Historical Events
- Cookie Lavagetto goes 6 for 6-Dodgers get 27 hits & beat Phillies 22-4
Famous Birthdays
- Henry Blofeld, English cricket commentator
- Janusz Gajos, Polish actor
- Jerry Cole [Jerald Kolbrak], American session guitarist (Wrecking Crew), born in Green Bay, Wisconsin (d. 2008)
- Roy Buchanan, American blues guitarist, born in Ozark, Arkansas (d. 1988)
Famous Deaths
Sigmund Freud (1856-1939)
Austrian neurologist and father of Psychology, dies at 83
1939 Highlights
About September 23, 1939
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 84 years and 6 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Sign: Libra
