September 8th, 1870

Born on September 8th, 1870

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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, 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.

September 8th, 0617

Li Yuan defeated a Sui army at the Battle of Huoyi, opening the path to his capture of the Chinese imperial capital Chang'an and the eventual establishment of the Tang dynasty (map pictured).

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

Born on September 8th, 1870

153

Molly Bloom

Fictional character, wife of the main protagonist in Ulysses

*September 8th, 1870, Gibraltar

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63

Harry Hillman

American athletics competitor

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

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

62

Antonín Dvořák

Czech composer

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

79

W. W. Jacobs

English author of short stories and novels

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

27

Aden Foyer

Norwegian record producer and DJ

*September 8th, 1996, Asker

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

69

Michael Shermer

American science writer

*September 8th, 1954, Glendale

78

Georg Michaelis

German civil servant and chancellor (1857-1936)

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

80

Alvy Ray Smith

American filmmaker and co-founder of Pixar

*September 8th, 1943, Mineral Wells

65

Karl Müllenhoff

German philologist (1818-1884)

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

44

Pink

American singer, songwriter and actress

*September 8th, 1979, Doylestown

90

Jeannette Altwegg

British figure skater

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

66

Heather Thomas

American actress

*September 8th, 1957, Greenwich

50

Lorraine Fenton

Athletics competitor

*September 8th, 1973, Manchester Parish

63

Victoria Trauttmansdorff

Austrian actress

*September 8th, 1960, Vienna

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53

Vladimir Lenin

Russian politician, communist theorist and the founder of the Soviet Union

*April 10th, 1870, Ulyanovsk †January 21st, 1924, Bolshiye Gorki

51

Ella Harper

American circus performer

*January 5th, 1870, Sumner County †December 19th, 1921, Nashville

75

Robert Zahn

German classical archaeologist

*January 9th, 1870, Bruchsal †November 27th, 1945, Berlin

67

Alfred Adler

Austrian psychotherapist (1870–1937)

*February 7th, 1870, Rudolfsheim †May 28th, 1937, Aberdeen

78

Franz Lehár

Komárom-born Austrian music composer (1870–1948)

*April 30th, 1870, Komárom †October 24th, 1948, Bad Ischl

81

Maria Montessori

Italian pedagogue and physician

*August 31st, 1870, Chiaravalle †May 6th, 1952, Noordwijk

83

Ivan Bunin

Russian winter and poet

*October 22nd, 1870, Voronezh †November 8th, 1953, 16th arrondissement of Paris

71

Jean Perrin

French physicist

*September 30th, 1870, Lille †April 17th, 1942, New York City

70

Josephine Siebe

German journalist and writer

*November 10th, 1870, Leipzig †July 26th, 1941, Leipzig

76

Henry Handel Richardson

Australian author

*January 3rd, 1870, Melbourne †March 20th, 1946, Fairlight

83

Wilhelm Anschütz

German university professor

*September 24th, 1870, Halle (Saale) †September 15th, 1954, Kiel

74

Joseph C. Lincoln

Novelist, short story writer, poet

*February 13th, 1870, Brewster †March 10th, 1944

87

James Middleton Cox

American politician, governor of Ohio

*March 31st, 1870, Butler County †July 15th, 1957, Kettering

76

Louis Bachelier

Mathematician

*March 11th, 1870, Le Havre †April 28th, 1946, Saint-Malo

81

Michael Rostovtzeff

Russian historian of ancient history

*November 10th, 1870, Zhytomyr †October 20th, 1952, New Haven

62

Adolf Loos

Austrian and Czech architect and art collector (1870-1933)

*December 10th, 1870, Brno †August 23rd, 1933, Kalksburg

70

Samuel Cohen

Moldovan composer; composer of the Israeli National Anthem

*January 1st, 1870, Ungheni †January 1st, 1940, Rishon LeZion

83

Albert Meyer

Swiss politician, editor of Neue Zürcher Zeitung and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1870-1953)

*March 13th, 1870, Fällanden †October 22nd, 1953, Zürich

44

Gaston Arman de Caillavet

French playwright

*March 15th, 1870, 16th arrondissement of Paris †January 15th, 1915, Saint-Médard-d'Excideuil

64

Emil Młynarski

Polish conductor, violinist, composer and pedagogue

*July 18th, 1870, Kybartai †April 5th, 1935, Warsaw

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1870 is a normal year and no leap year.

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