Updated September 7, 2012, 2:28 pm
On Sept. 8, 1974, President Ford granted an unconditional pardon to former President Nixon.
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On Sept. 8, 1900, Claude Pepper, the American politician and champion of aid to the elderly, was born. Following his death on May 30, 1989, his obituary appeared in The Times.
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Claude Pepper 9/8/1900 – 5/30/1989 American senator (1936-51) and U.S. representative (1963-89) from Florida; championed help for the elderly.Go to obituary »
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Ludovico Ariosto 9/8/1474 – 7/6/1533
Italian poet |
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Marin Mersenne 9/8/1588 – 9/1/1648
French philosopher and theologian |
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Margaret Olivia Sage 9/8/1828 – 11/4/1918
American philanthropist |
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Frederic Mistral 9/8/1830 – 3/25/1914
French Nobel Prize-winning poet (1904 ) |
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Antonin Dvorak 9/8/1841 – 5/1/1904
Bohemian composer |
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Jessie Willcox Smith 9/8/1863 – 5/3/1935
American painter and illustrator |
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Robert A. Taft 9/8/1889 – 7/31/1953
American senator from Ohio (1939-53) and powerful Republican Party leader |
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Jimmie Rodgers 9/8/1897 – 5/26/1933
American country and western singer and guitarist |
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Buck Leonard 9/8/1907 – 11/27/1997
American baseball player |
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Patsy Cline 9/8/1932 – 3/5/1963
American country and western singer |
