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{{*mp|September 24}} The '''[[Staffordshire hoard|discovery]]''' of the largest [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] [[treasure trove]] ever found ''(pictured)'', in [[Staffordshire]], [[United Kingdom]], is announced. |
{{*mp|September 24}} The '''[[Staffordshire hoard|discovery]]''' of the largest [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] [[treasure trove]] ever found ''(pictured)'', in [[Staffordshire]], [[United Kingdom]], is announced. |
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{{*mp|September 23}} The '''[[2009 Korba chimney collapse|collapse of a chimney]]''' following a lightening strike in [[Korba, Chhattisgarh|Korba]] in the [[States and territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Chhattisgarh]] traps at least 100 construction workers and kills 25. |
{{*mp|September 23}} The '''[[2009 Korba chimney collapse|collapse of a chimney]]''' following a lightening strike in [[Korba, Chhattisgarh|Korba]] in the [[States and territories of India|Indian state]] of [[Chhattisgarh]] traps at least 100 construction workers and kills 25. |
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{{*mp|September 23}} '''[[Ertuğrul Osman]]''', the [[Line of succession to the Ottoman throne|last surviving]] [[pretender]] to the [[Ottoman Dynasty|Ottoman throne]], dies of [[renal failure]] aged 97. |
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{{*mp|September 23}} A '''[[2009 Australian dust storm|dust storm]]''', described as "the worst in at least 70 years", sweeps across several [[Australia]]n states, covering [[Brisbane]], [[Canberra]] and [[Sydney]] in red dust. |
{{*mp|September 23}} A '''[[2009 Australian dust storm|dust storm]]''', described as "the worst in at least 70 years", sweeps across several [[Australia]]n states, covering [[Brisbane]], [[Canberra]] and [[Sydney]] in red dust. |
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{{*mp|September 22}} '''[[Irina Bokova]]''' of [[Bulgaria]] is elected Director-General of [[UNESCO]], becoming the first woman and first [[Eastern Europe]]an to fill the role. |
{{*mp|September 22}} '''[[Irina Bokova]]''' of [[Bulgaria]] is elected Director-General of [[UNESCO]], becoming the first woman and first [[Eastern Europe]]an to fill the role. |
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Revision as of 09:58, 25 September 2009
- The discovery of the largest Anglo-Saxon treasure trove ever found (pictured), in Staffordshire, United Kingdom, is announced.
- The collapse of a chimney following a lightening strike in Korba in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh traps at least 100 construction workers and kills 25.
- A dust storm, described as "the worst in at least 70 years", sweeps across several Australian states, covering Brisbane, Canberra and Sydney in red dust.
- Irina Bokova of Bulgaria is elected Director-General of UNESCO, becoming the first woman and first Eastern European to fill the role.
- A Spanish plastic surgeon is sentenced to one year in prison for his role in the death of Nigeria's First Lady Stella Obasanjo in 2005.
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