What happened on September 8

84 documented historical events happened on September 8, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Li Yuan defeated a Sui army at the Battle of Huoyi, opening the path to his capture of the Chinese imperial capital Chang'an and the eventual establishment of the Tang dynasty. On the same day, in another year: Theodoric was elected by opponents of Pope Paschal II, following the death of Antipope Clement III. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on September 8, including Daniel Wolpert, Michael Johns (policy analyst), Joachim Nielsen. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

106 people with a Wikipedia article died on September 8, including Pope Sergius I, Leo IV the Khazar, Antipope Clement III. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

23 observances are celebrated on September 8 around the world: Christian Feast Day: Adrian and Natalia of Nicomedia (Roman Catholic Church), Christian Feast Day: Corbinian, Christian Feast Day: Disibod, Christian Feast Day: Blessed Frédéric Ozanam, Christian Feast Day: Isaac of Armenia, Christian Feast Day: Nativity of Mary (Roman Catholic Church), (Anglo-Catholicism) Monti Fest (Mangalorean Catholic). The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.