Today in History for September 2011

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 4 of 4

7th - Plane crash in Russia kills 43 people, including nearly the entire roster of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Kontinental Hockey League team
17th - Occupy Wall Street movement began in Zucotti Park, New York City.
20th - The United States ends its "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, allowing gay men and women to serve openly for the first time.
22nd - CERN scientists announce their discovery of neutrinos breaking the speed of light

Famous Weddings

Weddings 1 - 7 of 7

3rd - English DJ and musician Mark Ronson (36) weds french actress Josephine De La Baume (27) in Aix-en-Provence, France
4th - Fashion model and designer Lauren Bush (28) weds David Lauren (40), son of fashion designer Ralph Lauren at the 17,000 acre farm in Colorado
10th - Actress Amy Smart (36) weds TV personality and model Carter Oosterhouse (35) in Traverse City, Michigan
17th - Actor and film producer David Clayton Rogers (34) weds actress/dancer Sally Pressman (31) at Bacara Resort and Spa in Santa Barbara, California
17th - Actress Sally Pressman (30) weds actor David Clayton Rogers (33) at Bacara Resort and Spa in Santa Barbara, California
24th - Model and actress Molly Sims (38) weds film producer Scott Stuber at Frank Caferatta Vineyards in Napa, California
30th - Paramore bassist Jeremy Davis (26) weds TV host and actress Kathryn Camsey in Las Vegas

Famous Divorces

Divorces 1 - 2 of 2

23rd - Actress Lisa Linde (39) divorces "Xmen" actor James Marsden (38) due to irreconcilable differences after 11 years of marriage
29th - "House M.D." actress Olivia Wilde (26) divorces Italian prince Tao Ruspoli (35) due to irreconcilable differences after 8 years of marriage

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 23 of 23

2nd - Felipe Camiroaga, Chilean character animator, Chile (b. 1966)
2nd - Roberto Bruce, Chilean journalist (b. 1979)
4th - Lee Roy Selmon, American football player (b. 1954)
10th - Cliff Robertson, American actor (b. 1923)
11th - Andy Whitfield, Welsh actor (b. 1972)
11th - Christian Bakkerud, Danish racing driver (b. 1984)
11th - Ralph Gubbins, English footballer (b. 1932)
11th - Anjali Gupta, Indian Air Force officer (b. 1975)
12th - Alexander Galimov, Russian ice hockey player (b. 1985)
13th - DJ Mehdi, French hip hop and electro producer (b. 1977)
13th - Walter Bonatti, Italian climber (b. 1930)
15th - Frances Bay, Canadian actress (b. 1919)
17th - Colin Madigan, Australian architect (b. 1921)
19th - Thomas Capano, attorney, criminal (b. 1949)
19th - Johnny Răducanu, Romanian jazz pianist (b. 1931)
20th - Burhanuddin Rabbani, President of Afghanistan from 1992 to 1996. (b. 1940)
21st - Pamela Ann Rymer, American federal appellate judge (b. 1941)
21st - Troy Anthony Davis, American high-profile death row inmate and human rights activist (executed) (b. 1968)
21st - Jun Henmi, Japanese writer and poet (b. 1939)
25th - Wangari Maathai, Kenyan environmentalist and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, dies from ovarian cancer at 71
26th - Bob Cassilly, American Artist and Founder of the St. Louis City Museum (b. 1949)
27th - Johnny "Country" Mathis, American country singer (b. 1933)
30th - Anwar al-Awlaki, American-born terrorist and islamist militant (b. 1971)