What Happened on September 8
Historical Events
- 1380 Battle on Kulikovo: Moscow's great monarch Dimitri defeats the Mongols beginning the decline of the Tatars
- 1504 Michelangelo's Statue of David is unveiled in Florence
- 1522 Spanish navigator Juan de Elcano returns to Spain, completing 1st circumnavigation of the globe (expedition began under Ferdinand Magellan)
- 1565 1st permanent European settlement in the US founded at St. Augustine, Florida
- 1664 Dutch surrender colony of New Netherlands (including New York) to 300 English soldiers
- 1941 WWII: Siege of Leningrad by German, Finnish, and eventually Spanish troops begins; battle lasted over 28 months, as Russia repels the invasion; well over a million lives
- 1970 Black September hijackings begin, three airliners hijacked and blown up by Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
- 2022 Queen Elizabeth II dies at Balmoral Castle after ruling for 70 years, as the UK's longest-serving monarch. Her eldest son inherits the throne as King Charles III. [1]
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Sep 8 in Film & TV
- 1960 Nationwide release (US) of Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" starring Anthony Perkins and Janet Leigh
- 1965 Small ads in Daily Variety and Hollywood Reporter attract 437 young men interested in forming the world’s first manufactured boy band, "The Monkees" - 3 are chosen with British actor-singer Davy Jones already having been cast
- 1986 "The Oprah Winfrey Show" is first broadcast nationally
Sep 8 in Music
- 2001 Kylie Minogue releases her single "I Just Can't Get You Out of My Head", the biggest of her career
Sep 8 in Sport
- 1973 Hank Aaron sets record of most HRs in 1 league (709)
Did You Know?
"Star Trek" premieres on NBC-TV starring William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy
On September 8, 1966
Richard the Lionheart
Charles J. Guiteau
Peter Sellers
Patsy Cline
Avicii
P!nkWould You Believe?
Giraffe DNA study published in "Current Biology" reveals there are 4 species not just 1, as previously assumed
On September 8, 2016
Famous Weddings
- 1761 Marriage of George III of the United Kingdom to Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (Queen Charlotte)
- 1864 Business magnate John D. Rockefeller (25) weds abolitionist Laura Spelman (24)
- 1897 Confederate General James Longstreet (76) weds Helen Dortch (34) at the governor's mansion in Atlanta, Georgia
Famous Divorces
- 2009 90s pop sensation singer Peter Andre (36) divorces glamour model Katie Price (31) due to unreasonable behaviour after 3 years of marriage
More Weddings & Divorces
Ann Lee
Edward L. Doheny
Richard Strauss
Willard Libby
Leni Riefenstahl
Elizabeth IIArticles, Photos and Quiz
The Statue of David
A masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture, The Statue of David completed by Michelangelo in 1504
September 8, 1504
Hey, Hey – We're The Monkees
We have the formula, the music and the female fans standing by ready to scream. All we need now is four likely lads to form the band. Enter "The Monkees".
September 8, 1965
Weekly Quiz for September 2-8
On V-J Day, where did Japan formally surrender, marking the end of WWII? Which American city was sacked and burned this week in 1864 during the US Civil War?
