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

1453  On this day in history birth of gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Spanish general (d. 1515)   

1529  On September - 01 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  Henry II, Prince of Condé, French nobleman (d. 1646) was born on September - 01.   

1608  On September - 01 birth of giacomo Torelli, composer   

1651  On September - 01 birth of nataliya Kyrillovna Naryshkina, Tsaritsa of Russia (d. 1694)   

1067  On this day in history boudouin V, earl of Flanders/guardian of king of France, dies   

1159  Adrian IV, [Nicole Breakspear], only English pope (1154-59), dies on September - 01.   

1215  On September - 01 death of otto van Gelre, son of Otto I/earl-elect of Utrecht   

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  On September - 01 jacques Cartier, French explorer, dies (birth date unknown)   

1581  On September - 01 death of guru Ram Das, fourth Sikh Guru (b. 1534)