September 1st, 1752

Born on September 1st, 1752

Age in days, weeks and months
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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 1752

80

Muzio Clementi

Italian-born English composer, pianist, pedagogue, conductor, music publisher, editor, and piano manufacturer

*January 23rd, 1752, Rome †March 10th, 1832, Evesham

87

Johann Friedrich Blumenbach

German physician, naturalist, physiologist, and anthropologist (1752 – 1840)

*May 11th, 1752, Gotha †January 22nd, 1840, Göttingen

83

John Nash

British architect (1752–1835)

*January 18th, 1752, Lambeth †May 13th, 1835, East Cowes Castle

80

Philip Freneau

American poet, nationalist, polemicist, sea captain and newspaper editor (1752-1832)

*January 2nd, 1752, New York City †December 18th, 1832, Freehold

47

Jeongjo of Joseon

22nd King of Joseon (r. 1776–1800)

*September 22nd, 1752, Changgyeonggung †June 28th, 1800, Changgyeonggung

65

David Humphreys

American Revolutionary War soldier and politician (1752-1818)

*July 10th, 1752, Derby †February 21st, 1818, New Haven

41

Maurice d'Elbée

French military leader

*March 21st, 1752, Dresden †January 6th, 1794, Isle of Noirmoutier

52

Elisabeth Hudtwalcker

German artist (1752-1804)

*July 6th, 1752, Hamburg †November 22nd, 1804, Hamburg

67

Henry Latimer

American politician (1752-1819)

*April 24th, 1752, Newport †December 19th, 1819, Philadelphia

41

Ildephons Schwarz

German librarian and author

*November 4th, 1752, Bamberg †June 19th, 1794, Banz Abbey

74

Anton Walter

Austrian piano maker

*February 5th, 1752, Neuhausen auf den Fildern †April 11th, 1826, Vienna

62

Nicolas-François Guillard

French writer (1752–1814)

*January 16th, 1752, Chartres †December 26th, 1814, former 11th arrondissement of Paris

61

Pascual Ruiz Huidobro

Spanish soldier (1752-1813)

*January 1st, 1752, Ourense †March 1st, 1813, Mendoza

54

Johann Anton Leisewitz

German lawyer, dramatic poet, and central figure of the Sturm und Drang era

*May 9th, 1752, Hanover †September 10th, 1806, Brunswick

65

Humphry Repton

British landscape designer (1752-1818)

*April 21st, 1752, Bury St Edmunds †March 24th, 1818, Springfield

64

Gouverneur Morris

American politician (1752-1816)

*January 31st, 1752, Morrisania †November 6th, 1816, Morrisania

80

Johann Jakob Fäsch

(1752-1832)

*March 26th, 1752, Basel †August 17th, 1832, Basel

75

Theodore Foster

American politician (1752-1828)

*April 29th, 1752, Brookfield †January 13th, 1828, Providence

69

Jeanne-Louise-Henriette Campan

French lady-in-waiting

*October 6th, 1752, Paris †March 16th, 1822, Mantes-la-Jolie

63

Friedrich Wilhelm von Reden

German engineer (1752-1815)

*March 23rd, 1752, Hamelin †July 3rd, 1815, Miszkowice

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Leap year

Yes: 1752 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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