Historical Events In September - 02

1956  Washington-Jackson cable line replaced by bus service on September - 02.   

1957  On this day in history 1st edition newspaper the Ware Time (in Suriname), 1,700 die   

1957  William A Craigie, Scottish lexicographer, dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island   

1959  US President Eisenhower arrives in Paris on this day in history.   

1960  Tamara & Irina Press (USSR) become 1st sisters to win olympic gold on this day in history.   

1961  Greet Koeman, Dutch singer, dies at 54 on September - 02.   

1962  Stan Musial's 3,516th hit moves over Tris Speaker into 2nd place on this day in history.   

1963  On this day in history alabama Gov George C Wallace prevents integration of Tuskegee HS   

1963  CBS &NBC expand network news from 15 to 30 minutes on this day in history.   

1964  Norman Manley scores 2-consecutive holes-in-one at Del Valley, Cal on September - 02.   

1964  On this day in history francisco H Craveiro Lopes, Portuguese gen/pres (1951-58), dies at 70   

1965  On this day in history the Beatles receive a gold record for the 45-rpm release of Help! (For our younger readers, 45-rpm is the speed that a hit single record revolves on the turntable of a record player.)   

1965  On September - 02 johannes Bobrowski, writer, dies at 48   

1968  On September - 02 ernest Claes, Belgium, author (The White), dies at 82   

1969  North Vietnamese president Ho Chi Minh dies on this day in history.   

1969  Harry Williams Millard, producer, dies of cancer at 41 on September - 02.   

1970  Allan Walker, actor/writer (Red Buttons Show), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history john R R Tolkien, British story writer (Hobbit), dies of ulcer at 81   

1978  George Harrison marries Olivia on this day in history.   

1978  On this day in history graham Salmon set the worlds record for 100 meters by a blind man   

1978  John McClain performs 180 outside loops in an airplane over Houston on September - 02.   

1979  Felix Aylmer, actor (Quartet, Hamlet, Dreaming Lips), dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1980  On September - 02 william Douglas Denny, composer, dies at 70   

1982  On this day in history jay Novello, actor (Harum Scarum, Rebel Breed), dies of cancer at 78   

1983  On this day in history yitzhak Shamir (Herut) endorsed by Menachem Begin for Israelli PM   

1985  A joint US-French expedition locates the wreckage of the ill-fated HMS Titanic on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history abe Lenstra, Dutch soccer star, dies at 64   

1986  On September - 02 cathy Evelyn Smith sentenced to 3 years for death of John Belushi   

1987  Donald Trump takes out a full page NY Times ad lambasting Japan on September - 02.   

1987  West German pilot Mathias Rust, who flew a private plane from Helsinki Finland, to Moscow's Red Square, goes on trial in Russia on September - 02.   

1988  Amnesty International's Human Rights Now! tour begins in Wembley on September - 02.   

1989  On September - 02 rev Al Sharpton leads a civil rights march through Bensonhurst   

1989  On September - 02 a Bartlett Giamatti, baseball commisioner, dies at 51   

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1243  Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford, English politician (d. 1295) was born on this day in history.   

1548  Vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian architect (d. 1616) was born on September - 02.   

1661  Georg Bohm, German organist/composer was born on September - 02.   

1675  William Somervile, English poet (d. 1742) was born on this day in history.   

1716  On September - 02 birth of johann Trier, composer   

1731  On September - 02 birth of johann F von Cronegk, German playwright (Olint und Sophronia)   

1750  Pehr Frigel, composer was born on this day in history.   

1753  On this day in history birth of marie Josephine Louise of Savoy, queen of France (d. 1810)   

0421  Flavius Constantine III, emperor of Westromeinse, dies at about 51 on September - 02.   

0490  On September - 02 death of pheidippides, Greek hero   

1031  Death of Saint Emeric of Hungary on September - 02.   

1274  Death of Prince Munetaka, Japanese shogun (b. 1242) on September - 02.   

1384  Louis I, duke of Anjou/king of Naples (Battle of Poitiers), dies on September - 02.   

1397  Death of Francesco Landini, Italian composer on September - 02.   

1418  Jan III Chalon, prince of Orange/gov of Burgundy, dies on September - 02.   

1540  On this day in history death of lebna Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1501)