Sunday, September 23, 2012

September 23rd in History


1568 - Spanish naval forces rout an English fleet, under the command of John Hawkins, at the Battle of San Juan de UlĂșa near Veracruz.

1806 - Lewis and Clark return to St. Louis after exploring the Pacific Northwest of the United States.

1846 - Astronomers Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier, John Couch Adams and Johann Gottfried Galle collaborate on the discovery of Neptune.

1905 - Norway and Sweden sign the "Karlstad treaty", peacefully dissolving the Union between the two countries.

1932 - The Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd is renamed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

1941 - World War II: The first gas chamber experiments are conducted at Auschwitz.

1983 - Saint Kitts and Nevis joins the United Nations.

Famous Birthdays:

63 BC - Augustus Caesar, Roman Emperor

1161 - Emperor Takakura of Japan

1215 - Kublai Khan of the Mongol Empire

1713 - King Ferdinand VI of Spain

1914 - Omar Ali Saifuddin III, Sultan of Brunei

1930 - Ray Charles, musician

1972 - Shim Eun-ha, actress

1984 - Kate French, actress

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