September 8

Events

 * 1945 - A two-way radio was placed in service on a U.S. bus for the first time
 * 1968 – The Beatles perform their last live TV performance on the David Frost show. They perform their new hit Hey Jude.

Births

 * 1672 –, French organist and composer (d. 1703)
 * 1841 –, Czech composer (d. 1904)
 * 1927 –, American country music songwriter (d. 2002)
 * 1929 –, German conductor
 * 1932 –, American singer (d. 1963)
 * 1933 –, Indian singer
 * 1933 –, American composer
 * 1934 –, British composer
 * 1939 –, American musician
 * 1942 –, American musician (The Association) (d. 1972)
 * 1945 –, American musician (Grateful Dead) (d. 1973)
 * 1947 –, Russian pianist
 * 1950 –, American singer and songwriter
 * 1956 –, British musician (d. 2002)
 * 1958 –, American musician
 * 1958 –, Japanese voice actor
 * 1960 –, American musician
 * 1960 –, English musician
 * 1964 –, Norwegian musician (d. 2000)
 * 1965 –, Australian Christian Singer
 * 1966 –, Swedish singer
 * 1966 –, Australian musician (Newsboys)
 * 1970 –, American musician
 * 1971 –, American pianist and composer
 * 1975 –, English musician (Keane)
 * 1976 –, American musician (The Lawrence Arms)
 * 1979 –, American singer
 * 1980 –, American rapper

Deaths

 * 1613 –, Italian composer (b. 1566)
 * 1944 –, Dutch composer and conductor (b.1881)
 * 1949 –, German composer (b. 1864)
 * 1991 –, American composer (b. 1910)