Historical Events In September - 01

1918  On this day in history sgt. John Gilroy Grant, 1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment, won the Victoria Cross at Bancourt France   

1918  On this day in history sS City of Glasgow, a Ellerman Lines ship of 6457 grt and built in 1906, she was torpedoed by German submarine UB118 21 miles east of Tuskar Rock in St George's Channel whilst en-route from Manchester to Montreal in ballast. 12 of the crew were lost.   

1918  US troops land in Vladivostok, Siberia, stay until 1920 on this day in history.   

1919  Frank Wedekind's "Herakles," premieres in Munich on this day in history.   

1920  On September - 01 lebanon created by France, Beirut becoming the capital   

1920  On September - 01 france creates Lebanon   

1920  On this day in history hubert Lampo, Flemish writer/essayist (Coming of Joachim Stiller)   

1921  Nederlander Theater opens at 208 W 41 St NYC (Billy Rose, Trafalgar) on this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history matt Higgins Doran, composer   

1922  On this day in history nYC law requires all "pool" rooms to change name to "billards"   

1922  NYC law requires all "pool" rooms to change name to "billiards" on this day in history.   

1922  On this day in history melvin R Laird, (Rep-R-Mich), US Secretary of Defense (1969-73)   

1923  On September - 01 earthquake strikes Tokyo &Yokohama, kills 106,000   

1923  On this day in history tokyo and Yokohama, Japan, are rocked by an earthquake, killing over 50,000 people.   

1923  On this day in history uS beats Australia in tennis, for their 4th straight Davis Cup   

1923  On this day in history 18th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in New York (4-1)   

1923  On this day in history rocky Marciano, heavyweight champion boxer (1952-56)   

1923  On this day in history great Kanto earthquake in Japan killing 143,000 people   

1924  On this day in history kenchoji Rinzai temple in Kamakur Japan, heavily damaged by earthquake   

1925  On this day in history pierre de Coubertin steps down as chairman of Intl Olympic Committee   

1925  On this day in history art[hur E] Pepper, US, alto saxophonist   

1926  Abdur Rahman Biswas, President of Bangladesh on this day in history.   

1927  On September - 01 tommy Evans, rocker (Drifters)   

1928  Albania becomes a kingdom, with Zogu I as king on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history george Maharis, actor (Rich Man, Poor Man, Route 66)   

1931  "Boxcar" Willie, singer on this day in history.   

1932  NYC Mayor James J "Gentleman Jimmy" Walker resigns (graft charges) on this day in history.   

1933  On September - 01 h.G Wells publishes 'The Shape of the Things to Come'   

1939  On this day in history german army invades Poland, marking the beginning of World War II.   

1939  On this day in history nazi troops invade Poland, beginning WWII.   

1939  Physical Review publishes 1st paper to deal with "black holes" on September - 01.   

1939  WW II starts, Germany invades Poland, takes Danzig on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history jews in all of the Third Reich are required to wear the yellow Star of David.   

1941  Yellow star becomes obligatory for Jews in the Reich to wear on September - 01.   

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1286  On this day in history birth of elisabeth Richeza of Poland, Queen of Poland (d. 1335)   

1453  Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Spanish general (d. 1515) was born on this day in history.   

1529  On this day in history birth of taddeo Zuccari, Italian painter   

1549  On this day in history birth of charles Philip of Croij, marquis of Havre/earl of Fontenoy, etc   

1566  Edward Alleyn, English actor (d. 1626) was born on September - 01.   

1588  On September - 01 birth of henry II, Prince of Condé, French nobleman (d. 1646)   

1608  On September - 01 birth of giacomo Torelli, composer   

1651  On this day in history birth of nataliya Kyrillovna Naryshkina, Tsaritsa of Russia (d. 1694)   

1067  Boudouin V, earl of Flanders/guardian of king of France, dies on September - 01.   

1159  On September - 01 adrian IV, [Nicole Breakspear], only English pope (1154-59), dies   

1215  Death of Otto van Gelre, son of Otto I/earl-elect of Utrecht on this day in history.   

1256  On September - 01 death of kujo Yoritsune, Japanese shogun (b. 1218)   

1406  Johanna, duchess of Brabant/Limburg (Joyful Entry), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1414  On this day in history death of william de Ros, 7th Baron de Ros, Lord Treasurer of England (b. 1369)   

1557  Jacques Cartier, French explorer, dies (birth date unknown) on this day in history.   

1581  Death of Guru Ram Das, fourth Sikh Guru (b. 1534) on this day in history.