Top Historical Events That Happened on September 23

1897  Paul Delvaux, Belgian painter (surrealist)   

1899  Louise Nevelson, sculptor.   

1900  Louise Nevelson, US, sculptor (Sky Cathedral).   

1901  Adrian Pitlo, lawyer   

1902  John Wesley Powell, US geologist (Grand Canyon), dies at 68   

1904  Francis Younghusbands leaves Lhasa Tibet   

1904  Meyer Schapiro, art historian.   

1905  Mbunga-siege of Fort Mahenge German East-Africa broken.   

1905  Jeno Kenessey, composer.   

1906  Willard F McMurry, musician.   

1906  Jan van Rijswijck, Flemish journalist/mayor of Antwerp, dies.   

1907  Proclamation sets fineness and weight of silver and bronze coins of Canada   

1907  Jarmila Novotna, soprano (Met Opera)/pres of Czechoslovakia (1957-68)   

1908  University of Alberta opens.   

1908  Giant Fred (Bonehead) Merkle fails to touch 2nd, leads to 3rd out in 9th and disallows winning run (game ends tied, Cubs win replay and pennant)   

1909  Marianne Straub, weaver.   

1910  Elliot Roosevelt, son of FDR/writer (Murder in the Oval Office)   

1910  H J H "Tup" Scott, cricketer (Australian Test captain 1886), dies.   

1911  Earl Ovington is recorded as becoming 1st air mail pilot   

1912  inaugural Mack Sennett "Keystone Comedy" movie released.   

1912  The inaugural ever silent 'Keystone Cops' film released.   

1912  1st Mack Sennett "Keystone Comedy" movie released   

1913  Roland Garros is 1st to fly over Mediterranean Sea   

1913  Alexey Davidovich Machavariani, composer   

1914  Reds drop their 19th straight game, then beat Boston Braves.   

1914  Norman Cazden, composer.   

1915  Finn Arnestad, composer.   

1917  Imry Nemeth, Hungary, hammer thrower (Olympic-gold-1948).   

1920  Mickey Rooney, American film actor is born.   

1920  Alexander Millerand elected president of France   

1920  Alexander Arutiunian, composer.   

1922  B Brechts "Drum in the Night," premieres in Germany   

1922  Philip Owen Arnould Sherrard, scholar theologian poet/translator.   

1923  80000 demonstrate in Amsterdam against Fleet law   

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1158  Geoffrey ii: Duke of brittany   

1161  Emperor takakura of japan: Emperor takakura of japan (d. 1181)   

1215  Kublai khan of the mongol empire: Kublai khan of the mongol empire (d. 1294)   

1434  Yolande of valois: Duchess of savoy   

1555  Louise de coligny: French 4th wife of willem of orange   

1591  Michael lohr: Composer   

1596  Joan blaeu: Cartographer/publisher   

1598  Eleonore gonzaga: Wife of ferdinand ii, holy roman emperor   

0079  Death of Pope linus: Pope linus   

0775  Death of Constantine v copronymus: Emperor of byzantium (720-75),   

0918  Koenraad i: German duke/king (911-18),   

0965  Aboe a-taia-h al-moetanabbi: Arabic royal poet (diwan), murdered   

1241  Death of Snorri sturluson: Icelandic historian, poet, and politician (b. 1178)   

1390  Death of John i: Duke of lorraine (b. 1346)   

1535  Catherine of saxe-lauenburg: Queen of gustav i of sweden (b. 1513)   

1541  Philippus a paracelsus: Swiss physician/alchemist,