12 History Lessons + 7 Births & 7 Deaths for September 1, 2025
Today’s History:
- 1804 – German astronomer Karl Ludwig Harding discovers asteroid 3 Juno.
- 1870 – The Battle of Sedan begins; France suffers a decisive defeat in the Franco-Prussian War.
- 1897 – Boston opens the first U.S. subway (Tremont Street subway).
- 1905 – Alberta and Saskatchewan become Canadian provinces.
- 1914 – With World War I underway, St. Petersburg is renamed Petrograd.
- 1923 – The Great Kantō earthquake devastates the Tokyo–Yokohama area.
- 1939 – Germany invades Poland, marking the start of World War II.
- 1969 – Muammar Gaddafi leads a coup d’état in Libya.
- 1972 – Bobby Fischer defeats Boris Spassky to become world chess champion.
- 1979 – NASA’s Pioneer 11 makes the first spacecraft flyby of Saturn.
- 1983 – A Soviet fighter shoots down Korean Air Lines Flight 007.
- 1985 – The wreck of RMS Titanic is located in the North Atlantic.
Today’s Birthdays:
- 1939 – Lily Tomlin, Emmy/Tony-winning comedian and actor (“9 to 5,” “Grace and Frankie”) (86).
- 1946 – Barry Gibb, singer-songwriter and Bee Gees co-founder (79).
- 1950 – Phil McGraw, television psychologist and host (“Dr. Phil”) (75).
- 1957 – Gloria Estefan, Grammy-winning singer and Latin pop icon (68).
- 1970 – Padma Lakshmi, author and host (“Top Chef,” “Taste the Nation”) (55).
- 1966 – Tim Hardaway, Naismith Hall of Fame NBA point guard (59).
- 1996 – Zendaya, Emmy-winning actor and singer (“Euphoria,” “Dune”) (29).
Today’s Deaths:
- 1715 – Louis XIV, king of France (“Sun King”) (76).
- 1557 – Jacques Cartier, French explorer of the St. Lawrence River (65).
- 1838 – William Clark, American explorer (Lewis & Clark Expedition) (68).
- 1981 – Albert Speer, German architect and Nazi armaments minister (76).
- 2008 – Jerry Reed, country singer-guitarist and actor (“Smokey and the Bandit”) (71).
- 2012 – Hal David, Oscar-winning lyricist and Burt Bacharach collaborator (91).
- 2013 – Tommy Morrison, former WBO heavyweight boxing champion and actor (“Rocky V”) (44).
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