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Today In History Basic Datebook-September 14th

For The Weekday Of: Sunday in 2008, Monday in 2009
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People on September 14th: birthdates

Anthony Addabbo: 1960 (is 48 in 2008, 49 in 2009)
Soap Actor, Generations' Jason, Bold and the Beautiful's Johnny Carrera, Guiding Light's Jim Lemay, All My Children's Dmitri
Peter Agnew: 1946 (is 62 in 2008, 63 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Bassist, Songwriter, British, of Nazareth
Jon "Bowzer" Bauman: 1947 (is 61 in 2008, 62 in 2009)
Pop Singer, Game Show Host, Jewish, Bass Singer/Basso, Sha Na Na's greasy-haired muscle-flexing leader; The Pop 'n Rocker Game
Tony Becker: 1963 (is 45 in 2008, 46 in 2009)
Actor, The Waltons' Drew Cutler
Steve Berlin: 1955 (is 53 in 2008, 54 in 2009)
Saxophonist, of Los Lobos
John Berry: 1959 (is 49 in 2008, 50 in 2009)
Country/Western Performer
Michael Butor: 1926 (is 82 in 2008, 83 in 2009)
Essayist, Novelist, French
Zoe Caldwell: 1933 (is 75 in 2008, 76 in 2009)
TV/Stage Actress, Australian
Beth Nielsen Chapman: 1956 (is 52 in 2008, 53 in 2009)
Country Singer, Songwriter
Dan Cortese: 1967 (is 41 in 2008, 42 in 2009)
TV Actor, TV Host, College Ftbl Player, MTV Sports; Burger King ads, Route 66's Arthur Clark, Melrose Place's Jess Hanson
Mary Francis Crosby: 1959 (is 49 in 2008, 50 in 2009)
TV/Movie Actress, Ballet Dancer, b. in Los Angeles; Brothers & Sisters' Suzi Cooper, Dallas's Kristin Shepard (she shot J.R.!); Katherine Grant & Bing's daughter; some sources give 1954
James Dearden: 1949 (is 59 in 2008, 60 in 2009)
Director, Screen/Scriptwriter
Stephen Dunham: yr unknown
Actor, What I Like About You's Peter
Irene Kate Fearnley: 1996 (is 12 in 2008, 13 in 2009)
Celebrity Daughter, Danielle Von Zernick and James' daughter
Sean Preston Federline: 2005 (is 3 in 2008, 4 in 2009)
Celebrity Son, Britney Spears and Kevin's son
Faith Ford: 1964 (is 44 in 2008, 45 in 2009)
TV/Soap Actress, b. in Alexandria, LA; Another World's Julia Shearer, Murphy Brown's Corky Sherwood-Forrest (get it?), Maggie Winters star, The Norm Show's Shelley Kilmartin, Faith & Hope's Hope Shanowski
Phoebe Adelle Gates: 2002 (is 6 in 2008, 7 in 2009)
Celebrity Daughter, Melinda and Bill's daughter
Mark Hall: 1969 (is 39 in 2008, 40 in 2009)
Singer, Contemporary Christian singer
Morton Harket: 1959 (is 49 in 2008, 50 in 2009)
Pop Singer, Songwriter, Norweigan, lead of A-HA
Bruce Hyde: yr unknown
Actor, Star Trek's Lt. Kevin Riley
Joseph Jarman: 1937 (is 71 in 2008, 72 in 2009)
Reeds
Edward King: 1949 (is 59 in 2008, 60 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Guitarist, of Lynard Skynard
Lawrence Klein: 1920 (is 88 in 2008, 89 in 2009)
Economist, work in developing macro-econometric models for national, regional, and world economies
Leo Evan Knutson: 2003 (is 5 in 2008, 6 in 2009)
Celebrity Son, Wendy Wilson and Dan's son
Walter Koenig: 1936 (is 72 in 2008, 73 in 2009)
TV/Movie Actor, ComicStrip Cartoonist, b. in Chicago; Star Trek's navigator Ensign Lt. Pavel Chekov; some say 1938
Oliver Lake: 1942 (is 66 in 2008, 67 in 2009)
Jazz Performer, Composer, Alto-sax, Soprano-sax, Tenor-sax, Flutist, Synthesizer
Adam Lamberg: 1984 (is 24 in 2008, 25 in 2009)
Actor
John Lehman: 1942 (is 66 in 2008, 67 in 2009)
Presidential Aide, Secretary of the Navy 1981-87
Melissa Leo: 1960 (is 48 in 2008, 49 in 2009)
TV/Stage Actress, Soap Actress, All My Children's Linda Warner, Young Riders' Emma Shannon, Homicide: Life on the Street's Det. Kay Howard
Kate Millett: 1934 (is 74 in 2008, 75 in 2009)
Feminist, Author, Sculptor, Lesbian, Civil Rights Leader, Sexual Politics
Craig Montoya: 1968 (is 40 in 2008, 41 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Musician, of Everclear
Nas: 1973 (is 35 in 2008, 36 in 2009)
Rap Singer
Sam Neill: 1947 (is 61 in 2008, 62 in 2009)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Irish, Hunt for Red October, Jurassic Park, The Piano, Bicentennial Man
Danielle Peck: 1968 (is 40 in 2008, 41 in 2009)
Country Singer
Joe Penny: 1956 (is 52 in 2008, 53 in 2009)
TV Actor, English, b. in London; The Gangster Chronicles' Benjamin Buggsy Siegel, Riptide's Nick Ryder, Jake & the Fatman's Jake Styles, Days of Our Lives' Martino Vitali; many say June 24
Radames Pera: 1960 (is 48 in 2008, 49 in 2009)
Actor, Kung Fu's young Caine
Harve Presnell: 1933 (is 75 in 2008, 76 in 2009)
Opera Singer, Movie/Stage Actor, Baritone
Nick Reiner: 1993 (is 15 in 2008, 16 in 2009)
Celebrity Son, Michelle & Rob's son
Van Gordon Sauter: 1935 (is 73 in 2008, 74 in 2009)
TV Executive, ex-of Fox
Barbara Sharma: yr unknown
Actress, Laugh In reg, Rhoda's Myrna Morgenstein, Glitter
Michelle Stafford: 1965 (is 43 in 2008, 44 in 2009)
Soap Actress, Young & Restless' Phyllis Romalotti Summers Abbott, Pacific Palisades' Joanna Hadley
Kimberly Williams: 1971 (is 37 in 2008, 38 in 2009)
Movie Actress, According To Jim's Dana
Nicol Williamson: 1938 (is 70 in 2008, 71 in 2009)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Scotish
Amy Winehouse: 1983 (is 25 in 2008, 26 in 2009)
Singer, Songwriter

People on September 14th: birth anniversaries

Mae Boren Axton: 1914=d.Apr 9, 1997 (was 82)
Songwriter, co-writer of Elvis's "Heartbreak Hotel" with a friend, Tommy Durden.
William IV Bradford: 1755=d.????
Revolutionary, Judge/Jurist, Gov't official; 2nd Attorney General
Norman Chandler: 1899=d.Oct 20, 1973 (was 74)
Publisher, L.A. Times
Karl Taylor Compton: 1887=d.Jun 22, 1954 (was 66)
Physicist, Educator, was closely associated with development of the atomic bomb
Barry Cowsill: 1954=d.Sep 1, 2005 (was 50)
Singer, Bassist, of the Cowsills
Steve Gaines: 1949=d.Oct 20, 1977 (was 28)
Rock & Roll Guitarist, of Lynard Skynard
Pietro Germi: 1904=d.Dec 5, 1974 (was 70)
Movie Director, Actor, Italian
Charles Dana Gibson: 1867=d.Dec 23, 1944 (was 77)
Artist, Illustrator, drew the "Gibson Girl."
Bernie Green: 1908=d.Aug 8, 1975 (was 66)
Bandleader, on early TV varieties such as Arthur Godfrey and Garry Moore
John Harvard: 1607 O.S.=d.Sep 24, 1638 (was 30)
Clergyman, Scholar, English, founded Harvard College at Cambridge; other style says b. Nov 26, 1607 N.S.
Douglas Kennedy: 1915=d.Aug 10, 1973 (was 57)
Actor, Lone Ranger, Lost City of Gold
Paul "Koss" Kossoff: 1950=d.Mar 19, 1976 (was 25)
Rock & Roll Guitarist, Songwriter, English, of Free; son of actor David
Jan Garrigue Masaryk: 1886=d.Mar 10, 1948 (was 61)
Statesman, of Austria-Hungary
Bob McAllister: 1934=d.Jul 21, 1998 (was 63)
TV Host, Magician/Illusionist, Wonderama, Kids Are People Too
Kay Medford: 1914=d.Apr 10, 1980 (was 65)
Actress, Dean Martin Show reg
Clayton Moore: 1914=d.Dec 28, 1999 (was 85)
TV/Movie Actor, Model, b. in Chicago; The Lone Ranger star; some say 1908
Willard Mullin: 1902=d.Dec 21, 1978 (was 76)
ComicStrip Cartoonist, sports, created Dodgers "Bum" and Mets "Kid"
Ivan Pavlov: 1849 O.S.=d.Feb 27, 1936 (was 86)
Physiologist, Scientist, Russian, MN:Petrovich; pioneers in psychology (Nobel 1904); other style says b. Sep 26, 1849 N.S.
John Robert Powers: 1896=d.????
Businessperson, founded his modeling agency & schools
Reverend Robert Raikes: 1735=d.Apr 5, 1811 (was 76)
Reverend, Invented Sunday School
Hughes Rudd: 1921=d.Oct 13, 1992 (was 71)
Correspondent, Newscaster, Journalist, CBS and ABC News
Margaret Higgins Sanger: 1879=d.Sep 6, 1966 (was 86)
Social Reformer, Feminist, Founder, Planned Parenthood fndr; Nurse; Birth control; b. 1883 is wrong
George Selden: 1846=d.????
Inventor, Gasoline engine
Albert Shanker: 1928=d.Feb 22, 1997 (was 68)
Leader, of Labor, American Federation of Teachers
Jack Somack: 1918=d.Aug 24, 1983 (was 64)
Actor, Ball Four, Stockard Channing Show
Mike Stokey: 1918=d.Sep 7, 2003 (was 84)
Game Show Host, TV Producer, Pantotime Quiz, aka Stump the Stars
Hal Wallis: 1899=d.Oct 5, 1986 (was 87)
Movie Producer, Maltese Falcon, Barefoot in the Park
James Wilson: 1742=d.Aug 28, 1798 (was 55)
Judge/Jurist, Supreme Court Justice, Declaration of Independence signer

People on September 14th: death anniversaries

Johnny Adams: 1998 (was 66)/b.Jan 5, 1932
Soul Singer, RFN:Lathan; NN:The Tan Nightengale
Dante Alighieri: 1321 (was 56)/b.May 27, 1265?
Poet, Author, Politician, Italian, or Durante; some say b. May 9, 1265, b. May 14, 1265, b. May 29, 1265, or b. May 30, 1265
Gertrude Berg: 1966 (was 66)/b.Oct 3, 1899
TV/Radio Actress, Movie/Stage Actress, Writer, Producer/Director, RLN:Edelstein; The Goldbergs' Molly Goldberg, Gertrude Berg Show's Sarah Green
Julie Bovasso: 1991 (was 61)/b.Aug 1, 1930
Actress, Saturday Night Fever
Louise Arner Boyd: 1972 (was 84)/b.Sep 16, 1887
Explorer, 1st woman to fly over the North Pole
Aaron Burr: 1836 (was 80)/b.Feb 6, 1756
Vice President, Dueler; b. in Newark, NJ; 3rd U.S. Vice President 1801-05
Rudolph Carnap: 1970 (was 79)/b.May 18, 1891
Philosopher, German, philosopher of Logical Positivism. He made important contributions to logic, the analysis of language, the theory of probability, and the philosophy of science.
James Fenimore Cooper: 1851 (was 61)/b.Sep 15, 1789
Novelist, Historian, Critic, America's first major novelist, "Last Of The Mohicans"
Charles Crichton: 1999 (was 89)/b.Aug 6, 1910
Movie Producer/Director, English, Battle Of Sexes, A Fish Called Wanda
Vernon Dalhart: 1948 (was 65)/b.Apr 6, 1883
Opera Singer, Tenor, Country Singer, Vaudevillan, or died Sep 15 or Sep 18?
Isadora Duncan: 1927 (was 49)/b.May 27, 1878
Dancer, Choreographer, Pioneer, b. in San Francisco, CA; founder of the modern dance; died in Nice, France, when her scarf became entangled in a wheel of her sports car.
John Fenno: 1798 (was 47)/b.Aug 23, 1751
Publisher, Newsperson, founder in 1789 of the Gazette of the United States, a major political organ of the Federalist Party.
Janet Gaynor: 1984 (was 77)/b.Oct 6, 1906
Movie Actress, b. in Philadelphia, PA; the first actress to win an Oscar: Seventh Heaven, A Star Is Born; RN:Laura Gainor
Warren Hull: 1974 (was 71)/b.Jan 17, 1903
Actor, TV Host, Game Show Host, Strike it Rich
Grace Kelly: 1982 (was 52)/b.Nov 12, 1929
Movie Actress, Princess, Roman Catholic, b. in Philadelphia; MN:Patricia; Princess of Monaco; Rear Window
Furry Lewis: 1981 (was 88)/b.Mar 6, 1893
Blues Performer, Singer/Guitarist, Harmonicaist, RFN:Walter; originated the bottleneck guitar
Thomas Garrigue Masaryk: 1937 (was 87)/b.Mar 7, 1850
Statesman, Philosopher, Writer, MN:Garrigue; chief founder and first president of Czechoslovakia (1918-35), born in Goding, Moravia, Austrian Empire.
William McKinley: 1901 (was 58)/b.Jan 29, 1843
President, b. in Niles, Ohio; 25th U.S. President (1897-1901); on a $500 bill
Wayne Morris: 1959 (was 45)/b.Feb 17, 1914
Movie Actor, RFMN:Bert De Wayne; WWII pilot
LaWanda Page: 2002 (was 81)/b.Oct 19, 1920
TV Actress, b. in Cleveland, OH; The Bronze Goddess of Fire; Sanford & Son's Aunt Esther Anderson, BAD Cats' Ma
John Penn: 1788/b.May 17, 1741 N.S.
Attorney/Lawyer, Revolutionary, Declaration of Independence signer; other style says b. May 6, 1741 O.S.
Pope Adrian VI: 1523 (was 64)/b.Mar 2, 1459
Pope, The only Dutch pope, elected in 1522. He was the last non-Italian pope until the election of John Paul II in 1978.
Juliet Prowse: 1996 (was 59)/b.Sep 25, 1936
TV/Movie/Stage Actress, Dancer, India, b. in Bombay; India; Mona McCluskey star, A Clockwork Orange
Louis Quinn: 1988 (was 73)/b.Mar 23, 1915
Actor, Comedy Writer, 77 Sunset Strip's Roscoe
Johnny Sekka: 2006 (was 72)/b.1934
Actor, Master of the Game
Irving G. Thalberg: 1936 (was 37)/b.May 30, 1899
Movie Producer, Executive, of MGM; Norma Shearer's hubby; d. Sep 16?
Vera Vague: 1974 (was 70)/b.Sep 2, 1904?
TV/Movie Actress, Radio Actress, dizzy-dame routine on radio & movies; RN:Barbara Jo Allen; some say b. Sep 2, 1905, or b. Sep 2, 1906
Robert Wise: 2005 (was 91)/b.Sep 10, 1914
Movie Producer/Director, Editor, b. in Winchester, IN; West Side Story, Sound of Music, the Day the Earth Stood Still

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General events on September 14th

In 1716, the first American lighthouse lights up in the Boston Harbor in Massachusetts.

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Government and Politics on September 14th

In 1628, The town of Salem, Massachusetts, was founded. They didn't burn any witches there until much later.

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War, Crime and Disaster events on September 14th

In 1662, Netherlands & England sign peace treaty.

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Royalty and Religious events on September 14th

In 1791, Louis XVI solemnly swears his allegiance to the French constitution.

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Human Achievement and Science events on September 14th

In 1886, the typewriter ribbon was patented by George K. Anderson of Memphis, TN.

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Arts and Prose events on September 14th

In 1321, Dante, full name Dante Alighieri, Italy's greatest poet, died. He was also a prose writer, literary theorist, moral philosopher and political thinker. His Christian epic "The Divine Comedy" is regarded as one of the landmarks of world literature.

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Misc Marrige events on September 14th

In 1996, Liz Keifer wed Robert Convertino

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Weird and Other events on September 14th

In 1987, the biggest issue of a newspaper was the Sunday New York Times with 1,612 pages weighing 12 pounds. Talk about a tough delivery job.

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