Page 7: Historical Events In September - 23

1982  Jimmy Wakely, country western singer, dies of heart failure at 68 on this day in history.   

1983  Columbia moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating in preparation of STS-9 on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history anatoly Grigor'yevich Novikov, composer, dies at 87   

1985  On this day in history mickey Simpson, actor (Wagonmaster), dies of a heart attack at 72   

1987  On this day in history bob Fosse, choreographer (All the Jazz), dies at 62   

1988  On September - 23 arwel Hughes, composer, dies at 79   

1990  PBS begins an 11 hour miniseries on The Civil War on September - 23.   

1990  On September - 23 saddam says he will destroy Israel   

1991  NY Islanders Mike Bossy and Denis Potvin inducted into NHL Hall of Fame on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history chuck Vincent, Adult film director, dies of heart attack at 51   

1992  Bernice Gera, 1st female basball ump (1969 NY-Penn League) dies at 61 on September - 23.   

1993  On this day in history a South African Bill grants blacks a legal say in affairs of state for the first time   

1993  On September - 23 sydney, Australia chosen for Olympic Games of 2000   

1993  William Cort, actor/producer (Ghost, Dear Heart), dies of cancer at 53 on this day in history.   

1994  On September - 23 alec Dickson, founder of VSO, dies at 80   

1995  Booker T Laury, blues pianist/vocalist, dies at 81 on September - 23.   

1996  Denis Dowling, baritone, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1997  On September - 23 "The Adventures of Pinocchio" becomes the first DVD to incorporate DVD video games   

2005  Convicted bank thief and Boricua Popular Army leader, Filiberto Ojeda Ríos is killed in his home in Hormigueros, Puerto Rico when members of the FBI attempt to serve an arrest warrant on this day in history.   

2006  Toomas Hendrik Ilves is elected President of Estonia on September - 23.   

2007  On this day in history yokozuna Hakuho won the Emperor's Cup at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament (Aki Basho) in Tokyo, Japan.   

2012  Iran blocks the use of Google as a search engine on September - 23.   

2013  25 people are killed after Typhoon Usagi passes Hong Kong and China on this day in history.   

2014  Grammy Award winning rapper Eve (35) weds entrepreneur Maximillion Cooper at Cala Jondal Beach in Ibiza, Spain on this day in history.   

2017  Women are allowed in King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh for the first time during Saudi Arabia's 87th anniversary celebrations on this day in history.   

2018  Japan's space agency is the first to place two robotic explorers on an asteroid - Ryugu, from its Hayabusa-2 spacecraft on this day in history.   

2018  Tiger Woods fires final round 71 to beat Billy Horschel by 2 and win the Tour Championship at East Lake GC in Atlanta: Woods' 80th PGA Tour win; first in 5 years; Justin Rose wins FedEx Cup crown, $10m bonus on this day in history.   

2018  39 year old New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees throws 17 yard pass to Michael Thomas to become NFL career pass leader, breaking Brett Favre's record of 6,300 completions; Saints beat Falcons 43-37 on September - 23.   

2018  Alexander Zverev beats Kevin Anderson 6-7, 7-5, 10-7 in Chicago to complete a 13-8 win for Team Europe over Team World in the 2nd Laver Cup tennis tournament on September - 23.   

2018  On this day in history mud volcano, the Otman-Bozdag, erupts 300m (980ft) high, near Baku, Azerbaijan   

2018  Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches "Modicare", free heathcare for 500 million, world's biggest healthcare program on September - 23.   

2019  On this day in history one of the largest and oldest travel firms, Thomas Cook, goes bankrupt as last-minute rescue negotiations fail, stranding 600,000 tourists worldwide.   

2019  On this day in history russia formally adopts the Paris climate agreement.   

2023  On this day in history farm Aid held in Noblesville, Indiana; performers include Willie Nelson , John Mellencamp , Dave Matthews . Margo Price, Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros, Bob Dylan , The String Cheese Incident, and Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats   

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1158  On September - 23 birth of geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1186)   

1161  On this day in history birth of emperor Takakura of Japan (d. 1181)   

1215  On September - 23 birth of kublai Khan of the Mongol Empire (d. 1294)   

1434  On September - 23 birth of yolande of Valois, Duchess of Savoy (d. 1478)   

1555  On September - 23 birth of louise de Coligny, French 4th wife of Willem of Orange   

1591  On this day in history birth of michael Lohr, composer   

1596  On September - 23 birth of joan Blaeu, cartographer/publisher   

1598  Eleonore Gonzaga, wife of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1655) was born on this day in history.   

0079  Death of Pope Linus on September - 23.   

0775  Constantine V Copronymus, Emperor of Byzantium (720-75), dies on this day in history.   

0918  Koenraad I, German duke/king (911-18), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

0965  On September - 23 death of aboe a-Taia-H al-Moetanabbi, Arabic royal poet (Diwan), murdered   

1241  Death of Snorri Sturluson, Icelandic historian, poet, and politician (b. 1178) on September - 23.   

1390  Death of John I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1346) on September - 23.   

1535  Death of Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1513) on this day in history.   

1541  Philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist, dies at 47 on this day in history.