September 8...what a day to share with....
- 1157 – King Richard I of England (d. 1199)
- 1841 – Antonín Dvořák, Czech composer (d. 1904)
- 1897 – Jimmie Rodgers, American singer and composer (d. 1933)
- 1910 – Jean-Louis Barrault, French actor and director (d. 1994)
- 1914 – Sir Denys Lasdun, English architect (d. 2001)
- 1922 – Sid Caesar, American comedian
- 1922 – Lyndon LaRouche, American politician (OK...maybe not glad to share w/ him...)
- 1924 – Grace Metalious, American novelist (d. 1964)
- 1925 – Peter Sellers, English actor (d. 1980)
- 1932 – Patsy Cline, American singer (d. 1963)
- 1937 – Sam Nunn, American politician
- 1941 – Bernie Sanders, American politician
- 1946 – L.C. Greenwood, American football player
- 1947 – Ann Beattie, American writer
- 1947 – Benjamin Orr, American bassist and singer (The Cars) (d. 2000)
- 1954 – Mark Foley, American politician (OK...maybe not w/him either...)
- 1955 – Terry Tempest Williams, American author and environmentalist
- 1957 – Heather Thomas, American actress
- 1960 – Aimee Mann, American musician
- 1960 – Stefano Casiraghi, Italian businessman; husband of Princess Caroline of Monaco (d. 1990)
- 1962 – Sergio Casal, Spanish tennis player
- 1970 – Neko Case, American musician
- 1971 – Brooke Burke, American model
- 1971 – David Arquette, American actor
Events....
- 70 – Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem.
- 1504 – Michelangelo's David is unveiled in Florence.
- 1565 – Pedro Menéndez de Avilés settles St. Augustine, Florida.
- 1892 - "Pledge of Allegiance" was published in the popular children's magazine The Youth's Companion
- 1900 – Galveston Hurricane of 1900: a powerful hurricane hits Galveston, Texas killing about 8,000 people.
- 1921 – 16-year-old Margaret Gorman wins the Atlantic City Pageant's Golden Mermaid trophy; pageant officials later dubbed her the first Miss America.
- 1923 – Honda Point Disaster: nine US Navy destroyers run aground off the California coast. Seven are lost.
- 1926 – Germany is admitted to the League of Nations.
- 1930 – 3M begins marketing Scotch transparent tape.
- 1934 – Off the New Jersey coast, a fire aboard the passenger liner SS Morro Castle kills 135 people.
- 1935 – US Senator from Louisiana, Huey Long, nicknamed "Kingfish", is fatally shot in the Louisiana capitol building.
- 1943 – World War II: United States General Dwight D. Eisenhower publicly announces the Allied armistice with Italy.
- 1951 – Treaty of San Francisco: In San Francisco, California, 48 nations sign a peace treaty with Japan in formal recognition of the end of the Pacific War.
- 1966 – The first Star Trek series premieres on NBC.
- 1968 – The Beatles perform their last live TV performance on the David Frost show. They perform their new hit Hey Jude.
- 1970 – Hijacking (and subsequent destruction) of three airliners to Jordan by Palestinians; the events to follow would later become known as Black September
- 1971 – In Washington, D.C., the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is inaugurated, with the opening feature being the premiere of Leonard Bernstein's Mass.
- 1974 – Watergate Scandal: US President Gerald Ford pardons former President Richard Nixon for any crimes Nixon may have committed while in office.
- 1991 – Republic of Macedonia becomes independent.
- 1998 – Mark McGwire hits his 62nd home run of the season off of Steve Trachsel (Chicago Cubs), breaking Roger Maris' long standing record of 61.
Isn't there something missing from the significant events list?
Posted by Chryss | Tue Sep 08, 08:39:00 AM
You forgot yours truly! Happy Birthday!
Posted by fallenmonk | Tue Sep 08, 10:26:00 AM