Monday, December 9, 2013

December 9th in History



480 - Odoacer, first Germanic king of Italy, occupies Dalmatia and establishes his political power with the co-operation of the Roman Senate.

536 - Gothic War: The Byzantine general Belisarius enters Rome unopposed, the Gothic garrison flee the capital.

1531 - The Virgin of Guadalupe first appears to Juan Diego at Tepeyac, Mexico City.

1775 - American Revolutionary War: British troops lose the Battle of Great Bridge, and leave Virginia soon afterward.

1905 - In France, the law separating church and state is passed.

1922 - Gabriel Narutowicz is announced the first president of Poland.

1937 - Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanjing – Japanese troops under the command of Lt. Gen. Asaka Yasuhiko launch an assault on the Chinese city of Nanjing.

1940 - World War II: Operation Compass – British and Indian troops under the command of Major-General Richard O'Connor attack Italian forces near Sidi Barrani in Egypt.

1941 - World War II: The Republic of China, Cuba, Guatemala, the Republic of Korea, and the Philippine Commonwealth, declare war on Germany and Japan.

1953 - Red Scare: General Electric announces that all communist employees will be discharged from the company.

1960 - The first episode of the world's longest-running television soap opera Coronation Street is broadcast in the United Kingdom.

1961 - Tanganyika becomes independent from Britain.

1966 - Barbados joins the United Nations.

1971 - The United Arab Emirates join the United Nations.

1973 - British and Irish authorities sign the Sunningdale Agreement in an attempt to establish a power-sharing Northern Ireland Executive and a cross-border Council of Ireland.

1979 - The eradication of the smallpox virus is certified, making smallpox the first and to date only human disease driven to extinction.

1987 - Israeli-Palestinian conflict: The First Intifada begins in the Gaza Strip and West Bank.

2008 - The Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, is arrested by federal officials for a number of crimes including attempting to sell the United States Senate seat being vacated by President-elect Barack Obama's election to the Presidency.

Famous Birthdays:

1447 - Chenghua, Emperor of China

1579 - St. Martin de Porres, catholic saint

1751 - Maria Luisa of Parma, Queen consort of Spain

1883 - Alexander Papagos, Prime Minister of Greece

1918 - Joyce Redman, actress

1934 - Dame Judi Dench, actress

1957 - Donny Osmond, singer and actor

1963 - HIH Masako, Crown Princess of Japan

1969 - Allison Smith, actress

1978 - Jesse Metcalfe, actor

1991 - HI&RH Prince Joachim of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este

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