Calendar date · September

What happened on September 8

On September 8, 70: After the capture of Herod's Palace the previous day, a Roman army under Titus secures and plunders the city of Jerusalem.

Events

82

across history

Notable births

50

Notable deaths

50

Zodiac

Virgo

Featured moment · 70

After the capture of Herod's Palace the previous day, a Roman army under Titus secures and plunders the city of Jerusalem.

AD 70 (LXX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Vespasian and Titus. The denomination AD 70 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

People

Born on September 8

Lewis Hall 2004– English footballer (born 2004)
Nicolas Cantu 2003– American actor (born 2003)
Gaten Matarazzo 2002– American actor (born 2002)
Bill Mamadou 2001– Singaporean footballer
Zak Butters 2000– Australian rules footballer (born 2000)
Miles McBride 2000– American basketball player (born 2000)
Shubman Gill 1999– Indian cricketer (born 1999)
Matheus Leist 1998– Brazilian racing driver (born 1998)
Lars Nootbaar 1997– American baseball player (born 1997)
Show 9 more — notable births on September 8
Tim Gajser 1996– Slovenian motocross racer
Ellie Black 1995– Canadian artistic gymnast (born 1995)
Marco Benassi 1994– Italian professional footballer
Cameron Dallas 1994– American social media personality (born 1994)
Bruno Fernandes 1994– Portuguese footballer (born 1994)
Ćamila Mičijević 1994– Croatian handball player (born 1994)
Will Bosisto 1993– Australian cricketer
Yoshikazu Fujita 1993– Japan international rugby union player
Nino Niederreiter 1992– Swiss ice hockey player (born 1992)

People

Died on September 8

Mauricio Arriaza Chicas Salvadoran police officer (1964–2024)
Ed Kranepool American baseball player (1944–2024)
Henny Moan Norwegian actress (1936–2024)
Zoot Money English musician (1942–2024)
Peter Renaday American actor (1935–2024)
Emi Shinohara Japanese voice actress (1963–2024)
Elizabeth II Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022
Gwyneth Powell British actress (1946–2022)
Luis Villafuerte Filipino politician (1935–2021)
Show 9 more — notable deaths on September 8
S. Rajasekar Indian film director, cinematographer, and actor (1957–2019)
Gennadi Gagulia Abkhazian politician (1948–2018)
Chelsi Smith American actress
Pierre Bergé French businessman (1930–2017)
Blake Heron American actor (1982–2017)
Jerry Pournelle American writer and scientist (1933–2017)
Ljubiša Samardžić Serbian actor and director (1936–2017)
Don Williams American country music singer-songwriter (1939–2017)
Hannes Arch Austrian pilot (1967–2016)

Timeline

Every September 8 on record

  1. 70 After the capture of Herod's Palace the previous day, a Roman army under Titus secures and plunders the city of Jerusalem.

    Calendar year

    AD 70 (LXX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Vespasian and Titus. The denomination AD 70 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

  2. 617 Battle of Huoyi: Li Yuan defeats a Sui dynasty army, opening the path to his capture of the imperial capital Chang'an and the eventual establishment of the Tang dynasty.

    Part of Tang expansion in 617

    The Battle of Huoyi was fought in China on 8 September 617, between the forces of the rebel Duke of Tang, Li Yuan, and the army of the ruling Sui dynasty. Li Yuan, with an army of around 25,000, was advancing south along the Fen River towards the imperial capital, Daxingcheng. His advance was stalled for two weeks due to heavy rainfall, and he was met at the town of Huoyi by an elite Sui army of 20,000 men.

  3. 1100 Election of Antipope Theodoric.

    Catholic antipope from 1100 to 1101

    Theodoric was an antipope in 1100 and 1101, in the schism that began with Wibert of Ravenna in 1080, in opposition to the excesses of Pope Gregory VII and in support of the Emperor Henry IV.

  4. 1198 Philip of Swabia, Prince of Hohenstaufen, is crowned King of Germany (King of the Romans)

    King of Germany from 1198 to 1208

    Philip of Swabia February/March 1177 – 21 June 1208), styled Philip II in his charters, was a member of the House of Hohenstaufen and King of Germany from 1198 until his assassination.

  5. 1253 Pope Innocent IV canonises Stanislaus of Szczepanów, who was killed by King Bolesław II.

    Head of the Catholic Church from 1243 to 1254

    Pope Innocent IV, born Sinibaldo Fieschi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 25 June 1243 to his death in 1254.

  6. 1264 The Statute of Kalisz, guaranteeing Jews safety and personal liberties and giving battei din jurisdiction over Jewish matters, is promulgated by Bolesław the Pious, Duke of Greater Poland.
  7. 1276 Pope John XXI is elected Pope.
  8. 1331 Stefan Dušan declares himself king of Serbia.
  9. 1334 The Battle of Adramyttion begins in which a Christian naval league defeats a Turkish fleet in several encounters.
  10. 1380 Battle of Kulikovo: Russian forces defeat a mixed army of Tatars and Mongols, stopping their advance.
  11. 1504 Michelangelo's David is unveiled in Piazza della Signoria in Florence.
  12. 1514 Battle of Orsha: In one of the biggest battles of the century, Lithuanians and Poles defeat the Russian army.
  13. 1522 Magellan–Elcano circumnavigation: Victoria arrives at Seville, completing the first circumnavigation.
  14. 1565 St. Augustine, Florida is founded by Spanish admiral and Florida's first governor, Pedro Menéndez de Avilés.
  15. 1655 Warsaw falls without resistance to a small force under the command of Charles X Gustav of Sweden during The Deluge, making it the first time the city is captured by a foreign army.
Show 15 earlier entries from September 8
  1. 1727 A barn fire during a puppet show in the village of Burwell in Cambridgeshire, England kills 78 people, many of whom are children.
  2. 1755 French and Indian War: Battle of Lake George.
  3. 1756 French and Indian War: Kittanning Expedition.
  4. 1760 French and Indian War: French surrender Montreal to the British, completing the latter's conquest of New France.
  5. 1761 Marriage of King George III of the United Kingdom to Duchess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
  6. 1775 The unsuccessful Rising of the Priests in Malta.
  7. 1781 American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Eutaw Springs in South Carolina, the war's last significant battle in the Southern theater, ends in a narrow British tactical victory.
  8. 1793 French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Hondschoote.
  9. 1796 French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Bassano: French forces defeat Austrian troops at Bassano del Grappa.
  10. 1808 The Treaty of Paris is signed ending the French military occupation of Prussia.
  11. 1810 The Tonquin sets sail from New York Harbor with 33 employees of John Jacob Astor's newly created Pacific Fur Company on board.
  12. 1813 At the final stage of the Peninsular War, British-Portuguese troops capture the town of Donostia (now San Sebastián), resulting in a rampage and eventual destruction of the town.
  13. 1819 1819 Balloon riot occurred at Vauxhall Garden in Philadelphia, PA and resulted in the destruction of the amusement park.
  14. 1831 William IV and Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
  15. 1831 November uprising: The Battle of Warsaw effectively ends the Polish insurrection.

Around the world

Holidays on September 8

Keep going

More to explore

The zodiac sign covering September 8 Virgo Browse the calendar Every day in September Browse the calendar Every day in September