September 1st, 1747

Born on September 1st, 1747

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 101,000 days old!

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What happened on September 1st?

September 1st, 2019

Hurricane Dorian, the most powerful Atlantic hurricane on record outside the tropics, made landfall in the Bahamas at Category 5 intensity.

September 1st, 2000

Speakers' Corner, a free speech area in Hong Lim Park in Singapore, was launched.

September 1st, 1983

A Soviet jet interceptor shot down the civilian Korean Air Lines Flight 007 near the island of Sakhalin in the north Pacific, killing all 246 passengers and 23 crew on board.

September 1st, 1973

A 76-hour multinational rescue effort in the Irish Sea resulted in the deepest sub rescue in history (pictured).

September 1st, 1972

In a match widely publicized as a Cold War confrontation, American chess grandmaster Bobby Fischer became the 11th World Chess Champion with his victory over Soviet Boris Spassky.

September 1st, 1969

Muammar Gaddafi (pictured) led a coup d'état to overthrow King Idris of Libya.

September 1st, 1967

At an Arab League summit, eight nations issued the Khartoum Resolution, declaring that there would be "no peace with Israel, no recognition of Israel, [and] no negotiations with it".

September 1st, 1952

Ernest Hemingway's novel The Old Man and the Sea, which later won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, was first published.

September 1st, 1939

German forces attacked multiple locations in Poland, including Wieluń and Westerplatte, starting World War II in Europe.

September 1st, 1914

The passenger pigeon, which once numbered in the billions, became extinct when the last individual died in captivity.

September 1st, 1911

Construction began on the Saline Valley salt tram, which during its operation was the steepest tram in the United States.

September 1st, 1902

The first science fiction film, titled A Trip to the Moon and based on From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne, was released in France.

September 1st, 1872

A small British force commanded by a surgeon fought off a surprise attack by the Maya on Orange Walk Town, British Honduras.

September 1st, 1862

American Civil War: Confederate forces attacked retreating troops (map shown) of the Union Army during a rainstorm in Chantilly, Virginia, but the battle ended inconclusively.

September 1st, 1859

A powerful solar flare caused a coronal mass ejection that struck Earth a few hours later, generating the most intense geomagnetic storm ever recorded and causing bright aurorae visible in the middle latitudes.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on September 1st

Same year
Born in 1747

53

Johann Abraham Peter Schulz

German musician and composer (1747-1800)

*March 31st, 1747, Lüneburg †June 10th, 1800, Schwedt/Oder

29

Philip Vickers Fithian

American writer

*January 1st, 1747, Cumberland County †January 1st, 1776, Fort Washington

46

Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans

French duke (1747-1793)

*April 13th, 1747, Château de Saint-Cloud †November 6th, 1793, Paris

88

Franz von Paula Schrank

German biologist (1747–1835)

*August 21st, 1747, Neuburg am Inn †December 22nd, 1835, Munich

79

Johann Elert Bode

Prusian astronomer

*January 19th, 1747, Hamburg †November 23rd, 1826, Berlin

46

Gottfried August Bürger

German poet (1747-1794)

*December 31st, 1747, Molmerswende †June 8th, 1794, Göttingen

48

Eugenio Espejo

18th century Spanish physician

*February 21st, 1747, Real Audiencia de Quito †December 27th, 1795, Quito

77

Robert Burton

American politician (1747-1825)

*October 20th, 1747, North Carolina †May 31st, 1825, Granville County

46

Armand Louis de Gontaut

French general (1747-1793)

*April 13th, 1747, Paris †December 31st, 1793, Paris

46

Maria Katharina Prestel

Painter and engraver from Nuremberg, active in London (1747–1794)

*July 22nd, 1747, Nuremberg †March 16th, 1794, Greater London

59

Prince August of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg

German prince (1747-1806)

*August 14th, 1747, Gotha †September 29th, 1806, Gotha

70

Yasuaki Aida

Japanese mathematician

*February 10th, 1747, Yamagata †December 4th, 1817, Edo

71

Johann Karl Wezel

German writer

*October 31st, 1747, Sondershausen †January 28th, 1819, Sondershausen

66

Rose Bertin

French marchande de modes (1747-1813)

*July 2nd, 1747, Abbeville †September 22nd, 1813, Épinay-sur-Seine

55

Friedrich August Ludwig von Burgsdorff

German botanist (1747-1802), canon of the Naumburg cathedral chapter

*March 23rd, 1747, Leipzig †June 18th, 1802, Berlin

59

Andreas Stütz

Austrian mineralogist and abbott

*January 1st, 1747, Vienna †January 1st, 1806, Vienna

72

Vincenzo Brenna

Italian architect and painter (1747-1820)

*August 20th, 1747, Florence †May 17th, 1820, Dresden

71

José da Costa e Silva

Portuguese architect

*July 25th, 1747, Vila Franca de Xira †March 21st, 1819, Rio de Janeiro

80

François Alexandre Frédéric, duc de la Rochefoucauld-Liancourt

Duke of France (1747–1827)

*January 11th, 1747, La Roche-Guyon †March 27th, 1827, Paris

74

Józef Wybicki

Polish poet, author of the national anthem (1747–1822)

*September 29th, 1747, Będomin †March 10th, 1822, Manieczki

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1747 is a normal year and no leap year.

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