Historical Events
1571 - Catholic rebellion in Scotland
1609 - Navigator Henry Hudson is the first European to discover island of Manhattan [or Sep 11]
1862 - General Lee begins the Maryland Campaign invading the North with 50,000 Confederate troops (US Civil war)
1945 - American chess grandmaster Reuben Fine wins 4 simultaneous rapid (10 seconds per move) games blindfolded in New York City
1960 - -12] Hurricane Donna, kills 148 in the Caribbean and US
1967 - 6.5 earthquake of Kolya Dam India, kills 200
Famous Birthdays
1846 - Daniel Burnham, American architect and urban designer (built skyscrapers), born in Henderson, New York (d. 1912)
1906 - Han G. Hoekstra, Dutch poet (Ongerijmde life), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1988)
1915 - Dick Thomas, American singing cowboy and TV host (Village Barn), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2003)
1944 - Christopher Needler, English businessman, born in Kingston upon Hull, England
1961 - Rizwan-uz-Zaman, Pakistani cricketer, born in Karachi, Pakistan
1979 - Kosuke Matsuura, Japanese racing driver, born in Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Famous Deaths
1085 - Irmgarde van Suchtelen, German countess of Aspel, hermit and saint, dies
1907 - Edvard Grieg, Norwegian composer (Peer Gynt Suite), dies at 64
1962 - William Clothier, American tennis player (US Nat C'ships 1906; 1st President International Hall of Fame 1954), dies at 80
1974 - Marcel Achard, French playwright (La forges the Paris), dies at 75
1986 - Hank Greenberg, American Baseball Hall of Fame first baseman (5 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1935, 45; AL MVP 1935, 40; Detroit Tigers), dies of cancer at 75
1995 - Chuck Greenberg, new age musician (Shadowfax), dies at 45
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