On This Day September 23rd

 OTD

September 23rd is the two hundred-sixty-sixth day of the year, and there are 99 days remaining until the end of the year.

 

Event

 1338 – The Battle of Arnemuiden, in which a French force defeats the English, is the first naval battle of the Hundred Years' War and the first naval battle in which gunpowder artillery is used.

1779 – American Revolution: John Paul Jones, naval commander of the United States, on board the USS Bonhomme Richard, wins the Battle of Flamborough Head.

1846—Astronomers Urbain Le Verrier, John Couch Adams, and Johann Gottfried Galle collaborated on the discovery of Neptune.

1884 – On the night of 23-24 September, the steamship Arctique runs aground near Cape Virgenes, leading to the discovery of nearby placer gold, beginning the Tierra del Fuego gold rush.

1905 – Norway and Sweden signed the Karlstad Treaty, peacefully dissolving the Union between the two countries.

1905 – Norway and Sweden signed the Karlstad Treaty, peacefully dissolving the Union between the two countries.

2004 – Over 3,000 people died in Haiti after Hurricane Jeanne produced massive flooding and mudslides.

 

Birthdays

63 BC – Augustus, Roman emperor (d. 14 AD)

1642 – Giovanni Maria Bononcini, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1678)

1740 – Empress Go-Sakuramachi of Japan (d. 1813)

1756 – John Loudon McAdam, Scottish engineer (d. 1836)

1838 – Victoria Woodhull, American journalist and activist (d. 1927)

1852 – William Stewart Halsted, American physician and surgeon (d. 1922)

1867 – John Lomax, American teacher, musicologist, and folklorist (d. 1948)

1889 – Walter Lippmann, American journalist and publisher, co-founded The New Republic (d. 1974)

1913 – Carl-Henning Pedersen, Danish painter and sculptor (d. 2007)

1926 – John Coltrane, American saxophonist and composer (d. 1967)

1943 – Marty Schottenheimer, American football player and coach (d. 2021)

1949 – Bruce Springsteen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1978 – Anthony Mackie, American actor

 

 Holiday Spotlight

Seed Gathering Season

The U.K. is famous for its beautiful trees, but it wasn't always this way. After World War II, people started talking more about preserving the environment. In the early 1970s, the National Tree Council was created to figure out how to take care of the dwindling trees. But then, in 1987 and 1990, devastating storms hit and destroyed millions of trees. On top of that, Dutch Elm disease was killing off native elm trees. Despite all this, the National Tree Council worked hard to make up for the deforestation caused by agriculture and cities expanding. One of their big projects is the Seed Gathering Season, which encourages people to gather seeds and inspire the next generation of tree lovers.

 

Holidays And Observance.

Celebrate Bi-Sexuality Day

Dogs in Politics Day

Family Day - A Day to Eat Dinner With Your Kids  

Family Day  

International Day of Sign Languages

National Checkers Day

National Great American Pot Pie Day

National Snack Stick Day

Restless Legs Syndrome Awareness Day

Teal Talk Day 

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