Tukuk-OS📅 September 8
27 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on September 8? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 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.
Elizabeth IIDeath and state funeral of Elizabeth IIBalmoral Castle
- 1995 — Construction began on the Dhammakaya Cetiya, a giant stupa at the Wat Phra Dhammakaya, a Buddhist temple in Pathum Thani, Thailand.
- 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.
USAir Flight 427Pittsburgh International AirportNational Transportation Safety Board
- 1991 — At the Tailhook Association symposium in Las Vegas, U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aviators were alleged to have sexually assaulted 90 persons.
- 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.
- 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.
- 1966 — Queen Elizabeth II opened the Severn Bridge, suggesting that it marked the dawn of a new economic era for South Wales.
- 1966 — The science fiction show Star Trek made its American premiere with "The Man Trap", launching a media franchise that has since created a cult phenomenon and has influenced the design of many current technologies.
- 1966 — Queen Elizabeth II opened the Severn Bridge (pictured), linking South Gloucestershire in England and Monmouthshire in Wales.
- 1954 — Eight nations signed a collective-defense treaty in Manila to create the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (flag pictured), modelled on NATO.
- 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.
António de Oliveira SalazarNationalist faction (Spanish Civil War)Spanish Civil War
- 1935 — Huey Long, a U.S. senator, was shot in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, dying two days later.
- 1921 — In Atlantic City, New Jersey, Margaret Gorman (pictured) was crowned the "Golden Mermaid", the forerunner to the Miss America pageant.
- 1907 — Gertrude Stein meets her life partner and muse, Alice B. Toklas in Paris.
- 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.
1900 Galveston hurricaneList of disasters in the United States by death tollGalveston, Texas
- 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.
- 1831 — The Russian Empire suppressed the November Uprising in Poland with the capture of Warsaw after a two-day assault.
- 1831 — William IV and Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen were crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
William IVAdelaide of Saxe-MeiningenCoronation of William IV and Adelaide
- 1796 — French Revolutionary Wars: The French defeated Austrian forces in Bassano, Venetia, Italy.
French Revolutionary WarsBattle of BassanoBassano del Grappa
- 1796 — French Revolutionary Wars: Led by Napoleon, French forces defeated the Austrians at the Battle of Bassano in Veneto, Italy.
- 1775 — Maltese priests discontented with the Order of Saint John led an uprising that was quickly suppressed by the Order.
- 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.
- 1726 — J. S. Bach led the first performance of Geist und Seele wird verwirret, a solo cantata for alto voice.
Johann Sebastian BachGeist und Seele wird verwirret, BWV 35Alto
- 1566 — Ottoman–Habsburg wars: Ottoman forces led by Suleiman the Magnificent captured the fortress of Szigetvár in Hungary, but were forced to end their campaign to take Vienna.
- 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.
- 1100 — Theodoric was elected by opponents of Pope Paschal II, following the death of Antipope Clement III.
- 617 — Li Yuan defeated a Sui army at the Battle of Huoyi, opening the path to his capture of the Chinese imperial capital Chang'an and the eventual establishment of the Tang dynasty.
Births
- 2004 — Lewis Hall, English footballer
- 2003 — Nicolas Cantu, American actor and internet personality
- 2002 — Gaten Matarazzo, American actor and singer
- 2001 — Bill Mamadou, Singaporean footballer
- 2000 — Zak Butters, Australian footballer
- 2000 — Miles McBride, American basketball player
- 1999 — Ellie Kildunne, English rugby player
- 1999 — Vivianne Härri, Swiss alpine skier
- 1999 — Shubman Gill, Indian cricketer
- 1998 — Sierra Capri, American actress
- 1998 — Chelsea Gubecka, Australian swimmer
- 1998 — Emma Laird, English actress
Deaths
- 2026 — Tung Chee-hwa, Hong Kong politician and businessman, first Chief Executive of Hong Kong (born 1937)
- 2024 — Mauricio Arriaza Chicas, Salvadoran police officer (born 1964)
- 2024 — Ed Kranepool, American baseball player (born 1944)
- 2024 — Henny Moan, Norwegian actress (born 1936)
- 2024 — Zoot Money, English musician (born 1942)
- 2024 — Peter Renaday, American voice actor (born 1935)
- 2024 — Emi Shinohara, Japanese voice actress and singer (born 1963)
- 2022 — Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms (born 1926)
- 2022 — Gwyneth Powell, English actress (born 1946)
- 2021 — Luis Villafuerte, Filipino politician, former congressman and governor of Camarines Sur (born 1935)
- 2019 — S. Rajasekar, Indian cinematographer, film director, and actor (born 1957)
- 2018 — Gennadi Gagulia, Prime Minister of Abkhazia (born 1948)
Observances & holidays
- Christian Feast Day: Adrian and Natalia of Nicomedia (Roman Catholic Church)
- Christian Feast Day: Corbinian
- Christian Feast Day: Disibod
- Christian Feast Day: Blessed Frédéric Ozanam
- Christian Feast Day: Isaac of Armenia
- Christian Feast Day: Nativity of Mary (Roman Catholic Church), (Anglo-Catholicism) Monti Fest (Mangalorean Catholic)
- Christian Feast Day: Our Lady of Charity
- Christian Feast Day: Our Lady of Covadonga (national holiday in Asturias)
- Christian Feast Day: Our Lady of Good Health of Vailankanni
- Christian Feast Day: Pope Sergius I
- Christian Feast Day: September 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Christian Feast Day: Feast Day of Our Lady of Meritxell (national holiday in Andorra)
- Accession Day (United Kingdom and the Commonwealth realms) (during the reign of Charles III)
- Independence Day (North Macedonia)
- International Literacy Day (International)
- Martyrs' Day (Afghanistan) (date may fall on September 9, follows a non-Gregorian calendar)
- National Day (Andorra), also the feast of Our Lady of Meritxell
- National Day (Asturias), also the feast of Our Lady of Covadonga
- National Day (Extremadura), also the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
- Star Trek Day (International observance)
- Victory Day (Pakistan)
- Victory Day, also the feast of Our Lady of Victories or il-Vittorja (Malta)
- World Physical Therapy Day
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