^B{^#!16!25 September^N! Feast day of St Sergius of Radonezh, St Vincent Strambi, St Aunacharius or Aunaire, St Albert of Jerusalem, St Firminus of Amiens, St Ceolfirth, St Fibar or Bairre.
^B{1066^B} King Harold II defeated the King of Norway, Harald Hardrada, at the Battle of Stamford Bridge. ^B{1513^B} Vasco Balboa, Spanish explorer, became the first European to sight the Pacific Ocean after crossing the Darien isthmus. ^B{1818^B} The first blood transfusion using human blood, as opposed to earlier attempts with animal blood, took place at Guy's Hospital in London, UK. ^B{1888^B} London's Royal Court Theatre, in Sloane Square, opened. ^B{1909^B} The French battleship ^I{LibertΘ^I} exploded in Toulon Harbor, killing 226 people. ^B{1915^B} The Battle of Loos, in World War I, began; it would continue into Oct. ^B{1954^B} Franτois Duvalier ('Papa' Doc) was elected president of Haiti. ^B{1957^B} The National Guard was sent in to enforce desegregation in Little Rock, Alabama, US. ^B{1972^B} Norway voted against joining the EC in a referendum.
^B{^I{^#!14!Born ^N}Jean Philippe Rameau, French composer, ^B{1683^B}; William Faulkner, US novelist, ^B{1897^B}; Mark Rothko, US painter, ^B{1903^B}; Dmitri Shostakovich, Russian composer, ^B{1906^B}; Colin Davis, British conductor, ^B{1927^B}; Michael Douglas, US actor, ^B{1944^B}; Christopher Reeve, US film actor, ^B{1952^B}.
^B{^I{^#!14!Died ^N}Samuel Butler, English writer, ^B{1680^B}; Johann Strauss the Elder, Austrian composer, ^B{1849^B}; Emily Post, US writer, ^B{1960^B}; Erich Maria Remarque, German novelist, ^B{1970^B}; Walter Pidgeon, US film actor, ^B{1984^B}.
