1961 – An Italian Grand Prix crash caused the death of German Formula One driver Wolfgang von Trips and 13 spectators who are hit by his Ferrari on the 10th September 1961.
2002 ~ ARTHURS SEAT TOWER demolition started on the 10th September 2012. The Arthurs Seat lookout tower opened in 1934, on a 305m hill on the Mornington Peninsula, in Victoria, Australia. A proposed lookout tower to replace the historic tower is planned. The new tower will be used for fully enclosed gondola cars, along with traditional open chairlift seats for the views of Port Phillip Bay and the Mornington Peninsula, under plans to build a new chairlift at Arthurs Seat, replacing the controversial original chairlift. See The Age news story.
Arthurs Seat lookout tower, built in 1934 & demolished in September 2012 (Photo by Anton K)
2012 – World Suicide Prevention Day is an awareness day observed on the 10th September every year, to provide worldwide commitment and action to prevent suicides. The theme for 2012 is “Suicide Prevention across the Globe: Strengthening Protective Factors and Instilling Hope”. Make a difference today, and visit the World Suicide Prevention Day website www.WSPD.org.au ..and show your support for suicide prevention on Facebook.
Suicide Prevention Australia website www.WSPD.org.au
Today in History for September 10th ~ video presented by the Associated Press…
Paysage Bords de Seine painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French impressionist, at Virginia flea market for $50, and valued at up to $100,000 by Potomack for auction
A painting bought at a flea market in the US for $7, turned out to be a rare artwork by French Impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir, valued at up to $100,000. The rare painting was bought by a woman at a Virginia flea market, as part of a box lot that also included a plastic cow and doll. Later she took the painting to a Virginia auction house, where experts confirmed it was Renoir’s Paysage Bords de Seine (Landscape on the Banks of the Seine), a river scene from about 1879, and believed to be originally bought from a Paris gallery in 1926. The oil painting was done on a linen napkin, allegedly for Renoir’s mistress. Continue reading RENOiR PAiNTiNG WORTH $100000 FOUND For $7 At Flea Market→
1965 – Hurricane Betsy made its 2nd landfall on the 9th September 1965, near New Orleans, Louisiana, killing 76 people and leaving $1.42 billion (approximately $12 billion in 2005 dollars) in damages, becoming the 1st hurricane to top $1 billion in unadjusted damages.
1966 – Adam Sandler the American actor, singer, guitarist, screenwriter, and producer was born on the 9th September 1966.
The Anger Management 2003 movie poster featuring Adam Sandler as Dave Buznik & Jack Nicholson as Dr.Buddy Rydell
1969 – Rachel Hunter the New Zealand model and actress was born on the 9th September 1969.
1969 – Natasha Stott Despoja the Australian politician was born on the 9th September 1969.
1972 – In Kentucky‘s Mammoth Cave National Park, a Cave Research Foundation exploration and mapping team discovered a link between the Mammoth and Flint Ridge cave systems on the 9th September 1972, making it the longest known cave passageway in the world.
1974 – Gok Wan the British-Chinese fashion consultant, author and television presenter was born on the 9th September 1974.
1974 – Shane Crawford the Australian footballer was born on the 9th September 1974.
2001 – At exactly 01:46:40 UTC on the 9th September 2001, the Unix billenium was reached, marking the beginning of the use of 10-digit decimal Unix timestamps.
2009 – At exactly 9:09:09 PM on the 9th September 2009, the Dubai Metro became the 1st urban train network in the Arabian Peninsula, when it was ceremonially inaugurated.
2012 ~ JOHN McCARTHY the Australian footballer from Port Adelaide Football Club died on the 9th September in 2012, aged 22 (born 1989). He accidentally fell from a rooftop of the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, at the start of a post-season holiday with other Port Adelaide players. John McCarthy also played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). John McCarthy came from a family of VFL and AFL footballers, including his brother and father who played for Geelong, and his grandfather who played for St Kilda. John McCarthy’s funeral service will be held at 11.30am at St Mary’s Star of the Sea church in Sorrento. See the news story: Port Adelaide football star John McCarthy seen on CCTV before plunging to death from a roof at Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas (News.com.au)
The John McCarthy tribute on the Port Adelaide Football Club website: www.PortAdelaideFC.com.au ~ September 2012
1841 – Antonín Dvořák the Czech composer was born on the 8th day of September in 1841 (died 1904).
1900 ~ Tilly Devine the English-Australian prominent Sydney crime syndicate gangs member figure was born Matilda Devine on the 8th September 1900 (died 24th November 1970 aged 70). Tilly was involved in sly-grog, razor gangs and other activities, but most notable as a madam.
1921 – Harry Secombe the Welsh tenor and actor was born on the 8th day of September in 1921 (died 2001).
1925 ~ Peter Sellers the a British film actor, comedian and singer was born Richard Henry Sellers on the 8th September 1925 (died 24th July 1980). Peter Sellers appeared in the BBC Radio comedy series The Goon Show, was featured on hit comic songs and known around the world as Chief Inspector Clouseau in The Pink Panther series of films.
1930 – 3M began marketing Scotch transparent tape on the 8th day of September in 1930.
1946 – Ronnie Burns the Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist was born on the 8th day of September in 1946.
1957 – Heather Thomas the American actress was born on the 8th day of September in 1957.
1960 – Aimee Mann the American singer-songwriter and guitarist from ‘Til Tuesday was born on the 8th day of September in 1960. YouTube video: Voices Carry (1985) ‘Til Tuesday..
1966 – The 1st Star Trek series premieres on NBC on the 8th day of September in 1966.
1989 ~ AViCii the Swedish DJ and producer was born on the 8th day of September in 1989. Avicii official website: www.avicii.com | Avicii official Facebook verified: www.facebook.com/Avicii | Avicii Twitter verified: www.twitter.com/Avicii | YouTube video: Wake Me Up (2013) Avicii..
2001 ~ Can’t Get You Out of My Head song by Kylie Minogue was released on the 8th September 2001, in Australia first, then in the UK on the 17th September 2001, and not until the 18th February 2002 in the United States. YouTube video: [HD] Kylie Minogue – Can’t Get You Out Of My Head (Blue Monday Mix Edit) official video…
2006 ~ Peter Brock the Australian race car driver died while driving in the Targa West Rallyon the 8th September 2006 aged 61 (born 26th February 1945). Peter Brock was also known as Brocky, Peter Perfect, The King of the Mountain and one of Australia’s best-known successful motor racing drivers. Peter Brock was associated with Holden for almost 40 years. Peter Brock won the Bathurst 1000 endurance race 9 times, the Sandown 500 touring car race 9 times, the Australian Touring Car Championship 3 times, the Bathurst 24 Hour once and inducted into the V8 Supercar Hall of Fame in 2001. Brock’s business activities also included the Holden Dealer Team (HDT) that produced Brock’s racing machine and modified high-performance road versions of his racing cars. YouTube video: Peter Brock – The Legend…
1909 – Eugene Lefebvre crashed a new French-built Wright biplane during a test flight at Juvisy, south of Paris, on the 7th day of September in 1909. He became the 1st person in the world to die while piloting a powered airplane, and the 2nd person to be killed in a powered airplane crash.
1911 – Guillaume Apollinaire the French poet was arrested and put in jail on suspicion of stealing the Mona Lisa from the Louvre museum on the 7th day of September in 1911.
1914 ~ Graeme Bell(AO, MBE) the AustralianDixieland and classical jazz pianist, composer and band leader was born Graeme Emerson Bellon the 7th September 1914 (died 13 June 2012 aged 97). Graeme Bell was the 1st Australian jazz band leader who was still playing at 90 years of age, and the 1st Westerner to lead a jazz band to China. The Australian Jazz Awards aka The Bells were named in Graeme Bell’s honour. YouTube video: Graeme Bell & His Australian Jazz Band (in the 1950s) performing Black and Tan Fantasy (1927) a jazz composition by Duke Ellington and Bubber Miley. This performance also features “Lazy” Ade Monsborough and other Aussie jazz greats…
1917 – Jacob Lawrence the American painter was born on the 7th September 1917 (died 2000).
1927 – Eric Hill the English author and illustrator was born on the 7th September 1927. Eric Hill is best known for his character Spot the Dog.
1934 – Mary Bauermeister the German painter was born on the 7th September 1934.
1936 – The last surviving member of the thylacine species, a Tasmanian Tiger, died alone in her cage at the Hobart Zoo in Tasmania, on the 7th day of September in 1936. National Threatened Species Day is now held on the 7th of September each year to commemorate the death of the last Tasmanian Tiger.
1936 ~ Buddy Holly the American singer-songwriter and guitarist was born on the 7th September 1936 (died 3 February 1959 aged 22).
1987 – Evan Rachel Wood the American actress was born on the 7th September 1987.
1994 ~ HARRiSON CRAiG the Australian singer and winner of The Voice in Australia was born on the 7th September 1994.
Harrison Craig The Voice 2013 winner giving the V for Voice victory sign
1996 – American Hip-Hop star Tupac Shakur was fatally shot 4 times on the Las Vegas strip on the 7th day of September in 1996, after leaving the Tyson–Seldon boxing match.
1836 ~ John Atkinson Grimshaw the English artist best known for his city night scenes and landscapes was born on the 6th September 1836. (Died 3rd October 1893)
1939 – David Allan Coe the American singer-songwriter and guitarist was born on the 6th September 1939.
1943 – Roger Waters the English singer-songwriter and bass player from Pink Floyd was born on the 6th September 1943.
1947 – Sylvester the American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer was born on the 6th September 1947 (died 1988).
1952 – Canada‘s first television station, CBFT-TV, opened in Montreal on the 6th September 1952.
1958 – Michael Winslow the American actor and comedian was born on the 6th September 1958.
1961 – Simon Reeve the Australian journalist was born on the 6th September 1961.
1970 – Cheyne Coates the Australian singer-songwriter from Madison Avenue was born on the 6th September 1970.
1929 – Bob Newhart the American actor and comedian was born on the 5th September 1929.
1939 – George Lazenby the Australian actor was born on the 5th September 1939.
1940 – Raquel Welch the American actress was born on the 5th September 1940.
1942 – Werner Herzog the German director was born on the 5th September 1942.
1946 – Freddie Mercury the British singer-songwriter from Queen was born on the 5th September 1946 (died 1991).
1950 – Cathy Guisewite the American cartoonist was born on the 5th September 1950.
1951 – Michael Keaton the American actor was born on the 5th September 1951.
1960 – Muhammad Ali the boxer, originally known as Cassius Clay, was awarded the gold medal for his 1st place in light heavyweight boxing at the Olympic Games in Rome, on the 5th day of September in 1960.
1966 – Terry Ellis the American singer from En Vogue was born on the 5th September 1966.
1977 – Voyager 1 was launched on the 5th September 1977, after a brief delay.
1980 – The St. Gotthard Tunnel, knowns as the world’s longest highway tunnel (16.2km) opened in Switzerland on the 5th day of September in 1980. The tunnel stretches from Göschenen to Airolo.
1991 – Indigenous & Tribal Peoples Convention 1989 came into force on the 5th day of September in 1991. This is the current international treaty defending indigenous peoples.
1996 – Hurricane Fran made landfall near Cape Fear, North Carolina as a Category 3 storm with 115 mph sustained winds on the 5th September 1996. Hurricane Fran caused over $3 billion damage and killed 27 people.
Today in History for September 5th ~ video presented by the Associated Press…
1824 – Anton Bruckner the Austrian composer was born on the 4th September 1824 (died 1896).
1884 – The United Kingdom ended its policy of penal transportation to New South Wales in Australia on the 4th September 1884.
1888 – George Eastman registered the trademark Kodak on the 4th September 1888, and received a patent for his camera that uses roll film.
1901 – William Lyons the English industrialist, businessman and co-founder of Jaguar cars was born on the 4th September 1901 (died 1985).
1905 – Walter Zapp the Baltic German inventor was born on the 4th September 1905 (died 2003).
1923 – Maiden flight of the first U.S. airship, the USS Shenandoah, was on the 4th September 1923.
1928 – Dick York the American actor was born on the 4th September 1928 (died 1992).
1937 ~ Dawn Fraser(AO|MBE) the Australian champion swimmer was born in Balmain on the 4th September 1937. Dawn Fraser is one of only 3 swimmers to win the same Olympic event 3 times.
1949 – Darryl Cotton the Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor was born on the 4th September 1949 (died 2012). Darryl Cotton also performed in Zoot and Cotton Keays & Morris.
1976 ~ Samantha Armytage the Australian journalist and television news presenter was born on the 4th September 1976 (not 1977 as suggested by Wikipedia, but as quoted by Samantha Armytage on Sunrise TV on the 19/8/13). Samantha Armytage became the co-host of Sunrise in 2013 alongside David Koch, when it was announced in June 2013 that she was the replacement for Sunrise co-host Melissa Doyle.
1981 – Beyoncé Knowles the African-American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and actress was born on the 4th September 1981. Beyoncé began her music career aged 16 sixteen as the lead singer of Destiny’s Child.
1734 ~ Joseph Wright of Derby the English landscape and portrait painter was born on the 3rd September 1734 (died 1797).
Vesuvius volcanic eruption seen from Portici & painted by Joseph Wright of Derby in the 18th century (1734 – 1797) ~ from the Art collection of the Huntington Library in Pasadena, CA
1810 – Paul Kane the Canadian painter was born on the 3rd September 1810 (died 1871).
1875 – Ferdinand Porsche the Austrian-German engineer, businessman and founder of Porsche was born on the 3rd September 1875 (died 1951).
1947 – Jim Richards the New Zealand race car driver was born on the 2nd September 1947.
1963 – CBS Evening News became U.S. network television‘s 1st half-hour weeknight news broadcast on the 2nd September 1963, when the show was lengthened from 15 to 30 minutes.
1964 – Keanu Reeves the Canadian actor was born on the 2nd September 1964.
1989 ~ Zedd the Russian-German electronic music producer and DJ was born Anton Zaslavski on the 2nd September 1989. Zedd primarily produces electro house music, while drawing influences from progressive house, complextro and dubstep. YouTube video: Clarity (2013) ~ Zedd Union Mix featuring Foxes..
2010 ~ Tomorrow, When the War Began the Australian drama film was released on the 2nd September 2010. YouTube video: Tomorrow, When the War Began Full Length Trailer HQ!..
