September 23rd, 1836

Born on September 23rd, 1836

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What happened on September 23rd?

September 23rd, 2002

The first version of the web browser Firefox was released by the Mozilla Organization.

September 23rd, 2019

The British travel company Thomas Cook Group ceased operations with immediate effect, leaving around 600,000 tourists stranded around the world.

September 23rd, 2016

Following a number of high-profile sexual assaults, major reforms were enacted to strengthen laws related to rape in Germany.

September 23rd, 2010

Teresa Lewis became the first woman to be executed by the U.S. state of Virginia since 1912, and the first woman in the state to be executed via lethal injection.

September 23rd, 2008

A gunman shot and killed ten students at the Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences in Kauhajoki, Finland, before committing suicide.

September 23rd, 1952

U.S. vice-presidential candidate Richard Nixon delivered the Checkers speech, one of the first political uses of television to appeal directly to the populace.

September 23rd, 1920

The Louisiana hurricane dissipated over Kansas after forcing around 4,500 people to evacuate and causing $1.45 million in damages.

September 23rd, 1913

The United Mine Workers of America begin a strike against the Rockefeller-owned Colorado Fuel & Iron Company, sparking the Colorado Coalfield War.

September 23rd, 1884

The French steamship Arctique ran aground on the northern coast of Cape Virgenes in Argentina; gold was discovered during the rescue effort, triggering the Tierra del Fuego gold rush.

September 23rd, 1803

Maratha troops were defeated by forces of the British East India Company at the Battle of Assaye, one of the decisive battles of the Second Anglo-Maratha War.

September 23rd, 1780

American Revolutionary War: British officer John André was captured by Patriot forces, thereby revealing a plot by Continental Army general Benedict Arnold to hand over West Point, New York.

September 23rd, 1642

First English Civil War: The Battle of Powick Bridge, the first engagement between the primary field armies of the Royalists and the Parliamentarians, ended in a Royalist victory.

September 23rd, 1122

Pope Callixtus II and Holy Roman emperor Henry V agreed the Concordat of Worms (pictured), ending the Investiture Controversy.

September 23rd, 1338

The Battle of Arnemuiden, in which a French force defeats the English, is the first naval battle of the Hundred Years' War.

September 23rd, 1962

Flying Tiger Line Flight 923, a Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation registered as N6923C, ditches into the Atlantic Ocean killing 28 out the 76 occupants onboard. The remaining 48 were rescued six hours later.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on September 23rd

Same year
Born in 1836

80

Wilhelmine von Hillern

German actress and writer

*March 11th, 1836, Munich †December 15th, 1916, Aschau im Chiemgau

65

Bret Harte

American writer and poet

*August 25th, 1836, Albany †May 5th, 1902, London

64

Walter Besant

English novelist and historian (1836–1901)

*August 14th, 1836, Portsmouth †June 9th, 1901, Frognal

70

Thomas Bailey Aldrich

American poet, novelist, editor (1836-1907)

*November 11th, 1836, Portsmouth †March 19th, 1907, Boston

34

Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer

Spanish poet

*February 17th, 1836, Seville †December 22nd, 1870, Madrid

73

Mily Balakirev

Russian composer, pianist, and conductor (1837-1910)

*December 21st, 1836, Nizhny Novgorod †May 16th, 1910, Saint Petersburg

64

Wilhelm Steinitz

Austrian-American chess player

*May 17th, 1836, Prague †August 12th, 1900, New York City

71

Henry Campbell-Bannerman

British Prime Minister from 1905 to 1908

*September 7th, 1836, Glasgow †April 22nd, 1908, Downing Street

67

Josef Srb

Czech music publicist and composer

*September 18th, 1836, Debrno †September 1st, 1904, Prague

77

Joseph Chamberlain

British politician (1836-1914)

*July 8th, 1836, London †July 2nd, 1914, London

69

Adolf von Wittich

Politician (1836-1906)

*August 28th, 1836, Trzcianka †February 23rd, 1906, Würzburg

59

Leopold von Sacher-Masoch

Austrian author

*January 27th, 1836, Lviv †March 9th, 1895, Lindheim

74

W. S. Gilbert

English dramatist, poet and illustrator (1836–1911)

*November 18th, 1836, London †May 29th, 1911, London

65

James Tissot

French painter and illustrator (1836–1902)

*October 15th, 1836, Nantes †August 8th, 1902, Chenecey-Buillon

76

Segismundo Moret

Spanish politician, art collector and writer (1833-1913)

*June 2nd, 1836, Cádiz †January 28th, 1913, Madrid

95

Ellen Browning Scripps

American journalist, philanthropist (1836–1932)

*October 18th, 1836, London †August 3rd, 1932, La Jolla

54

Paul Barbe

French politician (1836-1890)

*February 4th, 1836, Nancy †July 29th, 1890, 9th arrondissement of Paris

62

Franz Hipler

German regional historian

*February 17th, 1836, Olsztyn †December 17th, 1898, Frombork

78

Antonie Jacobus Ackerman

Dutch pianist (1836-1914)

*April 2nd, 1836, Rotterdam †April 22nd, 1914, The Hague

49

Adriano Cecioni

Italian painter and sculptor (1836-1886)

*July 26th, 1836, Vaglia †May 23rd, 1886, Florence

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Leap year

Yes: 1836 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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