September 8th, 1711

Born on September 8th, 1711

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What happened on September 8th?

September 8th, 1907

Gertrude Stein meets her life partner and muse, Alice B. Toklas in Paris.

September 8th, 2022

Queen Elizabeth II (pictured) died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland; her eldest son Charles III acceded to the throne as King of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms.

September 8th, 1995

Construction began on the Dhammakaya Cetiya, a giant stupa at the Wat Phra Dhammakaya, a Buddhist temple in Pathum Thani, Thailand.

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, U.S. 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

Huey Long, a U.S. senator, 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 (pictured) was rammed by a schooner on Lake Michigan and sank, resulting in the loss of about 300 lives.

September 8th, 1831

William IV and Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen were crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

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 that was quickly suppressed by the Order.

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.

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

Same year
Born in 1711

65

David Hume

Scottish philosopher, economist, and historian

*April 26th, 1711, Edinburgh †August 25th, 1776, Edinburgh

49

Edward Boscawen

Royal Navy admiral (1711-1761)

*August 19th, 1711, Tregothnan †January 10th, 1761, Surrey

87

Qianlong Emperor

Emperor of the Qing Dynasty (1711–1799)

*September 25th, 1711, Beijing †February 7th, 1799, Beijing

66

Laura Bassi

Italian physicist (1711-1778)

*October 31st, 1711, Bologna †February 20th, 1778, Bologna

40

William IV, Prince of Orange

Hereditary stadtholder of the Netherlands (1711-1751)

*September 1st, 1711, Leeuwarden †October 22nd, 1751, Huis ten Bosch

83

Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg

Bohemian nobleman (1711-1794)

*February 2nd, 1711, Vienna †June 27th, 1794, Vienna

82

Francisco Pérez Bayer

Spanish writer (1711-1794)

*November 11th, 1711, Valencia †January 27th, 1794, Valencia

75

Princess Amelia of Great Britain

Princess of Great Britain (1711-1786)

*June 10th, 1711, Herrenhausen Palace †October 31st, 1786, Soho

67

Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple

First Lord of the Admiralty (1711-1779)

*September 26th, 1711, Wotton Underwood †September 12th, 1779, London

29

Sidonia Hedwig Zäunemann

German poet

*January 15th, 1711, Erfurt †December 11th, 1740, Plaue

72

Agustín de Jáuregui

Spanish colonial governor (1711-1784)

*May 17th, 1711, Lekaroz †April 29th, 1784, Lima

74

Kitty Clive

British actress (1711-1785)

*November 5th, 1711, London †December 6th, 1785, London

77

François Jacquier

French Franciscan mathematician and physicist

*June 7th, 1711, Vitry-le-François †July 5th, 1788, Rome

38

Baron Franz von der Trenck

Austrian soldier (1711-1749)

*January 1st, 1711, Reggio Calabria †October 14th, 1749, Brno

60

Andrés Piquer

Spanish writer (1711-1772)

*November 6th, 1711, Fórnoles †August 3rd, 1772, Madrid

69

Noël Hallé

French painter and printmaker (1711-1781)

*September 2nd, 1711, Paris †June 5th, 1781, Paris

73

Frederick August I, Duke of Oldenburg

German prince-bishop and duke of Oldenburg (1711-1785)

*September 20th, 1711, Gottorf Castle †July 6th, 1785, Oldenburg

45

Peter Karl Christoph von Keith

Prussian confidant of Frederick the Great (1711–1756)

*May 24th, 1711, Poborowo †December 27th, 1756, Berlin

77

Gaetano Latilla

Italian opera composer

*January 12th, 1711, Bari †January 15th, 1788, Naples

70

Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont

French writer, editor

*April 26th, 1711, Rouen †September 8th, 1781, Avallon

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1711 is a normal year and no leap year.

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