Jubilees in Latvia
In 1975, Alnis Stakle – photo artist.
In 1963, Oskars Spurdziņš – economist and politician, former finance minister.
In 1962, Aleksej Loskutovs – lawyer and politician, was the head of the Office for Prevention and Combating Corruption and a member of the Saeima and a member of the European Parliament.
In 1948, Alberts Pauliņš – artist.
Jubilees in the world
In 1995, Dua Lipa – English singer and songwriter.
In 1993, Laura Dahlmeyer – German biathlete, two-time Olympic and seven-time world champion.
In 1978, James Corden – British actor, humorist and TV presenter.
In 1977, Heidars Helguson – Icelandic football player.
In 1975, Rodrigo Santoro – Brazilian actor.
In 1973, Kristen Wiig – American actress, comedian, screenwriter and producer.
In 1973 Eurēlijs Žukauskas – Lithuanian basketball player, two-time Olympic bronze medalist, 2003 European champion.
In 1970, Rico Gross – German biathlete, four-time Olympic and nine-time world champion.
In 1967, Lane Staley – American musician (“Alice in Chains”, died in 2002).
In 1967, Ty Burrell – American actor and comedian, winner of two “Emmy” awards.
In 1966, GZA – American rapper and songwriter, real name Gary Grice, one of the leaders of the hip-hop group “Wu-Tang Clan”.
In 1964, Mats Wilander – Swedish tennis player, winner of eight “Grand Slam” titles, three-time Davis Cup winner, former world leader.
In 1963, Tori Amos – American musician.
In 1961, Roland Orzabal – English singer and guitarist (“Tears for Fears”).
In 1957, Steve Davis – English snooker player, six-time world champion in the eighties.
In 1947, Donna Godchaux – American singer (“Grateful Dead”).
1934 Norman Schwarzkopf – US general who commanded coalition forces in the Persian Gulf War (died 2012).
In 1928, Karlheinz Stockhausen – German composer (died in 2007).
In 1920, Ray Bradbury – American science fiction writer (died in 2012).
1917 John Lee Hooker – American guitarist and singer (died 2001).
In 1915, Edvards Szczepanik – Polish economist and Prime Minister in exile (died in 2005).
In 1909, Julius Epstein – author of American cinema scripts, winner of the “Oscar” award for the film “Casablanca” (died in 2000).
In 1908, Henri Cartier Bresson – French photographer, founder of modern photojournalism (died in 2004).
In 1904, Deng Xiaoping – President of China (died in 1997).
In 1902, Leni Riefenstahl – German film director (died in 2003).
In 1891, Jacques Lipcic – American sculptor of Jewish origin was born in Lithuania (died in 1973).
In 1874, Max Scheler – German philosopher (died in 1928).
In 1873, Alexander Bogdanov – Russian doctor, writer and Bolshevik (died in 1928).
In 1862, Claude Debussy – French composer (died in 1918).
In 1860, Pauls Gottlieb Nipkov – German inventor and television pioneer (died in 1940).
In 1854, Milan I – King of Serbia (died in 1901).
In 1848, Melville Stone – American publisher, founder of the “Chicago Daily News” and general manager of the reorganized “Associated Press” agency (died in 1929).
In 1834, Samuel Pierpont Langley – American astronomer, physicist, inventor and aviation pioneer (died in 1906).
In 1771, Henry Maudsley – an English inventor (died in 1831).
In 1647, Denis Papin – French physicist, mathematician and inventor (died in 1712).
Events in Latvia
In 2008, Latvian athlete Māris Štrombergs became the winner in the final of the BMX competition at the Beijing Olympic Games, winning the gold medal for Latvia.
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In 2006, at the invitation of the State President Vaira Vīke-Freiberga, the first Russian President Boris Yeltsin visited Latvia, staying in Latvia until September 23.
In 2003, the State Audit Office celebrated the 80th anniversary of the adoption of the first law regulating the activities of the State Audit Office, and 10 years since the institution resumed its activities after the restoration of independence in Latvia, in a solemn event at the Riga Latvian Society House.
In 2002, during the meeting of the Prime Minister Andras Bērziņš and the delegation of “Radio Brīvā Eiropa”/”Radio Brīvība”, the possible relocation of the radio station to Riga is discussed.
In 2001, the reconstructed Ķegum hydroelectric power station was opened.
In 2001, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Latvia, Iveta Šulta, presented a letter of accreditation to the President of the Czech Republic, Václav Havel, in Prague.
In 2000, the Cabinet of Ministers adopted 11 draft regulations for the implementation of the State Language Law.
In 1999, moments of memory dedicated to the tenth anniversary of the campaign “Baltic Road” were held in Riga at the meeting places – the Museum of the Popular Front and the Barricades Support Fund, as well as an intercession in the Cathedral Church “for the strengthening of the spirit and strength of the people”.
In 1996, the Saeima ratifies the Latvian-Estonian agreement on the sea border.
In 1944, the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the LPSR submits a request to the Council of Ministers of the USSR to separate the Abrene district from the territory of Latvia, citing the fact that the majority of its inhabitants are Russian-speaking.
In 1925, the first Minister of Foreign Affairs and the second Prime Minister of Latvia, Zigfrīds Anna Meierovics, died in a car accident in Sēme parish while going to visit his children.
In 1762, Empress Catherine II of Russia gave Ernst Johann Byron the right to his dukedom of Courland, thus, after 18 years of arrest, Byron became the duke of Courland and Zemgale again.
Events in the world
In 2006, when the Russian plane “TU-154” crashed, 170 people died in Ukraine.
In 2004, armed robbers stole Edvard Munch’s paintings “The Scream” and “Madonna” from the Oslo museum.
In 2003, Libya transfers 2.7 billion dollars to international banks for compensation to the relatives of the victims of the downed passenger plane over Lockerbie, Scotland.
In 2002, a painting by the Venetian master Titian worth more than five million pounds is found in a polythene bag on the street in London. Seven years ago, the painting was stolen from Longleat House in the west of England.
In 1979, the group “Led Zeppelin” releases its album “In Through The Out Door”.
In 1978, Jomo Kenyatta, the president of Kenya and considered the father of the nation, dies. Although his date of birth has never been confirmed, Kenyatta is believed to have reached at least 80 years of age.
In 1973, US President Richard Nixon appointed Henry Kissinger as US Secretary of State.
In 1972, the International Olympic Committee excludes Rhodesia due to racist policies.
In 1970, Neil Young releases his album “After The Gold Rush”.
In 1968, Pope John Paul VI came to Colombia. It is the first visit of the Pope to Latin America.
In 1963, aviator Joe Walker’s plane X-15 reaches a height of 106 kilometers.
In 1962, an attempt to kill French President Charles de Gaulle fails.
In 1944, the Soviet army occupies Romania.
In 1944, the last transportation of French Jews to concentration camps in Germany takes place.
In 1942, during the Second World War, Brazil declared war on the allies Germany, Italy and Japan.
In 1942, the Russian dancer and choreographer Mikhail Fokin, who had a great influence on the classical ballet of the 20th century, died.
In 1941, during the Second World War, German troops reached Leningrad, starting the siege.
In 1930, both sides of the Sydney Harbor Bridge are connected. The bridge was fully opened only in 1932.
In 1926, gold is found in Johannesburg, South Africa.
In 1922, Irish politician, Irish Free State Army commander and “Sinn Fein” leader Michael Collins, who was one of the signatories of the 1921 Anglo-Irish agreement, was killed in an ambush organized by Irish opponents.
In 1914, in the First World War, the first clash between British and German troops takes place in Belgium.
In 1910, after a five-year protectorate, Japan annexes Korea.
In 1902, Theodore Roosevelt became the first US president to travel in a car.
In 1901, the company “Cadillac” was founded.
In 1875, an agreement between Russia and Japan was signed in St. Petersburg, which provided for the exchange of Sakhalin Island belonging to Japan for the Kuril Islands.
In 1864, 12 countries signed the First Geneva Convention in Geneva, founding the International Red Cross.
In 1851, gold is found in Australia.
In 1849, the first air strike in history takes place, when the Austrian army bombards Venice with incendiary bombs.
In 1848, the United States annexes New Mexico.
In 1831, a slave rebellion begins in the US city of Southampton, Virginia, during which more than 50 whites and several hundred African Americans are killed.
In 1717, Spanish troops stand out in Sardinia.
In 1642, when the British King Charles I called the members of the English Parliament traitors, the English Civil War began.
In 1485, the Battle of the Bosphorus ends the Wars of the Roses, after which the Tudors replace the Plantagenet dynasty in power in England.
In 565, Saint Columba reports a monster seen in Loch Ness.
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