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August 9th, 2048 (August 09 2048) | Event | Caesar s civil war: Battle of PharsalusJulius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus and Pompey flees to Egypt. | Julius Caesar Quotes |
August 9th, 2007 (August 09 2007) | Death | Joe O Donnell, American documentary photographer, photojournalist (born in 1922) | |
August 9th, 2006 (August 09 2006) | Death | James van Allen, American physicist (born in 1914) | James Allen Quotes |
August 9th, 2006 (August 09 2006) | Death | Philip E. High, science fiction author (born in 1914) | |
August 9th, 2005 (August 09 2005) | Death | Matthew McGrory, American actor (born in 1973) | |
August 9th, 2005 (August 09 2005) | Death | Judith Rossner, American novelist (born in 1935) | |
August 9th, 2004 (August 09 2004) | Death | Robert Lecourt, French politician and president of the European Court of Justice (born in 1908) | |
August 9th, 2004 (August 09 2004) | Death | Tony Mottola, American guitarist (born in 1918) | |
August 9th, 2004 (August 09 2004) | Death | David Raksin, American film director (born in 1912) | |
August 9th, 2003 (August 09 2003) | Death | Ray Harford, English footballer and manager (born in 1945) | |
August 9th, 2003 (August 09 2003) | Death | Gregory Hines, American actor and dancer (born in 1946) | |
August 9th, 2003 (August 09 2003) | Death | Jacques Deray, French film director (born in 1929) | |
August 9th, 2003 (August 09 2003) | Death | Chester Ludgin, American baritone (born in 1925) | |
August 9th, 2002 (August 09 2002) | Death | Paul Samson, British guitarist (Samson) (born in 1953) | |
August 9th, 2002 (August 09 2002) | Death | Peter Neville, anarchist, sociologist, and peace activist | |
August 9th, 2001 (August 09 2001) | Event | US President George W. Bush announces his support for federal funding of limited research on embryonic stem cells. | George W. Bush Quotes |
August 9th, 2000 (August 09 2000) | Death | John Harsanyi, Hungarian-born economist, Nobel Prize Laureate (born in 1920) | |
August 9th, 2000 (August 09 2000) | Death | Nicholas Markowitz-kidnapped and murder by Jesse James Hollywood (born in 1984) | James Wood Quotes |
August 9th, 1999 (August 09 1999) | Event | Russian President Boris Yeltsin fires his Prime Minister, Sergei Stepashin, and for the fourth time fires his entire cabinet. | Boris Yeltsin Quotes |
August 9th, 1999 (August 09 1999) | Event | The Diet of Japan enacts a law establishing the Hinomaru and Kimi Ga Yo as the official national flag and national anthem. | |
August 9th, 1999 (August 09 1999) | Death | Fouad Serageddin, Egyptian politician (born in 1910) | |
August 9th, 1996 (August 09 1996) | Death | Sir Frank Whittle, invented the jet engine (born in 1907) | |
August 9th, 1995 (August 09 1995) | Death | Jerry Garcia, American musician (Grateful Dead) (born in 1942) | Jerry Garcia Quotes |
August 9th, 1993 (August 09 1993) | Event | The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan loses a 38-year hold on national leadership. | |
August 9th, 1990 (August 09 1990) | Birth | Adelaide Kane, Australian actress | |
August 9th, 1990 (August 09 1990) | Death | Joe Mercer, English footballer (born in 1914) | |
August 9th, 1989 (August 09 1989) | Birth | Stefano Okaka Chuka, Italian footballer | |
August 9th, 1988 (August 09 1988) | Event | The first official night game is played at Chicago s Wrigley Field, the last Major League ballpark to install lights, some 40 years after the second-to-last team, the Detroit Tigers. | |
August 9th, 1988 (August 09 1988) | Death | Giacinto Scelsi, Italian composer (born in 1905) | |
August 9th, 1986 (August 09 1986) | Birth | Vanessa Morley, American actress | |
August 9th, 1985 (August 09 1985) | Birth | Luca Filippi, Italian racing driver | |
August 9th, 1985 (August 09 1985) | Birth | Hayley Peirsol, American swimmer | |
August 9th, 1985 (August 09 1985) | Birth | JaMarcus Russell, American football player | |
August 9th, 1985 (August 09 1985) | Death | Clive Churchill, Australian rugby league footballer (born in 1927) | |
August 9th, 1984 (August 09 1984) | Birth | Paul Gallagher, Scottish footballer | Gallagher Quotes |
August 9th, 1983 (August 09 1983) | Birth | Ashley Johnson, American actress | |
August 9th, 1983 (August 09 1983) | Birth | Shane O Brien, Canadian hockey player | |
August 9th, 1982 (August 09 1982) | Birth | Tyson Gay, American sprinter | |
August 9th, 1982 (August 09 1982) | Birth | Danieal Manning, American football player | |
August 9th, 1980 (August 09 1980) | Birth | Ryu Seung-beom, South Korean actor | |
August 9th, 1979 (August 09 1979) | Death | Walter O Malley, baseball executive (born in 1903) | |
August 9th, 1979 (August 09 1979) | Death | Raymond Washington, founder of Los Angeles, California gang, the Crips | |
August 9th, 1978 (August 09 1978) | Birth | Audrey Tautou, French actress | |
August 9th, 1977 (August 09 1977) | Event | The military-controlled Government of Uruguay announces that it will return the nation to civilian rule through general elections in 1981 for a President and Congress. | |
August 9th, 1977 (August 09 1977) | Birth | Jason Frasor, American baseball player | |
August 9th, 1977 (August 09 1977) | Birth | Chamique Holdsclaw, American basketball player | |
August 9th, 1977 (August 09 1977) | Birth | Adewale Ogunleye, American football player | |
August 9th, 1977 (August 09 1977) | Birth | Mikael Silvestre, French footballer | |
August 9th, 1976 (August 09 1976) | Birth | Jessica Capshaw, American actress | |
August 9th, 1976 (August 09 1976) | Birth | Rhona Mitra, English actress | |
August 9th, 1976 (August 09 1976) | Birth | Matt Henney, English footballer | |
August 9th, 1975 (August 09 1975) | Birth | Mike Lamb, American baseball player | |
August 9th, 1975 (August 09 1975) | Birth | Robbie Middleby, Australian soccer player | |
August 9th, 1975 (August 09 1975) | Death | Dmitri Shostakovich, Russian composer (born in 1906) | Dmitri Shostakovich Quotes |
August 9th, 1974 (August 09 1974) | Event | As a direct result of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon becomes the first President of the United States to resign from office. His Vice President, Gerald Ford, becomes president. | Gerald Ford Quotes |
August 9th, 1974 (August 09 1974) | Birth | Mahesh Babu, Indian film actor | |
August 9th, 1974 (August 09 1974) | Birth | Derek Fisher, American basketball player | |
August 9th, 1974 (August 09 1974) | Birth | Matt Morris, American baseball player | |
August 9th, 1974 (August 09 1974) | Birth | Kirill Reznik, American politician | |
August 9th, 1974 (August 09 1974) | Birth | Nicola Stapleton, English actress | |
August 9th, 1974 (August 09 1974) | Death | Bill Chase, American trumpet player and bandleader (born in 1934) | |
August 9th, 1973 (August 09 1973) | Birth | Kevin McKidd, Scottish actor | |
August 9th, 1973 (August 09 1973) | Birth | Filippo Inzaghi, Italian footballer | |
August 9th, 1972 (August 09 1972) | Birth | Juanes, Colombian singer | |
August 9th, 1972 (August 09 1972) | Birth | A-Mei, Taiwanese singer | |
August 9th, 1971 (August 09 1971) | Birth | Davide Rebellin, Italian cyclist | |
August 9th, 1971 (August 09 1971) | Birth | Mack 10, American rapper | |
August 9th, 1971 (August 09 1971) | Birth | James Kim, technology reporter (died in 2006) | |
August 9th, 1970 (August 09 1970) | Birth | Rod Brind Amour, hockey player | |
August 9th, 1970 (August 09 1970) | Birth | Chris Cuomo, American TV journalist | |
August 9th, 1970 (August 09 1970) | Birth | Thomas Lennon, American actor | |
August 9th, 1970 (August 09 1970) | Birth | Arion Salazar, American musician (Third Eye Blind) | |
August 9th, 1969 (August 09 1969) | Event | Members of a cult led by Charles Manson brutally murder pregnant actress Sharon Tate (wife of Roman Polanski), coffee heiress Abigail Folger, Polish actor Wojciech Frykowski, men s hairstylist Jay Sebring, and recent high-school graduate Steven Parent at 10050 Cielo Drive in Los Angeles, California. | Sharon Tate Quotes |
August 9th, 1969 (August 09 1969) | Birth | Divine Brown, American convicted felon | |
August 9th, 1969 (August 09 1969) | Birth | Troy Percival, baseball player | |
August 9th, 1969 (August 09 1969) | Death | Cecil Frank Powell, British physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (born in 1903) | |
August 9th, 1969 (August 09 1969) | Death | Abigail Folger, American heiress (murdered) (born in 1943) | |
August 9th, 1969 (August 09 1969) | Death | Wojciech Frykowski, Polish writer (murdered) (born in 1936) | |
August 9th, 1969 (August 09 1969) | Death | Jay Sebring, American hair stylist (murdered) (born in 1933) | |
August 9th, 1969 (August 09 1969) | Death | Sharon Tate, American actress (murdered) (born in 1943) | Sharon Tate Quotes |
August 9th, 1969 (August 09 1969) | Death | Steven Parent, American student (murdered) (born in 1951) | |
August 9th, 1968 (August 09 1968) | Birth | Gillian Anderson, American actress | Eric Gill Quotes |
August 9th, 1968 (August 09 1968) | Birth | Eric Bana, Australian actor | |
August 9th, 1968 (August 09 1968) | Birth | Karyn Parsons, American actress | |
August 9th, 1968 (August 09 1968) | Birth | Sam Fogarino, American musician (Interpol) | |
August 9th, 1968 (August 09 1968) | Birth | McG, American film producer and director | |
August 9th, 1967 (August 09 1967) | Birth | Deion Sanders, American football player | |
August 9th, 1967 (August 09 1967) | Birth | Matt Henney, English footballer | |
August 9th, 1967 (August 09 1967) | Death | Joe Orton, English writer (born in 1933) | Joe Orton Quotes |
August 9th, 1965 (August 09 1965) | Event | Singapore seceded from Malaysia and gained independence. | |
August 9th, 1965 (August 09 1965) | Event | A fire at a Titan missile base near Little Rock, Arkansas kills 53 construction workers. | |
August 9th, 1964 (August 09 1964) | Birth | Brett Hull, Canadian-born hockey player | |
August 9th, 1964 (August 09 1964) | Birth | Hoda Kotb, American television news anchor | |
August 9th, 1963 (August 09 1963) | Birth | Whitney Houston, American diva and actress | |
August 9th, 1962 (August 09 1962) | Birth | Kevin Mack, American football player | |
August 9th, 1962 (August 09 1962) | Birth | Louis Lipps, American football player | |
August 9th, 1962 (August 09 1962) | Death | Hermann Hesse, German-born writer, Nobel Prize Laureate (born in 1877) | Hermann Hesse Quotes |
August 9th, 1961 (August 09 1961) | Birth | Brad Gilbert, American tennis player | |
August 9th, 1961 (August 09 1961) | Birth | John Key, New Zealand politician | |
August 9th, 1961 (August 09 1961) | Birth | Amy Stiller, American actress | |
August 9th, 1959 (August 09 1959) | Birth | Kurtis Blow, American rapper | |
August 9th, 1959 (August 09 1959) | Birth | Stuart Hughes, Canadian actor | |
August 9th, 1957 (August 09 1957) | Birth | Melanie Griffith, American actress | |
August 9th, 1957 (August 09 1957) | Death | Carl Clauberg, Nazi doctor (born in 1898) | Carl Clauberg Quotes |
August 9th, 1955 (August 09 1955) | Birth | John E. Sweeney, American politician | |
August 9th, 1955 (August 09 1955) | Birth | Peter Schmuck, American sportswriter | |
August 9th, 1952 (August 09 1952) | Birth | Prateep Ungsongtham Hata, Thai politician | |
August 9th, 1949 (August 09 1949) | Birth | Jonathan Kellerman, American writer | |
August 9th, 1948 (August 09 1948) | Birth | Bill Campbell, American baseball player | |
August 9th, 1947 (August 09 1947) | Birth | Barbara Mason, American soul singer | |
August 9th, 1947 (August 09 1947) | Birth | Benjamin Orr, American bassist and singer (The Cars) (died in 2000) | |
August 9th, 1946 (August 09 1946) | Birth | Jim Kiick, American football player | |
August 9th, 1945 (August 09 1945) | Event | World War II: Nagasaki is devastated when an atomic bomb, "Fat Man", is dropped by the United States B-29 Bockscar. 70,000 people are killed instantly. | Saki Quotes |
August 9th, 1945 (August 09 1945) | Birth | Posy Simmonds, English cartoonist | |
August 9th, 1945 (August 09 1945) | Death | Harry Hillman, American athlete (born in 1881) | |
August 9th, 1945 (August 09 1945) | Death | Robert Hampton Gray, last Canadian Victoria Cross recipient (born in 1917) | |
August 9th, 1944 (August 09 1944) | Event | The United States Forest Service and the Wartime Advertising Council release posters featuring Smokey Bear for the first time. | |
August 9th, 1944 (August 09 1944) | Birth | Sam Elliott, American actor | |
August 9th, 1943 (August 09 1943) | Birth | Ken Norton, American boxer | |
August 9th, 1942 (August 09 1942) | Event | Indian leader, Mahatma Gandhi is arrested in Bombay by British forces, launching the Quit India Movement. | Mahatma Gandhi Quotes |
August 9th, 1942 (August 09 1942) | Event | World War II: Battle of Savo IslandAllied naval forces protecting their amphibious forces during the initial stages of the Battle of Guadalcanal are surprised and defeated by an Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser force. | |
August 9th, 1942 (August 09 1942) | Birth | Tommie Agee, American baseball player (died in 2001) | |
August 9th, 1942 (August 09 1942) | Birth | David Steinberg, Canadian comedian | |
August 9th, 1942 (August 09 1942) | Death | Edith Stein, (St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross) (executed) (born in 1891) | Ben Stein Quotes |
August 9th, 1940 (August 09 1940) | Birth | Beverlee McKinsey, American actress (died in 2008) | |
August 9th, 1939 (August 09 1939) | Birth | Romano Prodi, Prime Minister of Italy, former President of the European Commission | |
August 9th, 1939 (August 09 1939) | Birth | Brito, Brazilian footballer | |
August 9th, 1938 (August 09 1938) | Birth | Leonid Kuchma, Ukrainian politician | |
August 9th, 1938 (August 09 1938) | Birth | Rod Laver, Australian tennis player | |
August 9th, 1938 (August 09 1938) | Birth | Otto Rehhagel, German football manager | |
August 9th, 1936 (August 09 1936) | Event | Summer Olympic Games: Games of the XI Olympiad: Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal at the games becoming the first American to win four medals in one Olympiad. | Jesse Owens Quotes |
August 9th, 1936 (August 09 1936) | Birth | Julian Javier, American baseball player | Julian Quotes |
August 9th, 1936 (August 09 1936) | Birth | Patrick Tse Yin, Hong Kong film director | |
August 9th, 1933 (August 09 1933) | Birth | Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, Japanese television personality and children s author | |
August 9th, 1932 (August 09 1932) | Birth | John Gomery, Canadian jurist | |
August 9th, 1931 (August 09 1931) | Birth | Mario Zagallo, Brazilian football coach and player | |
August 9th, 1931 (August 09 1931) | Birth | Chuck Essegian, American baseball player | |
August 9th, 1930 (August 09 1930) | Birth | Jacques Parizeau, Quebec economist and politician | |
August 9th, 1928 (August 09 1928) | Birth | Bob Cousy, American. basketball player | |
August 9th, 1927 (August 09 1927) | Birth | Daniel Keyes, American author | |
August 9th, 1927 (August 09 1927) | Birth | Robert Shaw, English actor (died in 1978) | |
August 9th, 1925 (August 09 1925) | Birth | David A. Huffman, creator of Huffman coding (died in 1999) | |
August 9th, 1922 (August 09 1922) | Birth | Philip Larkin, English poet (died in 1985) | Philip Larkin Quotes |
August 9th, 1921 (August 09 1921) | Birth | J. James Exon, American politician, (died in 2005) | |
August 9th, 1921 (August 09 1921) | Birth | Ernest Angley, televangelist | |
August 9th, 1920 (August 09 1920) | Birth | Enzo Biagi, Italian journalist and writer | |
August 9th, 1919 (August 09 1919) | Birth | Joop den Uyl, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (died in 1987) | |
August 9th, 1919 (August 09 1919) | Birth | Ralph Houk, American baseball player and manager | |
August 9th, 1919 (August 09 1919) | Death | Ruggiero Leoncavallo, Italian composer (born in 1857) | |
August 9th, 1914 (August 09 1914) | Birth | Tove Jansson, Finnish author (Moomins) (died in 2001) | |
August 9th, 1914 (August 09 1914) | Birth | Ferenc Fricsay, Hungarian conductor (died in 1963) | |
August 9th, 1914 (August 09 1914) | Birth | Joe Mercer, English footballer (died in 1990) | |
August 9th, 1911 (August 09 1911) | Birth | William Alfred Fowler, American physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (died in 1996) | Alfred Nobel Quotes |
August 9th, 1911 (August 09 1911) | Birth | Eddie Futch, American boxing trainer (died in 2001) | |
August 9th, 1909 (August 09 1909) | Birth | Adam von Trott zu Solz, German diplomat (died in 1944) | |
August 9th, 1907 (August 09 1907) | Event | The first Boy Scout encampment concludes at Brownsea Island in Southern England. | |
August 9th, 1902 (August 09 1902) | Event | Edward VII is crowned king of the United Kingdom. | |
August 9th, 1902 (August 09 1902) | Birth | Zino Francescatti, French violinist (died in 1991) | |
August 9th, 1901 (August 09 1901) | Birth | Charles Farrell, American actor (died in 1990) | |
August 9th, 1899 (August 09 1899) | Birth | P. L. Travers, Australian author (died in 1996) | P. L. Travers Quotes |
August 9th, 1896 (August 09 1896) | Birth | Jean Piaget, Swiss psychologist (died in 1980) | Jean Piaget Quotes |
August 9th, 1896 (August 09 1896) | Birth | Erich Huckel, German physicist (died in 1980) | |
August 9th, 1892 (August 09 1892) | Event | Thomas Edison receives a patent for a two-way telegraph. | |
August 9th, 1886 (August 09 1886) | Death | Samuel Ferguson, Northern Irish poet and artist (born in 1810) | |
August 9th, 1877 (August 09 1877) | Event | Indian Wars: Battle of Big HoleA small band of Nez Perce Indians clash with the United States Army. | |
August 9th, 1875 (August 09 1875) | Birth | Albert Ketelbey, English pianist, conductor and composer (born in 1959) | |
August 9th, 1874 (August 09 1874) | Birth | Reynaldo Hahn, Venezuelan composer and conductor (died in 1947) | |
August 9th, 1872 (August 09 1872) | Birth | Archduke Joseph August of Austria, Austrian field marshal (died in 1962) | |
August 9th, 1871 (August 09 1871) | Birth | Leonid Andreyev, Russian writer (died in 1919) | |
August 9th, 1862 (August 09 1862) | Event | American Civil War: Battle of Cedar MountainAt Cedar Mountain, Virginia, Confederate General Stonewall Jackson narrowly defeats Union forces under General John Pope. | |
August 9th, 1847 (August 09 1847) | Birth | Maria Victoria al Pozzo della Cisterna, queen consort of Spain (died in 1876) | |
August 9th, 1845 (August 09 1845) | Birth | Andre Bessette, Canadian religious figure (died in 1937) | |
August 9th, 1842 (August 09 1842) | Event | Webster-Ashburton Treaty is signed, establishing the United States-Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains. | The Rock Quotes |
August 9th, 1837 (August 09 1837) | Death | Xavier Sigalon, French painter (born in 1787) | |
August 9th, 1816 (August 09 1816) | Death | Johann August Apel, German jurist and writer (born in 1771) | |
August 9th, 1810 (August 09 1810) | Event | Napoleon annexes Westphalia as part of the First French Empire. | |
August 9th, 1809 (August 09 1809) | Birth | William Barret Travis, commander at Battle of the Alamo | |
August 9th, 1805 (August 09 1805) | Birth | Joseph Locke, English railway and civil engineer (died in 1860) | |
August 9th, 1797 (August 09 1797) | Birth | Charles Robert Malden, British naval officer (died in 1855) | |
August 9th, 1783 (August 09 1783) | Birth | Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia (died in 1801) | |
August 9th, 1776 (August 09 1776) | Birth | Amedeo Avogadro, Italian chemist (died in 1856) | |
August 9th, 1757 (August 09 1757) | Birth | Thomas Telford, Scottish civil engineer (died in 1834) | |
August 9th, 1744 (August 09 1744) | Death | James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos, English patron of the arts (born in 1673) | |
August 9th, 1726 (August 09 1726) | Birth | Francesco Cetti, Italian Jesuit scientist (died in 1778) | |
August 9th, 1722 (August 09 1722) | Birth | Augustus William, Prince of Prussia (died in 1758) | |
August 9th, 1720 (August 09 1720) | Death | Simon Ockley, English orientalist (born in 1678) | |
August 9th, 1674 (August 09 1674) | Birth | Frantisek Maxmilian Kanka, Czech architect (died in 1766) | |
August 9th, 1669 (August 09 1669) | Birth | Eudoxia Lopukhina, Tsarina of Russia (died in 1731) | |
August 9th, 1666 (August 09 1666) | Event | Rear Admiral Robert Holmes leads a raid on the Dutch island of Terschelling, destroying 150 merchant ships in the Vlie estuary, and pillaging the town of West-Terschelling, an act later knkown as "Holmes s Bonfire". | |
August 9th, 1653 (August 09 1653) | Birth | John Oldham, English poet (died in 1683) | |
August 9th, 1648 (August 09 1648) | Birth | Johann Michael Bach, German composer (died in 1694) | |
August 9th, 1634 (August 09 1634) | Death | William Noy, English jurist (born in 1577) | |
August 9th, 1631 (August 09 1631) | Birth | John Dryden, English Poet Laureate (died in 1700) | |
August 9th, 1601 (August 09 1601) | Death | Michael the Brave, Prince of Wallachia (born in 1558) | |
August 9th, 1593 (August 09 1593) | Birth | Izaak Walton, English angler (died in 1683) | |
August 9th, 1534 (August 09 1534) | Death | Cardinal Cajetan, Italian theologian (born in 1470) | |
August 9th, 1483 (August 09 1483) | Event | Opening of the Sistine Chapel | |
August 9th, 1329 (August 09 1329) | Event | Quilon the first Indian Diocese was erected by Pope John XXII and Jordanus was appointed the first Bishop | |
August 9th, 1250 (August 09 1250) | Death | King Eric IV of Denmark (born in 1216) | |
August 9th, 1201 (August 09 1201) | Birth | Arnold Fitz Thedmar, English chronicler (died in 1274) | |
August 9th, 1173 (August 09 1173) | Event | Construction of the Tower of Pisa begins, and it takes two centuries to complete. | |
August 9th, 1173 (August 09 1173) | Death | Najm ad-Din Ayyub, father of Saladin | |
August 9th, 1107 (August 09 1107) | Death | Emperor Horikawa of Japan (born in 1079) | |
August 9th, 1048 (August 09 1048) | Event | Pope Damasus II dies in Rome, after reigning for only 23 days. | |
August 9th, 0803 (August 09 0803) | Death | Byzantine Empress Irene (born in 752) | |
August 9th, 0681 (August 09 0681) | Event | Bulgaria is founded as a Khanate on the south bank of the Danube, after defeating the Byzantine armies of Emperor Constantine IV south of the Danube delta. | |
August 9th, 0378 (August 09 0378) | Event | Gothic War: Battle of AdrianopleA large Roman army led by Emperor Valens is defeated by the Visigoths in present-day Turkey. Valens is killed along with over half of his army. | |
August 9th, 0378 (August 09 0378) | Death | Valens, Roman Emperor (killed in battle) (born in 328) | |
August 9th, 0117 (August 09 0117) | Death | Trajan, Roman Emperor (born in 53) | |