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Birthdates which occurred on your SELECTED date of September 12:

 1720 Frederick Philipse III NYC, land owner (Bronx, Westchester & Putnam)
1788 Alexander Campbell founded Disciples of Christ
1818 Richard Jordan Gatling US, inventor (hand-cranked machine gun)
1829 Charles Dudley Warner Mass, newspaperman/author (Being a Boy)
1852 HH Asquith (L) British PM (1908-16)
1871 Prince Friedrich of Liechtenstein, Romania
1880 Henry L Mencken Baltimore, Md, newspaperman/critic (Prejudices)
1888 Maurice Chevalier Paris, thanked heaven for little girls (Gigi)
1892 Alfred A Knopf US, publisher (1966 Alexander Hamilton Medal)
1894 Billy Gilbert Louisville Ky, (Great Dictator, His Gal Friday)
1898 Ben Shahn painter (1964 Arts & Letters)
19-- Bruce Mahler NYC, comedian (Fridays)
19-- Gianna Maria Canale Italy, actress (Go For Broke, Sword & Cross)
19-- Jeff McCracken Chicago Ill, actor (Bay City Blues, Hawaiian Heat)
1901 Ben Blue Montreal, actor (Accidental Family, Frank Sinatra Show)
1902 Margaret Hamilton Ohio, wicked witch of the west (Wizard of Oz)
1909 Spud Chandler baseball player (AL MVP 1943)
1913 Jesse Owens track star, spoiled Hitler's 1936 Olympics with 4 gold
1915 Billy Daniels Jacksonville Fla, singer (Billy Daniels Show)
1920 Irene Daily actress (Liz-Another World, Grissom Gang)
1921 Am¡lcar Cabral worked for independence of Portuguese Africa
1921 Frank McGee Monroe La, news anchor (NBC Evening News)
1921 Stanislaw Lem Poland, science-fiction writer (Solaris)
1924 Howard Curtis Nelson (Rep-R-Ut)
1925 Dickie Moore LA Calif, actor (Expert, Oliver Twist, Little Men)
1931 George Jones country singer (White Lightning, He Stopped Loving Her Today, I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair)
1931 Ian Holm Ilford Essex England, actor (Himmler-Holocaust)
1934 Gunther Gebel-Williams lion tamer (Ringling Bros Circus)
1935 Richard H Hunt Chicago, sculptor (Pyramidal Construction)
1938 Tatiana Troyanos NYC, mezzo-soprano (Octavian-Der Rosenleavalier)
1940 Linda Gray Santa Monica Calif, actress (Sue Ellen Ewing-Dallas)
1940 Mickey Lolich Detroit Tiger pitcher (won 25 in 1971)
1940 Stephen J Solarz (Rep-D-NY)
1940 Susan Sennett Santa Monica Calif, actress (Big Bad Mama)
1943 Maria Muldaur Greenwich Village, NY, singer (Midnight at the Oasis)
1944 Barry White Galveston Tx, singer (Love's Theme)
1945 John Mauceri NYC, conductor (Wash DC Opera)
1945 Vern M Lindblad Seattle WA, Turkologist
1949 Irina Rodnina USSR, pairs figure skater (Olympic-gold-1972, 76, 80)
1951 Joe Pantoliano actor (The Finelli Boys)
1952 Gerry Beckley rock vocalist/guitarist (America-Daisy Jane)
1953 John Williams US, archer (Olympic-gold-1972)
1954 Peter Scolari New Rochelle NY, actor (Jerry-Newhart)
1955 Nina Blackwood Mass, actress/VJ (MTV, Solid Gold, Vice Squad)
1957 Rachel Ward Cornwell Manor England, actress (Thorn Birds)
1958 Wilfredo Benitez PR, boxer (world champ at 17y176d)
1977 James Louis McCartney son of Paul & Linda McCartney

Deaths which occurred on September 12:

1953 Lewis Stone actor (Prisoner of Zenda), dies at 73 of a heart attack
1972 William Boyd cowboy (Hopalong Cassidy), dies at 77
1977 Steven Biko S African black student leader, dies in police custody
1980 Lillian Randolph actress (Roots, Amos n Andy), dies at 65
1986 Frank Nelson actor (Ralph-I Love Lucy, Jack Benny Show), dies at 75
1988 Alan Bible (Sen-D-Nev, 1954-74), dies at 78
1988 Lauris Norstad NATO commander/CEO Corning Fiberglass, dies at 71
1991 Regis Toomey actor (You're in the Army Now), dies at 93

Reported: MISSING in ACTION

( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
 1965    GREEN            GERALD            FORT MORGAN           CO     CRASH OW SAR FAILED  
 1966    SPRAGUE          STANLEY G.        RAPID CITY            SD     REMAINS RETURNED 09/13/90  
 1966    WAGGONER         ROBERT F.         STEAMBOAT SPRINGS     CO     03/04/73 RELEASED BY DRV       ALIVE AND WELL 98
 1967    HAWTHORNE        RICHARD WILLIAM   TROY                  NY       
 1967    KANE             RICHARD RAYMOND   WAYNE                 NJ       
 1968    MAXWELL          SAMUEL C.         OMAHA                 NE     REMAINS RETURNED 6/21/89  ID 10/26/89  
 1968    SHARK            EARL E.           POMONA                CA     09/68 DIC - ON PRG DIC LIST  
 1972    MC MURRAY        FREDERICK C.      COEUR D ALENE         ID     03/29/73 RELEASED BY DRV     ALIVE AND WELL 98
 1972    ZUBERBUHLER      RUDOLPH U.        LOWMAN                ID     03/29/73 RELEASED BY DRV     ALIVE IN 98

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On this day...

490 -BC- Athenians defeat 2nd Persian invasion of Greece at Marathon
1609 Henry Hudson discovers Hudson River
1649 Drogheda, Ireland falls to Puritan troops; inhabitants massacred
1695 NY Jews petition governor Dongan for religious liberties
1758 Charles Messier observes the Crab Nebula & begins catalog
1776 Nathan Hale leaves Harlem Heights Camp (127th St) for spy mission
1814 Battle of North Point fought near Baltimore during War of 1812
1857 423 die when "Central America" sinks off Cape Romain SC
1885 Highest score (35) recorded in any 1st-class soccer match is set
1888 Start of the Sherlock Holmes adventure "The Greek Interpreter" (BG)
1895 Defender (US) beats Valkyrie III (Engld) in 10th America's Cup
1901 Arabs attack Gedara Palestine
1918 During WW I, US forces launch an attack on German-occupied St Mihiel
1920 7th Olympic games close in Antwerp Belgium
1923 Britain takes over Southern Rhodesia from British South Africa Co
1928 Katharine Hepburn's NY stage debut in "Night Hostess"
1932 Bkln Dodger Johnny Frederick hits his record 6th pinch hit HR
1934 Baltic Pact signed by Lithuania, Estonia & Latvia
1938 Adolph Hitler demands self-determination for Sudeten Germans in Czech
1940 49 die & 200 injured when Hercules Powder Co plant explodes (NJ)
1941 1st German ship in WW2 captured by US ship (Busko)
1947 Pirate Ralph Kiner hits his record 8th HR in 4 games
1953 Jacqueline Bouvier marries John F Kennedy
1953 Nikita Khrushchev becomes 1st Secretary of USSR Communist Party
1954 Indians sweep Yanks at Municipal Stadium; largest AL crowd (86,563)
1956 Black students enter & are barred from Clay Ky elementary school
1959 "Bonanza" premiers
1959 Luna 2 launched by USSR; 1st spacecraft to impact on the Moon
1961 NASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 34,840 m
1962 Washington Senator Tom Cheney strikes out record 21 Orioles in 16 inn game
1964 1st football game at Shea Stadium, Jets defeat Denver 30-6
1964 Ralph Boston of the US, sets then long jump record at 27' 4«"
1964 Typhoon Gloria strikes Taiwan killing 330, with $17.5 million damage
1965 17th annual Emmy Awards
1965 Hurricane Betsy strikes Florida & Louisiana kills 75
1966 "The Monkees," premier on NBC
1966 Gemini XI launched for 71-hour flight
1970 USSR launches Luna 16; returns samples from lunar Sea of Fertility
1972 Lord Michael Killanin succeeds Avery Brundage as head of Olympics
1973 2 bettors win the largest US Daily Double ($19,909.60 in Detroit)
1974 Coup overthrows Emperor Haile Selassie in Ethiopia (National Day)
1976 Seattle Seahawks play 1st regular-season game (St L 30, Sea 24)
1976 White Sox Minnie Minoso at age 53 hits a single
1978 Situation comedy "Taxi" premiers on ABC television
1979 Indiana Pacers cut Ann Meyers, 1st woman on an NBA club
1979 Pietro Mennea of Italy sets the 200m record (19.72) in Mexico City
1979 Red Sox Carl Yastrzemski gets his 3,000th hit off Yankee Jim Beattie
1980 Military coup in Turkey
1981 Elizabeth Ward (Arkansas) is crowned Miss America
1983 Albert Rizzo trod water at sea for 108 hours 9 minutes
1983 Security guard Victor Gerena robs West Hartford company of $7 million
1983 USSR vetoes UN resolution deploring its shooting down of Korean plane
1984 Country singer Barbara Mandrell is badly injured in a car accident
1984 NY Met Dwight Goodin sets rookie strike out record at 251
1985 Flight readiness firing of Atlantis' main engines; 20 seconds
1986 240.49 million shares traded in the NY Stock Exchange
1986 US professor Joseph Cicippio is kidnapped & held hostage in Beirut
1987 Vince Coleman steals his 100th base for 3rd straight year
1988 1st NFL regular-season game played in Phoenix; Cowboys beat Card
1988 Gilbert, strongest hurricane ever (160 mph), devastates Jamaica
1990 US, England, France, USSR, East & West Germanys sign agreements allowing the 2 Germanys to merge
1991 Space shuttle STS 48 (Discovery 14) launched




Holidays

Note: Some Holidays are only applicable on a given "day of the week"

Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau : National Day
Japan : Respect for the Aged Day
Maryland : Defenders Day (1812)
Southern Rhodesia : Occupation Day (1923)
Hispanics : National Hispanic Heritage Week - - - - - ( Sunday )
US : National Grandparents' Day - - - - - ( Sunday )
Afgh nist n : National Assembly Foundation Day (1964) - - - - - ( Wednesday )
Scotland : Fisherman's Walk Day - - - - - ( Friday )

Religious Observances

Christian : Feast of the Holy Name of Mary
Ang : Commemoration of John Henry Hobart, bishop of NY

Religious History

1771 Pioneer Methodist bishop Francis Asbury, 26, on his maiden voyage to America, wrote in his journal: 'Whither am I going? To the New World. What to do? To gain honor? No, if I know my own heart. To get money? No, I am going to live to God, and to bring others to do so.'
1851 Birth of Francis E. Clark, American Congregationalist clergyman. In 1881, at age 29, Clark organized the world's first church "youth fellowship" in Portland, Maine. Clark's original name for this Christian group concept was "The Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor."
1922 The House of Bishops of the U.S. Protestant Episcopal Church voted 36-27 to delete the word "obey" from the vows of their denomination's official marriage service.
1908 The Bible-distributing mission agency known as the Pocket Testament League was incorporated in Birmingham, England. (The U.S. branch of this outreach is headquartered in Lititz, PA.)
1958 In Canada, a two-day church convention closed in Winnipeg, Ontario. At this assembly the Lutheran Church of Canada (LCC) was organized.

Source: William D. Blake. ALMANAC OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1987.
Additional information supplied by the author. Contact via E-mail: William D. Blake. (pilgrimwb@aol.com)

Thought for the day :

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