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<p><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_9" title="August 9">August 9</a></b>: <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_of_the_World%27s_Indigenous_Peoples" title="International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples">International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples</a></b>; <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Women%27s_Day" title="National Women's Day">National Women's Day</a></b> in South Africa (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1956" title="1956">1956</a>)
</p><ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1897" title="1897">1897</a> – The first meeting of the <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Congress_of_Mathematicians" title="International Congress of Mathematicians">International Congress of Mathematicians</a></b> was held in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z%C3%BCrich" title="Zürich">Zürich</a>, Switzerland.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1942" title="1942">1942</a><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leningrad_premi%C3%A8re_of_Shostakovich%27s_Symphony_No._7" title="Leningrad première of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7">Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7 was premiered in Leningrad</a></b> while the city <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Leningrad" title="Siege of Leningrad">was under siege</a> by Nazi forces.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1956" title="1956">1956</a><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_March_(South_Africa)" title="Women's March (South Africa)">About 20,000 women marched</a></b> on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretoria" title="Pretoria">Pretoria</a>, South Africa, to protest the introduction of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pass_law" title="Pass law">pass laws</a> for black women under <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apartheid" title="Apartheid">apartheid</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960" title="1960">1960</a> – Led by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Kalonji" title="Albert Kalonji">Albert Kalonji</a>, <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Kasai" title="South Kasai">South Kasai</a></b> declared its unilateral secession from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_the_Congo_(L%C3%A9opoldville)" title="Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville)">Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville)</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969" title="1969">1969</a> – Members of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manson_Family" title="Manson Family">Manson Family</a> <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tate%E2%80%93LaBianca_murders" title="Tate–LaBianca murders">invaded a house and murdered</a></b> American actress <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon_Tate" title="Sharon Tate">Sharon Tate</a> and four guests in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, before killing two more people the following night.</li></ul>
<p><b>Births and Deaths: </b><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Fitz_Thedmar" title="Arnold Fitz Thedmar">Arnold Fitz Thedmar</a></b>  (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1201); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Peeler" title="Walter Peeler">Walter Peeler</a></b>  (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1887); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Larkin" title="Philip Larkin">Philip Larkin</a></b>  (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1922); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beryl_May_Dent" title="Beryl May Dent">Beryl May Dent</a></b>  (<abbr title="died">d.</abbr> 1977)</p>