September 8th, 1860

Born on September 8th, 1860

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What happened on September 8th, 1860?

September 8th, 1860

The steamship PS Lady Elgin sinks on Lake Michigan, with the loss of around 300 lives.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steamship

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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paddle_steamer

What else 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, 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.

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

63

Harry Hillman

American athletics competitor

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

79

W. W. Jacobs

English author of short stories and novels

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

62

Antonín Dvořák

Czech composer

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

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

78

Georg Michaelis

German civil servant and chancellor (1857-1936)

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

54

Peter Sellers

British actor and comedian (1925–1980)

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

83

Frédéric Mistral

Provençal writer, poet, lexicographer and founder of Le Félibrige

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

28

Avicii

Swedish DJ and record producer (1989–2018)

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

91

Sid Caesar

American comic actor and writer

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

26

Tessa

Danish rapper

*September 8th, 1997, Askerød

52

Célestin Hennion

French head of the Prefecture of Police

*September 8th, 1862, Gommegnies †March 14th, 1915, Sainte-Adresse

69

Michael Shermer

American science writer

*September 8th, 1954, Glendale

65

Karl Müllenhoff

German philologist (1818-1884)

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

80

Alvy Ray Smith

American filmmaker and co-founder of Pixar

*September 8th, 1943, Mineral Wells

51

Léon Faucher

French economist, journalist and politician (1803-1854)

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

35

Mary of the Divine Heart

Noble and Religious of the Good Shepherd, best known for having influenced Pope Leo XIII to make the consecration of the world to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

*September 8th, 1863, Münster †June 8th, 1899, Porto

44

Pink

American singer, songwriter and actress

*September 8th, 1979, Doylestown

50

Lorraine Fenton

Athletics competitor

*September 8th, 1973, Manchester Parish

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Born in 1860

44

Anton Chekhov

Russian dramatist and author (1860–1904)

*January 29th, 1860, Taganrog †July 2nd, 1904, Badenweiler

50

Gustav Mahler

Austrian late-Romantic composer (1860–1911)

*July 7th, 1860, Kaliště †May 18th, 1911, Vienna

47

Klara Hitler

Mother of Adolf Hitler

*August 12th, 1860, Weitra †December 21st, 1907, Urfahr

74

Jane Addams

American activist, sociologist and writer

*September 6th, 1860, Cedarville †June 21st, 1935, Chicago

67

Willem Einthoven

Dutch physiologist

*May 21st, 1860, Semarang City †September 28th, 1927, Leiden

78

Owen Wister

American writer

*July 14th, 1860, Germantown †July 21st, 1938, Kingston

75

Harry B. Smith

U.S. writer, lyricist and composer

*December 28th, 1860, Buffalo †January 1st, 1936, Atlantic City

77

J. M. Barrie

Scottish writer and playwright

*May 9th, 1860, Kirriemuir †June 19th, 1937, Marylebone

44

Theodor Herzl

Father of modern political Zionism (1860–1904)

*May 2nd, 1860, Pest †July 3rd, 1904, Reichenau an der Rax

85

George F. Marion

American stage and screen actor (1860-1945)

*July 16th, 1860, San Francisco †November 30th, 1945, Carmel-by-the-Sea

43

Niels Ryberg Finsen

Faroese physician and scientist of Icelandic descent

*December 15th, 1860, Tórshavn †September 24th, 1904, Copenhagen

76

Charles Curtis

Vice president of the United States from 1929 to 1933

*January 25th, 1860, Topeka †February 8th, 1936, Washington, D.C.

48

Isaac Albéniz

Spanish composer (1860-1909)

*May 29th, 1860, Camprodon †May 18th, 1909, Cambo-les-Bains

86

Ernest Thompson Seton

British/American author, artist and naturalist, and one of the founders of the scouting movement

*August 14th, 1860, South Shields †October 23rd, 1946, Seton Village

64

Hjalmar Branting

Prime Minister of Sweden (1860-1925)

*November 23rd, 1860, Klara Church Parish †February 24th, 1925, Stockholm City

59

Friedrich Naumann

German politician, editor (1860-1919)

*March 25th, 1860, Störmthal †August 24th, 1919, Travemünde

92

Vittorio Emanuele Orlando

Italian diplomat (1860–1952)

*May 19th, 1860, Palermo †December 1st, 1952, Rome

89

James Ensor

Belgian painter (1860–1949)

*April 13th, 1860, Ostend †November 19th, 1949, Ostend

82

Otto Jespersen

Danish linguist

*July 16th, 1860, Randers †April 30th, 1943, Roskilde

88

D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson

Scottish biologist, mathematician, and classics scholar (*1860 – †1948)

*May 2nd, 1860, Edinburgh †June 21st, 1948, St Andrews

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Public holidays on September 8th

Fixed holidays (Christian Feast Day) which are celebrated on September 8th.

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Leap year

Yes: 1860 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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