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{{*mp|September 14}}In [[tennis]], [[Kim Clijsters]] |
{{*mp|September 14}}In [[tennis]], [[Kim Clijsters]] and [[Juan Martín del Potro]] win the singles titles at the '''[[2009 US Open (tennis)|2009 US Open]]'''. |
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{{*mp|September 12}} [[Agronomist]] '''[[Norman Borlaug]]''' ''(pictured)'', the "father of the [[Green Revolution]]", dies at the age of 95. |
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{{*mp|September 12}} The [[Cinema of Israel|Israeli]] [[war film]] '''''[[Lebanon (film)|Lebanon]]''''', directed by [[Samuel Maoz]], wins the [[Golden Lion]] at the [[66th Venice International Film Festival]]. |
{{*mp|September 12}} The [[Cinema of Israel|Israeli]] [[war film]] '''''[[Lebanon (film)|Lebanon]]''''', directed by [[Samuel Maoz]], wins the [[Golden Lion]] at the [[66th Venice International Film Festival]]. |
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{{*mp|September 12}} At least 38 people are killed during a '''[[2009 Taldykorgan fire|fire at a drug abuse clinic]]''' in [[Taldykorgan]], [[Almaty Province]], [[Kazakhstan]]. |
{{*mp|September 12}} At least 38 people are killed during a '''[[2009 Taldykorgan fire|fire at a drug abuse clinic]]''' in [[Taldykorgan]], [[Almaty Province]], [[Kazakhstan]]. |
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Revision as of 06:12, 16 September 2009
- In tennis, Kim Clijsters and Juan Martín del Potro win the singles titles at the 2009 US Open.
- Agronomist Norman Borlaug (pictured), the "father of the Green Revolution", dies at the age of 95.
- The Israeli war film Lebanon, directed by Samuel Maoz, wins the Golden Lion at the 66th Venice International Film Festival.
- At least 38 people are killed during a fire at a drug abuse clinic in Taldykorgan, Almaty Province, Kazakhstan.
- President of Moldova Vladimir Voronin resigns.
- Cuban revolutionary and Vice President Juan Almeida Bosque dies of a heart attack at the age of 82.
- Former President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Chen Shui-bian is sentenced to life imprisonment for corruption.
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