Today in History for September 2002
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Historical Events
Results 1 - 9 of 9
8th - Texas Rangers set a major league record by homering in their 26th consecutive game as Texas falls to the Tampa Bay
9th - Pitcher Randy Johnson reaches 300 strikeouts for the fifth consecutive season, extending his major league record
10th - Switzerland, traditionally a neutral country, joins the United Nations.
11th - Through extreme and coordinated effort, The Pentagon is rededicated after repairs are completed, exactly one year after the attack on the building.
20th - The Kolka-Karmadon rock/ice slide started.
23rd - The first public version of the web browser Mozilla Firefox ("Phoenix 0.1") is released.
25th - The Vitim event, a possible bolide impact in Siberia, Russia.
26th - The overcrowded Senegalese ferry MV Joola capsizes off the coast of Gambia killing more than 1,000.
27th - Timor-Leste (East Timor) joins the United Nations.
Famous Deaths
Results 1 - 23 of 23
2nd - Dick Reynolds, Australian rules footballer and coach (b. 1915)
3rd - W. Clement Stone, American entrepreneur (b. 1902)
4th - Vlado Perlemuter, Lithuanian pianist (b. 1904)
5th - David Todd Wilkinson, American astronomer, author of the first study of the Cosmic microwave background radiation (b. 1935)
7th - Katrin Cartlidge, British actress (b. 1961)
7th - Erma Franklin, American singer (b. 1938)
7th - Uziel Gal, Israeli firearm designer (b. 1923)
8th - Laurie Williams, West Indian cricketer (b. 1968)
11th - Kim Hunter, American actress (b. 1922)
11th - Johnny Unitas, American football player (b. 1933)
16th - James Gregory, American actor (b. 1911)
18th - Bob Hayes, American athlete (b. 1942)
18th - Mauro Ramos, Brazilian football player (b. 1930)
19th - Robert Guéï, ruler of Côte d'Ivoire (b. 1941)
21st - Robert L. Forward, American physicist and writer (b. 1932)
22nd - Jan de Hartog, Dutch-born writer (b. 1914)
23rd - Veteran BBC/Radio Ceylon Broadcaster, Vernon Corea died in New Malden, Surrey, UK at 75
24th - Youssouf Togoïmi, Chadian rebel (b. 1953)
24th - Mike Webster, National Football League player (b. 1952)
28th - Patsy Mink, U.S. Congresswoman (b. 1927)
28th - Hartland Molson, Canadian businessman (Molson family), senator and sports executive (Montreal Canadiens) (b. 1907)
29th - Edmund Trebus, probably best known for his appearance on A Life of Grime (b. 1918)
30th - Hans-Peter Tschudi, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. 1913)
