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September 19 historical events: La Palma eruption and Ötzi discovery
Historical records for September 19 highlight several significant global and regional events. In 2021, a volcanic eruption on the Spanish island of La Palma caused extensive damage, burying hundreds of homes under lava and ash.
Other notable milestones include the 1991 discovery of the Bronze Age mummy ‘Ötzi’ on the Similaun Glacier in Ötztal, and Winston Churchill’s 1946 speech at the University of Zurich advocating for the creation of the ‘United States of Europe.’ In 2016, the divorce filing of Hollywood figures Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt also marked the date.
Additionally, the records note the 1941 mandate in Germany requiring Jewish citizens aged six and older to wear the ‘Judenstern’ (Star of David).
Entities
Angelina Jolie · Anousheh Ansari · Brad Pitt · Dag Hammarskjöld · La Palma · New York Times · Ronaldo · United Nations · Winston Churchill · Ötzi
Claims
What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.
- [● 5 SOURCES] The French National Assembly voted to abolish the death penalty in 1981.
- [● 5 SOURCES] In September 2022, the perpetrator of the Idar-Oberstein shooting was sentenced to life imprisonment.
- [● 5 SOURCES] UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld died in a plane crash in 1961.
- [● 5 SOURCES] The New York Times was first published as the New-York Daily Times in 1851.
- [● 5 SOURCES] In 2021, a customer shot a temporary cashier in Idar-Oberstein, Germany, over COVID-19 mask mandates.
- [● 5 SOURCES] Anousheh Ansari became the first female space tourist in 2006.