Historical Events In September - 23

1982  On this day in history jimmy Wakely, country western singer, dies of heart failure at 68  

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

1984  Anatoly Grigor'yevich Novikov, composer, dies at 87 on September - 23.  

1985  Mickey Simpson, actor (Wagonmaster), dies of a heart attack at 72 on September - 23.  

1987  Bob Fosse, choreographer (All the Jazz), dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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

1990  PBS begins an 11 hour miniseries on The Civil War on this day in history.  

1990  On September - 23 saddam says he will destroy Israel  

1991  On this day in history nY Islanders Mike Bossy and Denis Potvin inducted into NHL Hall of Fame  

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 this day in history.  

1993  A South African Bill grants blacks a legal say in affairs of state for the first time on September - 23.  

1993  Sydney, Australia chosen for Olympic Games of 2000 on this day in history.  

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

1994  Alec Dickson, founder of VSO, dies at 80 on September - 23.  

1995  On September - 23 booker T Laury, blues pianist/vocalist, dies at 81  

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  On September - 23 toomas Hendrik Ilves is elected President of Estonia.  

2007  Yokozuna Hakuho won the Emperor's Cup at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament (Aki Basho) in Tokyo, Japan on September - 23.  

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

2013  On September - 23 25 people are killed after Typhoon Usagi passes Hong Kong and China  

2014  On September - 23 grammy Award winning rapper Eve (35) weds entrepreneur Maximillion Cooper at Cala Jondal Beach in Ibiza, Spain  

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

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  On September - 23 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  

2018  On this day in history 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  

2018  On September - 23 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  

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

2018  Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches "Modicare", free heathcare for 500 million, world's biggest healthcare program on this day in history.  

2019  On September - 23 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 September - 23 russia formally adopts the Paris climate agreement.  

2023  On September - 23 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  Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1186) was born on this day in history.  

1161  On September - 23 birth of emperor Takakura of Japan (d. 1181)  

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

1434  On this day in history 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  Michael Lohr, composer was born on this day in history.  

1596  Joan Blaeu, cartographer/publisher was born on September - 23.  

1598  On this day in history birth of eleonore Gonzaga, wife of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1655)  

0079  Death of Pope Linus on September - 23.  

0775  On September - 23 constantine V Copronymus, Emperor of Byzantium (720-75), dies  

0918  On September - 23 koenraad I, German duke/king (911-18), dies at 42  

0965  Death of Aboe a-Taia-H al-Moetanabbi, Arabic royal poet (Diwan), murdered on September - 23.  

1241  On this day in history death of snorri Sturluson, Icelandic historian, poet, and politician (b. 1178)  

1390  On September - 23 death of john I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1346)  

1535  On this day in history death of catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1513)  

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