Poor Gabriel's Almanac -- September 26
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Birthdays on this date:
In 1729 Moses Mendelssohn, philosopher, critic, Bible translator
In 1774 John Chapman, alias Johnny Appleseed
In 1888 Thomas Stearns Eliot, Anglican, playwright (Waste Land, Old Possum's
Book of Practical Cats), Nobel laureate (Literature, 1948)
In 1889 Martin Heidegger, German existentialist (Being and Time)
In 1897 Paul VI, 262nd Roman Catholic pope (1963-78)
In 1898 George Gershwin, (in Brooklyn, NY), composer (Rhapsody in Blue)
In 1914 Jack LaLanne, exercise mogul
In 1919 Barbara Britton, actor (Mr & Mrs North, One Life To Live)
In 1926 Julie London (in California), singer
In 1927 Patrick O'Neal, actor (Chamber of Horrors, King Rat), restaurateur
In 1941 Julio Iglesias, singer
In 1942 Kent McCord, actor (Adam-12, seaQuest DSV, Farscape)
In 1946 Mary Beth Hurt, actor (The World According to Garp, Head Over Heels)
In 1947 Lynn Anderson (in Grand Forks, ND), singer
In 1948 Olivia Newton-John (in Cambridge, England), singer
+ Vladimir Remek, first Czechoslovakian space traveler (Soyuz 28)
In 1962 Melissa Sue Anderson, actor (Little House on the Prairie)
Events worth noting:
+ Feast of St Cosmas and Damian
+ Feast of SS Cyprian and Justina, martyrs
In 1542 Cabrillo discovers California.
In 1687 Parthenon destroyed in war between Turks and Venetians.
In 1777 British troops occupied Philadelphia in the American Revolution.
In 1789 Jefferson is appointed first Secretary of State; John Jay, first
chief justice; Samuel Osgood, first Postmaster; and Edmund J.
Randolph, first Attorney General.
In 1820 Frontiersman Daniel Boone died in Missouri at the age of 85.
In 1824 Kapiolani defies Pele (Hawaiian volcano goddess) and lives.
In 1896 John Philip Sousa led band's first performance in Plainfield, NJ
In 1914 Federal Trade Commission formed to regulate interstate commerce.
In 1918 Meuse-Argonne offensive against the Germans began during WWI.
In 1926 Shortest double header, Yanks lose 6-1 in 72 minutes and lose again
6-2 in 55 minutes to the Browns Yanks already clinched pennant.
In 1950 UN troops in Korean War recaptured South Korean capital of Seoul.
In 1952 Yanks clinch pennant #19.
In 1957 Musical "West Side Story", opened on Broadway.
In 1960 First of 4 TV debates Nixon and Kennedy took place in Chicago.
In 1961 Roger Maris hits #60 off Jack Fisher.
In 1962 TV comedy "The Beverly Hillbillies" premiered on CBS.
+ Yemen Arab Republic proclaimed (National Day).
In 1966 Japan launches its first satellite in to space.
+ The Staten Island is first icebreaker to enter San Francisco bay.
In 1969 Beatles release "Abbey Road" album.
In 1973 Anna Magnani dies at age 64.
In 1977 Sir Freddie Laker began cut-rate 'Skytrain' service London to NY.
In 1980 Soyuz 38 returns to Earth.
In 1983 Australia II won the America's Cup yacht race.
+ Cosmonauts Titov and Strekalov are saved from exploding Soyuz T-10.
And remember ...
National School Success Month
National Sewing Month
National Self-Awareness Month
National Preparedness Month
National Humor in Business Month
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