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'''[[September 1]]''': Start of the '''[[Liturgical year]]'''; '''[[Constitution Day]]''' in [[Slovakia]]. |
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Revision as of 03:08, 1 September 2005
September 1: Start of the Liturgical year in the Eastern Orthodox Church; Constitution Day in Slovakia.
- 1715: Louis XIV of France, the "Sun King", died after a reign of 72 years, longer than any other French or other major European monarch.
- 1923: The Great Kanto earthquake devastated Tokyo and Yokohama, killing about 100,000 people.
- 1939: Germany launched the Polish Campaign and attacked Poland at Wieluń and Westerplatte, starting World War II.
- 1951: Australia, New Zealand and the United States signed a mutual defence pact known as the ANZUS Treaty.
- 1983: The civilian airliner Korean Air Flight 007, carrying 246 passengers and 23 crew, was shot down by Soviet fighter aircraft.
Recent days: August 31 – August 30 – August 29
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