Sept. 17, Church of Holy Sepulcher initiated in Jerusalem

17/09/2014

 

335 – Church of Holy Sepulcher initiated in Jerusalem.

1908 – American Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge becomes first person to die in a powered airplane crash.

1948 – Jewish Lehi extremist organization (known as Stern Gang) assassinates UN peace mediator in Palestine Count Folke Bernadotte.

1978 – Camp David treaty between Egypt and the Israeli enemy signed.

1994 – British philosopher Karl Popper dies at 92.

H. Zain/H. Said