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2005 (Thursday)
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2003 (Monday)
2002 (Sunday)
2001 (Saturday)
2000 (Friday)
September 1 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years ) in the Gregorian calendar . There are 120 days remaining until the end of the year.
Events [ ]
5509 BC - Epoch of the late Byzantine calendar.
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 created Marchioness of Pembroke by her fiancée , King Henry VIII of England .
1644 - Battle of Tippermuir , Montrose defeats Elcho 's Covenanters , reviving Royalist cause.
1715 - King Louis XIV of France dies after a reign of 72 years—the longest of any major European monarch .
1752 - The Liberty Bell arrives in Philadelphia .
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 .
1804 - Juno , one of the largest main belt asteroids , was discovered by German astronomer Karl Ludwig Harding .
1807 - Former US Vice President Aaron Burr is acquitted of treason .
1836 - Narcissa Whitman , one of the first white women to settle west of the Rocky Mountains , arrives at Walla Walla .
1859 - A solar superstorm effects electrical telegraph service.
1862 - American Civil War : Battle of Chantilly - Confederate forces attack retreating Union troops in Chantilly .
1864 - American Civil War : Confederate General John Bell Hood evacuates Atlanta 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.
1894 - Great Hinckley Fire : A forest fire in Hinckley , kills more than 400 people.
1897 - The Boston subway opens, becoming the first underground metro 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 (FICPI ) is established.
1910 - Sport Club Corinthians Paulista , from Brazil , is founded.
1914 - St. Petersburg changes its name to Petrograd .
1914 - The last passenger pigeon , a female named Martha , dies in captivity in the Cincinnati Zoo .
1923 - The Great Kantō earthquake devastates Tokyo and Yokohama , killing about 100,000 people.
1928 - Ahmet Zogu declares Albania to be a monarchy and proclaims himself king.
1934 - SMJK Sam Tet was founded by Father Fourgs from the St. Michael Church, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.
1939 - World War II : Nazi Germany attacks Poland , beginning the war. (See Invasion of Poland .)
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 was also instituted on this date.
1939 - Switzerland mobilises its forces and parliament elects Henri Guisan as head of army (an event that can only happen during war or during mobilisation)
1943 - World War II : Italy accepts armistice terms.
1951 - The United States , Australia and New Zealand sign a mutual defense pact, called the ANZUS Treaty .
1960 - Disgruntled railroad workers effectively halt operations of the Pennsylvania Railroad , marking the first shutdown in the history of the company.
1962 - Channel Television launches to 54,000 households in the Channel Islands .
1964 - Indian Oil Corporation formed after merging Indian Oil Refineries and Indian Oil Company.
1969 - A revolution in Libya brings Col. Muammar al-Gaddafi to power, which was later transferred to the People's Committees .
1970 - Attempted assassination of King Hussein of Jordan by Palestinian guerrillas, who attacked his motorcade.
1972 - In Reykjavík , 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 : 1 hour 54 minutes and 56.4 seconds.
1975 - The last original episode of the American television series Gunsmoke airs on CBS after a record 20-year run.
1979 - The American space probe Pioneer 11 becomes the first spacecraft to visit Saturn when it passes the planet at a distance of 21,000 km.
1980 - Terry Fox 's Marathon of Hope ends in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
1980 - Chun Doo-hwan becomes president of South Korea after the resignation of Choi Kyu-ha .
1981 - A coup d'état in the Central African Republic overthrows President David Dacko .
1982 - Canada adopts a 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 are killed, including US Congressmen Lawrence McDonald .
1985 - A joint American -French expedition locates the wreck of the RMS Titanic .
1988 - YTV was launched.
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
1996 - Daniel Komen breaks the 3000 metres world record in Rieti, Italy
2001 - Almost every single commercial television station in Vancouver switches network affiliations after a round of ownership changes in 2000 - the largest change in North America .
2001 - The first orca calf (later named Nakai ) is born through artificial insemination , to parents Kasatka and Tillikum .
2004 - The Beslan school hostage crisis begins when armed terrorists take hundreds of school children and adults hostage in the Russian town of Beslan in North Ossetia .
2005 - Seven members and former members of the AFL-CIO form a new trade union organization, the Change to Win Federation .
2006 - Luxembourg became to first country to complete the move to all digital Television broadcasting.
Births [ ]
1286 - Elisabeth Richeza of Poland , Queen of Poland (d. 1335 )
1453 - Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba , Spanish general (d. 1515 )
1566 - Edward Alleyn , English actor (d. 1626 )
1588 - Henry II , French nobleman (d. 1646 )
1651 - Nataliya Kyrillovna Naryshkina , Tsaritsa of Russia (d. 1694 )
1653 - Johann Pachelbel , German composer (d. 1706 )
1711 - William IV (d. 1759 )
1795 - James Gordon Bennett , American newspaper publisher (d. 1872 )
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 )
1883 - Didier Pitre , French Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1934 )
1884 - Sigurd Wallén , Swedish actor and filmdirector (d. 1947 )
1887 - Blaise Cendrars , Swiss writer (d. 1961 )
1888 - Andrija Štampar , Croatian physician (d. 1958 )
1889 - Richard Arlen , American actor (d. 1976 )
1895 - Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar , Indian musician (d. 1974 )
1896 - A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada , Indian theologian (d. 1977 )
1897 - Andy Kennedy , Irish footballer (d. 1963 )
1899 - Andrei Platonov , Russian writer (d. 1951 )
1904 - Johnny Mack Brown , American actor (d. 1974 )
1905 - Elvera Sanchez , Puerto Rican dancer (d. 2000 )
1906 - Joaquín Balaguer , President of the Dominican Republic (d. 2002 )
1906 - Franz Biebl , German composer (d. 2001 )
1907 - Walter Reuther , American labor union leader (d. 1970 )
1909 - E. Herbert Norman , Canadian diplomat (d. 1957 )
1913 - Christian Nyby , American director and film editor (d. 1993 )
1920 - Richard Farnsworth , American actor (d. 2000 )
1921 - Willem Frederik Hermans , Dutch writer (d. 1995 )
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 , 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
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 )
1933 - Ann W. Richards , American politician (d. 2006 )
1933 - Conway Twitty , American singer (d. 1993 )
1935 - Seiji Ozawa , Japanese conductor
1937 - Ron O'Neal , American actor, director and screenwriter (d. 2004 )
1937 - Al Geiberger , American golfer
1939 - Lily Tomlin , American actress and comedian
1942 - C. J. Cherryh , American writer
1943 - Don Stroud , American actor
1944 - Leonard Slatkin , American conductor
1945 - Mustafa Balel , Turkish writer
1946 - Barry Gibb , English singer (Bee Gees )
1946 - Roh Moo-Hyun , President of South Korea
1946 - Greg Errico , American drummer (Sly & the Family Stone )
1947 - Al Green , American politician
1948 - Józef Życiński , 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 Ceauşescu , Romanian politician (d. 1996 )
1952 - Phil Hendrie , American radio personality
1954 - Dave Lumley , Canadian ice hockey player
1955 - Billy Blanks , American martial artist
1955 - Bruce Foxton , English bassist (The Jam )
1957 - Gloria Estefan , Cuban/American singer
1957 - Duško Ivanović , Montenegrin basketball coach
1958 - Armi Aavikko , Finnish singer (d. 2002 )
1959 - Kenny Mayne , American sports journalist
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 - Cécilia Rhode , Swedish model
1964 - Ray D'Arcy , Irish DJ and TV presenter
1966 - Tim Hardaway , American basketball player
1967 - David Whissell , Quebec politician
1968 - Mohammed Atta , Egyptian terrorist (d. 2001 )
1969 - Henning Berg , Norwegian footballer
1970 - Hwang Jeong-min , South Korean actor
1970 - Vanna , Croatian singer
1970 - Mitsou , Quebec singer, television and radio host, actress
1971 - Ricardo Antonio Chavira , American actor
1971 - Yoshitaka Hirota , Japanese composer
1971 - Lââm , French singer
1971 - Jimmy Snuka , American professional wrestler
1971 - Hakan Şükür , Turkish footballer
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 singer (Rogue Traders )
1975 - Omar Rodriguez-Lopez , Puerto Rican guitarist
1975 - Cuttino Mobley , American basketball player
1976 - Jada Fire , American pornographic actress
1976 - Marcos Ambrose , Australian racing driver
1976 - Erik Morales , Mexican boxer
1976 - Polly Shannon , Canadian actress
1976 - Sebastián Rozental , Chilean footballer
1977 - Aaron Schobel , American football player
1977 - Raffaele Giammaria , Italian racing driver
1977 - Shoshana Bean , American stage actress
1977 - David Albelda , Spanish footballer
1978 - Max Vieri , Australian soccer player
1978 - Lucie Blackman , English murder victim (d. 2000 )
1979 - Robert P. Olsson , Swedish actor
1979 - James O'Connor , Irish footballer
1980 - Chris Riggott , English footballer
1980 - Sammy Adjei , Ghanaian footballer
1981 - Clinton Portis , American football player
1981 - Adam Quick , Australian basketball player
1982 - Ryan Gomes , American basketball player
1982 - Paul Dumbrell , Australian racing driver
1982 - Jeffrey Buttle , Canadian figure skater
1983 - José Antonio Reyes , Spanish footballer
1984 - Joseph Trohman , American musician (Fall Out Boy )
1984 - Nick Noble , American soccer player
1986 - Gaël Monfils , French tennis player
1986 - Anthony Allen
1987 - Dann Hume , New Zealand musician (Evermore )
1989 - Juliana Lohmann , Brazilian actress
1993 - Ilona Mitrecey , French singer
1994 - Bianca Ryan , American singer
Deaths [ ]
1067 - Baldwin V of Flanders
1159 - Pope Adrian IV (b. 1100 )
1256 - Kujo Yoritsune , Japanese shogun (b. 1218 )
1414 - William de Ros , Lord Treasurer of England (b. 1369 )
1557 - Jacques Cartier , French explorer (b. 1491 )
1581 - Guru Ram Das , fourth Sikh Guru (b. 1534 )
1600 - Tadeáš Hájek , Czech physician (b. 1525 )
1615 - Étienne Pasquier , French lawyer (b. 1529 )
1648 - Marin Mersenne , French mathematician (b. 1588 )
1685 - Leoline Jenkins , Welsh lawyer (b. 1625 )
1687 - Henry More , English philosopher (b. 1614 )
1715 - François Girardon , French sculptor (b. 1628 )
1715 - King Louis XIV of France (b. 1638 )
1818 - Robert Calder , British naval officer (b. 1745 )
1943 - Charles Atangana , Cameroonian chief (b. 1880 )
1947 - Frederick Russell Burnham , father of the international Scouting movement (b. 1861 )
1957 - Dennis Brain , English musician (b. 1921 )
1967 - Siegfried Sassoon , English poet (b. 1886 )
1967 - Ilse Koch , Nazi war criminal (b. 1906 )
1969 - Drew Pearson , American newspaper columnist (b. 1897 )
1970 - François Mauriac , French writer, Nobel laureate (b. 1885 )
1977 - Ethel Waters , American singer (b. 1896 )
1981 - Albert Speer , Nazi official (b. 1905 )
1981 - Ann Harding , American actress (b. 1901 )
1982 - Haskell Curry , American mathematician (b. 1900 )
1982 - Wladyslaw Gomulka , Polish communist leader (b. 1905 )
1983 - Henry M. Jackson , American politician (b. 1912 )
1983 - Larry McDonald , American congressman (b. 1935 )
1985 - Stefan Bellof , German race car driver (b. 1957 )
1985 - Jay Youngblood , American wrestler (b. 1955 )
1986 - Murray Hamilton , American actor (b. 1923 )
1988 - Luis Alvarez , American physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1911 )
1989 - A. Bartlett Giamatti , American baseball commissioner (b. 1938 )
1989 - Tadeusz Sendzimir , American inventor (b. 1894 )
1994 - Boris Malenko , American professional wrestler (b. 1933 )
1998 - Józef Krupiński , Polish poet (b. 1930 )
1998 - Cary Middlecoff , American golfer (b. 1921 )
1999 - W. Richard Stevens , Zambian computer scientist (b. 1951 )
2001 - Brian Moore British sports commentator (b. 1932 )
2003 - Sir Terry Frost , British artist (b. 1915 )
2004 - Ahmed Kuftaro , Grand Mufti of Syria (b. 1915 )
2005 - R.L. Burnside , American musician (b. 1926 )
2005 - Thanos Leivaditis , Greek actor (b. 1934 )
2006 - Sir Kyffin Williams , Welsh landscape painter (b. 1918 )
2006 - Bob O'Connor , mayor of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (b. 1944 )
2006 - Nellie Connally , wife of Texas governor John Connally (b. 1919 )
2006 - Warren Mitofsky , American pollster (b. 1934 )
2007 - Roy McKenzie , New Zealand philanthropist (b. 1922 )
Holidays and observances [ ]
External links [ ]
181 Familypedia people were born on September 1
173 Familypedia people died on September 1
167 Familypedia people were first married on September 1
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