Page 6: Historical Events In September - 01

1918  Sgt. John Gilroy Grant, 1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment, won the Victoria Cross at Bancourt France on this day in history.   

1918  On September - 01 sS City of Glasgow, a Ellerman Lines ship of 6457 grt and built in 1906, she was torpedoed by German submarine UB118 21 miles east of Tuskar Rock in St George's Channel whilst en-route from Manchester to Montreal in ballast. 12 of the crew were lost.   

1918  On September - 01 uS troops land in Vladivostok, Siberia, stay until 1920   

1919  On this day in history frank Wedekind's "Herakles," premieres in Munich   

1920  On September - 01 lebanon created by France, Beirut becoming the capital   

1920  On September - 01 france creates Lebanon   

1920  On September - 01 hubert Lampo, Flemish writer/essayist (Coming of Joachim Stiller)   

1921  Nederlander Theater opens at 208 W 41 St NYC (Billy Rose, Trafalgar) on September - 01.   

1921  Matt Higgins Doran, composer on September - 01.   

1922  NYC law requires all "pool" rooms to change name to "billards" on this day in history.   

1922  NYC law requires all "pool" rooms to change name to "billiards" on September - 01.   

1922  On September - 01 melvin R Laird, (Rep-R-Mich), US Secretary of Defense (1969-73)   

1923  On this day in history earthquake strikes Tokyo &Yokohama, kills 106,000   

1923  Tokyo and Yokohama, Japan, are rocked by an earthquake, killing over 50,000 people on this day in history.   

1923  On September - 01 uS beats Australia in tennis, for their 4th straight Davis Cup   

1923  18th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in New York (4-1) on September - 01.   

1923  On this day in history rocky Marciano, heavyweight champion boxer (1952-56)   

1923  On September - 01 great Kanto earthquake in Japan killing 143,000 people   

1924  On September - 01 kenchoji Rinzai temple in Kamakur Japan, heavily damaged by earthquake   

1925  On this day in history pierre de Coubertin steps down as chairman of Intl Olympic Committee   

1925  Art[hur E] Pepper, US, alto saxophonist on September - 01.   

1926  On September - 01 abdur Rahman Biswas, President of Bangladesh   

1927  Tommy Evans, rocker (Drifters) on September - 01.   

1928  Albania becomes a kingdom, with Zogu I as king on September - 01.   

1928  On this day in history george Maharis, actor (Rich Man, Poor Man, Route 66)   

1931  On this day in history "Boxcar" Willie, singer   

1932  On September - 01 nYC Mayor James J "Gentleman Jimmy" Walker resigns (graft charges)   

1933  H.G Wells publishes 'The Shape of the Things to Come' on September - 01.   

1939  On September - 01 german army invades Poland, marking the beginning of World War II.   

1939  On this day in history nazi troops invade Poland, beginning WWII.   

1939  On this day in history physical Review publishes 1st paper to deal with "black holes"   

1939  WW II starts, Germany invades Poland, takes Danzig on this day in history.   

1941  Jews in all of the Third Reich are required to wear the yellow Star of David on September - 01.   

1941  On September - 01 yellow star becomes obligatory for Jews in the Reich to wear   

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1286  On this day in history birth of elisabeth Richeza of Poland, Queen of Poland (d. 1335)   

1453  On September - 01 birth of gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Spanish general (d. 1515)   

1529  Taddeo Zuccari, Italian painter was born on this day in history.   

1549  Charles Philip of Croij, marquis of Havre/earl of Fontenoy, etc was born on September - 01.   

1566  On September - 01 birth of edward Alleyn, English actor (d. 1626)   

1588  Henry II, Prince of Condé, French nobleman (d. 1646) was born on September - 01.   

1608  Giacomo Torelli, composer was born on this day in history.   

1651  On this day in history birth of nataliya Kyrillovna Naryshkina, Tsaritsa of Russia (d. 1694)   

1067  Boudouin V, earl of Flanders/guardian of king of France, dies on this day in history.   

1159  On this day in history adrian IV, [Nicole Breakspear], only English pope (1154-59), dies   

1215  On this day in history death of otto van Gelre, son of Otto I/earl-elect of Utrecht   

1256  Death of Kujo Yoritsune, Japanese shogun (b. 1218) on September - 01.   

1406  Johanna, duchess of Brabant/Limburg (Joyful Entry), dies at 84 on September - 01.   

1414  On this day in history death of william de Ros, 7th Baron de Ros, Lord Treasurer of England (b. 1369)   

1557  Jacques Cartier, French explorer, dies (birth date unknown) on September - 01.   

1581  On September - 01 death of guru Ram Das, fourth Sikh Guru (b. 1534)