Historical Events
- Pacific Airlines flight explodes en route to Baie-Comeau, killing 23 people. A passenger's husband Albert Guay later sentenced and hanged along with two others for first bombing of a Canadian plane [1]
Famous Birthdays
- Joe Theismann, American NFL quarterback (Redskins) and sportscaster, born in New Brunswick, New Jersey
- John Curry, British figure skater (Olympic gold, World C'ship gold, European C'ship gold 1976), born in Birmingham, England (d. 1994)
- Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Indonesian politician
About September 9, 1949
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 74 years, 7 months and 10 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Sign: Virgo
