September 23rd, 1956

Born on September 23rd, 1956

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What happened on September 23rd, 1956?

September 23rd, 1956

A tropical storm originating in the eastern Pacific Ocean passes into the Gulf of Mexico and is upgraded and named Hurricane Flossy just hours before striking the Gulf Coast and causing 15 deaths and an estimated USD$24.8 million in damages.

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What else 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.

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

Born on September 23rd, 1956

69

Peter David

American writer of comic books, novels, television, movies and video games

*September 23rd, 1956, Fort Meade

Same year
Born in 1956

70

Peter Hook

British bassist

*February 13th, 1956, Salford

69

Charles M. Huber

German actor and politician

*December 3rd, 1956, Munich

70

Sheila McCarthy

Canadian actress

*January 1st, 1956, Toronto

69

Valgerd Svarstad Haugland

Norwegian politician

*August 23rd, 1956, Kvam Municipality

70

Stephan Barratt-Due

Norwegian musician

*June 1st, 1956, Oslo

70

Tom Hanks

American actor and film producer (born 1956)

*July 9th, 1956, Concord

69

Theresa May

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019

*October 1st, 1956, Eastbourne

60

Carrie Fisher

American actress, writer and screenwriter (1956–2016)

*October 21st, 1956, Burbank †December 27th, 2016, UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center

70

Ulrike Meyfarth

German former high jumper

*May 4th, 1956, Frankfurt

70

Michel Houellebecq

French writer

*February 26th, 1956, Saint-Pierre

70

Donna Strickland

Nobel laurate

*May 27th, 1956, Guelph

70

Bryan Cranston

American actor, director, and producer

*March 7th, 1956, Hollywood

70

Siegfried Schneider

German politician (1956–)

*April 7th, 1956, Hitzhofen

70

Imelda Staunton

English actress (born 1956)

*January 9th, 1956, Archway district

70

Inge Aures

German politician

*July 10th, 1956, Presseck

69

Stefan Grüttner

German politician

*December 25th, 1956, Wiesbaden

69

Andreas Bornschein

German association football player

*November 29th, 1956, Leipzig

70

Frank-Walter Steinmeier

President of Germany since 2017

*January 5th, 1956, Detmold

69

Klaus Draeger

German engineer and manager

*September 3rd, 1956, Constance

70

Bernhard Daldrup

Federal German politician (1956–)

*June 1st, 1956, Sendenhorst

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Leap year

Yes: 1956 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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