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September 8 birthdays

316 notable historical figures were born on September 8, and 197 died on this day. Everyone born on September 8 is a Virgo.

19% of September 8 birthdays work in Politics, more than any other field. More come from United States (74) than any other country.

Born on September 8

• Peter Sellers (1925 to 1980. English actor and comedian (1925–1980))
• Bernie Sanders (born 1941. American politician and activist (born 1941))
• Avicii (1989 to 2018. Swedish DJ and music producer (1989–2018))
• Mojtaba Khamenei (born 1969. Supreme Leader of Iran since 2026)
• Pink (singer) (born 1979. American singer and songwriter (born 1979))
• Charles J. Guiteau (1841 to 1882. Assassin of James A. Garfield (1841–1882))
• Richard I of England (1157 to 1199. King of England from 1189 to 1199)
• Antonín Dvořák (1841 to 1904. Czech composer (1841–1904))
• Ruby Bridges (born 1954. American civil rights activist (born 1954))
• Agatha of Sicily (235 to 261. Saint and virgin martyr)
• Hendrik Verwoerd (1901 to 1966. Prime Minister of South Africa from 1958 to 1966)
• Marie Thérèse Louise of Savoy, Princesse de Lamballe (1749 to 1792. Princesse de Lamballe)
• Robert A. Taft (1889 to 1953. American politician (1889–1953))
• Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (685 to 762. Emperor of the Tang dynasty from 713 to 756)
• Mustafa IV (1779 to 1808. Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1807 to 1808)
• John McDonnell (born 1951. British politician (born 1951))
• Nguyễn Cao Kỳ (1930 to 2011. Vice President of South Vietnam from 1967 to 1971)
• Michael Shermer (born 1954. American science writer (born 1954))
• Lea Ypi (born 1979. Albanian professor of political theory (born 1979))
• Ali al-Hadi (829 to 868. Tenth of the Twelve Shia Imams (828–868))
• Aziz Sancar (born 1946. Turkish biochemist and molecular biologist (born 1946))
• Louis, Grand Condé (1621 to 1686. French military leader (1621–1686))
• Poornachandra Tejaswi (1938 to 2007. Indian writer, translator, and ornithologist (1938–2007))
• Ludovico Ariosto (1474 to 1533. Italian poet (1474–1533))
• David O. McKay (1873 to 1970. American religious leader (1873–1970))
• Huseyn Suhrawardy (1892 to 1963. Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1956 to 1957)
• Ansgar (801 to 865. Christian saint, Archbishop, and missionary)
• Raymond T. Odierno (1954 to 2021. US Army general (1954–2021))
• Bernardino of Siena (1380 to 1444. Italian Franciscan missionary and saint)
• Marin Mersenne (1588 to 1648. French polymath (1588–1648))
• C. Robert Cargill (born 1975. American writer (born 1975))
• Michael Frayn (born 1933. English playwright, novelist (born 1933))
• Jacob L. Devers (1887 to 1979. US Army general (1887–1979))
• Ferdinand IV (1633 to 1654. King of the Romans from 1653 to 1654)
• W. W. Jacobs (1863 to 1943. English fiction writer (1863–1943))
• Alvy Ray Smith (born 1943. American filmmaker, Pixar co-founder (born 1943))
• Peter Maxwell Davies (1934 to 2016. English composer and conductor (1934–2016))
• Queen Insu (1437 to 1504. Grand queen dowager of Joseon)
• Alexander Newley (born 1965. British artist (born 1965))
• August Wilhelm Schlegel (1767 to 1845. German poet, translator, critic, and writer (1767–1845))
• B. P. Koirala (1914 to 1982. Nepalese revolutionary, politician, and writer (1914–1982))
• Abdul-Rahman al-Sa'di (1889 to 1957. Islamic Scholar from Saudi Arabia (1889-1957))
• Jakob Johann von Uexküll (1864 to 1944. Baltic German biologist, zoologist, and philosopher (1864–1944))
• Bruno Fernandes (born 1994. Portuguese footballer (born 1994))
• Sancho II of Portugal (1207 to 1248. King of Portugal from 1223 to 1247)
• Quentin L. Cook (born 1940. American religious leader)
• Frank Solich (born 1944. American football player and coach (born 1944))
• Sante Geronimo Caserio (1873 to 1894. Italian anarchist and assassin of French President Carnot in 1894)
• Gregorio Luperón (1839 to 1897. Dominican revolutionary and politician (1839–1897))
• Bhartruhari Mahtab (born 1957. Indian politician (born 1957))
• Princess Maria of Romania (1870–1874) (1870 to 1874. Romanian princess)
• Denys Lasdun (1914 to 2001. English architect (1914–2001))
• Ann Beattie (born 1947. American novelist and short story writer)
• Mary of the Divine Heart (1863 to 1899. 19th-century German religious sister)
• David Botstein (1942 to 2026. American biologist (1942–2026))
• Viatcheslav Kantor (born 1953. Russian businessman (born 1953))
• Patsy Cline (1932 to 1963. American country singer (1932–1963))
• Derek Barton (1918 to 1998. English chemist and Nobel Prize laureate)
• Princess Maria Francisca of Orléans-Braganza (1914 to 1968. Duchess of Braganza (more...))
• Asha Bhosle (1933 to 2026. Indian singer (1933–2026))

Died on September 8

• Elizabeth II (1926 to 2022. Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022)
• Leni Riefenstahl (1902 to 2003. German filmmaker (1902–2003))
• Ann Lee (1736 to 1784. Founder of the Shakers (1736–1784))
• Richard Strauss (1864 to 1949. German composer and conductor (1864–1949))
• Maria Carolina of Austria (1752 to 1814. Queen of Naples and Sicily from 1768 to 1814)
• Hermann von Helmholtz (1821 to 1894. German physicist and physiologist (1821–1894))
• Louis Philippe II (1838 to 1894. French royal; pretender to the French throne (1848–1894))
• Thomas Szasz (1920 to 2012. Hungarian-American psychiatrist and activist (1920–2012))
• Ana Mendieta (1948 to 1985. Cuban-American artist (1948–1985))
• Sejo (1417 to 1468. King of Joseon from 1455 to 1468)
• Aage Bohr (1922 to 2009. Danish physicist (1922–2009))
• Moondog (1916 to 1999. American composer (1916–1999))
• Sergius I (650 to 701. Head of the Catholic Church from 687 to 701)
• Carlo Gesualdo (1566 to 1613. Italian prince, composer and murderer (1566–1613))
• Leo IV (750 to 780. Byzantine emperor from 775 to 780)
• Alexandra David-Néel (1868 to 1969. French explorer, spiritualist and writer (1868–1969))
• Hideki Yukawa (1907 to 1981. Japanese theoretical physicist (1907–1981))
• André Derain (1880 to 1954. French artist and co-founder of Fauvism with Henri Matisse (1880–1954))
• George Pólya (1887 to 1985. Hungarian mathematician (1887–1985))
• Rulon Jeffs (1909 to 2002. Fundamentalist Mormon church leader (1909–2002))
• Percy Spencer (1894 to 1970. American electrical engineer and inventor of the microwave oven (1894–1970))
• Victor Horta (1861 to 1947. Belgian architect and designer)
• Peter Simon Pallas (1741 to 1811. German zoologist, botanist, and natural historian (1741–1811))
• Jerry Pournelle (1933 to 2017. American writer and scientist (1933–2017))
• Ignacio Zaragoza (1829 to 1862. Mexican Army officer and politician (1829–1862))
• The Lady Chablis (1957 to 2016. American actress, author, and transgender club performer)
• Robert Fludd (1574 to 1637. English mathematician and astrologer (1574–1637))
• Willard Libby (1908 to 1980. American physical chemist (1908–1980))
• Elizabeth Stuart (daughter of Charles I) (1635 to 1650. English and Scottish princess (1635–1650))
• Ernest Frederick (1724 to 1800. Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld)

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