What happened on September 8th in history?

What happened on September 8th in history?

8 Sept, 1941 Russia Siege of Leningrad 1941 : Germany begins the 900-day Siege of Leningrad by German forces during World War II, the siege led to the death of at least one million Russians from starvation and disease.

What big news happened in 1985?

Major Events of 1985

• Gorbachev becomes Soviet leader.
• Nimeiri ousted in the Sudan.
• Rainbow Warrior sinks.
• Achille Lauro seiezed.
• TWA flight 847 hijacked.
• US becomes a debtor nation.
• Reagan tax reform.
• Colombian terrorists execute 100 people, including 11 judges.

What is special about September 8th?

1935 – US Senator from Louisiana Huey Long is fatally shot in the Louisiana State Capitol building. 1941 – World War II: German forces begin the Siege of Leningrad. 1943 – World War II: The Armistice of Cassibile is proclaimed by radio. 1944 – World War II: London is hit by a V-2 rocket for the first time.

What happened on September 8th 1981?

September 8, 1981 (Tuesday) Stephen King’s horror novel about a crazed St. Bernard dog, Cujo, was first published. Died: Hideki Yukawa, 74, Japanese theoretical physicist, 1949 Nobel Prize in Physics laureate. Roy Wilkins, 80, leader of the NAACP.

Who was born on 8 September?

Actor Heather Thomas is 63. Singer Aimee Mann is 60. Pop musician David Steele (Fine Young Cannibals) is 60. Actor Thomas Kretschmann is 58.

Who was president in September 1981?

Ronald Reagan, originally an American actor and politician, became the 40th President of the United States serving from 1981 to 1989.

What happened September 11th 1991?

1991 – Continental Express Flight 2574 crashes in Colorado County, Texas, near Eagle Lake, killing 11 passengers and three crew. 1992 – Hurricane Iniki, one of the most damaging hurricanes in United States history, devastates the Hawaiian Islands of Kauai and Oahu.

What holiday is September 8th?

September Holidays