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Saint Corbinian, born probably near Paris, died about 730 in Bavaria where he undertook the conversion.
It happened on September 8th
1504The official unveiling of Michelangelo's David.1940Four boys discover the Lascaux cave in Périgord Noir, in the Vézère valley, in the town of Montignac (Dordogne).1946Creation of Catholic Relief.1949The death of the German composer Richard Strauss.1966Star Trek first aired on NBC.
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2007Death of Jean-François Bizot, founder of “Actuel” newspaper and Radio Nova.2017Death of businessman and patron Pierre Bergé, former companion of Yves Saint Laurent.2022Death of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain.
They were born on September 8
Peter Sellers, British director, actor, screenwriter (1925 – 1980). Jean-Michel Larqué, former French footballer and journalist (1947). Jean-Michel Aphatie, French journalist (1958). Jeff Panacloc (known as Damien Colcanap), French ventriloquist (1986).