AUGUST 9 NUMBER FACTS

NUMBER FACTS AUGUST 9
1, 000, 000 (1 million): Approximate number of those evacuated on August 9, 2009 after Typhoon Morakat approached southeastern China.
3 billions: Population number that Asia hit on August 10, 1988, based on UN Statistics.
10.3 seconds: World Record time set by Percy Williams in the100m (10.3 sec), August 9, 1930.
12: A string of straight wins by Minnesota Twins Brad Radke that was broken by Yankees on August 9, 1997.
12: Number of Dutch illegal paper "Trouw," executed at Camp Vught, on August 9, 1944.
19: A game win streak record set by New York Giant pitcher Tim Keefe, on August 10, 1888.
24th: Number of State Admission to the United States of America, granted to Missouri on August 10, 1821.
31: Those who were killed when 400,000 demonstrated for democracy in Madagascar, on August 11, 1991.
44 caliber killer: Name attributed to a killer who later on was associated with a Postal employee David Berkowitz, who was arrested in Yonkers, New York, on August 10, 1977.
45: Number of American exchange students aboard Peruvian Airlines jet that exploded on August 9, 1970.
53: Number of those died after fire erupted in the Titan II silo, in Searcy Arkansas, 53 die, on August 9, 1965.