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{{*mp|September 29}} An 8.3 magnitude '''[[2009 Samoa earthquake|earthquake]]''' on the [[Samoa Islands]] causes a [[tsunami]] and kills at least 50 people. |
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{{*mp|September 28}} [[National Council for Democracy and Development|Junta]] soldiers attack participants of a '''[[2009 Guinea protest|protest rally]]''' in [[Conakry]], [[Guinea]], killing at least 157 people and injuring 1,253 others. |
{{*mp|September 28}} [[National Council for Democracy and Development|Junta]] soldiers attack participants of a '''[[2009 Guinea protest|protest rally]]''' in [[Conakry]], [[Guinea]], killing at least 157 people and injuring 1,253 others. |
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{{*mp|September 27}} The [[CDU/CSU]] led by [[Angela Merkel]] ''(pictured)'' wins a renewed [[plurality (voting)|plurality]] in '''[[German federal election, 2009|elections]]''' to the [[Bundestag]] in [[Germany]]. |
{{*mp|September 27}} The [[CDU/CSU]] led by [[Angela Merkel]] ''(pictured)'' wins a renewed [[plurality (voting)|plurality]] in '''[[German federal election, 2009|elections]]''' to the [[Bundestag]] in [[Germany]]. |
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{{*mp|September 25}} The [[Aruban People's Party]] wins a majority of seats in the '''[[Aruban general election, 2009|general election]]''' of [[Aruba]] in the [[Caribbean Sea]]. |
{{*mp|September 25}} The [[Aruban People's Party]] wins a majority of seats in the '''[[Aruban general election, 2009|general election]]''' of [[Aruba]] in the [[Caribbean Sea]]. |
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{{*mp|September 24}} The '''[[Staffordshire Hoard|discovery]]''' of the largest [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] [[treasure trove]] ever found, in [[Staffordshire]], [[United Kingdom]], is announced. |
{{*mp|September 24}} The '''[[Staffordshire Hoard|discovery]]''' of the largest [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] [[treasure trove]] ever found, in [[Staffordshire]], [[United Kingdom]], is announced. |
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{{*mp|September 23}} Three men are [[capital punishment|sentenced to death]] for '''[[Persecution of albinos|murdering and mutilating]]''' an [[Albinism|albino]] boy to sell his body parts in [[Shinyanga Region]], [[Tanzania]]. |
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Revision as of 03:13, 30 September 2009
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- An 8.3 magnitude earthquake on the Samoa Islands causes a tsunami and kills at least 50 people.
- Junta soldiers attack participants of a protest rally in Conakry, Guinea, killing at least 157 people and injuring 1,253 others.
- The CDU/CSU led by Angela Merkel (pictured) wins a renewed plurality in elections to the Bundestag in Germany.
- Pianist Alicia de Larrocha dies at age 86.
- Typhoon Ketsana causes record amounts of rainfall in Manila, Philippines, leading to the declaration of a "state of calamity" in 25 provinces.
- The Aruban People's Party wins a majority of seats in the general election of Aruba in the Caribbean Sea.
- The discovery of the largest Anglo-Saxon treasure trove ever found, in Staffordshire, United Kingdom, is announced.
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