Jubilees and Historical Events: Latvia, Avicii, Pink, and More

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In 1986, Joao Moutinu – Portuguese footballer, 2016 European champion, 2019 League of Nations winner.

In 1981, Mortens Gamst Pedeshen – Norwegian football player.

In 1979, Pinka is an American singer.

Singer Pink gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

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In 1976, Sjeng Schalken – a Dutch tennis player.

In 1971, David Arquette – American actor (“The Scream”).

In 1971, Martin Freeman – English actor (“Sherlock”, “The Hobbit”).

In 1970, Niko Case – American musician (“The New Pornographers”).

In 1970, Latrell Sprewell – an American basketball player.

In 1969, Eusebio di Francesco – Italian football player and football coach.

In 1960, Amy Mann – American musician.

In 1946, Aziz Sanchar – American scientist born in Turkey, laureate of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

In 1945, Ron Pigpen McKernen – American musician (“Grateful Dead”, died in 1973).

1925 Peter Sellers – English actor (died 1980).

In 1922, Lyndon LaRouche – American economist and politician (died in 1980).

In 1918, Derek Harold Richard Barton – British chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (died in 1998).

In 1901, Henrik French Fervord – Prime Minister of South Africa and the creator of the apartheid system (died in 1966).

In 1852, Gwangmu – Emperor of Korea (died in 1919).

In 1841, Antonin Dvořák – Czech composer (died in 1904).

In 1830, Frédéric Mistral – French poet, Nobel Prize laureate (died in 1914).

In 1783, Nikolaj Grundvig – Danish writer and philosopher (died in 1872).

In 1621, Louis II de Bourbon – French general (died in 1648).

In 1588, Maren Mersenne – a French mathematician, philosopher and music theorist, known as the “father of acoustics” (died in 1648).

In 1207, Sancho II – King of Portugal (died in 1248)

In 1157, Richard I – King of England (died in 1199).

Events in Latvia

In 2005, State President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga meets with Latvian climbers who climbed the peak of the Pamir Mountains in the summer “Soviet Latvia” and renamed it the peak of Latvia. The team of climbers shares with the president their impressions of reaching the peak “Latvija” 45 years ago, when it was destined to receive the name “Soviet Latvia” due to the Soviet regime, as well as what they just experienced in the Pamir mountain range, which was visible in the photos presented to the president.

In 2004, the Open Air Museum welcomes the two millionth tourist. He turned out to be one of 40 Americans who came to Latvia for three days on a trip through all the Baltic states. The two millionth tourist was determined by holding a special quiz, in which all 40 Latvian guests were asked various questions. From the authors of the correct answers, one – the two millionth tourist – Beverly Aitken was drawn.

In 2002, Latvian motocross sidecar crew Kristers Sergis and Artis Rasmanis became five-time world champions.

In the evening of 1999, a significant chemical accident took place on the territory of the “Alfa” factory, at 372 Brīvības Street, Riga. 24 chlorine-filled cylinders have their valves torn off, resulting in a chlorine leak. Chlorine evaporates in large quantities.

In 1999, the Latvian National Opera (LNO) stopped selling tickets, because the Central District Department of the State Revenue Service imposed a “collection” on the LNO’s bank account, i.e. prohibited making payments in order to collect debts to the state budget. LNO’s tax debts reach LVL 1.7 million.

In 1998, in Strasbourg, Latvia’s ambassador to the Council of Europe, Georgs Andrejevs, signed the European Convention on Combating Terrorism on behalf of Latvia, the purpose of which is to facilitate the extradition of persons who are guilty of particularly serious crimes – air piracy, kidnapping, hostage-taking, using bombs, rockets, grenades or other explosives. in acts of terror and other acts that threaten a person’s right to inviolability or freedom.

In 1944, the last meeting of the Central Council of Latvia takes place in Latvia, where Pauls Kalniņš signs a declaration on the restoration of the Latvian state.

Events in the world

In 2004, during the landing, the parachute of the space capsule “Genesis” did not open and it crashed into the ground. Although the spacecraft was completely destroyed in the collision, the scientists managed to obtain the particles of the Sun collected by “Genesis” for three years.

In 2003, at the age of 101, the German director Leni Riefenstahl, who was famous for her films glorifying the Nazi era and Adolf Hitler, died.

In 2001, Indian director Mira Nair became the first woman and the first Indian to receive the main prize “Golden Lion” at the Venice Film Festival for her film “Monsoon Wedding”.

In 2000, the largest meeting of world leaders in history takes place, when more than 150 kings, presidents and prime ministers gather at the UN headquarters. The conference agrees to provide the UN with the necessary means to strengthen peacekeeping operations and fight poverty.

In 2000, Albania joined the World Trade Organization.

In 1991, Macedonian citizens voted overwhelmingly in a referendum to secede from Yugoslavia to become an independent country.

In 1986, the first broadcast of Oprah Winfrey’s show takes place.

In 1986, rebels carried out an unsuccessful assassination attempt against Chilean President Augusto Pinochet. The attack kills five of the president’s bodyguards and injures 11 others, but leaves Pinochet unharmed.

1979 US-born actress Jean Sebert is found dead in her car in Paris.

In 1974, President Gerald Ford of the United States granted an unconditional pardon to Richard Nixon, who had left office in the wake of the Watergate scandal, for any federal crimes he may have committed during his presidency.

In 1967, a new constitution comes into force in Uganda, which makes the country a republic.

In 1966, the first episode of the popular television series “Star Trek” “The Man Trap” is broadcast.

In 1951, 48 nations signed a peace treaty with Japan in San Francisco, officially recognizing the end of the Pacific War.

In 1949, the German composer Richard Strauss died at the age of 85.

In 1945, US forces arrive in the south of the Korean peninsula in response to the deployment of Soviet forces in the north of the peninsula.

In 1945, Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Todzo, who led the country for most of World War II, tries to commit suicide to avoid facing a war tribunal. The suicide attempt fails and he is later convicted of war crimes and hanged.

In 1943, US General Dwight Eisenhower announced Italy’s unconditional surrender.

In 1941, when German forces blocked the last land roads, the siege of Leningrad began, which lasted until January 18, 1944 and claimed the lives of 1.1 million people.

In 1930, the company 3M offers for sale the transparent adhesive tape “Scotch”.

In 1926, Germany was admitted to the League of Nations.

In 1900, a hurricane and tidal wave kills at least 8,000 people in Galveston, Texas, USA.

In 1888, the first six matches of the Football League take place in England.

In 1888, the body of Jack the Ripper’s second victim, Annie Chapman, is found in London.

In 1831, William IV was crowned as the king of Great Britain.

In 1664, the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam fell into the hands of the British, who renamed it New York in 1669.

In 1636, the Massachusetts Bay Colony’s Grand Court voted to establish the first college in what would later become the United States. Today, this college is known as Harvard University.

In 1514, in one of the biggest battles of the century, in the Battle of Orsha, Belarusian and Polish forces defeated the Russian army.

In 1504, Michelangelo’s sculpture David is unveiled in France.

In 1331, Stefan Dušan declared himself king of Serbia.
In 70, Roman forces led by Titus sacked Jerusalem.

2023-09-07 21:30:00
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