Post by thomasallencummins on Sept 24, 2007 7:41:44 GMT -5
Events
622 - Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina.
1664 - The Netherlands surrenders New Amsterdam to England.
1789 - The United States Supreme Court, the position of Attorney General, and the United States Post Office Department are established.
1841 - The Sultan of Brunei cedes Sarawak to Britain.
1852 - The first airship is displayed.
1869 - "Black Friday": Gold prices plummet after Ulysses S. Grant orders the Treasury to sell large quantities of gold after Jay Gould and James Fisk plot to control the market.
1877 - Battle of Shiroyama, decisive victory of the Imperial Japanese Army over the Satsuma Rebellion
1890 - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officially renounces polygamy.
1903 - Edmund Barton steps down as Prime Minister of Australia and is succeeded by Alfred Deakin.
1906 - U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devils Tower the nation's first National Monument.
1935 - Earl Bascom and Weldon Bascom produce the first rodeo ever held outdoors under electric lights at Columbia, Mississippi
1946 - Cathay Pacific Airways is founded in Hong Kong
1947 - Majestic 12 is allegedly established by secret executive order of President Harry Truman
1948 - The Honda Motor Company is founded.
1950 - Forest fires black out the sun over portions of Canada and New England. A Blue moon (in the astronomical sense) is seen as far away as Europe.
1957 - Camp Nou, the largest stadium in Europe, is opened in Barcelona.
1957 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower sends 101st Airborne Division troops to Little Rock, Arkansas, to enforce desegregation.
1962 - United States court of appeals orders the University of Mississippi to admit James Meredith.
1973 - Guinea-Bissau declares its independence from Portugal.
1988 - Summer Olympics: Ben Johnson beats Carl Lewis and Linford Christie in 100 metres sprinting in a record time of 9.79 seconds. (Johnson would later be disqualified in a high profile case of doping in sports.)
1990 - Periodic Great White Spot observed on Saturn
1991 - American Rock Band Nirvana (band) releases Nevermind, their second album which propelled them to mega-stardom and highly-popularized alternative rock around the globe.
1994 - National League for Democracy is formed by Aung San Suu Kyi and various people to help fight against dictatorship of Myanmar.
1996 - U.S. President Bill Clinton signed the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty at the United Nations.
2005 - Hurricane Rita makes landfall in the United States, devastating Beaumont, Texas and portions of southwestern Louisiana.
[edit] Births
15 - Vitellius, Roman Emperor (d. 69)
1301 - Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (d. 1372)
1501 - Gerolamo Cardano, Italian mathematician (d. 1576)
1534 - Guru Ram Das, fourth Sikh Guru (d. 1581)
1564 - William Adams, British navigator (d. 1620)
1583 - Albrecht von Wallenstein, Austrian general (d. 1634)
1625 - Johan de Witt, Dutch politician (d. 1672)
1705 - Leopold Josef Graf Daun, Austrian field marshal (d. 1766)
1717 - Horace Walpole, British novelist and politician (d. 1797)
1724 - Sir Arthur Guinness, Irish brewer (d. 1803)
1739 - Grigori Alexandrovich Potemkin, Russian statesman (d. 1791)
1755 - John Marshall, 4th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1835)
1801 - Mikhail Vasilievich Ostrogradsky, Ukrainian scientist (d. 1862)
1802 - Adolphe d'Archaic, French paleontologist and geologist (d. 1868)
1817 - Ramon de Campoamor y Campoosorio, Spanish poet and philosopher (d. 1901)
1829 - Charles S. West, Texas jurist and politician (d. 1885)
1857 - Richard Mansfield, German-born actor (d. 1907)
1870 - Georges Claude, French chemist and inventor (d. 1960)
1871 - Lottie Dod, English athlete (d. 1960)
1878 - C. F. Ramuz, Swiss writer (d. 1947)
1884 - Hugo Schmeisser, German weapons designer (d. 1953)
1884 - Gustave Garrigou, French cyclist (d. 1963)
1890 - A. P. Herbert, British humorist, barrister, novelist (d. 1971)
1890 - Mike González, baseball player (d. 1977)
1892 - Adélard Godbout, premier of Québec (d. 1956)
1894 - Tommy Armour, Anglo-American golfer (d. 1968)
1895 - André Frédéric Cournand, French Nobel Laureate (d. 1988)
1896 - F. Scott Fitzgerald, American novelist (d. 1940)
1898 - Howard Walter Florey, Nobel Laureate (d. 1968)
1899 - Sir William Dobell, Australian portrait artist (d. 1970)
1900 - Ham Fisher, American cartoonist (d. 1955)
1905 - Severo Ochoa, Nobel Laureate (d. 1993)
1909 - Gerard Cio³ek, Polish architect (d. 1966)
1910 - Jean Servais, Belgian actor (d. 1976)
1911 - Konstantin Chernenko, Soviet premier (d. 1985)
1912 - Don Porter, American actor (d. 1997)
1914 - Sir John Kerr, 18th Governor-General of Australia (d. 1991)
1918 - Audra Lindley, American actress (d. 1997)
1919 - Dayton Allen, American actor and comedian (d. 2004)
1921 - Jim McKay, American sports commentator
1922 - Theresa Merritt, American actress (d. 1998)
1923 - Louis Edmonds, American actor (d. 2001)
1923 - Fats Navarro, American jazz trumpet player (d. 1950)
1924 - Nina Bocharova, Soviet gymnast
1924 - Sheila MacRae, singer & actress
1925 - Autar Singh Paintal, Indian medical scientist (d. 2004)
1927 - Alfredo Kraus, Spanish tenor (d. 1999)
1929 - Edward M. Lawson, Canadian politician
1930 - John W. Young, American astronaut
1930 - Angelo Muscat, Maltese actor (d. 1971)
1930 - Józef Krupiñski, Polish poet (d. 1998)
1931 - Anthony Newley, British actor and singer (d. 1999)
1931 - Mike Parkes, British Formula One driver (d. 1977)
1932 - Dominique Michel, French Canadian comedian
1934 - Manfred Wörner, German politician and diplomat (d. 1994)
1934 - Tommy Anderson, Scottish footballer
1934 - John Brunner, British autor (d. 1995)
1936 - Jim Henson, American puppeteer (d. 1990)
1940 - Yves Navarre, French writer (d. 1994)
1941 - Linda McCartney, American singer (d. 1998)
1941 - John Mackey, National Football League player
1942 - Ilkka "Danny" Lipsanen, Finnish singer
1942 - Gerry Marsden, English singer (Gerry and the Pacemakers)
1944 - Diana Körner, German actress
1945 - Lou Dobbs, American journalist
1946 - "Mean" Joe Greene, American football player
1946 - Lars Emil Johansen, Prime Minister of Greenland
1947 - Erik Hivju, Norwegian actor
1948 - Gordon Clapp, American actor
1948 - Phil Hartman, Canadian actor (d. 1998)
1948 - Heinz Chur, German composer
1950 - Alan Colmes, American talk show host
1950 - Kristina Wayborn, Swedish actress
1952 - Mark Sandman, American musician (d. 1999)
1955 - Riccardo Illy, Italian politician
1956 - Hubie Brooks, baseball player
1958 - Kevin Sorbo, American actor
1959 - Steve Whitmire, American voice actor
1961 - Allen Bestwick, Nascar broadcaster
1961 - John Logan, American screenwriter
1962 - Jack Dee, British comedian
1962 - Mike Phelan, English former footballer
1962 - Nia Vardalos, Canadian actress
1964 - Rafael Palmeiro, Cuban-born baseball player
1965 - Sean McNabb, American bassist
1966 - Michael J. Varhola, American author
1966 - Bernard Gilkey, baseball player
1966 - Stacy Galina, American actress
1969 - Shawn "Clown" Crahan, American musician (Slipknot)
1969 - Donald DeGrate, Jr., American music producer
1969 - Megan Ward, American actress
1969 - Goya Toledo, Spanish actress and model
1971 - Kevin Millar, American baseball player
1973 - Eddie George, American football player
1974 - John McDonald, American baseball player
1976 - Stephanie McMahon-Levesque, American professional wrestler
1977 - Frank Fahrenhorst, German footballer
1978 - Wietse van Alten, Dutch archer
1978 - Tarek Saab, American TV show contestant
1980 - John Arne Riise, Norwegian footballer
1980 - Sabrine Maui, Filipino pornstar
1980 - Petri Pasanen, Finnish footballer
1980 - Dean Canto, Australian racing driver
1980 - Brian Lemon, Irish UFC Fighter
1981 - Ryan Briscoe, Australian racing driver
1982 - Morgan Hamm, American gymnast
1982 - Paul Hamm, American gymnast
1982 - Jeff Karstens, American baseball player
1983 - Randy Foye, American basketball player
1984 - Szilvia Molnar, Swedish writer
1986 - Leah Dizon, model, singer and Japanese television
1987 - Matthew Connolly, English footballer
1988 - Kyle Sullivan, American actor
Have a tremendous birthday Nemowife! :-)
622 - Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina.
1664 - The Netherlands surrenders New Amsterdam to England.
1789 - The United States Supreme Court, the position of Attorney General, and the United States Post Office Department are established.
1841 - The Sultan of Brunei cedes Sarawak to Britain.
1852 - The first airship is displayed.
1869 - "Black Friday": Gold prices plummet after Ulysses S. Grant orders the Treasury to sell large quantities of gold after Jay Gould and James Fisk plot to control the market.
1877 - Battle of Shiroyama, decisive victory of the Imperial Japanese Army over the Satsuma Rebellion
1890 - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officially renounces polygamy.
1903 - Edmund Barton steps down as Prime Minister of Australia and is succeeded by Alfred Deakin.
1906 - U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devils Tower the nation's first National Monument.
1935 - Earl Bascom and Weldon Bascom produce the first rodeo ever held outdoors under electric lights at Columbia, Mississippi
1946 - Cathay Pacific Airways is founded in Hong Kong
1947 - Majestic 12 is allegedly established by secret executive order of President Harry Truman
1948 - The Honda Motor Company is founded.
1950 - Forest fires black out the sun over portions of Canada and New England. A Blue moon (in the astronomical sense) is seen as far away as Europe.
1957 - Camp Nou, the largest stadium in Europe, is opened in Barcelona.
1957 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower sends 101st Airborne Division troops to Little Rock, Arkansas, to enforce desegregation.
1962 - United States court of appeals orders the University of Mississippi to admit James Meredith.
1973 - Guinea-Bissau declares its independence from Portugal.
1988 - Summer Olympics: Ben Johnson beats Carl Lewis and Linford Christie in 100 metres sprinting in a record time of 9.79 seconds. (Johnson would later be disqualified in a high profile case of doping in sports.)
1990 - Periodic Great White Spot observed on Saturn
1991 - American Rock Band Nirvana (band) releases Nevermind, their second album which propelled them to mega-stardom and highly-popularized alternative rock around the globe.
1994 - National League for Democracy is formed by Aung San Suu Kyi and various people to help fight against dictatorship of Myanmar.
1996 - U.S. President Bill Clinton signed the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty at the United Nations.
2005 - Hurricane Rita makes landfall in the United States, devastating Beaumont, Texas and portions of southwestern Louisiana.
[edit] Births
15 - Vitellius, Roman Emperor (d. 69)
1301 - Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (d. 1372)
1501 - Gerolamo Cardano, Italian mathematician (d. 1576)
1534 - Guru Ram Das, fourth Sikh Guru (d. 1581)
1564 - William Adams, British navigator (d. 1620)
1583 - Albrecht von Wallenstein, Austrian general (d. 1634)
1625 - Johan de Witt, Dutch politician (d. 1672)
1705 - Leopold Josef Graf Daun, Austrian field marshal (d. 1766)
1717 - Horace Walpole, British novelist and politician (d. 1797)
1724 - Sir Arthur Guinness, Irish brewer (d. 1803)
1739 - Grigori Alexandrovich Potemkin, Russian statesman (d. 1791)
1755 - John Marshall, 4th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1835)
1801 - Mikhail Vasilievich Ostrogradsky, Ukrainian scientist (d. 1862)
1802 - Adolphe d'Archaic, French paleontologist and geologist (d. 1868)
1817 - Ramon de Campoamor y Campoosorio, Spanish poet and philosopher (d. 1901)
1829 - Charles S. West, Texas jurist and politician (d. 1885)
1857 - Richard Mansfield, German-born actor (d. 1907)
1870 - Georges Claude, French chemist and inventor (d. 1960)
1871 - Lottie Dod, English athlete (d. 1960)
1878 - C. F. Ramuz, Swiss writer (d. 1947)
1884 - Hugo Schmeisser, German weapons designer (d. 1953)
1884 - Gustave Garrigou, French cyclist (d. 1963)
1890 - A. P. Herbert, British humorist, barrister, novelist (d. 1971)
1890 - Mike González, baseball player (d. 1977)
1892 - Adélard Godbout, premier of Québec (d. 1956)
1894 - Tommy Armour, Anglo-American golfer (d. 1968)
1895 - André Frédéric Cournand, French Nobel Laureate (d. 1988)
1896 - F. Scott Fitzgerald, American novelist (d. 1940)
1898 - Howard Walter Florey, Nobel Laureate (d. 1968)
1899 - Sir William Dobell, Australian portrait artist (d. 1970)
1900 - Ham Fisher, American cartoonist (d. 1955)
1905 - Severo Ochoa, Nobel Laureate (d. 1993)
1909 - Gerard Cio³ek, Polish architect (d. 1966)
1910 - Jean Servais, Belgian actor (d. 1976)
1911 - Konstantin Chernenko, Soviet premier (d. 1985)
1912 - Don Porter, American actor (d. 1997)
1914 - Sir John Kerr, 18th Governor-General of Australia (d. 1991)
1918 - Audra Lindley, American actress (d. 1997)
1919 - Dayton Allen, American actor and comedian (d. 2004)
1921 - Jim McKay, American sports commentator
1922 - Theresa Merritt, American actress (d. 1998)
1923 - Louis Edmonds, American actor (d. 2001)
1923 - Fats Navarro, American jazz trumpet player (d. 1950)
1924 - Nina Bocharova, Soviet gymnast
1924 - Sheila MacRae, singer & actress
1925 - Autar Singh Paintal, Indian medical scientist (d. 2004)
1927 - Alfredo Kraus, Spanish tenor (d. 1999)
1929 - Edward M. Lawson, Canadian politician
1930 - John W. Young, American astronaut
1930 - Angelo Muscat, Maltese actor (d. 1971)
1930 - Józef Krupiñski, Polish poet (d. 1998)
1931 - Anthony Newley, British actor and singer (d. 1999)
1931 - Mike Parkes, British Formula One driver (d. 1977)
1932 - Dominique Michel, French Canadian comedian
1934 - Manfred Wörner, German politician and diplomat (d. 1994)
1934 - Tommy Anderson, Scottish footballer
1934 - John Brunner, British autor (d. 1995)
1936 - Jim Henson, American puppeteer (d. 1990)
1940 - Yves Navarre, French writer (d. 1994)
1941 - Linda McCartney, American singer (d. 1998)
1941 - John Mackey, National Football League player
1942 - Ilkka "Danny" Lipsanen, Finnish singer
1942 - Gerry Marsden, English singer (Gerry and the Pacemakers)
1944 - Diana Körner, German actress
1945 - Lou Dobbs, American journalist
1946 - "Mean" Joe Greene, American football player
1946 - Lars Emil Johansen, Prime Minister of Greenland
1947 - Erik Hivju, Norwegian actor
1948 - Gordon Clapp, American actor
1948 - Phil Hartman, Canadian actor (d. 1998)
1948 - Heinz Chur, German composer
1950 - Alan Colmes, American talk show host
1950 - Kristina Wayborn, Swedish actress
1952 - Mark Sandman, American musician (d. 1999)
1955 - Riccardo Illy, Italian politician
1956 - Hubie Brooks, baseball player
1958 - Kevin Sorbo, American actor
1959 - Steve Whitmire, American voice actor
1961 - Allen Bestwick, Nascar broadcaster
1961 - John Logan, American screenwriter
1962 - Jack Dee, British comedian
1962 - Mike Phelan, English former footballer
1962 - Nia Vardalos, Canadian actress
1964 - Rafael Palmeiro, Cuban-born baseball player
1965 - Sean McNabb, American bassist
1966 - Michael J. Varhola, American author
1966 - Bernard Gilkey, baseball player
1966 - Stacy Galina, American actress
1969 - Shawn "Clown" Crahan, American musician (Slipknot)
1969 - Donald DeGrate, Jr., American music producer
1969 - Megan Ward, American actress
1969 - Goya Toledo, Spanish actress and model
1971 - Kevin Millar, American baseball player
1973 - Eddie George, American football player
1974 - John McDonald, American baseball player
1976 - Stephanie McMahon-Levesque, American professional wrestler
1977 - Frank Fahrenhorst, German footballer
1978 - Wietse van Alten, Dutch archer
1978 - Tarek Saab, American TV show contestant
1980 - John Arne Riise, Norwegian footballer
1980 - Sabrine Maui, Filipino pornstar
1980 - Petri Pasanen, Finnish footballer
1980 - Dean Canto, Australian racing driver
1980 - Brian Lemon, Irish UFC Fighter
1981 - Ryan Briscoe, Australian racing driver
1982 - Morgan Hamm, American gymnast
1982 - Paul Hamm, American gymnast
1982 - Jeff Karstens, American baseball player
1983 - Randy Foye, American basketball player
1984 - Szilvia Molnar, Swedish writer
1986 - Leah Dizon, model, singer and Japanese television
1987 - Matthew Connolly, English footballer
1988 - Kyle Sullivan, American actor
Have a tremendous birthday Nemowife! :-)
