Today in History for 15th September 2021

Historical Events

1851 - Saint Joseph's University is founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1947 - RCA releases the 12AX7 miniature dual triode vacuum tube; it is still in production
1973 - Ohio State's Archie Griffith begins record 31 cons 100 yd rushing
1975 - The French département of Corse (the entire island of Corsica) is divided into two: Haute-Corse and Corse-du-Sud.
1997 - Oprah Winfrey announces she will continue her show through 2000
2014 - Ewa Kopacz becomes Prime Minister of Poland

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Famous Birthdays

1837 - Leo van Gheluwe, Belgian composer, born in Wannegem-Lede, East Flanders (d. 1914)
1879 - Joseph Lyons, 10th Prime Minister of Australia (1932-39), born in Stanley, Tasmania (d. 1939)
1919 - Nelson Gidding, American screenwriter ( The Andromeda Strain), born in New York (d. 2004)
1926 - Jean-Pierre Serre, French mathematician (1954 Fields Medal), born in Bages, France
1928 - Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, American jazz alto saxophonist and bandleader of the 1950-60s hard bop era (The Black Messiah), born in Tampa, Florida (d. 1975)
1972 - Queen Letizia of Spain, Spanish consort to King Felipe VI, born in Oviedo, Spain

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Famous Deaths

1794 - Abraham Clark, American patriot and signer of the Declaration of Independence, dies at 68
1930 - Milton Sills, American actor (The Sea Hawk), dies from a heart attack at 48
1978 - Robert Cliche, French Canadian politician and judge (b. 1921)
2007 - Aldemaro Romero, Venezuelan pianist, composer, arranger, and orchestral conductor, dies at 79
2017 - Harry Dean Stanton, American actor, musician, and singer (Lucky, Alien, Cool Hand Luke, The Godfather Part II), dies at 91
2018 - Dudley Sutton, British stage and screen actor (Leather Boys; Brimstone and Treacle; Lovejoy - "Tinker Dill"), dies of cancer at 85

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