Post by farmgal on Sept 1, 2010 13:53:20 GMT -5
September 1 is the 244th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar.
There are 121 days remaining until the end of the year
Days left until election day November 02, 2010 62
Days left until election day November 06, 2012 797
1715 - King Louis XIV of France dies after a reign of 72 years-- the longest of any major European monarch.
1772 - The Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa is founded in San Luis Obispo, California.
1836 - Presbyterian missionary Narcissa Whitman wife of Marcus Whitman, one of the first English-speaking white women to settle west of the Rocky Mountains, arrives at Walla Walla, Washington.
1862 - American Civil War: Battle of Chantilly--Confederate forces attack retreating Union troops in Chantilly, Virginia.
1864 - American Civil War: Confederate General John Bell Hood evacuates Atlanta, Georgia after a four-month siege by General Sherman.
1875 - A murder conviction effectively forces the violent Pennsylvanian Irish anti-owner coal miners, the "Molly Maguires", to disband.
1878 - Emma Nutt becomes the world's first female telephone operator when she was recruited by Alexander Graham Bell to the Boston Telephone Dispatch Company.
1894 - More than 400 people die in the Great Hinckley Fire, a forest fire in Hinckley, Minnesota.
1897 - The Boston subway opens, becoming the first underground rapid transit system in North America.
1902 - A Trip to the Moon, considered one of the first science fiction films, is released in France.
1905 - Alberta and Saskatchewan join the Canadian confederation.
1906 - The International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys is established.
1914 - The last passenger pigeon, a female named Martha, dies in captivity in the Cincinnati Zoo.
1920 - The Fountain of Time opens as a tribute to the 100 years of peace between the United States and Great Britain following the Treaty of Ghent.
1923 - The Great Kanto earthquake devastates Tokyo and Yokohama, killing about 105,000 people.
1939 - World War II: Nazi Germany invades Poland, beginning the war in Europe.
1939 - George C. Marshall becomes Chief of Staff of the United States Army.
1939 - The Wound Badge for Wehrmacht, SS, Kriegsmarine, and Luftwaffe soldiers is instituted. The final version of the Iron Cross is also instituted on this date.
1951 - The United States, Australia and New Zealand sign a mutual defense pact, called the ANZUS Treaty.
1969 - A revolution in Libya brings Muammar al-Gaddafi to power, which is later transferred to the People's Committees.
1969 - Tran Thien Khiem became Prime Minister of South Vietnam under President Nguyen Van Thieu.
1970 - Attempted assassination of King Hussein of Jordan by Palestinian guerrillas, who attacked his motorcade.
1972 - In Reykjavik, Iceland, American Bobby Fischer beats Russian Boris Spassky and becomes the world chess champion.
1974 - The SR-71 Blackbird sets (and holds) the record for flying from New York to London in the time of 1 hour, 54 minutes and 56.4 seconds.
1979 - The American space probe Pioneer 11 becomes the first spacecraft to visit Saturn when it passes the planet at a distance of 21,000 km.
1982 - The United States Air Force Space Command is founded
1983 - Cold War: Korean Air Flight 007 is shot down by a Soviet Union jet fighter when the commercial aircraft enters Soviet airspace. All 269 on board die, including Congressman Lawrence McDonald.
1985 - A joint American-French expedition locates the wreckage of the RMS Titanic.
Births:
1795 - James Gordon Bennett, Sr., editor and publisher of the New York Herald and a major figure in the history of American newspapers, (d. 1872)
1818 - Jose Maria Castro Madriz, first President of Costa Rica and founder of the republic (d. 1892)
1866 - James J. Corbett, American heavyweight boxer (d. 1933)
1871 - J. Reuben Clark, Jr., American Undersecretary of State (d. 1961)
1875 - Edgar Rice Burroughs, American writer, creator of
Tarzan (d. 1950)
1892 - Leverett Saltonstall, 55th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1979)
1904 - Johnny Mack Brown, American actor (d. 1974)
1907 - Walter Reuther, American labor union leader (d. 1970)
1920 - Liz Carpenter, American feminist writer (d. 2010)
1920 - Richard Farnsworth, American actor (d. 2000)
1922 - Yvonne De Carlo, Canadian-born actress (d. 2007)
1923 - Rocky Marciano, American boxer (d. 1969)
1925 - Art Pepper, American musician (d. 1982)
1926 - Eugene "Gene" Colan, American comic book artist best known for his work for Marvel Comics, where his signature titles include the superhero series, Daredevil, the cult-hit satiric series Howard the Duck, and The Tomb of Dracula, considered one of comics' classic horror series.
1927 - Wyatt Cooper, American author and screenwriter (d. 1978)
1931 - Boxcar Willie, American country musician (d. 1999)
1932 - Sunny von Buelow, American socialite (d. 2008)
1933 - Ann Richards, American politician (d. 2006)
1933 - Conway Twitty, American singer (d. 1993)
1935 - Seiji Ozawa, (小澤 征爾, Ozawa Seiji?) Japanese conductor, most known for his work as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
1937 - Ron O'Neal, American actor, film director and screenwriter (d. 2004)
1939 - Lily Tomlin, American actress and comedian
1943 - Don Stroud, American actor
1944 - Leonard Slatkin, American conductor
1947 - Alexander "Al" Green, American politician from Texas
1950 - Phillip Fulmer, American football coach
1950 - Dr. Phil McGraw, American talk show host
1952 - Phil Hendrie, American radio personality
1953 - Beau Billingslea, American voice actor
1956 - Bernie Wagenblast, American broadcaster and editor
1957 - Gloria Estefan, Cuban/American singer
1960 - Joseph Williams, American singer and film score composer
1961 - Bam Bam Bigelow, American professional wrestler (d. 2007)
1968 - Mohamed Atta, Egyptian terrorist (d. 2001)
1977 - Arsalan Iftikhar, American attorney and Muslim advocate
Deaths:
1557 - Jacques Cartier, French explorer (b. 1491)
1715 - King Louis XIV of France (b. 1638)
1838 - William Clark, American explorer, part of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (b. 1770)
1947 - Frederick Russell Burnham, father of the international Scouting movement (b. 1861)
1969 - Drew Pearson, American newspaper columnist (b. 1897)
1977 - Ethel Waters, American singer (b. 1896)
1982 - Haskell Curry, American mathematician (b. 1900)
1983 - Henry M. Jackson, American politician (b. 1912)
1983 - Larry McDonald, American congressman (b. 1935)
1986 - Murray Hamilton, American actor (b. 1923)
1988 - Luis Alvarez, American physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1911)
1989 - A. Bartlett Giamatti, American baseball commissioner (b. 1938)
2005 - R. L. Burnside, American musician (b. 1926)
2008 - Oded Schramm, Israeli-American mathematician (b. 1961)
Christian Feast Day:
The beginning of the new liturgical year (Eastern Orthodox Church and the Eastern Catholic Church)
Giles
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_01
There are 121 days remaining until the end of the year
Days left until election day November 02, 2010 62
Days left until election day November 06, 2012 797
1715 - King Louis XIV of France dies after a reign of 72 years-- the longest of any major European monarch.
1772 - The Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa is founded in San Luis Obispo, California.
1836 - Presbyterian missionary Narcissa Whitman wife of Marcus Whitman, one of the first English-speaking white women to settle west of the Rocky Mountains, arrives at Walla Walla, Washington.
1862 - American Civil War: Battle of Chantilly--Confederate forces attack retreating Union troops in Chantilly, Virginia.
1864 - American Civil War: Confederate General John Bell Hood evacuates Atlanta, Georgia after a four-month siege by General Sherman.
1875 - A murder conviction effectively forces the violent Pennsylvanian Irish anti-owner coal miners, the "Molly Maguires", to disband.
1878 - Emma Nutt becomes the world's first female telephone operator when she was recruited by Alexander Graham Bell to the Boston Telephone Dispatch Company.
1894 - More than 400 people die in the Great Hinckley Fire, a forest fire in Hinckley, Minnesota.
1897 - The Boston subway opens, becoming the first underground rapid transit system in North America.
1902 - A Trip to the Moon, considered one of the first science fiction films, is released in France.
1905 - Alberta and Saskatchewan join the Canadian confederation.
1906 - The International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys is established.
1914 - The last passenger pigeon, a female named Martha, dies in captivity in the Cincinnati Zoo.
1920 - The Fountain of Time opens as a tribute to the 100 years of peace between the United States and Great Britain following the Treaty of Ghent.
1923 - The Great Kanto earthquake devastates Tokyo and Yokohama, killing about 105,000 people.
1939 - World War II: Nazi Germany invades Poland, beginning the war in Europe.
1939 - George C. Marshall becomes Chief of Staff of the United States Army.
1939 - The Wound Badge for Wehrmacht, SS, Kriegsmarine, and Luftwaffe soldiers is instituted. The final version of the Iron Cross is also instituted on this date.
1951 - The United States, Australia and New Zealand sign a mutual defense pact, called the ANZUS Treaty.
1969 - A revolution in Libya brings Muammar al-Gaddafi to power, which is later transferred to the People's Committees.
1969 - Tran Thien Khiem became Prime Minister of South Vietnam under President Nguyen Van Thieu.
1970 - Attempted assassination of King Hussein of Jordan by Palestinian guerrillas, who attacked his motorcade.
1972 - In Reykjavik, Iceland, American Bobby Fischer beats Russian Boris Spassky and becomes the world chess champion.
1974 - The SR-71 Blackbird sets (and holds) the record for flying from New York to London in the time of 1 hour, 54 minutes and 56.4 seconds.
1979 - The American space probe Pioneer 11 becomes the first spacecraft to visit Saturn when it passes the planet at a distance of 21,000 km.
1982 - The United States Air Force Space Command is founded
1983 - Cold War: Korean Air Flight 007 is shot down by a Soviet Union jet fighter when the commercial aircraft enters Soviet airspace. All 269 on board die, including Congressman Lawrence McDonald.
1985 - A joint American-French expedition locates the wreckage of the RMS Titanic.
Births:
1795 - James Gordon Bennett, Sr., editor and publisher of the New York Herald and a major figure in the history of American newspapers, (d. 1872)
1818 - Jose Maria Castro Madriz, first President of Costa Rica and founder of the republic (d. 1892)
1866 - James J. Corbett, American heavyweight boxer (d. 1933)
1871 - J. Reuben Clark, Jr., American Undersecretary of State (d. 1961)
1875 - Edgar Rice Burroughs, American writer, creator of
Tarzan (d. 1950)
1892 - Leverett Saltonstall, 55th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1979)
1904 - Johnny Mack Brown, American actor (d. 1974)
1907 - Walter Reuther, American labor union leader (d. 1970)
1920 - Liz Carpenter, American feminist writer (d. 2010)
1920 - Richard Farnsworth, American actor (d. 2000)
1922 - Yvonne De Carlo, Canadian-born actress (d. 2007)
1923 - Rocky Marciano, American boxer (d. 1969)
1925 - Art Pepper, American musician (d. 1982)
1926 - Eugene "Gene" Colan, American comic book artist best known for his work for Marvel Comics, where his signature titles include the superhero series, Daredevil, the cult-hit satiric series Howard the Duck, and The Tomb of Dracula, considered one of comics' classic horror series.
1927 - Wyatt Cooper, American author and screenwriter (d. 1978)
1931 - Boxcar Willie, American country musician (d. 1999)
1932 - Sunny von Buelow, American socialite (d. 2008)
1933 - Ann Richards, American politician (d. 2006)
1933 - Conway Twitty, American singer (d. 1993)
1935 - Seiji Ozawa, (小澤 征爾, Ozawa Seiji?) Japanese conductor, most known for his work as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
1937 - Ron O'Neal, American actor, film director and screenwriter (d. 2004)
1939 - Lily Tomlin, American actress and comedian
1943 - Don Stroud, American actor
1944 - Leonard Slatkin, American conductor
1947 - Alexander "Al" Green, American politician from Texas
1950 - Phillip Fulmer, American football coach
1950 - Dr. Phil McGraw, American talk show host
1952 - Phil Hendrie, American radio personality
1953 - Beau Billingslea, American voice actor
1956 - Bernie Wagenblast, American broadcaster and editor
1957 - Gloria Estefan, Cuban/American singer
1960 - Joseph Williams, American singer and film score composer
1961 - Bam Bam Bigelow, American professional wrestler (d. 2007)
1968 - Mohamed Atta, Egyptian terrorist (d. 2001)
1977 - Arsalan Iftikhar, American attorney and Muslim advocate
Deaths:
1557 - Jacques Cartier, French explorer (b. 1491)
1715 - King Louis XIV of France (b. 1638)
1838 - William Clark, American explorer, part of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (b. 1770)
1947 - Frederick Russell Burnham, father of the international Scouting movement (b. 1861)
1969 - Drew Pearson, American newspaper columnist (b. 1897)
1977 - Ethel Waters, American singer (b. 1896)
1982 - Haskell Curry, American mathematician (b. 1900)
1983 - Henry M. Jackson, American politician (b. 1912)
1983 - Larry McDonald, American congressman (b. 1935)
1986 - Murray Hamilton, American actor (b. 1923)
1988 - Luis Alvarez, American physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1911)
1989 - A. Bartlett Giamatti, American baseball commissioner (b. 1938)
2005 - R. L. Burnside, American musician (b. 1926)
2008 - Oded Schramm, Israeli-American mathematician (b. 1961)
Christian Feast Day:
The beginning of the new liturgical year (Eastern Orthodox Church and the Eastern Catholic Church)
Giles
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_01