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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
*  [[AD 70|70]] &ndash; After the capture of [[Herod's Palace (Jerusalem)|Herod's Palace]] the previous day, a [[Roman Empire|Roman]] army under [[Titus]] [[Siege of Jerusalem (AD 70)|secures and plunders]] the city of [[Jerusalem]].<ref name=":0">{{cite book|last=Tucker|first=Spence C.|title=Great Sieges in World History: From Ancient Times to the 21st Century|location=Santa Barbara, Calif.|publisher=ABC-CLIO|date=2021|isbn=9781440868023|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RwPHEAAAQBAJ|page=26}}</ref>
* [[617]] &ndash; [[Battle of Huoyi]]: [[Emperor Gaozu of Tang|Li Yuan]] defeats a [[Sui dynasty]] army, opening the path to his capture of the imperial capital [[Chang'an]] and the eventual establishment of the [[Tang dynasty]].
*[[1100]] &ndash; Election of [[Antipope Theodoric]].
*[[1198]] &ndash; [[Philip of Swabia]], Prince of Hohenstaufen, is crowned King of Germany (King of the Romans)
*[[1253]] &ndash; [[Pope Innocent IV]] canonises [[Stanislaus of Szczepanów]], who was killed by King [[Bolesław II the Generous|Bolesław II]].
*[[1264]] &ndash; The [[Statute of Kalisz]], guaranteeing Jews safety and personal liberties and giving ''[[Beth din|battei din]]'' jurisdiction over Jewish matters, is promulgated by [[Bolesław the Pious]], Duke of Greater Poland.
*[[1276]] &ndash; [[Pope John XXI]] is elected Pope.
*[[1331]] &ndash; [[Stefan Dušan]] declares himself king of Serbia.
*[[1334]] &ndash; The [[Battle of Adramyttion (1334)|Battle of Adramyttion]] begins in which a [[Holy League (1332)|Christian naval league]] defeats a Turkish fleet in several encounters.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Carr |first1=Mike |title=Merchant Crusaders in the Aegean, 1291–1352 |date=2015 |publisher=Boydell & Brewer |isbn=978-1-84383-990-3 |page=73 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vAU3CwAAQBAJ |access-date=2 September 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1380]] &ndash; [[Battle of Kulikovo]]: Russian forces defeat a mixed army of Tatars and Mongols, stopping their advance.
*[[1504]] &ndash; Michelangelo's [[David (Michelangelo)|''David'']] is unveiled in [[Piazza della Signoria]] in Florence.
*[[1514]] &ndash; [[Battle of Orsha]]: In one of the biggest battles of the century, Lithuanians and Poles defeat the Russian army.
*[[1522]] &ndash; [[Magellan–Elcano circumnavigation]]: [[Victoria (ship)|''Victoria'']] arrives at Seville, completing the first circumnavigation.
*[[1565]] &ndash; [[St. Augustine, Florida]] is founded by Spanish admiral and Florida's first governor, [[Pedro Menéndez de Avilés]].

===1601–1900===
*[[1655]] &ndash; [[Warsaw]] falls without resistance to a small force under the command of [[Charles X Gustav of Sweden]] during [[Deluge (history)|The Deluge]], making it the first time the city is captured by a foreign army.
*[[1727]] &ndash; A barn fire during a puppet show in the village of [[Burwell, Cambridgeshire|Burwell]] in Cambridgeshire, England kills 78 people, many of whom are children.
*[[1755]] &ndash; [[French and Indian War]]: [[Battle of Lake George]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Times |first=Harold Faber Special to The New York |date=1975-03-23 |title=Lake George War Breaks Out Between Residents and Army |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1975/03/23/archives/lake-george-war-breaks-out-between-residents-and-army.html |access-date=2021-10-05 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
*[[1756]] &ndash; French and Indian War: [[Kittanning Expedition]].
*[[1760]] &ndash; French and Indian War: [[Montreal Campaign|French surrender Montreal]] to the British, completing the latter's [[Conquest of New France (1758–1760)|conquest of New France]].<ref name="WHA">{{cite book |last1=Atherton |first1=William Henry |title=Under British rule, 1760–1914 Volume 2 of Montreal, 1535–1914 |date=1914 |publisher=S. J. Clarke |pages=3–4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=80E4AQAAMAAJ}}</ref>
*[[1761]] &ndash; Marriage of King [[George III of the United Kingdom]] to Duchess [[Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz]].
*[[1775]] &ndash; The unsuccessful [[Rising of the Priests]] in Malta.
*[[1781]] &ndash; [[American Revolutionary War]]: The [[Battle of Eutaw Springs]] in South Carolina, the war's last significant battle in the [[Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War|Southern theater]], ends in a narrow British tactical victory.
*[[1793]] &ndash; [[French Revolutionary Wars]]: [[Battle of Hondschoote (1793)|Battle of Hondschoote]].
*[[1796]] &ndash; French Revolutionary Wars: [[Battle of Bassano]]: French forces defeat Austrian troops at Bassano del Grappa.
*[[1808]] &ndash; The [[Treaty of Paris (1808)|Treaty of Paris]] is signed ending the French military occupation of [[Prussia]].<ref>Broers, Michael, Hicks, Peter & Guimera, Agustin. ''The Napoleonic Empire and the New European Political Culture''. Palgrave Macmillan, 2012. P.187</ref>
*[[1810]] &ndash; The ''[[Tonquin (1807)|Tonquin]]'' sets sail from New York Harbor with 33 employees of John Jacob Astor's newly created [[Pacific Fur Company]] on board.
*[[1813]] &ndash; At the final stage of the [[Peninsular War]], British-Portuguese troops capture the town of Donostia (now [[San Sebastián]]), resulting in a [[Siege of San Sebastián|rampage and eventual destruction]] of the town.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Watson |first1=Bruce |title=When Soldiers Quit: Studies in Military Disintegration |date=1997 |publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group |isbn=978-0-275-95223-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S6rbyJajMowC |page=80}}</ref>
*[[1819]] &ndash; [[1819 Balloon riot]] occurred at Vauxhall Garden in Philadelphia, PA and resulted in the destruction of the amusement park.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Jackson |first1=Joseph |title=Vauxhall Garden |journal=The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography |date=1933 |volume=LVII |issue=4 |page=294 |url=https://journals.psu.edu/pmhb/article/download/28291/28047/0 |access-date=10 April 2024}}</ref>
*[[1831]] &ndash; [[William IV of the United Kingdom|William IV]] and [[Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen]] are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
*  1831   &ndash; [[November uprising]]: The [[Battle of Warsaw (1831)|Battle of Warsaw]] effectively ends the Polish insurrection.
*[[1855]] &ndash; [[Crimean War]]: The French [[battle of Malakoff|assault the tower of Malakoff]], leading to the capture of [[Sevastopol]].<ref name=CE1>[https://books.google.com/books?id=aORoAAAAMAAJ ''The Crimean War: A Clash of Empires'' by Ian Fletcher & Natalia Ishchenko]</ref>
*[[1860]] &ndash; The [[steamship]] {{ship|PS|Lady Elgin}} sinks on Lake Michigan, with the loss of around 300 lives.
*[[1862]] &ndash; [[Millennium of Russia]] monument is unveiled in Novgorod.
*[[1863]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: In the [[Second Battle of Sabine Pass]], a small Confederate force thwarts a Union invasion of Texas.
*[[1883]] &ndash; The [[Northern Pacific Railway]] (reporting mark NP) was completed in a ceremony at Gold Creek, Montana. Former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in an event attended by rail and political luminaries.
*[[1888]] &ndash; [[Peral Submarine|Isaac Peral's submarine]] is first tested.
*  1888   &ndash; [[Patagonian sheep farming boom|The Great Herding]] ({{langx|es|El Gran Arreo}}) begins with thousands of sheep being herded from the Argentine outpost of [[General Conesa, Río Negro|Fortín Conesa]] to [[Santa Cruz Province, Argentina|Santa Cruz]] near the [[Strait of Magellan]].<ref name=Guzman2007>{{Cite news|title=Rincón gaucho. Un arreo que extendió la frontera ganadera|url=https://www.lanacion.com.ar/economia/campo/un-arreo-que-extendio-la-frontera-ganadera-nid888030/|last=Guzmán|first=Yuyú|date=March 3, 2007|access-date=January 20, 2021|work=[[La Nación]]}}</ref>
*  1888   &ndash; In London, the body of Jack the Ripper's second murder victim, [[Annie Chapman]], is found.
*  1888   &ndash; In England, the first six [[English Football League|Football League]] matches are played.
*[[1892]] &ndash; The [[Pledge of Allegiance (United States)|Pledge of Allegiance]] is first recited.
*[[1898]] &ndash; Seven hundred Greek civilians, 17 British guards and the British Consul of Crete are [[Candia massacre|killed]] by a Turkish mob.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Rodogno|first1=Davide|title=Against Massacre: Humanitarian Interventions in the Ottoman Empire, 1815–1914|date=2012|publisher=Princeton University Press|isbn=978-0691151335|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FgVlwtgT2QoC&pg=PA332|language=en}}</ref>
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[1900 Galveston hurricane|Galveston hurricane]]: A powerful hurricane hits Galveston, Texas killing about 8,000 people.

===1901–present===
*[[1905]] &ndash; The 7.2 {{M|w}} [[1905 Calabria earthquake|Calabria earthquake]] shakes southern Italy with a maximum [[Mercalli intensity scale|Mercalli intensity]] of XI (''Extreme''), killing between 557 and 2,500 people.
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[World War I]]: Private [[Thomas Highgate]] becomes the first British soldier to be executed for desertion during the war.
*[[1916]] &ndash; In a bid to prove that women were capable of serving as military dispatch riders, [[Van Buren sisters|Augusta and Adeline Van Buren]] arrive in Los Angeles, completing a 60-day, 5,500 mile cross-country trip on motorcycles.  
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Margaret Gorman]], a 16-year-old, wins the Atlantic City Pageant's Golden Mermaid trophy; pageant officials later dubbed her the first [[Miss America]].
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Honda Point disaster]]: Nine US Navy destroyers run aground off the California coast. Seven are lost, and twenty-three sailors killed.
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Rif War]]: Spanish forces including troops from the [[Spanish Legion|Foreign Legion]] under Colonel [[Francisco Franco]] landing at [[Al Hoceima|Al Hoceima, Morocco]].
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Weimar Republic|Germany]] is admitted to the [[League of Nations]].
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Ghazi of Iraq|Ghazi bin Faisal]] became King of Iraq.
*[[1934]] &ndash; Off the New Jersey coast, a fire aboard the passenger liner {{SS|Morro Castle|1930|6}} kills 137 people.
*[[1935]] &ndash; US Senator from Louisiana [[Huey Long]] is fatally shot in the Louisiana State Capitol building.
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: German forces begin the [[Siege of Leningrad]].
*[[1943]] &ndash; World War II: The [[Armistice of Cassibile]] is proclaimed by radio. ''[[OB Süd]]'' immediately implements plans to [[Operation Achse|disarm the Italian forces]].
*[[1944]] &ndash; World War II: London is hit by a [[V-2 rocket]] for the first time.
*[[1945]] &ndash; The [[division of Korea]] begins when United States troops arrive to partition the southern part of Korea in response to Soviet troops occupying the northern part of the peninsula a month earlier.
*[[1946]] &ndash; A referendum [[Bulgarian republic referendum, 1946|abolishes the monarchy]] in Bulgaria.
*[[1948]] &ndash; The [[flag of North Korea]] is adopted with the passing of the country's first constitution by the Supreme People's Assembly.<ref>{{cite book |last=Tertitskiy |first=Fyodor |author-link= Fyodor Tertitskiy|title=Soviet-North Korean Relations During the Cold War: Unruly Offspring |date=2024 |publisher=Routledge |location=New York, NY |isbn=978-1-032-53730-6 |edition=1st |url=https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9781003413332/soviet-north-korean-relations-cold-war-fyodor-tertitskiy |doi=10.4324/9781003413332 |access-date=13 August 2024 |archive-date=13 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240813003046/https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9781003413332/soviet-north-korean-relations-cold-war-fyodor-tertitskiy |url-status=live |pages=39–41}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Tertitskiy |first=Fyodor|author-link= Fyodor Tertitskiy |title=Kim Tu Bong and the Flag of Great Extremes |access-date=16 August 2024 |work=[[Daily NK]] |date=20 June 2014 |url=http://www.dailynk.com/english/read.php?num=11993&cataId=nk03600 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702072234/http://www.dailynk.com/english/read.php?cataId=nk03600&num=11993 |archive-date=2 July 2016}}</ref>
*[[1952]] &ndash; The [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] makes its first televised broadcast on the second escape of the [[Boyd Gang]].
*[[1954]] &ndash; The [[Southeast Asia Treaty Organization]] (SEATO) is established.
*[[1960]] &ndash; In [[Huntsville, Alabama]], US President Dwight D. Eisenhower formally dedicates the [[Marshall Space Flight Center]] ([[NASA]] had already activated the facility on July 1).
*[[1962]] &ndash; Last run of the famous ''[[Pines Express]]'' over the Somerset and Dorset Railway line (UK) fittingly using the last steam locomotive built by British Railways, [[BR Standard Class 9F 92220 Evening Star|BR Standard Class 9F 92220 ''Evening Star'']].
*[[1966]] &ndash; The landmark American science fiction television series [[Star Trek: The Original Series|''Star Trek'']] premieres with its first-aired episode, "[[The Man Trap]]".
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Trans International Airlines Flight 863]] crashes during takeoff from [[John F. Kennedy International Airport]] in [[New York City]], killing all 11 aboard.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19700908-1|title=ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-8-63CF N4863T New York-John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY (JFK)|last=Ranter|first=Harro|website=aviation-safety.net|access-date=2019-09-06}}</ref>
*[[1971]] &ndash; 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 (Bernstein)|Mass]]''.
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[World Airways Flight 802]] crashes into [[Mount Dutton]] in [[King Cove, Alaska]], killing six people.<ref name="NTSB report">{{cite report |url=https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR7406.pdf |title=Aircraft Accident Report, World Airways, Inc., DC-8-63F, N802WA, King Cove, Alaska, September 8, 1973 |date=May 8, 1974 |publisher=National Transportation Safety Board |id=NTSB-AAR-74-6 |access-date=11 November 2016 |accessdate=}}</ref>
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Watergate scandal]]: US President Gerald Ford signs the [[pardon of Richard Nixon]] for any crimes Nixon may have committed while in office.
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Sexual orientation and gender identity in military service|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, later upgraded to honorable.
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Black Friday (1978)|Black Friday]], a massacre by soldiers against protesters in Tehran, results in 88 deaths, it marks the beginning of the end of the monarchy in Iran.
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Nicholas Daniloff]], a correspondent for ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'', is indicted on charges of [[espionage]] by the [[Soviet Union]].<ref>{{cite news| url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1986/09/08/daniloff-is-indicted-as-spy-by-soviets/bcb6e0be-da93-41d4-a9b6-484b2b3f49af/| title = Daniloff Is Indicted As Spy by Soviets| newspaper = [[The Washington Post]]}}</ref>
*[[1988]] &ndash; Yellowstone National Park is closed for the first time in U.S. history due to [[Yellowstone fires of 1988|ongoing fires]].
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Partnair Flight 394]] dives into the North Sea, killing 55 people. The investigation showed that the tail of the plane vibrated loose in flight due to sub-standard connecting bolts that had been fraudulently sold as aircraft-grade.
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[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.
*[[2000]] &ndash; NASA launches [[Space Shuttle Atlantis|Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'']] on [[STS-106]] to resupply the [[International Space Station]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=STS-106 |url=https://www.nasa.gov/mission/sts-106/ |access-date=2024-09-01 |website=NASA}}</ref>
*[[2004]] &ndash; NASA's uncrewed spacecraft ''[[Genesis (spacecraft)|Genesis]]'' crash-lands when its parachute fails to open.
*[[2005]] &ndash; Two [[Ilyushin Il-76]] aircraft from [[EMERCOM]] land at a disaster aid staging area at [[Little Rock Air Force Base]]; the first time Russia has flown such a mission to North America.
*[[2016]] &ndash; NASA launches [[OSIRIS-REx]], its first asteroid sample return mission. The probe visited [[101955 Bennu]] and returned with samples in September 2023.
*[[2017]] &ndash; [[Syrian civil war]]: The [[Syrian Democratic Forces]] (SDF) announce the beginning of the [[Deir ez-Zor campaign (2017–2019)|Deir ez-Zor campaign]], with the stated aim of eliminating the [[Islamic State]] (IS) from all areas north and east of the [[Euphrates]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.hawarnews.com/mdc-declared-al-jazeera-tempest-campaign/ |title=MDC declared "al-Jazeera Tempest" campaign |work=[[Hawar News Agency]] |date=9 September 2017 |access-date=13 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111213405/http://en.hawarnews.com/mdc-declared-al-jazeera-tempest-campaign/ |archive-date=11 November 2017 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.zamanalwsl.net/news/29622.html |title=U.S.-backed SDF launches operation in Deir al-Zor: statement |author=John Davison |work=Zaman al-Wasl |date=9 September 2017|access-date=12 September 2017}}</ref>
*[[2022]] &ndash; [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]] of the United Kingdom [[Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II|dies]] at [[Balmoral Castle]] in Scotland after reigning for 70 years. Her son Charles, Prince of Wales, ascends the throne upon her death as [[Charles III]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/RoyalFamily/status/1567928275913121792 |date=8 September 2022 |access-date=10 September 2022|title=The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.|website=Twitter|author=The Royal Family}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Daniel Capurro & Hannah Furness |title=King Charles III: The history behind the regnal name |author1-link=King Charles III: The history behind the regnal name |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2022/09/08/king-charles-iii-history-behind-regnal-name/ |website=The Telegraph |access-date=10 September 2022 |date=9 September 2022}}</ref>
*[[2023]] &ndash; A [[2023 Al Haouz earthquake|magnitude 6.9 earthquake]] strikes Morocco, killing nearly 3,000 people and damaging historic sites in [[Marrakesh]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cordall |first1=Simon Speakman |title=Morocco's Marrakesh is awakening slowly from the earthquake damage |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/3/14/moroccos-marrakech-is-awakening-slowly-from-the-earthquake-damage |access-date=7 September 2024 |work=Al Jazeera |date=14 March 2024}}</ref>
*2023 &ndash; The [[2023 Rugby World Cup]], the tenth men's [[Rugby World Cup]] is held in [[France]]. The opening ceremony, directed and written by [[Jean Dujardin]], Olivier Ferracci and Nora Matthey, took place at the [[Stade de France]] in [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]], before the opening match between [[France national rugby union team|France]] and [[New Zealand national rugby union team|New Zealand]], which saw the host nation winning 27 to 13.<ref>{{cite news|title=France beat 'beautiful and fabulous' New Zealand 27-13 in opener |url=https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/2023/news/855533/post-match-review-report-flash-potm-coach |access-date=9 September 2023}}</ref>

==Births==
===Pre-1600===
* [[685]] &ndash; [[Emperor Xuanzong of Tang]] (died 762)
* [[801]] &ndash; [[Ansgar]], German archbishop and saint (died 865)
* [[828]] &ndash; [[Ali al-Hadi]], Hijazi (Western [[Arabia]]n), 10th of [[the Twelve Imams]] (died 868)
*[[1157]] &ndash; [[Richard I of England]] (died 1199)<ref>{{cite web |title=Richard I |url=https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/royals/richard-i |website=Westminster Abbey |access-date=5 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1209]] &ndash; [[Sancho II of Portugal]] (died 1248)
*[[1271]] &ndash; [[Charles Martel of Anjou]] (died 1295)
*[[1380]] &ndash; [[Bernardino of Siena]], Italian priest, missionary, and saint (died 1444)
*[[1413]] &ndash; [[Catherine of Bologna]], Italian nun and saint (died 1463)<ref>{{cite web |title=Saint Catherine of Bologna &#124; Italian mystic |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Catherine-of-Bologna |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=15 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1442]] &ndash; [[John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford]], English commander and politician, [[Lord Great Chamberlain|Lord Great Chamberlain of England]] (died 1513)
*[[1462]] &ndash; [[Henry Medwall]], first known English vernacular dramatist (died 1501)
*[[1474]] &ndash; [[Ludovico Ariosto]], Italian playwright and poet (died 1533)
*[[1515]] &ndash; [[Alfonso Salmeron]], Spanish priest and scholar (died 1585)
*[[1588]] &ndash; [[Marin Mersenne]], French mathematician, philosopher, and theologian (died 1648)
*[[1593]] &ndash; [[Toyotomi Hideyori]], Japanese nobleman (died 1615)

===1601–1900===
*[[1611]] &ndash; [[Johann Friedrich Gronovius]], German scholar and critic (died 1671)
*[[1621]] &ndash; [[Louis, Grand Condé]], French general (died 1686)<ref>{{cite web |title=Louis II de Bourbon, 4e prince de Condé &#124; French general and prince |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Louis-II-de-Bourbon-4e-prince-de-Conde |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=20 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1633]] &ndash; [[Ferdinand IV, King of the Romans]] (died 1654)
*[[1672]] &ndash; [[Nicolas de Grigny]], French organist and composer (died 1703)
*[[1698]] &ndash; [[François Francoeur]], French violinist and composer (died 1787)
*[[1742]] &ndash; [[Ozias Humphry]], English painter and academic (died 1810)<ref>{{cite web |title=Ozias Humphry 1742–1810 |url=https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/ozias-humphry-284 |website=Tate |access-date=5 February 2020}}</ref>
*[[1749]] &ndash; [[Yolande de Polastron]], French educator (died 1793)
*[[1750]] &ndash; [[Tanikaze Kajinosuke]], Japanese sumo wrestler, the 4th [[Makuuchi#Yokozuna|Yokozuna]] (died 1795)
*[[1752]] &ndash; [[Carl Stenborg]], Swedish opera singer, actor, and director (died 1813)
*[[1767]] &ndash; [[August Wilhelm Schlegel]], German poet and critic (died 1845)
*[[1774]] &ndash; [[Anne Catherine Emmerich]], German nun and mystic (died 1824)
*[[1779]] &ndash; [[Mustafa IV]], Ottoman sultan (died 1808)
*[[1783]] &ndash; [[N. F. S. Grundtvig]], Danish pastor, philosopher, and author (died 1872)
*[[1804]] &ndash; [[Eduard Mörike]], German pastor, poet, and academic (died 1875)
*[[1814]] &ndash; [[Charles Étienne Brasseur de Bourbourg]], French archaeologist, ethnographer, and historian (died 1874)
*[[1815]] &ndash; [[Giuseppina Strepponi]], Italian soprano and educator (died 1897)
*[[1822]] &ndash; [[Karl von Ditmar]], German geologist and explorer (died 1892)
*[[1824]] &ndash; [[Jaime Nunó]], Spanish-American composer, conductor, and director (died 1908)
*[[1828]] &ndash; [[Joshua Chamberlain]], American general and politician, 32nd [[Governor of Maine]] (died 1914)
*  1828   &ndash; [[Clarence Cook]], American author and critic (died 1900)
*[[1830]] &ndash; [[Frédéric Mistral]], French poet and lexicographer, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1914)
*[[1831]] &ndash; [[Wilhelm Raabe]], German author and painter (died 1910)
*[[1841]] &ndash; [[Antonín Dvořák]], Czech composer and academic (died 1904)
*  1841   &ndash; [[Charles J. Guiteau]], American assassin of president [[James A. Garfield]] (died 1882)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-11-07 |title=A Stalwart of Stalwarts |url=https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2016/fall/guiteau |access-date=2023-09-14 |website=National Archives |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1846]] &ndash; [[Paul Chater]], Indian-Hong Kong businessman and politician (died 1926)
*[[1851]] &ndash; [[John Jenkins (Australian politician)|John Jenkins]], American-Australian businessman and politician, 22nd [[Premier of South Australia]] (died 1923)
*[[1852]] &ndash; [[Gojong of Korea]], 26th Emperor of the Joseon Kingdom and first emperor of Korea (died 1919)
*[[1857]] &ndash; [[Georg Michaelis]], German academic and politician, 6th [[Chancellor of Germany (German Reich)|Chancellor of Germany]] (died 1936)
*[[1863]] &ndash; [[Mary of the Divine Heart]], German nun and saint (died 1899)
*[[1863]] &ndash; [[W.W. Jacobs]], English novelist and short story writer (died 1943)
*[[1867]] &ndash; [[Alexander Parvus]], Belarusian-German theoretician and activist (died 1924)
*[[1868]] &ndash; [[Seth Weeks]], American mandolin player, composer, and bandleader (died 1953)
*[[1869]] &ndash; [[José María Pino Suárez]], Mexican politician, [[Vice President of Mexico]], murdered in a military coup (died 1913)
*[[1871]] &ndash; [[Samuel McLaughlin]], Canadian businessman and philanthropist, founded the [[McLaughlin Motor Car Company#McLaughlin|McLaughlin Carriage Company]] (died 1972)
*[[1872]] &ndash; [[James William McCarthy]], American judge (died 1939)
*[[1873]] &ndash; [[Alfred Jarry]], French author and playwright (died 1907)
*  1873   &ndash; [[David O. McKay]], American religious leader, 9th [[President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (died 1970)
*[[1876]] &ndash; [[Inez Knight Allen]], Mormon missionary and Utah politician (died 1937)
*[[1881]] &ndash; [[Harry Hillman]], American runner and hurdler (died 1945)
*  1881   &ndash; [[Refik Saydam]], Turkish physician and politician, 5th [[Prime Minister of Turkey]] (died 1942)
*[[1884]] &ndash; [[Théodore Pilette]], Belgian race car driver (died 1921)
*[[1886]] &ndash; [[Siegfried Sassoon]], English captain, journalist, and poet (died 1967)
*  1886   &ndash; [[Ninon Vallin]], French soprano and actress (died 1961)
*[[1887]] &ndash; [[Sivananda Saraswati]], Hindu monk, spiritual leader, physician, proponent of [[Vedanta]], etc. (died 1963)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dlshq.org/download/autobiography-of-swami-sivananda/#_VPID_21 | title=Autobiography of Swami Sivananda – the Divine Life Society }}</ref>
*[[1888]] &ndash; [[Ida McNeil]], American broadcaster and designer of the [[flag of South Dakota]] (died 1974)<ref>{{cite journal |title=Dakota Images: Ida Anding McNeil |journal=South Dakota History |date=1981 |volume=11 |issue=2 |url=https://www.sdhspress.com/journal/south-dakota-history-11-2/dakota-images-ida-anding-mcneil/vol-11-no-2-dakota-images-ida-anding-mcneil.pdf |access-date=April 4, 2024 |publisher=[[South Dakota State Historical Society]]}}</ref>
*[[1889]] &ndash; [[Robert A. Taft]], American lawyer and politician (died 1953)
*[[1894]] &ndash; [[John Samuel Bourque]], Canadian soldier and politician (died 1974)
*  1894   &ndash; [[Willem Pijper]], Dutch composer and critic (died 1947)
*[[1896]] &ndash; [[Howard Dietz]], American publicist and songwriter (died 1983)
*[[1897]] &ndash; [[Jimmie Rodgers (country singer)|Jimmie Rodgers]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1933)
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Tilly Devine]], English-Australian organised crime boss (died 1970)
*  1900   &ndash; [[Claude Pepper]], American lawyer and politician (died 1989)

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[Hendrik Verwoerd]], Dutch-South African journalist and politician, 7th [[Prime Minister of South Africa]] (died 1966)
*[[1903]] &ndash; [[Jane Arbor]], English author (died 1994)
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Eino Tainio]], Finnish politician (died 1970)<ref>{{cite web |title=Kansanedustajat: Eino Tainio |url=https://www.eduskunta.fi/FI/kansanedustajat/Sivut/911584.aspx |publisher=[[Parliament of Finland]] |access-date=14 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190314074348/https://www.eduskunta.fi/FI/kansanedustajat/Sivut/911584.aspx |archive-date=14 March 2019 |location=Helsinki, Finland |language=fi}}</ref>
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[Andrei Kirilenko (politician)|Andrei Kirilenko]], Russian engineer and politician (died 1990)
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[William Wentworth (Australian politician)|William Wentworth]], Australian economist and politician, 11th [[Minister for Human Services|Australian Minister for Human Services]] (died 2003)
*[[1909]] &ndash; [[Józef Noji]], Polish runner (died 1943)
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Jean-Louis Barrault]], French actor and director (died 1994)
*[[1914]] &ndash; Patriarch [[Demetrios I of Constantinople]] (died 1991)
*  1914   &ndash; [[Denys Lasdun]], English architect, designed the [[Royal National Theatre]] (died 2001)
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[N. V. M. Gonzalez]], Filipino novelist, poet, and writer (died 1999)
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[Jan Sedivka]], Czech-Australian violinist and educator (died 2009)
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Derek Barton]], English-American chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1998)
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Gianni Brera]], Italian journalist and author (died 1992)
*  1919   &ndash; [[Maria Lassnig]], Austrian painter and academic (died 2014)
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Harry Secombe]], Welsh-English actor (died 2001)
*  1921   &ndash; [[Dinko Šakić]], Croatian concentration camp commander (died 2008)<ref>{{cite news|last=Martin|first=Douglas|newspaper=The New York Times|date=23 July 2008|title=Dinko Sakic, Who Led WWII Death Camp, Dies at 86|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/23/world/europe/23sakic.html?_r=0}}</ref>
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Sid Caesar]], American comic actor and writer (died 2014)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Sept. 8: Gaten Matarazzo, David Arquette |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/09/08/Famous-birthdays-for-Sept-8-Gaten-Matarazzo-David-Arquette/7341662591562/#:~:text=8%3A%20Gaten%20Matarazzo%2C%20David%20Arquette,-By%20UPI%20Staff&text=3%3A00%20AM-,Sept.,under%20the%20sign%20of%20Virgo. |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=6 September 2023 |date=8 September 2022}}</ref>
*  1922   &ndash; [[Lyndon LaRouche]], American politician and activist, founded the [[LaRouche movement]] (died 2019)<ref name="UPI" />
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Rasul Gamzatov]], Russian poet (died 2003)
*  1923   &ndash; [[Wilbur Ware]], American double-bassist (died 1979)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Wendell H. Ford]], American politician, 53rd [[Governor of Kentucky]] (died 2015)
*  1924   &ndash; [[Marie-Claire Kirkland]], American-Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (died 2016)
*  1924   &ndash; [[Grace Metalious]], American author (died 1964)
*  1924   &ndash; [[Mimi Parent]], Canadian-Swiss painter (died 2005)
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Jacqueline Ceballos]], American activist, founded the [[Veteran Feminists of America]]
*  1925   &ndash; [[Peter Sellers]], English actor and comedian (died 1980)<ref name="UPI" />
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Bhupen Hazarika]], Indian singer-songwriter, poet, and director (died 2011)
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Harlan Howard]], American songwriter (died 2002)
*  1927   &ndash; [[Robert L. Rock]], American politician, 42nd [[Lieutenant Governor of Indiana]] (died 2013)
*  1927   &ndash; [[Marguerite Frank]], American-French mathematician (died 2024)
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Christoph von Dohnányi]], German conductor (died 2025)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Nguyễn Cao Kỳ]], Vietnamese general and politician, 16th [[Prime Minister of the Republic of Vietnam]] (died 2011)
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[Marion Brown]], American saxophonist and composer (died 2010)
*  1931   &ndash; [[John Garrett (British politician)|John Garrett]], English politician (died 2007)
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Patsy Cline]], American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1963)<ref name="UPI" />
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Asha Bhosle]], Indian singer <ref>{{Cite web|title=Asha Bhosle &#124; Biography, Albums, Streaming Links|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/asha-bhosle-mn0000615026|access-date=2020-08-21|website=AllMusic|language=en-us}}</ref>
*  1933   &ndash; [[Michael Frayn]], English author and playwright
*  1933   &ndash; [[Jeffrey Koo Sr.]], Taiwanese banker and businessman (died 2012)
*  1933   &ndash; [[Eric Salzman]], American composer, producer, and critic (died 2017)
*  1933   &ndash; [[Maigonis Valdmanis]], Latvian basketball player and coach (died 1999)
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Rodrigue Biron]], Canadian politician (died 2025)<ref>[https://www.journaldequebec.com/2025/08/12/deces-de-lex-ministre-et-ancien-depute-de-lotbiniere-rodrigue-biron L'ex-chef de l'Union nationale et ex-ministre Rodrigue Biron est décédé] {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
*  1934   &ndash; [[Ross Brown (rugby union)|Ross Brown]], New Zealand rugby player (died 2014)
*  1934   &ndash; [[Peter Maxwell Davies]], English composer and conductor (died 2016)
*  1934   &ndash; [[Bernard Donoughue, Baron Donoughue]], English academic and politician
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Roy Newman]], English admiral
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Edna Adan Ismail]], [[Somaliland]] politician and activist<ref>{{Cite book|title=Women political leaders in Africa|last=Rosemarie.|first=Skaine|date=2008|publisher=McFarland & Co|isbn=9780786432998|location=Jefferson, N.C.|pages=54|oclc=173502800}}</ref>
*  1937   &ndash; [[Barbara Frum]], American-Canadian journalist (died 1992)
*  1937   &ndash; [[Archie Goodwin (comics)|Archie Goodwin]], American author and illustrator (died 1998)
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Adrian Cronauer]], American sergeant and radio host (died 2018)
*  1938   &ndash; [[Kenichi Horie]], Japanese sailor
*  1938   &ndash; [[Sam Nunn]], American lawyer and politician
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Carsten Keller]], German field hockey player and coach
*  1939   &ndash; [[Guitar Shorty]], American singer and guitarist (died 2022)
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Quentin L. Cook]], American religious leader
*  1940   &ndash; [[Jerzy Robert Nowak]], Polish historian and journalist
*  1940   &ndash; [[Jack Prelutsky]], American author and poet
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Bernie Sanders]], American politician<ref>{{cite web |title=Bernie Sanders &#124; Biography & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bernie-Sanders |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=15 October 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Brian Cole (bass guitarist)|Brian Cole]], American bass player (died 1972)
*  1942   &ndash; [[Judith Hann]], English journalist and author
*  1942   &ndash; [[Sal Valentino]], American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP" />
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Adelaide C. Eckardt]], American academic and politician
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Peter Bellamy]], English singer-songwriter (died 1991)
*  1944   &ndash; [[Margaret Hodge]], English economist and politician
*  1944   &ndash; [[Terry Jenner]], Australian cricketer and coach (died 2011)
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Lem Barney]], American football player
*  1945   &ndash; [[Kelly Groucutt]], English bass player (died 2009)
*  1945   &ndash; [[Ron "Pigpen" McKernan]], American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (died 1973)<ref name="UPI" />
*  1945   &ndash; [[Vinko Puljić]], Croatian cardinal
*  1945   &ndash; [[Rogie Vachon]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[L. C. Greenwood]], American football player (died 2013)
*  1946   &ndash; [[Aziz Sancar]], Turkish-American biologist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate
*  1946   &ndash; [[Wong Kan Seng]], Singaporean business executive, former [[Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wong Kan Seng – Biographical Summaries of Notable People |url=https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10182-86721/wong-kan-seng-in-biographical-summaries-of-notable-people|access-date=2020-07-27|website=[[MyHeritage]]}}</ref>
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Valery Afanassiev]], Russian pianist and conductor
*  1947   &ndash; [[Halldór Ásgrímsson]], Icelandic accountant and politician, 22nd [[Prime Minister of Iceland]] (died 2015)
*  1947   &ndash; [[Ann Beattie]], American novelist and short story writer<ref name="UPI" />
*  1947   &ndash; [[Benjamin Orr]], American singer-songwriter and bass player (died 2000)
*  1947   &ndash; [[Marianne Wiggins]], American author
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Great Kabuki]], Japanese wrestler
*  1948   &ndash; [[Jean-Pierre Monseré]], Belgian cyclist (died 1971)
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Edward Hinds]], English physicist and academic
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Ian Davidson (British politician)|Ian Davidson]], Scottish lawyer and politician
*  1950   &ndash; [[Zachary Richard]], American singer-songwriter and poet
*  1950   &ndash; [[Mike Simpson]], American dentist and politician
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Tim Gullikson]], American tennis player and coach (died 1996)
*  1951   &ndash; [[Tom Gullikson]], American tennis player and coach
*  1951   &ndash; [[John McDonnell]], English politician
*  1951   &ndash; [[Dezső Ránki]], Hungarian pianist
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Will Lee (bassist)|Will Lee]], American bass player<ref name="AP" />
*  1952   &ndash; [[Geoff Miller]], English cricketer
*  1952   &ndash; [[Graham Mourie]], New Zealand rugby player
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Pascal Greggory]], French actor
*  1953   &ndash; [[Stein-Erik Olsen]], Norwegian guitarist
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Mark Lindsay Chapman]], English actor
*  1954   &ndash; [[Ruby Bridges]], American civil rights activist<ref name="UPI" />
*  1954   &ndash; [[Johan Harmenberg]], Swedish Olympic and world champion épée fencer<ref>{{cite web |title=Olympedia – Johan Harmenberg |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/23416 |website=www.olympedia.org |access-date=9 September 2024}}</ref>
*  1954   &ndash; [[Michael Shermer]], American historian, author, and academic, founded [[The Skeptics Society]]
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[David O'Halloran]], Australian footballer (died 2013)
*  1955   &ndash; [[Terry Tempest Williams]], American environmentalist and author
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Mick Brown (musician)|Mick Brown]], American drummer
*  1956   &ndash; [[David Carr (journalist)|David Carr]], American journalist and author (died 2015)
*  1956   &ndash; [[Maurice Cheeks]], American basketball player and coach
*  1956   &ndash; [[Stefan Johansson]], Swedish race car driver
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Walt Easley]], American football player (died 2013)
*  1957   &ndash; [[Heather Thomas]], American actress and activist<ref name="AP" />
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[The Batten Twins|Bart Batten]], American wrestler
*  1958   &ndash; [[The Batten Twins|Brad Batten]], American wrestler (died 2014)
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Michael Lardie]], American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Aimee Mann]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress<ref name="AP" />
*  1960   &ndash; [[David Steele (musician)|David Steele]], English bass player and songwriter<ref name="AP" />
*  1960   &ndash; [[Aguri Suzuki]], Japanese race car driver
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Timothy Well]], American wrestler (died 2017)
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Thomas Kretschmann]], German actor<ref name="AP" />
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Alexandros Alexiou]], Greek footballer
*  1963   &ndash; [[Daniel Wolpert]], American scientist
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Michael Johns (policy analyst)|Michael Johns]], American businessman and political activist
*  1964   &ndash; [[Joachim Nielsen]], Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2000)
*  1964   &ndash; [[Raven (wrestler)|Raven]], American wrestler
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Tutilo Burger]], German Benedictine monk and abbot
*  1965   &ndash; [[Darlene Zschech]], Australian singer-songwriter and pastor<ref name="AP" />
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Peter Furler]], Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Eerik-Niiles Kross]], Estonian politician and diplomat
*  1967   &ndash; [[James Packer]], Australian businessman
*  1967   &ndash; [[Kimberly Peirce]], American director, producer, and screenwriter
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Wolfram Klein]], German footballer
*  1968   &ndash; [[Ray Wilson (musician)|Ray Wilson]], Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Lars Bohinen]], Norwegian footballer and manager
*  1969   &ndash; [[Oswaldo Ibarra]], Ecuadorian footballer
*  1969   &ndash; [[Chris Powell]], English footballer and manager
*  1969   &ndash; [[Gary Speed]], Welsh footballer and manager (died 2011)
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Neko Case]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP" />
*  1970   &ndash; [[Paul DiPietro]], Canadian-Swiss ice hockey player
*  1970   &ndash; [[Nidal Hasan]], American soldier, psychiatrist, and mass murderer
*  1970   &ndash; [[Latrell Sprewell]], American basketball player
*  1970   &ndash; [[Lodi (wrestler)|Lodi]], American wrestler
*  1970   &ndash; [[Andy Ward (rugby union)|Andy Ward]], Irish rugby player and coach
*  1970   &ndash; [[John Welborn]], Australian rugby player
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[David Arquette]], American actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and wrestler<ref name="AP" />
*  1971   &ndash; [[Brooke Burke]], American actress and television personality<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for September 8, 2022 includes celebrities Pink, Martin Freeman |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/09/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-september-8-2022-includes-celebrities-pink-martin-freeman.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=6 September 2023 |date=8 September 2022}}</ref>
*  1971   &ndash; [[Martin Freeman]], English actor<ref>{{cite web |title=Martin Freeman |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bbc3ea006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170530033210/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bbc3ea006 |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 30, 2017 |website=BFI |access-date=8 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1971   &ndash; [[Lachlan Murdoch]], English-Australian businessman
*  1971   &ndash; [[Dustin O'Halloran]], American pianist and composer
*  1971   &ndash; [[Daniel Petrov]], Bulgarian boxer
*  1971   &ndash; [[Pierre Sévigny (ice hockey)|Pierre Sévigny]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Markus Babbel]], German footballer and manager
*  1972   &ndash; [[Os du Randt]], South African rugby player and coach
*  1972   &ndash; [[Kennedy (commentator)|Kennedy]], American radio and television host<ref name="AP" />
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Khamis Al-Dosari]], Saudi Arabian footballer (died 2020)
*  1973   &ndash; [[Gabrial McNair]], American saxophonist, keyboard player, and composer
*  1973   &ndash; [[Troy Sanders]], American singer-songwriter and bass player
*  1973   &ndash; [[Matteo Strukul]], Italian writer and journalist
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Marios Agathokleous]], Cypriot footballer
*  1974   &ndash; [[Tanaz Eshaghian]], Iranian-American director and producer
*  1974   &ndash; [[Braulio Luna]], Mexican footballer
*  1974   &ndash; [[Rick Michaels]], American wrestler
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Lee Eul-yong]], South Korean footballer and manager
*  1975   &ndash; [[Richard Hughes (musician)|Richard Hughes]], English drummer<ref name="AP" />
*  1975   &ndash; [[Chris Latham (rugby union)|Chris Latham]], Australian rugby player
*  1975   &ndash; [[Elena Likhovtseva]], Russian tennis player
*  1975   &ndash; [[Larenz Tate]], American actor, director, and producer<ref name="AP" />
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Gerald Drummond]], Costa Rican footballer
*  1976   &ndash; [[Jervis Drummond]], Costa Rican footballer
*  1976   &ndash; [[Sjeng Schalken]], Dutch tennis player
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Jason Collier]], American basketball player (died 2005)<ref>{{cite web |title=Jason Collier |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/2044 |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=6 September 2023}}</ref>
*  1977   &ndash; [[Nate Corddry]], American actor and comedian<ref name="AP" />
*  1977   &ndash; [[Jay McKee]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Gerard Autet]], Spanish footballer and manager
*  1978   &ndash; [[Emanuele Ferraro]], Italian footballer
*  1978   &ndash; [[Gil Meche]], American baseball player
*  1978   &ndash; [[Angela Rawlings]], Canadian-American author and poet
*  1978   &ndash; [[Rebel (wrestler)|Rebel]], American wrestler
*  1978   &ndash; [[Marco Sturm]], German ice hockey player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Marco Sturm |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/marco-sturm-8464979 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=6 September 2023}}</ref>
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Pink (singer)|Pink]], American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress<ref name="AP" />
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Eric Hutchinson]], American singer-songwriter<ref name="AP" />
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Kate Abdo]], English journalist
*  1981   &ndash; [[Selim Benachour]], Tunisian footballer
*  1981   &ndash; [[Morten Gamst Pedersen]], Norwegian footballer
*  1981   &ndash; [[Jonathan Taylor Thomas]], American actor<ref name="AP" />
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Travis Daniels]], American football player
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Kate Beaton]], Canadian cartoonist
*  1983   &ndash; [[Diego Benaglio]], Swiss footballer
*  1983   &ndash; [[Will Blalock]], American basketball player
*  1983   &ndash; [[Nick Hundley]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web|title=Nick Hundley|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sdut-nick-hundley-2008may20-story.html|publisher=Chicago Tribune}}</ref>
*  1983   &ndash; [[Chris Judd]], Australian footballer
*  1983   &ndash; [[Jason Mattera]], American writer and conservative activist<ref name=RWU>{{cite web|title=Tentative May 2005 Commencement List|url=http://www2.rwu.edu/depository/old_pdfs/registrar/GraduationList3-24-05.pdf|publisher=Roger Williams University|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728011154/http://www.rwu.edu/depository/old_pdfs/registrar/GraduationList3-24-05.pdf|archive-date=July 28, 2011|date=March 24, 2005}}</ref><ref name=Facebook>{{cite web|title=Jason Mattera Info|url=http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jason-Mattera/213903444710?v=info|publisher=Facebook}}</ref>
*  1983   &ndash; [[Lewis Roberts-Thomson]], Australian footballer
*  1983   &ndash; [[Sarah Stup]], American writer and autism activist<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://sarahstup.com/2017/09/sarahs-big-day/|title=Sarah's big day! |date=2017-09-08|work=Sarah Stup|access-date=2018-04-23|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-stup-51b570a5|title=Sarah Stup |last=Stup|first=Sarah|website=LinkedIn}}</ref>
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Bobby Parnell]], American baseball player
*  1984   &ndash; [[Vitaly Petrov]], Russian race car driver
*  1984   &ndash; [[Tiago Treichel]], Brazilian footballer
*  1984   &ndash; [[Peter Whittingham]], English footballer (died 2020)
*  1986   &ndash; [[Carlos Bacca]], Colombian footballer
*  1986   &ndash; [[Matt Grothe]], American football player
*  1986   &ndash; [[João Moutinho]], Portuguese footballer
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Alexandre Bilodeau]], Canadian skier
*  1987   &ndash; [[Derrick Brown (basketball, born 1987)|Derrick Brown]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Derrick Brown |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/201974/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=6 September 2023}}</ref>
*  1987   &ndash; [[Danielle Frenkel]], Israeli high jumper
*  1987   &ndash; [[Wiz Khalifa]], American rapper and actor<ref name="AP" />
*  1987   &ndash; [[Illya Marchenko]], Ukrainian tennis player
*  1987   &ndash; [[Marcel Nguyen]], German gymnast
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Arrelious Benn]], American football player
*  1988   &ndash; [[Rie Kaneto]], Japanese swimmer
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Gylfi Sigurðsson]], Icelandic footballer
*  1989   &ndash; [[Avicii]], Swedish electronic musician (died 2018)<ref name="UPI" />
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Matt Barkley]], American football player
*  1990   &ndash; [[Jos Buttler]], English cricketer
*  1990   &ndash; [[Gerrit Cole]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Gerrit Cole |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/gerrit-cole-543037 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=6 September 2023}}</ref>
*  1990   &ndash; [[Matthew Dellavedova]], Australian basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Matthew Dellavedova |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/203521/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=6 September 2023}}</ref>
*  1990   &ndash; [[Dianne Doan]], Canadian actress<ref name="UPI" />
*  1990   &ndash; [[Michal Kempný]], Czech ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Michal Kempny |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/michal-kempny-8479482 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=6 September 2023}}</ref>
*  1990   &ndash; [[Tokelo Rantie]], South African footballer
*  [[1991]]   &ndash; [[Joe Sugg]], British vlogger
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Nino Niederreiter]], Swiss ice hockey player
*  1992   &ndash; [[Za'Darius Smith]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Za'Darius Smith |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3043168/za'darius-smith |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=6 September 2023}}</ref>
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Will Bosisto]], Australian cricketer
*  1993   &ndash; [[Yoshikazu Fujita]], Japanese rugby union player<ref>{{cite web |title=Yoshikazu Fujita |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/player/163769.html |website=ESPN scrum |access-date=23 June 2020 |archive-date=23 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623114836/http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/player/163769.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Marco Benassi]], Italian footballer
*  1994   &ndash; [[Cameron Dallas]], American internet personality
*  1994   &ndash; [[Bruno Fernandes]], Portuguese footballer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/23396/Bruno-Fernandes/overview|title=Bruno Fernandes|website=Premier League|access-date=10 December 2020}}</ref>
*  1994   &ndash; [[Ćamila Mičijević]], Croatian-Bosnian handball player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurohandball.com/en/player/ZXTFJ70ONxeXjT7OZ2y0tw/camila-micijevic/|title=Camila Micijevic|website=European Handball Federation|access-date=14 July 2021}}</ref>
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Ellie Black]], Canadian gymnast<ref>{{cite web |title=Ellie Black |url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/ellie-black/ |website=Team Canada – Official Olympic Team Website |access-date=23 June 2020 |date=30 June 2012}}</ref>
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Tim Gajser]], Slovenian motocross racer<ref name="siol15092016">{{cite news | url= http://siol.net/sportal/avtomotosport/gajser-bo-v-dvorcu-statenberg-strnil-sezono-425833 | title = Tim Gajser po rdeči preprogi v domačih Makolah: Ostajam v Evropi |trans-title=Tim Gajser on the red carpet in hometown Makole: I remain in Europe | author = Alenka Teran Košir | publisher = [[Siol]] | date = 15 September 2016 | access-date = 1 November 2023 | language = Slovenian }}</ref>
*  [[1997]]   &ndash; [[Lars Nootbaar]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Lars Nootbaar|website=[[MLB.com]] |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/lars-nootbaar-663457}}</ref>
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Matheus Leist]], Brazilian race car driver
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Shubman Gill]], Indian cricketer<ref>{{Cite news |title=The Importance Of Being Shubman Gill – by Mukul Kesavan |work=NDTV |url=https://www.ndtv.com/opinion/the-importance-of-being-shubman-gill-by-mukul-kesavan-2346039 |quote=Batting aside, Gill's presence might signal a significant aesthetic shift. It'll be a nice irony if the ascension of a clean-shaven Sikh ends the trend of Kohli-bearded clones.}}</ref>
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Zak Butters]], Australian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Zak Butters|url=https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/Z/Zak_Butters.html|work=AFLTables|access-date=9 August 2021}}</ref>
*  2000   &ndash; [[Miles McBride]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Miles McBride &#124; New York Knicks  |website=[[NBA.com]] |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1630540/miles-mcbride}}</ref>
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Bill Mamadou]], Singaporean footballer<ref>{{Soccerway|bill-mamadou/619947|accessdate=14 January 2020}}</ref>
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Gaten Matarazzo]], American actor and singer<ref>{{Cite web|title=How old is Dustin from 'Stranger Things'?|url=https://www.popbuzz.com/tv-film/stranger-things/how-old-are-the-cast/gaten-matarazzo/|access-date=2021-05-12|website=PopBuzz|language=en}}</ref>
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Nicolas Cantu]], American actor and internet personality<ref>{{cite web |last1=Martinez |first1=Kiko |title=Actor Nicolas Cantu returns home to San Antonio to start new chapter |url=https://www.mysanantonio.com/entertainment/article/san-antonio-actor-nicolas-cantu-17441476.php |website=mysanantonio.com |access-date=September 6, 2024}}</ref>
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Lewis Hall (footballer)|Lewis Hall]], English footballer<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lechpoznan.pl/aktualnosci,2,relacja-live-lech-cup-dzien-pierwszy,1688.html |title=Relacja Live: Lech Cup – dzień pierwszy |trans-title=Live coverage: Lech Cup – first day |publisher=Lech Poznań |date=5 December 2015 |access-date=1 November 2023 |language=pl}}</ref>

==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[394]] &ndash; [[Arbogast (magister militum)|Arbogast]], Frankish general
* [[701]] &ndash; [[Pope Sergius I]] (born 650)<ref name=Sergius>{{cite web |title=Saint Sergius I &#124; pope |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Sergius-I |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=26 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[780]] &ndash; [[Leo IV the Khazar]], Byzantine emperor (born 750)
* [[869]] &ndash; [[Ahmad ibn Isra'il al-Anbari]], Muslim [[vizier]]
*[[1100]] &ndash; [[Antipope Clement III]] (born 1029)
*[[1306]] &ndash; [[Simon Fraser (died 1306)|Sir Simon Fraser]], Scottish knight, hung drawn and quartered by the English
*[[1397]] &ndash; [[Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester]], English politician, [[Lord High Constable of England]] (born 1355)
*[[1425]] &ndash; [[Charles III of Navarre]] (born 1361)
*[[1539]] &ndash; [[John Stokesley]], English bishop (born 1475)<ref>{{cite ODNB |title=Stokesley, John (1475–1539), bishop of London |url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-26563 |year=2004 |access-date=26 October 2021 |language=en |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/26563|isbn=978-0-19-861412-8 }}</ref>
*[[1555]] &ndash; [[Saint Thomas of Villanueva]], Spanish bishop and saint (born 1488)
*[[1560]] &ndash; [[Amy Robsart]], English noblewoman (born 1536)

===1601–1900===
*[[1613]] &ndash; [[Carlo Gesualdo]], Italian [[lute]] player and composer (born 1566)
*[[1637]] &ndash; [[Robert Fludd]], English physician, mathematician, and cosmologist (born 1574)
*[[1644]] &ndash; [[John Coke]], English civil servant and politician (born 1563)
*  1644   &ndash; [[Francis Quarles]], English poet and author (born 1592)
*[[1645]] &ndash; [[Francisco de Quevedo]], Spanish poet and politician (born 1580)
*[[1656]] &ndash; [[Joseph Hall (bishop)|Joseph Hall]], English bishop (born 1574)
*[[1682]] &ndash; [[Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz]], Spanish mathematician and philosopher (born 1606)
*[[1721]] &ndash; [[Michael Brokoff]], Czech sculptor (born 1686)
*[[1755]] &ndash; [[Ephraim Williams]], American soldier and philanthropist (born 1715)
*[[1761]] &ndash; [[Bernard Forest de Bélidor]], French mathematician and engineer (born 1698)
*[[1780]] &ndash; [[Enoch Poor]], American general (born 1736)
*[[1784]] &ndash; [[Ann Lee]], English-American religious leader (born 1736)
*[[1811]] &ndash; [[Peter Simon Pallas]], German zoologist and botanist (born 1741)
*[[1814]] &ndash; [[Maria Carolina of Austria]], queen consort of Naples and Sicily (born 1752)<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.britannica.com/biography/Maria-Carolina |publisher=Britannica |access-date=13 February 2024 |title= Maria Carolina &#124; Austrian Archduchess, Bourbon Dynasty, Reformer }}</ref>
*[[1831]] &ndash; [[John Aitken (music publisher)|John Aitken]], Scottish-American publisher (born 1745)
*[[1853]] &ndash; [[Frédéric Ozanam]], French scholar, co-founded the [[Society of Saint Vincent de Paul]] (born 1813)
*[[1873]] &ndash; [[Johan Gabriel Ståhlberg]], Finnish priest and father of [[Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg|K. J. Ståhlberg]], the first [[President of Finland]] (born 1832)<ref>[http://www.kirjastovirma.fi/henkilogalleria/St%C3%A5hlberg_Johan_Gabriel Johan Gabriel Ståhlberg – KirjastoVirma] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624160714/https://www.kirjastovirma.fi/henkilogalleria/St%C3%A5hlberg_Johan_Gabriel |date=2021-06-24 }} (in Finnish)</ref>
*[[1882]] &ndash; [[Joseph Liouville]], French mathematician and academic (born 1809)
*[[1894]] &ndash; [[Hermann von Helmholtz]], German physician and physicist (born 1821)
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[Adam Opel]], German entrepreneur, founded [[Opel]] (born 1837)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hessian Biography : Extended Search : LAGIS Hessen |url=https://www.lagis-hessen.de/pnd/11931049X |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=www.lagis-hessen.de}}</ref>

===1901–present===
*[[1909]] &ndash; [[Vere St. Leger Goold]], Irish tennis player (born 1853)
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[Eddie Hasha]], American motorcycle racer (born 1890)<ref name=NYTimes09121912>{{cite news |title=Six killed by motor cyclist jumping track  |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1912/09/09/100375718.pdf |work=The New York Times |date=September 12, 1912 |access-date=2007-12-05 }}</ref>
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Friedrich Baumfelder]], German pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1836)
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Ugo Sivocci]], Italian race car driver (born 1885)<ref name="targaflorio.info">{{Cite web|url=http://www.targaflorio.info/ugosivocci.htm|title=Ugo Sivocci|access-date=2012-06-23|work=targaflorio.info|language=it}}</ref>
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Faisal I of Iraq]] (born 1883)
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Carl Weiss]], American physician (born 1906)
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Hemmo Kallio]], Finnish actor (born 1863)
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Rıza Nur]], Turkish surgeon and politician (born 1879)
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Julius Fučík (journalist)|Julius Fučík]], Czech journalist (born 1903)
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Jan van Gilse]], Dutch composer and conductor (born 1881)
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Richard Strauss]], German composer and manager (born 1864)
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[André Derain]], French painter and sculptor (born 1880)
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Maurice Wilks]], English engineer and businessman (born 1904)
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Dorothy Dandridge]], American actress and singer (born 1922)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Robinson |first1=Louie |title=Dorothy Dandridge – Hollywood's Tragic Enigma |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IjAJ7Wl1voUC&q=September+8+1965&pg=PA70 |website=Ebony  |access-date=22 August 2020 |page=71 |language=en |date=March 1966}}</ref>
*  1965   &ndash; [[Hermann Staudinger]], German chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1881)
*  1966   &ndash; [[John Taylor (racing driver)|John Taylor]], American race car driver (born 1933)<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite book|title=The Guinness Complete Grand Prix Who's Who|author=Steve Small|date=1994 |pages=378–379|publisher=Guinness World Records Limited |isbn=0851127029}}</ref>
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Bud Collyer]], American game show host (born 1908)
*  1969   &ndash; [[Alexandra David-Néel]], Belgian-French explorer and activist (born 1868)
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Percy Spencer]], American engineer, invented the [[microwave oven]] (born 1894)
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Wolfgang Windgassen]], French-German tenor (born 1914)
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Zero Mostel]], American actor and comedian (born 1915)
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Willard Libby]], American chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1908)
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Nisargadatta Maharaj]], Indian guru, philosopher, and educator (born 1897)
*  1981   &ndash; [[Roy Wilkins]], American journalist and activist (born 1901)
*  1981   &ndash; [[Hideki Yukawa]], Japanese physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1907)
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Antonin Magne]], French cyclist (born 1904)
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Johnnie Parsons]], American race car driver (born 1918)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Johnnie Parsons |url=http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/ParsonsJohnnie.htm |access-date=2023-04-23 |website=www.champcarstats.com}}</ref>
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[John Franklin Enders]], American virologist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1887)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Tyrrell |first1=David Arthur John |title=John Franklin Enders, 10 February 1897 – 8 September 1985 |url=https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbm.1987.0008 |journal=Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society |access-date=13 February 2021 |pages=211–233 |doi=10.1098/rsbm.1987.0008 |date=1 December 1987|volume=33 |pmid=11621434 |s2cid=42188390 |url-access=subscription }}</ref>
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Denys Watkins-Pitchford]], English author and illustrator (born 1905)
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Alex North]], American composer and conductor (born 1910)
*  1991   &ndash; [[Brad Davis (actor)|Brad Davis]], American actor (born 1949)<ref>{{cite news|last=Collins|first=Glenn|newspaper=The New York Times|date=10 September 1991|title=Brad Davis, 41, a Leading Actor In 'Normal Heart' and 'Querelle'|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/09/10/arts/brad-davis-41-a-leading-actor-in-normal-heart-and-querelle.html}}</ref>
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Derek Taylor]], English journalist and author (born 1932)
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Moondog]], American-German singer-songwriter, drummer, and poet (born 1916)
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Bill Ricker]], Canadian entomologist and author (born 1908)
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Laurie Williams (cricketer)|Laurie Williams]], Jamaican cricketer (born 1968)
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Leni Riefenstahl]], German actress, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1902)
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Frank Thomas (animator)|Frank Thomas]], American animator, voice actor, and screenwriter (born 1913)
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Noel Cantwell]], Irish cricketer, footballer, and manager (born 1932)
*  2005   &ndash; [[Donald Horne]], Australian journalist, author, and critic (born 1921)
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Hilda Bernstein]], English-South African author and activist (born 1915)
*  2006   &ndash; [[Peter Brock]], Australian race car driver and sportscaster (born 1945)
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Vincent Serventy]], Australian ornithologist, conservationist, and author (born 1916)
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Ralph Plaisted]], American explorer (born 1927)
*[[2009]] &ndash; [[Aage Bohr]], Danish physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1922)
*  2009   &ndash; [[Mike Bongiorno]], American-Italian television host (born 1924)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Ronald Hamowy]], Canadian historian and academic (born 1937)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Bill Moggridge]], English-American designer, author, and educator, co-founded [[IDEO]] (born 1943)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Thomas Szasz]], Hungarian-American psychiatrist and academic (born 1920)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Goose Gonsoulin]], American football player (born 1938)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Don Reichert]], Canadian painter and photographer (born 1932)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Jean Véronis]], French linguist, computer scientist, and blogger (born 1955)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Marvin Barnes]], American basketball player (born 1952)
*  2014   &ndash; [[S. Truett Cathy]], American businessman, founder of [[Chick-fil-A]] (born 1921)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/chick-fil-founder-truett-cathy-died-25340030|title=Chick-Fil-A Founder S. Truett Cathy Has Died|work=ABC News|date=September 8, 2014 |access-date=August 31, 2025}}</ref>
*  2014   &ndash; [[Sean O'Haire]], American wrestler, mixed martial artist, and kick-boxer (born 1971)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Magda Olivero]], Italian soprano (born 1910)<ref>{{cite web |title=Magda Olivero obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/sep/14/magda-olivero |website=The Guardian |access-date=20 March 2021 |language=en |date=14 September 2014}}</ref>
*  2014   &ndash; [[Gerald Wilson]], American trumpet player and composer (born 1918)
*  2014   &ndash; [[George Zuverink]], American baseball player (born 1924)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Joaquín Andújar]], Dominican baseball player (born 1952)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Andrew Kohut]], American political scientist and academic (born 1942)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Tyler Sash]], American football player (born 1988)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Joost Zwagerman]], Dutch author and poet (born 1963)
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[Hannes Arch]], Austrian race pilot (born 1967)
*  2016   &ndash; [[Dragiša Pešić]], Montenegrin politician, 5th [[Prime Minister of Serbia and Montenegro|Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]] (born 1954)<ref>{{cite news |title=Dragisa Pesic passed away |url=https://www.cdm.me/english/dragisa-pesic-passed-away/ |access-date=August 31, 2025 |work=CDM |date=September 9, 2016 |language=Montenegrin}}</ref>
*  2016   &ndash; [[Prince Buster]], Jamaican singer-songwriter and producer (born 1938)
*[[2017]] &ndash; [[Pierre Bergé]], French businessman (born 1930)
*  2017   &ndash; [[Blake Heron]], American actor (born 1982)
*  2017   &ndash; [[Jerry Pournelle]], American author and journalist (born 1933)
*  2017   &ndash; [[Ljubiša Samardžić]], Serbian actor and director (born 1936)
*  2017   &ndash; [[Don Williams]], American musician (born 1939)
*[[2018]] &ndash; [[Gennadi Gagulia]], Prime Minister of Abkhazia (born 1948)
*  2018   &ndash; [[Chelsi Smith]], American singer and beauty pageant winner (born 1973)
*[[2019]] &ndash; [[S. Rajasekar]], Indian cinematographer, film director, and actor (born 1957)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Winters |first=Bryce J. |date=8 September 2019 |title=Saravanan Meenakshi Fame Actor Rajashekar Passes Away at The Age of 62 |url=https://thenewscrunch.com/saravanan-meenakshi-fame-actor-rajashekar-passes-away-at-the-age-of-62/3874/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927015003/https://thenewscrunch.com/saravanan-meenakshi-fame-actor-rajashekar-passes-away-at-the-age-of-62/3874/ |archive-date=27 September 2020 |access-date=28 September 2019 |website=TheNewsCrunch}}</ref>
*[[2021]] &ndash; [[Luis Villafuerte]], Filipino politician, former congressman and governor of [[Camarines Sur]] (born 1935)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1485417/ex-camsur-rep-luis-villafuerte-sr-86-passes-away |first=Neil Arwin |last=Mercado |title=Ex-CamSur Rep. Luis Villafuerte Sr. passes away |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |access-date=August 31, 2025 |date=September 8, 2021}}</ref>
*[[2022]] &ndash; [[Elizabeth II]], Queen of the [[United Kingdom]] and other [[Commonwealth realm]]s (born 1926)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61585886|title=Queen Elizabeth II has died|work=BBC News|date=8 September 2022|access-date=8 September 2022}}</ref>
*  2022 &ndash; [[Gwyneth Powell]], English actress (born 1946)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-62879845|title=Grange Hill's Mrs McClusky actress Gwyneth Powell dies aged 76|work=BBC News|date=8 September 2022|access-date=8 September 2022}}</ref>
*  [[2024]] – [[Mauricio Arriaza Chicas]], Salvadoran police officer (born 1964)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-09 |title=El Salvador: quién era Mauricio Arriaza Chicas, figura clave de la guerra de Bukele contra las pandillas y quien murió en un accidente de helicóptero |url=https://www.bbc.com/mundo/articles/cx28wpqrly0o |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=BBC News Mundo |language=es}}</ref>
*  2024 – [[Ed Kranepool]], American baseball player (born 1944)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ed Kranepool, longest-tenured Met and 1969 WS champ, dies at 79 |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/ed-kranepool-dies-at-79 |access-date=2024-09-11 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref>
*  2024 – [[Henny Moan]], Norwegian actress (born 1936)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thrane |first=Kristin |date=2024-09-08 |title=Skuespiller Henny Moan er død |url=https://www.nrk.no/norge/skuespiller-henny-moan-er-dod-1.17035149 |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=NRK |language=nb-NO}}</ref>
*  2024 – [[Zoot Money]], English musician (born 1942)<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Interviews |first1=Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & |last2=Murray |first2=Robin |date=2024-09-08 |title=Zoot Money Has Died &#124; News |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/zoot-money-has-died/ |access-date=2024-09-11 |website=Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews |language=en-GB}}</ref>
*  2024 – [[Peter Renaday]], American voice actor (born 1935)<ref>{{cite news |last=Stedman |first=Alex |title=Peter Renaday, the Original Voice of Master Splinter in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Dies at 89 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/peter-renaday-the-original-voice-of-master-splinter-in-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-dies-at-89 |access-date=10 September 2024 |publisher=IGN |date=10 September 2024}}</ref>
*  2024 – [[Emi Shinohara]], Japanese voice actress and singer (born 1963)<ref name="ANN 20240910">{{Cite news |last=Cayanan |first=Joanna |date=September 10, 2024 |title=Sailor Jupiter Voice Actress Emi Shinohara Dies at 61 |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-09-10/sailor-jupiter-voice-actress-emi-shinohara-dies-at-61/.215306 |access-date=September 10, 2024 |work=Anime News Network |language=en |archive-date=September 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240910120742/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-09-10/sailor-jupiter-voice-actress-emi-shinohara-dies-at-61/.215306 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Holidays and observances==
*Christian [[Feast Day]]:
**[[Adrian and Natalia of Nicomedia]] ([[Roman Catholic Church]])
**[[Corbinian]]
**[[Disibod]]
**[[Nativity of Mary]] ([[Roman Catholic Church]]), ([[Anglo-Catholicism]])
***[[Monti Fest]] ([[Mangalorean Catholic]])
**[[Our Lady of Charity]]
** [[Our Lady of Covadonga]] (national holiday in [[Asturias]])
**[[Our Lady of Vailankanni|Our Lady of Good Health of Vailankanni]]
**[[Pope Sergius I]]<ref name=Sergius/>
**[[September 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
**[[Our Lady of Meritxell|Feast Day of Our Lady of Meritxell]] (national holiday in [[Andorra]])
*[[Accession Day#United Kingdom|Accession Day]] ([[United Kingdom]] and the [[Commonwealth realms]]) (during the reign of [[Charles III]])<ref>{{cite web|first= Victoria|last=Ward|title=King follows late Queen by spending first anniversary of his accession in Scotland|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2023/07/21/king-spends-first-accession-anniversary-balmoral-scotland/|date=21 July 2023|website=The Telegraph}}</ref>
*[[Independence Day (North Macedonia)]]
*[[International Literacy Day]] ([[International observance|International]])<ref>{{cite web |title=International Days |url=https://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-days/ |website=www.un.org |access-date=2 January 2021 |language=en |date=6 January 2015}}</ref>
*[[Martyrs' Day (Afghanistan)]] (date may fall on September 9, follows a non-Gregorian calendar)
*[[National Day (Andorra)]], also the feast of [[Our Lady of Meritxell]]
*[[:ast:Día d'Asturies|National Day (Asturias)]], also the feast of [[Our Lady of Covadonga]]
*[[:es:Día de Extremadura|National Day (Extremadura)]], also the feast of [[Our Lady of Guadalupe in Extremadura|Our Lady of Guadalupe]]
*[[Star Trek Day]] [[International observance|(International observance)]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Star Trek Boldly Goes into its 60th Year with Fan-Centric Anniversary Celebrations Throughout 2026 |url=https://www.startrek.com/en-un/news/star-trek-60th-2026-fan-centric-celebrations |website=Star Trek}}</ref>
*[[Victory Day (Pakistan)]]
*[[Victory Day (Malta)|Victory Day]], also the feast of [[Our Lady of the Rosary|Our Lady of Victories]] or ''il-Vittorja'' ([[Malta]])
*[[World Physical Therapy Day]]

==References==
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* {{NYT On this day|month=09|day=08}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/september/8 |title=Historical Events on September 8 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}}

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