August 9th, 2006

Born on August 9th, 2006

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What happened on August 9th, 2006?

August 9th, 2006

At least 21 suspected terrorists are arrested in the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot that happened in the United Kingdom. The arrests are made in London, Birmingham, and High Wycombe in an overnight operation.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_transatlantic_aircraft_plot

August 9th, 2006

British police arrested 24 people for conspiring to detonate liquid explosives carried on board airliners travelling from the UK to the US and Canada.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_transatlantic_aircraft_plot

What else happened on August 9th?

August 9th, 1821

The statue of A'a from Rurutu was presented to members of the London Missionary Society on the south Pacific island of Ra'iatea.

August 9th, 2014

Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African-American man, was killed by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, resulting in widespread protests and unrest.

August 9th, 2001

Second Intifada: A suicide bomber attacked a pizza restaurant in Jerusalem, killing 15 people and wounding 130 others.

August 9th, 1988

Wayne Gretzky was traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings in one of the most controversial player transactions in ice hockey history.

August 9th, 1974

On the verge of an impeachment and removal from office amid the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon became the first president of the United States to resign.

August 9th, 1971

The Troubles: British forces began arresting and interning suspected Irish republican militants in Northern Ireland.

August 9th, 1969

Members of the Manson Family invaded a house and murdered American actress Sharon Tate (pictured) and four guests in Los Angeles, before killing two more people the following night.

August 9th, 1965

The state of Singapore (flag pictured) was expelled from the Malaysian federation due to a heated ideological conflict between their ruling parties; the day is now celebrated as Singapore's National Day.

August 9th, 1960

Led by Albert Kalonji, South Kasai declared its unilateral secession from the Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville).

August 9th, 1945

World War II: The USAAF bomber Bockscar dropped a Fat Man atomic bomb (replica pictured) on Nagasaki, Japan.

August 9th, 1944

The United States Forest Service authorized the use of Smokey Bear (pictured) as its mascot to replace Bambi.

August 9th, 1942

Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7 was premiered in Leningrad while the city was under siege by Nazi forces.

August 9th, 1934

The Blue Lotus, the fifth volume of The Adventures of Tintin by the Belgian cartoonist Hergé and noted for its emphasis on countering negative misconceptions of Chinese people, began serialisation.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 9th

Same year
Born in 2006

20

Angelina Jordan

Norwegian singer

*January 10th, 2006, Oslo

19

Milo J

Argentine rapper and singer

*October 25th, 2006, Morón

19

Mckenna Grace

American actress and singer

*June 25th, 2006, Grapevine

20

Matheu Hinzen

Dutch actor and singer

*May 12th, 2006, Antwerp

20

Xochitl Gomez

American actress (born 2006)

*April 29th, 2006, Los Angeles

20

Barron Trump

Son of Donald Trump and Melania Trump (born 2006)

*March 20th, 2006, Manhattan

20

David Alonso

Spanish-Colombian motorcycle racer

*April 25th, 2006, Madrid

20

Michał Gurgul

Polish footballer

*January 30th, 2006, Poznań

19

Paul Seixas

French cyclist

*September 24th, 2006, 7th arrondissement of Lyon

20

Kyle Alessandro

Norwegian singer

*March 10th, 2006, Levanger

20

Lucas Bergvall

Swedish association football player (born 2006)

*February 2nd, 2006, Stockholm

19

Prince Hisahito of Akishino

Japanese prince

*September 6th, 2006, Aiiku Hospital

20

Josh Pierson

American racing driver

*February 14th, 2006, Portland

19

Huang Yuting

Chinese sport shooter (born 2006)

*September 3rd, 2006, Taizhou

19

Allen Obando

Ecuadorian footballer

*June 13th, 2006, Quito

19

Ángel Barajas

Colombian gymnast

*August 12th, 2006, Cúcuta

20

Yang Min-hyuk

South Korean association football player

*April 16th, 2006, Gwangju

19

Sara Saito

Japanese tennis player

*October 3rd, 2006, Japan

20

Windy Zhan

Hong Kong female singer and a member of the Hong Kong girl group After Class

*March 2nd, 2006, Hong Kong

19

Kaylia Nemour

French-Algerian artistic gymnast

*December 30th, 2006, Saint-Benoît-la-Forêt

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 2006 is a normal year and no leap year.

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