Historical Anniversaries this Week

September 19

 Births (100 years ago today): 1925 – W. Reece Smith Jr., American lawyer and academic (died 2013)

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Marcus Dunstan, American director and screenwriter

 Deaths (50 years ago today): 1975 – Pamela Brown, English actress (born 1917)

Commemorations:
International Talk Like a Pirate Day

September 20

 Births (150 years ago today): 1875 – Matthias Erzberger, German publicist and politician (died 1921)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1925 – James Bernard, English composer and screenwriter (died 2001)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1925 – Ananda Mahidol, King Rama VIII of Thailand (died 1946)

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Asia Argento, Italian actress^[47]

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Moon Bloodgood, American actress^[51]

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Joel Gertner, American wrestling announcer

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Juan Pablo Montoya, Colombian race car driver

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Jason Robinson, American saxophonist and composer

 Deaths (400 years ago today): 1625 – Heinrich Meibom, German historian and poet (born 1555)

 Deaths (50 years ago today): 1975 – Saint-John Perse, French poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1887)

September 21

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Doug Davis, American baseball player

 Deaths (50 years ago today): 1975 – Bedri Rahmi Eyübo?lu, Turkish painter and poet (born 1911)

Commemorations:
International Day of Peace

September 22

 Events (50 years ago today): 1975 – Sara Jane Moore tries to assassinate U.S. President Gerald Ford, but is foiled by the Secret Service.

 Births (150 years ago today): 1875 – Mikalojus Konstantinas ?iurlionis, Lithuanian painter and composer (died 1911)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1925 – Virginia Capers, American actress and singer (died 2004)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1925 – Leila Hadley, American author (died 2009)

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Mireille Enos, American actress^[49]

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Ethan Moreau, Canadian ice hockey player and scout

September 23

 Births (100 years ago today): 1925 – Denis C. Twitchett, English historian and scholar (died 2006)

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Kim Dong-moon, South Korean badminton player

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Chris Hawkins, English journalist and producer

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Eric Miller, Irish rugby player, footballer, and coach

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Vitali Yeremeyev, Kazakhstani ice hockey player^[50]

 Deaths (350 years ago today): 1675 – Valentin Conrart, French author, founded the Académie française (born 1603)

September 24

 Events (150 years ago today): 1875 – The 1864 play Heath Cobblers by Aleksis Kivi is premiered for the first time in Oulu, Finland.^[2]

 Events (50 years ago today): 1975 – Southwest Face expedition members become the first persons to reach the summit of Mount Everest by any of its faces, instead of using a ridge route.

 Births (400 years ago today): 1625 – Johan de Witt, Dutch mathematician and politician (died 1672)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1925 – Autar Singh Paintal, Indian physiologist and academic (died 2004)

 Deaths (750 years ago today): 1275 – Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford, English politician, Lord High Constable of England (born 1208)

 Deaths (50 years ago today): 1975 – Earle Cabell, American businessman and politician, Mayor of Dallas (born 1906)

September 25

 Events (1750 years ago today): 275 – For the last time, the Roman Senate chooses an emperor; they elect 75-year-old Marcus Claudius Tacitus.^[1]

 Events (250 years ago today): 1775 – American Revolution: Ethan Allen surrenders to British forces after attempting to capture Montreal during the Battle of Longue-Pointe.

 Events (250 years ago today): 1775 – American Revolution: Benedict Arnold's expedition to Quebec sets off.

 Births (500 years ago today): 1525 – Steven Borough, English explorer and navigator (died 1584)

 Births (200 years ago today): 1825 – William Pitt Ballinger, American lawyer and politician (died 1888)

 Births (200 years ago today): 1825 – Joachim Heer, Swiss lawyer and politician, President of the National Council (died 1879)

 Births (100 years ago today): 1925 – Silvana Pampanini, Italian model, actress, and director, Miss Italy 1946 (died 2016)

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Daniela Ceccarelli, Italian skier

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Declan Donnelly, English entertainer

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Matt Hasselbeck, American football player

 Births (50 years ago today): 1975 – Dat Nguyen, American football player and coach