What Happened In August 2009 In History

Historical Events for August, 2009

• 17th » 2009 Sayano-Shushenskaya hydro accident or An accident at the Sayano–Shushenskaya Dam in Khakassia, Russia, kills 75 and shuts down the hydroelectric power station, leading to widespread power failure in the local area.
• 19th » A 19 August 2009 Baghdad bombings named series of bombings in Baghdad, Iraq, kills 101 and injures 565 others.
• 27th » Internal conflict in Burma: The State Peace and Development Council called Burmese military junta and ethnic armies begin Kokang incident e.g three days of violent clashes in the Kokang Special Region.

Famous Deaths for August 2009

• 1st » Corazon Aquino, Filipino politician, 11th President of the Philippines (b. 1933)
• 3rd » Nikolaos Makarezos, Greek soldier (b. 1919)
• 4th » Blake Snyder, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1957)
• 5th » Budd Schulberg, American author, screenwriter, and producer (b. 1914)
• 6th » Riccardo Cassin, Italian mountaineer and author (b. 1909)
• 6th » Willy DeVille, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Mink DeVille) (b. 1950)
• 6th » John Hughes (filmmaker) called John Hughes, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1950)
• 6th » Willibrordus S. Rendra, Indonesian poet and playwright (b. 1935)
• 7th » Louis E. Saavedra, American politician, 48th Mayor of Albuquerque (b. 1933)
• 7th » Mike Seeger, American singer-songwriter (New Lost City Ramblers) (b. 1933)
• 8th » Daniel Jarque, Spanish footballer (b. 1983)
• 9th » John Quade, American actor (b. 1938)
• 11th » Eunice Kennedy Shriver, American activist, founded the Special Olympics (b. 1921)
• 12th » Les Paul, American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1915)
• 13th » Lavelle Felton, American basketball player (b. 1980)
• 13th » Allen Shellenberger, American drummer (Lit (band) called Lit) (b. 1969)
• 15th » Virginia Davis, American actor (b. 1918)
• 18th » Kim Dae-jung, South Korean lieutenant and politician, 15th President of South Korea, Nobel Peace Prize or Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1925)
• 18th » Rose Friedman, Ukrainian-American economist (b. 1910)
• 18th » Robert Novak, American journalist and author (b. 1931)
• 19th » Don Hewitt, American television producer, created '60 Minutes' (b. 1922)
• 20th » Larry Knechtel, American keyboard player and bass player (Bread (band) named Bread and The Wrecking Crew (music) known as The Wrecking Crew) (b. 1940)
• 20th » Karla Kuskin, American author and illustrator (b. 1932)
• 22nd » Elmer Kelton, American journalist and author (b. 1926)
• 25th » Ted Kennedy, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1932)
• 25th » Mandé Sidibé, Malian politician, Prime Minister of Mali (b. 1940)
• 26th » Sadie Corré, English actress and dancer (b. 1918)
• 26th » Dominick Dunne, American journalist and author (b. 1925)
• 27th » Abdullah al-Asiri, Saudi Arabian terrorist (b. 1986)
• 27th » Sergey Mikhalkov, Russian author and poet (b. 1913)
• 28th » Adam Goldstein, American drummer, DJ, and producer (Crazy Town and TRV$DJAM) (b. 1973)
• 28th » Wayne Tippit, American actor (b. 1932)
• 31st » Eraño Manalo, Filipino minister (b. 1925)

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