August 9

This day in history:

• 1973 – Mars 7 is launched from the USSR.
• 1974 – As a direct result of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon becomes the first President of the United States to resign from office. Vice President Gerald Ford becomes president.
• 2007 – Air Moorea Flight 1121 crashes after takeoff from Moorea Airport in French Polynesia, killing all 20 people on board.
• 378 – Gothic War: Battle of Adrianople: A large Roman army led by Emperor Valens is defeated by the Visigoths. Valens is killed along with over half of his army.

Births:

• 1783 – Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia (died 1801)
• 1949 – Jonathan Kellerman, American psychologist and author
• 1927 – Robert Shaw, English actor and screenwriter (died 1978)

Deaths:

• 2004 – Robert Lecourt, French lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of France (born 1908)
• 1932 – John Charles Fields, Canadian mathematician, founder of the Fields Medal (born 1863)
• 2014 – Arthur G. Cohen, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Arlen Realty and Development Corporation (born 1930)

Holidays:

• National Women's Day (South Africa)
• National Peacekeepers' Day, celebrated on Sunday closest to the day (Canada)
• National Day, celebrates the independence of Singapore from Malaysia in 1965.

Random Article of the day:

Philip Ryan (priest)

#wikipedia #August9 #PhilipRyan(priest)

[07:08] The Indo Daily: Tánaiste Micheál Martin: ‘Fine Gael seem to be strategically deciding to target Fianna Fáil more than Sinn Féin’

With the General Election fast approaching, Tánaiste Micheál Martin joined The Indo Daily’s Fionnán Sheahan and Philip Ryan for an in-depth discussion on the main issues facing the country.

https://www.independent.ie/podcasts/the-indo-daily/the-indo-daily-tanaiste-micheal-martin-fine-gael-seem-to-be-strategically-deciding-to-target-fianna-fail-more-than-sinn-fein/a1191345076.html

#TánaisteMicheálMartin #TheIndoDaily’s #FionnánSheahan #PhilipRyan

[07:22] The Indo Daily: Taoiseach Simon Harris on capping childcare at €200 a month, Kate O’Connell’s Fine Gael snub, Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch, and the ‘nasty’ far-right at his doorstep

With the general election just weeks away, Taoiseach Simon Harris joined The Indo Daily’s Kevin Doyle and Philip Ryan for an in-depth discussion on some of the most pressing issues for the Irish electorate.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/elections-2024/the-indo-daily-taoiseach-simon-harris-on-capping-childcare-at-200-a-month-kate-oconnells-fine-gael-snub-gerry-the-monk-hutch-and-the-nasty-far-right-at-his-doorstep/a447801308.html

#justweeks #SimonHarris #TheIndoDaily’s #KevinDoyle #PhilipRyan #Irish