Historical Events
Sports History
Cyclist Piet Moeskops becomes world sprint champ
- Radio Moscow begins transmitting (12 KWs-most powerful station)
Famous Birthdays
- Agostinho Neto, 1st President of Angola (1975-79), born in Ícolo e Bengo, Portuguese Angola (d. 1979)
- Naomi Datta, British geneticist and bacteriologist (pioneer in investigating the development of resistance to antibiotics by bacteria), born in London (d. 2008)
- Ursula Howells, British actress (Hard Times, Girly, Murder is Announced), born in London, England (d. 2005)
About September 17, 1922
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 101 years, 7 months and 11 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Virgo
