Historical Events In September - 19

1882  Andreas I Schaepman, archbishop of Utrecht (1868-82), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1888  World's 1st beauty contest (Spa Belgium) on this day in history.   

1888  Porter Hall, Cincinnati OH, actor (Half-Breed, Double Indenity) on this day in history.   

1889  On this day in history ernest Truex, KC Mo, actor (Pop-Pete & Gladys, Mr Peepers)   

1890  Turkish frigate "Ertogrul" burns off of Japan, kills 540 on September - 19.   

1893  On this day in history new Zealand grants women the vote   

1893  On this day in history nZ is 1st country to grant all its women the right to vote   

1894  Cornelis Rijnsdorp, writer (Kings Children) on this day in history.   

1898  Giuseppe Saragat, president of Italy (1964-71) on this day in history.   

1900  Solomon Pimsleur, composer on this day in history.   

1901  11 baseball games canceled due to funeral of Pres William McKinley on this day in history.   

1901  Joseph Pasternak, film producer (Anchors Aweigh, Date With Judy) on this day in history.   

1902  James Van Alen, created Simplified Scoring System for tennis on September - 19.   

1902  On September - 19 maria Hendrika, Queen of the Belgians, dies   

1903  King Leopold II deny Belgian cruelty in Congo on this day in history.   

1904  On this day in history gen Nogi's assault on Port Arthur: 16,000 Japanese casualties   

1904  On September - 19 bergen Evans, Ohio, English professor ($64,000 Question)   

1905  On this day in history betty Garde, Phila, actress (Aggie-Real McCoys)   

1906  On September - 19 dalibor Cyril Vackar, composer   

1907  Lewis F Powell Jr, Va, Supreme Court justice (1972-87) on this day in history.   

1908  On September - 19 gustav Mahler's 7th Symphony, premieres in Prague   

1908  Mika Waltari, novelist (Egyptian) on this day in history.   

1910  On September - 19 george Cohan's "Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford," premieres in NYC   

1910  On this day in history margaret Lindsay, Dubuque Iowa, actress (Take a Guess)   

1911  On September - 19 red Tuesday-20,000 protest for universal rights   

1911  On this day in history gustaf Allan Pettersson, composer   

1912  On September - 19 pius X encyclical Singular quadam, against interconfess unions   

1912  On this day in history emma "Nono" Batenburg, actress (Noah)   

1914  Brooklyn's Ed Lafitte no-hits KC (Federal League), 6-2 on September - 19.   

1914  Frances Farmer, Seattle WA, actress (Son of Fury, Among the Living) on this day in history.   

1916  On September - 19 1st landing on Schiphol (Farman F-22 of Soesterberg)   

1917  Joe Pasternak, Transylvania Hungary, producer (Spinout, Big City) on this day in history.   

1918  Liza Nina Mary Frederica Lehmann, composer, dies at 56 on September - 19.   

1919  On September - 19 blanche Thebom, Monessen Penn, mezzo-soprano (Amneris-Aida)   

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1377  On this day in history birth of albert IV, Duke of Austria (d. 1404)   

1551  On this day in history birth of henry III, duke of Anjou/king of Poland/France (1573/4-89)   

1655  On this day in history birth of jan Luyts, Netherlands, scholar/physicist/mathematician/astronomer   

1705  On this day in history birth of henri-Jacques de Croes, Flemish composer/band master   

1714  On September - 19 birth of charles Humphreys, American delegate to the Continental Congress (d. 1786)   

1737  On this day in history birth of charles Carroll, signed Decl of Ind   

1749  On September - 19 birth of jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre, French mathematician (d. 1822)   

1754  John Ross Key, commissioned officer in the Continental Army, judge, lawyer and the father of Francis Scott Key (d. 1821) was born on September - 19.   

1180  On September - 19 louis VII, the Younger, King of France (1137-80), dies at 59   

1339  Death of Emperor Go-Daigo of Japan (b. 1288) on this day in history.   

1356  Gautier de Brienne, duke of Athens/French supreme commander, dies on this day in history.   

1668  On this day in history death of william Waller, English soldier   

1693  On September - 19 death of janez Vajkard Valvasor, Slovenian polymath (b. 1641)   

1710  Death of Ole Rømer, Danish astronomer (b. 1644) on September - 19.   

1719  Death of Frans Anneessens, Belgian merchant/lord of the manor, executed at 59 on September - 19.   

1756  Josef Antonin Sehling, composer, dies at 46 on this day in history.