September 8th, 1019

Born on September 8th, 1019

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 366,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 53 days, exactly on June 30th, 2024, people who were born on September 8th, 1019 will be 367,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on September 8th?

September 8th, 1995

Construction began on the Dhammakaya Cetiya, a giant stupa at the Wat Phra Dhammakaya, began.

September 8th, 1994

USAir Flight 427 crashed on approach to Pittsburgh International Airport, resulting in 132 deaths and the longest accident investigation in the history of the National Transportation Safety Board.

September 8th, 1991

At the Tailhook Association symposium in Las Vegas, US Navy and Marine Corps aviators were alleged to have sexually assaulted 90 persons.

September 8th, 1974

Watergate scandal: U.S. President Gerald Ford gave his recently resigned predecessor Richard Nixon a controversial full and unconditional pardon for any crimes he committed while in office.

September 8th, 1936

Opposed to António de Oliveira Salazar's support of the Nationalists in the Spanish Civil War, the crews of the Portuguese Navy ships NRP Afonso de Albuquerque and NRP Dão mutinied while anchored in the harbour of Lisbon.

September 8th, 1935

U.S. senator Huey Long was shot in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, dying two days later.

September 8th, 1921

In Atlantic City, New Jersey, Margaret Gorman (pictured) was crowned the "Golden Mermaid", the forerunner to the Miss America pageant.

September 8th, 1900

The Great Galveston hurricane, the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history, struck Galveston, Texas, with estimated winds of 135 miles per hour (215 km/h) at landfall, killing at least 6,000 people.

September 8th, 1860

The paddle steamer Lady Elgin was rammed by a schooner on Lake Michigan and sank, resulting in the loss of about 300 lives.

September 8th, 1831

The Russian Empire suppressed the November Uprising in Poland with the capture of Warsaw after a two-day assault.

September 8th, 1796

French Revolutionary Wars: The French defeated Austrian forces in Bassano, Venetia, Italy.

September 8th, 1775

Maltese priests discontented with the Order of Saint John led an uprising, which was suppressed by the Order within a few hours.

September 8th, 1755

French and Indian War: Despite being ambushed at the start of the Battle of Lake George, British colonial troops and their Mohawk allies were able to defeat French and Canadien troops and their Indian allies.

September 8th, 1566

Ottoman–Habsburg wars: Although Ottoman forces led by Suleiman the Magnificent captured the fortress of Szigetvár in Hungary, they were forced to end their campaign to take Vienna.

September 8th, 1565

St. Augustine, Florida, the oldest continuously occupied settlement of European origin in the contiguous United States, was founded by Spanish admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on September 8th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on September 8th?

72

John McDonnell

British Labour politician (born 1951)

*September 8th, 1951, Liverpool

82

Bernie Sanders

United States Senator from Vermont since 2007

*September 8th, 1941, Brooklyn

27

Aden Foyer

Norwegian record producer and DJ

*September 8th, 1996, Asker

63

Harry Hillman

American athletics competitor

*September 8th, 1881, Brooklyn †August 9th, 1945, Hanover

62

Antonín Dvořák

Czech composer

*September 8th, 1841, Nelahozeves †May 1st, 1904, Prague

28

Avicii

Swedish DJ and record producer (1989–2018)

*September 8th, 1989, Stockholm †April 20th, 2018, Muscat

54

Peter Sellers

British actor and comedian (1925–1980)

*September 8th, 1925, Southsea †July 24th, 1980, Middlesex Hospital

26

Tessa

Danish rapper

*September 8th, 1997, Askerød

83

Frédéric Mistral

Provençal writer, poet, lexicographer and founder of Le Félibrige

*September 8th, 1830, Maillane †March 25th, 1914, Maillane

91

Sid Caesar

American comic actor and writer

*September 8th, 1922, Yonkers †February 12th, 2014, Beverly Hills

69

Michael Shermer

American science writer

*September 8th, 1954, Glendale

21

Gaten Matarazzo

American actor

*September 8th, 2002, New London

41

Richard I of England

King of England (reigned 1189–99)

*September 8th, 1157, Oxford †April 6th, 1199, Châlus

44

Pink

American singer, songwriter and actress

*September 8th, 1979, Doylestown

50

Lorraine Fenton

Athletics competitor

*September 8th, 1973, Manchester Parish

80

Alvy Ray Smith

American filmmaker and co-founder of Pixar

*September 8th, 1943, Mineral Wells

66

Heather Thomas

American actress

*September 8th, 1957, Greenwich

63

Victoria Trauttmansdorff

Austrian actress

*September 8th, 1960, Vienna

79

W. W. Jacobs

English author of short stories and novels

*September 8th, 1863, Wapping †September 1st, 1943, Islington

77

Aziz Sancar

Turkish geneticist; Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2015

*September 8th, 1946, Savur

51

Léon Faucher

French economist, journalist and politician (1803-1854)

*September 8th, 1803, Limoges †December 14th, 1854, Marseille

65

Karl Müllenhoff

German philologist (1818-1884)

*September 8th, 1818, Marne †February 19th, 1884, Berlin

90

Jeannette Altwegg

British figure skater

*September 8th, 1930, Mumbai †June 18th, 2021, Bern

52

Martin Freeman

English actor

*September 8th, 1971, Aldershot

59

Marin Mersenne

French theologian, philosopher, mathematician and music theorist, often referred to as the "father of acoustics" (1588-1648)

*September 8th, 1588, Oizé †September 1st, 1648, Paris

79

Karl Peter Grotemeyer

German mathematician (1927–2007)

*September 8th, 1927, Osnabrück †July 30th, 2007, Bielefeld

80

Luciano Dalla Bona

Olympic cyclist

*September 8th, 1943, Pressana

36

Wiz Khalifa

American rapper and singer

*September 8th, 1987, Minot

90

Asha Bhosle

Indian playback singer (1933-)

*September 8th, 1933, Sangli

32

Alexandre Benalla

Former Deputy Chief of Staff of the French President of the Republic, Coordinator of Security Services

*September 8th, 1991, Évreux

30

Magdalena Eriksson

Swedish football player

*September 8th, 1993, Stockholm

87

William Young

Nova Scotia politician and jurist (1799-1887)

*September 8th, 1799, Falkirk †May 8th, 1887, Halifax

29

Cameron Dallas

American Internet personality

*September 8th, 1994, Whittier

29

Mustafa IV

Ottoman Sultan (1779-1808)

*September 8th, 1779, Constantinople †November 17th, 1808, Constantinople

80

Horst Koschka

East German biathlete

*September 8th, 1943, Altenberg

62

Gina Belafonte

American actress and producer

*September 8th, 1961, New York City

84

Cüneyt Arkın

Turkish actor and filmmaker (1937–2022)

*September 8th, 1937, Odunpazarı †June 28th, 2022, Istanbul

37

João Moutinho

Portuguese association football player (born 1986)

*September 8th, 1986, Portimão

78

Georg Michaelis

German civil servant and chancellor (1857-1936)

*September 8th, 1857, Chojnów †July 24th, 1936, Bad Saarow

52

David Arquette

American actor, director and professional wrestler

*September 8th, 1971, Bentonville

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1019 is a normal year and no leap year.

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