Talk:August 9

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August 9: International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples; National Women's Day in South Africa (1956) Flag of Singapore 1862 – American Civil War: Confederate troops counter-attacked and won the Battle of Cedar Mountain, after nearly being driven from the field in the early part of the battle. 1902 – In a ceremony at Westminster Abbey, Edward VII and Alexandra were crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor and Empress of India. 1965 – The state of Singapore (flag pictured) was expelled from the Malaysian federation due to a heated ideological conflict between their ruling parties; the day is now celebrated as Singapore's National Day. 2001 – Second Intifada: A suicide bomber attacked a pizza restaurant in Jerusalem, killing 15 people and wounding 130 others. 2006 – British police arrested 24 people for conspiring to detonate liquid explosives carried on board airliners travelling from the UK to the US and Canada. Hieronymus Bosch (d. 1516) John Key (b. 1961) Gillian Anderson (b. 1968) Susan Wojcicki (d. 2024) More anniversaries: August 8 August 9 August 10

Holidays and Observations: Edith Stein

no Catholic calendar anywhere celebrates "Edith Stein". It is always as "St Theresa Benedicta of the Cross". That is the name that should appear here. 142.163.194.58 (talk) 14:25, 9 August 2022 (UTC)