Poor Gabriel's Almanac -- September 15
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Birthdays on this date:
In 1789 James Fenimore Cooper, first major American novelist
In 1830 Porfirio Díaz, soldier, president of Mexico (1877-1911)
In 1857 William Howard Taft (in Cincinnati, OH), 27th US President (R)
(1909-13), 10th US Chief Justice (1921-30)
In 1876 Bruno Walter, conductor
In 1881 Ettore Arco Isidoro Bugatti, car builder
In 1890 Dame Agatha Christie, writer (Murder of Roger Acroyd, et al)
In 1894 Jean Renoir, cineaste (Grand Illusion), painter
In 1899 Milton Eisenhower, Dwight's brother
In 1903 Roy Acuff, country and western singer
In 1904 Umberto II, king of Italy (1946)
In 1906 Kathryn Murray (in New Jersey)
In 1908 Penny Singleton, actor ('Blondie' series, After The Thin Man)
In 1913 John Mitchell, attorney general who went to jail
In 1914 Creighton Abrams, Army general
In 1922 Jackie Cooper, actor (Our Gang shorts, Skippy), director
In 1924 Bobby Short, singer, pianist
In 1927 Norm Crosby, comedian
In 1929 Murray Gell-Mann, physicist who predicted quarks
In 1938 Gaylord Perry, baseball player
In 1941 Miroslaw Hermaszewski, first Polish space traveler (Soyuz 30)
In 1946 Oliver Stone, director
+ Tommy Lee Jones, actor
In 1961 Dan Marino, football player (QB, Dolphins, 1983-99)
In 1984 HRH Prince Henry of Wales (Henry Charles Albert David), royalty
Events worth noting:
+ Battle of Britain Day.
+ Felt Hat Day, when men of fashion put away their straw hats.
+ Feast of the 7 Sorrows of Mary.
+ Independence Day (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatamala)
+ Independence Day (Honduras, Nicaragua)
In 1776 British forces occupy NYC during the American Revolution.
In 1789 Dept of Foreign Affairs, renamed the Dept of State.
In 1821 Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatamala, Honduras, and Nicaragua all gain
their independence.
In 1862 Stonewall Jackson takes Harpers Ferry.
In 1894 Japan defeats China in Battle of Ping Yang.
In 1917 Russia was proclaimed a republic by Alexander Kerensky.
In 1930 The first international bridge match is held in London. The U.S.
team defeats Great Britain.
In 1935 Nuremberg Laws deprived German Jews of citizenship and made the
swastika the official symbol of Nazi Germany.
In 1937 WPA extends the L-Taraval streetcar to the Zoo (at Sloat Blvd).
In 1940 Third American Football League plays its first game (Milwaulkee 14,
Columbus 2).
+ Tide turns in Battle of Britain in WW II, RAF beats Luftwaffe.
In 1947 Yanks clinch pennant #15.
In 1950 During Korean conflict, UN forces land at Inchon in the south.
+ Yankee Johnny Mize hits 3 homers (6th time he has done that).
In 1957 "Bachelor Father" with John Forsythe premieres.
+ San Francisco Seals (Pacific Coast League) play their last game.
In 1959 Soviet Premier Khrushchev arrives in US to begin a 13-day visit.
In 1963 Four children are killed in bombing of a black Baptist church in
Birmingham.
In 1965 "Lost in Space" premieres.
In 1966 Gemini XI returns to Earth.
In 1976 Soyuz 22 carries two cosmonauts into earth orbit for 8 days.
In 1978 Yanks beat Boston 4-0, Guidry wins # 22, Yanks lead 2 1/2 games.
In 1981 First International Peace Day observed.
In 1982 Israel orders Lebanese Phalangist militia into Beirut Palestinian
refugee camps. Massacre of 1000+ refugees at Shatila and Sabra
begins.
In 1984 Morocco Showcase opens.
In 1985 Lebanese kidnappers release first hostage, Rev. Benjamin Weir, in
US-Iran arms-for-hostages deal.
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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