Daily Calendar for Tuesday, September 8, 2026
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Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Born
- King Richard I of England (the Lion-Hearted) –
- Antonin Dvorak (composer) –
- Siegfried Sassoon (poet) –
- Euell Gibbons (author) –
- Sid Caesar (comedian & actor) –
- Peter Sellers (actor) –
- Patsy Cline (country music singer) –
- Henry Thomas (actor) –
- David Arquette (actor) –
- Martin Freeman (actor) –
- Pink (singer) –
- Jonathan Taylor Thomas (actor) –
Died
- Ann Lee (Shaker leader) –
- Richard Strauss (composer) –
- Dorothy Dandridge (actress) –
- Roy Wilkins (civil rights leader) –
- Rich Cronin (singer) –
Events
- Michelangelo’s David statue was unveiled in Florence, Italy –
- The first permanent settlement in what is now the United States was established at St. Augustine, Florida, by Don Pedro Menendez de Aviles –
- Don Pedro Menéndez de Avilés founded what became St. Augustine, Florida –
- The steamer Lady Elgin collided with the schooner Augusta on Lake Michigan –
- The eastern and western lines of the Northern Pacific Railway were joined in Gold Creek, Montana –
- Francis Bellamy’s Pledge of Allegiance first published, in The Youth’s Companion –
- Margaret Gorman of Washington, D.C., became the first Miss America –
- Cruise ship S.S. Morro Castle burned near Asbury Park, New Jersey –
- Percy Saltzman became the first meteorologist to appear on Canadian television. Known for his entertaining presentations, Percy wrote vigorously on a chalkboard map while reporting on air and ended each broadcast by tossing and catching his chalk. –
- Original Star Trek series debuted on television –
- John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts made its public debut, Washington, D.C. –
- Stunt motorcyclist Evel Knievel made a failed attempt to jump the Snake River canyon in Idaho. He was propelled by a red, white and blue rocket-powered motorcycle, designed by rocket scientist Robert Truax. –
- The Genesis return capsule, which had collected solar wind atoms in fragile disks, crashed in the desert after its parachutes failed to deploy –
- A rare black rhino was born in Pittsburgh Zoo, Pennsylvania –
Weather
- The deadliest hurricane in U.S. history, with a 15-foot storm surge, inundated the city of Galveston, Texas, killing an estimated 8,000 people –
- A hurricane hit Key West and later struck Texas: 284 dead and $20 million in damages –
- Roanoke, Virginia, reported a low temperature of 42 degrees F –