Historical Events In September - 23

1849  On September - 23 mikhail Mikhaylovich Ivanov, composer   

1852  William Stewart Halsted, established 1st US surgical school on this day in history.   

1853  Marcel Planiol, French private law scholar on September - 23.   

1854  Cornelis W Lely, Dutch engineer/gov of Suriname (1902-05) on this day in history.   

1856  On this day in history william Archer, Scotland, writer (Green Goddess)   

1857  Russian warship Leffort disappears in Finland Gulf in storm; 826 die on September - 23.   

1861  On this day in history edmond H H Allenby, English fieldmarshal/high director (Egypt)   

1862  On this day in history lincoln's Emancipation is published in Northern Newspapers   

1863  On this day in history confederate siege of Chattanooga begins   

1863  Alexandre EJ Yersin, Swiss/French bacteriologist (bacteria plague) on this day in history.   

1864  On this day in history battle of Athens VA   

1866  On September - 23 edouard Combe, composer   

1868  Grito de Lares proclaims Puerto Rico's independence (crushed by Spain) on this day in history.   

1870  John Lomax, Miss, folk song collector/ethnomusicologist on September - 23.   

1871  On this day in history frantisek Kupka, Czech writer   

1871  On this day in history alexander N Afanasjev, Russian story teller, dies at 45   

1873  On this day in history tom Allen beats Mike McCale for Heavyweight Boxing title   

1876  On this day in history ottawa Rough Riders play their 1st game   

1877  On this day in history hurricane strikes Curacao & Bonaire kills 200   

1877  Urbain JJ Leverrier, codiscoverer of Neptune, dies on this day in history.   

1879  Baldwin steam motors tram first tried in Sydney Australia on September - 23.   

1879  On September - 23 baldwin steam motors tram 1st tried in Sydney Australia   

1880  On this day in history jules Ferry forms French govt   

1880  On September - 23 john Boyd Orr, nutritionist, UN's FAO (Nobel 1949)   

1884  On this day in history herman Hollerith patents his mechanical tabulating machine.   

1888  Gerhard Kittel, German anti-semitic theologist (Die Oden Salomons) on September - 23.   

1889  On this day in history nintendo Koppai (Later Nintendo Company, Limited) founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce and market the playing card game Hanafuda.   

1889  On September - 23 walter Lippmann, NYC, journalist/political writer (Men of Dystany)   

1889  William W Collins, English writer (Moonstone), dies on this day in history.   

1890  Ed Cartwright bats in 7 RBIs in 1 inning on September - 23.   

1890  On September - 23 arthur Walter Kramer, composer   

1894  On this day in history kornelis H Miskotte, theologist (Edda & Thora)   

1895  French labor union CGT (Confederation Generale du Travail) forms on this day in history.   

1896  On September - 23 ivar A Aasen, Norwegian linguistic/poet, dies at 83   

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1158  On this day in history birth of geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1186)   

1161  Emperor Takakura of Japan (d. 1181) was born on September - 23.   

1215  On this day in history birth of kublai Khan of the Mongol Empire (d. 1294)   

1434  On September - 23 birth of yolande of Valois, Duchess of Savoy (d. 1478)   

1555  Louise de Coligny, French 4th wife of Willem of Orange was born on September - 23.   

1591  Michael Lohr, composer was born on this day in history.   

1596  On this day in history birth of joan Blaeu, cartographer/publisher   

1598  Eleonore Gonzaga, wife of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1655) was born on this day in history.   

0079  Death of Pope Linus on this day in history.   

0775  On this day in history constantine V Copronymus, Emperor of Byzantium (720-75), dies   

0918  Koenraad I, German duke/king (911-18), dies at 42 on September - 23.   

0965  Death of Aboe a-Taia-H al-Moetanabbi, Arabic royal poet (Diwan), murdered on September - 23.   

1241  Death of Snorri Sturluson, Icelandic historian, poet, and politician (b. 1178) on this day in history.   

1390  On September - 23 death of john I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1346)   

1535  On this day in history death of catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1513)   

1541  On September - 23 philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist, dies at 47