September 8 in history: • 1566 – Ottoman–Habsburg wars: Ottoman forces led by Suleiman the Magnificent captured the fortress of Szigetvár in Hungary, but were forced to end their campaign to take Vienna. → go there • 1726 – J. S. Bach led the first performance of Geist und Seele wird verwirret, a solo cantata for alto voice. → go there • 1796 – French Revolutionary Wars: Led by Napoleon, French forces defeated the Austrians at the Battle of Bassano in Veneto, Italy. → go there • 1966 – Queen Elizabeth II opened the Severn Bridge (pictured), linking South Gloucestershire in England and Monmouthshire in Wales. → go there • 1974 – Watergate scandal: U.S. president Gerald Ford gave his recently resigned predecessor Richard Nixon a controversial full and unconditional pardon for any crimes he committed while in office. → go there Died 1478: Seraphina Sforza Wiki link Born 1876: Inez Knight Allen Wiki link Born 1925: Peter Sellers Wiki link Died 1969: Alexandra David-Néel Wiki link Pictured: Severn Bridge.