September 1st, 1897

Born on September 1st, 1897

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What happened on September 1st, 1897?

September 1st, 1897

The Tremont Street Subway in Boston opens, becoming the first underground rapid transit system in North America.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tremont_Street_subway

What else 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 of the Union Army during a rainstorm in Chantilly, Virginia, but the battle ended inconclusively.

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

Born on September 1st, 1897

47

Johan de Haas

Dutch writer (1897-1945)

*September 1st, 1897, Graft-De Rijp †April 10th, 1945, Assen

66

Andy Kennedy

Northern Irish footballer (1897-1963)

*September 1st, 1897, Belfast †December 1st, 1963

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34

Lea Sirk

Slovene singer

*September 1st, 1989, Koper

36

Sevdaliza

Iranian-Dutch singer-songwriter, record producer, visual artist and director

*September 1st, 1987, Tehran

32

Jaymes Young

American singer-songwriter and musician

*September 1st, 1991, Seattle

83

Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

78

Paul Wolters

German classical archaeologist

*September 1st, 1858, Bonn †October 21st, 1936, Munich

81

A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Indian spiritual teacher and founder of the ISKCON

*September 1st, 1896, Kolkata †November 14th, 1977, Vrindavan

72

Rex Beach

Author and water polo player (1877-1949)

*September 1st, 1877, Antrim County †December 7th, 1949, Sebring

37

Marilyn Miller

Broadway musical star (1898–1936)

*September 1st, 1898, Evansville †April 7th, 1936, New York City

44

Andrey Vlasov

Russian lieutenant general, Nazi collaborator

*September 1st, 1901, Lomakino †August 1st, 1946, Moscow

94

George Maharis

American actor (1928-2023)

*September 1st, 1928, Astoria †May 24th, 2023, Beverly Hills

69

Harold Lamb

Historian, screenwriter, short story writer, novelist

*September 1st, 1892, Alpine †April 9th, 1962, Rochester

70

Pedro Cea

Uruguayan footballer (1900-1970)

*September 1st, 1900, Montevideo †September 18th, 1970, Montevideo

35

Jose Antonio Reyes

Spanish footballer

*September 1st, 1983, Utrera †June 1st, 2019, Alcalá de Guadaíra

84

Heinrich Messner

Austrian alpine skier

*September 1st, 1939, Obernberg am Brenner †October 19th, 2023

27

Zendaya

American actress, singer, and model

*September 1st, 1996, Oakland

45

Rocky Marciano

American heavyweight boxing champion (1923-1969)

*September 1st, 1923, Brockton †August 31st, 1969, Newton

84

Lily Tomlin

American actress, comedian and writer

*September 1st, 1939, Detroit

58

Nils Tavernier

French actor and film director

*September 1st, 1965, Paris

77

Barry Gibb

British singer, songwriter, record producer, and co-founder of the group Bee Gees

*September 1st, 1946, Douglas

61

Ruud Gullit

Dutch association football player and manager

*September 1st, 1962, Amsterdam

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82

Dirk Stikker

Politician and badminton player (1897-1979)

*February 5th, 1897, Winschoten †December 23rd, 1979, Wassenaar

64

William Faulkner

American writer (1897–1962)

*September 25th, 1897, New Albany †July 6th, 1962, Byhalia

66

Pierre Loeb

French Jewish galerist and art dealer persecuted by Nazis (1897-1964)

*September 24th, 1897, Paris †May 4th, 1964

41

Amelia Earhart

American aviation pioneer and author

*July 24th, 1897, Atchison †January 5th, 1939, Howland Island

80

Ludwig Erhard

Chancellor of West Germany (1963–1966)

*February 4th, 1897, Fürth †May 5th, 1977, Bonn

76

Paavo Nurmi

Finnish middle and long distance runner (1897-1973)

*June 13th, 1897, Turku †October 2nd, 1973, Helsinki

80

Paul VI

Head of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978

*September 26th, 1897, Concesio †August 6th, 1978, Castel Gandolfo

58

Irène Joliot-Curie

French scientist (1897-1956)

*September 12th, 1897, 13th arrondissement of Paris †March 17th, 1956, Paris

64

Georges Bataille

French intellectual and literary figure

*September 10th, 1897, Billom †July 9th, 1962, Paris

47

Joseph Goebbels

Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)

*October 29th, 1897, Rheydt †May 1st, 1945, Berlin

96

Marian Anderson

African-American contralto (1897–1993)

*February 21st, 1897, Philadelphia †April 8th, 1993, Portland

94

Judith Anderson

Australian stage and screen actress (1897–1992)

*February 10th, 1897, Adelaide †January 3rd, 1992, Santa Barbara

76

Kate O'Brien

Irish novelist, playwright and activist

*December 3rd, 1897, Limerick †August 13th, 1974, Canterbury

90

Viola Dana

Actress (1897-1987)

*June 26th, 1897, Brooklyn †July 3rd, 1987, Woodland Hills

78

Thornton Wilder

American playwright and novelist (1897–1975)

*April 17th, 1897, Madison †December 7th, 1975, Hamden

78

Alfredo Bracchi

Italian writer and actor (1897-1976)

*December 30th, 1897, Milan †October 11th, 1976, Milan

94

Frank Capra

Italian-born American film director (1897–1991)

*May 18th, 1897, Bisacquino †September 3rd, 1991, La Quinta

75

Lester B. Pearson

14th Prime Minister of Canada, from 1963 to 1968

*April 23rd, 1897, Toronto †December 27th, 1972, Ottawa

72

Everett Bradley

American pentathlete

*May 19th, 1897, Cedar Rapids †July 25th, 1969, Wichita

105

Mary Ellis

American opera singer (1897–2003)

*June 15th, 1897, New York City †January 30th, 2003, London

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1897 is a normal year and no leap year.

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