Famous Events For September 8 – Today In History

Mikki Donaldson

September 8: Today in History – Historical Events

Early Centuries – September 8 Historic Events – Before the 1700s

September 8, 1014 – Duke Koenraad crowned king of Germany
September 8, 1141- Islams vanquished by Yelutashi at the war of Samarkand
September 8, 1156 – Henry II Jasormigott quits Bavaria
September 8, 1264 – Boleslaus the Pious, Duke of Greater Poland approved the Decree of Kalisz, assuring the safety of Jews and civil rights over Jewish matters
September 8, 1276 – John XXI assumes charge as Pope
September 8, 1303 – French King Philip seizures Pope Boniface VIII
September 8, 1331 – self-proclamation by Stefan Dusan as the crown of Serbia
September 8, 1380 – Russia’s sovereign Dimitri vanquishes Mongols at the war of Kulikovo, thus starting the downfall of Tatars

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September 8, 1449 – The Chinese king seized by Mongolians at the war of Tumu Fortress
September 8, 1504 – statue of David by Michelangelo established in Florence
September 8, 1514 – allied forces of Poland and Lithuania vanquish the Russian defense forces at the War of Orsha
September 8, 1522 – Spanish voyager Juan de Elcano arrives in Spain after finishing a tour around the earth
September 8, 1536 – Earl of Nassau vacates the seized Perone
September 8, 1545 – reciprocal action against Scotland launched by the English Earl of Hertford
September 8, 1553 – discovery of the city of Lichfield. England
September 8, 1563 – Maximilian crowned as King of Hungary
September 8, 1565 – St. Augustine, Florida was the 1^st colony in the US
September 8, 1565 – Maltese and Knights take control of Malta seized by Turkey
September 8, 1628 – and armed private vessel by the Dutch, under Piet Heyn, seizes the Spanish navy in the Bay of Matanzas, Cuba

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September 8, 1664 – English soldiers numbering 300 seize the cluster of New Netherlands from Dutch
September 8, 1689 – peace agreement between China and Russia under the Treaty of Nrtsinsk

18th Century – What Happened on September 8 – The 1700s
September 8, 1713 – publication of a verdict against Jesenism by Pope Clemens XI
September 8, 1727 – inferno in a shed in Burwell, Cambridgeshire, England a village where a doll show was being performed, kills 78 persons
September 8, 1755 – French army was defeated by British defense forces at the war of Lake George in the jurisdiction of New York
September 8, 1760 – General Jeffrey Amherst takes control of Montreal from French defense forces
September 8, 1771 – establishment of San Gabriel Archangel assignment in California
September 8, 1796 – Austrians vanquished by France at the war of Bassano

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19th Century – September 8 This Day That Year – The 1800s
September 8, 1831 – William IV assumes power as King of Great Britain
September 8, 1833 – Charles Darwin arrives in Buenos Aires
September 8, 1847 – The US under the command of Gen Scott takes control of Mexico at the war of Molino del Rey
September 8, 1855 – Patrice de Mac-Mahon, Duke of Magenta attacked Malakoff Tower at the Crimean war
September 8, 1855 – the combined armies of British and France seize Sevastopol from Russians thus culminating the Crimean Battle
September 8, 1858 – Abraham Lincoln in a dialogue says one cannot dupe all people all the time
September 8, 1860 – damage to ore steamer, “Lady Elgin” in Lake Michigan results in the drowning of 300 people

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September 8, 1863 – national army regains Cumberland Gap, Tennessee
September 8, 1863 – 47 Texas helpers resist the National Army at the war of Sabine Pass TX
September 8, 1868 – Establishment of New York Club for Athletics
September 8, 1870 – an agreement between Netherlands and Britain to permit Indian short-time laborers from Calcutta to work in sugar cane fields in Suriname
September 8, 1883 – In a competition between NY Giants and Phillies, the former scored 13 runs in an inning
September 8, 1888 – the first football league competition arranged in England
September 8, 1892 – debut performance of “Pledge of Allegiance”
September 8, 1899 – reinforcement of 10000 army men to Natal, South Africa by the British Government

20th Century – Important Events On This Day September 8 – 1900
September 8, 1900 – A devastating cyclone and high waves hit Galveston causing the death of nearly 6000 people
September 8, 1905 – Pittsburgh vanquished by Reds, 8-3
September 8, 1907 – Publication of a circular by Pope X on anti-modernism
September 8, 1914 – HMS Oceanic, an equivalent vessel of RMS Titanic drowns near Scotland
September 8, 1914 – the first British soldier to be hanged for abandonment during WWI, was Private Thomas Highgate
September 8, 1915 – establishment of an organization of Negro Life and History
September 8, 1915 – William Johnston vanquishes Maurice McLoughlin at the 35^th US Men’s National Championship (1-6,6-0,7-5,10-8)
September 8, 1916 – US President Woodrow Wilson approves amendments to income rules and increases the rate of income tax by 100%, etc
September 8, 1919 – Babe Ruth crosses the best score of HR mark 25 by Buck Freeman by achieving his 26^th HR
September 8, 1920 – the inauguration of a post-by-air facility in the US
September 8, 1921 – Margaret Gorman (16) of Washington, achieves the Miss America held in Atlantic City
September 8, 1923 – Seven of nine US Fleet vessels were damaged when stranded off California seashore
September 8, 1924 – appointment of the 1^st female diplomat – Alexandra Kollontai of Russia
September 8, 1926 – Germany was admitted into the League of Nations by an undisputed poll
September 8, 1930 – 1^st event of the funny “Blondie” occur
September 8, 1930 – commencement of teaching of Hebrew in New York Community schools
September 8, 1930 – Richard Drew invents adhesive tape
September 8, 1933 – Manuel Azana assumes charge as President of Spain
September 8, 1934 – In a cricket match against Leveson-Gower XI, Bradman achieves 132 runs in 90 mins, scoring 24 boundaries and 1 six
September 8, 1934 – inferno destroys superfluity commercial vessel Morro Castle travelling to NJ killing 133
September 8, 1936 – accord for a marriage relationship between Princess Juliana of the Netherlands and German prince Bernad Lippe-Biesterefeld
September 8, 1937 – assembly to discuss Palestine inaugurated
September 8, 1937 – Yankees though straggling at 6-1 in the 9^th innings, achieve 8 and vanquish Boston 9-6
September 8, 1939 – President Franklin D Roosevelt approves national emergency in a limited way an account of the battle in Europe
September 8, 1939 – the youngest pitcher to achieve 20 games was Indians Bob Feller, 20
September 8, 1939 – Yanks vanquish Red Sox 4-1 in 7, but the play was canceled due to lightning
September 8, 1941 – commencement of obstruction of Leningrad by Germany
September 8, 1941 – all Jewish population staying in Meretsch, Lithuania killed
September 8, 1943 – Combined armies of friendly nations force Italy to admit defeat in WW II
September 8, 1943 – Lt. Gen Bradley arrives in Carthago by air
September 8, 1943 – Ace Adams, of NY Giant, achieves his best by working in his 62^nd play
September 8, 1944 – 1^st V-2 spacecraft touch the ground in London and Antwerp
September 8, 1944 – Russians arrive in Bulgaria, who in turn pronounce battle on Germany
September 8, 1945 – Korea under the seizure of Japan assaulted by the US
September 8, 1945 – The Japanese Prime Minister, Hideki Tojo avoids trial by a court of law but in the end, he is executed
September 8, 1946 – rule by kings terminated in Bulgaria
September 8, 1946 – NY Yankees defeat the SF 49’, 1^st AAFC game
September 8, 1946 – Jack Kramer defeats Tom Brown Jr (9-7,6-3,6-0) at the 66^th US Men’s National Championship
September 8, 1946 – Pauline Betz Addie defeats Patrica Canning Todd (11-9,6-3) at the 60^th US Women’s National Championship
September 8, 1948 – faster than sound speed achieved by British De Havilland DH 108 aircraft
September 8, 1951 – no war agreement entered by Japan with 48 nations
September 8, 1951 – publication of a circular communication by Pope Pius XII on Semptiternus Rex
September 8, 1952 – publication of the book, “The Old Man and the Sea” by Ernest Hemingway
September 8, 1952 – Frank Sedgman vanquishes Garadnar Mulloy (6-1,6-2,6-3) at the 72^nd US Men’s National Championship
September 8, 1952 – Maureen Connolly trips Doris Hart (6-3,7-5) at the 66^th US Women’s National Championship
September 8, 1953 – debut performance of “Carnival in Flanders” at the New Century Theatre NY and makes 6 presentations
September 8, 1953 – Issue of a communication by Pope Pius on Fulgeno circle of light
September 8, 1954 – founding of an association to arrest the advance of communism in SE Asia (SEATO)
September 8, 1955 – finalizing NL emblem by Brooklyn Dodgers
September 8, 1956 – cassette by Harry Belafonte, “Calypso” achieves no.1 and continues to be no.1 for 31 weeks
September 8, 1957 – The unaccompanied musical tape, “Reet Petite” by Jackie Wilson published
September 8, 1957 – issue of a letter for mass circulation on Cinemas and TV and Radio by Pope Pius XII
September 8, 1957 – Juan Manuel Fangio achieves by 15 points 8^th Formula One WDC
September 8, 1957 – Malcolm Anderson vanquishes Ashley Cooper (10-8,7-5,6-4) at the 77^th US Men’s National Championship
September 8, 1957 – Althea Gibson vanquishes Louise Brough Clapp (6-3,6-2)
September 8, 1958 – LPGA Dallas Golf Open achieved by Mickey Wright
September 8, 1958 – commencement of Asian expedition from Tokyo by Paul Anka
September 8, 1959 – inauguration of the Asian Institute of Technology
September 8, 1960 – ban on West Berliners’ entry into East Berlin by the German Democratic Republic
September 8, 1960 – Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho” featuring Anthony Perkins and Janet Leigh opens throughout the US
September 8, 1962 -The Tibet-India boundary was crossed by the Chinese at Mac-Mahon-Line
September 8, 1962 – Atomic test by Russia at Novaya Zemlya
September 8, 1962 – valedictory of the celebrated Pines Express between Somerset and Dorset (UK). The last steam engine constructed by British Railways, 9F No.92220, “Evening Star” was used
September 8, 1963 – The constitution of Algeria was approved
September 8, 1963 – the birth of quints, all boys to Ines Cuervo de Priete, aged 34
September 8, 1963 – LPGA Spokane Women’s Golf OIpen achieved by Kathy Whitworth
September 8, 1963 – Rafael Osuna vanquishes Frank Froechling (7-5,6-4,6-2) at the 83^rd US Men’s National Championship
September 8, 1963 – Maria Bueno vanquishes Margret Court (7-5,6-4) at the 77^th US Women’s National Championship
September 8, 1965 – cyclone hits Louisiana and Florida and kills 75
September 8, 1966 – debut performance of “Star Trek” on NBC-TV
September 8, 1966 – debut performance of “That Girl” featuring Marlo Thomas on ABC TV
September 8, 1966 – Queen Elizbeth II dedicates The Seven Bridge to the nation
September 8, 1967 – The spacecraft sent to the moon lands on the Moon on Sept.10
September 8, 1967 – Uganda becomes a democracy and ends old small monarchies
September 8, 1967 – British Railways officially stops running steam engines in North East of England
September 8, 1968 – debut performance of “Funny Girl” featuring Barbra Streisand
September 8, 1968 – LPGA Pacific Ladies Golf Classic
Achieved by Sandra Haynie
September 8, 1968 – Saundra Williams crowned as 1^st Miss Black America parade
September 8, 1968 – 1^st US Open: Arthur Ashe triumphs Tom Akker (14-12,5-7,6-3, 3-6,6-3)
September 8, 1968 – Virginia Wade defeats Billie Jean at the 82^nd US Women’s National Championship (6-4,6-2)
September 8, 1969 – Sulaiman Maghrabi installed as Prime Minister of Libya
September 8, 1969 – Stan Smith defeats Bob Lutz (97 63 61) at the US Amateur Men’s Tennis
September 8, 1970 – Popular Front captures 3 aircraft and burts for the freedom of Palestine
September 8, 1971 – the inauguration of the John F Kennedy Centre for Arts in Washington DC
September 8, 1972 – Chic Cub Ferguson Jenkins 6^th year 20^th play
September 8, 1973 – appointment of Billy Martin as Manager of Texas Rangers
September 8, 1973 – Hank Aaron achieves his best HRs in I association
September 8, 1973 – Miss America 1974 awarded to Rebecca Ann King, 23
September 8, 1973 – debut performance of the animated version of “Star Trek” on TV
September 8, 1973 – Margaret Court triumphs Evonne Goolagong Cawley (7-6,5-7,6-2) at the 93^rd Women’s US Open
September 8, 1974 – Ian Thompson achieves his marathon (2:13:18.8)
September 8, 1974 – LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open achieved by Joanne Carner
September 8, 1974 – Former President Richard Nixon acquitted of all civic charges by US President General Ford
September 8, 1974 – Jimmy Connors defeats Ken Rosewall (6-1,6-0,6-1) at the 94^th Men’s US Open
September 8, 1974 – Billie Jean King defeats Evonne Goolagong Cawley at the 94^th Women’s US Open (3-6,6-3,7-5)
September 8, 1975 – commencement of transporting of school children as per courts’ direction in Boston
September 8, 1975 – Portugal grants freedom to Guinee-Bissau
September 8, 1976 – debut performance of the film “Max Havelaar” by Fons Rademaker in Amsterdam
September 8, 1977 – resignation of Jimmy McCulloch from Wings
September 8, 1978 – Yanks defeat Red Sox 13-2
September 8, 1978 – 100s of Khomeini sympathizers were killed by the Iranian army by firing
September 8, 1979 – 52^nd Miss America 1980 awarded to Chery Prewitt (Miss) 22
September 8, 1979 – Atomic test by US at Nevada Test site
September 8, 1980 – Ferguson Jenkins was suspended until further notice by Bowie Kuhn for drug peddling
September 8, 1982 – The social democratic party sweeps the election, and racism enters the Dutch assembly
September 8, 1983 – launching of spacecraft by NASA
September 8, 1984 – Martina Navratilova triumphs Chris Evert-Lloyd (4-6.6-4,6-4) at the 104^th Women’s US Open
September 8, 1985 – 255 newspapers publish the 1st issue of “USA Weekend”
September 8, 1985 – an accident involving a car and a train leaves 7 dead in San Jose, Calif
September 8, 1985 – 24 hr Women swim, 25 m in the pool, achieved by Alayson Gibbons in 42.05 min
September 8, 1985 – LPGA Portland Ping Golf Championship achieved by Nancy Lopez
September 8, 1985 – Pete Rose and TV Cobb score equal score with 4191 hits
September 8, 1985- Ivon Lendl triumphs John McEnroe at the 105^th Men’s US Open (7-6,6-4,6-4)
September 8, 1986 – Fields Company of Chicago purchases the backdrop music company Muzak from Westinghouse
September 8, 1986 – country-wide airing of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” for the first time
September 8, 1988 – world best of 2.43 m in high jump set by Javier Sotomayer of Cuba
September 8, 1988 – appointment of NL pre-Baart Giamatti by common opinion as 7^th Chief of baseball
September 8, 1989 – 2500^th hit achievement by George Brett
September 8, 1989 – The grave of Beatrice of Brabant was revealed in Kortrijk, Belgium
September 8, 1989 – Accident to Norwegian aircraft at Jutland in sea leaves 44 dead
September 8, 1990 – Gabriela Sabatini defeats Steffi Graf (6-2,7-6) at the 110^th Women’s US Open
September 8, 1991 – Macedonia favours freedom from Yugoslavia
September 8, 1991 – Ping-Cellular One LPGA Golf Championship achieved by Michelle Estill
September 8, 1991 – Stefan Edberg defeats Jim Courier at the 111^th Men’s US Open
September 8, 1992 – the inauguration of the airing of Howard Stern Radio in Dallas
September 8, 1993 – the pattern of baseball plays to a three-division pattern approved in AL
September 8, 1993 – world’s best in 10000m at the Chinese National Games achieved by Wang Junxia (29:31.78)
September 8, 1994 – Aerosmith, Michael Jackson, and Lisa Marie Presley were awarded the 11^th MTV Video Music Awards
September 8, 1994 – debut performance of “Philadelphia, “Here I Come” at Criterion NYC and presents 52 shows
September 8, 1994 – vacating of Allied forces (US, Britain and France) from West Berlin
September 8, 1994 – shooting incidence on board train ITY 4 at Grand Central Station – one man kills another
September 8, 1994 – air accident involving US Boeing 737 at Pits Aerodrome killing all travelers
September 8, 1995 – Cleveland Indians achieve the 1^st AL championship of Central Davison
September 8, 1996 – valedictory of “7 Guitars” at Walter Kerr Theatre, NYC
September 8, 1996 – Steffi Graf triumphs Monica Seles at the 116^th Women’s US Open (7-5,6-4)
September 8, 1996 – ER, Dennis Franz, and Kathy Baker achieve the 48^th Emmy Awards
September 8, 1996 – Safeway LPGA achieved by Dottie Pepper
September 8, 1996 – Singer World Series at Colombo achieved by Sri Lanka after vanquishing Australia
September 8, 1996 – Pete Sampras defeats Michel Chang (6-1,6-4,7-6) at the 116^th Men’s US Open
September 8, 1999 – the information shown in the picture “Waco The Rules of Engagement” prompts the U.S. Law Officer to constitute an autonomous committee with Senator John Danforth as its chief to investigate the cause of the 1993 fire at the Branch Davidian Church near Waco.
September 8, 1999 – debut performance of “American Beauty” guided by Sam Mendes and featuring Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, and Thora Birch in Los Angeles and awarded Best Picture in 2000

21st Century – September 8 This Day In History – The 2000s
September 8, 2002 – Pete Sampras defeats Andre Agassi at the 122^nd Men’s US Open (6-3,6-4,5-7,6-4)
September 8, 2002 – Serena Williams defeats Venus Williams at the 122^nd Women’s US Open (6-4,6-3)
September 8, 2004 – NASA’s unmanned spacecraft dashes against the ground since the parachute did not open
September 8, 2005 – Two Russian aircraft fly to the Little Rock Airforce area in North America where there was an accident
September 8, 2008 – Latvia and Estonia suffer a recession, and the real estate and construction activities decline
September 8, 2008 – Roger Federer defeats Andy Murray (6-2,7-5,6-2) at the 128^th Men’s US Open
September 8, 2008 – Serena Williams defeats Jelena Jankovic (6-4,7-5) at the 128^th Women’s US Open
September 8, 2010 – Egypt’s Finance Minister claims that Egypt is overcoming the effects of the slump given increased overall revenue from taxes
September 8, 2011 – Fashion designer, John Galliano, was fined 6000 in a Paris court for his unwanted remarks
September 8, 2012 – Taliban reckless shelling in Kabul, Afghanistan leaves 6 people dead
September 8, 2012 – in a tractor-train accident in Romania 6 people were killed
September 8, 2013 – assault in Guatemala leaves 11 dead and 18 wounded
September 8, 2013 – an accident involving a minibus and an automobile in Jakarta, Indonesia, leaves 6 dead and 9 wounded
September 8, 2014 – 2013 Formula One Grand Prix achieved by Sebastian Vettel
September 8, 2014 – Marin Cilic triumphs Kei Nishikori at the 134^th Men’s US Open (6-3,6-3,6-3)
September 8, 2014 – Serena Williams vanquishes Caroline Wozniacki (6-3,6-3) at the 134^th Women’s US Open
September 8, 2014 – Halder al-Abadi installed as the 75^th Prime Minister of Iraq
September 8, 2015 – Comedian Stephen Colbert becomes the 1^st host of the series “The Late Show” by CBS
September 8, 2015 – attempts to update the termination procedures within the Catholic Church publicized by Pope Francis
September 8, 2016 – The study of the DNA of Giraffes has established that there are 4 types of Giraffes as published in “Current Biology”
September 8, 2016 – Launching of Oriris-Rex by NASA to gain back boulder from 500m thick Bennu, one of the smaller planet
See Also:

Sun Signs Everything Under The Sun!

Famous Events For September 8 – Today In History

September 8: Today in History – Historical Events

Early Centuries – September 8 Historic Events – Before the 1700s

18th Century – What Happened on September 8 – The 1700s

19th Century – September 8 This Day That Year – The 1800s

20th Century – Important Events On This Day September 8 – 1900

21st Century – September 8 This Day In History – The 2000s

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