September 8th, 1900

Born on September 8th, 1900

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What happened on September 8th, 1900?

September 8th, 1900

Galveston hurricane: A powerful hurricane hits Galveston, Texas killing about 8,000 people.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_Galveston_hurricane

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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_Galveston_hurricane

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, 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, 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

Born on September 8th, 1900

83

Hans Kehrl

German Nazi economic functionary and convicted war criminal (1900-1984)

*September 8th, 1900, Brandenburg an der Havel †April 26th, 1984, Grafenau

71

Gavin Muir

American actor (1900-1972)

*September 8th, 1900, Chicago †May 24th, 1972, Fort Lauderdale

80

Jim Hayward

American actor (1900-1981)

*September 8th, 1900, Philadelphia †July 12th, 1981, Las Vegas

88

Claude Pepper

American politician (1900–1989)

*September 8th, 1900, Dudleyville †May 30th, 1989, Washington, D.C.

70

Tilly Devine

Australian criminal

*September 8th, 1900, Camberwell †November 24th, 1970, Concord Repatriation General Hospital

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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

82

Bernie Sanders

United States Senator from Vermont since 2007

*September 8th, 1941, Brooklyn

54

Peter Sellers

British actor and comedian (1925–1980)

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

27

Aden Foyer

Norwegian record producer and DJ

*September 8th, 1996, Asker

62

Antonín Dvořák

Czech composer

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

91

Sid Caesar

American comic actor and writer

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

28

Avicii

Swedish DJ and record producer (1989–2018)

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

90

Jane Arbor

British novelist

*September 8th, 1903, Yeovil †February 4th, 1994, Worthing

26

Tessa

Danish rapper

*September 8th, 1997, Askerød

69

Michael Shermer

American science writer

*September 8th, 1954, Glendale

80

Alvy Ray Smith

American filmmaker and co-founder of Pixar

*September 8th, 1943, Mineral Wells

90

Jeannette Altwegg

British figure skater

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

79

W. W. Jacobs

English author of short stories and novels

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

73

Bernard Lafay

Physician and politician from France

*September 8th, 1903, Malakoff †February 13th, 1977, 16th arrondissement of Paris

79

Karl Peter Grotemeyer

German mathematician (1927–2007)

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

83

Frédéric Mistral

Provençal writer, poet, lexicographer and founder of Le Félibrige

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

77

Aziz Sancar

Turkish geneticist; Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2015

*September 8th, 1946, Savur

96

Emília Rotter

Hungarian pair skater

*September 8th, 1906, Budapest †January 28th, 2003, Budapest

66

Heather Thomas

American actress

*September 8th, 1957, Greenwich

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Born in 1900

74

Wolfgang Schadewaldt

German classical philologist, literary theorist and translator

*March 15th, 1900, Berlin †November 10th, 1974, Tübingen

92

Helen Hayes

American actress (1900–1993)

*October 10th, 1900, Washington, D.C. †March 17th, 1993, Nyack

82

Anna Seghers

German writer

*November 19th, 1900, Mainz †June 1st, 1983, East Berlin

58

Wolfgang Pauli

Physicist, Nobel prize winner (1900–1958)

*April 25th, 1900, Vienna †December 15th, 1958, Zürich

84

Eduardo De Filippo

Italian actor, director and playwright (1900–1984)

*May 24th, 1900, Naples †October 31st, 1984, Rome

101

Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother

Queen Consort of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952

*August 4th, 1900, Hitchin †March 30th, 2002, Royal Lodge

88

Hanne Sobek

German association football player and manager (1900–1989)

*March 18th, 1900, Mirow †February 17th, 1989, Berlin

83

Roland Culver

Actor (1900-1984)

*August 31st, 1900, Highgate †March 1st, 1984, Henley-on-Thames

44

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

French writer and aviator (1900–1944)

*June 29th, 1900, 2nd arrondissement of Lyon †July 31st, 1944, île de Riou

93

Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt

Viceroy, physician, athlete (1900-1994)

*August 10th, 1900, Whanganui †January 1st, 1994, London

81

Karl von Appen

German stage designer/member:Association of Revolutionary Visual Artists. (1900-1981)

*May 12th, 1900, Düsseldorf †August 22nd, 1981, East Berlin

86

David Hand

American animator and filmmaker

*January 23rd, 1900, Plainfield †October 11th, 1986, San Luis Obispo

58

Frédéric Joliot-Curie

French scientist (1900-1958)

*March 19th, 1900, Paris †August 14th, 1958, Paris

67

Spencer Tracy

American actor (1900–1967)

*April 5th, 1900, Milwaukee †June 10th, 1967, Los Angeles

89

Ruhollah Khomeini

Iranian politician and religious leader (1900–1989)

*May 17th, 1900, Khomein †June 3rd, 1989, Tehran

71

Giorgos Seferis

Greek poet and diplomat (1900-1971)

*March 13th, 1900, Urla †September 20th, 1971, Athens

83

Luis Buñuel

Spanish-Mexican filmmaker (1900–1983)

*February 22nd, 1900, Calanda †July 29th, 1983, Mexico City

50

Kurt Weill

German composer (1900–1950)

*March 2nd, 1900, Dessau †April 3rd, 1950, New York City

84

François de Menthon

French politician (1900-1984)

*January 8th, 1900, Montmirey-la-Ville †June 2nd, 1984, Menthon-Saint-Bernard

78

Ignazio Silone

Italian author and politician (1900-1978)

*May 1st, 1900, Pescina †August 22nd, 1978, Geneva

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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

No: With 365 days 1900 is a normal year and no leap year.

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