September 5 -

Exhibit

This Day In History

1698

In an effort to Westernize his nobility, Tsar Peter I of Russia imposes a tax on beards for all men except the clergy and peasantry.

1774

First Continental Congress assembles in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

1840

Premiere of Giuseppe Verdi's Un giorno di regno at La Scala of Milan.

1862

James Glaisher, pioneering meteorologist, and Henry Tracey Coxwell break world record for altitude whilst collecting data in their balloon.

1882

The first United States Labor Day parade is held in New York City.

1906

The first legal forward pass in American football is thrown by Bradbury Robinson of St. Louis University to teammate Jack Schneider in a 22–0 victory over Carroll College (Wisconsin).

1927

The first Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon, Trolley Troubles, produced by Walt Disney, is released by Universal Pictures.

1960

The boxer Muhammad Ali (then Cassius Clay) is awarded the gold medal for his first place in the light heavyweight boxing competition at the Olympic Games in Rome.

1984

The Space Shuttle Discovery lands after its maiden voyage.

Famous Birthdays

1638

Louis XIV of France (d. 1715)

1735

Johann Christian Bach, German composer (d. 1782)

1750

Robert Fergusson, Scottish poet (d. 1774)

1817

Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, Russian writer (d. 1875)

1846

Jack Daniel, distiller (d. 1911)

1873

Cornelius Vanderbilt III, American inventor, engineer, soldier (d. 1942)

1897

Arthur Nielsen, American market analyst (d. 1980)

1929

Bob Newhart, American actor and comedian

1937

William Devane, American actor

1939

George Lazenby, Australian actor

1940

Raquel Welch, American actress

1946

Freddie Mercury, Zanzibar-born English singer and songwriter (Queen) (d. 1991)
Loudon Wainwright III, American singer and composer
1951
Michael Keaton, American actor
1973
Rose McGowan, Italian-born actress
1991
Skandar Keynes, English actor