On Sept. 5, 1972, Palestinian terrorists attacked the Israeli Olympic team at the summer games in Munich; 11 Israeli athletes and coaches, five terrorists and a police officer were killed.
On Sept. 5, 1912, John Milton Cage, the experimental American composer, was born. Following his death on Aug. 12, 1992, his obituary appeared in The Times.
On This Date
| 1698 | Russia's Peter the Great imposed a tax on beards. |
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| 1774 | The first Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia. |
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| 1793 | The Reign of Terror began during the French Revolution as the National Convention instituted harsh measures to repress counterrevolutionary activities. |
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| 1836 | Sam Houston was elected president of the Republic of Texas. |
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| 1882 | The nation's first Labor Day parade was held in New York City. |
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| 1905 | The Treaty of Portsmouth, ending the Russo-Japanese War, was signed in New Hampshire. |
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| 1914 | The First Battle of the Marne began during World War I. |
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| 1939 | The United States proclaimed its neutrality in World War II. |
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| 1957 | "On the Road" by Jack Kerouac, the defining novel of the Beat Generation, was published. |
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| 1958 | "Doctor Zhivago" by Russian author Boris Pasternak was published in the United States. |
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| 1975 | President Gerald R. Ford escaped an attempt on his life in Sacramento, Calif., by Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, a follower of Charles Manson. |
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| 1997 | Nobel Peace Prize winner Mother Teresa died in Calcutta, India, at age 87. |
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| 2005 | President George W. Bush nominated John Roberts to be chief justice. |
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Current Birthdays
Actress Raquel Welch turns 71 years old today.
AP Photo/Peter Kramer
Director Werner Herzog turns 69 years old today.
AP Photo/Evan Agostini
| 1927 | Paul A. Volcker, Former Federal Reserve Board chairman, turns 84 |
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| 1929 | Bob Newhart, Actor, comedian, turns 82 |
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| 1932 | Carol Lawrence, Actress, singer, turns 79 |
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| 1936 | John Danforth, Former U.S. senator, R-Mo., turns 75 |
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| 1936 | Bill Mazeroski, Baseball Hall of Famer, turns 75 |
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| 1939 | William Devane, Actor, turns 72 |
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| 1945 | Al Stewart, Singer, turns 66 |
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| 1946 | Loudon Wainwright III, Rock singer, actor, turns 65 |
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| 1950 | Cathy Guisewite, Cartoonist ("Cathy"), turns 61 |
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| 1951 | Michael Keaton, Actor, turns 60 |
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| 1969 | Dweezil Zappa, TV personality, musician, turns 42 |
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| 1973 | Rose McGowan, Actress ("Charmed"), turns 38 |
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Historic Birthdays
| 70 | Tommaso Campanella 9/5/1568 - 5/21/1639
Italian philosopher and writer |
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| 46 | Johann Christian Bach 9/5/1735 - 1/1/1782
German composer |
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| 72 | Giacomo Meyerbeer 9/5/1791 - 5/2/1864
German composer |
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| 34 | Jesse James 9/5/1847 - 4/3/1882
American outlaw |
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| 70 | Frank Baldwin Jewett 9/5/1879 - 11/18/1949
American engineer; first president of Bell Laboratories (1925-40) |
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| 82 | A. C. Nielsen 9/5/1897 - 6/1/1980
American market research engineer |
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| 77 | Darryl Zanuck 9/5/1902 - 12/22/1979
American producer and film executive |
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| 77 | Arthur Koestler 9/5/1905 - 3/3/1983
Hungarian-born English novelist and journalist |
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| 75 | Frank Yerby 9/5/1916 - 11/29/1991
American author |
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