Historical Events In September - 01
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1918 On this day in history sgt. John Gilroy Grant, 1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment, won the Victoria Cross at Bancourt France
1918 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 on September - 01.
1918 On this day in history uS troops land in Vladivostok, Siberia, stay until 1920
1919 On September - 01 frank Wedekind's "Herakles," premieres in Munich
1920 On September - 01 lebanon created by France, Beirut becoming the capital
1920 France creates Lebanon on September - 01.
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 Matt Higgins Doran, composer on September - 01.
1922 NYC law requires all "pool" rooms to change name to "billards" on September - 01.
1922 On this day in history nYC law requires all "pool" rooms to change name to "billiards"
1922 On September - 01 melvin R Laird, (Rep-R-Mich), US Secretary of Defense (1969-73)
1923 Earthquake strikes Tokyo &Yokohama, kills 106,000 on this day in history.
1923 Tokyo and Yokohama, Japan, are rocked by an earthquake, killing over 50,000 people on September - 01.
1923 US beats Australia in tennis, for their 4th straight Davis Cup on September - 01.
1923 On September - 01 18th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in New York (4-1)
1923 On September - 01 rocky Marciano, heavyweight champion boxer (1952-56)
1923 Great Kanto earthquake in Japan killing 143,000 people on September - 01.
1924 On September - 01 kenchoji Rinzai temple in Kamakur Japan, heavily damaged by earthquake
1925 Pierre de Coubertin steps down as chairman of Intl Olympic Committee on this day in history.
1925 On September - 01 art[hur E] Pepper, US, alto saxophonist
1926 Abdur Rahman Biswas, President of Bangladesh on September - 01.
1927 Tommy Evans, rocker (Drifters) on this day in history.
1928 Albania becomes a kingdom, with Zogu I as king on this day in history.
1928 George Maharis, actor (Rich Man, Poor Man, Route 66) on this day in history.
1931 "Boxcar" Willie, singer on September - 01.
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 German army invades Poland, marking the beginning of World War II on September - 01.
1939 Nazi troops invade Poland, beginning WWII on this day in history.
1939 Physical Review publishes 1st paper to deal with "black holes" on this day in history.
1939 WW II starts, Germany invades Poland, takes Danzig on this day in history.
1941 On September - 01 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 this day in history.
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