Page 6: Historical Events In September - 29

1938  1st archival course is offered at Columbia University in NYC   

1939  Dickstein, mathematician, dies.   

1940  inaugural US merchant ship "Booker T Washington" commanded by a black captain (Hugh Mulzac), launched at Wilmington Delaware   

1940  "Double or Nothing," a radio quiz show, 1st heard on Mutual Radio Net.   

1941  Heavyweight Champ Joe Louis KOs Lou Nova in 6   

1941  Joe Louis TKOs Lou Nova in 6 for heavyweight boxing title   

1941  Friedrich Angel, German mathematician (group theory), dies at 79   

1942  32°F lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in Sept   

1943  Eisenhower and Italian Marshal Pietro Badoglio sign an armistice.   

1943  Lech Walesa, Polish leader; founder of Solidarity trade union is born   

1944  Near the end of World War 2, the Red Army enters Yugoslavia   

1944  Soviet troops invade Yugoslavia.   

1950  Balthazar H Verhagen, Neth/South African dramatist/writer, dies.   

1951  inaugural color telecast of football game on network, Phila (CBS)   

1951  S B Nicholson discovers 12th satellite of Jupiter.   

1951  Bradley Barker, dies   

1953  Milton Berle Show premiers   

1957  300 die as express train hits stalled train (Montgomery W Pakistan).   

1958  Aare Merikanto, composer, dies at 65   

1959  Sultan of Brunei promulgates a constitution   

1959  Bruce Bairnsfather, cartoonist, dies   

1961  Reinhard Herbig, German archaeologist, dies at 63   

1962  Launch of Alouette 1, inaugural Canadian satellite (on US Delta rocket)   

1962  Patrick Corry, developed self-rotating rock drill, dies in the Bronx   

1963  2nd session of Ecumenical council, `Vatican II,' opens in Rome.   

1964  Robert Burton, actor (Dr Gordon-Kings Row), dies at 69   

1966  Maurits H E Uyldert, Dutch poet/writer (Motion), dies at 75.   

1967  Carson McCullers, US author (Heart is a Lonely Hunter), dies at 50.   

1969  "Love American Style," premiers on ABC   

1970  Edward Everett Horton, actor/narrator (Bulwinkle Show), dies at 84   

1973  Soyuz 12 returns to Earth.   

1973  W H Auden, Vienna poet, dies   

1974  John Smallenbroek, Dutch Internal minister, dies at 72   

1975  Casey Stengel, NY Yankee manager (1949-60), dies in Glendale at 85   

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1240  Margaret of england: Queen consort of scotland,   

1321  John of artois: Count of eu, french soldier   

1328  Joan of kent: Wife of edward, the black prince   

1388  Thomas of lancaster: 1st duke of clarence, son of henry iv of england   

1402  Ferdinand: The saint, portuguese slave of fez/saint   

1511  Michael servetus: Spain, physician (christianism rostituta)   

1518  Tintoretto: Italian painter   

1547  Miguel de cervantes saavedra: Spanish author and novelist (don quixote)   

0855  Lotharius i: Romanian-french emperor (signed treaty of verdun),   

1364  Charles: Duke of brittany   

1530  Andrea del sato: [d'agnolo di franceszo], italian painter,   

1560  Death of Gustaaf i: King of sweden (1523-60),   

1575  Death of Charles de boisot: Water beggar,   

1598  Death of Floris i van pallandt: Earl of culemborg,   

1619  Death of John lippershey: Inventor of telescope, buried   

1637  Lorenzo ruiz: Filipino saint