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May 9, 1936

On May 9, 1936, italy formally annexes Ethiopia after taking the capital Addis Ababa on May 5. Wilfried Martens, Robert F. Overmyer, Bert Sugar would arrive in the same year.

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1936

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1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1936th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 936th year of the 2nd millennium, the 36th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1930s decade.

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On May 9, 1936

  1. 1936 Italy formally annexes Ethiopia after taking the capital Addis Ababa on May 5.

    Country in the Horn of Africa (1270–1974)

    The Ethiopian Empire, historically known as Abyssinia or simply Ethiopia, was a country that encompassed the present-day territories of Ethiopia and Eritrea. It existed from the establishment of the Solomonic dynasty by Yekuno Amlak around 1270 until the 1974 coup d'état by the Derg, which ended the reign of the final Emperor, Haile Selassie. In the late 19th century, under Emperor Menelik II, the empire expanded significantly to the south, and in 1952, Eritrea was federated under Selassie's rule.

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Born on May 9, 1936

Albert Finney 1936– English actor (1936–2019)
Glenda Jackson 1936– English actress and politician (1936–2023)

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Others born in 1936

Wilfried Martens 1936– Belgian politician, 60th Prime Minister of Belgium (died 2013)
Robert F. Overmyer 1936– American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (died 1996)
Bert Sugar 1936– American author and boxing historian (died 2012)
Pippo Baudo 1936– Italian television presenter (died 2025)
Albert Finney 1936– English actor (died 2019)
Glenda Jackson 1936– English actress and politician (died 2023)

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