1994 Event Last British troops leave Hong Kong (been there since Sept 1841) 1978 Event Red Sox finally beat Yankees in Sept 1978, 7-3 1971 Death Wasfi Tal, Jordan's PM, assassinated by Black Sept in Cairo 1970 Birthday Karin van Breeschoten, Rotterdam Holland, playmate, Sept, 1989 1970 Birthday Mirjam van Breeschoten, Rotterdam Holland, playmate, Sept, 1989 1968 Birthday Samantha Leah Dorman, born in Lakeland, Florida, playmate, Sept, 1991 1967 Event Surveyor 5 launched; makes soft landing on Moon Sept 10 1966 Event U.S. Surveyor B launched toward Moon; crashed Sept 23 1960 Birthday Maryam D'Abo, London, actress, Living Daylights, Xtro, Until Sept 1960 Birthday Barbara Edwards, born in Albuqueque, New Mexico, playmate of year, Sept, 1983, actress 1959 Birthday Connie Brighton, Wichita Falls, Texas, playmate, Sept, 1982 1959 Birthday Susan Smith, Beloit WISC, playmate, Sept, 1981 1953 Event 101 degrees F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in Sept 1947 Birthday Patti Reynolds, born in Chicago, Illinois, playmate, Sept, 1965 1942 Event 32 degrees F lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in Sept 1940 Event Hitler orders invasion in England on Sept 21 (Operation-Seelowe) 1918 Event Boston Red Sox, win earliest AL pennent ever (season ended Sept 2) 1918 Event Chicago Cubs, win earliest pennent ever (season ended Sept 2) 1911 Event Calbraith Rodgers arrives in Pasadena completing 1st transcontinental airplane flight (84 days) (left Sheepshead Bay, New York, Sept 17) 1896 Event Sutro Baths (SF) opens by Cliff House (closed Sept 1, 1952) 1825 Event Creek Indian treaty signed. Tribal chiefs agree to turn over all their land in Georgia to the government and migrate west by Sept 1, 1826 1752 Event U.S. and England adopts Gregorian calender (no Sept 3-Sept 13th) 1752 Event U.S. adopts Gregorian calender (becomes Sept 14) 1752 Event Last Julian calender day in U.S. and England (no Sept 3-Sept 13th)
