8 September Births

September 8 is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 114 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday (58 in 400 years each) than on Sunday or Monday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Wednesday or Friday (56).

Births

685 – Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (d. 762)
801 – Ansgar, German archbishop and saint (d. 865)
828 – Ali al-Hadi, Hijazi (Western Arabian), 10th of the Twelve Imams (d. 868)
1157 – Richard I of England (d. 1199)
1209 – Sancho II of Portugal (d. 1248)
1271 – Charles Martel of Anjou (d. 1295)
1380 – Bernardino of Siena, Italian priest, missionary, and saint (d. 1444)
1413 – Catherine of Bologna, Italian nun and saint (d. 1463)
1442 – John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford, English commander and politician, Lord Great Chamberlain of England (d. 1513)
1462 – Henry Medwall, first known English vernacular dramatist (d. 1501)
1474 – Ludovico Ariosto, Italian playwright and poet (d. 1533)
1515 – Alfonso Salmeron, Spanish priest and scholar (d. 1585)
1588 – Marin Mersenne, French mathematician, philosopher, and theologian (d. 1648)
1593 – Toyotomi Hideyori, Japanese nobleman (d. 1615)
1611 – Johann Friedrich Gronovius, German scholar and critic (d. 1671)
1621 – Louis, Grand Condé, French general (d. 1686)
1633 – Ferdinand IV, King of the Romans (d. 1654)
1672 – Nicolas de Grigny, French organist and composer (d. 1703)
1698 – François Francoeur, French violinist and composer (d. 1787)
1742 – Ozias Humphry, English painter and academic (d. 1810)
1749 – Yolande de Polastron, French educator (d. 1793)
1750 – Tanikaze Kajinosuke, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 4th Yokozuna (d. 1795)
1752 – Carl Stenborg, Swedish opera singer, actor, and director (d. 1813)
1767 – August Wilhelm Schlegel, German poet and critic (d. 1845)
1774 – Anne Catherine Emmerich, German nun and mystic (d. 1824)
1779 – Mustafa IV, Ottoman sultan (d. 1808)
1783 – N. F. S. Grundtvig, Danish pastor, philosopher, and author (d. 1872)
1804 – Eduard Mörike, German pastor, poet, and academic (d. 1875)
1814 – Charles Étienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, French archaeologist, ethnographer, and historian (d. 1874)
1815 – Giuseppina Strepponi, Italian soprano and educator (d. 1897)
1822 – Karl von Ditmar, German geologist and explorer (d. 1892)
1824 – Jaime Nunó, Spanish-American composer, conductor, and director (d. 1908)
1828 – Joshua Chamberlain, American general and politician, 32nd Governor of Maine (d. 1914)
1828 – Clarence Cook, American author and critic (d. 1900)
1830 – Frédéric Mistral, French poet and lexicographer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1914)
1831 – Wilhelm Raabe, German author and painter (d. 1910)
1841 – Antonín Dvořák, Czech composer and academic (d. 1904)
1846 – Paul Chater, Indian-Hong Kong businessman and politician (d. 1926)
1851 – John Jenkins, American-Australian businessman and politician, 22nd Premier of South Australia (d. 1923)
1852 – Gojong of Korea (d. 1919)
1857 – Georg Michaelis, German academic and politician, 6th Chancellor of Germany (d. 1936)
1863 – Mary of the Divine Heart, German nun and saint (d. 1899)
1867 – Alexander Parvus, Belarusian-German theoretician and activist (d. 1924)
1868 – Seth Weeks, American mandolin player, composer, and bandleader (d. 1953)
1869 – José María Pino Suárez, Mexican politician, Vice President of Mexico, murdered in a military coup (d. 1913)
1871 – Samuel McLaughlin, Canadian businessman and philanthropist, founded the McLaughlin Carriage Company (d. 1972)
1873 – Alfred Jarry, French author and playwright (d. 1907)
1873 – David O. McKay, American religious leader, 9th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1970)
1881 – Harry Hillman, American runner and hurdler (d. 1945)
1881 – Refik Saydam, Turkish physician and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Turkey (d. 1942)
1884 – Théodore Pilette, Belgian race car driver (d. 1921)
1886 – Siegfried Sassoon, English captain, journalist, and poet (d. 1967)
1886 – Ninon Vallin, French soprano and actress (d. 1961)
1889 – Robert A. Taft, American lawyer and politician (d. 1953)
1894 – John Samuel Bourque, Canadian soldier and politician (d. 1974)
1894 – Willem Pijper, Dutch composer and critic (d. 1947)
1896 – Howard Dietz, American publicist and songwriter (d. 1983)
1897 – Jimmie Rodgers, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1933)
1900 – Tilly Devine, English-Australian criminal (d. 1970)
1900 – Claude Pepper, American lawyer and politician (d. 1989)
1901 – Hendrik Verwoerd, Dutch-South African journalist and politician, 7th Prime Minister of South Africa (d. 1966)
1903 – Jane Arbor, English author (d. 1994)
1906 – Andrei Kirilenko, Russian engineer and politician (d. 1990)
1907 – William Wentworth, Australian economist and politician, 11th Australian Minister for Human Services (d. 2003)
1909 – Józef Noji, Polish runner (d. 1943)
1910 – Jean-Louis Barrault, French actor and director (d. 1994)
1914 – Patriarch Demetrios I of Constantinople (d. 1991)
1914 – Denys Lasdun, English architect, designed the Royal National Theatre (d. 2001)
1915 – N. V. M. Gonzalez, Filipino novelist, poet, and writer (d. 1999)
1917 – Jan Sedivka, Czech-Australian violinist and educator (d. 2009)
1918 – Derek Barton, English-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998)
1919 – Gianni Brera, Italian journalist and author (d. 1992)
1919 – Maria Lassnig, Austrian painter and academic (d. 2014)
1921 – Harry Secombe, Welsh-English actor (d. 2001)
1922 – Sid Caesar, American comic actor and writer (d. 2014)
1922 – Lyndon LaRouche, American politician and activist, founded the LaRouche movement
1923 – Rasul Gamzatov, Russian poet (d. 2003)
1924 – Wendell H. Ford, American lieutenant and politician, 53rd Governor of Kentucky (d. 2015)
1924 – Marie-Claire Kirkland, American-Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (d. 2016)
1924 – Grace Metalious, American author (d. 1964)
1924 – Mimi Parent, Canadian-Swiss painter (d. 2005)
1925 – Jacqueline Ceballos, American activist, founded the Veteran Feminists of America
1925 – Peter Sellers, English actor and comedian (d. 1980)
1926 – Bhupen Hazarika, Indian singer-songwriter, poet, and director (d. 2011)
1927 – Harlan Howard, American songwriter (d. 2002)
1927 – Robert L. Rock, American soldier and politician, 42nd Lieutenant Governor of Indiana (d. 2013)
1927 – Marguerite Frank, American-French mathematician
1929 – Christoph von Dohnányi, German conductor
1930 – Nguyễn Cao Kỳ, Vietnamese general and politician, 16th Prime Minister of the Republic of Vietnam (d. 2011)
1931 – John Garrett, English soldier and politician (d. 2007)
1932 – Patsy Cline, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1963)
1933 – Michael Frayn, English author and playwright
1933 – Jeffrey Koo Sr., Taiwanese banker and businessman (d. 2012)
1933 – Eric Salzman, American composer, producer, and critic
1933 – Maigonis Valdmanis, Latvian basketball player and coach (d. 1999)
1934 – Rodrigue Biron, Canadian politician
1934 – Ross Brown, New Zealand rugby player (d. 2014)
1934 – Peter Maxwell Davies, English composer and conductor (d. 2016)
1934 – Bernard Donoughue, Baron Donoughue, English academic and politician
1936 – Roy Newman, English admiral
1937 – Barbara Frum, American-Canadian journalist (d. 1992)
1937 – Archie Goodwin, American author and illustrator (d. 1998)
1938 – Adrian Cronauer, American sergeant and radio host
1938 – Kenichi Horie, Japanese sailor
1938 – Sam Nunn, American lawyer and politician
1939 – Carsten Keller, German field hockey player and coach
1939 – Guitar Shorty, American singer and guitarist
1940 – Quentin L. Cook, American religious leader
1940 – Jerzy Robert Nowak, Polish historian and journalist
1940 – Jack Prelutsky, American author and poet
1941 – Bernie Sanders, American politician
1942 – Brian Cole, American bass player (d. 1972)
1942 – Judith Hann, English journalist and author
1942 – Sal Valentino, American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist
1943 – Adelaide C. Eckardt, American academic and politician
1944 – Peter Bellamy, English singer-songwriter (d. 1991)
1944 – Margaret Hodge, English economist and politician
1944 – Terry Jenner, Australian cricketer and coach (d. 2011)
1945 – Lem Barney, American football player
1945 – Kelly Groucutt, English bass player (Electric Light Orchestra) (d. 2009)
1945 – Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (d. 1973)
1945 – Vinko Puljić, Croatian cardinal
1945 – Rogie Vachon, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1946 – L. C. Greenwood, American football player (d. 2013)
1946 – Aziz Sancar, Turkish-American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1947 – Valery Afanassiev, Russian pianist and conductor
1947 – Halldór Ásgrímsson, Icelandic accountant and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Iceland (d. 2015)
1947 – Ann Beattie, American novelist and short story writer
1947 – Benjamin Orr, American singer-songwriter and bass player (The Cars) (d. 2000)
1947 – Marianne Wiggins, American author
1948 – Jean-Pierre Monseré, Belgian cyclist (d. 1971)
1949 – Edward Hinds, English physicist and academic
1950 – Ian Davidson, Scottish lawyer and politician
1950 – Zachary Richard, American singer-songwriter and poet
1950 – Mike Simpson, American dentist and politician
1951 – Tim Gullikson, American tennis player and coach (d. 1996)
1951 – Tom Gullikson, American tennis player and coach
1951 – John McDonnell, English politician
1951 – Dezső Ránki, Hungarian pianist
1952 – Will Lee, American bass player
1952 – Geoff Miller, English cricketer
1952 – Graham Mourie, New Zealand rugby player
1953 – Pascal Greggory, French actor
1953 – Stein-Erik Olsen, Norwegian guitarist
1954 – Mark Lindsay Chapman, English actor
1954 – Michael Shermer, American historian, author, and academic, founded The Skeptics Society
1955 – David O'Halloran, Australian footballer (d. 2013)
1955 – Terry Tempest Williams, American environmentalist and author
1956 – Mick Brown, American drummer
1956 – David Carr, American journalist and author (d. 2015)
1956 – Maurice Cheeks, American basketball player and coach
1956 – Stefan Johansson, Swedish race car driver
1957 – Walt Easley, American football player (d. 2013)
1958 – Bart Batten, American wrestler
1958 – Brad Batten, American wrestler (d. 2014)
1958 – Michael Lardie, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer
1960 – Aimee Mann, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
1960 – David Steele, English bass player and songwriter
1960 – Aguri Suzuki, Japanese race car driver
1963 – Alexandros Alexiou, Greek footballer
1963 – Daniel Wolpert, American scientist
1964 – Michael Johns, American businessman and political activist
1964 – Joachim Nielsen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2000)
1964 – Raven, American wrestler
1965 – Darlene Zschech, Australian singer-songwriter and pastor
1965 – Tutilo Burger, German Benedictine monk and abbot
1966 – Peter Furler, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1967 – Eerik-Niiles Kross, Estonian politician and diplomat
1967 – James Packer, Australian businessman
1967 – Kimberly Peirce, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1968 – Wolfram Klein, German footballer
1968 – Ray Wilson, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1969 – Lars Bohinen, Norwegian footballer and manager
1969 – Petter Hegre, Norwegian photographer
1969 – Oswaldo Ibarra, Ecuadorian footballer
1969 – Chris Powell, English footballer and manager
1969 – Gary Speed, Welsh footballer and manager (d. 2011)
1970 – Neko Case, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1970 – Paul DiPietro, Canadian-Swiss ice hockey player
1970 – Nidal Malik Hasan, American soldier, psychiatrist, and mass murderer
1970 – Latrell Sprewell, American basketball player
1970 – Andy Ward, Irish rugby player and coach
1970 – John Welborn, Australian rugby player
1971 – David Arquette, American actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and wrestler
1971 – Martin Freeman, English actor
1971 – Lachlan Murdoch, English-Australian businessman
1971 – Dustin O'Halloran, American pianist and composer
1971 – Daniel Petrov, Bulgarian boxer
1971 – Pierre Sévigny, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1972 – Markus Babbel, German footballer and manager
1972 – Os du Randt, South African rugby player and coach
1972 – Lisa Kennedy Montgomery, American radio and television host
1973 – Khamis Al-Dosari, Saudi Arabian footballer
1973 – Gabrial McNair, American saxophonist, keyboard player, and composer
1973 – Troy Sanders, American singer-songwriter and bass player
1974 – Marios Agathokleous, Cypriot footballer
1974 – Tanaz Eshaghian, Iranian-American director and producer
1974 – Braulio Luna, Mexican footballer
1975 – Lee Eul-yong, South Korean footballer and manager
1975 – Richard Hughes, English drummer
1975 – Chris Latham, Australian rugby player
1975 – Elena Likhovtseva, Russian tennis player
1975 – Larenz Tate, American actor, director, and producer
1976 – Gerald Drummond, Costa Rican footballer
1976 – Jervis Drummond, Costa Rican footballer
1976 – Sjeng Schalken, Dutch tennis player
1977 – Jay McKee, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1978 – Gerard Autet, Spanish footballer and manager
1978 – Emanuele Ferraro, Italian footballer
1978 – Gil Meche, American baseball player
1978 – Angela Rawlings, Canadian-American author and poet
1979 – Pink, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1981 – Kate Abdo, English journalist
1981 – Selim Benachour, Tunisian footballer
1981 – Māris Ļaksa, Latvian basketball player
1981 – Morten Gamst Pedersen, Norwegian footballer
1981 – Jonathan Taylor Thomas, American actor
1982 – Travis Daniels, American football player
1983 – Kate Beaton, Canadian cartoonist
1983 – Diego Benaglio, Swiss footballer
1983 – Will Blalock, American basketball player
1983 – Chris Judd, Australian footballer
1983 – Wali Lundy, American football player
1983 – Lewis Roberts-Thomson, Australian footballer
1984 – Bobby Parnell, American baseball player
1984 – Vitaly Petrov, Russian race car driver
1984 – Jürgen Säumel, Austrian footballer
1984 – Tiago Treichel, Brazilian footballer
1984 – Peter Whittingham, English footballer
1985 – Tomasz Jodłowiec, Polish footballer
1986 – Carlos Bacca, Colombian footballer
1986 – Matt Grothe, American football player
1986 – Dan Hunt, Australian rugby league player
1986 – João Moutinho, Portuguese footballer
1986 – Kirill Nababkin, Russian footballer
1987 – Alexandre Bilodeau, Canadian skier
1987 – Danielle Frenkel, Israeli high jumper
1987 – Wiz Khalifa, Haitian rapper and actor
1987 – Illya Marchenko, Ukrainian tennis player
1987 – Marcel Nguyen, German gymnast
1988 – Arrelious Benn, American football player
1988 – Chantal Jones, American model and actress
1988 – Rie Kaneto, Japanese swimmer
1989 – Gylfi Sigurðsson, Icelandic footballer
1989 – Avicii, Swedish electronic musician
1990 – Matt Barkley, American football player
1990 – Tokelo Rantie, South African footballer
1990 – Musa Nizam, Turkish footballer
1990 – Jos Buttler, English cricketer
1991 – Ignacio González, Mexican footballer
1992 – Nino Niederreiter, Swiss ice hockey player
1992 – Kilian Pruschke, German footballer
1994 – Marco Benassi, Italian footballer
1995 – Ellie Black, Canadian gymnast

Source: wikipedia