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Encyclopedia > September 08

September 8 is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years). There are 114 days remaining. A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing an extra day or month in order to keep the calendar year in sync with an astronomical or seasonal year. ...

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September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with 30 days. ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... September 2 is the 245th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (246th in leap years). ... September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years). ... September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years). ... September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years). ... September 6 is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years). ... September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... September 10 is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years). ... September 11 is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years). ... September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ... September 13 is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years). ... September 14 is the 257th day of the year (258th in leap years). ... September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). ... September 16 is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years). ... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ... September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... September 22 is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years). ... September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years). ... September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years). ... September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 96 days remaining. ... September 27 is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 95 days remaining. ... September 28 is the 271st day of the year (272nd in leap years). ... September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years). ... September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 92 days remaining, as the final day of September. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...


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Events Stefan Dusan declares himself king of Serbia Start of the reign of Emperor Kogon of Japan, first of the Northern Ashikaga Pretenders Births Deaths Abulfeda, geographer Categories: 1331 ... Tsar Stefan Uroš IV Dušan Silni (the mighty) (Цар Стефан Душан Силни) (around 1308-December 20, 1355) was a Serb king (September 8, 1331-1346) and tsar (1346-December 5, 1355). ... Serbia and Montenegro  â€“ Serbia    â€“ Kosovo and Metohia        (UN administration)    â€“ Vojvodina  â€“ Montenegro Official language Serbian1 Capital Belgrade Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % water  88,361 km²  n/a Population  â€“ Total (2002)     (without Kosovo)  â€“ Density  7. ... Events September 8 - Battle of Kulikovo - Russian forces under Grand Prince Dmitrii Ivanovich defeat a mixed army of Tatars and Mongols (the Golden Horde), stopping their advance at Kulikovo. ... Single combat of Peresvet and Temir-murza. ... Tatars or Tartars (Tatar: Tatarlar/Татарлар) is a collective name applied to the Turkic-speaking people of Europe and Asia. ... Honorary guard of Mongolia. ... Events January 6 - Constantine XI is crowned Byzantine Emperor. ... The Tumu Crisis (Chinese: 土木之變; pinyin: Tŭmù zhī bìan); also called Crisis of Tumubao (土木堡之變); or Battle of Tumu (土木之役), was frontier conflict between Mongolia and the Chinese Ming Dynasty leading to the capture of Zhengtong Emperor on September 8, 1449 by an utterly wrong deployment. ... // Events January 1 - French troops surrender Gaeta to the Spanish under Cordoba. ... Michelangelos David Michelangelos David, finished by Michelangelo Buonarroti in 1504 (started in 1501) is a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture and one of Michelangelos two greatest works of sculpture, along with the Pietà. David portrays the Biblical David at the moment that he decides to engage Goliath. ... Founded 59 BC as Florentia Region Tuscany Mayor Leonardo Domenici (Democratici di Sinistra) Area  - City Proper  102 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 356,000 almost 500,000 3,453/km² Time zone CET, UTC+1 Latitude Longitude 43°47 N 11°15 E www. ... Events March - Louis XII of France makes peace with Emperor Maximilian. ... The Battle of Orsha took place September 8, 1514, between the forces of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Kingdom of Poland (less than 30,000 troops), under the command of Hetman Konstanty Ostrogski, and the army of Muscovy under Konyushy (конюший, Tsars Equerry) Ivan Chelyadnin (Иван Челяднин) and... Events March 1 - the city of Rio de Janeiro is founded April 27 - Cebu City is established becoming the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines. ... Don Pedro Menendez de Aviles Pedro Menendez de Aviles (born 1519 in Avilés, Spain, died in Santander on September 17, 1574), was the first Spanish governor of Florida. ... Five flags have flown over St. ... Events March 1 - the city of Rio de Janeiro is founded April 27 - Cebu City is established becoming the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines. ... The Knights Hospitaller (the or Knights of Malta or Knights of Rhodes) is a tradition which began as a Benedictine nursing Order founded in the 11th century based in the Holy Land, but soon became a militant Christian Chivalric Order under its own charter, and was charged with the care... May 18 is the 138th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (139th in leap years). ... Events February 24 - King Christian of Denmark gives an order that all beggars that are able to work must be sent to Brinholmen Island to build ships or as galley rowers March 26 - Utrecht University founded in The Netherlands. ... The Massachusetts Bay Colony (sometimes called by the name Massachusetts Bay Company, for the institution that founded it) was the direct predecessor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay and then the state of Massachusetts. ... New College is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States. ... Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ... 1796 was a leap year starting on Friday. ... The Napoleonic Wars was a series of wars fought during Napoleon Bonapartes rule of France. ... For other places of this name, see Bassano (disambiguation) Bassano is a town in Alberta, Canada. ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... New York Harbor is a geographic term that refers collectively to the bays and tidal estuaries near the mouth of the Hudson and adjacent rivers in the vicinity of New York City. ... John Jacob (originally Johann Jakob) Astor (July 17, 1763 - March 29, 1848) made a fortune in fur trading and real estate. ... The Pacific Fur Company was founded by John Jacob Astor on June 23, 1810, as a subsidiary of his American Fur Company. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Astoria is the county seat of Clatsop County, Oregon6, situated near the mouth of the Columbia River. ... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the United States – forces coming mostly from the 23 northern states of the Union – and the newly-formed Confederate States of America, which consisted of 11 southern states that had declared their secession. ... Second Battle of Sabine Pass Conflict American Civil War Date September 8, 1863 Place Jefferson County, Texas Result Confederate victory The Second Battle of Sabine Pass took place on September 8, 1863, and was the result of a Union expedition into Confederate-controlled Texas during the American Civil War. ... Prior to 1821, Texas was part of the Spanish colony of New Spain. ... State nickname: Pelican State Other U.S. States Capital Baton Rouge Largest city Baton Rouge due to the evacuation of New Orleans Governor Kathleen Blanco (D) Official languages None; English and French de facto Area 134,382 km² (31st)  - Land 112,927 km²  - Water 21,455 km² (16%) Population (2000... Sabine River can refer to: The Sabine River in the United States The Sabine River in New Zealand. ... Motto: Deo Vindice (Latin: Under God our Vindicator) Anthem: God Save the South (unofficial) Dixie (popular) Capital Montgomery, Alabama February 4, 1861–May 29, 1861 Richmond, Virginia May 29, 1861–April 9, 1865 Danville, Virginia April 3–April 10, 1865 Largest city New Orleans February 4, 1861 until captured May... ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster, which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Jack the Ripper is the pseudonym given to an unidentified serial killer active in the largely impoverished Whitechapel area of London, England in the second half of 1888. ... Annie Chapman is widely believed to be the second victim of the notorious unidentified serial killer Jack the Ripper, who killed and mutilated prostitutes in the Whitechapel area of London during the late summer and autumn of 1888. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (mid-2004) - Density Ranked 1st UK 50. ... The Football League is an organisation representing 72 professional football clubs in England and Wales, and runs the oldest professional football league competition in the world. ... 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Duration: Sept. ... Hurricane Ivan viewed from the International Space Station, September 2004. ... Galveston is a city and island located in Galveston County, Texas. ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Margaret Gorman (1905-1995) is best known for being the very first Miss America, from the year 1921. ... Erika Harold, Miss America 2003, wears the traditional winners crown. ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Honda Point Disaster was the largest peacetime loss of ships the U.S. Navy ever experienced. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... USS Lassen, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast and manouverable yet long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet or battle group and defend them against smaller, short-range attackers (originally torpedo boats, later submarines and aircraft). ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... State nickname: The Garden State Other U.S. States Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Governor Richard Codey (D)Acting Official languages None defined Area 22,608 km² (47th)  - Land 19,231 km²  - Water 3,378 km² (14. ... SS Morro Castle The SS Morro Castle was a luxury cruise ship of the 1930s that was built for the Ward Line for runs between New York City and Havana, Cuba. ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... State nickname: Pelican State Other U.S. States Capital Baton Rouge Largest city Baton Rouge due to the evacuation of New Orleans Governor Kathleen Blanco (D) Official languages None; English and French de facto Area 134,382 km² (31st)  - Land 112,927 km²  - Water 21,455 km² (16%) Population (2000... Huey Pierce Long (August 30, 1893 – September 10, 1935), known as The Kingfish, was an American politician of the Democratic Party; he was governor of Louisiana (1928–1932), Senator (1932–1935) and a presidential hopeful before his assassination. ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was by far the bloodiest, most expensive, and most significant war in... The Siege of Leningrad (Russian: блокада Ленинграда, today Saint Petersburg), during World War II, lasted from September 8, 1941, to January 18, 1944. ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea. ... Volga German pioneer family comemorative statue in Victoria, Kansas, USA. The Volga Germans are ethnic Germans living near the Volga River and the Black Sea, maintaining German culture, German language, German traditions and religions: Evangelical Lutherans or Roman Catholic. ... Siberia Siberia (Russian: , common English transliterations: Sibir’, Sibir; from the Tatar for “sleeping land”) is a vast region of Russia and northern Kazakhstan constituting almost all of northern Asia. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... Dwight David Ike Eisenhower (October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969), American soldier and politician, was the 34th President of the United States (1953–1961) and Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe during World War II, with the rank of General of the Army. ... When spelt with a capital A, Allies usually denotes the countries that fought together against the Central Powers in World War I and against the Axis Powers in World War II. For more information, see the related articles: Allies of World War I and Allies of World War II. Other... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was by far the bloodiest, most expensive, and most significant war in... The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster, which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... German test launch. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was by far the bloodiest, most expensive, and most significant war in... Menton (Italian, Mentone) is a town and commune in the Alpes-Maritimes département of the Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur région of France. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... For the generic term for a high-tension rivalry between countries, see cold war (war). ... Korea (한국/韓國/Hanguk, used by South / ì¡°ì„ /朝鮮/Joseon, used by North) is a formerly unified country, situated on the Korean Peninsula in northern East Asia, bordering on China to the northwest and Russia to the north. ... State motto: Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (transliteration: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Russian: Workers of the world, unite!) Official language None; Russian (de facto) Capital Moscow Area  - Total  - % water 1st before collapse 22,402,200 km²  ?% Population  - Total  - Density 3rd before collapse 293,047,571 (July 1991) 13. ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Prime Minister Yoshida Shigeru of Japan, gave a speech on Reconciliation and rapport (和解と信頼) in 1951 at San Francisco Peace conference. ... The downtown San Francisco skyline, looking east from the central part of the city. ... A peace treaty is an agreement (a peace treaty) between two hostile parties, usually countries or governments, that formally ends a war or armed conflict. ... US landings in the Pacific, 1942–1945 The Pacific War, which is known in Japan as the Greater East Asia War, occurred in the Pacific Ocean, its islands, and in Asia. ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ð Manila Conference: SEATO nations leaders group portrait, 10/24/1966. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Huntsville is the county seat of Madison County, Alabama. ... Dwight David Ike Eisenhower (October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969), American soldier and politician, was the 34th President of the United States (1953–1961) and Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe during World War II, with the rank of General of the Army. ... Aerial view of the test area at Marshall Space Flight Center The George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) is a lead NASA center for propulsion, Space Shuttle propulsion, external fuel tank, crew training and payloads, International Space Station (ISS) design and construction, for computers, networks, and information management. ... NASA Logo Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from the revision dated 2005-09-01, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... The Man Trap was the first episode of Star Trek: The Original Series to air on NBC. It is episode #6, and was broadcast on Thursday, September 8, 1966 at 8:30pm. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... The starship Enterprise as it appeared on Star Trek Star Trek is a culturally significant science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry in the 1960s. ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... The Kennedy Center as seen from the Potomac River. ... Bernstein with conductor Michael Tilson Thomas, at the 1974 Charles Ives Centenary Concert in Danbury, Connecticut. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... The Watergate Complex as depicted in Government Exhibit 1. ... Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. ... Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the thirty-seventh President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Robert Craig Evel Knievel (born October 17, 1938 in Butte, Montana) is an American stuntman, best known for his public displays of long distance, high-altitude motorcycle jumping which often resulted in serious injuries, particularly during the 1970s. ... Twin Falls is a town located in Twin Falls County, Idaho. ... State nickname: Gem State Other U.S. States Capital Boise Largest city Boise Governor Dirk Kempthorne (R) Official languages none Area 216,632 km² (14th)  - Land 214,499 km²  - Water 2,133 km² (0. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Official languages Macedonian language¤,2 Capital Skopje President Branko Crvenkovski Prime Minister Vlado Bučkovski Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % water Ranked 145th  25,713 km²  1. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 737 in new Boeing Colors. ... US Airways Flight 427 was a flight that flew from Chicago, Illinoiss OHare International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with a final destination of West Palm Beach, Florida. ... Pittsburgh International Airport is an airport in Findlay Township, Pennsylvania, about 18 miles west of Pittsburgh. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Busch Stadium in St. ... The Gateway Arch, shown here behind the Old Courthouse, is the most recognizable part of the St. ... Mark McGwire hits a home run during his last Major League season in 2001 Mark David McGwire (born October 1, 1963 in Pomona, California) is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball who played from 1986 through 2001. ... Roger Eugene Maris (September 10, 1934 – December 14, 1985), was a baseball player primarily remembered for breaking Babe Ruths 34-year-old single-season home run record in 1961. ... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... For other uses of the phrase see Home run (disambiguation) In baseball, a home run is a base hit in which the batter is able to circle all the bases, ending at home plate and scoring a run himself (along with a run for each runner who was already on... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Janet Reno (born July 21, 1938) was the 78th Attorney General of the United States (1993–2001), and was the first woman to hold that post. ... John Danforth John Claggett Danforth (born September 5, 1936), also referred to as Jack Danforth, is a former United States Ambassador to the United Nations and former United States Senator from Missouri. ... The Branch Davidians are a religious group originating from the Seventh-day Adventist church. ... Waco is the county seat of McLennan County, Texas. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is the third book in the Harry Potter series of childrens books by J. K. Rowling. ... Joanne Rowling OBE (born July 31, 1965 in Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire), commonly known as J.K. Rowling (pronunciation: roll-ing; her former students used to joke with her name calling her the Rolling Stone), is a British fiction writer. ... Cover of the original novel in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... WTO Logo The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an international organization which oversees a large number of agreements defining the rules of trade between its member states (WTO, 2004a). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Durban is a vibrant cosmopolitian city in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Brianna LaHara was a 12-year old girl (now 14) from New York who was sued by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on September 8, 2003 for allegedly downloading music from the Internet which led to massive public outcry against the RIAAs heavy-handed tactics. ... The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a special interest group representing the U.S. recording industry, and the body responsible for certifying gold and platinum albums and singles in the USA. For more information about sales data see list of best selling albums and list of best selling... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... NASA Logo Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from the revision dated 2005-09-01, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... In its collecting configuration, the Genesis spacecraft exposed collecting wafers to the solar wind. ...

Births

Centuries: 7th century BC - 6th century BC - 5th century BC Decades: 600s BC - 590s BC - 580s BC - 570s BC - 560s BC - 550s BC - 540s BC - 530s BC - 520s BC - 510s BC - 500s BC Events and Trends Carthage conquers Sicily, Sardinia and Corsica 559 BC - King Cambyses I of Anshan dies... [edit] Confucius (traditionally September 8? 551 BC–479 BC) was a famous thinker and social philosopher of China, whose teachings have deeply influenced East Asia for centuries. ... 479 pr. ... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 70s BC 60s BC 50s BC 40s BC 30s BC - 20s BC - 10s BC 0s 10s 20s 30s Years: 25 BC 24 BC 23 BC 22 BC 21 BC 20 BC 19 BC 18 BC 17 BC 16 BC 15... The term Virgin Mary has several different meanings: For the historical and multi-denominational concept of Mary, see Mary, the mother of Jesus. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Events December 28 - Louis the Vrome occupies Barcelona. ... Ansgar, etching by Hugo Hamilton (1830) Ansgar, Anskar or Oscar, (September 8?, 801–February 3, 865) was an Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen. ... Hamburg is Germanys second largest city (after Berlin) and, with the Hamburg Harbour, its principal port. ... Bremen lies in North Germany 50km South of the North Sea. ... Events Egbert became first King of England Alcamo was founded by the Muslim commander al-Kamuk. ... Imam Ali al-Hadi (September 8, 828 _ July 1, 868) was the tenth Shia Imam. ... Events 11 May: Printing of The Diamond Sutra, the oldest dated printed book. ... Events Births 8 September - Richard I of England Deaths August 21 - Alfonso VII, king of Castile (b. ... Richard I (September 8, 1157 – April 6, 1199) was King of England from 1189 to 1199. ... Events John Lackland, becomes King of England Births Isobel of Huntingdon (d. ... Events Stephen Langton consecrated Archbishop of Canterbury June 17 by Pope Innocent III Births September 8 - King Sancho II of Portugal October 1 - King Henry III of England (d. ... Sancho II of Portugal, the Pious, fourth king of Portugal, born in September 8, 1207 in Coimbra, was the oldest son of Afonso II of Portugal by his wife, princess Urraca of Castile. ... Events December 12 - Upon the death of Henry IV of Castile a civil war ensues between his designated successor Isabella I of Castile and her sister Juana who was supported by her husband, Alfonso V of Portugal. ... Ludovico Ariosto (September 8, 1474 – July 6, 1533) was an Italian poet, author of the epic poem Orlando furioso (1516), Orlando Enraged. He was born at Reggio, in Emilia. ... Events January 25 - King Henry VIII of England marries Anne Boleyn, his second Queen consort. ... 1588 was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... Marin Mersenne (September 8, 1588 - September 1, 1648) was a French theologian, philosopher, mathematician and music theorist. ... // Events Peace treaty signed at Westphalia ends the Thirty Years War. ... Events November 1 - At Whitehall Palace in London, William Shakespeares romantic comedy The Tempest is presented for the first time. ... Johann Friedrich Gronovius (the latinized form of Gronov) (September 8, 1611 - December 28, 1671), born in Hamburg, was a German classical scholar and critic. ... Events May 9 - Thomas Blood, disguised as a clergyman, attempts to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. ... Events February 9 - Gregory XV is elected pope. ... Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé (September 8, 1621 - November 11, 1686). ... Events The League of Augsburg is founded. ... Events February 13 - Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition. ... Ferdinand IV (September 8, 1633 - July 9, 1654) was King of the Romans, of Hungary, and of Bohemia. ... Events April 5 - Signing of the Treaty of Westminster, ending the First Anglo-Dutch War. ... Events England, France, Munster and Cologne invade the United Provinces, therefore this name is know as ´het rampjaar´ (the disaster year) in the Netherlands. ... Nicolas de Grigny (baptised September 8, 1672 - November 30, 1703) was a French organist and composer. ... Events February 2 - Earthquake in Aquila, Italy February 4 - In Japan, the 47 samurai commit seppuku (ritual suicide) February 14 - Earthquake in Norcia, Italy May 27 - Founding of St Petersburg in Russia May 26 - Portugal joins Grand Alliance July 29-31 - Daniel Defoe is placed in a pillory for the... 1778 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Clemens Brentano, or Klemens Brentano (September 8, 1778 – July 28, 1842) was a German poet and novelist. ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Eduard Friedrich Mörike (Ludwigsburg, September 8, 1804 – June 4, 1875 in Stuttgart) was a German romantic poet. ... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Charles Etienne Brasseur de Bourbourg (8 September 1814 - 8 January 1874) was a Belgian ethnographer. ... 1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1828 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Maj. ... 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Frédéric Mistral (September 8, 1830 - March 25, 1914) was a French poet who led the 19th century revival of Occitan (Provençal) language and literature. ... Sir Edward Appletons medal Photographs of Nobel Prize Medals. ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Antonín Dvořák Antonín Leopold Dvořák  listen (September 8, 1841 – May 1, 1904) was a Czech composer of classical music. ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Gojong (1852 - 1919) was the 26th king and 1st emperor of the Korean Joseon Dynasty. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... David Oman McKay (September 8, 1873 – January 18, 1970) was the ninth President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church; see also Mormon), serving from 1951 until his death in 1970. ... The Salt Lake City temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the largest attraction in the citys Temple Square. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Harry Hillman Harry Livingston Hillman Jr. ... 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... Siegfried Sassoon, 1916 Siegfried Loraine Sassoon (September 8, 1886 – September 1, 1967) was an English poet and author. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Robert Alphonso Taft I (September 8, 1889 - July 31, 1953), of the Taft family political dynasty of Ohio, was a United States Senator and Presidential candidate in the United States Republican Party. ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... James Charles Jimmie Rodgers (September 8, 1897 -– May 26, 1933) was the first country music superstar. ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd (8 September 1901 – 6 September 1966) was Prime Minister of South Africa from 1958 until his assassination in 1966. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... September 6 is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years). ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... 1910 in topic: Arts Architecture- Art- Film- Literature- Music- Television Science and technology Aviation- Rail transport- Radio- Science Other topics Australia- Canada- Ireland- South Africa- Sport Births- Deaths Lists of leaders: State leaders - Religious leaders 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Jean-Louis Barrault (September 9, 1910 - January 22, 1994) was a French actor, director and mime artist. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Sir Denys Lasdun (8 September 1914-11 January 2001) was an eminent English architect of the 20th century, particularly associated with the Modernist design of the Royal National Theatre on Londons South Bank of the River Thames. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Sid Caesar (born Isaac Sidney Caesar on September 8, 1922) is an Emmy-winning comic actor and writer, best known as the leading man on the 1950s television sketch comedy series Your Show of Shows. ... Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Mimi Parent (September 8, 1924 - June 14, 2005), born Marie Parent in Montreal, was a Canadian surrealist artist. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Peter Sellers Richard Henry Sellers (September 8, 1925 – July 24, 1980), better known as Peter Sellers, was a British comedian, talented comic actor, and performer on The Goon Show (a long-running BBC radio show, 1951-1960). ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Christoph von Dohnányi (born September 18, 1929) is a German conductor. ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Nguyen Cao Ky (Nguyễn Cao Kỳ) (born 1930) is a Vietnamese politician, who served as Prime Minister of South Vietnam from 1965 to 1967, and then Vice President until his retirement from politics in 1971. ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... Patsy Cline Patsy Cline, (September 8, 1932 – March 5, 1963) was an American country music singer. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (b. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sam Nunn Samuel Augustus Nunn (born September 8, 1938) is co-chairman and chief executive officer of the NTI (Nuclear Threat Initiative), a charitable organization working to reduce the global threats from nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... José Feliciano (born September 10, 1945 in Lares), is a Puerto Rican singer. ... Ron Pigpen McKernan (September 8, 1945 - March 8, 1973) was a musician and member of the Grateful Dead. ... The Grateful Dead in the late 1970s: (from left) Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh, Jerry Garcia, Brent Mydland, Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir The Grateful Dead was an American psychedelia-influenced rock band, formed in 1965 in San Francisco from the remnants of another band, Mother McCrees Uptown Jug Champions. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ann Beattie (born 1947) is an American short story writer and novelist. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fad Gadget was the pseudonym used by musician, synthesizer pioneer, and performance artist Frank Tovey (September 8, 1956 - April 3, 2002), an influential electronic music/New Wave artist, in his early and very late career. ... Fad Gadget was the pseudonym used by musician, synthesizer pioneer, and performance artist Frank Tovey (September 8, 1956 - April 3, 2002), an influential electronic music/New Wave artist, in his early and very late career. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Aimee Mann Aimee Mann (born September 8, 1960) is an American rock guitarist, bass player, singer, and songwriter. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Michael Johns (September 8, 1964 - ) is an American health care executive, former federal government of the United States official and conservative policy analyst and writer. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... Carola Häggkvist is a Swedish singer who was born in Stockholm in September 1966. ... Running since 1956, the Eurovision Song Contest (in French: Concours Eurovision de la Chanson) is an annual televised song contest with participants from numerous countries whose national television broadcasters are members of the European Broadcasting Union. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Neko Case Neko Case (born September 8, 1970 in Alexandria, Virginia) is a American singer and songwriter. ... Latrell Sprewell with the New York Knicks Latrell Fontaine Sprewell (born September 8, 1970 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American professional basketball player. ... Yuji Nishizawa (西沢裕司; Nishizawa Yūji, b. ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... On the cover of Playboy, May 2001 Brooke Burke (born September 8, 1971) is an American television personality and model. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Lisa Kennedy Montgomery (who usually just goes by Kennedy, born September 8, 1972 in Indianapolis) is an American political satirist and former MTV VJ. Her political beliefs are largely Republican, although she has admitted to having a libertarian streak. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... M!ssundaztood album cover (2001) Alecia Moore (born September 8, 1979 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania), better known by her stage name P!nk (also written as Pink), is an American singer who gained prominence in early January of 2000. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jonathan Taylor Thomas (born September 8, 1981 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania as Jonathan Taylor Weiss) is an American actor, sometimes nicknamed JTT. As a child, Thomas played Randall William Taylor on the popular television show Home Improvement. ...

Deaths

Events September 30 - John VI succeeds Sergius I as Pope. ... Sergius I (d. ... Events Constantine VI becomes Byzantine Emperor with Irene as guardian. ... Leo IV, called Chozar or the Khazar (c. ... This is a list of Byzantine Emperors. ... King James I of England/VII of Scotland, the first monarch to rule the Kingdoms of England and Scotland at the same time Events March 24 - Elizabeth I of England dies and is succeeded by her cousin King James VI of Scotland, uniting the crowns of Scotland and England April... George Carey (1547 - 8 September 1603) was the eldest son of Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon and Anne Morgan. ... Events January 16 - Grand Duke Ivan IV of Muscovy becomes the first Tsar of Russia. ... Events January - Galileo observes Neptune, but mistakes it for a star and so is not credited with its discovery. ... Carlo Gesualdo, Prince of Venosa Carlo Gesualdo (?March 8, ?1566 – September 8, 1613), Prince of Venosa and Count of Conza, was an Italian composer, lutenist, nobleman, and notorious murderer of the late Renaissance. ... Events January 7 - Pius V becomes Pope Selim II succeeds Suleiman I as Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Religious rioting in the Netherlands signifies the beginning of the Eighty Years War in the Netherlands. ... Events February 3 - Tulipmania collapses in Netherlands by government order February 15 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor December 17 - Shimabara Rebellion erupts in Japan Pierre de Fermat makes a marginal claim to have proof of what would become known as Fermats last theorem. ... Robert Fludd, also known as Robertus de Fluctibus (1574, Bearsted, Kent - September 8, 1637, London) was a prominent English Rosicrucian and Paracelsian physicist, astrologer, and mystic. ... Events April 14 - Battle of Mookerheyde. ... // Events February to August - Explorer Abel Tasmans second expedition for the Dutch East India Company maps the north coast of Australia. ... Sir John Coke (March 5, 1563 - September 8, 1644), English politician, was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. ... Events February 1 - Sarsa Dengel succeeds his father Menas as Emperor of Ethiopia February 18 - The Duke of Guise is assassinated while besieging Orléans March - Peace of Amboise. ... Francis Quarles (1592 - September 8, 1644), English poet, was born at Romford, Essex, and baptized there on May 8 1592. ... Events January 30 - The death of Pope Innocent IX during the previous year had left the Papal throne vacant. ... // Events January 10 - Archbishop Laud executed on Tower Hill, London. ... Francisco Gómez de Quevedo y Villegas (born September 17, 1580 - September 8, 1645) was a Spanish writer during the siglo de oro. ... Events March 1 - Michel de Montaigne signs the preface to his most significant work, Essays. ... // Events Mehmed Köprülü becomes Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire. ... Joseph Hall (July 1, 1574 - September 8, 1656), English bishop and satirist, was born at Bristow park, near Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, on the 1st of July 1574. ... Events April 14 - Battle of Mookerheyde. ... Events March 11 – Chelsea hospital for soldiers is founded in England May 6 - Louis XIV of France moves his court to Versailles. ... Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz (May 23, 1606 in Madrid – September 8, 1682 in Vigevano) was a Spanish Catholic ecclesiastic and writer. ... Events January 27 - The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins ending in their execution on January 31 May 17 - Supporters of Vasili Shusky invade the Kremlin and kill Premier Dmitri December 26 - Shakespeares King Lear performed in court Storm buries a village of St Ismails near... 1721 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Michael Johann Joseph Brokoff (Czech: Michal Jan Josef Brokoff, 28 April 1686 in Klášterec nad Ohří, Bohemia - 8 September 1721 in Prague) was a Czech sculptor of the baroque era, working with sandstone. ... Events The League of Augsburg is founded. ... Events March 20 - Nadir Shah occupies Delhi in India and sacks the city stealing the jewels of the Peacock Throne, including the Koh-i-Noor September 9 - Stono Rebellion erupts near Charleston September 18 - Treaty of Belgrade signed October 3 - Treaty of Nissa signed October 23 - Great Britain declares war... Yuri Troubetzkoy (20 April 1668 – 8 September 1739) was the governor of Belgorod, a general-poruchik, senator, Prince. ... // Events January - The Triple Alliance of 1668 is formed. ... 1780 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Enoch Poor (June 21, 1736 – September 8, 1780) was a Brigadier General in the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War. ... Events January 26 - Stanislaus I of Poland abdicates his throne. ... 1784 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Mother Ann Lee (February 29, 1736 - September 8, 1784) was a member of the Shakers; who, during the 1770s, emigrated to Watervliet, New York. ... 1811 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Peter Simon Pallas (September 22, 1741 - September 8, 1811) was a German-born Russian zoologist. ... // Events April 10 – Austrian army attack troops of Frederick the Great at Mollwitz December 19 – Vitus Bering dies in his expedition east of Siberia December 25 – Anders Celsius develops his own thermometer scale Celsius William Browning invents mineral water Elizabeth of Russia became czarina. ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Faisal I Faisal ibn Husayn (May 20, 1883 – September 8, 1933) was for a short while king of Greater Syria in 1920 and king of Iraq from 1921 to 1933. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... Julius Fučík (February 23, 1903 - September 8, 1943) was a Czechoslovakian journalist, Czech communist party leader, and a leader in the forefront of the anti-Nazi resistance. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Thomas Mokopu Mofolo (1876-1948) is considered to be the greatest Lesotho writer. ... 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Richard Strauss (June 11, 1864 – September 8, 1949) was a German composer of the late Romantic era, particularly noted for his tone poems and operas. ... 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... Dorothy Dandridge Dorothy Jean Dandridge (born November 9, 1922 or 1923 in Cleveland, Ohio; died September 8, 1965 in West Hollywood, California) was an American actress. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Bud Collyer ( June 18, 1908 – September 8, 1969) was an American voice actor and game show host, born Clayton J. Heermance, Jr. ... Alexandra David-Néel (October 24, 1868 - September 8, 1969) was a French explorer, anarchist, spiritualist, Buddhist and writer. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... Zero Mostel in Ulysses in Nighttown, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1958 Zero Mostel (February 25, 1915 – September 8, 1977) was a Tony Award-winning stage actor. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Jean Seberg Jean Seberg (November 13, 1938 - September 8, 1979) was an American actress born in Marshalltown, Iowa, USA who spent an important part of her career in France. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... William Bill Shankly, OBE (September 2, 1914 - September 8, 1981) was one of the most successful and respected football managers. ... Roy Wilkins stamp in the Black Heritage series release by the United States Postal Service Roy Wilkins (August 30, 1901 – September 8, 1981) was a prominent civil rights activist in the United States from the 1930s to the 1970s. ... Hideki Yukawa Hideki Yukawa (湯川 秀樹, January 23, 1907 - September 8, 1981) was a Japanese theoretical physicist and the first Japanese person to win the Nobel prize. ... Sir Edward Appletons medal Photographs of Nobel Prize Medals. ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Laurie Rohan Williams (born December 12, 1968, in Jamaica - died September 8, 2002 in Portmore, Kingston, Jamaica) {aged 33 years 270 days) was a West Indian cricketer. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jaclyn Linetsky (January 8, 1986 - September 8, 2003) was a Canadian actress. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Riefenstahl in The Blue Light, 1931 Berta Helene Amalie Leni Riefenstahl (August 22, 1902 - September 8, 2003) was a German actress, director and filmmaker widely noted for her aesthetics and advances in film technique. ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Franklin Thomas (September 5, 1913, Fresno, California - September 8, 2004, Flintridge, California) was one of Walt Disneys team of animators known as the Nine Old Men. ... Link title1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

Holidays

The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organising a liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more saints, and referring to the day as the saints day of that saint. ... In Christianity, Mary (Judæo-Aramaic מרים Maryām Bitter; Septuagint Greek Μαριαμ, Mariam, Μαρια, Maria; Arabic: Maryem, مريم) was the mother of Jesus of Nazareth who at the time of his conception was the betrothed wife of Joseph, awaiting the customary Home-Taking that would permit them to start living together and to... Sergius I (d. ... Sep. ... Theotokos of Kazan Theotokos of St Theodore Mother of God (ΜΡ ΘΥ), mosaic icon, Hagia Sophia Theotokos is a Greek word that means Mother of God. It is a title assigned by the early Christian Church to Mary, the mother of Jesus, at the Third Ecumenical Council held at Ephesus in 431. ... The National Day is a designated date on which celebrations mark the nationhood of a country. ... Seat of the Universal House of Justice, governing body of the Baháís The Baháí Faith is an emerging global religion founded by Baháulláh, a nineteenth-century Iranian exile. ... The Baháí calendar, common to the Baháí Faith, is a solar calendar with regular years 365 days long and leap years 366 days long as explained within the Kitáb-i-Aqdas. ... Categories: Stub ... State nickname: Land of Enchantment Other U.S. States Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Governor Bill Richardson Official languages English and Spanish Area 315,194 km² (5th)  - Land 314,590 km²  - Water 607 km² (0. ...

External links

  • BBC: On This Day

September 7 - September 9 - August 8 - October 8 – more historical anniversaries September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... October 8 is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years). ... Condensed list of historical anniversaries. ...

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