waters), dies at 63.   

1969  Rudolph Wagner-Regeny, composer, dies at 66   

1970  Jimi Hendrix, rock guitarist (Purple Haze), dies of an overdose at 27.   

1973  Nora Nicholson, actress (Blue Lagoon, Crow Hollow), dies at 80   

1974  Hurricane Fifi strikes Honduras with 110 mph winds, 5000 die   

1974  Edna Best, actress (Key, Calendar, Escape), dies at 74.   

1975  Heiress/bank robber Patricia Campbell Hearst captured by FBI in SF.   

1975  Pamela Brown, actress (Cleopatra, Beckett, Night Digger), dies at 58   

1977  Courageous (US) sweeps Australia (Aust) in 24th America's Cup   

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0053  Trajan: Roman emperor   

1344  Marie valois: Princess of france   

1434  Eleanor of portugal: Holy roman empress   

1574  Claudio achillini: Italian lawyer/poet   

1587  Francesca caccini: Italian composer (d. circa 1640)   

1636  Pietro sanmartini: Composer   

1676  Eberhard ludwig: Duke of württemberg   

1684  Johann gottfried walther: Erfurt germany, composer/musicographer   

0031  Sejanus: Roman head of praetorisch guard, executed   

0096  Death of Domitian: Roman emperor,   

0887  Death of Pietro i candiano: Doge of venice (killed in battle)   

0993  Death of Arnulf vanf gent: Westfries earl (988-93),   

1137  Death of Erik ii eimune: [onvergetelijke], king of denmark (1134-37), murdered   

1180  Death of Louis vii: King of france,   

1261  Death of Koenraad van hochstaden: Archbishop of cologne,   

1426  Hubert [huybrecht] van eyck: Painter,