- On the 5th of September, what transpired?
Current Calendar Page for September 5, 2024
Name Day
Maria Theresia, Roswitha
Historical Events
2023 - Henry "Enrique" Tarrio, ex-head of the extreme right-wing organization "Proud Boys", gets 22 years in jail over his part in the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
1994 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) enforces a doping code, demanding uniform doping prevention methods across all Olympic sports.
1974 - German quiz show "Der Große Preis", featuring Wim Thoelke, debuts on ZDF. Over 232 episodes air until 1993, generating over 3 billion marks (1.5 billion euros) for the charity "Aktion Sorgenkind". The show's mascots are Loriot's cartoon characters, Wum and Wendelin.
1929 - French Foreign Minister Aristide Briand proposes the creation of "United States of Europe" at the League of Nations assembly in Geneva.
1869 - German architect Eduard Riedel begins construction of Neuschwanstein Castle. King Ludwig II of Bavaria, the patron, is absent.
Birthdays
1964 - Jörg Schönenborn (60), renowned German journalist ("Presseclub", WDR program director since 2019)
1959 - Frank Schirrmacher, prominent German journalist and publicist, co-editor of "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung" 1994-2014, book: "The Immortality Conspiracy", passed away 2014
1939 - George Lazenby (85), Australian actor (James Bond in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service")
1774 - Caspar David Friedrich, renowned German painter ("The Wanderer above the Sea of Fog", "The Monk by the Sea"), died 1840
Deaths
1997 - Mother Teresa, Indian nun of Albanian descent, sainted in 2016, Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 1979, founded the Catholic order "Missionaries of Charity" in Calcutta in 1950, born 1910
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) enforced a doping code in 1994, demanding uniform doping prevention methods across all Olympic sports. In 2024, many athletes will aim to qualify for the Olympics, overseen by the International Olympic Committee.
