September 8th, 1978

Born on September 8th, 1978

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What happened on September 8th, 1978?

September 8th, 1978

Black Friday, a massacre by soldiers against protesters in Tehran, results in 88 deaths, it marks the beginning of the end of the monarchy in Iran.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Friday_(1978)

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, 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, 1978

45

Tanea Brooks

American professional wrestler and manager

*September 8th, 1978, Owasso

45

Gil Meche

American baseball player

*September 8th, 1978, Lafayette

45

Lucilla Agosti

Italian radio and television presenter and actress (1978)

*September 8th, 1978, Milan

45

Alicia Rhodes

Pornographic performer (b. 1978)

*September 8th, 1978, Manchester

45

Marco Sturm

German ice hockey player

*September 8th, 1978, Dingolfing

45

Emanuele Ferraro

Italian footballer

*September 8th, 1978, Santa Teresa di Riva

45

Gerard Autet

Spanish footballer

*September 8th, 1978, Manlleu

45

Galo Álvarez

Argentinian rugby union player

*September 8th, 1978, Córdoba

45

Julien Gibert

Footballer born 1978

*September 8th, 1978, Rillieux-la-Pape

45

Regine Tolentino

Actor

*September 8th, 1978, Irvine

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

72

John McDonnell

British Labour politician (born 1951)

*September 8th, 1951, Liverpool

44

Pink

American singer, songwriter and actress

*September 8th, 1979, Doylestown

27

Aden Foyer

Norwegian record producer and DJ

*September 8th, 1996, Asker

82

Bernie Sanders

United States Senator from Vermont since 2007

*September 8th, 1941, Brooklyn

28

Avicii

Swedish DJ and record producer (1989–2018)

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

50

Lorraine Fenton

Athletics competitor

*September 8th, 1973, Manchester Parish

26

Tessa

Danish rapper

*September 8th, 1997, Askerød

52

Martin Freeman

English actor

*September 8th, 1971, Aldershot

63

Harry Hillman

American athletics competitor

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

46

Sonja Wiedemann

German luger

*September 8th, 1977, Munich

69

Michael Shermer

American science writer

*September 8th, 1954, Glendale

54

Peter Sellers

British actor and comedian (1925–1980)

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

36

Wiz Khalifa

American rapper and singer

*September 8th, 1987, Minot

21

Gaten Matarazzo

American actor

*September 8th, 2002, New London

63

Victoria Trauttmansdorff

Austrian actress

*September 8th, 1960, Vienna

42

Teruyuki Moniwa

Japanese association football player

*September 8th, 1981, Atsugi

66

Heather Thomas

American actress

*September 8th, 1957, Greenwich

41

Koen de Kort

Road bicycle racer

*September 8th, 1982, Gouda

46

Jay McKee

Canadian ice hockey player

*September 8th, 1977, Kingston

37

João Moutinho

Portuguese association football player (born 1986)

*September 8th, 1986, Portimão

Same year
Born in 1978

45

Miroslav Klose

German association football player

*June 9th, 1978, Opole

45

Ani Lorak

Ukrainian singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur

*September 27th, 1978, Kitsman

45

Joachim Fischer Nielsen

Danish badminton player

*November 23rd, 1978, Copenhagen

45

Vibeke Stene

Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania

*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal

46

Malin Arvidsson

Swedish actress and dancer

*February 19th, 1978, El Salvador

45

Marit Berger Røsland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*September 21st, 1978, Lørenskog

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

46

Didier Drogba

Ivorian and French association football player

*March 11th, 1978, Abidjan

46

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

45

Kim Yong-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*May 13th, 1978, Incheon

45

Yim Bang-eun

Badminton player

*April 25th, 1978, Incheon

46

Chris Blair

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1978, Invercargill

45

Konstrakta

Serbian singer-songwriter

*October 12th, 1978, Belgrade

45

Jessica Pilnäs

Swedish singer

*July 5th, 1978, Åryd

45

Poo Bear

American songwriter and singer

*September 4th, 1978, Connecticut

46

Jamie Carragher

English footballer and sportcaster

*January 28th, 1978, Bootle

46

Aparna Popat

Indian badminton player

*January 18th, 1978, Mumbai

46

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978)

*January 28th, 1978, Carrara

46

Donna Kellogg

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1978, Derby

45

Rio Ferdinand

English association football player (born 1978)

*November 7th, 1978, Camberwell

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No: With 365 days 1978 is a normal year and no leap year.

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