This Day in History - September 23rd
September 23rd is day 267 of the year in the Gregorian calendar with 98 days remaining.
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Featured Historical Event for September 23rd
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Lewis and Clark return from Pacific Northwest
The Lewis and Clark expedition returned home on this day in 1806. Their exploration of the Louisiana Territory and the Pacific Northwest provided a wealth of information about the geography and plant and animal life of these uncharted areas. Learn about plant and animal life in your area.
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Historical Events That Occurred on September 23rd
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Lewis and Clark return from Pacific Northwest (1806) |
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Discovery of Neptune by French astronomer Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier and British astronomer John Couch Adams; verified by German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle (1846) |
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The Jetsons aired for the first time. (1962) |
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The planet Neptune is discovered. (1846) |
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Did you know - North America (2011) |
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FBI killing of Filiberto Ojeda on Plan Bonito Hormigueros, Puerto Rico. (2005) |
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Lewis and Clark return, after exploring the Pacific Northwest of the United States. (1806) |
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Discovery of Neptune by French astronomer Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier and British astronomer John Couch Adams; verified by German astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle (1846) |
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Richard Nixon makes his "Checkers speech". (1952) |
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Mozilla Firefox (2002) |
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At least 1,070 in Haiti reported killed by floods due to Hurricane Jeanne. (2004) |
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Bob Marley's last concert (1980) |
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Border demarcation markers for Moresnet formally installed. (1818) |
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William Bonney (1875) |
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Second Anglo-Maratha War: Battle of Assaye (1803) |
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Gerrie Coetzee of South Africa becomes the first African boxing world heavyweight champion. (1983) |
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Norway and Sweden sign the "Karlstad treaty", officially ending the Union between the two countries peacfully. (1905) |
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The Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd is renamed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (1932) |
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Juan Perón returns to power in Argentina. (1973) |
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Rocky Marciano knocked Jersey Joe Walcott out in the thirteenth round, becoming the new Heavyweight Champion. (1952) |
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The premiere of Brian Friel's play Translations in Derry, Northern Ireland. (1980) |
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Jack Henry Abbott, best-selling author, is arrested for murder. (1981) |
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Gdynia Seaport Construction Act passed by the Polish parliament. (1922) |
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Juan Perón returns to power in Argentina. (1973) |
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First commencement exercises occur at Harvard College. (1642) |
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Richard Nixon makes his "Checkers speech". (1952) |
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At least 1,070 in Haiti reported killed by floods due to Hurricane Jeanne. (2004) |
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Herman Hollerith patents his mechanical tabulating machine. (1884) |
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First commencement exercises occur at Harvard College. (1642) |
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Herman Hollerith patents his mechanical tabulating machine. (1884) |
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FBI killing of Filiberto Ojeda on Plan Bonito Hormigueros, Puerto Rico. (2005) |
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NASA announces that it lost contact with the Mars Climate Orbiter. (1999) |
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Grito de Lares (1868) |
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The Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd is renamed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (1932) |
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Rocky Marciano knocked Jersey Joe Walcott out in the thirteenth round, becoming the new Heavyweight Champion. (1952) |
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Saint Kitts and Nevis joins the United Nations. (1983) |
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Border demarcation markers for Moresnet formally installed. (1818) |
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Second Anglo-Maratha War: Battle of Assaye (1803) |
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Gdynia Seaport Construction Act passed by the Polish parliament. (1922) |
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American Revolution; USS Bonhomme Richard, commanded by John Paul Jones, wins a fight against the British ships of war Serapis and Countess of Scarborough off the coast of England. (1779) |
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The first gas experiments are conducted at Auschwitz. (1941) |
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The Siege of Vienna begins as Suleiman II begins his attack on the city. (1529) |
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The Jetsons aired for the first time. (1962) |
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Bob Marley's last concert (1980) |
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Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Wars of the Roses, is fought at Blore Heath in Staffordshire. (1459) |
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The first gas experiments are conducted at Auschwitz. (1941) |
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First Mack Sennett "Keystone Comedy" is released. (1912) |
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Hank Aaron of the MLB gives the Milwaukee Braves the pennant with a home run. (1957) |
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The Knickerbockers Baseball Club, the first baseball team to play under the modern rules, is founded in New York. (1845) |
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Grito de Lares (1868) |
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Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City opens with the first building completed, Philharmonic Hall, now Avery Fisher Hall home of the New York Philharmonic. (1962) |
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The Chicago 8 trial opens in Chicago, Illinois (1969) |
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The premiere of Brian Friel's play Translations in Derry, Northern Ireland. (1980) |
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Saint Kitts and Nevis joins the United Nations. (1983) |
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The Chicago 8 trial opens in Chicago, Illinois (1969) |
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American Revolution; USS Bonhomme Richard, commanded by John Paul Jones, wins a fight against the British ships of war Serapis and Countess of Scarborough off the coast of England. (1779) |
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Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City opens with the first building completed, Philharmonic Hall, now Avery Fisher Hall home of the New York Philharmonic. (1962) |
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Gerrie Coetzee of South Africa becomes the first African boxing world heavyweight champion. (1983) |
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Concordat of Worms (1122) |
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The Knickerbockers Baseball Club, the first baseball team to play under the modern rules, is founded in New York. (1845) |
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First Mack Sennett "Keystone Comedy" is released. (1912) |
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Concordat of Worms (1122) |
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The Siege of Vienna begins as Suleiman II begins his attack on the city. (1529) |
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William Bonney (1875) |
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Mozilla Firefox (2002) |
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American Revolution; British Major John Andre arrested as a spy by American soldiers exposing Benedict Arnold's treason. (1780) |
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Norway and Sweden sign the "Karlstad treaty", officially ending the Union between the two countries peacfully. (1905) |
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Hank Aaron of the MLB gives the Milwaukee Braves the pennant with a home run. (1957) |
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American Revolution; British Major John Andre arrested as a spy by American soldiers exposing Benedict Arnold's treason. (1780) |
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Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Wars of the Roses, is fought at Blore Heath in Staffordshire. (1459) |
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NASA announces that it lost contact with the Mars Climate Orbiter. (1999) |
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Jack Henry Abbott, best-selling author, is arrested for murder. (1981) |
Holidays on September 23rd
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Traditional New Year's Day in Constantinople and Eastern Orthodox churches because of the birthday of August, not because of the equinox. |
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In ancient Latvia, the second day of Mikeli |
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Celebrate Bisexuality Day - September 23rd of every year is designated as Celebrate Bisexuality Day and celebrated by members of the bisexual community and their allies worldwide. Observed annually since 1999. |
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Saudi Arabia - National Day (unification 1932) |
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RC Saints - Feast day of Saint Adomnan of Iona, Saint Constantius, Saint Thecla. |
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Japanese Autumnal equinox Day (Ënå/Shkbun no hi) |
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Saudi Arabia - National Day (unification 1932) |
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Traditional New Year's Day in Constantinople and Eastern Orthodox churches because of the birthday of August, not because of the equinox. |
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Astrology: Usually the first day of sun sign Libra |
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French Republican Calendar - Safran (Saffron) Day, second day in the Month of Vendémiaire |
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French Republican Calendar - Safran (Saffron) Day, second day in the Month of Vendémiaire |
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Astrology: Usually the first day of sun sign Libra |
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Japanese Autumnal equinox Day (Ënå/Shkbun no hi) |
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In ancient Latvia, the second day of Mikeli |
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Also see September 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) |
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Also see September 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) |
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Celebrate Bisexuality Day - September 23rd of every year is designated as Celebrate Bisexuality Day and celebrated by members of the bisexual community and their allies worldwide. Observed annually since 1999. |
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RC Saints - Feast day of Saint Adomnan of Iona, Saint Constantius, Saint Thecla. |
Notable People Born on September 23rd
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John Coltrane, American saxophonist and composer (1926) |
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Romy Schneider, Austrian actress (1938) |
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Natalie Horler, voice behind Cascada (1981) |
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Euripides, Greek playwright (2005) |
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Harumi Inoue, Japanese actress and model (1974) |
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Elizabeth Peña, American actress (1959) |
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Anneliese van der Pol, American actress (1984) |
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Jason Alexander (1959) |
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Ricky Davis, American basketball player (1979) |
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Harumi Inoue, Japanese actress and model (1974) |
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Matt Hardy, American professional wrestler (1974) |
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Augustus Caesar, Roman Emperor (2005) |
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Tom Lester, American actor (1938) |
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Elizabeth Peña, American actress (1959) |
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Jaime Bergman, American model and actress (1975) |
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Jason Alexander (1959) |
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Matt Hardy, American professional wrestler (1974) |
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Paul Petersen, American actor (1945) |
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King Ferdinand VI of Spain (1713) |
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Johann Franz Encke, German astronomer (1791) |
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Paul Petersen, American actor (1945) |
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Chris Hawkins, British radio personality and disk jockey (1975) |
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Chris Hawkins, British radio personality and disk jockey (1975) |
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Hippolyte Fizeau, French physicist (1819) |
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Valentín Paniagua, Peruvian politician, interim president in 200001 (1936) |
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Friedrich Paulus, German general (1890) |
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Marvin Lewis, American football coach (1958) |
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Hippolyte Fizeau, French physicist (1819) |
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Sila María Calderón, Governor of Puerto Rico (1942) |
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Walter Lippmann, American journalist (1889) |
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Franz Fischler, Austrian politician (1946) |
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Mary Kay Place, American actress (1947) |
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Natalie Horler, voice behind Cascada (1981) |
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John Boyd Orr, Scottish physician and biologist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (1880) |
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Gerald Stairs Merrithew, Canadian educator and statesman (1931) |
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Walter Pidgeon, Canadian actor (1897) |
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Frank Moss, U.S. Senator from Utah (1911) |
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Clifford Shull, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (1915) |
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Janusz Gajos, Polish actor (1939) |
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Maki Goto, Japanese pop idol (1985) |
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Jason Carter, British actor (1960) |
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Brian Brohm, American football player (1985) |
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Euripides, Greek playwright (2005) |
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Ray Charles, American musician and singer (1930) |
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Emperor Takakura of Japan (1161) |
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Augustus Caesar, Roman Emperor (2005) |
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Louise Nevelson, Ukrainian-born American sculptor (1900) |
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Jeremy Collier, English bishop (1650) |
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Mary Kay Place, American actress (1947) |
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Romy Schneider, Austrian actress (1938) |
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Johnny Mokan, baseball player (1895) |
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Michelle Thomas, American actress (1969) |
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Tapio Laukkanen, Finnish rally driver (1969) |
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Franz Fischler, Austrian politician (1946) |
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Eleonore Gonzaga, wife of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (1598) |
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Mary Eliza Church Terrell, American writer and social reformer (1863) |
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John Boyd Orr, Scottish physician and biologist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (1880) |
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Marty Schottenheimer, American football coach (1943) |
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Jaroslav Seifert, Czech writer, Nobel Prize laureate (1901) |
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Jason Carter, British actor (1960) |
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Ricky Davis, American basketball player (1979) |
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Charlie Barnett, American actor (1954) |
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Willie McCool, American astronaut (1961) |
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Paris Bennett, American Idol contestant (1988) |
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Walter Pidgeon, Canadian actor (1897) |
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Jaroslav Seifert, Czech writer, Nobel Prize laureate (1901) |
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Johann Franz Encke, German astronomer (1791) |
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Janusz Gajos, Polish actor (1939) |
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Patrick Fiori, French singer (1969) |
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William Stewart Halsted, American surgeon (1852) |
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Anneliese van der Pol, American actress (1984) |
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Jeremy Collier, English bishop (1650) |
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Emperor Kokaku of Japan (1771) |
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Victoria Woodhull, American suffragist (1838) |
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Bruce Springsteen, American singer and songwriter (1949) |
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Eleonore Gonzaga, wife of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (1598) |
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Koshi Inaba, Japanese singer (1964) |
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William Stewart Halsted, American surgeon (1852) |
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Charlie Barnett, American actor (1954) |
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Pedro Chamorro, Nicaraguan newspaper editor (1924) |
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Kublai Khan of the Mongol Empire (1215) |
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Empress Go-Sakuramachi of Japan (1740) |
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Aldo Moro, Italian politician (1916) |
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Mickey Rooney, American actor (1920) |
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Julio Iglesias, Spanish singer (1943) |
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Gerald Stairs Merrithew, Canadian educator and statesman (1931) |
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Michelle Thomas, American actress (1969) |
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Joseph Dudley, colonial Governor of Massachusetts (1647) |
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Mary Eliza Church Terrell, American writer and social reformer (1863) |
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Brian Brohm, American football player (1985) |
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Jaime Bergman, American model and actress (1975) |
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Friedrich Paulus, German general (1890) |
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Roy Buchanan, American guitarist (1939) |
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Maki Goto, Japanese pop idol (1985) |
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Karl Pilkington, British radio personality and international cult figure (1972) |
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Ani DiFranco, American musician (1970) |
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Emmuska Orczy, British novelist (1865) |
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Aldo Moro, Italian politician (1916) |
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Kublai Khan of the Mongol Empire (1215) |
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Pedro Chamorro, Nicaraguan newspaper editor (1924) |
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Tom Lester, American actor (1938) |
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Peter David, American writer (1956) |
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Mickey Rooney, American actor (1920) |
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Emperor Takakura of Japan (1161) |
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Walter Lippmann, American journalist (1889) |
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Peter David, American writer (1956) |
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Marvin Lewis, American football coach (1958) |
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Ray Charles, American musician and singer (1930) |
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Valentín Paniagua, Peruvian politician, interim president in 200001 (1936) |
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Emmuska Orczy, British novelist (1865) |
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Johnny Mokan, baseball player (1895) |
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Tapio Laukkanen, Finnish rally driver (1969) |
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King Ferdinand VI of Spain (1713) |
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Patrick Fiori, French singer (1969) |
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Clifford Shull, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (1915) |
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Emperor Kokaku of Japan (1771) |
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Timber Wolf, Chinese-Vietnamese revolutionary (1923) |
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John Coltrane, American saxophonist and composer (1926) |
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Karl Pilkington, British radio personality and international cult figure (1972) |
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Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (1158) |
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Frank Moss, U.S. Senator from Utah (1911) |
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Julio Iglesias, Spanish singer (1943) |
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Paris Bennett, American Idol contestant (1988) |
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Sila María Calderón, Governor of Puerto Rico (1942) |
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Roy Buchanan, American guitarist (1939) |
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Marty Schottenheimer, American football coach (1943) |
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Empress Go-Sakuramachi of Japan (1740) |
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Koshi Inaba, Japanese singer (1964) |
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Timber Wolf, Chinese-Vietnamese revolutionary (1923) |
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Ani DiFranco, American musician (1970) |
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Victoria Woodhull, American suffragist (1838) |
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Joseph Dudley, colonial Governor of Massachusetts (1647) |
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Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (1158) |
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Louise Nevelson, Ukrainian-born American sculptor (1900) |
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Bruce Springsteen, American singer and songwriter (1949) |
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Willie McCool, American astronaut (1961) |
Notable People That Died on September 23rd
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Elizabeth Monroe, First Lady, died (1830) |
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Cliff Arquette, American comedian and actor (1974) |
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Filiberto Ojeda, Puerto Rican revolutionary (2005) |
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Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet, Nobel Prize laureate (1973) |
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John Ainsworth Horrocks, English-born explorer of South Australia (1846) |
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Sigmund Freud, Austrian psychiatrist (1939) |
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John Ainsworth Horrocks, English-born explorer of South Australia (1846) |
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José Gervasio Artigas, Uruguayan hero (1850) |
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Aurelio Rodríguez, Mexican Major League Baseball player (2000) |
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Filiberto Ojeda, Puerto Rican revolutionary (2005) |
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Valentin Conrart, founder of the Académie Française (1675) |
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Alexander von Benckendorff, Russian general and statesman (1844) |
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Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet, Nobel Prize laureate (1973) |
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Werner Voss German World War I pilot (1917) |
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Bob Fosse, American dancer, choreographer, and actor (1987) |
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Francesco Forgione, "Padre Pio", Catholic saint (1968) |
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William Marsh Rice, American philanthropist and university founder (1900) |
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Cliff Arquette, American comedian and actor (1974) |
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Wilkie Collins, British author (1889) |
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Vernon Corea, Sri Lankan broadcaster (2002) |
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Carl Rowan, American journalist (2000) |
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Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (1535) |
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Francesco Forgione, "Padre Pio", Catholic saint (1968) |
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Prosper Mérimée, French author (1870) |
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Herman Boerhaave, Dutch humanist and physician (1738) |
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John Rogers, American Continental Congressman (1789) |
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Vincenzo Bellini, Italian composer (1835) |
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James Van Fleet, U.S. Army general (1992) |
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Sam Barry, American basketball player and coach (1950) |
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Pontus de Tyard, French poet (1605) |
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John Rogers, American Continental Congressman (1789) |
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Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (1535) |
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Jean Chacornac, French astronomer (1873) |
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André Hazes, Dutch singer (2004) |
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Pope Linus (79) |
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Azai Hisamasa, Japanese warlord (1573) |
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Robert Bloch, American author (1994) |
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Mary Frann, American actress (1998) |
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André Hazes, Dutch singer (2004) |
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John Jewel, English bishop (1571) |
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Vernon Corea, Sri Lankan broadcaster (2002) |
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Lyman Bostock, American baseball player (1978) |
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Robert Dodsley, English writer (1764) |
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Sam Barry, American basketball player and coach (1950) |
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Billy Gilbert, American actor (1971) |
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Alexander von Benckendorff, Russian general and statesman (1844) |
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Aurelio Rodríguez, Mexican Major League Baseball player (2000) |
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Herman Boerhaave, Dutch humanist and physician (1738) |
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Mary Frann, American actress (1998) |
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Tibor Sekelj, Croatian explorer (1988) |
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Robert Bloch, American author (1994) |
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Werner Voss German World War I pilot (1917) |
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Prosper Mérimée, French author (1870) |
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Richard Adolf Zsigmondy, Austrian-born chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (1929) |
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Sigmund Freud, Austrian psychiatrist (1939) |
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Elinor Glyn, English author (1943) |
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Wilkie Collins, British author (1889) |
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Richard Adolf Zsigmondy, Austrian-born chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (1929) |
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Pontus de Tyard, French poet (1605) |
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Christian Thomasius, German jurist (1728) |
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Lyman Bostock, American baseball player (1978) |
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John I, Duke of Lorraine (1390) |
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Azai Hisamasa, Japanese warlord (1573) |
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Bob Fosse, American dancer, choreographer, and actor (1987) |
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Elinor Glyn, English author (1943) |
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Chief Dan George, Canadian actor (1981) |
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Chief Dan George, Canadian actor (1981) |
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Christian Thomasius, German jurist (1728) |
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Vincenzo Bellini, Italian composer (1835) |
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Tibor Sekelj, Croatian explorer (1988) |
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William Marsh Rice, American philanthropist and university founder (1900) |
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Valentin Conrart, founder of the Académie Française (1675) |
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John Jewel, English bishop (1571) |
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Pope Linus (79) |
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Yuri Senkevich, Russian cosmonaut (2003) |
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Jean Chacornac, French astronomer (1873) |
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Robert Dodsley, English writer (1764) |
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José Gervasio Artigas, Uruguayan hero (1850) |
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James Van Fleet, U.S. Army general (1992) |
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Billy Gilbert, American actor (1971) |
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Johann Ernst Gunnerus, Norwegian bishop and botanist (1773) |
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Carl Rowan, American journalist (2000) |
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John I, Duke of Lorraine (1390) |
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Snorri Sturluson, Icelandic historian, poet, and politician (1241) |
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Snorri Sturluson, Icelandic historian, poet, and politician (1241) |
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Johann Ernst Gunnerus, Norwegian bishop and botanist (1773) |
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Yuri Senkevich, Russian cosmonaut (2003) |
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