September 17th in History
1787: The Constitution of the United States of America is signed
1900: A federation of six colonies becomes the Commonwealth of Australia
1910: First ever flight over the Alps
1931: First long playing record demonstrated in New York
1978: A meeting between Egyptian and Israeli leaders creates a framework for Middle East peace


September 17th birthdays
1931: Anne Bancroft, American film actress
1948: John Ritter, American comedy film actor

September 18th in History
1851: New York Times publishes for the first time
1927: The American CBS broacasting organisation is created
1934: Soviet Union admitted to the League of Nations
1989: Hungary begins transition to a Western style democracy
1993: Australian PM announces plans to make Australia a republic by 2001


September 18th birthdays
1819: Jean Foucault, French physicist
1905: Greta Garbo, Swedish born film actress

September 19th in History
1928: Walt Disney's 'Steamboat Willie', with Mickey Mouse, shown for the first time
1989: Vietnamese troops withdraw from Cambodia
1991: UN allows Iraq to begin selling oil again, after the Gulf War ban


September 19th birthdays
1839: George Cadbury, English founder of 'Cadburys' chocolates
1948: Jeremy Irons, English born film actor
1949: Twiggy, English model and actress

September 20th in History
1519: Ferdinand Magellan left Spain on his around the world voyage
1946: First ever Cannes film festival
1967: Queen Elizabeth II (aka QE2) launched


September 20th birthdays
1878: Upton Sinclair, American novelist
1934: Sophia Loren, Italian born film actress

September 21st in History
1792: France becomes a republic, abolishing its monarchy
1915: Stonehenge sold at auction for 6,600 pounds
1917: Latvia proclaims independence
1964: Malta becomes independent within the British Commonwealth
1993: The first ever meeting between the Pope and the Israeli Chief Rabii takes place


September 21st birthdays
1756: John McAdam, Scottish road engineer after whom Tarmac is named
1866: H.G Wells, English writer
1948: Stephen King, US novelist
1950: Bill Murray, US comedy film actor; 'Ghostbusters'

September 22nd in History
1862: Abrahan Lincoln, the US President, orders American slaves to be freed
1921: Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia admitted to the League of Nations
1980: The war between Iran and Iraq begins


September 22nd birthdays
1515: Ann of Cleves, 4th wife of Henry VIII
1791: Michael Faraday, English physicist
1902: John Houseman, US actor and producer
1931: Fay Weldon, British author

September 23rd in History
1846: Neptune discovered by German astronomer Johann Galle
1912: The first ever silent 'Keystone Cops' film released
1940: Japanese troops enter IndoChina
1993: A South African Bill grants blacks a legal say in affairs of state for the first time


September 23rd birthdays
1920: Mickey Rooney, American film actor
1930: Ray Charles, American singer

September 24th in History
1960: Launch of the USS Enterprise, the worlds first nuclear powered aircraft carrier
1976: Rhodesia accepts an American and British plan for majority rule
1993: America and the Commonwealth lift trade sanctions against South Africa


September 24th birthdays
1896: F. Scott Fitzgerald, American novelist

September 25th in History
1818: First human blood transfusion
1907: New Zealand becomes a dominion within the British Empire
1954: Papa' Doc Duvalier becomes the President of Haiti
1957: US National Guard deployed in Little Rock, USA, to enforce desegregation in schools
1972: Norway votes not to join the European Community


September 25th birthdays
1944: Michael Douglas, American film actor
1952: Christopher Reeve, US actor; 'Superman' in the recent films
1952: Mark Hammil, 'Luke Skywalker' in the 'Star Wars' films

September 26th in History
1887: Gramophone patented in Germany
1984: UK agrees to hand over the soverignty of Hong Kong to China in 1999
1990: Soviet parliament agrees on bill allowing religious practices


September 26th birthdays
1888: T.S Eliot, Poet and playwright
1898: George Gershwin, American composer