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{{*mp}} [[1888]] – The inaugural [[Season (sports)|season]] of '''[[The Football League]]''' in [[England]], the oldest professional [[Sports league|league competition]] in [[Football (soccer) around the world|world football (soccer)]], began with twelve member clubs.<!--{{unreferenced}} |
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{{*mp}} [[1900]] – The '''[[Galveston Hurricane of 1900|Great Galveston Hurricane]]''', one of the [[List of deadliest Atlantic hurricanes|deadliest Atlantic hurricanes]] with estimated winds of 135 miles per hour (215 km/h) at landfall, struck [[Galveston, Texas|Galveston]], [[Texas]], [[United States|USA]], killing at least 6,000 people.<!--Selected as [[Template:POTD/2009-09-08]] |
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| [[1941]] – [[World War II]]: German forces severed the last land connection to [[Leningrad]], beginning '''[[Siege of Leningrad|a 28-month siege]]''' that resulted in the deaths of over {{nowrap|1 million}} of the city's civilians from [[starvation]], making it one of the [[Most lethal battles in world history#Sieges and urban combat|most lethal battles in world history]]. |
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| [[1978]] – [[Iranian Revolution]]: After Shah [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi]] declared martial law in response to protests, the [[Islamic Republic of Iran Army|Iranian Army]] shot and killed at least 88 demonstrators in Tehran on '''[[Black Friday (1978)|Black Friday]]'''. |
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| [[2004]] – The [[NASA]] spacecraft '''''[[Genesis (spacecraft)|Genesis]]''''' crash-landed in [[Utah]] after having successfully collected a sample of [[solar wind]]. |
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* [[617]] – [[Emperor Gaozu of Tang|Li Yuan]] defeated a [[Sui dynasty|Sui]] army at the '''[[Battle of Huoyi]]''', opening the path to his capture of the Chinese imperial capital [[Chang'an]] and the eventual establishment of the [[Tang dynasty]] ''(map pictured)''. |
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* [[1566]] – [[Ottoman–Habsburg wars]]: Although [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] forces led by [[Suleiman the Magnificent]] '''[[Siege of Szigetvár|captured the fortress]]''' of [[Szigetvár]] in Hungary, they were forced to end their campaign to take [[Vienna]]. |
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* [[1755]] – [[French and Indian War]]: Despite being ambushed at the start of the '''[[Battle of Lake George]]''', British [[Thirteen Colonies|colonial]] troops and their [[Mohawk people|Mohawk]] allies were able to defeat French and [[French Canadians|Canadien]] troops and their [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Indian]] allies. |
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* [[1775]] – Maltese priests discontented with the [[Knights Hospitaller|Order of Saint John]] led '''[[Rising of the Priests|an uprising]]''', which was suppressed by the Order within a few hours. |
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* [[1796]] – [[French Revolutionary Wars]]: The French '''[[Battle of Bassano|defeated]]''' Austrian forces in [[Bassano del Grappa|Bassano]], [[Veneto|Venetia]], Italy. |
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* [[1831]] – '''[[William IV|William IV]]''' and '''[[Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen]]''' [[Coronation of William IV and Adelaide|were crowned King and Queen]] of the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland]]. |
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* [[1860]] – The [[paddle steamer]] '''{{ship|PS|Lady Elgin||2}}'''<!--[[PS Lady Elgin]]--> was rammed by a [[schooner]] on [[Lake Michigan]] and sank, resulting in the loss of about 300 lives. |
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* [[1900]] – The '''[[1900 Galveston hurricane|Great Galveston hurricane]]'''<!-- ''(damage pictured)''-->, the [[List of disasters in the United States by death toll|deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history]], struck [[Galveston, Texas]], with estimated winds of 135 miles per hour (215 km/h) at landfall, killing at least 6,000 people. |
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* [[1921]] – In [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]], [[Margaret Gorman]] ''(pictured)'' was crowned the "Golden Mermaid", the forerunner to the '''[[Miss America]]''' pageant. |
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* [[1935]] – U.S. senator '''[[Huey Long]]'''<!-- ''(pictured)''--> was shot in [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]], dying two days later. |
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* [[1936]] – Opposed to [[António de Oliveira Salazar]]'s support of the [[Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War)|Nationalists]] in the [[Spanish Civil War]], the crews of the [[Portuguese Navy]] ships {{ship|NRP|Afonso de Albuquerque|1934|6}}<!--[[NRP Afonso de Albuquerque (1934)|NRP ''Afonso de Albuquerque'']]--> and [[Portuguese destroyer Dão|{{nowrap|NRP ''Dão''}}]] '''[[1936 Naval Revolt|mutinied]]''' while anchored in the harbour of Lisbon. |
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* [[1966]] – Queen [[Elizabeth II|{{nowrap|Elizabeth II}}]] opened the '''[[Severn Bridge]]'''<!-- ''(pictured)''-->, suggesting that it marked the dawn of a new economic era for [[South Wales]]. |
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* [[1966]] – The science fiction show ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]''<!--not bold, refimprove section--> made its American premiere with "'''[[The Man Trap]]'''", launching [[Star Trek|a media franchise]]<!-- Several cn--> that has since created a [[Cult following|cult phenomenon]] and has influenced the design of many current technologies. |
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* [[1974]] – [[Watergate scandal]]: U.S. President '''[[Gerald Ford]]''' gave his recently resigned predecessor [[Richard Nixon]] a controversial full and unconditional [[Gerald Ford#Pardon of Nixon|pardon]] for any crimes he committed while in office. |
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* [[1994]] – '''[[USAir Flight 427|USAir {{nowrap|Flight 427}}]]''' crashed on approach to [[Pittsburgh International Airport]], resulting in 132 deaths and the longest accident investigation in the history of the [[National Transportation Safety Board]]. |
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* [[1995]] – '''[[History of Wat Phra Dhammakaya|Construction began]]''' on the Dhammakaya Cetiya, a giant [[stupa]] at the [[Wat Phra Dhammakaya]], began. |
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* [[2022]] – Queen [[Elizabeth II|{{nowrap|Elizabeth II}}]] <!-- ''(pictured)''--> '''[[Death and state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II|died]]''' at the [[Balmoral Castle]] in Scotland and was succeeded by her son [[Charles III]]. |
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* Born/died this day: | '''[[Amy Robsart]]'''<!--English noblewoman--> |d|1560| '''[[Ozias Humphry]]'''<!--English painter--> |b|1742| '''[[Anne Catherine Emmerich]]'''<!--German saint--> |b|1774| '''[[John Aitken (music publisher)|John Aitken]]'''<!--American--> |d|1831| '''[[Sabrina Sidney]]'''<!--English educator--> |d|1843| '''[[Inez Knight Allen]]'''<!--American politician--> |b|1876| '''[[Andrei Kirilenko (politician)|Andrei Kirilenko]]'''<!--Russian--> |b|1906| '''[[Maria Lassnig]]'''<!--Austrian painter--> |b|1919| '''[[Peter Sellers]]'''<!--English actor--> |b|1925| '''[[Patsy Cline]]'''<!-- American singer --> |b|1932| '''[[Margaret Hodge]]'''<!--English politician--> |b|1944| '''[[Ron "Pigpen" McKernan]]'''<!--American musician--> |b|1945| '''[[Jos Buttler]]'''<!--English cricketer--> |b|1990| '''[[Derek Taylor]]'''<!--English journalist--> |d|1997| '''[[Elizabeth II]]'''<!-- Queen of the Commonwealth Realms --> |d|2022 |
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{{*mp}} [[1796]] – [[French Revolutionary War]]: The [[French First Republic|French]] '''[[Battle of Bassano|defeated]]''' [[Habsburg Monarchy|Austrian]] forces in [[Bassano]], [[Venetia]], present-day [[Italy]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1923]] – Twenty-three sailors died when nine [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] [[destroyer]]s ran aground off the coast of [[California]] in the '''[[Honda Point Disaster]]'''. |
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'''[[September 8]]''': [[Independence Day (Republic of Macedonia)|Independence Day]] in the '''[[Republic of Macedonia]]''' ([[1991]]); '''[[Victory Day (Malta)|Victory Day]]''' in [[Malta]]; '''[[Our Lady of Meritxell|Our Lady of Meritxell Day]]''' in [[Andorra]]; '''[[International Literacy Day]]''' |
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{{*mp}} [[1331]] – '''[[Stefan Uroš IV Dušan of Serbia|Stefan Uroš IV Dušan]]''' ''(pictured)'' of the [[House of Nemanjić]] was crowned [[List of Serbian monarchs|King of Serbia]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1504]] – '''[[David (Michelangelo)|''David'']]''', a [[marble sculpture]] by [[Michelangelo]] portraying the [[Bible|biblical]] [[David|King David]] in the [[depictions of nudity|nude]], was unveiled in [[Florence]], [[Italy]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1514]] – [[Muscovite–Lithuanian Wars]]: The combined forces of the [[Grand Duchy of Lithuania]] and the [[Kingdom of Poland (1385–1569)|Kingdom of Poland]] '''[[Battle of Orsha|defeated]]''' the larger army of the [[Grand Duchy of Moscow]] in [[Orsha]], present-day [[Belarus]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1966]] – The [[United States|American]] science fiction show '''''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]''''' premiered on the [[NBC|NBC television network]], launching [[Star Trek|a media franchise]]<!--Not bolded, tagged with cleanup--> that has since created a [[cult phenomenon]] and has influenced the design of many current technologies. |
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{{*mp}} [[1974]] – [[Watergate scandal]]: [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[Gerald Ford]] gave recently-resigned U.S. President [[Richard Nixon]] a full and unconditional, but controversial, '''[[Presidency of Gerald Ford#Nixon_pardon|pardon]]''' for any crimes he committed while in office. |
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* [[1100]] – '''[[Antipope Theodoric|Theodoric]]''' was elected by opponents of [[Pope Paschal II]], following the death of '''[[Antipope Clement III|Antipope Clement III]]'''. |
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* [[1565]] – '''[[St. Augustine, Florida|St. Augustine, Florida]]''', the oldest continuously occupied settlement of European origin in the contiguous United States, was founded by Spanish admiral [[Pedro Menéndez de Avilés]]. |
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* [[1831]] – The [[Russian Empire]] suppressed the [[November Uprising]] in Poland with the '''[[Battle of Warsaw (1831)|capture of Warsaw after a two-day assault]]'''. |
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* [[1954]] – Eight nations signed a [[Collective security|collective-defense]] treaty in [[Manila]] to create the '''[[Southeast Asia Treaty Organization]]''' ''(flag pictured)'', modelled on [[NATO]]. |
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* [[1991]] – At the [[Tailhook Association]] symposium in [[Las Vegas]], [[United States Navy|US Navy]] and [[United States Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] aviators were '''[[Tailhook scandal|alleged to have sexually assaulted 90 persons]]'''. |
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International Literacy Day; | primary sources |
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1331 – Stefan Dušan of the House of Nemanjić was crowned King of Serbia. | unreferenced section |
1504 – David, a marble sculpture by Michelangelo portraying the biblical King David in the nude, was unveiled in Florence, Italy. | refimprove section |
1514 – Muscovite–Lithuanian Wars: The combined forces of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Poland defeated the larger army of the Grand Duchy of Moscow in Orsha, present-day Belarus. | refimprove |
1664 – Two days after having been ceded to England, New Amsterdam was renamed "New York" in honor of the Duke of York, in whose name it had been captured. | date not cited, refimprove section |
1888 – The inaugural season of the Football League in England, the oldest professional league competition in world football (soccer), began with twelve member clubs. | unreferenced section |
1923 – Twenty-three sailors died when nine U.S. Navy destroyers ran aground off the coast of California in the Honda Point disaster. | unreferenced section |
1941 – World War II: German forces severed the last land connection to Leningrad, beginning a 28-month siege that resulted in the deaths of over 1 million of the city's civilians from starvation, making it one of the most lethal battles in world history. | refimprove section |
1944 – World War II: Germany began launching V-2 rocket attacks against Paris and London. | Featured on October 3, refimprove section |
1951 – The Treaty of San Francisco | Featured on April 28, date when it came into force |
1978 – Iranian Revolution: After Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi declared martial law in response to protests, the Iranian Army shot and killed at least 88 demonstrators in Tehran on Black Friday. | Unreferenced section on the actual massacre itself, which is also too short given that it's the main part of this article. |
2004 – The NASA spacecraft Genesis crash-landed in Utah after having successfully collected a sample of solar wind. | refimprove section |
Leni Riefenstahl |d|2003 | unreferenced sections (Films) |
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- 617 – Li Yuan defeated a Sui army at the Battle of Huoyi, opening the path to his capture of the Chinese imperial capital Chang'an and the eventual establishment of the Tang dynasty (map pictured).
- 1566 – Ottoman–Habsburg wars: Although Ottoman forces led by Suleiman the Magnificent captured the fortress of Szigetvár in Hungary, they were forced to end their campaign to take Vienna.
- 1755 – French and Indian War: Despite being ambushed at the start of the Battle of Lake George, British colonial troops and their Mohawk allies were able to defeat French and Canadien troops and their Indian allies.
- 1775 – Maltese priests discontented with the Order of Saint John led an uprising, which was suppressed by the Order within a few hours.
- 1796 – French Revolutionary Wars: The French defeated Austrian forces in Bassano, Venetia, Italy.
- 1831 – William IV and Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen were crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
- 1860 – The paddle steamer Lady Elgin was rammed by a schooner on Lake Michigan and sank, resulting in the loss of about 300 lives.
- 1900 – The Great Galveston hurricane, the deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history, struck Galveston, Texas, with estimated winds of 135 miles per hour (215 km/h) at landfall, killing at least 6,000 people.
- 1921 – In Atlantic City, New Jersey, Margaret Gorman (pictured) was crowned the "Golden Mermaid", the forerunner to the Miss America pageant.
- 1935 – U.S. senator Huey Long was shot in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, dying two days later.
- 1936 – Opposed to António de Oliveira Salazar's support of the Nationalists in the Spanish Civil War, the crews of the Portuguese Navy ships NRP Afonso de Albuquerque and NRP Dão mutinied while anchored in the harbour of Lisbon.
- 1966 – Queen Elizabeth II opened the Severn Bridge, suggesting that it marked the dawn of a new economic era for South Wales.
- 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.
- 1974 – Watergate scandal: U.S. President Gerald Ford gave his recently resigned predecessor Richard Nixon a controversial full and unconditional pardon for any crimes he committed while in office.
- 1994 – USAir Flight 427 crashed on approach to Pittsburgh International Airport, resulting in 132 deaths and the longest accident investigation in the history of the National Transportation Safety Board.
- 1995 – Construction began on the Dhammakaya Cetiya, a giant stupa at the Wat Phra Dhammakaya, began.
- 2022 – Queen Elizabeth II died at the Balmoral Castle in Scotland and was succeeded by her son Charles III.
- Born/died this day: | Amy Robsart |d|1560| Ozias Humphry |b|1742| Anne Catherine Emmerich |b|1774| John Aitken |d|1831| Sabrina Sidney |d|1843| Inez Knight Allen |b|1876| Andrei Kirilenko |b|1906| Maria Lassnig |b|1919| Peter Sellers |b|1925| Patsy Cline |b|1932| Margaret Hodge |b|1944| Ron "Pigpen" McKernan |b|1945| Jos Buttler |b|1990| Derek Taylor |d|1997| Elizabeth II |d|2022
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- Lynette Fromme appears on September 5, so Gerald Ford should not appear in the same year
September 8: Victory Day in Malta
- 1100 – Theodoric was elected by opponents of Pope Paschal II, following the death of Antipope Clement III.
- 1565 – St. Augustine, Florida, the oldest continuously occupied settlement of European origin in the contiguous United States, was founded by Spanish admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés.
- 1831 – The Russian Empire suppressed the November Uprising in Poland with the capture of Warsaw after a two-day assault.
- 1954 – Eight nations signed a collective-defense treaty in Manila to create the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (flag pictured), modelled on NATO.
- 1991 – At the Tailhook Association symposium in Las Vegas, US Navy and Marine Corps aviators were alleged to have sexually assaulted 90 persons.
- Amy Robsart (d. 1560)
- Charles Hastings Judd (b. 1835)
- Sabrina Sidney (d. 1843)
- Leah LaBelle (b. 1986)