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Learn about the most intriguing events and historical facts that occurred on September 23 throughout history. The 266th day of the Gregorian calendar is September 23rd. Pilot Earle Ovington delivered the first batch of official American airmail; Harvard College held its inaugural graduating exercises. In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Bob Marley performed his final concert.
Libra is the zodiac sign for September 23. Augustus Caesar, Bruce Springsteen, and John Coltrane all have famous birthdays. (September 23, 1846) (September 23, 1869) (September 23, 1932) (September 23, 1980) (September 23, 1987)
Event
Astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle discovered the planet Neptune on this day in 1846, thanks to the theoretical predictions of Urbain-Jean-Joseph Le Verrier and John Couch Adams.
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Mary Mallon, better known as Typhoid Mary, was born in Ireland and is suspected of creating many epidemics of typhoid illness while working as a domestic worker in the United States.
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Bob Marley, a Jamaican artist best known for popularising reggae, held his final concert in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to a sold-out crowd; he died the following year of cancer.
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Bob Fosse, an American choreographer and director who transformed musicals with his own dance style, which included the frequent use of props, distinctive routines, and provocative steps, died in Washington, D.C.
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