Page 5: Historical Events In September - 30

1926  Peder Holm, composer.   

1927  Babe Ruth hits record setting 60th HR (off Tom Zachary).   

1927  W. S. Merwin, American poet   

1928  Discovery of penicillin announced by Alexander Fleming   

1928  In this year, Le Sifflet publishes 1st precursor of Kuifje (Tintin).   

1928  Elie Wiesel, Romania, author (Souls on Fire)/Nazi hunter (Nobel 1986).   

1929  inaugural manned rocket plane flight (by auto maker Fritz von Opel).   

1929  1st manned rocket plane flight (by auto maker Fritz von Opel)   

1929  Charles E Bonin, French explorer/diplomat (China), dies.   

1930  Ben Cooper, Hartford CT, actor (Rose Tattoo, Outcast, Arizona Raiders).   

1931  Start of "Die Voortrekkers" youth movement for Afrikaners in Bloemfontein, South Africa   

1931  Angie Dickinson, [Angeline Brown], Kulm ND, actress (Police Woman).   

1932  Shintaro Ishihara, Japanese author and politician (Governor of Tokyo)   

1933  Berlin/Hart/Heyman/Myers ballet "As Thousands Cheer," premieres in NYC.   

1933  Mars Zakirovich Rafikov, Russian cosmonaut   

1934  FDR dedicates Boulder Dam (Hoover Dam)   

1934  Babe Ruth's final game as a Yankee, goes 0 for 3   

1934  Udo Jürgens, Austrian singer   

1935  Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess" premiers in Boston   

1935  Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess" premieres in Boston.   

1936  Intl Commission of the Straits (Dardanelles and Bosphorus) ends   

1936  Intl Commission of Straits (Dardanelles and Bosphorus) ends.   

1937  6th Ryder Cup: US, 8-4 at Southport and Ainsdale, England   

1938  Munich Agreement-forced Czechoslovakia to give territory to Germany   

1938  British premier Chamberlain arrives in Munich   

1939  inaugural televised college football game (Fordham vs Waynesburg at NYC).   

1939  Germany and Russia agree to partition Poland.   

1939  1st televised college football game (Fordham vs Waynesburg at NYC).   

1940  47 German aircrafts shot down above England.   

1940  Walter Kollo, composer, dies at 62.   

1941  3721 Jews are buried alive at Babi Yar ravine (near Kiev) Ukraine.   

1941  3721 Jews are buried alive at Babi Yarravine (near Kiev) Ukraine.   

1942  98 U-boats sunk this month (485000 tons).   

1943  Pope Pius XII encyclical on Divine spirit.   

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1207  Jalal al-din muhammad rumi: Persian mystic and poet   

1227  Pope nicholas iv: Pope nicholas iv (d. 1292)   

1530  Geronimo mercuriali: Italian philologist and physician   

1550  Michael maestlin: German mathematician   

1622  Johann sebastiani: Composer   

1627  Robinson crusoe: Fictional character according to daniel defoe   

1631  William stoughton: American judge at the salem witch trials   

1685  Gunther jacob wenceslaus: Composer   

0420  Saint jerome: Translator of the vulgate bible   

0653  Death of Saint honorius: Archbishop of canterbury   

0739  Death of P'u-chi ho-shang tao-chao: Northern ch'an line zen teacher,   

1101  Death of Anselm iv: Archbishop of milan   

1246  Death of Yaroslav ii of russia: Yaroslav ii of russia (b. 1191)   

1351  Death of Muso soseki: Zen teacher/rinzai line/head of nanzenji,   

1440  Death of Reginald grey: 3rd baron grey de ruthyn, english soldier and politician   

1487  Death of John sutton: 1st baron dudley, lord lieutenant of ireland (b. 1400)