Today in History for 17th September 2017:
Historical Events
1819 – First whaling ship arrives in Hawaii
1899 – 1st British troops leave Bombay for South Africa
1914 – Andrew Fisher becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time.
1937 – 1st NFL game in Washington, D.C.; Redskins beat NY Giants 13-3
1961 – Minnesota Vikings’ 1st NFL game (beat Chicago Bears 37-13)
1978 – Red Sox finally beat Yanks in Sept 1978, 7-3
Famous Birthdays
1893 – Abel J Herzberg, Russ/Dutch writer (Persecution of Jews)
1923 – Hank Williams, American country singer (Cold, Cold Heart, Hey Good Lookin’), born in Mount Olive, Alabama (d. 1953)
1952 – Steve Sanders, Richland Ga, country singer (Oak Ridge Boys-Elvira)
1953 – Altaf Hussain, Pakistani politician and founder of MQM
1967 – Maurice Hurst, NFL cornerback (NE Patriots)
1979 – Steffen Algreen, Danish footballer
Famous Deaths
1858 – Dred Scott, US ex-slave who sought to sue for his freedom, dies of tuberculosis at 62 or 63
1983 – Humberto Madeiros, US cardinal to Boston, dies at 67
1991 – Rob Tyner [Robert Derminer], American hard rock musician (MC5), dies of a heart attack at 46
1994 – Vitas Gerulaitis, Lithuanian American tennis star (Davis Cup 1979), dies of carbon monoxide poisoning at 40
1995 – Lucien Victor, Belgian cyclist (b. 1931)
2016 – Charmian Carr, American actress (The Sound of Music), dies at 73