September 8th, 1936

Born on September 8th, 1936

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 32,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 995 days, exactly on January 14th, 2027, people who were born on September 8th, 1936 will be 33,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on September 8th, 1936?

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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/António_de_Oliveira_Salazar

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, 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.

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

Born on September 8th, 1936

73

Zdeněk Pulec

Czech music educator and trombonist

*September 8th, 1936, Prague †June 12th, 2010

86

Werner Huß

German historian

*September 8th, 1936, Schwabmünchen †April 21st, 2023

Same Day
Who's birthday is on September 8th?

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

84

Cüneyt Arkın

Turkish actor and filmmaker (1937–2022)

*September 8th, 1937, Odunpazarı †June 28th, 2022, Istanbul

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

90

Asha Bhosle

Indian playback singer (1933-)

*September 8th, 1933, Sangli

80

Alvy Ray Smith

American filmmaker and co-founder of Pixar

*September 8th, 1943, Mineral Wells

63

Harry Hillman

American athletics competitor

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

90

Jeannette Altwegg

British figure skater

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

91

Sid Caesar

American comic actor and writer

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

77

Aziz Sancar

Turkish geneticist; Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2015

*September 8th, 1946, Savur

69

Michael Shermer

American science writer

*September 8th, 1954, Glendale

80

Luciano Dalla Bona

Olympic cyclist

*September 8th, 1943, Pressana

90

Michael Frayn

British writer

*September 8th, 1933, London

54

Helga Hahnemann

German entertainer, actress, comedian and singer

*September 8th, 1937, Pankow †November 20th, 1991, Berlin

28

Avicii

Swedish DJ and record producer (1989–2018)

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

79

Karl Peter Grotemeyer

German mathematician (1927–2007)

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

80

Horst Koschka

East German biathlete

*September 8th, 1943, Altenberg

62

Antonín Dvořák

Czech composer

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

66

Heather Thomas

American actress

*September 8th, 1957, Greenwich

Same year
Born in 1936

85

Uwe Seeler

German footballer (1936–2022)

*November 5th, 1936, Hamburg †July 21st, 2022, Norderstedt

66

Ong Teng Cheong

5th President of Singapore (1936–2002)

*January 22nd, 1936, Straits Settlements †February 8th, 2002, Singapore

87

Jean Pütz

German science journalist and television presenter

*September 21st, 1936, Cologne

75

Chuck Brown

American guitarist, bandleader and singer (1936-2012)

*August 22nd, 1936, Gaston †May 16th, 2012, Baltimore

80

Victor Lanoux

French actor (1936-2017)

*June 18th, 1936, Paris †May 4th, 2017, Royan

88

Mario Vargas Llosa

Peruvian novelist and writer

*March 28th, 1936, Arequipa

86

Silvio Berlusconi

Italian politician and media tycoon (1936–2023)

*September 29th, 1936, Milan †June 12th, 2023, San Raffaele Hospital

68

Dave Allen

Irish comedian and satirist (1936-2005)

*July 6th, 1936, Firhouse †March 10th, 2005, Kensington

81

Christian Rode

German actor and voice actor (1936–2018)

*July 20th, 1936, Hamburg †February 15th, 2018, Berlin

83

Werner von Moltke

Olympic athlete (1936-2019)

*May 24th, 1936, Mühlhausen †July 29th, 2019, Nieder-Olm

87

Robert Redford

American actor (born 1936)

*August 18th, 1936, Santa Monica

82

Burt Reynolds

American actor (1936–2018)

*February 11th, 1936, Lansing †September 6th, 2018, Jupiter

88

Alan Alda

American actor, director, and writer

*January 28th, 1936, Manhattan

81

John McCain

American politician and military officer (1936–2018)

*August 29th, 1936, Coco Solo †August 25th, 2018, Cornville

81

Pierre Laborie

French historian (1936–2017)

*January 4th, 1936, Bagnac-sur-Célé †May 16th, 2017, Cahors

75

Václav Havel

Czech statesman, playwright, and former dissident, the last president of Czechoslovakia and the first president of the Czech Republic (1936–2011)

*October 5th, 1936, Prague †December 18th, 2011, Hrádeček

82

Albert Finney

British actor

*May 9th, 1936, Salford †February 7th, 2019, Royal Marsden Hospital

87

Mona Andersson

Swedish actress

*August 17th, 1936, Örgryte församling

87

Pope Francis

266th pope of the Catholic Church

*December 17th, 1936, Flores

72

David Carradine

American actor (1936–2009)

*December 8th, 1936, Hollywood †June 3rd, 2009, Bangkok

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on September 8th

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Born on September 8th, 1936
Future birthdays

Leap year

Yes: 1936 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).

Calendar
September 1936