September 30
1399 Henry IV was proclaimed King of England.
1791 Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute" premiered in Vienna, Austria.
1882 Hans Geiger, German physicist; introduced the Geiger Counter, was born.
1938 British, French, German and Italian leaders agreed at a meeting in Munich that Nazi Germany would be allowed to annex Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland.
1949 The Berlin airlift came to an end.
1980 Ethernet specifications are published by Xerox working with Intel and Digital Equipment Corporation.
October 1
1207 Henry III, King of England (1216-72) was born.
1800 Spain ceded Louisiana to France via the Treaty of San Ildefonso.
1880 John Philip Sousa becomes leader of the United States Marine Band.
1880 The first electric lamp factory is opened by Thomas Edison.
1935 Julie Andrews, actress and singer, was born.
1949 Mao Zedong proclaimed the People's Republic of China during a ceremony in Beijing.
Ottawa Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS) is responsible for Carleton, Lanark, Renfrew, Prescott and Russell Counties. Our mission is “To encourage, assist and bring together all those interested in the pursuit of family history.” If you want to discover more about your family origins, or how and where to locate information about your ancestors, our members will be there to help you.
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