Births on September 8

Andy Ward (rugby union)

Born on September 8, 1970

Andy Ward, Irish rugby player and coach

Andy Ward (born 8 September 1970 in Whangarei, New Zealand) is an Irish rugby union player, currently playing at Ballynahinch RFC. He has played for Ireland with 28 caps, and for Ulster. At Ulster he won the Heineken Cup in 1999 when they defeated Colomiers 21–6 at Lansdowne Road in Dublin. In 2011, he became the strength and conditioning coach of the Antrim Gaelic Football team He currently runs a fitness studio in Dunadry, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

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Events on 1970

12 Jan

Nigerian Civil War
Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian Civil War.
28 Apr

Richard Nixon
Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard Nixon formally authorizes American combat troops to fight communist sanctuaries in Cambodia.
5 Sep

101st Airborne Division
Vietnam War: Operation Jefferson Glenn begins: The United States 101st Airborne Division and the South Vietnamese 1st Infantry Division initiate a new operation in Thừa Thiên-Huế Province.
28 Sep

Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser dies of a heart attack in Cairo. Anwar Sadat is named as Nasser's temporary successor, and will later become the permanent successor.
8 Oct

Richard Nixon
Vietnam War: In Paris, a Communist delegation rejects US President Richard Nixon's October 7 peace proposal as "a manoeuvre to deceive world opinion".

Births on September 8

Andy Ward (rugby union)

Born on September 8, 1970

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Nigerian Civil War

Richard Nixon

101st Airborne Division

Gamal Abdel Nasser

Richard Nixon