Opera Singer Alfie Boe

Events in 1973 and 29-9

Events in the world in the birth year of Alfie Boe

• Great Britain, Ireland, and Denmark enter European Economic Community (Jan. 1).
• A ceasefire is signed, ending involvement of American ground troops in the Vietnam War. (Jan. 28).
• US bombing of Cambodia ends, marking official halt to 12 years of combat activity in Southeast Asia (Aug. 15).
• Chile's Marxist president, Salvadore Allende, is overthrown (Sept. 11); Gen. Augusto Pinochet takes power.
• Fourth and largest Arab-Israeli conflict begins when Egyptian and Syrian forces attack Israel as Jews mark Yom Kippur, holiest day in their calendar (Oct. 6). Egypt and Israel sign US-sponsored cease-fire accord (Nov. 11). Background: Arab-Israeli Wars
• Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) hikes oil prices tremendously in retaliation for Western countries' involvement in Yom Kippur War.

Birthday Alfie Boe (29-9) in history

• Day 29-9 year 1399: King Richard II of Bordeaux officially abdicated and became the first British monarch to abdicate.
• Day 29-9 year 1829: Sir Robert Peel's police force, the "bobbies," began operations at Scotland Yard.
• Day 29-9 year 1895: French chemist Louis Pasteur died.
• Day 29-9 year 1978: John Paul I died one month after becoming pope.
• Day 29-9 year 1982: Seven people died after taking Extra-Strength Tylenol capsules laced with cyanide. This led to the use of safety seals on most consumer products.
• Day 29-9 year 1988: The space shuttle Discovery was launched, the first American staffed space flight since the Challenger disaster.
• Day 29-9 year 2001: Former South Vietnam president Nguyen Van Thieu died.