September 23rd, 1901

Born on September 23rd, 1901

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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

Born on September 23rd, 1901

84

Jaroslav Seifert

Czechoslovak poet, Nobel prize laureate

*September 23rd, 1901, Žižkov †January 10th, 1986, Prague

Same year
Born in 1901

90

Marlene Dietrich

German and American actress and singer

*December 27th, 1901, Rote Insel †May 6th, 1992, 8th arrondissement of Paris

65

Walt Disney

American animator and producer (1901–1966)

*December 5th, 1901, Chicago †December 15th, 1966, Burbank

53

Enrico Fermi

Italian-American physicist (1901-1954)

*September 29th, 1901, Rome †November 28th, 1954, Chicago

45

Rudolf Höss

German war criminal, commandant of Auschwitz

*November 25th, 1901, Baden-Baden †April 16th, 1947, Auschwitz I concentration camp

76

Margaret Mead

American anthropologist (1901—1978)

*December 16th, 1901, Philadelphia †November 15th, 1978, New York City

93

Linus Pauling

American scientist (1901–1994)

*February 28th, 1901, Portland †August 18th, 1994, Big Sur

98

Barbara Cartland

English writer and media personality (1901-2000)

*July 9th, 1901, Edgbaston †May 21st, 2000, Hatfield

74

Werner Heisenberg

German theoretical physicist and nobel prize winner

*December 5th, 1901, Würzburg †February 1st, 1976, Munich

69

Sukarno

1st President of Indonesia (1901—1970)

*June 6th, 1901, Surabaya †June 21st, 1970, Jakarta

69

Ed Begley

American actor (1901–1970)

*March 25th, 1901, Hartford †April 28th, 1970, Hollywood

47

Nora Gregor

Austrian actress

*February 3rd, 1901, Gorizia †January 20th, 1949, Viña del Mar

60

Gary Cooper

American actor (1901–1961)

*May 7th, 1901, Helena †May 13th, 1961, Beverly Hills

56

John Van Druten

British actor and playwright (1901-1957)

*June 1st, 1901, London †December 19th, 1957, Indio

82

Lucienne Boyer

French singer (1901-1983)

*August 18th, 1901, 6th arrondissement of Paris †December 6th, 1983, 10th arrondissement of Paris

73

Vittorio De Sica

Italian film director (1901-1974)

*July 7th, 1901, Sora †November 13th, 1974, Neuilly-sur-Seine

88

Henri Sauguet

French composer

*May 18th, 1901, Bordeaux †June 22nd, 1989, Paris

90

Mario Scelba

Prime Minister of Italy (1901-1991)

*September 5th, 1901, Caltagirone †October 29th, 1991, Rome

74

Pierre Bost

French writer (1901-1975)

*September 5th, 1901, Lasalle †December 6th, 1975, Paris

80

Max Euwe

Dutch chess player and mathematician

*May 20th, 1901, Amsterdam †November 26th, 1981, Amsterdam

74

Eisaku Satō

Prime Minister of Japan from 1964 to 1972

*March 27th, 1901, Tabuse †June 3rd, 1975, The Jikei University Hospital

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No: With 365 days 1901 is a normal year and no leap year.

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