|
Sep 1
|
1913
|
Louis Bleriot performed the
first aeronautical loop-the-loop |
 |
|
1853
|
The
Cape of Good Hope issued the world's first triangular postage stamp |
|
Sep2
|
1976
|
Percy Shaw, inventor of the
cat's eye, died |
|
Sep3
|
1962
|
The
American poet e e cummings died |
 |
| 1783
|
The American War of Independence ended
|
| 1752
|
The Gregorian calendar replaced
the Julian |
|
Sep4
|
1948
|
Wilhelmina
abdicated as Queen of the Netherlands in favour of her daughter
Juliana |
 |
| 1911
|
Sweden set up the first state film
censorship authority |
|
Sep5
|
1997 |
Mother
Teresa died |
|
Sep6
|
1817 |
The Drury Lane theatre became the first British theatre to be entirely
lighted by gas |
|
Sep 7
|
1892 |
The
American boxer Gentleman Jim Corbett became the first world
heavyweight champion under Queensbury rules |
