Talk:September 8
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September 8: Independence Day in the Republic of Macedonia (1991); Victory Day in Malta; National Day in Andorra; International Literacy Day.
- 1331 - Stefan Uroš IV Dušan (pictured) of the House of Nemanjić was crowned King of Serbia.
- 1504 - David, a marble sculpture by Michelangelo, was unveiled in Florence.
- 1888 - The inaugural season of The Football League in England began.
- 1900 - The Great Galveston Hurricane, one of the deadliest Atlantic hurricanes, struck Galveston, Texas, killing at least 6,000 people.
- 1978 - Eighty-eight demonstrators in Tehran were killed on Black Friday in the Iranian Revolution.
Recent days: September 7 – September 6 – September 5
Is Aimee Mann born on both September 8 and August 9 as Wikipedia now claims ? --FvdP 19:21 24 May 2003 (UTC)
Would the Barn Fire (which killed 78) detailed in the article at Burwell, Cambridgeshire be of enough significence to make the list? - JVG 17:24, 11 September 2005 (UTC)
- Wouldn't have thought so - what effect did that have on history as a whole? Maybee it would be better and more appropriate to include that it is the 40th anniversary of Star Trek today as it was and is somewhat of a cultural icon - as opposed to some guy being crowned king in serbia.
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