Who Was Born Today – September 8 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on September 8 | ||
1841 | Antonin Dvorak, composer and violinist. | |
1886 | Siegfried Sassoon, British author and poet famous for his anti-war writing about World War I. | |
1889 | Robert A. Taft, U.S. Senator from Ohio who unsuccessfully sought the presidential nomination from the 1940s until 1952. | |
1900 | Claude Pepper, Democratic senator and congressman from Florida, champion of senior citizens rights. | |
1922 | Sid Caesar, comedian and television star, best known for “Your Show of Shows,” and “The Sid Caesar Show.” | |
1925 | Peter Sellers, English comic actor, famous for his role as Inspector Clouseau. | |
1932 | Patsy Cline, country singer (“Crazy”, “I Fall to Pieces”). | |
1933 | Michael Frayn, playwright (A Very Private Life, Noises Off). | |
1947 | Ann Beattie, writer (Chilly Scenes of Winter, Picturing Will). | |
1954 | Anne Diamond, journalist, TV host (Good Morning Britain) social activist; led Back to Sleep campaign that drastically reduced the number of cot deaths (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) among UK infants. | |
1954 | Michael Shermer, founder of The Skeptics Society and editor of Skeptic magazine. | |
1963 | Brad Silberling, screenwriter, director (City of Angels); wrote and directed Moonlight Mile (2002) based on the murder of his girlfriend, actress Rebecca Schaeffer, by a stalker. | |
1970 | Yuji Nishizawa, highjacked All Nippon Airways flight, July 23, 1999. | |
1971 | Martin Freeman, actor (The Office BBC Two TV series; Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey). | |
1979 | Pink (Alecia Beth Moore), multiple award-winning singer, including three Grammys (“Lady Marmalade,” “Trouble,” “Imagine.” |
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