Page 6: Historical Events In September - 02

1956  On September - 02 washington-Jackson cable line replaced by bus service   

1957  On this day in history 1st edition newspaper the Ware Time (in Suriname), 1,700 die   

1957  William A Craigie, Scottish lexicographer, dies at 90 on September - 02.   

1958  On September - 02 great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island   

1959  US President Eisenhower arrives in Paris on this day in history.   

1960  Tamara & Irina Press (USSR) become 1st sisters to win olympic gold on this day in history.   

1961  On this day in history greet Koeman, Dutch singer, dies at 54   

1962  Stan Musial's 3,516th hit moves over Tris Speaker into 2nd place on September - 02.   

1963  On September - 02 alabama Gov George C Wallace prevents integration of Tuskegee HS   

1963  On this day in history cBS &NBC expand network news from 15 to 30 minutes   

1964  Norman Manley scores 2-consecutive holes-in-one at Del Valley, Cal on September - 02.   

1964  On September - 02 francisco H Craveiro Lopes, Portuguese gen/pres (1951-58), dies at 70   

1965  The Beatles receive a gold record for the 45-rpm release of Help! (For our younger readers, 45-rpm is the speed that a hit single record revolves on the turntable of a record player.) on September - 02.   

1965  Johannes Bobrowski, writer, dies at 48 on September - 02.   

1968  On this day in history ernest Claes, Belgium, author (The White), dies at 82   

1969  On September - 02 north Vietnamese president Ho Chi Minh dies.   

1969  Harry Williams Millard, producer, dies of cancer at 41 on this day in history.   

1970  On this day in history allan Walker, actor/writer (Red Buttons Show), dies at 64   

1973  John R R Tolkien, British story writer (Hobbit), dies of ulcer at 81 on September - 02.   

1978  George Harrison marries Olivia on September - 02.   

1978  On September - 02 graham Salmon set the worlds record for 100 meters by a blind man   

1978  On September - 02 john McClain performs 180 outside loops in an airplane over Houston   

1979  On this day in history felix Aylmer, actor (Quartet, Hamlet, Dreaming Lips), dies at 90   

1980  On this day in history william Douglas Denny, composer, dies at 70   

1982  On September - 02 jay Novello, actor (Harum Scarum, Rebel Breed), dies of cancer at 78   

1983  Yitzhak Shamir (Herut) endorsed by Menachem Begin for Israelli PM on this day in history.   

1985  On September - 02 a joint US-French expedition locates the wreckage of the ill-fated HMS Titanic.   

1985  Abe Lenstra, Dutch soccer star, dies at 64 on September - 02.   

1986  On September - 02 cathy Evelyn Smith sentenced to 3 years for death of John Belushi   

1987  Donald Trump takes out a full page NY Times ad lambasting Japan on this day in history.   

1987  On September - 02 west German pilot Mathias Rust, who flew a private plane from Helsinki Finland, to Moscow's Red Square, goes on trial in Russia   

1988  On September - 02 amnesty International's Human Rights Now! tour begins in Wembley   

1989  On September - 02 rev Al Sharpton leads a civil rights march through Bensonhurst   

1989  A Bartlett Giamatti, baseball commisioner, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

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1243  Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford, English politician (d. 1295) was born on this day in history.   

1548  Vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian architect (d. 1616) was born on September - 02.   

1661  Georg Bohm, German organist/composer was born on September - 02.   

1675  On this day in history birth of william Somervile, English poet (d. 1742)   

1716  Johann Trier, composer was born on this day in history.   

1731  On this day in history birth of johann F von Cronegk, German playwright (Olint und Sophronia)   

1750  Pehr Frigel, composer was born on this day in history.   

1753  On September - 02 birth of marie Josephine Louise of Savoy, queen of France (d. 1810)   

0421  On this day in history flavius Constantine III, emperor of Westromeinse, dies at about 51   

0490  Death of Pheidippides, Greek hero on September - 02.   

1031  On this day in history death of saint Emeric of Hungary   

1274  On this day in history death of prince Munetaka, Japanese shogun (b. 1242)   

1384  Louis I, duke of Anjou/king of Naples (Battle of Poitiers), dies on September - 02.   

1397  Death of Francesco Landini, Italian composer on September - 02.   

1418  On September - 02 jan III Chalon, prince of Orange/gov of Burgundy, dies   

1540  On September - 02 death of lebna Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1501)