1906- Strong typhoon in Hong Kong kills at least 10,000 people. 1931- Japan occupies the Chinese province of Manchuria. 1961- United Nations Secretary -General Dag Hammarskjöld killed in a plane …
September, 2014
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17 September
Sept. 17, Church of Holy Sepulcher initiated in Jerusalem
335 – Church of Holy Sepulcher initiated in Jerusalem. 1908 – American Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge becomes first person to die in a powered airplane crash. 1948 – Jewish Lehi …
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16 September
Sept. 16, Italian forces hang Libyan struggler Omar al-Mukhtar
1810- Mexico gains independence from Spain. 1931- Italian forces hang the Libyan struggler Omar al-Mukhtar. 1959- French President Charles de Gaulle grants Algerians the right to determine their future. …
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15 September
Sept. 15, Egyptian President Gamal Abdel-Nasser born
1922- Declaration of establishing Ireland Republic. 1944- Earthquake measured 8.4 on the Richter scale strikes Nepal killing 10,700 people. 1944- 7.8- magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale rocks Argentina, killing …
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14 September
July 14, Establishment of OPEC
1901- Theodore Roosevelt assumes the presidency of the USA, succeeding President William McKinley, who died of his wounds after being subjected to an assassination attempt in September 6th,. 1917- Declaration …
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13 September
Sept. 13, Battles erupted in Jerusalem after the British forces control of al-Burak police station in the city
1936 – Battles erupted in Jerusalem after the British forces control of al-Burak police station in the city. 1940 – The Italian troops invades Egypt during World War II. 1955 …
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12 September
September 12, first Concord plane arrives in Heathrow Airport
1944- London Protocol signed. The Protocol divides Berlin into 4 zones. 1970- First Concord plane arrives in Heathrow Airport coming from Toulouse city in France. 1959- United States launches its …
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11 September
September 11, two planes hit World Trade Center twin towers
Damascus, SANA- 1830- Establishment of Ecuador state. 1930- Stromboli volcano erupts in the Italian island of Sicily. 1926- Unsuccessful assassination attempt of Benito Mussolini. 1950- American Florence May Chadwick was …
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10 September
Sept. 10, Syrian athlete Ghada Shou’a winner of gold medal in Atlanta Olympic Games born
1919- The Treaty of St. Germain between Allies and Austria on minorities signed. 1982- First operation for launching European Ariane rocket succeeds. 1994- General Assembly of the United Nations …
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9 September
Sept. 9, Russian writer Leo Tolstoy born
1881 – Orabi Revolution, led by Ahmad Orabi, starts in Egypt. 1933 – Beersheba Battle between British Mandate forces and Arab freedom fighters in Palestine in which the latter seized …
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