Page 5: Historical Events In August - 09

1922  On this day in history philip Larkin, Coventry England, writer (North Ship, Jill)   

1923  On this day in history nY State Golf Assoc formed   

1923  Gerrit Kouwenaar, Dutch literary on this day in history.   

1924  Jacob P Vis, Dutch founder (NV Royal Salt Industries), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1925  On this day in history only time Babe Ruth pinch-hit for, Bobby Veach flies out   

1925  On August - 09 robert Heppener, composer (Hymns & Conversations, Movie Music)   

1926  On this day in history denis Atkinson, cricketer (WI all-rounder, 219 v Australia 1955)   

1927  On this day in history marvin Minsky, Artifical intelligence computer scientist (MIT)   

1928  On August - 09 bob Cousy, NBA guard (Boston Celtics, 1957 MVP)   

1928  Frederik II W, grand duke of Baden (1907-18), dies at 71 on August - 09.   

1929  On August - 09 heinrich Zille, German cartoonist (Simplicissimus), dies at 71   

1930  On August - 09 betty Boop debutes in Max Fleischer's animated cartoon Dizzy Dishes   

1930  On this day in history 113°F (45°C) at Perryville, Tennessee (state record)   

1930  Betty Boop, animation on August - 09.   

1931  On this day in history mark Weinberg, South African/British fiancier/multi-millionaire   

1932  John Gomery, Canadian jurist on August - 09.   

1933  On August - 09 tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Japanese television personality and children's author   

1935  George S Leotsakos, composer on August - 09.   

1936  Jesse Owens wins 4th gold medal of Berlin Olympics on this day in history.   

1936  Jesse Owens wins 4th gold medal at Berlin Olympics on August - 09.   

1936  On this day in history julián Javier, American baseball player   

1941  On this day in history winston Churchill reaches Newfoundland for 1st talk with FDR   

1942  On August - 09 hMAS CANBERRA (RAN) sunk in the South West Pacific, SE of Savo Island off northern Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands - by torpedoes and 8in gunfire of Japanese cruiser force.   

1942  On August - 09 hMAS Canberra sunk in battle of Savo Island   

1942  On August - 09 200 Jews escape Mir Ghetto in Poland   

1942  On this day in history edith Stein, German philosopher, dies   

1943  Bertolt Brecht's "Leben des Galilei," premieres in Zurich on August - 09.   

1944  On this day in history 12 workers of Dutch illegal paper "Trouw," executed at Camp Vught   

1945  A second atomic bomb is dropped on Nagasaki; Soviets declare war on Japan, attacking Manchuria on August - 09.   

1945  Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki on August - 09.   

1945  Lt. Robert H. Gray (Royal Cdn. Naval Volunteer Reserve) wins the Victoria Cross at Onagawa BAy Honshu, Japan on August - 09.   

1945  On August - 09 uS drops 2nd atomic bomb "Fat Man" on Japan destroys part of Nagasaki   

1946  On August - 09 1st time all major-league baseball games (8) are played at night   

1946  On August - 09 a E E Vogler, cricketer (South Africa, 15 Tests, 64 wkts), dies   

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1201  Arnold Fitz Thedmar, English chronicler (d. 1274) was born on this day in history.   

1593  Izaak Walton, England, biographer/fisherman/writer (Compleat Angler) was born on August - 09.   

1611  Henry earl of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/governor of Hulst Neth was born on August - 09.   

1631  On this day in history birth of john Dryden, English poet/playwright (Heroic Stanzas) [NS=Aug 19]   

1648  On this day in history birth of johann Michael Bach, German composer (d. 1694)   

1653  John Oldham, English poet (d. 1683) was born on this day in history.   

1669  Eudoxia Lopukhina, Tsarina of Russia (d. 1731) was born on this day in history.   

1674  On this day in history birth of frantiÅ¡ek Maxmilián Kaňka, Czech architect (d. 1766)   

0117  Death of Mark Ulpius Trajanus, emperor of Rome (98-117) on August - 09.   

0378  Flavius Valens, emperor of Byzantium (364-78), dies in battle at 50 on this day in history.   

0803  Irene, Byzantine empress/wife of emperor Leo IV, dies on this day in history.   

1048  On August - 09 pope Damasus II [Poppo] dies in Rome, after reigning for only 23 days   

1107  Death of Emperor Horikawa of Japan (b. 1079) on this day in history.   

1173  Death of Najm ad-Din Ayyub, father of Saladin on this day in history.   

1250  On August - 09 death of king Eric IV of Denmark (b. 1216)   

1420  On this day in history pierre d'ailly/Peter de Alliaco, French theologist/cardinal, dies