On This Day September 21

1902 Oil is struck at Waterton Lakes in Albert, Canada. by The Rocky Mountain Development Company

1911 Robert Borden wins the Canada Federal Election 134 seats to Wilfrid Lauier liberal Party

1937 The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien is first published

1964 Malta becomes independent from Britain

1993 The Toronto Blue Jays cliché the American League Championship

1866 H.G Wells Author The War of The Worlds

1912 Chuck Jones animator creator of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck

1934 Lenard Cohen musician

1947 Stephen King Author The Shinning, Pet Sematary

1950 Bill Murry Actor SNL, Ghost Busters

1957 Ethan Coen Film Director Fargo, The Big Leboeski

1962 Grant Fuhr NHL goaltender played for the Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Maple Leafs 5 x Stanley Cup Champion Hockey Hall of Fame 2003

1971 Alfonso Ribeiro director, actor starred in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Silver Spoons

1972 Liam Gallagher Rock Star in the band Oasis

1981 Nicole Richie socialite

1990 Allison Scagliotti actress

1990 Christian Serratos actress The Walking Dead

Sources

Toronto Walking Tours