Historical Anniversaries this Week

September 22

Events (100 years ago today): 1919 – The steel strike of 1919, led by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers, begins in Pennsylvania before spreading across the United States.

Births (200 years ago today): 1819 – Wilhelm Wattenbach, German historian and academic (d. 1897)

Births (50 years ago today): 1969 – Nicole Bradtke, Australian tennis player and sportscaster

Deaths (100 years ago today): 1919 – Alajos Gáspár, Hungarian-Slovene author and poet (b. 1848)

Deaths (50 years ago today): 1969 – Adolfo López Mateos, Mexican politician, 48th President of Mexico (b. 1909)^[6]

September 23

Births (200 years ago today): 1819 – Hippolyte Fizeau, French physicist and academic (d. 1896)

Births (50 years ago today): 1969 – Donald Audette, Canadian ice hockey player

September 24

Events (150 years ago today): 1869 – Gold prices plummet after President Grant orders the Treasury to sell large quantities of gold after Jay Gould and James Fisk plot to control the market.

Births (50 years ago today): 1969 – Shawn Crahan, American drummer, songwriter, and producer

September 25

Events (50 years ago today): 1969 – The charter establishing the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation is signed.

Births (50 years ago today): 1969 – Hansie Cronje, South African cricketer (d. 2002)

September 26

Events (50 years ago today): 1969 – Abbey Road, the last recorded album by The Beatles, is released.

Births (150 years ago today): 1869 – Komitas, Armenian-French priest and composer (d. 1935)

Births (100 years ago today): 1919 – Barbara Britton, American actress (d. 1980)

Births (50 years ago today): 1969 – Andy Petterson, Australian footballer and coach

Commemorations:
European Day of Languages

September 27

Events (350 years ago today): 1669 – The Venetians surrender the fortress of Candia to the Ottomans, thus ending the 21-year-long Siege of Candia.

Births (300 years ago today): 1719 – Abraham Gotthelf Kästner, German mathematician and epigrammatist (d. 1800)

Births (100 years ago today): 1919 – Jayne Meadows, American actress and author (d. 2015)

Deaths (300 years ago today): 1719 – George Smalridge, English bishop (b. 1662)

Deaths (100 years ago today): 1919 – Adelina Patti, Italian-French opera singer (b. 1843)

Commemorations:
World Tourism Day and UNWTO

September 28

Events (100 years ago today): 1919 – Race riots begin in Omaha, Nebraska.

Births (200 years ago today): 1819 – Narcís Monturiol, Spanish engineer and publisher (d. 1885)

Births (100 years ago today): 1919 – Doris Singleton, American actress (d. 2012)

Births (50 years ago today): 1969 – Kerri Chandler, electronic music producer and DJ

Commemorations:
World Rabies Day

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