September 23rd, 1959

Born on September 23rd, 1959

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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, 1959

64

Jason Alexander

American actor, comedian, director and television host

*September 23rd, 1959, Newark

64

Frank Cottrell-Boyce

Television scriptwriter

*September 23rd, 1959, Rainhill

64

Karen Pierce

British diplomat (born 1959)

*September 23rd, 1959, Preston

64

Mijke de Jong

Dutch film director

*September 23rd, 1959, Rotterdam

64

Didier Squiban

French pianist and composer

*September 23rd, 1959, Ploudalmézeau

64

Fernando Romay

Basketball player

*September 23rd, 1959, A Coruña

64

Carlos Ramos Rivas

Venezuelan politician

*September 23rd, 1959, Mérida

64

Pablo Iturralde

Uruguayan politician and attorney

*September 23rd, 1959, Melo

64

Adelaide Ferreira

Portuguese singer

*September 23rd, 1959, Minde

64

Chris O'Sullivan

Rugby league player (1959-)

*September 23rd, 1959, Canberra

64

Frank Le Gall

French comic author

*September 23rd, 1959, Rouen

51

Lina Ron

Venezuelan political leader

*September 23rd, 1959, Anaco †March 5th, 2011, Caracas

55

Hans Nijman

Dutch martial artist (1959-2014)

*September 23rd, 1959, Netherlands †November 5th, 2014, Beverwijk

55

Elizabeth Peña

American actress (1959–2014)

*September 23rd, 1959, Elizabeth †October 14th, 2014, Los Angeles

43

Dale Whittington

American racing driver (1959-2003)

*September 23rd, 1959, Orlando †June 14th, 2003, Fort Lauderdale

64

Tinì Cansino

Actress

*September 23rd, 1959, Volos

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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

74

Bruce Springsteen

American rock singer (born 1949)

*September 23rd, 1949, Long Branch

69

George C. Wolfe

American playwright

*September 23rd, 1954, Frankfort

63

Barbara Mensing

Archer

*September 23rd, 1960, Herten

43

Romy Schneider

German-French actress (1938–1982)

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

61

Indra Gunawan

Badminton player

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

45

Anthony Mackie

American actor

*September 23rd, 1978, New Orleans

47

Anya Marina

American musician

*September 23rd, 1976, Ann Arbor

65

Danielle Dax

British musician

*September 23rd, 1958, Southend-on-Sea

91

Georg Keßler

German association football player, manager and university teacher

*September 23rd, 1932, Sankt Ingbert

39

Anneliese van der Pol

Dutch actress (born 1984)

*September 23rd, 1984, Amsterdam

66

Rosalind Chao

American actress

*September 23rd, 1957, Anaheim

63

Steve Conte

American musician

*September 23rd, 1960, New York City

64

Paolo Rossi

Italian footballer (1956-2020)

*September 23rd, 1956, Prato †December 9th, 2020, Siena

40

Emma Johansson

Swedish road racing cyclist

*September 23rd, 1983, Sollefteå

66

Kumar Sanu

Indian playback singer

*September 23rd, 1957, Kolkata

70

Myriam Ullens

Belgian entrepreneur

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

90

John Boyd Orr

Scottish nutritionist, Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (1880-1971)

*September 23rd, 1880, Kilmaurs †June 25th, 1971, Brechin

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64

Jim Kerr

Scottish singer

*July 9th, 1959, Glasgow

64

Andrew Eldritch

British singer

*May 15th, 1959, Ely

56

Nahed Hattar

Jordanian writer

*November 30th, 1959, Amman †September 25th, 2016, Amman

64

Wolfgang Rolff

German association football player and manager

*December 26th, 1959, Lamstedt

64

Mike Pence

Vice president of the United States from 2017 to 2021

*June 7th, 1959, Columbus

64

Morten Andreas Meyer

Norwegian politician

*October 20th, 1959, Sarpsborg Municipality

64

Jon Fosse

Norwegian writer, theater writer and translator

*September 29th, 1959, Haugesund Municipality

64

Donna Strickland

Canadian physicist, 2018 Nobel laurate

*May 27th, 1959, Guelph

64

Dave Ball

English producer and electronic musician

*May 3rd, 1959, Blackpool

64

Charlie Burchill

Scottish musician and composer

*November 27th, 1959, Glasgow

64

Rolf Mützenich

German politician (SPD)

*June 25th, 1959, Cologne

64

Martin Atkins

English musician

*August 3rd, 1959, Coventry

64

Bryan Adams

Canadian guitarist

*November 5th, 1959, Kingston

64

Steve Alten

American writer

*August 21st, 1959, Philadelphia

64

Carla Antonelli

Spanish actress and activist

*July 12th, 1959, Güímar

64

Johannes Röring

German politician

*May 16th, 1959, Vreden

64

Peter Enders

German politician (1959–)

*May 10th, 1959, Eichen

64

Allison Janney

American actress

*November 19th, 1959, Boston

65

Luc Besson

French film director, writer, and producer

*March 18th, 1959, Paris

64

Stephen Harper

22nd prime minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015

*April 30th, 1959, Toronto

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