Historical Events In September - 23

1897  First frontier days rodeo celebration (Cheyene Wyoming) on September - 23.   

1897  1st frontier days rodeo celebration (Cheyene Wyoming) on September - 23.   

1897  Paul Delvaux, Belgian painter (surrealist) on this day in history.   

1899  On September - 23 louise Nevelson, sculptor   

1900  Louise Nevelson, US, sculptor (Sky Cathedral) on September - 23.   

1901  On September - 23 adrian Pitlo, lawyer   

1902  On this day in history john Wesley Powell, US geologist (Grand Canyon), dies at 68   

1904  On this day in history francis Younghusbands leaves Lhasa Tibet   

1904  On this day in history meyer Schapiro, art historian   

1905  Mbunga-siege of Fort Mahenge German East-Africa broken on this day in history.   

1905  Jeno Kenessey, composer on September - 23.   

1906  Willard F McMurry, musician on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history jan van Rijswijck, Flemish journalist/mayor of Antwerp, dies   

1907  On this day in history proclamation sets fineness & weight of silver & bronze coins of Canada   

1907  On this day in history jarmila Novotna, soprano (Met Opera)/pres of Czechoslovakia (1957-68)   

1908  University of Alberta opens on September - 23.   

1908  Giant Fred (Bonehead) Merkle fails to touch 2nd, causes 3rd out in 9th & disallows winning run (game ends tied, Cubs win replay & pennant) on September - 23.   

1909  Marianne Straub, weaver on September - 23.   

1910  On this day in history elliot Roosevelt, son of FDR/writer (Murder in the Oval Office)   

1910  On September - 23 h J H "Tup" Scott, cricketer (Australian Test captain 1886), dies   

1911  Earl Ovington becomes 1st air mail pilot on September - 23.   

1912  On this day in history first Mack Sennett "Keystone Comedy" movie released   

1912  The first ever silent 'Keystone Cops' film released on September - 23.   

1912  1st Mack Sennett "Keystone Comedy" movie released on this day in history.   

1913  On this day in history roland Garros is 1st to fly over Mediterranean Sea   

1913  Alexey Davidovich Machavariani, composer on this day in history.   

1914  Reds drop their 19th straight game, then beat Boston Braves on this day in history.   

1914  On September - 23 norman Cazden, composer   

1915  On September - 23 finn Arnestad, composer   

1917  Imry Nemeth, Hungary, hammer thrower (Olympic-gold-1948) on this day in history.   

1920  The birth of Mickey Rooney, American film actor on September - 23.   

1920  Alexander Millerand elected president of France on September - 23.   

1920  Alexander Arutiunian, composer on this day in history.   

1922  On September - 23 b Brechts "Drum in the Night," premieres in Germany   

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

1161  On September - 23 birth of emperor Takakura of Japan (d. 1181)   

1215  Kublai Khan of the Mongol Empire (d. 1294) was born on this day in history.   

1434  On this day in history birth of yolande of Valois, Duchess of Savoy (d. 1478)   

1555  On this day in history birth of louise de Coligny, French 4th wife of Willem of Orange   

1591  On September - 23 birth of michael Lohr, composer   

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 September - 23.   

0079  On this day in history death of pope Linus   

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

0918  On September - 23 koenraad I, German duke/king (911-18), dies at 42   

0965  On this day in history death of aboe a-Taia-H al-Moetanabbi, Arabic royal poet (Diwan), murdered   

1241  On this day in history death of snorri Sturluson, Icelandic historian, poet, and politician (b. 1178)   

1390  Death of John I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1346) on September - 23.   

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

1541  Philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist, dies at 47 on this day in history.