Events on Sep 23

• 0951Otto I the Great becomes King of Italy
• 1122Concord of Worms
• 1513King Henry III and Emperor Maximilian conquer Doornik
• 1561King Philip II of Spain forbids Spanish settlements in Florida
• 1642Harvard College in Cambridge, Mass, 1st commencement
• 1666Princess Maria of Orange-Nassau marries Mauritius Earl of Simmeren
• 1719Liechtenstein declares independence from German empire
• 1739Russia and Turkey sign Peace of Belgrade
• 1746Jacob Gilles appointed Dutch pension advisor
• 1795Conseil of the Cinq-Cents (Council of 500), forms in Paris
• 1803Battle of Assaye-British-Indian forces beat Maratha Army
• 1806Lewis and Clark return to St. Louis from Pacific Northwest
• 1830Dutch troops occupy Brussels
• 1835HMS Beagle sails to Charles Island in Galapagos archipelago
• 18451st baseball team, New York Knickerbockers organize, adopt rule code
• 1845Hunger strike in Hague
• 1857Russian warship Leffort disappears in Finland Gulf in storm; 826 die
• 1863Confederate siege of Chattanooga begins
• 1864Battle of Athens, Virginia
• 1873Tom Allen beats Mike McCale for Heavyweight Boxing title
• 1876Ottawa Rough Riders play their 1st game
• 1877Hurricane strikes Curacao and Bonaire kills 200
• 1879Baldwin steam motors tram 1st tried in Sydney Australia
• 1879Richard Rhodes invented a hearing aid called the Audiophone
• 1880Jules Ferry forms French government
• 1890Ed Cartwright bats in 7 RBIs in 1 inning
• 18971st frontier days rodeo celebration (Cheyene Wyoming)
• 1904Francis Younghusbands leaves Lhasa Tibet
• 1905Mbunga-siege of Fort Mahenge German East-Africa broken
• 1907Proclamation sets fineness and weight of silver and bronze coins of Canada

Born on Sep 23

• 1555Louise de Coligny: French 4th Wife of Willem of Orange
• 1591Michael Lohr: Composer
• 1596Joan Blaeu: Cartographer / publisher
• 1605Daniel von Czepko: German poet
• 1641Adrian "Aart" van Wijck: Theologist (against jansenisme)
• 1642Giovanni Maria Bononcini: Composer
• 1684Johann Theodor Romhild: Composer
• 1703Jean-Marie Leclair: Composer
• 1712Ferdinand VI [the wise]: King of Spain (1746-59)
• 1745John Sevier: Tennessee, United States -- Indian fighter (Gov / Rep-Tn)
• 1768William Wallace: Scottish mathematician (Rights of Wallace)
• 1782Jacques-Fereol Mazas: Composer
• 1791Johann F Encke: German astronomer (Encke Comet)
• 1800William H McGuffey: Educator (McGuffey Readers)
• 1804David Van de Kellen: Coin engraver
• 1805Matthew Adams Stickney: Rowley, Massachusetts -- Numismatist
• 1816Elihu Benjamin Washburne: MC (Union), died in 1887
• 1816Julius White: Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1890
• 1820Thomas Kilby Smith: Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
• 1838Martin Woodhull Victoria Chaflin: United States -- Feminist / Reformer (Woodhull)
• 1838Victoria Chaflin Woodhull: Ohio, United States -- Feminist / Reformer / free love
• 1842Karl Munzinger: Composer
• 1849Mikhail Mikhaylovich Ivanov: Composer
• 1852William Stewart Halsted: Established 1st US surgical school
• 1853Marcel Planiol: French private law Scholar
• 1854Cornelis W Lely: Dutch engineer / gov of Suriname (1902-05)
• 1856William Archer: Scotland, United Kingdom -- Writer (Green Goddess)
• 1861Edmond H H Allenby: English Field Marshal / high director (Egypt)
• 1863Alexandre EJ Yersin: Swiss / French bacteriologist (bacteria plague)
• 1863Mary Church Terrell: Civil rights activist

Died on Sep 23

• 0775Constantine V Copronymus: Emperor of Byzantium (720-75)
• 0918Koenraad I: German duke / King (911-18), dies at 42
• 0965Aboe a-Taia-H al-Moetanabbi: Arabic royal Poet (Diwan), murdered
• 1541Philippus A Paracelsus: Swiss Physician / alchemist, dies at 47
• 1624Willem Pietersz Buytewech: Painter / etcher, dies at about 32
• 1694Francesco Passarini: Composer, dies at 57
• 1700Nicolaus Adam Strungk: Composer, dies at 59
• 1738Hermannus Boerhaave: Medical / botanist, dies at 69
• 1778Balthazar Huydecoper: Translator / historian, dies at 83
• 1780John Andre: Hanged as a British spy at 29
• 1797Johann Georg Roser: Composer, dies at 57
• 1835Vincenzo Bellini: Italian opera Composer (Norma), dies at 33
• 1837Richard John Samuel Stevens: Composer, dies at 80
• 1847Henri MG Earl the Merode: Belg revolutionary (Souvenirs), dies at 65
• 1871Alexander N Afanasjev: Russian story teller, dies at 45
• 1877Urbain JJ Leverrier: Codiscoverer of Neptune
• 1889William W Collins: English writer (Moonstone)
• 1896Ivar A Aasen: Norwegian linguistic / poet, dies at 83
• 1896Louis-Gilbert Duprez: Composer, dies at 89
• 1902John Wesley Powell: US geologist (Grand Canyon), dies at 68
• 1906Jan van Rijswijck: Flemish journalist / Mayor of Antwerp
• 1929Richard A Zsigmondy: Austria chemist (Nobel 1925), dies at 64
• 1930Jonkvrouw Catharina AM de Savornin Lohman: Author, dies at 62
• 1937Caro Roma: Composer, dies at 68
• 1939Sigmund Freud: Created psychoanalysis, dies at 83
• 1944Colijn: Netherlands Prime Minister, buried
• 1947Nikola Petkov: Leader of Bulgaria Boer party, hanged
• 1956Earl Godwin: Newscaster (Meet the Veep), dies at 75
• 1960Kathlyn Williams: Actress (Single Man), dies of heart attack at 72
• 1961Billy House: Actor (Imitation of Life, Bedlam, Egg & I), dies at 71

Historical events on September 24

• 0312Start of Imperial Indication
• 0366Liberius ends his reign as Catholic Pope
• 0673Synod of Hertford opens; canons made for English Church
• 07872nd Council of Nicaea (7th ecumenical council) opens in Asia Minor
• 1625Dutch attack San Juan, Puerto Rico
• 1629Jacques Specx appointed Governor-General of Dutch-Indies
• 1664Dutch Fort Orange (Albany NY) surrenders to English
• 1683King Louis XIV expels all Jews from French possessions in America
• 1688France declares war on German
• 173221 homosexuality burned in South Horn
• 1742Faneuil Hall opens to public
• 17761st St. Leger horesrace held at Doncaster
• 1776St. Leger horse race run for 1st time
• 1789Congress creates Post Office
• 1789Federal Judiciary Act is passed and creates a six-person Supreme Court
• 1789President George Washington appointed John Jay the 1st Chief Justice
• 1789US Attorney General Office is created
• 1829Russia and Ottoman Empire sign Peace Treaty of Adrianople
• 1838Anti-Corn-Law League forms to repeal English Corn Law
• 1841Britain obtains Sarawak from Brunei (James Brooke appointed Rajah)
• 18451st baseball team is organized
• 1850Papal Bull issued, establishes Roman Catholic hierarchy in England
• 1852Henri Giffard, a French engineer, makes 1st dirigible flight
• 18531st round-the-world trip by yacht (Cornelius Vanderbilt)
• 1853France annexes Caledonia
• 1853Northern Daily Times, 1st provincial daily newspaper, starts in London
• 1862Confederate Congress adopts confederacy seal
• 1864Battle of Pilot Knob, Missouri
• 1864Invasion of MO by Price
• 1865James Cooke walks tightrope from Cliff House to Seal Rocks, San Francisco

Born on September 24

• 1501Girolamo Cardano: Italy -- Mathematician / Astrologer (Ars Magna-1545)
• 1583Albrecht Eusebius Wenzel von Wallenstein: German General
• 1625Johan de Witt: Statesman / advisor of Holland
• 1667Jean-Louis Lully: Composer
• 1717Horace Walpole: England, United Kingdom -- British horror writer (Cattle of Ontario)
• 1739Grigorij A Potemkin: Monarch of Tauris / friend of Catherine II
• 1748Philipp Meissner: Composer
• 1755John Marshall: Virginia, United States -- 4th Supreme Court Chief Justice (1801-35)
• 1762William Lisle Bowles: English poet (14 Sonnets)
• 1773Johann Philipp Christian Schulz: Composer
• 1806George Alexander Osborne: Composer
• 1821Cyprian K Norwid: Polish painter / poet / playwright (Wanda)
• 1824Truman Seymour: Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1891
• 1825Frances E W Harper: Famous African
• 1827Henry Warner Slocum: Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1894
• 1829James St Clair Morton: Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1864
• 1833Henry Alanson Barnum: Bvt Major General (Union volunteers)
• 1848Pieter Louis Tak: Literary (The Chronicle)
• 1859Julius Klengel: Cellist / composer
• 1860Samuel Rutherford Crockett: Novelist
• 1870Georges Claude: Inventor (neon light)
• 1886James Burke: NYC, New York -- Actor (Mystery Theater, Great Guy)
• 1890Alan Herbert: England, United Kingdom -- Journalist / writer (Punch, Helen)
• 1892Sam[uel] de Vries: Actor (Wandering Jew)
• 1893Julia Faye: Richmond, Virginia -- Actress (10 Commandments, Samson & Delilah)
• 1898Charlotte D Baroness of Pallandt: Dutch sculptress
• 1899Eduardo Hernandez Moncada: Composer
• 1902Cheryl Crawford: Producer (Touch of Venus, Brigadoon)
• 1904Cemal Resit Rey: Composer
• 1904Owen Saunders: Mechanical engineer

Died on September 24

• 0366Liberius: Italian Pope (352-66)
• 0768Pippin III [the Short]: King of France, dies at 53
• 0786Al-Hadi: Arabic kalief of Islam (185-86)
• 0911Ludwig III [the Child]: Last Carolingian German King (899-911)
• 1180Manuel I Comnenus: Byzantine Emperor (1143-80)
• 1228Stefanus I Nemanjic de Eerstgekroonde: King of Serbia (1217-28)
• 1435Isabella of Bayern: Queen of France (Treaty of Troyes)
• 1517Frederik IV: Of Baden, Bishop of Utrecht
• 1536Janus Secundus: Neo latin Poet (Basia), dies at 24
• 1545Albrecht von Brandenburg: Archbishop / Monarch of Mainz, dies at 55
• 1568Antoon van Stralen: Flemish Mayor of Antwerp, beheaded at about 47
• 1755Georg Gebel: Composer, dies at 45
• 1790John Keyse Sherwin: Engraver / painter
• 1813Andre-Ernest-Modeste Gretry: Composer, dies at 72
• 1815John Sevier: Indian fighter (Gov / Rep-Tn), dies at 70
• 1834A J Pedro I van Alcantara: Emperor of Brazil (1822-31)
• 1855Alexandre Stievenard: Composer, dies at 86
• 1856Henry: 1st viscount Hardinge of Lahore, Governor-General of India
• 1865Frantiszek Soltyk: Composer, dies at 81
• 1881Luigi Ferdinando Casamorata: Composer, dies at 74
• 1892Cornelis A van Sypesteyn: Dutch Governor of Suriname, dies at 69
• 1892Patrick S Gilmore: Composer, dies at 62
• 1896Francis SK Fitzgerald: US writer (Great Gatsby, Zelda)
• 1898Bartel Wilton: Ship builder, dies at 70
• 1910Rudolf Dellinger: Composer, dies at 53
• 1934Edwin Lehare: Composer, dies at 69
• 1939Carl Laenmie: Film producer
• 1948Warren William: Actor (Fear, Wolf Man, Madame X), dies at 53
• 1949Pierre Breville: Composer, dies at 88
• 1951Georges Rency: Belgian Poet / literature, dies at 75

Events on Sep 25

• 0953Ratherius becomes Bishop of Luik
• 0955Bishop Ratherius of Luik flees
• 1066Battle of Stampford Bridge King Harold Godwinson II of England, beaten by his brother King Harold Hardrada of Norway
• 1212Emperor Frederik II ends Golden Degree (Bohemia)
• 1340England and France sign disarmament treaty
• 1396Battle of Nicopolis: Sultan Bajezid I defeats Crusades armies
• 1492Crewman on Pinta sights "land"-a few weeks early
• 1493Columbus sails with 17 ships on 2nd voyage to America
• 1555Freedom of Religion in Augsburg
• 1560Spanish King Philip II names Frederik Schenck of Toutenburg, 1st Archbishop of Utrecht
• 1597Amiens surrenders to French King Henri IV
• 16391st printing press in America
• 1639Suzuki Shosan, Samurai Monk of Zen Buddhism, found awakening
• 1654England and Denmark sign trade agreement
• 1690Publick Occurrences, 1st US (Boston) newspaper, publish 1st and last ed
• 1775American Revolutionary War hero Ethan Allen captured
• 1777English general William Howe conquers Philadelphia
• 1780Benedict Arnold joins the British
• 1789Congress proposes Bill of Rights (10 of 12 will ratify)
• 180412th amendment to US constitution, regulating judicial power
• 1836HMS Beagle anchors at St. Michael
• 1846US troops under General Taylor occupies Monterey Mexico
• 1857Relief of Lucknow by Havelock and Outram begins
• 1861Secretary of US Navy authorizes enlistment of slaves
• 1866(Leonard W) Jerome Park opens in Bronx for horse racing
• 1867Congress creates 1st all-black university, Howard University in Washington DC
• 18821st baseball doubleheader (Providence andWorcester)
• 1886Comedy opera "Dorothy, " 1st produced in London
• 1888Royal Court Theatre, London, opens
• 1888Start of Sherlock Holmes "Hound of Baskervilles" (BG)

Born on Sep 25

• 1593Matthew Merian [the Elder]: Engraver / bookseller
• 1612Mark Zuesius Boxhorn: Dutch historian
• 1683Jean-Philippe Rameau: Dijon, France -- Composer (Traite)
• 1714Jean-Benoit Leclair: Composer
• 1725Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot: Designed and built 1st automobile
• 1729Christian G Heyne: German archaeologist
• 1741Vaclav Pichl: Composer
• 1744Frederik Willem II: King of Prussia (1786-97)
• 1752Carl Stenborg: Composer
• 1766Armand-Emmanuel [duc de Richelieu]: French Prime Minister (1815-18, 1820-21)
• 1785George Frederic Pinto: Composer
• 1793Felicia Dorothea Hermans: Poet
• 1798Henri Scheffer: Painter
• 1805Henry P Scholte: Dutch / US vicar / founder (Pella colony in Iowa)
• 1822Adolph Wilhelm August Friedrich von Steinwehr: Brigadier General (Union vol)
• 1823Thomas John Wood: Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1906
• 1829William Michael Rossetti: Civil servant
• 1830Karl Klindworth: Pianist / conductor
• 1832William Le Baron Jenney: United States -- Architect / "father of skyscraper"
• 1839[Wilhel]Mina JPR Kruseman: Writer / feminist
• 1839Karl A von Zittel: German geologist / paleontologist (Libya)
• 1852Cornelis J Snijders: Supreme Commander of Dutch Navy (1910-18)
• 1852Hans Vaihinger: German philosopher (Nietzsche Philosophy)
• 1858Emmeline Pankhurst-Goulden: English feminist
• 1866Thomas Hunt Morgan: United States -- Biologist (Nobel-1933)
• 1872Charles Blake Cochran: Impresario
• 1879Luis da Costa: Composer
• 1884Cornelis "Kees" Boeke: Dutch educationalist
• 1886Jesus Guridi: Composer
• 1886John Howard Lawson: Scriptwriter / playwright

Died on Sep 25

• 0813Al-Amin: Arabic kalief of Islam (809-813), murdered
• 1066Harald III Hardrada: King of Norway (1047-66), dies in battle at 51
• 1392Sergius van Radonesj: Russian saint, dies at 78
• 1396Jean de Vienne: French Admiral / crusader, dies in battle
• 1396Odard de Chasseron: French knight / crusader, dies in battle
• 1396Philip of Bar: French knight / crusader, dies in battle
• 1501Dzore Drzic: Croatish poet
• 1525Johannes Pistorius [Bakker]: RC pastor / church reformer, burned at 26
• 1619Francesco Soto de Langa: Composer
• 1716Johann Christoph Pez: Composer, dies at 52
• 1727Jacques Abbadie: French theologist, dies at about 73
• 1733Georg Motz: Composer, dies at 79
• 1777Johann Heinrich Lambert: Mathematician, dies at 49
• 1808Richard Porson: Scholar
• 1813Braz Francisco de Lima: Composer, dies at 61
• 1840Jacques-Etienne-Joseph-Alexandre Macdonald: Duc de Tarente, soldier
• 1860Carl Friedrich Zollner: Composer, dies at 60
• 1871Arvir A Afzelius: Swedish story teller
• 1876A Glabbrenner: Writer, dies at 66
• 1914A Lichtenstein: Writer, dies at 25
• 1914Jan B Stobbaerts: Flemish painter, dies at 76
• 1916Julius Fucik: Composer, dies at 44
• 1918John Ireland: Irish / US Archbishop of St Paul, dies at 80
• 1920William F Sudds: Composer, dies at 77
• 1929Miller Huggins: Manager (New York Yankees), dies from blood poisoning at 49
• 1933Paul Ehrenfest: Austria / Netherlands physicist, dies at 53
• 1944Jakob Schaffner: Swiss writer (Irrfahrten), dies at 68
• 1944Leo Justinus Kauffmann: Composer, dies at 43
• 1945Bela Bartok: Composer, dies at 64
• 1945Charles A Ellwood: US sociologist / psychologist, dies at 72