Daily Calendar for Thursday, September 19, 2013
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Thursday, September 19, 2013
Born
- Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre (astronomer) –
- George Cadbury (chocolate manufacturer) –
- Arthur Rackham (artist) –
- Rachel Field (children’s author) –
- JB Rhine (psychologist) –
- Leon Jaworski (lawyer) –
- Ferdinand Porsche (Austrian auto-manufacturer) –
- William Golding (author) –
- Emil Zatopek (distance runner) –
- Adam West (actor) –
- Mike Royko (journalist) –
- Brian Epstein (manager of The Beatles) –
- Joe Morgan (baseball player) –
- Jeremy Irons (actor) –
- Leslie "Twiggy" Lawson (model) –
- Ernie Sabella (actor) –
- Joan Lunden (journalist) –
- Trisha Yearwood (singer) –
- Jimmy Fallon (actor) –
- Hermione Granger (character in Harry Potter series) –
- Danielle Panabaker (actress) –
Died
- James Garfield (20th U.S. president) –
- Jackie Collins (author) –
Events
- Bissell carpet sweeper patented –
- Bruno R. Hauptmann charged with kidnap-murder of Lindbergh baby –
- On a return trip from Canada, while in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, Betty and Barney Hill claimed to have been abducted for two hours by a UFO. After going public with their story, the two gained worldwide notoriety. The incident is the first fully documented case of alien abduction. –
- Anti-AIDS drug AZT first became available, on a compassionate use basis –
- 7.1 earthquake occurred in Ayutla, Puebla, Mexico –
Weather
- New York City had a record high temperature of 92 degrees F, while snow fell in the West –
- 92 degrees Fahrenheit, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania –
- The mummified remains of Ötzi, a Copper Age “iceman” were discovered in the Ötztal Alps, near the Italian/Austrian border. –
- Frogs’ eggs fell from the sky in Berlin, Connecticut –