On This Day: What happened on 08 September?

Here’s a look at what happened on this day, 08 September, throughout history. We remember the news, events, and people that influenced the course of history forever.

ON THIS DAY: 08 SEPTEMBER

1986 | Diplomatic office of the African National Congress (ANC), third floor of the block in Stockholm was bombed.

2005 | Two Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft from EMERCOM landed in the disaster response area at Little Rock Air Force Base; for the first time Russia sent such a mission to North America.

2004 | NASA’s unmanned Genesis spacecraft crashed when its parachute failed to open.

1991 | The Republic of Macedonia became independent.

1966 | International Literacy Day highlighted the importance of literacy in areas such as health and education.

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BIRTHDAYS

1942 | American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist, Sal Valentino.

1990 | Turkish footballer, Musa Nizam.

1951 | American tennis player and coach, Tim Gullikson, died in 1996.

1947 | Russian pianist and conductor, Valery Afanassiev.

1938 | American lawyer and politician, Sam Nunn.

ON THIS DAY: DEATHS

2009 | American-Italian television host, Mike Bongiorno,85.

2005 | Irish cricketer, footballer, and manager, Noel Cantwell, 73.

2015 | Dominican baseball player, Joaquín Andújar, 63.

2014 | American trumpet player and composer, Gerald Wilson, 96.

1935 | American physician, Carl Weiss, 30.

SPORTS

2019 | Brigid Kosgei broke the women’s half marathon world record with a time of 1:04.28 at the Great North Run 2019 on this day.

ENTERTAINMENT

1966 | The first episode of “Star Trek” was aired on NBC on this day.

AFRICA FACT

The Sahara desert is believed to be the third largest desert in the world after Antarctica and the Arctic.