Page 5: Historical Events In September - 21
Thursday, 18 June 2026
1921 Gas explodes at Bradishe Aniline chemical works in Germany, 565 die 

1922 Pres Warren G Harding signs a joint resolution of approval to establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine. 

1922 Lode Backx, Flemish pianist 

1922 Tom Armitage, cricketer (England lob bowler v Australia 1877), dies. 

1923 Harry JN Vane 11th Lord Barnard, English large landowner. 

1924 Gail Russell, Chicago IL, actress (Uninvited, Moonrise, Unseen) 

1926 Donald A Glaser, physicist (Nobel-1960). 

1928 "My Weekly Reader" magazine made its debut. 

1929 1st legal pass in Canada was thrown by Gerry Seiberling and 1st reception by Ralph Losie of Calgary Altomah-Tigers against Edmonton. 

1930 Johann Ostermeyer patents the flashbulb 

1930 Johann Ostermeyer patents flashbulb 

1930 Dawn Addams, Felixstown Engl, actress (Alan Young Show, Star Maidens) 

1931 Britain goes off the gold standard 

1931 England goes off the gold standard. 

1931 Britain abandons gold standard/pound devalues 20% 

1931 Larry Hagman, Fort Worth Tx, actor (I Dream of Jeannie, JR-Dallas). 

1932 Don Preston, rocker (Mothers Of Invention). 

1933 Trial against Marinus der Lubbe opens. 

1934 Typhoon strikes Honshu Island Japan, results in the deaths of 4000. 

1934 St Louis Card Paul Dean no-hits Bkln Dodgers, 3-0 

1934 Leonard Cohen, Montreal, singer/songwriter (Death of Ladies Man). 

1935 Henry Gibson, Germantown Pa, comedian (Nashville, Laugh-In's poet). 

1936 Spanish fascist junta names Franco to generalissimo/supreme commander 

1936 Yuriy Luzhkov, Russian politician, mayor of Moscow 

1937 In this year, J.R.R. Tolkien, publishes "The Hobbit". 

1937 J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" is published. 

1937 Henri [Lucien] Capitant, French lawyer, dies at 72. 

1938 Hurricane (winds 183 MPH) in New England results in the deaths of 700 

1938 More than 600 people are killed as a hurricane batters New England. 

1938 Hurricane (183 MPH winds) in New England results in the deaths of 700. 

1938 Atli Heimir Sveinsson, composer. 

1939 Heydrich orders ghettos established in occupied Poland, under "Judenrats". 

1939 Reinhard Heydrich meets in Berlin to discuss final solution of Jews. 

1939 Armand Calinescu, premier of Romania, murdered 

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