è successo 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.

Novità del giorno : 09 Agosto

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

Citazione del giorno : 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.

Compleanni : 09 Agosto

John Oldham, Poeta inglese (1653)
Pierre Charles L'Enfant, Architetto americano francese (1754)
Amedeo Avogadro, Chimico italiano (1776)
William B. Travis, Colonnello dell'esercito texano, morto nella battaglia di Alamo (1809)
Noël-Noël, Attore francese (1897)
P. L. Travers, Scrittrice australiana (Mary Poppins) (1899)
William Alfred Fowler, Fisico americano, premio Nobel (1911)
Catherine Langeais, Presentatrice televisivo francese (1923)
Daniel Keyes, Scrittore americano (1927)
Marvin Minsky, Scienziato cognitivo americano (A.I.) (1927)
Robert Shaw, Attore inglese (1927)
Yves Coppens, Paleontologo francese (1934)
Pierre Santini, Attore francese (1938)
Bulle Ogier, Attrice francese (1939)
Romano Prodi, Uomo politico italiano (1939)
David Steinberg, Attore canadese (1942)
Sam Elliott, Attore americano (1944)
Jonathan Kellerman, Scrittore americano (1949)
Anémone, Attrice francese (1950)
Melanie Griffith, Attrice americana (1957)
John Key, Primo ministro della Nuova Zelanda (1961)
Whitney Houston, Attrice e cantante americana (1963)
Gillian Anderson, Attrice americana (1968)
Eric Bana, Attore australiano (1968)
Juanes, Cantante colombiano (1972)
Nicola Stapleton, Attrice inglese (1974)
Raphaël Poirée, Biathleta francese (1974)
Jessica Capshaw, Attrice americana (1976)
Audrey Tautou, Attrice francese (1976)
Tyson Gay, Atleta americano (1982)
Paul Gallagher, Calciatore scozzese (1984)

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Samuel Ferguson, Poeta irlandese (1886)
Ruggero Leoncavallo, Compositore italiano (1919)
Hermann Hesse, Scrittore svizzero, premio Nobel per la letteratura (1962)
Cecil Frank Powell, Fisico inglese, premio Nobel (1969)
Sharon Tate, Attrice americana (1969)
Dmitri Chostakovitch, Compositore russo (1975)
Jacqueline Cochran, Aviatore americana (1980)
Louis Nucera, Scrittore francese (2000)
Jacques Deray, Regista francese (2003)
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