Today in History for 21st September 2022:
Historical Events
1921 – A storage silo at a BASF fertiliser producing plant explodes in Oppau, Germany, 500—600 killed
1950 – George Marshall sworn in as the 3rd Secretary of Defense of the United States
1951 – Emil Zatopek runs 15,000m in record 44 min, 54.6 sec
1970 – “Monday Night Football” created by Roone Arledge, premieres on ABC – Browns 31, Jets 21
1973 – Jackson Pollocks painting “Blue Poles” sold for $ 2,000,000
1988 – Mike Tyson smashes TV camera outside his Bernardsville, New Jersey home
Famous Birthdays
1866 – H. G. Wells, English sci-fi author (War of the Worlds, Kipps), born in Bromley, Kent (d. 1946)
1898 – Tushar Kanti Ghosh, Indian journalist and world’s oldest and longest serving newspaper editor
1941 – Tony Moon, American doo-wop singer, arranger, guitarist (Dante and the Evergreens – “Alley Oop”), producer, and songwriter (“Soldier of Love”), born in Los Angeles, California
1969 – Jason Christiansen, pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Omaha, Nebraska
1970 – Michael O’Shea, Canadian CFL linebacker (Toronto Argonauts), born in North Bay, Ontario
1973 – Oswaldo Sanchez, Mexican footballer
Famous Deaths
1974 – Jacqueline Susann, American author (Valley of the Dolls), dies of cancer at 56
1988 – Robert Gwathmey, artist, dies at 85
1993 – Fernand Ledoux, Belgian-French actor (L’Homme de Londres), dies at 96
1996 – Sabine Zlatin, Polish-born French nurse, who tried save Izieu children from Nazis, dies at 89
2000 – Bryan Smith, Man who ran over Stephen King (b. 1957)
2011 – Troy Anthony Davis, American high-profile death row inmate and human rights activist (executed) (b. 1968)