September 8th, 1980

Born on September 8th, 1980

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What happened on September 8th?

September 8th, 1907

Gertrude Stein meets her life partner and muse, Alice B. Toklas in Paris.

September 8th, 2022

Queen Elizabeth II (pictured) died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland; her eldest son Charles III acceded to the throne as King of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms.

September 8th, 1995

Construction began on the Dhammakaya Cetiya, a giant stupa at the Wat Phra Dhammakaya, a Buddhist temple in Pathum Thani, Thailand.

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, U.S. 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

Huey Long, a U.S. senator, 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 (pictured) was rammed by a schooner on Lake Michigan and sank, resulting in the loss of about 300 lives.

September 8th, 1831

William IV and Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen were crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

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 that was quickly suppressed by the Order.

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.

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

Born on September 8th, 1980

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Eric Hutchinson

American musician

*September 8th, 1980, Washington, D.C.

45

Neferteri Shepherd

African American model and actress

*September 8th, 1980, New Orleans

45

Slim Thug

American rapper

*September 8th, 1980, Houston

45

Daniel Steiner

Swiss ice hockey player

*September 8th, 1980, Bern

34

Mbulaeni Mulaudzi

South African middle distance runner (1980-2014)

*September 8th, 1980, Limpopo †October 24th, 2014, Witbank

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Born in 1980

45

Kristen Bell

American actress (born 1980)

*July 18th, 1980, Huntington Woods

46

Cai Yun

Chinese badminton player

*January 19th, 1980, Suzhou

46

Gucci Mane

American rapper (born 1980)

*February 12th, 1980, Bessemer

45

Jeph Jacques

Comic author and illustrator (1980-)

*June 17th, 1980, Rockville

45

Josh Mathews

American professional wrestler, professional wrestling announcer and commentator, and backstage interviewer

*November 25th, 1980, Sea Isle City

46

Julia Hummer

German actress and singer

*April 24th, 1980, Hagen

46

Volker Bruch

German actor

*March 9th, 1980, Munich

45

Dag-Inge Ulstein

Norwegian politician

*December 4th, 1980, Sula Municipality

46

Henriett Koósz

Paralympic tennis and badminton player

*February 14th, 1980, Kőszeg

45

Joy Mogensen

Danish politician

*August 11th, 1980, Toronto

45

Petra Schmidt-Schaller

German actress

*August 28th, 1980, Magdeburg

45

Mathias Boe

Danish badminton player

*July 11th, 1980, Frederikssund

46

Sudheer Babu

Indian film actor and former professional badminton player

*May 11th, 1980, Vijayawada

38

Vibeke Skofterud

Norwegian cross country skier

*April 20th, 1980, Askim Municipality †July 29th, 2018, Hove

45

Mustafa Ceceli

Turkish singer

*November 2nd, 1980, Ankara

45

Maya Diab

Lebanese singer, entertainer, actress and television personality

*November 12th, 1980, Beirut

46

Abeer Nehme

Lebanese singer and a musicologist

*May 19th, 1980, Tannourine

45

Matias Varela

Swedish actor

*November 1st, 1980, Stockholm

45

Roman Weidenfeller

German association football player

*August 6th, 1980, Diez

46

Dani Kind

Canadian actress

*January 10th, 1980, Toronto

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Leap year

Yes: 1980 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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