Born on September 8
September 8 birthdays & history
If you were born on September 8, you share a birthday with Antonín Dvořák, Bernie Sanders and Frédéric Mistral. September 8 babies are Virgo, with sapphire as their birthstone and the aster as their birth flower. September 8 is the 252nd day of the year in leap years (251st in other years).
Famous people born on September 8
- 1841Antonín Dvořák, Czech composer and academic
- 1941Bernie Sanders, American politician
- 1830Frédéric Mistral, French poet and lexicographer, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1925Peter Sellers, English actor and comedian
- 1474Ludovico Ariosto, Italian playwright and poet
- 1989Avicii, Swedish electronic musician
- 1979Pink, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
- 1946Aziz Sancar, Turkish-American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1987Wiz Khalifa, American rapper and actor
- 1994Bruno Fernandes, Portuguese footballer
What happened on September 8
- 1726J. S. Bach led the first performance of Geist und Seele wird verwirret, a solo cantata for alto voice.
- 1810The Tonquin sets sail from New York Harbor with 33 employees of John Jacob Astor's newly created Pacific Fur Company on board.
- 1831William IV and Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen were crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
- 1862Millennium of Russia monument is unveiled in Novgorod.
- 1883The Northern Pacific Railway (reporting mark NP) was completed in a ceremony at Gold Creek, Montana. Former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in an event attended by rail and political luminaries.
- 1888In England, the first six Football League matches are played.
- 1892The Pledge of Allegiance is first recited.
- 1907Gertrude Stein meets her life partner and muse, Alice B. Toklas in Paris.
- 1921In Atlantic City, New Jersey, Margaret Gorman was crowned the "Golden Mermaid", the forerunner to the Miss America pageant.
- 1966Queen Elizabeth II opened the Severn Bridge, suggesting that it marked the dawn of a new economic era for South Wales.
- 1966The 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.
- 1995Construction began on the Dhammakaya Cetiya, a giant stupa at the Wat Phra Dhammakaya, a Buddhist temple in Pathum Thani, Thailand.
Also observed on September 8
- Accession Day (United Kingdom and the Commonwealth realms) (during the reign of Charles III)
- Independence Day (North Macedonia)
- International Literacy Day (International)
- 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
Questions, answered
What star sign is September 8?
People born on September 8 are Virgo. Their birthstone is sapphire and their birth flower is the aster.
Which famous people were born on September 8?
Antonín Dvořák (1841), Bernie Sanders (1941), Frédéric Mistral (1830), Peter Sellers (1925), Ludovico Ariosto (1474), Avicii (1989) were all born on September 8.
What happened on September 8 in history?
Among other things: in 1966, Queen Elizabeth II opened the Severn Bridge, suggesting that it marked the dawn of a new economic era for South Wales; in 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; in 1995, Construction began on the Dhammakaya Cetiya, a giant stupa at the Wat Phra Dhammakaya, a Buddhist temple in Pathum Thani, Thailand.
Can I get a newspaper front page from September 8?
Yes. The Birthday Gazette makes a personalised vintage-style front page for any September 8 birth year, with their name in the headline, events, famous birthdays and typical US prices. The preview is free and the print files cost $9.
Events, birthdays and observances are adapted from Wikipedia contributors, “September 8”, English Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0 (shortened and filtered). Ranking uses Wikidata (CC0). Sources.