حدث في مثل هذا اليوم - 8 - 14 آب - الأسبوع 32 infographic
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حدث في مثل هذا اليوم - 8 - 14 آب - الأسبوع 32

August 8, 2021 - August 14, 2021 - تظهر الرسومات أعياد الميلاد واحتفالات الذكرى السنوية لكل يوم من أيام الأسبوع. يشمل هذا الأسبوع لاعب التنس روجر فيدرر، والمهاتما غاندي في الهند، وانفجار في مرفأ بيروت، والفنان الأميركي جاكسون بولوك، واحتجاجات ضد اليابان.

August 8, 1981: Swiss tennis star Roger Federer was born. The 20-time Grand Slam champion, whose achievements include a record eight Wimbledon titles, turns 40 today

August 9, 1942: Mahatma Gandhi launched his Quit India campaign, demanding an end to British rule in India. He was immediately arrested and imprisoned

August 10, 2020: Lebanon’s government resigned amid mounting anger over the huge explosion that devastated the port area of Beirut and left over 200 people dead

August 11, 1956: U.S. artist Jackson Pollock, who led the Abstract Expressionist movement and introduced the technique of pouring paint on to canvas, died in a car accident

August 12, 1883: The last quagga, distinguished from other zebras by its pattern of brown and white stripes on the front of the body and plain brown rear, died at a zoo in Amsterdam

August 13, 1521: Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortez captured the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan, the present-day Mexico City, following a three month siege

August 14, 1457: The Mainz Psalter was published. It contained the psalms and was the second major book printed with movable metal type, after the Gutenberg Bible

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PUBLISHED: 27/07/2021; DESIGN: Phil Bainbridge; PICTURE RESEARCH: Julie Mullins; EVENT SELECTION: Fiona Roberts and Susan Shepherd; PROOFING: Julie Mullins; TECHNICAL CONSTRUCTION: Fiona Roberts;; STORY: Julie Mullins; PICTURES: Newscom, Getty, Associated Press
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