What Happened In September 1919 In History

Historical Events for September, 1919

• 4th » Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who founded the Republic of Turkey, gathers a congress in Sivas Congress called Sivas to make decisions as to the future of Anatolia and Thrace.
• 10th » Austria and the Allies sign the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1919) or Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye recognizing the independence of Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Kingdom of Yugoslavia named Yugoslavia.
• 11th » United States Marine Corps known as U.S. Marines invade Honduras.
• 16th » The American Legion is incorporated.
• 18th » Fritz Pollard becomes the first African American to play professional Football (American) called football for a major team, the Akron Pros.
• 22nd » The steel strike of 1919, led by the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers, begins in Pennsylvania before spreading across the United States.
• 28th » Omaha Race Riot of 1919 or Race riots begin in Omaha, Nebraska, US.

Famous Birthdays on September in 1919

• 1st » Ossie Dawson, South African cricketer (d. 2008)
• 1st » Hilda Hänchen, German physicist and academic (d. 2013)
• 2nd » Marge Champion, American actress, dancer, and choreographer
• 4th » Howard Morris, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2005)
• 5th » Elisabeth Volkenrath, German SS officer (d. 1945)
• 6th » Wilson Greatbatch, American engineer (d. 2011)
• 6th » Louise LaPlanche, American actress (d. 2012)
• 7th » Alberic Schotte, Belgian cyclist (d. 2004)
• 8th » Gianni Brera, Italian journalist and author (d. 1992)
• 8th » Maria Lassnig, Austrian painter (d. 2014)
• 9th » Gottfried Dienst, Swiss footballer and referee (d. 1998)
• 9th » Jimmy Snyder, American sportscaster (d. 1996)
• 10th » Lex van Delden, Dutch composer (d. 1988)
• 13th » Mary Midgley, English philosopher and author
• 13th » George Weidenfeld, Baron Weidenfeld, Austrian-English publisher, philanthropist and politician
• 14th » Deryck Cooke, English musicologist and broadcaster (d. 1976)
• 14th » Gil Langley, Australian cricketer, footballer, and politician (d. 2001)
• 14th » Olga Lowe, South African-English actress (d. 2013)
• 15th » Fausto Coppi, Italian cyclist (d. 1960)
• 15th » Nelson Gidding, American screenwriter (d. 2004)
• 15th » Heda Margolius Kovály, Czech author and translator (d. 2010)
• 16th » Laurence J. Peter, Canadian-American hierarchiologist and educator (d. 1990)
• 16th » Andy Russell (singer) called Andy Russell, American singer and actor (d. 1992)
• 18th » Tommy Hunter (fiddler) called Tommy Hunter, American fiddler (d. 1993)
• 19th » Roger Grenier, French journalist and author
• 21st » Mario Bunge, Argentinian-Canadian physicist and philosopher
• 21st » Herman Fowlkes, Jr., American trumpet player and educator (d. 1993)
• 21st » Fazlur Rahman Malik, Pakistani philosopher and scholar (d. 1988)
• 24th » Dayton Allen, American actor (d. 2004)
• 24th » Jack Costanzo, American drummer and composer
• 26th » Barbara Britton, American actress (d. 1980)
• 26th » Matilde Camus, Spanish poet and author (d. 2012)
• 27th » Charles H. Percy, American lieutenant and politician (d. 2011)
• 27th » James H. Wilkinson, American mathematician and computer scientist (d. 1986)
• 28th » Doris Singleton, American actress and singer (d. 2012)
• 29th » Vladimír Vašíček, Czech painter (d. 2003)
• 29th » Kira Zvorykina, Belarusian chess player (d. 2014)
• 30th » Roberto Bonomi, Argentinian race car driver (d. 1992)
• 30th » William L. Guy, American lieutenant and politician, 26th Governor of North Dakota (d. 2013)
• 30th » Patricia Neway, American soprano and actress (d. 2012)

Famous Deaths for September 1919

• 6th » Lord Charles Beresford, English admiral and politician (b. 1846)
• 10th » J. F. Archibald, Australian journalist and publisher, founded the Archibald Prize (b. 1856)
• 22nd » Alajos Gáspár, Hungarian-Slovene author and poet (b. 1848)

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