eso ha pasado un 09 Agosto

1936 : Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal


On August 9, 1936, in the 4x100m relay, the American athlete Jesse Owens won his fourth gold medal at the Berlin Olympics. He had already won the 100m, 200m and long jump.

1945 : Atomic bomb on Nagasaki


On August 9, 1945, Japanese forces refusing to surrender after the dropping of an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, the Americans launched a second atomic bomb, this time on Nagasaki. Approximately 70,000 people were killed. Japan surrendered six days later.

1969 : Actress Sharon Tate Murdered


On August 9, 1969, Sharon Tate, a 26-year old actress, 8 months pregnant, married to director Roman Polanski, was murdered with four of her friends at her home in Los Angeles. The perpetrators of these murders were members of a cult led by Charles Manson.

1974 : Gerald Ford becomes President


On August 9, 1974, following the resignation of Richard Nixon, Vice President Gerald Ford became President of the United States. Ford became vice president in October 1973 after the resignation of Spiro T. Agnew after he was accused of tax fraud.

1982 : Shooting in the Rue des Rosiers in Paris


On August 9, 1982, an attack was perpetrated against the Goldenberg restaurant, 7 rue des Rosiers in Paris. 6 people were killed and 22 injured. As the restaurant was located in a neighborhood with a strong Jewish community, anti-Semitic motivations of the attack were likely. However, the murderers were never found.

Actualidad del día : 09 Agosto

National Day in Singapore
August 9 is National Day in Singapore which commemorates its independence gained against Malaysia on August 9, 1965.

Cita del día : 09 Agosto

Gerald R. Ford, 38ème Président des Etats Unis
When a man is asked to make a speech, the first thing he has to decide is what to say.

Cumpleaños : 09 Agosto

John Oldham, Poeta inglés (1653)
Pierre Charles L'Enfant, Arquitecto americano francés (1754)
Amedeo Avogadro, Químico italiano (1776)
William B. Travis, Coronel en el Ejército de Texas, murió en la batalla de El Álamo (1809)
Noël-Noël, Actor francés (1897)
P. L. Travers, Escritora australiana (Mary Poppins) (1899)
William Alfred Fowler, Físico estadounidense, Premio Nobel (1911)
Catherine Langeais, Presentadora de televisión francesa (1923)
Daniel Keyes, Escritor americano (1927)
Marvin Minsky, Científico cognitivo americano (A.I.) (1927)
Robert Shaw, Actor inglés (1927)
Yves Coppens, Paleontólogo francés (1934)
Pierre Santini, Actor francés (1938)
Bulle Ogier, Actriz francesa (1939)
Romano Prodi, Político italiano (1939)
David Steinberg, Actor canadiense (1942)
Sam Elliott, Actor americano (1944)
Jonathan Kellerman, Escritor americano (1949)
Anémone, Actriz francesa (1950)
Melanie Griffith, Actriz americana (1957)
John Key, Primer ministro de Nueva Zelanda (1961)
Whitney Houston, Actriz y cantante americana (1963)
Gillian Anderson, Actriz americana (1968)
Eric Bana, Actor australiano (1968)
Juanes, Cantante colombiano (1972)
Nicola Stapleton, Actriz inglesa (1974)
Raphaël Poirée, Biatleta francés (1974)
Jessica Capshaw, Actriz americana (1976)
Audrey Tautou, Actriz francesa (1976)
Tyson Gay, Atleta estadounidense (1982)
Paul Gallagher, Futbolista escocés (1984)

Nos han dejado un 09 Agosto

Horikawa, Emperador de Japón (1107)
Samuel Ferguson, Poeta irlandés (1886)
Ruggero Leoncavallo, Compositor italiano (1919)
Hermann Hesse, Escritor suizo, Premio Nobel de Literatura (1962)
Cecil Frank Powell, Físico Inglés, Premio Nobel (1969)
Sharon Tate, Actriz americana (1969)
Dmitri Chostakovitch, Compositor ruso (1975)
Jacqueline Cochran, Aviadora estadounidense (1980)
Louis Nucera, Escritor francés (2000)
Jacques Deray, Director de cine francés (2003)
Gregory Hines, Bailarín y actor estadounidense (2003)
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