On This Day — September 8

🕰️ Notable Events on September 8

• 2005 — Two Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft from EMERCOM land at a disaster aid staging area at Little Rock Air Force Base; the first time Russia has flown such a mission to North America. Wikipedia ↗
• 2004 — NASA's unmanned spacecraft Genesis crash-lands when its parachute fails to open. Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — USAir Flight 427, on approach to Pittsburgh International Airport, suddenly crashes in clear weather killing all 132 aboard; resulting in the most extensive aviation investigation in world history and altering manufacturing practices in the industry. Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — The Republic of Macedonia becomes independent. Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Partnair Flight 394 dived into the North Sea, killing 55 people. The investigation showed that the tail of the plane vibrated loose in flight due to sub-standard connecting bolts that had been fraudulently sold as aircraft-grade. Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Yellowstone National Park is closed for the first time in U.S. history due to ongoing fires. Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Black Friday, a massacre by soldiers against protesters in Tehran, results in 700-3000 deaths, it marks the beginning of the end of the monarchy in Iran. Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Gays in the military: US Air Force Tech Sergeant Leonard Matlovich, a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War, appears in his Air Force uniform on the cover of Time magazine with the headline "I Am A Homosexual". He is given a general discharge, later upgraded to honorable. Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Watergate scandal: US President Gerald Ford pardons former President Richard Nixon for any crimes Nixon may have committed while in office. Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — In Washington, D.C., the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is inaugurated, with the opening feature being the premiere of Leonard Bernstein's Mass. Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — The landmark American science fiction television series Star Trek premieres with its first-aired episode, "The Man Trap". Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Last run of the famous Pines Express over the Somerset and Dorset Railway line (UK) fittingly using the last steam locomotive built by British Railways, 9F locomotive 92220 Evening Star. Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — In Huntsville, Alabama, US President Dwight D. Eisenhower formally dedicates the Marshall Space Flight Center (NASA had already activated the facility on July 1). Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) is established. Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation makes its first televised broadcast on the second escape of the Boyd Gang. Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Treaty of San Francisco: In San Francisco, 48 nations sign a peace treaty with Japan in formal recognition of the end of the Pacific War. Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — A 95.6% vote in favor of abolishing the monarchy in Bulgaria. Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Cold War: United States troops arrive to partition the southern part of Korea in response to Soviet troops occupying the northern part of the peninsula a month earlier. Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — World War II: London is hit by a V-2 rocket for the first time. Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — World War II: The O.B.S. (German General Headquarters for the Mediterranean zone) in Frascati is bombed by USAAF. Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — World War II: United States General Dwight D. Eisenhower publicly announces the Allied armistice with Italy. Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — World War II: Siege of Leningrad begins. German forces begin the siege of Leningrad. Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — US Senator from Louisiana Huey Long is fatally shot in the Louisiana State Capitol building. Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Off the New Jersey coast, a fire aboard the passenger liner SS Morro Castle kills 137 people. Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Ghazi bin Faisal became King of Iraq. Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — 3M begins marketing Scotch transparent tape. Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Rif War: Spanish forces including troops from the Foreign Legion under Colonel Francisco Franco landing at Al Hoceima, Morocco. Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Honda Point disaster: Nine US Navy destroyers run aground off the California coast. Seven are lost, and twenty-three sailors killed. Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Margaret Gorman, a 16-year-old, wins the Atlantic City Pageant's Golden Mermaid trophy; pageant officials later dubbed her the first Miss America. Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — World War I: Private Thomas Highgate becomes the first British soldier to be executed for desertion during the war. Wikipedia ↗
• 1905 — The 7.2 Mw Calabria earthquake shakes Southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 557 and 2,500 people. Wikipedia ↗
• 1900 — Galveston hurricane: A powerful hurricane hits Galveston, Texas killing about 8,000 people. Wikipedia ↗
• 1892 — The Pledge of Allegiance is first recited. Wikipedia ↗
• 1888 — In Spain, the first travel of Isaac Peral's submarine. Wikipedia ↗
• 1888 — In London, the body of Jack the Ripper's second murder victim, Annie Chapman, is found. Wikipedia ↗
• 1888 — In England the first six Football League matches are played. Wikipedia ↗
• 1883 — The Northern Pacific Railway (reporting mark NP) was completed in a ceremony at Gold Creek, Montana. Former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in an event attended by rail and political luminaries. Wikipedia ↗
• 1863 — American Civil War: Second Battle of Sabine Pass: On the Texas-Louisiana border at the mouth of the Sabine River, a small Confederate force thwarts a Union invasion of Texas. Wikipedia ↗
• 1862 — Millennium of Russia monument unveiled in Novgorod. Wikipedia ↗
• 1860 — The steamship PS Lady Elgin sinks on Lake Michigan, with the loss of around 300 lives. Wikipedia ↗
• 1831 — William IV and Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Wikipedia ↗
• 1831 — November uprising: Battle of Warsaw ends, effectively ending the Insurrection. Wikipedia ↗
• 1810 — The Tonquin sets sail from New York Harbor with 33 employees of John Jacob Astor's newly created Pacific Fur Company on board. After a six-month journey around the tip of South America, the ship arrives at the mouth of the Columbia River and Astor's men establish the fur-trading town of Astoria, Oregon. Wikipedia ↗
• 1796 — French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Bassano: French forces defeat Austrian troops at Bassano del Grappa. Wikipedia ↗
• 1793 — French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Hondschoote. Wikipedia ↗
• 1781 — American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Eutaw Springs in South Carolina, the war's last significant battle in the Southern theater, ends in a narrow British tactical victory. Wikipedia ↗
• 1775 — The unsuccessful Rising of the Priests in Malta. Wikipedia ↗
• 1761 — Marriage of King George III of the United Kingdom to Duchess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Wikipedia ↗
• 1756 — French and Indian War: Kittanning Expedition. Wikipedia ↗
• 1755 — French and Indian War: Battle of Lake George. Wikipedia ↗
• 1727 — A barn fire during a puppet show in the village of Burwell in Cambridgeshire, England kills 78 people, many of whom are children. Wikipedia ↗
• 1655 — Warsaw falls without resistance to a small force under the command of Charles X Gustav of Sweden during The Deluge, making it the first time the city is captured by a foreign army. Wikipedia ↗
• 1612 — The foundation day in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil. Wikipedia ↗
• 1565 — St. Augustine, Florida was founded by Spanish admiral and Florida's first governor, Pedro Menéndez de Avilés. Wikipedia ↗
• 1565 — The Knights of Malta lift the Ottoman siege of Malta that began on May 18. Wikipedia ↗
• 1551 — The foundation day in Vitória, Brazil. Wikipedia ↗
• 1514 — Battle of Orsha: In one of the biggest battles of the century, Lithuanians and Poles defeat the Russian army. Wikipedia ↗
• 1504 — Michelangelo's David is unveiled in Piazza della Signoria in Florence. Wikipedia ↗
• 1380 — Battle of Kulikovo: Russian forces defeat a mixed army of Tatars and Mongols, stopping their advance. Wikipedia ↗
• 1331 — Stefan Dušan declares himself king of Serbia Wikipedia ↗
• 1276 — Pope John XXI is chosen. Wikipedia ↗
• 1264 — The Statute of Kalisz, guaranteeing Jews safety and personal liberties and giving battei din jurisdiction over Jewish matters, is promulgated by Bolesław the Pious, Duke of Greater Poland. Wikipedia ↗
• 1253 — Pope Innocent IV canonised Stanislaus of Szczepanów, killed by king Bolesław II. Wikipedia ↗
• 1198 — Philip of Swabia, Prince of Hohenstaufen, is crowned King of Germany (King of the Romans) Wikipedia ↗
• 1100 — Election of Antipope Theodoric. Wikipedia ↗
• 617 — Battle of Huoyi: Li Yuan defeats a Sui dynasty army, opening the path to his capture of the imperial capital Chang'an and the eventual establishment of the Tang dynasty. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on September 8

• 1995 — Ellie Black, Canadian gymnast Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Marco Benassi, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Nino Niederreiter, Swiss ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Kilian Pruschke, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Ignacio González, Mexican footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Joe Sugg, British Vlogger Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Matt Barkley, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Tokelo Rantie, South African footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Musa Nizam, Turkish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Jos Buttler, English cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Gylfi Sigurðsson, Icelandic footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Avicii, Swedish electronic musician Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Arrelious Benn, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Chantal Jones, American model and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Rie Kaneto, Japanese swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Alexandre Bilodeau, Canadian skier Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Danielle Frenkel, Israeli high jumper Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Wiz Khalifa, Haitian rapper and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Illya Marchenko, Ukrainian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Marcel Nguyen, German gymnast Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Brett Anderson, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Carlos Bacca, Colombian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Matt Grothe, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Dan Hunt, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — João Moutinho, Portuguese footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Kirill Nababkin, Russian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Tomasz Jodłowiec, Polish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Bobby Parnell, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Vitaly Petrov, Russian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Jürgen Säumel, Austrian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Tiago Treichel, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Peter Whittingham, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Kate Beaton, Canadian cartoonist Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Diego Benaglio, Swiss footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Will Blalock, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Chris Judd, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Wali Lundy, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Travis Daniels, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Kate Abdo, English journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Selim Benachour, Tunisian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Māris Ļaksa, Latvian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Morten Gamst Pedersen, Norwegian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Jonathan Taylor Thomas, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Pink, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Gerard Autet, Spanish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Emanuele Ferraro, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Gil Meche, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Angela Rawlings, Canadian-American author and poet Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Rebel, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Jay McKee, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Gerald Drummond, Costa Rican footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Jervis Drummond, Costa Rican footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Sjeng Schalken, Dutch tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Lee Eul-yong, South Korean footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Richard Hughes, English drummer Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Chris Latham, Australian rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Elena Likhovtseva, Russian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Larenz Tate, American actor, director, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Marios Agathokleous, Cypriot footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Tanaz Eshaghian, Iranian-American director and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Braulio Luna, Mexican footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1974 — Rick Michaels, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Khamis Al-Dosari, Saudi Arabian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Gabrial McNair, American saxophonist, keyboard player, and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Troy Sanders, American singer-songwriter and bass player Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Markus Babbel, German footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Os du Randt, South African rugby player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Lisa Kennedy Montgomery, American radio and television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — David Arquette, American actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Martin Freeman, English actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Lachlan Murdoch, English-Australian businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Dustin O'Halloran, American pianist and composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Daniel Petrov, Bulgarian boxer Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Pierre Sévigny, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Neko Case, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Paul DiPietro, Canadian-Swiss ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Nidal Malik Hasan, American soldier, psychiatrist, and mass murderer Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Latrell Sprewell, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Lodi, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Andy Ward, Irish rugby player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — John Welborn, Australian rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Lars Bohinen, Norwegian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Petter Hegre, Norwegian photographer Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Oswaldo Ibarra, Ecuadorian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Chris Powell, English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Gary Speed, Welsh footballer and manager (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Wolfram Klein, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Ray Wilson, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Eerik-Niiles Kross, Estonian politician and diplomat Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — James Packer, Australian businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Kimberly Peirce, American director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Peter Furler, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Darlene Zschech, Australian singer-songwriter and pastor Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Tutilo Burger, German Benedictine monk and abbot Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Michael Johns, American businessman and political activist Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Joachim Nielsen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Raven, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Alexandros Alexiou, Greek footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Daniel Wolpert, American scientist Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Timothy Well, American wrestler (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Aimee Mann, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — David Steele, English bass player and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Aguri Suzuki, Japanese race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Bart Batten, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Brad Batten, American wrestler (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Michael Lardie, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Walt Easley, American football player (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Mick Brown, American drummer Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — David Carr, American journalist and author (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Maurice Cheeks, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Stefan Johansson, Swedish race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — David O'Halloran, Australian footballer (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Terry Tempest Williams, American environmentalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Mark Lindsay Chapman, English actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Ruby Bridges, American civil rights activist Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Michael Shermer, American historian, author, and academic, founded The Skeptics Society Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Pascal Greggory, French actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Stein-Erik Olsen, Norwegian guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Will Lee, American bass player Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Geoff Miller, English cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Graham Mourie, New Zealand rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Tim Gullikson, American tennis player and coach (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Tom Gullikson, American tennis player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — John McDonnell, English politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Dezső Ránki, Hungarian pianist Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Ian Davidson, Scottish lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Zachary Richard, American singer-songwriter and poet Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Mike Simpson, American dentist and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Edward Hinds, English physicist and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Great Kabuki, Japanese wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Jean-Pierre Monseré, Belgian cyclist (d. 1971) Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Valery Afanassiev, Russian pianist and conductor Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Halldór Ásgrímsson, Icelandic accountant and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Iceland (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗

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