Car racers Arie Luyendyk Jr.

Events in 1981 and 18-9

Events in the world in the birth year of Arie Luyendyk Jr.

• US-Iran agreement frees 52 hostages held in Teheran since 1979 (Jan. 20); hostages welcomed back in US (Jan. 25). Background: Iran Hostage Crisis
• Pope John Paul II wounded by gunman (May 14).
• Israel annexes the disputed Golan Heights territory (Dec. 14).
• Egyptian president Anwar el-Sadat is assassinated by Islamic extremists during a military parade in Cairo (Oct. 6).
• President Hilla Limann is overthrown in Ghana as Jerry J. Rawlings seizes power.

Birthday Arie Luyendyk Jr. (18-9) in history

• Day 18-9 year 1759: The French city of Quebec surrendered to the British after the September 13 battle on the Plains of Abraham. It was the final battle of the French and Indian Wars, and French General Montcalm and British General Wolfe died in battle.
• Day 18-9 year 1810: Chile declared independence, freed from Spanish rule.
• Day 18-9 year 1850: Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act, which required the return of escaped slaves to their owners.
• Day 18-9 year 1851: The first edition of The New York Daily Times, which later became The New York Times, was published.
• Day 18-9 year 1947: The National Security Act, which unified the Army, Navy, and Air Force, was passed.
• Day 18-9 year 1961: Secretary-General of the UN Dag Hammarskjold was killed in a plane crash in Northern Rhodesia (Zambia).
• Day 18-9 year 1970: 27-year-old rock star, Jimi Hendrix, died in London.
• Day 18-9 year 1999: Sammy Sosa became the first player in major league baseball history to hit 60 homers in two seasons.