September 13
is the 256th day of the year (257th in
leap years). There are 109 days remaining in the year.
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509 BC - The temple of
Jupiter on
Rome's
Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the
ides of September.
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122 - The building of
Hadrian's Wall begins.
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533 -
Belisarius and the
Roman Empire defeat
Gelimer and the
Vandals at the
Battle of Ad Decimium near
Carthage, North Africa.
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604 -
Pope Sabinian is consecrated.
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1440 -
Gilles de Rais is taken into custody upon an accusation brought against him by the
Bishop of
Nantes.
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1503 -
Michelangelo begins work on his
David.
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1609 -
Henry Hudson reaches the river that will later be named after him - the
Hudson River.
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1743 -
Great Britain,
Austria and
Savoy-
Sardinia sign the
Treaty of Worms (1743).
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1759 -
Battle of the Plains of Abraham:
British defeat
French near
Quebec City in the
Seven Years' War, known in the United States as the
French and Indian War*
1788 - The
United States Constitutional Convention sets the date for the country's first presidential election, and
New York City becomes the temporary capital of the U.S.
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1791 - King
Louis XVI of France accepts the
new constitution*
1813 - The
British fail to capture
Baltimore, Maryland. Turning point in the
War of 1812.
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1847 -
Mexican-American War: Six teenage military cadets known as
Niños Héroes die defending
Chapultepec Castle in the
Battle of Chapultepec. American General
Winfield Scott captures
Mexico City in the
Mexican-American War.
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1862 - Union soldiers find
Robert E. Lee's battle plans in a field outside
Frederick, Maryland.
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1898 -
Hannibal Williston Goodwin patents
celluloid photographic
film*
1899 -
Henry Bliss is the first person in the
United States to be killed in an
automobile accident.
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1900 - Filipino resistance fighters defeat a larger American column in the
Battle of Pulang Lupa, during the
Philippine-American War.
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1906 - First
fixed-wing aircraft flight in
Europe*
1914 - During World War I, South African troops open hostilities in German SW Africa (Namibia) with an assault on the Ramansdrift police station.
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1922 - The
temperature (in the shade) at
Al 'Aziziyah,
Libya reaches a world record 136.4 °F (58 °C).
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1923 - Military coup in
Spain -
Miguel Primo de Rivera takes over, setting up a
dictatorship.
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1935 - Rockslide near
Whirlpool Rapids Bridge ends the
Great Gorge and International Railway.
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1939 -
Canada enters
World War II.
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1940 -
German bombs damage
Buckingham Palace.
* 1940 -
Italy invades
Egypt.
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1943 -
Chiang Kai-shek elected president of the
Republic of China.
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1948 -
Margaret Chase Smith is elected senator, and becomes the first woman to serve in both the U.S.
House of Representatives and the
United States Senate.
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1953 -
Nikita Khrushchev appointed secretary-general of the
Soviet Union.
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1956 - The dyke around the Dutch
polder East Flevoland is closed.
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1965 -
Baseball:
Willie Mays becomes the fifth member of the
500 home run club with a
home run at the
Astrodome in
Houston, Texas.
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1968 -
Albania leaves the
Warsaw Pact.
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1971 - State police and
National Guardsmen storm
New York's
Attica Prison to end a prison revolt. 42 people die in the assault.
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1979 -
South Africa grants independence to the "homeland" of
Venda (not recognized outside South Africa).
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1985 -
Nintendo releases its smash-hit
Super Mario Bros.*
1987 -
Goiânia accident: A
radioactive object is stolen from an abandoned
hospital in
Goiânia,
Brazil, contaminating many people in the following weeks and leading some to die from
radiation poisoning.
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1988 -
Hurricane Gilbert is the strongest recorded hurricane in the Western Hemisphere (based on barometric pressure).
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1989 - Largest anti-
Apartheid march in
South Africa, led by
Desmond Tutu.
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1993 - Public unveiling of the
Oslo Accords, an
Israeli-
Palestinian peace agreement initiated by
Norway.
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1994 -
Ulysses probe passes the
Sun's south pole.
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1999 - Bomb explodes in
Moscow,
Russia. At least 119 people are killed.
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2001 - Civilian aircraft traffic in the
U.S., which had been grounded following the
September 11, 2001 attacks, is allowed to resume.
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2001 -
World Wrestling Entertainment's
SmackDown!, broadcasting live from Houston, Texas, becomes the first major sports event to take place following the
September 11, 2001 attacks.
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1087 -
John II Comnenus,
Byzantine Emperor (d.
1143)
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1475 -
Cesare Borgia, of
France,
Duke of Valentinois and
Romagna, Prince of
Andria and Venafri, Count of Dyois, Lord of
Piombino,
Camerino and
Urbino,
Gonfalonier and Captain-General of
Holy Church (d.
1507)
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1502 -
John Leland, English antiquarian (d.
1552)
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1520 -
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, English statesman (d.
1598)
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1604 -
William Brereton, English soldier and politician (d.
1661)
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1739 -
Grigori Potemkin, Russian statesman (d.
1791)
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1766 -
Samuel Wilson, Possible namesake of
Uncle Sam (d.
1854)
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1775 -
Laura Secord, Canadian heroine of the War of 1812 (d.
1868)
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1802 -
Arnold Ruge, German philosopher and political writer (d.
1880)
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1813 -
John Sedgwick, American Civil War general (d.
1864)
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1819 -
Clara Schumann, German pianist and composer (d.
1896)
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1830 -
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Austrian writer (d.
1916)
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1842 -
John H. Bankhead, U.S. Senator (d.
1920)
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1851 -
Walter Reed, American physician and biologist (d.
1902)
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1857 -
Milton S. Hershey, American chocolate entrepreneur (d.
1945)
* 1857 -
Michał Drzymała, Polish peasant rebel (d.
1937)
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1860 -
John J. Pershing, American general (d.
1948)
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1863 -
Arthur Henderson, British politician and union leader, recipient of the
Nobel Peace Prize (d.
1935)
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1873 -
Constantin Carathéodory, Greek mathematician (d.
1950)
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1874 -
Arnold Schoenberg, Austrian-born composer (d.
1951)
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1876 -
Sherwood Anderson, American writer (d.
1941)
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1877 -
Wilhelm Filchner, German explorer (d.
1957)
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1882 -
Ramón Grau, Cuban president (d.
1969)
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1885 -
Wilhelm Blaschke, Austrian geometer (d.
1962)
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1886 - Sir
Robert Robinson, British chemist,
Nobel Prize laureate (d.
1975)
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1887 -
Lavoslav Ruzicka, Croatian chemist,
Nobel Prize laureate (d.
1976)
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1893 -
Larry Shields, American musician (d.
1953)
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1894 -
J.B. Priestley, English playwright and novelist (d.
1984)
* 1894 -
Julian Tuwim, Polish poet (d.
1953)
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1895 -
Morris Kirksey, American athlete and rugby player (d.
1981)
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1899 -
Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, leader of the
Iron Guard (d.
1938)
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1903 -
Claudette Colbert, French-born actress (d.
1996)
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1911 -
Bill Monroe, American singer (d.
1996)
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1916 -
Roald Dahl, Welsh writer (d.
1990)
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1918 -
Dick Haymes, Argentine vocalist (d.
1980)
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1917 -
Robert Ward, American composer (d.
1994)
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1922 -
Charles Brown, American singer and pianist (d.
1999)
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1923 -
Edouard Boubat, French photographer
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1924 -
Maurice Jarre, French composer
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1925 -
Mel Torme, American singer (d.
1999)
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1929 -
Nicolai Ghiaurov, Bulgarian opera singer (d.
2004)
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1932 -
Barbara Bain, American actress
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1936 -
Stefano Delle Chiaie, Italian neo-Nazi
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1937 -
Don Bluth, American animator
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1938 -
Judith Martin, American etiquette writer
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1939 -
Richard Kiel, American actor
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1940 -
Ã"scar Arias, Costa Rican politician, recipient of the
Nobel Peace Prize*
1941 -
Tadao Ando, Japanese architect
* 1941 -
David Clayton-Thomas, singer (
Blood, Sweat & Tears)
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1944 -
Jacqueline Bisset, British actress
* 1944 -
Peter Cetera, American singer and bass guitarist (
Chicago)
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1945 -
Noël Godin, Belgian humorist
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1948 -
Nell Carter, American actress and singer (d.
2003)
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1950 -
Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz, Polish politician
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1951 -
Linda Wong, Asian pornographic actress (d.
1987)
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1952 -
Randy Jones, American musician (
The Village People)
* 1952 -
Raymond O'Connor, American actor
* 1952 -
Don Was, American singer and composer
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1955 -
Joe Morris, American jazz guitar player
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1959 -
Jean Smart, American actress
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1961 -
Dave Mustaine, American musician (
Megadeth)
* 1961 -
KK Null, Japanese musician
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1965 -
Zak Starkey, British drummer
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1966 -
Maria Furtwängler, German physician and television actress
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1967 -
Michael Johnson, American athlete
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1967 -
Tim Owens, American singer (
Iced Earth, ex-
Judas Priest)
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1968 -
Emma Sjöberg, Swedish model and actress
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1969 -
Shane Warne, Australian cricketer
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1970 -
Jason Scott Sadofsky, creator/owner of textfiles.com
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1971 -
Goran Ivanisevic, Croatian tennis player
* 1971 -
Stella McCartney, British activist
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1973 -
Christine Arron, French runner
* 1973 -
Fabio Cannavaro, Italian footballer
* 1973 -
Kelly Chen, Chinese singer
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1976 -
Craig McMillan, New Zealand cricketer
* 1976 -
Jose Theodore, Canadian NHL player
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1977 -
Fiona Apple, American singer
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1978 -
Darren Kenton, English footballer
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1979 -
Geike Arnaert, lead singer of
Hooverphonic* 1979 -
Ivan Miljković, Serbian volleyball player, Olympian
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1980 -
Viren Rasquinha, Indian hockey player
* 1980 -
Ben Savage, American actor (
Boy Meets World)
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1982 -
Nenê, Brazilian basketball player
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1983 -
James Bourne, English musician (
Busted,
Son Of Dork)
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81 -
Roman Emperor Titus (b.
39)
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1321 -
Dante Alighieri, Italian poet (b.
1265)
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1438 - King
Duarte of Portugal (b.
1391)
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1506 -
Andrea Mantegna, Italian painter
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1557 -
John Cheke, English classical scholar and statesman (b.
1514)
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1592 -
Michel de Montaigne, French writer (b.
1533)
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1598 - King
Philip II of Spain (b.
1526)
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1632 -
Archduke Leopold V of Austria, regent of the Tyrol (b.
1586)
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1759 -
James Wolfe, British general (b.
1727)
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1766 -
Benjamin Heath, English classical scholar (b.
1704)
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1806 -
Charles James Fox, English politician (b.
1749)
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1808 -
Saverio Bettinelli, Italian writer (b.
1718)
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1847 -
Nicolas Oudinot, French marshal (b.
1767)
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1872 -
Ludwig Andreas Feuerbach, German philosopher (b.
1804)
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1881 -
Ambrose Burnside, American Civil War general and politician (b.
1824)
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1885 -
Friedrich Kiel, Austrian composer (b.
1821)
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1894 -
Emmanuel Chabrier, French composer (b.
1841)
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1905 -
René Goblet, French politician (b.
1828)
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1912 -
Maresuke Nogi, Japanese general (b.
1849)
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1915 -
Andrew L. Harris, American Civil War hero and Governor of Ohio (b.
1835)
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1928 -
Italo Svevo, Italian author (b.
1861)
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1946 -
Eugene Lanceray, Russian painter (b.
1875)
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1949 -
August Krogh, Danish zoophysiologist, recipient of the
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b.
1874)
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1965 -
Jean B. Fletcher, American architect (b.
1915)
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1973 -
Betty Field, American actress (b.
1913)
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1977 -
Leopold Stokowski, English conductor (b.
1882)
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1987 -
Mervyn LeRoy, American film director (b.
1900)
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1996 -
Tupac Shakur, American rapper and actor (b.
1971)
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1998 -
George Wallace, American politician (b.
1919)
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1999 -
Benjamin Bloom, American educational theorist (b.
1913)
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2001 -
Dorothy McGuire, American actress (b.
1916)
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2003 -
Frank O'Bannon, Governor of Indiana (b.
1930)
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2004 -
Luis E. Miramontes, Mexican chemist, co-inventor of the
contraceptive pill (b.
1925*
2005 -
Julio César Turbay Ayala, Colombian politician (b.
1916)
* 2005 -
Toni Fritsch, Austrian soccer and American football player (b.
1945)
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Roman festivals -
epulum Iovis: banquet of Jupiter, on the
ides during the
Ludi Romani*
RC Saints -
St John Chrysostom*Also see
September 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)* 1999 - Lunar nuclear waste dump explodes, sending the Moon hurtling into deep space in
Space: 1999* 2000 -
Second Impact in
Neon Genesis Evangelion*
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