Today in History for 28th September 2022:
Historical Events
1569 – Istanbul experiences its greatest fire of the century after a blaze that starts in a Jewish bakery goes on to destroy 36,000 buildings over eight days
1940 – Bud Brennan, a fan at Memorial Stadium, races out of stands and attempts to tackle Tom Harmon at 3-yard line, Harmon easily evades Brennan
1958 – France adopts constitution
1982 – 1st reports appear of death from cyanide-laced Tylenol capsules
1991 – “Commish” debuts on ABC-TV
1993 – Dennis Martínez is 7th to win 100 games in AL and NL
Famous Birthdays
1571 – Michael Praetorius [Schultze], German organist and composer (Syntagma; In Dulce Jublio), born in Creuzberg, Saxony (d. 1621) [birthdate approximate]
1698 – Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis, French mathematician and astronomer (Système de la nature), born in Saint-Malo, France (d. 1759)
1796 – David Walker, African-American abolitionist (Appeal to Colored Citizens), born in Wilmington, North Carolina (d. 1830)
1873 – Julian Coolidge, American mathematician (Study-Segre school), born in Brookline, Massachusetts (d. 1954)
1972 – Dita Von Teese, American burlesque artist
1982 – Dustin Penner, Canadian hockey player
Famous Deaths
1104 – Pedro I, king of Navarra and Aragon, dies
1781 – William Henry Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford, British diplomat and statesman (b. 1717)
1810 – John Archer, American Congressman who received the 1st medical diploma issued on US continent (1768), dies at 69
1942 – Eva Thatcher, American actress, dies at 80
1947 – Francisco Santiago, Filipino pianist, composer (Taga-ilog Symphony), conductor, and pedagogue, dies at 58
1952 – Paul Hastings Allen, American composer, dies at 68