This day in #history 09/03
MARCH 9TH
1497 – Nicolaus Copernicus’ 1st recorded astronomical observation
1500 – Pedro Cabral departs with 13 ships to India
1522 – -16] Marten Luther preaches his Invocavit
1893 – Congo cannibals killed 1000s of Arabs
908 – Inter Milan is founded
1918 – Russian Bolshevik Party becomes the Communist Party
1953 – Josef Stalin buried in Moscow
1962 – Egyptian Pres Nasser declares Gaza belongs to Palestinians
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
1987 – Bow Wow, American rapper and actor
1454 – Amerigo Vespucci, Italian explorer (America)
1564 – David Fabricius, Essens Germany, astronomer (discoved variable star)
1934 – Yuri Gagarin, Russia, cosmonaut, 1st man into space (aboard Vostok 1)
FAMOUS DEATHS
1997 – Terry Nation, writer (Dr Who, Blake 7) at 66
1997 – The Notorious B.I.G. [Christopher Wallace], American rapper shot dead at 24
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