What are the important events that happened on September 8? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
September 8: Facts & Myths About This Day
September 8 is the 252nd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 114 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is August 26, 2024 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,725,753,600 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectapentacontadigon’ day.
Virgo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Sapphire is the modern birthstone for this month. Agate is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 143 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,279 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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September 8 Historical Events
70 –
Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem.
1888 –
In London, the body of Jack the Ripper’s second murder victim, Annie Chapman, is found.
1900 –
Galveston Hurricane of 1900: a powerful hurricane hits Galveston, Texas killing about 8,000 people.
1930 –
3M begins marketing Scotch transparent tape.
1943 –
World War II: United States General Dwight D. Eisenhower publicly announces the Allied armistice with Italy.
1954 –
The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) is established.
1962 –
Newly independent Algeria, by referendum, adopts a constitution.
1965 –
Pakistan Navy raids Indian coasts without any resistance in Operation Dwarka, Pakistan celebrates Victory Day annually.
1966 –
The Severn Bridge is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II.
1967 –
The formal end of steam traction in the North East of England by British Railways.
Who were born on September 8?
1209 –
King Sancho II of Portugal (d. 1248)
1633 –
Ferdinand IV of Germany (d. 1654)
1910 –
Jean-Louis Barrault, French actor and director (d. 1994)
1937 –
Barbara Frum, Canadian news anchor (d. 1992)
1946 –
L. C. Greenwood, American football player
1947 –
Valery Afanassiev, Russian pianist
1951 –
Tim (d. 1996) and Tom Gullikson, American tennis player brothers
1956 –
Frank Tovey, British musician (d. 2002)
1964 –
Joachim Nielsen, Norwegian musician (d. 2000)
1972 –
Tomokazu Seki, Japanese voice actor
Who died on September 8?
1560 –
Amy Robsart, English noblewoman (b. 1532)
1603 –
George Carey, 2nd Baron Hunsdon, English politician (b. 1547)
1613 –
Carlo Gesualdo, Italian composer (b. 1566)
1739 –
Yuri Troubetzkoy, Governor of Belgorod (b. 1668)
1882 –
Joseph Liouville, French mathematician (b. 1809)
1916 –
Friedrich Baumfelder, German composer, conductor, and pianist (b. 1836)
1991 –
Alex North, American composer (b. 1910)
1999 –
Moondog, American composer, musician and poet (b. 1916)
2003 –
Jaclyn Linetsky, Canadian voice actress (b. 1986)
2006 –
Frank Middlemass, actor (b. 1919)
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