In context
- When
- Monday, September 23 199135 years ago
- Category
- BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Era
- 20th century · 1990s
- Recorded from
- Wikipedia “On this day” feed
- Person
- Melanie Oudin
At a glance
Born 1991-09-23.
Known as: tennis player. Citizenship: United States.
Listed as: human.
Who they were
Personal life Oudin, a Marietta, Georgia native, has a twin sister, Katherine, and a younger sister, Christina. [ 1 ] Introduced to the sport at the age of seven alongside sister Katherine, Melanie showed early promise. As she continued to improve, her time spent on the court increased as well. In seventh grade, she made the decision to homeschool, giving her more time on the practice courts and an opportunity to play more tournaments. In an article with Atlanta Magazine , Oudin said,
Melanie Jennings Oudin is an American former professional tennis player. The former world junior No. 2 was a member of the American Fed Cup team from 2009 to 2011 and the winner of the 2011 US Open mixed-doubles title, with fellow American player Jack Sock.
Why this date
Melanie Oudin appears on our September 23 calendar for 1991 as a birth entry.
September 23 through the years
Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.
- 1991Melanie Oudin
- 2004Haiti
- 2008Kauhajoki school shooting
- 2010Teresa Lewis
- 2013Typhoon Usagi (2013)
- 2016Rape in Germany
- 20192019 Papua protests
- 2019Thomas Cook Group
- 2020Grand jury
- 2022Election
- 2024Israel
Also in 1991
- September 9TajikistanTajikistan declares independence from the Soviet Union.
- September 11Continental Express Flight 2574Continental Express Flight 2574 crashes in Colorado County, Texas, near Eagle Lake, killing 11 passengers and three crew.
- March 14EscondidaEscondida, one of the most productive copper mines in the world, was officially inaugurated.
- September 12Space Shuttle DiscoveryNASA launches Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-48 to deploy the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite.
- September 17EstoniaEstonia, North Korea, South Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, the Marshall Islands and Micronesia join the United Nations.
- September 17LinuxThe first version of the Linux kernel (0.01) is released to the Internet.
- September 5Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989The current international treaty defending indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, comes into force.
- October 201991 Uttarkashi earthquakeAn earthquake struck the Indian state of Uttarakhand, killing at least 768 people and destroying thousands of homes.
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September 23 1991 — 35 years ago, on a Monday.
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