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September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 121 days remaining until the end of the year. 😃
Events 😊
- 462 ' Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle.
- 1355 ' Tvrtko I writes in castro nostro Vizoka vocatum from old town Visoki.
- 1532 ' Lady Anne Boleyn is made Marchioness of Pembroke by her fianc, King Henry VIII of England.
- 1644 ' Battle of Tippermuir: Montrose defeats Elcho's Covenanters, reviving the Royalist cause.
- 1715 ' King Louis XIV of France dies after a reign of 72 years'the longest of any major European monarch.
- 1763 ' Catherine II of Russia endorses Ivan Betskoy's plans for a Foundling Home in Moscow
- 1772 ' Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa founded in San Luis Obispo, California.
- 1804 ' Juno, one of the largest main belt asteroids, is discovered by German astronomerKarl Ludwig Harding.
- 1836 ' Narcissa Whitman, one of the first English-speaking white women to settle west of the Rocky Mountains, arrives at Walla Walla, Washington.
- 1862 ' American Civil War: Battle of Chantilly ' Confederate forces attack retreating Union troops in Chantilly, Virginia.
- 1864 ' American Civil War: Confederate General John Bell Hood evacuates Atlanta, Georgia after a four-month siege by General Sherman.
- 1870 ' Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Sedan is fought, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory.
- 1873 ' Cetshwayo ascends to the throne as king of the Zulu nation following the death of his father Mpande.
- 1875 ' A murder conviction effectively forces the violent Irish anti-owner coal miners, the "Molly Maguires", to disband.
- 1878 ' Emma Nutt becomes the world's first female telephone operator when she was recruited by Alexander Graham Bell to the Boston Telephone Dispatch Company.
- 1894 ' More than 400 people die in the Great Hinckley Fire, a forest fire in Hinckley, Minnesota.
- 1897 ' The Boston subway opens, becoming the first underground rapid transit system in North America.
- 1902 ' A Trip to the Moon, considered one of the first science fiction films, is released in France.
- 1905 ' Alberta and Saskatchewan join the Canadian confederation.
- 1906 ' The International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys is established.
- 1911 ' The armored cruiser Georgios Averof is commissioned into the Greek Navy. It now serves as a museum ship.
- 1914 ' St. Petersburg, Russia, changes its name to Petrograd.
- 1914 ' The last passenger pigeon, a female named Martha, dies in captivity in the Cincinnati Zoo.
- 1920 ' The Fountain of Time opens as a tribute to the 100 years of peace between the United States and Great Britain following the Treaty of Ghent.
- 1923 ' The Great Kanto earthquake devastates Tokyo and Yokohama, killing about 105,000 people.
- 1928 ' Ahmet Zogu declares Albania to be a monarchy and proclaims himself king.
- 1934 ' SMJK Sam Tet is founded by Father Fourgs from the St. Michael Church, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.
- 1939 ' World War II: Nazi Germany invades Poland, beginning the war in Europe.
- 1939 ' George C. Marshall becomes Chief of Staff of the United States Army.
- 1939 ' The Wound Badge for Wehrmacht, SS, Kriegsmarine, and Luftwaffe soldiers is instituted. The final version of the Iron Cross is also instituted on this date.
- 1939 ' Switzerland mobilizes its forces and the Swiss Parliament elects Henri Guisan to head the Swiss Army (an event that can happen only during war or mobilization).
- 1951 ' The United States, Australia and New Zealand sign a mutual defense pact, called the ANZUS Treaty.
- 1961 ' The Eritrean War of Independence officially begins with the shooting of the Ethiopian police by Hamid Idris Awate.
- 1962 ' Channel Television reaches 54,000 households in the Channel Islands.
- 1964 ' The Indian Oil Corporation forms after the merger of the Indian Oil Refineries and the Indian Oil Company.
- 1969 ' A revolution in Libya brings Muammar al-Gaddafi to power, which is later transferred to the People's Committees.
- 1969 ' Tran Thien Khiem became Prime Minister of South Vietnam under President Nguyen Van Thieu.
- 1970 ' Attempted assassination of King Hussein of Jordan by Palestinian guerrillas, who attacked his motorcade.
- 1972 ' In Reykjavk, Iceland, American Bobby Fischer beats Russian Boris Spassky and becomes the world chess champion.
- 1974 ' The SR-71 Blackbird sets (and holds) the record for flying from New York to London in the time of 1 hour, 54 minutes and 56.4 seconds.
- 1979 ' The American space probe Pioneer 11 becomes the first spacecraft to visit Saturnplanet at a distance of 21,000 km. when it passes the
- 1980 ' Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope ends in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
- 1980 ' Major General Chun Doo-hwan becomes president of South Korea, following the resignation of Choi Kyu-hah.
- 1981 ' A coup d'tat in the Central African Republic overthrows President David Dacko.
- 1982 ' Canada adopts the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms as part of its Constitution.
- 1982 ' The United States Air Force Space Command is founded.
- 1983 ' Cold War: Korean Air Flight 007 is shot down by a Soviet Union jet fighter when the commercial aircraft enters Soviet airspace. All 269 on board die, including Congressman Lawrence McDonald.
- 1985 ' A joint American'French expedition locates the wreckage of the RMS Titanic.
- 1990 ' The Communist Labour Party of Turkey/Leninist is founded, following a split from the Communist Labour Party of Turkey.
- 1991 ' Uzbekistan declares independence from the Soviet Union
- 1992 ' The Constitution of Slovakia is ratified
- 2004 ' Beslan school hostage crisis commences when armed terrorists take children and adults hostage in Beslan in North Ossetia, Russia.
- 2006 ' Luxembourg becomes the first country to complete the move to all digital television broadcasting.
Births
- 1286 ' Elisabeth Richeza of Poland, Queen of Poland (d. 1335)
- 1453 ' Gonzalo Fernndez de Crdoba, Spanish general (d. 1515)
- 1566 ' Edward Alleyn, English actor (d. 1626)
- 1588 ' Henry II, Prince of Cond, French nobleman (d. 1646)
- 1651 ' Nataliya Kyrillovna Naryshkina, Tsaritsa of Russia (d. 1694)
- 1653 ' Johann Pachelbel, German composer (d. 1706)
- 1689 ' Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer, Czech Baroque architect (d. 1751)
- 1711 ' William IV, Prince of Orange (d. 1759)
- 1795 ' James Gordon Bennett, Sr., American newspaper publisher (d. 1872)
- 1818 ' Jos Mara Castro Madriz, first President of Costa Rica and founder of the republic (d. 1892)
- 1848 ' Auguste-Henri Forel, Swiss entomologist (d. 1931)
- 1854 ' Engelbert Humperdinck, German composer (d. 1921)
- 1855 ' Innokenty Annensky, Russian poet (d. 1909)
- 1856 ' Sergei Winogradsky, Russian scientist (d. 1953)
- 1866 ' James J. Corbett, American heavyweight boxer (d. 1933)
- 1868 ' Henri Bourassa, French Canadian politician and publisher (d. 1952)
- 1871 ' J. Reuben Clark, Jr., American Undersecretary of State (d. 1961)
- 1875 ' Edgar Rice Burroughs, American writer (d. 1950)
- 1876 ' Harriet Shaw Weaver, English political activist (d. 1961)
- 1877 ' Francis William Aston, Nobel laureate (d. 1945)
- 1878 ' Princess Alexandra of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (d. 1942)
- 1878 ' J.F.C. Fuller, British Army officer and military theorist (d. 1966)
- 1883 ' Didier Pitre, French Canadian ice-hockey player (d. 1934)
- 1884 ' Sigurd Walln, Swedish actor and filmdirector (d. 1947)
- 1886 ' Othmar Schoeck, Swiss composer and conductor (d. 1957)
- 1887 ' Blaise Cendrars, Swiss writer (d. 1961)
- 1888 ' Andrija 'tampar, Croatian physician (d. 1958)
- 1892 ' Leverett Saltonstall, 55th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1979)
- 1895 ' Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar, Indian musician (d. 1974)
- 1895 ' Engelbert Zaschka, German helicopter pioneer (d. 1955)
- 1896 ' A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder-Acarya of ISKCON, the Hare Krishna Movement (d. 1977)
- 1897 ' Andy Kennedy, Irish footballer (d. 1963)
- 1899 ' Richard Arlen, American actor (d. 1976)
- 1904 ' Johnny Mack Brown, American actor (d. 1974)
- 1905 ' Elvera Sanchez, Puerto Rican dancer (d. 2000)
- 1906 ' Joaqun Balaguer, President of the Dominican Republic (d. 2002)
- 1906 ' Franz Biebl, German composer (d. 2001)
- 1906 ' Eleanor Burford Hibertt (Jean Plaidy, Victoria Holt, Philippa Carr...), English writer (d. 1993)
- 1907 ' Walter Reuther, American labor union leader (d. 1970)
- 1907 ' Miriam Seegar, American actress
- 1908 ' Amir Elahi, Pakistani cricketer (d. 1980)
- 1909 ' E. Herbert Norman, Canadian diplomat (d. 1957)
- 1913 ' Ludwig Merwart, Austrian painter and graphic artist (d. 1979)
- 1913 ' Christian Nyby, American director and film editor (d. 1993)
- 1916 ' Dorothy Cheney, American tennis player
- 1919 ' Ossie Dawson, South African cricketer (d. 2008)
- 1920 ' Liz Carpenter, American feminist writer (d. 2010)
- 1920 ' Richard Farnsworth, American actor (d. 2000)
- 1921 ' Willem Frederik Hermans, Dutch writer (d. 1995)
- 1921 ' Madhav Mantri, Indian cricketer
- 1922 ' Yvonne De Carlo, Canadian-born actress (d. 2007)
- 1922 ' Vittorio Gassman, Italian actor (d. 2000)
- 1923 ' Rocky Marciano, American boxer (d. 1969)
- 1923 ' Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet, Canadian businessman (d. 2006)
- 1925 ' Art Pepper, American musician (d. 1982)
- 1926 ' Abdur Rahman Biswas, President of Bangladesh
- 1926 ' Gene Colan, American comic book artist
- 1927 ' Wyatt Cooper, American author and screenwriter (d. 1978)
- 1928 ' Clifford Lincoln, Canadian politician
- 1928 ' George Maharis, American actor
- 1929 ' Anne Ramsey, American actress (d. 1988)
- 1931 ' Boxcar Willie, American country musician (d. 1999)
- 1931 ' Cecil Parkinson, British politician
- 1932 ' Derog Gioura, Nauruan politician
- 1932 ' Sunny von Buelow, American socialite (d. 2008)
- 1933 ' Ann Richards, American politician (d. 2006)
- 1933 ' Conway Twitty, American singer (d. 1993)
- 1935 ' Seiji Ozawa, Japanese conductor
- 1937 ' Al Geiberger, American golfer
- 1937 ' Ron O'Neal, American actor, film director and screenwriter (d. 2004)
- 1938 ' Per Kirkeby, Danish artist
- 1939 ' Lily Tomlin, American actress and comedian
- 1941 ' Graeme Langlands, Australian rugby league footballer
- 1942 ' C. J. Cherryh, American writer
- 1943 ' Don Stroud, American actor
- 1944 ' Leonard Slatkin, American conductor
- 1945 ' Mustafa Balel, Turkish writer
- 1946 ' Greg Errico, American drummer (Sly & the Family Stone)
- 1946 ' Barry Gibb, English singer (Bee Gees)
- 1946 ' Roh Moo-Hyun, president of South Korea (d. 2009)
- 1947 ' Al Green, American politician
- 1948 ' Jzef Zycinski, Polish archbishop and philosopher
- 1949 ' P.A. Sangma, Indian politician
- 1950 ' Phillip Fulmer, American football coach
- 1950 ' Dr. Phil McGraw, American talk show host
- 1951 ' Nicu Ceausescu, Romanian politician (d. 1996)
- 1951 ' David Bairstow, England cricketer (d. 1998)
- 1952 ' Phil Hendrie, American radio personality
- 1953 ' Beau Billingslea, American voice actor
- 1953 ' Ted Petty, American professional wrestler (d. 2002)
- 1954 ' Dave Lumley, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1955 ' Billy Blanks, American martial artist
- 1955 ' Bruce Foxton, English bassist (The Jam)
- 1956 ' Vinnie Johnson, American basketball player
- 1956 ' Philece Sampler, American voice artist
- 1956 ' Bernie Wagenblast, American broadcaster and editor
- 1957 ' Gloria Estefan, Cuban/American singer
- 1957 ' Du'ko Ivanovic, Montenegrin basketball coach
- 1958 ' Armi Aavikko, Finnish singer (d. 2002)
- 1959 ' Kenny Mayne, American sports journalist
- 1960 ' Joseph Williams, American singer and film score composer
- 1961 ' Bam Bam Bigelow, American professional wrestler (d. 2007)
- 1962 ' Ruud Gullit, Dutch footballer
- 1962 ' Tony Cascarino, Irish footballer
- 1963 ' Stephen Kernahan, Australian rules footballer
- 1963 ' Carola Smit, Dutch singer
- 1964 ' Brian Bellows, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1964 ' Ccilia Rhode, Swedish model
- 1964 ' Ray D'Arcy, Irish DJ and TV presenter
- 1965 ' Ludovt Kank, Slovak politician
- 1966 ' Tim Hardaway, American basketball player
- 1967 ' David Whissell, Quebec politician
- 1968 ' Mohamed Atta, Egyptian terrorist (d. 2001)
- 1969 ' Henning Berg, Norwegian footballer
- 1970 ' Hwang Jung-min, South Korean actor
- 1970 ' Padma Lakshmi, Indian actress
- 1970 ' Mitsou, Quebec singer, television and radio host, actress
- 1970 ' Vanna, Croatian singer
- 1971 ' Ricardo Antonio Chavira, American actor
- 1971 ' Joe Enochs, American soccer player
- 1971 ' Yoshitaka Hirota, Japanese composer
- 1971 ' Lm, French singer
- 1971 ' Jimmy Snuka, Jr., American professional wrestler
- 1971 ' Hakan Skr, Turkish footballer
- 1972 ' Doug Williams, British professional wrestler
- 1973 ' Ram Kapoor, Indian actor
- 1973 ' J. D. Fortune, Canadian singer (INXS)
- 1973 ' Zach Thomas, American football player
- 1974 ' Jason Taylor, American football player
- 1974 ' Jhonen Vasquez, American comic book artist
- 1975 ' Scott Speedman, English-born actor
- 1975 ' Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Australian actress and singer
- 1975 ' Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Puerto Rican musician
- 1975 ' Cuttino Mobley, American basketball player
- 1975 ' R. Kan Albay, Flemish film director
- 1976 ' Marcos Ambrose, Australian racing driver
- 1976 ' Erik Morales, Mexican boxer
- 1976 ' Jada Fire, American po*n actress
- 1976 ' Polly Shannon, Canadian actress
- 1976 ' Sebastin Rozental, Chilean footballer
- 1976 ' Clare Connor, England Woman cricketer
- 1977 ' Aaron Schobel, American football player
- 1977 ' Raffaele Giammaria, Italian racing driver
- 1977 ' Shoshana Bean, American stage actress
- 1977 ' Aamir Ali, Indian television actor
- 1977 ' David Albelda, Spanish footballer
- 1977 ' Arsalan Iftikhar, American attorney and Muslim advocate
- 1978 ' Max Vieri, Australian soccer player
- 1978 ' Lucie Blackman, English murder victim (d. 2000)
- 1979 ' James O'Connor, Irish footballer
- 1979 ' Andrew Muldoon, American Figure Skating Champion
- 1980 ' Chris Riggott, English footballer
- 1980 ' Sammy Adjei, Ghanaian footballer
- 1980 ' Sean Stewart, American songwriter, musician, model and the son of Rod Stewart
- 1981 ' Clinton Portis, American football player
- 1981 ' Michael Adamthwaite, Canadian voice actor
- 1981 ' Adam Quick, Australian basketball player
- 1981 ' Matthew McGuire, Australian Rower
- 1982 ' Ryan Gomes, American basketball player
- 1982 ' Paul Dumbrell, Australian racing driver
- 1982 ' Jeffrey Buttle, Canadian figure skater
- 1983 ' Jos Antonio Reyes, Spanish footballer
- 1983 ' Jeff Woywitka, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1984 ' Joseph Trohman, American musician (Fall Out Boy)
- 1984 ' Nick Noble, American footballer
- 1984 ' Rod Pelley, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1985 ' Camile Velasco, Filipino-American singer
- 1985 ' Larsen Jensen, American swimmer
- 1986 ' Gal Monfils, French tennis player
- 1986 ' Anthony Allen, English rugby union player
- 1987 ' Dann Hume, New Zealand musician (Evermore)
- 1988 ' Gabriel Ferrari, American footballer
- 1988 ' Mushfiqur Rahim, Bangladeshi cricketer
- 1989 ' Bill Kaulitz, German singer (Tokio Hotel)
- 1989 ' Daniel Sturridge, English footballer
- 1993 ' Ilona Mitrecey, French singer
- 1994 ' Bianca Ryan, American singer
Here's wishing him a very Happy Birthday !!! 🥳
A small gift from the entire Debate Mansion 😳 I hope yew liked it.
And now time for BIRTHDAY BUMPS ! 🤣🤣🤣
*Looks at Summer bhai running away* 🤣
*Runs to catch him* 🤣
Anupamaa
