September 8

Events

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 * - declares himself king of
 * - - n forces defeat a mixed army of  and s, stopping their advance.
 * - - ians capture the.
 * - is unveiled in.
 * - - In one of the biggest battles of the century,  and  defeat the n army.
 * - settles.
 * 1565 - The lift the  siege of  (the  started on ).
 * - A barn fire during a puppet show in the of  in,  kills 78 people, many of whom are children.
 * - : -  forces defeat n troops at.
 * - The  sets sail from with 33 employees of 's newly created  on board. After a six-month journey around the tip of, the ship arrived at the mouth of the  and Astor's men established fur-trading town of.
 * - was crowned King of.
 * - : - On the - border at the mouth of the, a small  force thwarts a  invasion of.
 * - In, the body of 's second murder victim, , is found.
 * 1888  - In  the first six  matches ever are played.
 * - : a powerful hits  killing about 8,000 people.
 * - : Private becomes the first British soldier to be executed for desertion during the war.
 * - 16-year-old won the  Pageant's Golden Mermaid trophy; pageant officials later dubbed her the first.
 * - : Nine  s run aground off the  coast. Seven are lost.
 * - was admitted to the.
 * - begins marketing  transparent tape.
 * - Off the coast, a fire aboard the passenger liner  kills 135 people.
 * - from, , nicknamed "Kingfish," is fatally shot in the  capitol building.
 * - : begins.  forces begin a siege against the 's second-largest city, . Stalin orders the  deported to.
 * - : is executed by.
 * 1943  - : The O.B.S.  (German General Headquarters for the Mediterranean zone) in  was bombed by.
 * 1943  - :    publicly announces the.
 * - World War II: is hit by a  for the first time.
 * 1944  - World War II:  is liberated from.
 * - : troops arrive to partition the southern part of  in response to  troops occupying the northern part of the peninsula a month earlier.
 * - : In, 48 nations sign a with  in formal recognition of the end of the.
 * - The  is established.
 * - The  is established.
 * - In,  formally dedicates the  ( had already activated the facility on ).
 * - Newly independent,, by , adopts a.
 * 1962  - Last run of the famous  over the  line (UK) fittingly using the last steam locomotive built by British Railways 9F locomotive 92220 'Evening Star'
 * 1966  - The  was officially opened by
 * - The formal end of steam traction in the by British Railways.
 * - Hijacking (and subsequent destruction) of three airliners to by ; the events to follow would later become known as 
 * - In, the is inaugurated, with the opening feature being the premiere of 's .
 * - :  pardons former   for any crimes Nixon may have committed while in office.
 * - : Tech Sergeant, a decorated veteran of the , appears in his Air Force uniform on the cover of  with the headline (printed in all uppercase) "I Am A Homosexual." He is later given a general discharge.
 * - becomes independent.
 * - A crashes in, near the city of Aliquippa.
 * -   names former   to head an independent investigation of the  fire at the  church near  in response to revelations in the film Waco: The Rules of Engagement contradicting the official government stories.
 * - The officially joins the.
 * -, hosts the.
 * - The unmanned spacecraft  crash-lands when its parachute fails to open.
 * - Two  aircraft land at a disaster aid staging area at . This marks the first time Russia has flown such a mission to North America.
 * -, hosts the.
 * - The unmanned spacecraft  crash-lands when its parachute fails to open.
 * - Two  aircraft land at a disaster aid staging area at . This marks the first time Russia has flown such a mission to North America.

Births

 * -, German Catholic archbishop (d. )
 * -, Shia Imam (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, son of (d. )
 * - Saint, Italian Franciscan missionary (d. )
 * -, Italian poet (d. )
 * -, Spanish Jesuit biblical scholar (d. )
 * -, French mathematician (d. )
 * -, German classical scholar (d. )
 * -, French general (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, French organist and composer (d. )
 * -, French aristocrat (d. )
 * -, French aristocrat (d. )
 * -, German poet (d. )
 * -, Danish writer and philosopher (d. )
 * -, German poet (d. )
 * -, French writer and historian (d. )
 * -, Spanish composer (d. )
 * -, American Civil War soldier (d. )
 * -, French poet, laureate (d. )
 * -, Czech composer (d. )
 * 1841  -, Assassin of   (d.  )
 * - Emperor (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, ninth president of (d. )
 * -, American athlete (d. )
 * -, Belgian racing driver (d. )
 * -, English poet (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, U.S. Senator from Ohio (d. )
 * -, Mexican actress (d. )
 * -, American lyricist and librettist (d. )
 * -, American singer and composer (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, French actor and director (d. )
 * - Sir, English architect (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, British chemist, laureate (d. )
 * -, (Giovanni Luigi Brera), Italian journalist and writer (d. )
 * -, Welsh entertainer (d. )
 * -, American comedian
 * 1922  -, American politician
 * -, Canadian painter (d. )
 * 1924  -,  politician
 * 1924  -, American novelist (d. )
 * -, English actor (d. )
 * -, American country music songwriter (d. )
 * -, German conductor
 * 1929  -, English footballer (d.
 * -, Premier of South Vietnam
 * 1930  -, film and stage actor
 * 1930  -, Author, Artist, Clinical Psychologist
 * -, British politician (d. )
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, Indian singer
 * 1933  -, American pediatrician, father of
 * 1933  -, British playwright
 * 1933  -, American composer
 * -, Canadian politician
 * 1934  -, British composer
 * -, Canadian news anchor (d. )
 * 1937  -, Italian actress
 * -, American politician
 * -, German field hockey player
 * 1939  -, American blues guitarist
 * -, American politician
 * -, American bass guitar player (d. )
 * -, American politician
 * -, Australian cricketer
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * 1945  -, Canadian ice hockey goaltender
 * -, American writer
 * 1947  -, Russian pianist
 * 1947  -, American bassist  (d. )
 * -, singer and songwriter
 * 1950  -, American politician
 * -, Greek composer
 * -, American politician
 * -, British musician (d. )
 * -, American actress
 * -, American guitarist/keyboardist
 * -, Japanese
 * -, Tajik composer and actor
 * -, American musician
 * 1960  -, Italian businessman; husband of  (d. )
 * 1960  -, Japanese racing driver and  team owner
 * -, Spanish tennis player
 * 1962  -, American novelist
 * 1962  -, German actor
 * -, Chinese gymnast
 * 1963  -, American television and film director
 * -, American business executive
 * 1964  -, American professional wrestler
 * 1964  -, Norwegian musician (d. )
 * -, Swedish singer
 * 1966  -, Christian musician
 * -, American film director
 * -, Welsh footballer
 * 1969  -, Ecuadorian footballer
 * 1969  -, Norwegian footballer
 * -, American musician
 * 1970  -, American basketball player
 * 1970  -, Japanese hijacker
 * -, American model
 * 1971  -, Bulgarian boxer
 * 1971  -, American actor
 * 1971  -, English actor
 * 1971  -, French Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, German footballer
 * 1972  -, South African rugby player
 * 1972  -, American television personality
 * 1972  -, Japanese
 * 1972  -, Ireland-born professional poker player
 * -, Saudi Arabian footballer
 * -, Mexican footballer
 * -, English musician,
 * 1975  -, Russian tennis player
 * 1975  -, American Actor
 * 1975  -, South Korean footballer
 * -, Dutch former tennis player
 * 1976  -, Costa Rican footballer
 * 1976  -, Costa Rican footballer
 * 1976  -, American screenwriter
 * -, hockey player
 * -, Spanish footballer
 * 1978  -, baseball player
 * -, American singer
 * -, Japanese footballer
 * -, Norwegian footballer
 * 1981  -, American actor
 * -, American football player
 * 1983  -, Swiss-Italian footballer
 * 1983  -, American basketball player
 * 1983  -, Australian football player, Norm Smith medallist
 * 1983  -, Australian football player
 * -, Russian racing driver
 * -, Sporting Lisbon midfielder
 * -, Australian internet personality
 * 1988  -, German Drummer
 * -, Filipina actress
 * -, English actress

Deaths

 * - King (b. )
 * -, English churchman
 * -, English noblewoman (b. )
 * -, English politician (b. )
 * -, Italian composer (b. )
 * -, English mystic (b. )
 * -, English politician (b. )
 * 1644  -, English poet (b. )
 * -, Spanish writer (b. )
 * -, English bishop and writer (b. )
 * -, countess of Solms-Braunfels (b. )
 * -, Spanish writer (b. )
 * -, Czech sculptor (b. )
 * -, Governor of Belgorod (b. )
 * -, American philanthropist (b. )
 * -, French engineer (b. )
 * -, American Continental Army general (b. )
 * -, American religious leader (b. )
 * -, German zoologist (b. )
 * -, founder of the (b. )
 * -, French mathematician (b. )
 * -, widely believed to be the second victim of (b. )
 * -, German physician (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, Czech journalist (executed) (b. )
 * -, Lesotho writer (b. )
 * -, German composer (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * 1965  -, German chemist,  laureate (b. )
 * -, American television game show host (b. )
 * 1969  -, French explorer and writer (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, American chemist, laureate (b. )
 * -, American civil rights activist (b. )
 * 1981  -, Japanese physicist,  laureate (b. )
 * -, French cyclist (b. )
 * -, American scientist, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, American composer (b. )
 * -, American composer, musician and poet (b. )
 * -, West Indian cricketer (b. )
 * -, Canadian voice actress (b. )
 * 2003  -, German film director (b. )
 * -, American animator (b. )
 * -, Irish cricketer and footballer (b. )
 * -, English-born South African author, artist, and activist (b. )
 * 2006  -, Australian racecar driver and TV personality (rally accident) (b. )
 * 2006  -, actor (b. )
 * 2006  -, American football coach (b. )
 * -, Chilean huaso (b. )
 * 2006  -, actor (b. )
 * 2006  -, American football coach (b. )
 * -, Chilean huaso (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - The foundation day in ,
 * - : Mare de Deu de Meritxell.
 * - Feast of 'Izzat (Might) - First day of the tenth month of the.
 * - (from, ).
 * - Feast of (il-Vittorja); anniversary of the  victory of the  over the ; anniversary of the  surrender of  to the, marking the end of  hostilities on Malta.
 * in,.
 * Day in ,
 * International Goose and Geese Day
 * Birth of
 * International Goose and Geese Day
 * Birth of
 * Birth of