September 8th in History

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September 8th in History

1831: William IV crowned King of Britain
1886: Johannesburg, South Africa, founded
1944: German V2 rockets strike London for the first time
1974: Richard Nixon, ex US Presdient, pardoned for his part in the Watergate affair
1978: Martial Law declared in Tehran and other cities, Iran, as riots take place

September 8th birthdays

1753: John Soane, English architect
1771: Mungo Park, Scottish born explorer of Africa
1830: Frederic Mistral, French poet who won Nobel Prize in 1904
1914: Robert Wise, American film director