Anniversaries

15th September 1835 (175 Years)

HMS Beagle, with Charles Darwin aboard, reaches the Galápagos Islands.

15th September 1864 (146 Years)

John Hanning Speke, the British Indian Army officer and explorer of Africa and the first European to reach Lake Victoria, dies.

15th September 1890 (120 Years)

Agatha Christie, English crime novelist, short story writer, and playwright, is born.

15th September 1914 (96 Years)

The first trenches where dug during World War I.

15th September 1916 (94 Years)

WWI: tanks are used in battle for first time during the Battle of Flers-Courcelette - part of the wider Somme offensive.

15th September 1940 (70 Years)

World War II: The climax of the Battle of Britain, when the Royal Air Force shoots down large numbers of Luftwaffe aircraft.

16th September 1814 (196 Years)

Francis Scott Key writes "The Star-Spangled Banner", the National Anthem of the United States.

16th September 1838 (172 Years)

James J Hill, Canadien RR entrepreneur and railroad executive of the Great Northern Railroad, is born.

16th September 1924 (86 Years)

Lauren Bacall, American actress known for her distinctive voice and sultry looks, is born.

16th September 1936 (74 Years)

Jean-Baptiste Charcot, French scientist, medical doctor and polar scientis, dies.

16th September 1977 (33 Years)

Maria Callas, Greek-American soprano and one of the most influential opera singers of the 20th century died.

17th September 1787 (223 Years)

The Constitution of the United States of America was signed.

18th September 1793 (217 Years)

The first cornerstone of the Capitol building was laid by George Washington.

18th September 1793 (217 Years)

The first cornerstone of the Capitol building in the United States was laid by president George Washington.

18th September 1814 (196 Years)

Congress of Vienna, assembly in 1814–15 that reorganized Europe after the Napoleonic Wars.

18th September 1839 (171 Years)

Anton Mauve, painter, graphic artist and cousin of Vincent van Gogh, was born.

18th September 1970 (40 Years)

The American musician, singer and songwriter, Jimi Hendrix dies.

19th September 1839 (171 Years)

George Cadbury, third son of John Cadbury, a Quaker who founded Cadbury's cocoa and chocolate company in Britain, was born.

19th September 1867 (143 Years)

Arthur Rackham, English book illustrator, is born.

19th September 1945 (65 Years)

Lord Haw Haw (William Joyce) is sentenced to death in London.

19th September 1970 (40 Years)

The first Glastonbury festival is held.

19th September 1991 (19 Years)

Discover of Ötzi the Iceman, well-preserved natural mummy of a man who lived around 3,300 BCE.

20th September 1863 (147 Years)

Jacob Grimm, author and one of the Grimm brothers; famous for Grimm's Fairy Tales, dies.

20th September 1934 (76 Years)

Sophia Loren, Italian actress, declared "one of the world cinema's treasures", was born.

20th September 1946 (64 Years)

The first Cannes Film Festival was held, having been delayed seven years due to World War II.

21st September 1832 (178 Years)

Sir Walter Scott, Scottish historical novelist, playwright and poet, died.

21st September 1866 (144 Years)

H. G. Wells, the "Father of Science Fiction", is born.

21st September 1937 (73 Years)

J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is published.

22nd September 1791 (219 Years)

Michael Faraday, English scientist who contributed to the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry, is born.

22nd September 1989 (21 Years)

Irving Berlin, the American songwriter and lyricist, died.

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