Portal:Current events/September 2007/Sidebar

Events
Ongoing Burmese anti-government protests Chinese protein export scandal Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy Trial of the Jena Six FIFA Women's World Cup Iran's nuclear program operation ISS Expedition 15 Rugby World Cup Subprime mortgage financial crisis Natural disasters African floods Greek fires

Recent deaths

September 29: Lois Maxwell 24: Frank Hyde 22: Marcel Marceau 21: Rex Humbard 21: Alice Ghostley 16: Robert Jordan 15: Brett Somers 15: Colin McRae 13: Sheikh Sittar 11: Willie Tee 11: Ian Porterfield 11: Gene Savoy 11: Joe Zawinul 10: Dame Anita Roddick 10: Ted Stepien 10: Jane Wyman 9: Hughie Thomasson 9: Sir Tasker Watkins 7: Alex the parrot 6: Madeleine L'Engle 6: Luciano Pavarotti 5: Paul Gillmor

Ongoing armed conflicts
Acholiland insurgency Arab-Israeli conflict Colombian armed conflict Iraq War Communist and Islamic Insurgency in the Philippines Waziristan War Hamas-Fatah clashes War in Somalia Turkey-PKK conflict Second Chechen War 2007 Lebanon conflict 2007 Ogaden conflict South Thailand insurgency Sri Lankan Civil War War in Afghanistan Darfur conflict

Elections

Recent: September September 3: Jamaica, Parliament September 7: Morocco, Parliament September 9: Guatemala, President and Parliament September 16: Greece, Parliament September 23: Madagascar, Parliament September 23: Japan, Prime Minister September 25: Lebanon, President Upcoming: September September 30: Ecuador, Constituent Assembly September 30: Ukraine, Parliament Upcoming: October October 9: Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, general election October 10: Ontario, Canada, general election 15 October onwards: People's Republic of China, Leadership of the Communist Party of China

Trials

Upcoming U.S.: Steven L. Jordan U.S.: James Charles Kopp U.S.: Ehren Watada U.S.: Tom DeLay U.S.: William J. Jefferson Ongoing Australia: Robert Farquharson Cambodia: Khmer Rouge Tribunal Canada: Robert Pickton China: Zhou Zhengyi China: Chen Liangyu Iraq: Iraqi Special Tribunal Netherlands: Hofstad Network Netherlands: ICC Thomas Lubanga Netherlands: ICTY Peru: Alberto Fujimori (extradition) Sierra Leone: SCfSL Charles Taylor U.S.: José Padilla U.S.: Brian Nichols U.S.: Phil Spector

Holidays and observances

September 1: Independence Day: Uzbekistan September 2: Independence Day: Transnistria and Vietnam September 3: Independence Day: Qatar September 3: Labor Day (United States, Canada) September 4: Krishna Janmaashtami (India) September 6: Independence Day: Swaziland September 7: Independence Day: Brazil September 8: Independence Day: Republic of Macedonia September 9: Independence Day: Official North Korea and Tajikistan 11: National Day of Catalonia 13: Ramadan begins (Islamic) 13: Rosh Hashanah (Jewish) 15: Independence Day: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua 16: Independence Day: Mexico and Papua New Guinea 18: Independence Day: Chile (The Patria Vieja) 21: Independence Day: Armenia, Belize, and Malta 22: Independence Day: Bulgaria and Mali 22: Yom Kippur (Jewish) 23: Autumnal equinox 24: Heritage Day (South Africa) 27: First day of Sukkot (Jewish) 30: Independence Day: Botswana October 1: Independence Day (Nigeria) 1: Independence Day (Cyprus) 2: Gandhi Jayanti (India) 3: Last 3rd of Ramadan which includes Laylat al-Qadr (Islamic) 3: end of Sukkot, sunset (Judaism) 4: Independence Day (Lesotho) 8: Proclamation of Republic (Portugal) 8: Thanksgiving (Canada) 8: Health and Sports Day (Japan) 8: Independence Day (Croatia) 13: Eid ul-Fitr (Islam) 27: Independence Day (Azerbaijan) 21: Apple Day 24: United Nations Day 24: Independence Day (Zambia) 27: Independence Day (St. Vincent & the Grenadines) 27: Independence Day (Turkmenistan) 27: Independence Day (Czech Republic and Slovakia) 31: Halloween