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1776 : United States of America


On September 9, 1776, the American Continental Congress gave a name to the new nation created from the United Colonies : United States of America.

1893 : A baby born in the White House


On September 9, 1893, the young First Lady Frances Cleveland, gave birth to a girl named Esther, at the White House. Frances was married to President Grover Cleveland during his first term, in the Blue Room of the White House. Grover Cleveland is the only president who had two non-consecutive terms, who was married in the White House and whom child was born in the White House.

1954 : Earthquake in Algeria


On September 9, 1954, an earthquake of magnitude 6.8 on the Richter scale hit Orleansville (now Chlef). 90% of the city were destroyed. 1600 people were killed and 14,000 wounded during the earthquake and its aftershocks.

1969 : Funeral of Ho Chi Minh


On September 9, 1969, the burial of the spiritual leader of North Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh, is followed by 250,000 people in Hanoi, including the Soviet Prime Minister Kosygin, the Chinese Vice Premier Li Hsien-nien and the prince of Cambodia Norodom Sihanouk. Ho Chi Minh proclaimed the independence of Vietnam in 1945 but peace talks were sabotaged by some French politicians and military that had led to war of Indochina with the French and the Vietnam War between the communist North and the South supported by the United States.

2001 : Assassination of Commander Massoud


On September 9, Commander Massoud, spiritual leader and anti-Taliban military, was assassinated by members of al-Qaeda disguised as journalists. The date of his death is a national holiday in Afghanistan.

Novità del giorno : 09 Settembre

Republic Day in North Korea
September 9 is the Day of the Republic in Democratic People's Republic of Korea which commemorates the founding of the country on September 9, 1948. During this joyous day of celebration, Korean folklore is in the spotlight.
Independance Day in Tajikistan
September 9 is the Independence Day in Tajikistan which commemorates its independence, gained on September 9, 1991 when the Soviet Union broke out.

Citazione del giorno : 09 Settembre

Cardinal de Richelieu
Give me six lines written by the most honorable of men, and I will find an excuse in them to hang him.

Compleanni : 09 Settembre

Armand Jean du Plessis (Cardinal de Richelieu), Politico francese (1585)
Leon Tolstoï, Scrittore russo (1828)
Sergio Osmeña, 4o Presidente delle Filippine (1878)
Harland "Colonel" Sanders, Fondatore della società Kentucky Fried Chicken (1890)
James Hilton, Scrittore inglese (1900)
Phyllis A. Whitney, Scrittrice americana (1903)
Joseph E. Levine, Produttore americano (1905)
Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, 9o Presidente della Repubblica Italiana (1992-1999) (1918)
Jacques Marin, Attore francese (1919)
Feng Kang, Matematico cinese (1920)
Hans Dehmelt, Fisico tedesco-americano, Premio Nobel per la Fisica (1922)
Daniel Carleton Gajdusek, Medico americano, Premio Nobel per la Fisiologia e Medicina (1923)
Cliff Robertson, Attore americano (1923)
Jane Greer, Attrice americana (1924)
Claude Nougaro, Cantante francese (1929)
Otis Redding, Cantante americano (1941)
Dennis Ritchie, Informatico americano (C, Unix) (1941)
David A. Stewart, Musicista inglese (Eurythmics) (1952)
Eric Serra, Compositore francese (1959)
Hugh Grant, Attore inglese (1960)
Georg Hackl, Slittinista tedesco (1966)
Adam Sandler, Comico americano (1966)
Akshay Kumar, Attore indiano (1967)
Jon Drummond, Atleta americano (1968)
Rachel Hunter, Top Model della Nuova Zelanda (1969)
Henry Thomas, Attore americano (1971)
Goran Višnjić, Attore croato (1972)
Emma de Caunes, Attrice francese (1976)
Kurt Ainsworth, Giocatore di basket americano (1978)
Luka Modrić, Calciatore croato (1985)
Ophélie-Cyrielle Etienne, Nuotatrice francese (1990)

Ci hanno lasciato un 09 Settembre

Guillaume le Conquérant (William I), Re d'Inghilterra e duca di Normandia (1087)
Jules Grévy, Politico francese (1891)
Stéphane Mallarmé, Poeta francese (1899)
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Pittore francese (1901)
Mao Zedong, Politico francese (1976)
Jack Warner, Produttore americano canadese (1978)
Hugh MacDiarmid, Poeta scozzese (1978)
Jacques Lacan, Psicoanalista francese (1981)
Yılmaz Güney, Regista turco (1984)
Burgess Meredith, Attore americano (1997)
Ruth Roman, Attrice americana (1999)
Ahmad Shah Massoud, Comandante militare e leader spirituale afgano (2001)
Edward Teller, Fisico nucleare ungherese-americano (2003)
Gérard Brach, Sceneggiatore francese (2006)
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