September 8th, 1803

Born on September 8th, 1803

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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

Born on September 8th, 1803

51

Léon Faucher

French economist, journalist and politician (1803-1854)

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

Same year
Born in 1803

65

Hector Berlioz

French composer and conductor (1803–1869)

*December 11th, 1803, La Côte-Saint-André †March 8th, 1869, Paris

49

Christian Doppler

Austrian mathematician, physicist (1803–1853)

*November 29th, 1803, Salzburg †March 17th, 1853, Venice

78

Ralph Waldo Emerson

American philosopher (1803–1882)

*May 25th, 1803, Boston †April 27th, 1882, Concord

63

Salomon Munk

German-born Jewish-French Orientalist (1803–1867)

*May 14th, 1803, Głogów †February 5th, 1867, Paris

80

Maria Doolaeghe

Flemish poet and writer (1803-1884)

*October 25th, 1803, Diksmuide †April 7th, 1884, Diksmuide

52

Adolphe Adam

French composer (1803–1856)

*July 24th, 1803, former 3rd arrondissement of Paris †May 3rd, 1856, former 2nd arrondissement of Paris

75

Albrecht von Roon

Prussian general (1803-1879)

*April 30th, 1803, Pleśna, West Pomeranian Voivodeship †February 23rd, 1879, Berlin

75

Jacob Abbott

American writer of children's books (1803-1879)

*November 14th, 1803, Hallowell †October 31st, 1879, Farmington

41

Flora Tristan

French writer and suffragist (1803-1844)

*April 7th, 1803, Paris †November 14th, 1844, Bordeaux

67

Charles Kestner

French politician

*June 30th, 1803, Strasbourg †August 12th, 1870, Strasbourg

81

Abner Coburn

American politician (1803-1885)

*March 22nd, 1803, Skowhegan †January 4th, 1885, Skowhegan

59

Eduard Ahrens

Baltic German clergyman and linguist (1803-1863)

*April 3rd, 1803, Tallinn †February 19th, 1863, Kuusalu

72

Edgar Quinet

French writer (1803-1875)

*February 17th, 1803, Bourg-en-Bresse †March 27th, 1875, Versailles

78

Ramón de Mesonero Romanos

Spanish writer

*July 19th, 1803, Madrid †April 30th, 1882, Madrid

32

Joseph Marchand

French missionary (1803-1835)

*August 17th, 1803, Passavant †November 30th, 1835, Ho Chi Minh City

79

Lucas de Tornos

Spanish naturalist

*January 1st, 1803, Cariñena †January 1st, 1882, Madrid

68

Antonija Höffern

Slovenian noblewoman and educator (1803–1871)

*February 4th, 1803, Knežja Vas †May 21st, 1871, Ljubljana

77

Frédéric Kuhlmann

French professor of chemistry and entrepreneur (1803-1881)

*May 22nd, 1803, Colmar †January 27th, 1881, Lille

60

August Lucas

German painter (1803-1863)

*May 7th, 1803, Darmstadt †September 28th, 1863, Darmstadt

62

Augustus Van Dievoet

Belgian lawyer (1803-1865)

*May 3rd, 1803, City of Brussels †October 31st, 1865, City of Brussels

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1803 is a normal year and no leap year.

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