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    08 SEPTEMBER IN HISTORY

    Grocott's Mail ContributorsBy Grocott's Mail ContributorsAugust 28, 2017Updated:November 3, 2017No Comments1 Min Read
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    1504: Michelangelo’s David goes on public display in Florence.

    1831: William IV, after whom King William’s Town is named, is crowned King of Great Britain and Ireland.

    1945: US troops arrive in southern Korea to partition the country, in response to Soviet occupation of the northern parts of the region.

    1978: The Black Friday massacre of civilians by the army in Tehran marks the beginning of the end for the Iranian monarchy.

    1991: The Republic of Macedonia becomes independent from Yugoslavia.

     

    Born:

    1157: Richard I, the Lionheart, King of England.

    1841: Antonin Dvorak, Czech composer.

    1932: Patsy Cline, American singer.

    1979: Pink, American singer.

    1987: Wiz Khalifa, Haitian rapper and producer.

    1989: Avicii, Swedish electronic musician and DJ.

     

    Died:

    1949: Richard Strauss, German composer.

    1965: Dorothy Dandridge, American actress, the first African-American to be nominated for an Academy Award.

    2006: Hilda Bernstein, British-South African author and anti-apartheid activist.

     

    8 September is Victory Day in Pakistan and Malta, and Independence Day in Macedonia.

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