Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/September 8

September 8: Victory Day in Malta (1565); National Day in Andorra; Independence Day in the Republic of Macedonia (1991).

1331: Stefan Dušan (pictured right) of the House of Nemanjić declared himself Tsar of Serbia.
1504: David, a marble statue by Michelangelo, was unveiled in Florence.
1888: The inaugural season of The Football League in England began with six matches.
1923: The Honda Point Disaster: Twenty-three sailors died when nine U.S. Navy destroyers ran aground off the coast of California.
1978: Hundreds of demonstrators in Tehran were killed on Black Friday during the Iranian Revolution.