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1923 : Great Kantō earthquake


On 1 September 1923, an earthquake of 7.9 magnitude struck the Kanto plain on the island of Honshu in Japan. It lasted about 10 minutes. Shortly afterwards, a typhoon, accentuated by the earthquake, hit the Tokyo Bay. The whole area around Tokyo was devastated and 140,000 people were killed.

1939 : Germany envades Poland


On 1 September 1939, Germany attacked Poland. 1.5 million German troops entered Poland while all airfields in the country were bombed. Hitler wanted to conquest the territory and reduce the Poles, he considered inferior, to slavery.

1969 : Coup of Muammar al-Gaddafi in Libya


On 1 September 1969, Captain Muammar Gaddafi and a group of officers abolished the monarchy and established a republic. Muammar Gaddafi granted himself the rank of colonel. He remained 42 years in power. At first, time, Gaddafi, who claimed Nasser as a model, made ​​reforms to improve the living standards of the Libyans. However, he quickly established a repressive regime. In addition, he developed strong relationships with many terrorist groups.

1983 : 007 shot down by the Soviets


On 1 September 1983, Korea Airlines (KAL) flight 007 is shot down by Soviet fighters while flying over the Kamchatka Peninsula. The 269 passengers and crew were killed. Flight 007 had moved away from its course and the Soviets, after unsuccessfully attempting to contact the cockpit, thought the aircraft was a U.S. spy plane.

Novità del giorno : 01 Settembre

Independence Day in Uzbekistan
September 1st is Independence Day in Uzbekistan, which commemorates its independence gained in 1991 when the Soviet Union collapsed.
Disaster Prevention Day in Japan
September 1 is the Disaster Prevention Day in Japan. September 1 is the anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake on the island of Honshu in 1923, a disaster that destroyed whole regions and caused the death of 140,000 people. During the day, exercises for prevention and evacuation are held throughout the country.

Citazione del giorno : 01 Settembre

Mouammar Kadhafi
I cannot recognise either the Palestinian state or the Israeli state. The Palestinians are idiots and the Israelis are idiots.

Compleanni : 01 Settembre

Johann Pachelbel, Compositore tedesco (1653)
José María Castro, Primo presidente del Costa Rica (1818)
James J. Corbett, Pugile americano (1866)
Edgar Rice Burroughs, Scrittore americano (1875)
Francis Aston, Chimico e fisico inglese, Premio Nobel per la Chimica (1877)
Blaise Cendrars, Scrittore svizzero (1887)
Richard Arlen, Attore americano (1899)
Joaquín Balaguer, Presidente della Repubblica Dominicana (1906)
Liz Carpenter, Scrittrice americana (1920)
Yvonne De Carlo, Attrice canadese (1922)
Vittorio Gassman, Attore italiano (1922)
Rocky Marciano, Pugile americano (1923)
Michel Serres, Filosofo francese (1930)
Seiji Ozawa, Direttore d'orchestra giapponese (1935)
C. J. Cherryh, Scrittrice americana (1942)
Barry Gibb, Cantante inglese (Bee Gees) (1946)
Roh Moo-hyun, 16o Presidente della Corea del Sud (1946)
Gloria Estefan, Cantante cubana americana (1957)
Christopher Ferguson, Astronauta americano (1961)
Tony Cascarino, Calciatore irlandese (1962)
Nils Tavernier, Regista francese (1965)
Mohamed Atta, Terrorista egiziano (1968)
Padma Lakshmi, Attrice indiana (1970)
Lââm, Cantante francese (1971)
Ram Kapoor, Attore indiano (1973)
Filip Nikolic, Attore e cantante francese (1974)
David Albelda, Calciatore spagnolo (1977)
Jeffrey Buttle, Pattinatore canadese (1982)
Gaël Monfils, Tennista francese (1986)
Bill Kaulitz, Cantante tedesco (Tokio Hotel) (1989)
Tom Kaulitz, Musicista tedesco (Tokio Hotel) (1989)

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Louis XIV , Re di Francia (1715)
Siegfried Sassoon, Poeta inglese (1967)
François Mauriac, Scrittore francese (1970)
Luis W. Alvarez, Fisico americano, premio Nobel (1988)
Jerry Reed, Musicista americano (2008)
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