Historical Events on September 23, Special Events on This Day
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What Happened on September 23rd This Day in History
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Matti Saari kills ten people at a school in Finland before committing suicide. |
| 2004 | Over 3,000 people die in Haiti after Hurricane Jeanne produces massive flooding and mudslides. |
| 1983 | Gulf Air Flight 771 is destroyed by a bomb, killing all 117 people on board. |
| 1973 | Argentine general election: Juan Perón returns to power in Argentina. |
| 1950 | Korean War: The Battle of Hill 282 is the first US friendly-fire incident on British military personnel since World War II. |
| 1942 | World War II: The Matanikau action on Guadalcanal begins: U.S. Marines attack Japanese units along the Matanikau River. |
| 1905 | Norway and Sweden sign the Karlstad Treaty, peacefully dissolving the Union between the two countries. |
| 1899 | The American Asiatic Squadron destroys a Filipino battery at the Battle of Olongapo. |
| 1884 | On the night of 23-24 September, the steamship Arctique runs aground near Cape Virgenes leading to the discovery of nearby placer gold, beginning the Tierra del Fuego gold rush. |
| 1868 | The Grito de Lares occurs in Puerto Rico against Spanish rule. |
| 1846 | Astronomers Urbain Le Verrier, John Couch Adams and Johann Gottfried Galle collaborate on the discovery of Neptune. |
| 1821 | Tripolitsa, Greece, is captured by Greek rebels during the Greek War of Independence. |
| 1803 | Second Anglo-Maratha War: The Battle of Assaye is fought between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire in India. |
| 1779 | American Revolution: John Paul Jones, naval commander of the United States, on board the USS Bonhomme Richard, wins the Battle of Flamborough Head. |
| 1561 | King Philip II of Spain issues cedula, ordering a halt to colonizing efforts in Florida. |
| 1459 | The Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Wars of the Roses, is won by the Yorkists. |
| 1409 | The Battle of Kherlen is the second significant victory over Ming dynasty China by the Mongols since 1368. |
| 1338 | The Battle of Arnemuiden, in which a French force defeats the English, is the first naval battle of the Hundred Years' War and the first naval battle in which gunpowder artillery is used. |
| 1122 | Pope Callixtus II and Holy Roman Emperor Henry V agree to the Concordat of Worms to put an end to the Investiture Controversy. |
| 38 | Drusilla, Caligula's sister who died in June, with whom the emperor is said to have an incestuous relationship, is deified. |
Famous People Born on September 23
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| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1642 | Giovanni Maria Bononcini, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1678) |
| 1931 | Gerald Merrithew, Canadian educator and politician (d. 2004) |
| 1917 | Santo, Mexican Luchador enmascarado, film actor, and folk icon (d. 1984) |
| 1948 | Dan Toler, American guitarist (d. 2013) |
| 1959 | Hans Nijman, Dutch mixed martial artist and wrestler (d. 2014) |
| 1907 | Tiny Bradshaw, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1958) |
| 1971 | Sean Spicer, 30th White House Press Secretary |
| 1972 | Karl Pilkington, English actor and producer |
| 1999 | Song Yu-qi, Chinese singer |
| 1981 | Robert Doornbos, Dutch race car driver |
Famous People Deaths On September 23
Here is a list of some famous peope who died on September 23. For full list please click on the link above.
| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 1877 | Urbain Le Verrier, French mathematician and astronomer (b. 1811) |
| 1974 | Cliff Arquette, American actor and comedian (b. 1905) |
| 1873 | Jean Chacornac, French astronomer (b. 1823) |
| 1889 | Wilkie Collins, English novelist, short story writer, and playwright (b. 1824) |
| 2015 | Dayananda Saraswati, Indian monk and philosopher (b. 1930) |
| 1900 | William Marsh Rice, American businessman, founded Rice University (b. 1816) |
| 1973 | Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904) |
| 1390 | John I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1346) |
| 1850 | José Gervasio Artigas, Uruguayan general and politician (b. 1764) |
| 1913 | Donato Álvarez, Argentinian general (b. 1825) |
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