September 19, 2012 – Smriti "Simmi" D. Isaac

Updated September 18, 2012, 2:28 pm

On Sept. 19, 1881, the 20th president of the United States, James A. Garfield, died of wounds inflicted by an assassin.

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On Sept. 19, 1911, Sir William Golding, author of the novel “Lord of the Flies”, was born. Following his death on June 19, 1993, his obituary appeared in The Times.

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On This Date

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1777 American soldiers won the first Battle of Saratoga during the Revolutionary War.

1881 President James A. Garfield died of wounds inflicted by an assassin more than two months earlier.

1934 Bruno Hauptmann was arrested in New York and charged with the kidnap-murder of the Lindbergh baby.

1955 President Juan Peron of Argentina was ousted after a revolt by the military.

1957 The United States conducted its first underground nuclear test, in the Nevada desert.

1970 “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” debuted on CBS.

1985 The Mexico City area was struck by the first of two devastating earthquakes that claimed some 6,000 lives.

1994 U.S. troops entered Haiti to enforce the return of exiled President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.

1995 The New York Times and The Washington Post published the Unabomber’s manifesto.

2001 The Pentagon ordered combat aircraft to the Persian Gulf in response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

2002 President George W. Bush asked Congress for authority to use military force if necessary to disarm and overthrow Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein if he did not abandon weapons of mass destruction.

2004 Hu Jintao became the undisputed leader of China with the departure of former President Jiang Zemin from his top military post.

2008 Struggling to stave off financial catastrophe, the Bush administration asked Congress for $700 billion to buy up troubled mortgage-related assets from U.S. financial institutions.

2008 AMC’s “Mad Men” became the first basic-cable show to win a top series Emmy award.

2010 The BP oil well that had spilled hundred of millions of oil into the Gulf of Mexico was sealed with a permanent cement plug.

Current Birthdays

By The Associated Press

Actress Rosemary Harris turns 85 years old today.

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Talk show host-comedian Jimmy Fallon turns 38 years old today.

AP Photo/Evan Agostini

1920 Roger Angell, Author, turns 92

1926 James Lipton, TV host (“Inside the Actor’s Studio”), turns 86

1927 Harold Brown, Former defense secretary, turns 85

1930 Adam West, Actor (“Batman”), turns 82

1940 Bill Medley, Singer (The Righteous Brothers), turns 72

1940 Paul Williams, Singer, actor, turns 72

1943 Joe Morgan, Baseball Hall of Famer, sportscaster, turns 69

1945 David Bromberg, Rock singer, turns 67

1945 Randolph Mantooth, Actor (“Emergency”), turns 67

1948 Jeremy Irons, Actor, turns 64

1949 Twiggy Lawson, Actress, model, turns 63

1950 Joan Lunden, TV personality, turns 62

1951 Daniel Lanois, Rock singer, producer, turns 61

1964 Trisha Yearwood, Country singer, turns 48

1965 Cheri Oteri, Actress, comedian (“Saturday Night Live”), turns 47

1966 Soledad O’Brien, Broadcast journalist, turns 46

1976 Alison Sweeney, Actress, turns 36

1987 Danielle Panabaker, Actress, turns 25

Historic Birthdays

Sir William Golding 9/19/1911 – 6/19/1993 English Nobel Prize-winning novelist (1983).Go to obituary »

78 Augustin Pajou 9/19/1730 – 5/8/1809
French sculptor and decorator

95 Charles Carroll 9/19/1737 – 11/14/1832
American patriot leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence

83 George Cadbury 9/19/1839 – 10/24/1922
English social reformer and chocolate manufacturer

73 William Hesketh Lever 9/19/1851 – 5/7/1925
English entrepreneur; built the Lever Brothers firm

79 Charles Mauguin 9/19/1878 – 4/25/1958
French mineralogist and crystallographer

73 Bergen Evans 9/19/1904 – 2/4/1978
English lexicographer and educator

77 Leon Jaworski 9/19/1905 – 12/9/1982
American lawyer; Watergate special prosecutor

90 Lewis F. Powell Jr. 9/19/1907 – 8/25/1998
American associate justice of the U. S. Supreme Court (1972 -1987)

64 Elizabeth Stern 9/19/1915 – 8/18/1980
Canadian-born American pathologist

1777	American soldiers won the first Battle of Saratoga during the Revolutionary War.
1881	President James A. Garfield died of wounds inflicted by an assassin more than two months earlier.
1934	Bruno Hauptmann was arrested in New York and charged with the kidnap-murder of the Lindbergh baby.
1955	President Juan Peron of Argentina was ousted after a revolt by the military.
1957	The United States conducted its first underground nuclear test, in the Nevada desert.
1970	“The Mary Tyler Moore Show” debuted on CBS.
1985	The Mexico City area was struck by the first of two devastating earthquakes that claimed some 6,000 lives.
1994	U.S. troops entered Haiti to enforce the return of exiled President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.
1995	The New York Times and The Washington Post published the Unabomber’s manifesto.
2001	The Pentagon ordered combat aircraft to the Persian Gulf in response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
2002	President George W. Bush asked Congress for authority to use military force if necessary to disarm and overthrow Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein if he did not abandon weapons of mass destruction.
2004	Hu Jintao became the undisputed leader of China with the departure of former President Jiang Zemin from his top military post.
2008	Struggling to stave off financial catastrophe, the Bush administration asked Congress for $700 billion to buy up troubled mortgage-related assets from U.S. financial institutions.
2008	AMC’s “Mad Men” became the first basic-cable show to win a top series Emmy award.
2010	The BP oil well that had spilled hundred of millions of oil into the Gulf of Mexico was sealed with a permanent cement plug.

1920	Roger Angell, Author, turns 92
1926	James Lipton, TV host (“Inside the Actor’s Studio”), turns 86
1927	Harold Brown, Former defense secretary, turns 85
1930	Adam West, Actor (“Batman”), turns 82
1940	Bill Medley, Singer (The Righteous Brothers), turns 72
1940	Paul Williams, Singer, actor, turns 72
1943	Joe Morgan, Baseball Hall of Famer, sportscaster, turns 69
1945	David Bromberg, Rock singer, turns 67
1945	Randolph Mantooth, Actor (“Emergency”), turns 67
1948	Jeremy Irons, Actor, turns 64
1949	Twiggy Lawson, Actress, model, turns 63
1950	Joan Lunden, TV personality, turns 62
1951	Daniel Lanois, Rock singer, producer, turns 61
1964	Trisha Yearwood, Country singer, turns 48
1965	Cheri Oteri, Actress, comedian (“Saturday Night Live”), turns 47
1966	Soledad O’Brien, Broadcast journalist, turns 46
1976	Alison Sweeney, Actress, turns 36
1987	Danielle Panabaker, Actress, turns 25

78	Augustin Pajou 9/19/1730 – 5/8/1809 French sculptor and decorator
95	Charles Carroll 9/19/1737 – 11/14/1832 American patriot leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence
83	George Cadbury 9/19/1839 – 10/24/1922 English social reformer and chocolate manufacturer
73	William Hesketh Lever 9/19/1851 – 5/7/1925 English entrepreneur; built the Lever Brothers firm
79	Charles Mauguin 9/19/1878 – 4/25/1958 French mineralogist and crystallographer
73	Bergen Evans 9/19/1904 – 2/4/1978 English lexicographer and educator
77	Leon Jaworski 9/19/1905 – 12/9/1982 American lawyer; Watergate special prosecutor
90	Lewis F. Powell Jr. 9/19/1907 – 8/25/1998 American associate justice of the U. S. Supreme Court (1972 -1987)
64	Elizabeth Stern 9/19/1915 – 8/18/1980 Canadian-born American pathologist