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Birthdays occurring on September, 8
| 1828 |
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain was born on September 8, 1828
Heroism is latent in every human soul - However humble or unknown, they (the veterans) have renounced what are accounted pleasures and cheerfully undertaken all the self-denials - privations, toils, dangers, sufferings, sicknesses, mutilations, life- More quotations from Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain |
| 1841 |
Joaquin Miller was born on September 8, 1841
American poet and journalist, his best work conveys a sense of the majesty and excitement of the Old West, 1841-1913'Tis midnight now. The bend and broken moon, batter'd and black, as from a thousand battles, hangs silent on the purple walls of Heaven. More quotations from Joaquin Miller |
| 1873 |
Alfred Jarry was born on September 8, 1873
French writer, 1873-1907The theater, bringing impersonal masks to life, is only for those who are virile enough to create new life: either as a conflict of passions subtler than those we already know, or as a complete new character. More quotations from Alfred Jarry |
| 1886 |
Siegfried Sassoon was born on September 8, 1886
Soldiers are dreamers; when the guns begin they think of firelit homes, clean beds, and wives More quotations from Siegfried Sassoon |
| 1887 |
Swami Sivananda was born on September 8, 1887
Indian Yoga master, physician, monk and founder of The Divine Life Society, 1887-1963Go beyond science, into the region of metaphysics. Real religion is beyond argument. It can only be lived both inwardly and outwardly. More quotations from Swami Sivananda |
Deaths occurring on September, 8
| 1981 |
Roy Wilkins died on September 8, 1981
Black American civil rights statesman. 1901-1981Most of the time I played by myself. Even then I was a loner, and I have stayed a loner all my life. [It] can make a man seem a little distant or aloof -- but it has helped pull me through some tight spots and hard times. More quotations from Roy Wilkins |
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