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. 1888 – The inaugural season of The Football League in England, the oldest professional league competition in world football (soccer), began with twelve member clubs. 1900 – The Great Galveston Hurricane, one of the deadliest Atlantic hurricanes with estimated winds of 135 miles per hour (215 km/h) at landfall, struck Galveston, Texas, USA, killing at least 6,000 people. 1941 – World War II: German forces began the Siege of Leningrad. Over 1 million of Leningrad's civilians died from starvation before the siege ended on January 27, 1944, becoming one of the most lethal battles in world history. 1974 – Watergate scandal: U.S. President Gerald Ford gave recently-resigned U.S. President Richard Nixon a full and unconditional, but controversial, pardon for any crimes he committed while in office. More events: September 7 – September 8 – September 9 Archive – By email – More anniversaries... It is now 10:58, June 11, 2008 (UTC) – Refresh this page

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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.

Is it true that this day didn't occur in 1752 as a result of a calendar change? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 211.31.20.199 (talk) 23:54, 26 November 2007 (UTC)