Events & Holidays In September - 23

Grito de Lares (Puerto Rico)

Independence Day (Armenia)

National Day (Saudi Arabia)

Shubun no Hi / Autumnal Equinox Day (Japan)

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1555  Louise de Coligny, French 4th wife of Willem of Orange was born on this day in history.   

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

1596  Joan Blaeu, cartographer/publisher was born on this day in history.   

1598  On this day in history birth of eleonore Gonzaga, wife of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1655)   

0079  On this day in history death of pope Linus   

0775  Constantine V Copronymus, Emperor of Byzantium (720-75), dies on this day in history.   

0918  On this day in history 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  Death of Snorri Sturluson, Icelandic historian, poet, and politician (b. 1178) on this day in history.   

1390  On this day in history death of john I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1346)   

1535  Death of Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (b. 1513) on this day in history.   

1541  On this day in history philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist, dies at 47