Page 5: Historical Events In August - 09

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

1923  On August - 09 nY State Golf Assoc formed   

1923  Gerrit Kouwenaar, Dutch literary on August - 09.   

1924  On this day in history jacob P Vis, Dutch founder (NV Royal Salt Industries), dies at 66   

1925  On August - 09 only time Babe Ruth pinch-hit for, Bobby Veach flies out   

1925  On this day in history 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 August - 09 marvin Minsky, Artifical intelligence computer scientist (MIT)   

1928  On this day in history bob Cousy, NBA guard (Boston Celtics, 1957 MVP)   

1928  On this day in history frederik II W, grand duke of Baden (1907-18), dies at 71   

1929  On this day in history heinrich Zille, German cartoonist (Simplicissimus), dies at 71   

1930  Betty Boop debutes in Max Fleischer's animated cartoon Dizzy Dishes on August - 09.   

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

1930  On this day in history betty Boop, animation   

1931  Mark Weinberg, South African/British fiancier/multi-millionaire on August - 09.   

1932  On August - 09 john Gomery, Canadian jurist   

1933  Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Japanese television personality and children's author on August - 09.   

1935  On this day in history george S Leotsakos, composer   

1936  On this day in history jesse Owens wins 4th gold medal of Berlin Olympics   

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

1936  On August - 09 julián Javier, American baseball player   

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

1942  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 on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history hMAS Canberra sunk in battle of Savo Island   

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

1942  Edith Stein, German philosopher, dies on August - 09.   

1943  On this day in history bertolt Brecht's "Leben des Galilei," premieres in Zurich   

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

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

1945  Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history lt. Robert H. Gray (Royal Cdn. Naval Volunteer Reserve) wins the Victoria Cross at Onagawa BAy Honshu, Japan   

1945  US drops 2nd atomic bomb "Fat Man" on Japan destroys part of Nagasaki on this day in history.   

1946  On this day in history 1st time all major-league baseball games (8) are played at night   

1946  On this day in history a E E Vogler, cricketer (South Africa, 15 Tests, 64 wkts), dies   

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1201  On August - 09 birth of arnold Fitz Thedmar, English chronicler (d. 1274)   

1593  On August - 09 birth of izaak Walton, England, biographer/fisherman/writer (Compleat Angler)   

1611  On this day in history birth of henry earl of Nassau-Siegen, colonel/governor of Hulst Neth   

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

1648  On August - 09 birth of johann Michael Bach, German composer (d. 1694)   

1653  On August - 09 birth of john Oldham, English poet (d. 1683)   

1669  On this day in history birth of eudoxia Lopukhina, Tsarina of Russia (d. 1731)   

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

0117  On August - 09 death of mark Ulpius Trajanus, emperor of Rome (98-117)   

0378  On this day in history flavius Valens, emperor of Byzantium (364-78), dies in battle at 50   

0803  On August - 09 irene, Byzantine empress/wife of emperor Leo IV, dies   

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 August - 09.   

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

1250  Death of King Eric IV of Denmark (b. 1216) on August - 09.   

1420  On August - 09 pierre d'ailly/Peter de Alliaco, French theologist/cardinal, dies