September 23rd, 1949

Born on September 23rd, 1949

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What happened on September 23rd?

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 by 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 (pictured), 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 to the Concordat of Worms (pictured), ending the Investiture Controversy.

September 23rd, 2008

Matti Saari kills ten people at a school in Finland before committing suicide.

September 23rd, 2004

Over 3,000 people die in Haiti after Hurricane Jeanne produces massive flooding and mudslides.

September 23rd, 1983

Gulf Air Flight 771 is destroyed by a bomb, killing all 117 people on board.

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

Born on September 23rd, 1949

74

Bruce Springsteen

American rock singer (born 1949)

*September 23rd, 1949, Long Branch

68

Quini

Spanish footballer (1949-2018)

*September 23rd, 1949, Oviedo †February 27th, 2018, Gijón

74

Floella Benjamin

British actress, author, and businesswoman (born 1949)

*September 23rd, 1949, Pointe-à-Pierre

74

Kostas Tournas

Greek singer and composer

*September 23rd, 1949, Tripoli

74

Juan Manuel Asensi

Spanish footballer

*September 23rd, 1949, Alicante

74

Melanie Smith

American equestrian and Olympic Gold medalist

*September 23rd, 1949, Memphis

74

Jerry B. Jenkins

American writer

*September 23rd, 1949, Kalamazoo

74

Patrick Blossier

French cinematographer

*September 23rd, 1949, Paris

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Who's birthday is on September 23rd?

61

Indra Gunawan

Badminton player

*September 23rd, 1947, Surakarta City †June 7th, 2009

44

Guf

Russian rapper

*September 23rd, 1979, Ivanteyevskaya Street

37

Kaylee DeFer

American actress

*September 23rd, 1986, Tucson

47

Halim Haryanto

Badminton player

*September 23rd, 1976, Bandung City

64

Jason Alexander

American actor, comedian, director and television host

*September 23rd, 1959, Newark

43

Romy Schneider

German-French actress (1938–1982)

*September 23rd, 1938, Vienna †May 29th, 1982, 7th arrondissement of Paris

69

George C. Wolfe

American playwright

*September 23rd, 1954, Frankfort

70

Dietmar Lorenz

East German judoka (1950-2021)

*September 23rd, 1950, Schleiz †September 8th, 2021, Berlin

91

Georg Keßler

German association football player, manager and university teacher

*September 23rd, 1932, Sankt Ingbert

45

Anthony Mackie

American actor

*September 23rd, 1978, New Orleans

70

Myriam Ullens

Belgian entrepreneur

*September 23rd, 1952, Cologne †March 29th, 2023, Lasne

80

Julio Iglesias

Spanish singer

*September 23rd, 1943, Madrid

47

Anya Marina

American musician

*September 23rd, 1976, Ann Arbor

77

Sisse Reingaard

Danish actress, born in 1946

*September 23rd, 1946, Copenhagen

72

Peter Settelen

British actor and voice coach (born 1951)

*September 23rd, 1951, London

73

Ilona Grübel

German actress

*September 23rd, 1950, Munich

68

Bernard Maris

French economist, writer and journalist (1946-2015)

*September 23rd, 1946, Toulouse †January 7th, 2015, 11th arrondissement of Paris

76

Caroline Lagerfelt

American actress

*September 23rd, 1947, Paris

39

Anneliese van der Pol

Dutch actress (born 1984)

*September 23rd, 1984, Amsterdam

83

Michel Temer

President of Brazil from 2016 to 2018

*September 23rd, 1940, Tietê

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Born in 1949

75

Joachim Witt

German rock musician

*February 22nd, 1949, Hamburg

74

Rudy Hartono

Indonesian badminton player

*August 18th, 1949, Surabaya

75

Åse Kleveland

Swedish-Norwegian singer and politician

*March 18th, 1949, Stockholm

70

Jahn Teigen

Norwegian singer, musician, and comedian (1949–2020)

*September 27th, 1949, Tønsberg Municipality †February 24th, 2020, Ystad

74

David Rubenstein

American businessman

*August 11th, 1949, Baltimore

74

Sherman Howard

American actor

*June 11th, 1949, Chicago

74

Egon Flaig

German university teacher, Historian of classical antiquity and writer

*May 16th, 1949, Oberstenfeld

74

Meryl Streep

American actress (born 1949)

*June 22nd, 1949, Summit

74

Odaline de la Martinez

American conductor and composer

*October 31st, 1949, Matanzas

74

Gertrúd Ladányi

Badminton player

*May 3rd, 1949, Esztergom

66

Papa Wemba

Congolese singer and musician

*June 14th, 1949, Lubefu †April 24th, 2016, Abidjan

67

Denis Johnson

American writer (novel, drama, poetry, essay) (1949-2017)

*July 1st, 1949, Munich †May 24th, 2017, Sea Ranch

40

Stiv Bators

American punk rock vocalist and guitarist

*October 22nd, 1949, Youngstown †June 3rd, 1990, 1st arrondissement of Paris

74

Sverre Årnes

Norwegian writer

*May 14th, 1949, Surnadal Municipality

74

Gloria Gaynor

American singer

*September 7th, 1949, Newark

74

Jessica Lange

American actress

*April 20th, 1949, Cloquet

67

Carlos Slepoy

Argentinian lawyer (1949-2017)

*October 2nd, 1949, Buenos Aires †April 17th, 2017, Madrid

68

Stanley Greene

American photographer (1949-2017)

*February 14th, 1949, Brooklyn †May 19th, 2017, Paris

74

Benjamin Netanyahu

Prime Minister of Israel (1996–1999, 2009–2021, 2022–present)

*October 21st, 1949, Tel Aviv

67

Baldwin Lonsdale

Ni-Vanuatu politician and Anglican priest

*November 30th, 1949, Mota Lava †June 17th, 2017, Port Vila

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No: With 365 days 1949 is a normal year and no leap year.

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