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September 8: Day of the Week
September 8, 2024 is the 252nd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 114 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Sunday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Nichiyōbi.
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Here’s the September calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Virgo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Sapphire is the modern birthstone for this month. Agate is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
September 8 Historical Event(s)
1380
Battle of Kulikovo – Russian forces defeat a mixed army of Tatars and Mongols, stopping their advance.
1504
Michelangelo’s David is unveiled in Florence.
1793
French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Hondschoote.
1888
In London, the body of Jack the Ripper’s second murder victim, Annie Chapman, is found.
1952
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation makes its first televised broadcast on the second escape of the Boyd Gang.
1971
In Washington, D.C., the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is inaugurated, with the opening feature being the premiere of Leonard Bernstein’s Mass.
1975
Gays in the military: US Air Force Tech Sergeant Leonard Matlovich, a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War, appears in his Air Force uniform on the cover of Time magazine with the headline “I Am A Homosexual”. He is given a general discharge, which was later upgraded to honorable.
1988
Yellowstone National Park is closed for the first time in U.S. history due to ongoing fires.
1994
USAir Flight 427, on approach to Pittsburgh International Airport, suddenly crashes in clear weather killing all 132 aboard; resulting in the most extensive aviation investigation in world history and altering manufacturing practices in the industry.
2004
NASA’s unmanned spacecraft Genesis crash-lands when its parachute fails to open.
Who were born on September 8?
1749
Gabrielle de Polastron, duchesse de Polignac, French aristocrat (d. 1793)
1873
David O. McKay, ninth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1970)
1896
Howard Dietz, American lyricist and librettist (d. 1983)
1917
Jan Sedivka, Czech-Australian violinist (d. 2009)
1951
Dezső Ránki, Hungarian pianist
1960
Stefano Casiraghi, Italian businessman; husband of Princess Caroline of Monaco (d. 1990)
1964
Scott Levy, American professional wrestler
1975
Lee Eul-Yong, South Korean footballer
1983
Wali Lundy, American football player
1987
Danielle Frenkel, Israeli high jumper
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