Day of the year
September 8
Born on September 8? You're a Virgo with the Sapphire birthstone.
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September 8 Zodiac Sign
Virgo (August 23 – September 22)
Element: Earth
analyticaldiligentpracticalloyaldetail-oriented
Birthstone
Sapphire
Birth Flower
Aster
Season
Summer
Numerology 8
A number of ambition, power, and material achievement.
September 8: This Day in History
- 1504— Michelangelo's statue of David was unveiled in Florence's Piazza della Signoria.
- 1900— A hurricane made landfall at Galveston, Texas, killing an estimated 6,000–12,000 people in the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history.
- 1943— Italy surrendered to Allied forces during World War II, with the armistice announced publicly.
- 1966— Star Trek premiered on NBC television, introducing audiences to the USS Enterprise and its crew.
- 1974— President Gerald Ford granted a full pardon to former President Richard Nixon for all crimes Nixon may have committed as president.
Famous Birthdays on September 8
- Pink (1979) — singer and performer
- Avicii (1989) — Swedish DJ and music producer
- Bernie Sanders (1941) — U.S. senator and presidential candidate
- Patsy Cline (1932) — country music legend
- Peter Sellers (1925) — British actor and comedian
What Happens on September 8?
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Did You Know? September 8 Fun Facts
- The Galveston hurricane of 1900 remains the deadliest natural disaster in United States history, with a death toll higher than Katrina and Sandy combined.
- Gerald Ford's pardon of Nixon on September 8, 1974 is widely credited with costing Ford the 1976 presidential election.
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