Historical Events In September - 23

1897  First frontier days rodeo celebration (Cheyene Wyoming) on September - 23.   

1897  On September - 23 1st frontier days rodeo celebration (Cheyene Wyoming)   

1897  Paul Delvaux, Belgian painter (surrealist) on September - 23.   

1899  On this day in history louise Nevelson, sculptor   

1900  On September - 23 louise Nevelson, US, sculptor (Sky Cathedral)   

1901  On this day in history adrian Pitlo, lawyer   

1902  On September - 23 john Wesley Powell, US geologist (Grand Canyon), dies at 68   

1904  Francis Younghusbands leaves Lhasa Tibet on September - 23.   

1904  Meyer Schapiro, art historian on this day in history.   

1905  On September - 23 mbunga-siege of Fort Mahenge German East-Africa broken   

1905  Jeno Kenessey, composer on this day in history.   

1906  On September - 23 willard F McMurry, musician   

1906  On this day in history jan van Rijswijck, Flemish journalist/mayor of Antwerp, dies   

1907  Proclamation sets fineness & weight of silver & bronze coins of Canada on this day in history.   

1907  Jarmila Novotna, soprano (Met Opera)/pres of Czechoslovakia (1957-68) on September - 23.   

1908  University of Alberta opens on September - 23.   

1908  Giant Fred (Bonehead) Merkle fails to touch 2nd, causes 3rd out in 9th & disallows winning run (game ends tied, Cubs win replay & pennant) on September - 23.   

1909  Marianne Straub, weaver on September - 23.   

1910  On this day in history elliot Roosevelt, son of FDR/writer (Murder in the Oval Office)   

1910  H J H "Tup" Scott, cricketer (Australian Test captain 1886), dies on this day in history.   

1911  Earl Ovington becomes 1st air mail pilot on September - 23.   

1912  First Mack Sennett "Keystone Comedy" movie released on this day in history.   

1912  On September - 23 the first ever silent 'Keystone Cops' film released   

1912  1st Mack Sennett "Keystone Comedy" movie released on this day in history.   

1913  On September - 23 roland Garros is 1st to fly over Mediterranean Sea   

1913  On September - 23 alexey Davidovich Machavariani, composer   

1914  On this day in history reds drop their 19th straight game, then beat Boston Braves   

1914  Norman Cazden, composer on this day in history.   

1915  Finn Arnestad, composer on this day in history.   

1917  On this day in history imry Nemeth, Hungary, hammer thrower (Olympic-gold-1948)   

1920  The birth of Mickey Rooney, American film actor on this day in history.   

1920  Alexander Millerand elected president of France on September - 23.   

1920  On this day in history alexander Arutiunian, composer   

1922  On this day in history b Brechts "Drum in the Night," premieres in Germany   

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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 September - 23.   

1215  On September - 23 birth of kublai Khan of the Mongol Empire (d. 1294)   

1434  Yolande of Valois, Duchess of Savoy (d. 1478) was born on this day in history.   

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

1591  On September - 23 birth of michael Lohr, composer   

1596  Joan Blaeu, cartographer/publisher was born on September - 23.   

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

0079  On September - 23 death of pope Linus   

0775  On September - 23 constantine V Copronymus, Emperor of Byzantium (720-75), dies   

0918  On this day in history koenraad I, German duke/king (911-18), dies at 42   

0965  On September - 23 death of aboe a-Taia-H al-Moetanabbi, Arabic royal poet (Diwan), murdered   

1241  On this day in history death of snorri Sturluson, Icelandic historian, poet, and politician (b. 1178)   

1390  Death of John I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1346) on September - 23.   

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

1541  On September - 23 philippus A Paracelsus, Swiss physician/alchemist, dies at 47