Births on September 8

Troy Sanders

Born on September 8, 1973

Troy Sanders, American singer-songwriter and bass player

Troy Jayson Sanders (born September 8, 1973) is an American bassist, singer, and songwriter best known as a member of heavy metal band Mastodon, in which he plays bass and sings alongside guitarist Brent Hinds and drummer Brann Dailor. He is also active in Killer Be Killed and Gone Is Gone, as well as being the current touring bassist for Thin Lizzy.

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Events on 1973

20 Jul

Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee, the famous Chinese actor and martial-arts expert, dies in Los Angeles at age 32 from a brain edema possibly caused by a reaction to a prescription painkiller.
15 Aug

Cambodia
Vietnam War: The United States bombing of Cambodia ends.
22 Aug

Salvador Allende
The Congress of Chile votes in favour of a resolution condemning President Salvador Allende's government and demands that he resign or else be unseated through force and new elections.
17 Oct

1973 oil crisis
OPEC imposes an oil embargo against a number of Western countries, considered to have helped Israel in its war against Egypt and Syria.
4 Nov

1973 oil crisis
The Netherlands experiences the first Car-Free Sunday caused by the 1973 oil crisis. Highways are used only by cyclists and roller skaters.

Births on September 8

Troy Sanders

Born on September 8, 1973

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Events on 1973

Bruce Lee

Cambodia

Salvador Allende

1973 oil crisis

1973 oil crisis