Reuters quote of the day, March 9

Thursday, March 8, 2007, 11:52 [IST]

London, Mar 8 (Reuters) Following is a notable quote from history. ''I don't believe in dying. It's been done. I'm working on a new exit. Besides, I can't die now, I'm booked.

-- US comedian, George Burns, one of America's best loved and most enduring entertainers. He died on March 9, 1996, weeks after his 100th birthday.

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Reuters historical calendar - March 9

Thursday, March 8, 2007,11:52 [IST]

March 8 (Reuters) Following are some of the major events to have occurred on March 9 since 1900: 1916 - Germany declared war on Portugal on the grounds that Portugal had seized German shipping in Portuguese harbours. 1918 - The German actor and dramatist Frank Wedekind died. 1924 - Italy annexed the independent city of Fiume but abandoned claims to Yugoslavia's Dalmatian coast. 1942 - Japanese troops took Java after much fighting against Dutch colonial forces and their British, Australian and.....

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