Page 6: Historical Events In September - 30

1945  In this year, Hank Greenberg's final day HR claims pennant for Tigers.   

1946  22 Nazi leaders are discovered guilty of war crimes at Nuremberg, Von Ribbentrop and Goering sentenced to death by Nuremberg trial.   

1946  22 Nazi leaders are discovered guilty of war crimes at Nuremberg   

1947  Yanks beat Dodgers 5-3-largest WS crowd 73365-1st WS televised.   

1949  Berlin Airlift ends after 277000 flights.   

1950  inaugural congress of Internat'l Astronautical Federation opens in Paris.   

1950  1st congress of International Astronautical Federation opens in Paris.   

1952  Waldorf Astor, House of Lords and Commons/owner of Observer, dies.   

1953  Auguste/Jacques Piccard dives with bathosphere to 3150 m (record).   

1954  inaugural atomic-powered vessel, submarine Nautilus launched   

1954  Percie Charlton, cricketer (2 Tests for Australia 1890), dies.   

1955  James Dean actor and singer was killed in car crash   

1955  James Dean, actor (Rebel Without a Cause), dies in a car crash at age 24   

1958  Niels Bjerrum, Danish chemist (ph-stipulation), dies at 79   

1959  John H Kliegl, developer of Klieg light, dies at 89.   

1960  Flintstones premiers (1st prime time animation show).   

1960  On Howdy Doody's last show Clarabelle finally talks "Goodbye Kids".   

1960  Harry St John Philby, [sheik Abdullah], British explorer, dies   

1962  James Meredith registers for classes at University of Mississippi.   

1963  Arnold Foster, composer, dies at 66   

1965  E[dward] E[lmer] "Doc" Smith, sci-fi author (Triplanetary), dies at 75   

1966  Botswana (Bechuanaland) gains independence from Britain (Nat'l Day)   

1967  In this year, BBC starts their own popular music radio station.   

1967  USSR's Kosmos 186 and 188 complete the inaugural automatic docking.   

1968  inaugural Boeing 747 rolls out   

1968  Supremes release "Love Child"   

1970  Patrick Aherne, actor (Bwana Devil, Botany Bay), dies at 69.   

1972  Passenger train derails killing 48 (Rust Stasie South Africa)   

1974  Carlos Prats, Chilean Constitutionalist General, assassinated in the frame of Operation Condor.   

1975  5 drown in flash flood of sewer and water tunnel (Niagara Falls NY)   

1976  Louis Fourestier, composer, dies at 84   

1977  In this year, Ringo releases "Ringo the 4th" album.   

1978  Edgar Bergen, ventriloquist (Charlie McCarthy), dies at 75   

1980  Iran rejects a truce call from Iraqi President Saddam Hussein   

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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  Anselm iv: Archbishop of milan   

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

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

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

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