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October 8 is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common October 2007 is the tenth month of that year It began on a Monday and 31 days later ended on a Wednesday. October 2006 was a month that began on a Sunday The month was marked by a nuclear test by North Korea that prompted that passing of Resolution 1718 PortalCurrent events News collections and sources See WikipediaNews collections and sources. October 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October 8, 2003 October 2003 - please do not remove or delink the the date header remove October 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - October 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - October 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 84 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses his European territories. Events By Place Roman Empire 8 October — War between Constantine I and Licinius: Licinius is defeated at the The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period (starting at about 27 BC For other Romans of this name see Licinius (gens. Valerius Licinianus Licinius (c Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus (27 February ca. 272 &ndash 22 May 337 commonly known as Constantine I, Constantine the Great, or Saint Constantine The Battle of Cibalae was fought on October 8, 314 (or perhaps as late as 316 the chronology is uncertain between the two Roman emperors Constantine
• 451 - At Chalcedon, a city of Bithynia in Asia Minor, the first session of the Council of Chalcedon begins (ends on November 1). Events By Place Western Roman Empire April 7 — The Huns sack Metz. For the Ecumenical Council of 451 see Council of Chalcedon; For the religious/political organization see Chalcedon Foundation. Description Several major cities sat on the fertile shores of the Propontis (which is now known as Sea of Marmara) Nicomedia, Chalcedon, Cius Anatolia (Anadolu Ανατολία Anatolía) or Asia minor, comprising most of modern Turkey, is the geographic region bounded by the Black The Council of Chalcedon was the fourth Ecumenical council. It was held from 8 October to 1 November 451 at Chalcedon (a city of Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi
• 1075 - Dmitar Zvonimir is crowned king of Croatia. Dmitar Zvonimir or Demetrius (died 20 April 1089) was the King of Croatia of the Svetoslavić branch of the House of Trpimirović. The Croatian people trace their origins to Slavic peoples which moved into the territory of the former Roman provinces Pannonia and Dalmatia
• 1480 - Great standing on the Ugra river, a standoff between the forces of Akhmat Khan, Khan of the Great Horde, and the Grand Duke Ivan III of Russia, which resulted in the retreat of the Tataro-Mongols and eventual disintegration of the Horde. The Great Standoff on the Ugra river ( Великое cтояние на реке Угре in Russian, also Угорщина (Ugorschina Akhmat (Ahmed Khan (? &ndash January 6 1481) was a khan of the Great Horde between 1465 and 1481 The Great horde was the steppe remnant of the Golden Horde from about 1466 until 1502 The Title grand duke (in Latin, magnus dux; in Spanish, gran duque; in Russian, Великий Герцог Ivan III Vasilevich (Иван III Васильевич ( 22 January 1440, Moscow – 27 October 1505, Moscow also known as Ivan the Great Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Disintegration is the eighth studio album by English Alternative rock band The Cure, released on 12 May 1989 by Fiction Records.
• 1582 - Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
• 1600 - San Marino adopts its written constitution. The Most Serene Republic of San Marino (Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino is a country in the Apennine Mountains.
• 1821 - The government of general José de San Martín establishes the Peruvian Navy. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year José Francisco de San Martín Matorras, also known as José de San Martín ( 25 February 1778 – 17 August 1850) was an Argentine The Peruvian Navy ( Spanish: Marina de Guerra del Perú, abbreviated MGP) is the branch of the Peruvian Armed Forces tasked with surveillance
• 1856 - The Second Opium War between several western powers and China begins with the Arrow Incident on the Pearl River. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Second Opium War, the Second Anglo-Chinese War, the Arrow War, or the Anglo-French expedition to China, was a war of the United Kingdom China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National The Zhu Jiang, ( Chinese 珠江 Pinyin: Zhū Jiāng or Pearl River or less commonly the Canton River, is China 's third longest
• 1862 - American Civil War: Battle of Perryville - Union forces under General Don Carlos Buell halt the Confederate invasion of Kentucky by defeating troops led by General Braxton Bragg at Perryville, Kentucky. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South Kentucky Campaign of 1862 Situated between the Southern states of Tennessee and Virginia and the Northern states of Illinois The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Don Carlos Buell (March 23 1818 &ndash November 19 1898 was a career United States Army officer who fought in the Seminole War, the Mexican-American War The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 The Commonwealth of Kentucky ( is a state located in the East Central United States of America. Braxton Bragg (March 22 1817 &ndash September 27 1876 was a career United States Army officer and then a General in the Confederate States Army, a Perryville is a historical city in western Boyle County, Kentucky, United States.
• 1871 - Four major fires break out on the shores of Lake Michigan in Chicago, Peshtigo, Wisconsin, Holland, Michigan, and Manistee, Michigan. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America, and the only one located entirely within the United States. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Peshtigo is a city in Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. Holland is a city in the western region of the Lower Peninsula of the U Manistee is a city in the US state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 6586 The Great Chicago Fire is the most famous of these, having left nearly 100,000 people homeless, although the Peshtigo Fire killed as many as 2,500 people making it the deadliest fire in United States history. The Great Chicago Fire was a Conflagration that burned from Sunday October 8 to early Tuesday October 10 1871 killing hundreds and destroying about four square miles in The October 8, 1871 Peshtigo Fire in Peshtigo Wisconsin, has the distinction of being the Conflagration that caused the most deaths by fire The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1879 - War of the Pacific: the Chilean Navy defeats the Peruvian Navy in the Battle of Angamos, Peruvian Admiral Miguel Grau is killed in the encounter. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The War of the Pacific, sometimes called the Saltpeter War in reference to its original cause was fought between Chile and the joint forces of Bolivia The Chilean Navy (Armada de Chile is the naval force of Chile. The Peruvian Navy ( Spanish: Marina de Guerra del Perú, abbreviated MGP) is the branch of the Peruvian Armed Forces tasked with surveillance The Naval Battle of Angamos ( October 8, 1879) was an important struggle in the War of the Pacific, where the Peruvian Ironclad Miguel María Grau Seminario (b Paita, Peru, 27 July 1834 - d
• 1895 - Eulmi incident- Queen Min of Joseon, the last empress of Korea, is assassinated and her corpse burnt by the Japanese in Gyeongbok Palace. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Empress Myeongseong ( October 19, 1851 &ndash October 8, 1895) was the first official wife of King Gojong, the 26th king of the An emperor (from the Latin " Imperator " is a (male Monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an Empire or another type of Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. Gyeongbok Palace (경복궁 Gyeongbokgung) is a palace located in northern Seoul, South Korea.
• 1912 - First Balkan War begins: Montenegro declares war against Turkey. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting The Balkan Wars were two wars in South-eastern Europe in 1912–1913 in the course of which the Balkan League ( Bulgaria, Montenegro, Greece Montenegro ( British English) Montenegrin / Serbian: PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE LANGUAGES WITHOUT CONSENSUS ON THE TALK PAGE! Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches
• 1918 - World War I - In the Argonne Forest in France, United States Corporal Alvin C. York almost single-handedly kills 25 German soldiers and captures 132. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Forest of Argonne forms a long strip of rocky mountain and wild woodland in north-eastern France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Alvin Cullum York (December 13 1887 &ndash September 2 1964 was a United States Soldier, famous as a World War I hero Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• 1928 - Joseph Szigeti debuted Alfredo Casella's Violin Concerto. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "Szigeti" redirects here For other uses see Szigeti (disambiguation. Alfredo Casella ( Turin, July 25 1883 - Rome, March 5 1947) was an Italian Composer.
• 1932 - The Indian Air Force is established. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. The Indian Air Force (Devanāgarī भारतीय वायु सेना IAST Bhartiya Vāyu Senā is the air arm of the Armed Forces of India and has the
• 1939 - World War II: Germany annexes Western Poland. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland
• 1941 - World War II: In their invasion of the Soviet Union, Germany reaches the Sea of Azov with the capture of Mariupol. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Sea of Azov (Азо́вское мо́ре - Azovskoye more; Азо́вське мо́ре - Azovs'ke more, Azaq deñizi is the world's shallowest sea linked Mariupol or sometimes Mariupolis (mariˈupʌlʲ Маріуполь Мариу́поль Μαριούπολη formerly known as Zhdanov ( Ukrainian and
• 1944 - The Battle of Crucifix Hill, a World War II battle, occurs on Crucifix Hill just outside of Aachen. The Battle of Crucifix Hill was a World War II battle that took place on October 8 1944, on Crucifix Hill (Haarberg ( Hill 239) next to World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Battle of Crucifix Hill was a World War II battle that took place on October 8 1944, on Crucifix Hill (Haarberg ( Hill 239) next to ( Ripuarian: Oche, Dutch: Aken, Spanish: Aquisgrán, Italian: Aquisgrana, French, Capt. Bobbie Brown receives a Medal of Honor for his heroics in this battle. Robert "Bobbie" Evan Brown Jr (September 2 1907&ndashNovember 8 1971 was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Crucifix Hill The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government.
• 1952 - Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash kills 112 people. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash was a major Railway disaster and collision on the British railway system on 8 October 1952.
• 1962 - Spiegel scandal: Der Spiegel publishes the article "Bedingt abwehrbereit" ("Conditionally prepared for defense") about a NATO manoeuver called "Fallex 62", which uncovered the sorry state of the Bundeswehr (Germany's army) facing the communist threat from the east at the time. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Spiegel scandal of 1962 (Spiegel-Affäre was one of the major political scandals in Germany in the era following World War II. Der Spiegel (pronounced /deːɐ ˈʃpiːɡəl/ German for "The Mirror" is a German weekly Magazine, published in Hamburg The North Atlantic Treaty The Bundeswehr ( German for "Federal Defence Force") is the name of the unified Armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based The magazine was soon accused of treason. In Law, treason is the Crime that covers some of the more serious acts of disloyalty to one's sovereign or Nation.
• 1967 - Guerrilla leader Che Guevara and his men are captured in Bolivia. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Ernesto "Che" Guevara (June 14 Following the Cuban revolution,Guevara reviewed The Republic of Bolivia (República de Bolivia) named after Simón Bolívar, is a Landlocked country in central South America.
• 1968 - Vietnam War: Operation Sealords - United States and South Vietnamese forces launch a new operation in the Mekong Delta. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia Operation Sealords (SEALORDS is an acronym for Southeast Asia Lake Ocean River and Delta Strategy was a military operation that took place during the Vietnam War The United States of America —commonly referred to as the "RVN" redirects here RVN is also the former callsign of a TV station in Wagga Wagga New South Wales Australia The Mekong Delta (đồng bằng sông Cửu Long “Nine Dragon river delta” is the region in southwestern Vietnam where the Mekong River approaches and empties
• 1970 - Vietnam War: In Paris, a Communist delegation rejects US President Richard Nixon's October 7 peace proposal as "a maneuver to deceive world opinion. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based "
• 1973 - Yom Kippur War: Gabi Amir's armored brigade attacks Egyptian occupied positions on the Israeli side of the Suez Canal, in hope of driving them away. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The Yom Kippur War, Ramadan War or October War (מלחמת יום הכיפורים transliterated: Milkhemet Yom HaKipurim or מלחמת יום A brigade is a Military unit Echelon: is The Suez Canal is a Canal in Egypt. Opened in 1869 it allows Water transportation between Europe and Asia without circumnavigation The attack fails, and over 150 Israeli tanks are destroyed.
• 1974 - Franklin National Bank collapses due to fraud and mismanagement; at the time it was the largest bank failure in the history of the United States. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Franklin National Bank, based in Franklin Square in Long Island, New York was once the United States ' 20th largest bank The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1978 - Australia's Ken Warby sets the current world water speed record of 317. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Ken Warby (born 9 May 1939 is an Australian Motorboat racer who currently holds the Water speed record of 317 The World Unlimited water speed record is the officially recognised fastest speed achieved by a water-borne vehicle 60mph at Blowering Dam, Australia.
• 1982 - Poland bans Solidarity. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland
• 1990 - Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: In Jerusalem, Israeli police kill 17 Palestinians and wound over 100 near the Dome of the Rock mosque on the Temple Mount
• 1991 - The Croatian Parliament cuts all remaining ties with Yugoslavia
• 1998 - Oslo Gardermoen airport opening after the close down of Fornebu. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn The Dome of the Rock ( Arabic: مسجد قبة الصخرة translit The Temple Mount ( הַר הַבַּיִת, Har haBáyit) also called the Noble Sanctuary ( الحرم القدسي الشريف, al-haram Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian: Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Oslo Airport Gardermoen (Norwegian Oslo lufthavn Gardermoen) is located at Gardermoen in Ullensaker, Norway, 48 km north of Oslo
• 1999 - New Coligny Calendar, NCC, The beginning of a new era of the Coligny calendar, the oldest material Celtic calendar. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The Gaulish Coligny Calendar was found in Coligny, Ain, France ( near Lyon in 1897 along with the head of a bronze statue of The term Celtic calendar is used to refer to a variety of calendars used by Celtic-speaking peoples at different times in history
• 2001 - A twin engine Cessna and Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) jetliner collide in heavy fog during takeoff from Milan, Italy killing 118. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Cessna Aircraft Company is an airplane manufacturing corporation headquartered in Wichita, Kansas. Scandinavian Airlines System ( SAS) is a multi-national Airline for Denmark, Norway and Sweden, and the leading carrier in the The Linate Airport disaster occurred on October 8, 2001, at Linate Airport in Milan, Italy. Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy.
• 2001 - U.S. President George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States.
• 2005 - The Kashmir earthquake hits parts of northern South Asia at 03:50 UTC. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The 2005 Kashmir Earthquake (also known as the South Asian earthquake or the Great Pakistan earthquake) was a major earthquake centred in Azad Kashmir

Births

• 1515 - Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox (d. Margaret Douglas Countess of Lennox ( October 8, 1515 &ndash March 7, 1578) was the daughter of Archibald Douglas 6th Earl of Angus 1578)
• 1676 - Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish scholar (d. Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro ( Casdemiro, Galicia, 8 October 1676 Oviedo, Asturias, 26 September 1764)
• 1713 - Yechezkel Landau, Polish rabbi and Talmudist (d. Year 1764 ( MDCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1713 ( MDCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Yechezkel ben Yehuda Landau (8 October 1713 &ndash 29 April 1793 Hebrew: יחזקאל לנדא) was an influential authority in Halakha (Jewish 1793)
• 1715 - Michel Benoist, French Jesuit missionary (d. Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1715 ( MDCCXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Michel Benoist ( October 8, 1715 in Autun or Dijon, France &ndash October 23, 1774 in Beijing, 1774)
• 1720 - Jonathan Mayhew, American minister (d. Year 1774 ( MDCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1720 ( MDCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Jonathan Mayhew ( October 8, 1720 &ndash July 9, 1766) was a noted American clergyman and minister at Old West Church Boston Massachusetts 1766)
• 1747 - Jean-François Rewbell, French politician (d. Year 1766 ( MDCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1747 ( MDCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jean-François Rewbell ( October 8, 1747 &mdash November 23, 1807) was a French lawyer diplomat and politician of the Revolution 1807)
• 1765 - Harman Blennerhassett, Irish lawyer (d. Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1765 ( MDCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Harman Blennerhassett ( 8 October, 1765 &ndash 2 February, 1831) Irish-American lawyer born in Castle Conway in 1831)
• 1789 - John Ruggles, American politician (d. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Ruggles ( October 8, 1789 &ndash June 20, 1874) was an American politician from the U 1874)
• 1789 - William John Swainson, English naturalist and artist (d. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1855)
• 1818 - John Henninger Reagan, American politician (d. Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common John Henninger Reagan ( October 8, 1818 &ndash March 6, 1905) was a leading 19th century American politician from 1905)
• 1834 - Walter Kittredge, American musician (d. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Walter Kittredge ( October 8, 1834 &ndash July 8, 1905) was a famous musician during the American Civil War. 1905)
• 1850 - Henri Louis le Chatelier, French chemist (d. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Henry Louis Le Chatelier (8 October 1850 - 17 September 1936 was an influential French/Italian Chemist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries 1936)
• 1863 - Edythe Chapman, American actress (d. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Edythe Chapman ( October 8 1863 - October 15 1948) was an American stage and Silent film actress from Rochester New York 1948)
• 1864 - Ozias Leduc, Québécois painter (d. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Ozias Leduc ( October 8, 1864 - June 16, 1955) is one of Quebec 's early painters A Québécois or Quebecois (pronounced) or in the feminine Québécoise (pronounced) (plural Québécoises) is a native or resident of the 1955)
• 1870 - Louis Vierne, French organist (d. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Louis Victor Jules Vierne was a renowned French organist and Composer. 1937)
• 1877 - Hans Heysen, German-born landscape artist (d. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sir (Hans Wilhelm Ernst Hans Franz Heysen, OBE ( October 8, 1877 – July 2, 1968) was a well-known German Australian 1968)
• 1883 - Otto Heinrich Warburg, German physician, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Otto Heinrich Warburg ( October 8, 1883, Freiburg im Breisgau &ndash August 1, 1970, Berlin) son of physicist The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1970)
• 1883 - Dick Burnett, American musician (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1977)
• 1884 - Walther von Reichenau, German military officer (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Walter von Reichenau ( October 8, 1884 &ndash January 17, 1942) was a German Generalfeldmarschall. 1942)
• 1887 - Huntley Gordon, Canadian actor (d. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Huntley Gordon ( October 8, 1887 - December 7, 1956) was an actor born in Montreal, Quebec. 1956)
• 1888 - Ernst Kretschmer, German psychiatrist (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Ernst Kretschmer (* October 8 1888 in Wüstenrot near Heilbronn ( Germany) † February 8 1964 in Tübingen 1964)
• 1889 - C. E. Woolman, American airline founder (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Collett Everman Woolman ( October 8 1889 &ndash September 11 1966) was the founder of Delta Air Lines. 1966)
• 1890 - Edward Rickenbacker, American pilot (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Edward Vernon Rickenbacker (October 8 1890 &ndash July 27 1973 was an American fighter ace in World War I and Medal of Honor recipient 1973)
• 1890 - Philippe Thys, Belgian cyclist (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Philippe Thys ( October 8, 1890 - January 16, 1971) was a Belgian Cyclist and a three-time champion of the Tour de 1971)
• 1895 - Juan Perón, President of Argentina (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Juan Domingo Perón (October 8 1895 &ndash July 1 1974 was an Argentine Colonel and Politician, elected three times as President of Argentina The President of Argentina (full title President of the Argentine Nation, Spanish: Presidente de la Nación Argentina) is the Head of state 1974)
• 1895 - Zog I, King of Albania (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Zog I Skanderbeg III of the Albanians ref> (born Ahmet Zogolli, later changed to Ahmet Zogu) (October 8 1895 &ndash April 9 1961 was King While the medieval Angevin Kingdom of Albania was a monarchy it did not encompass the entirety of the modern state of Albania. 1961)
• 1896 - Julien Duvivier, French film director (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Julien Duvivier ( 8 October 1896 in Lille - 30 October 1967 in Paris) was a French film director 1967)
• 1897 - Rouben Mamoulian, Armenian-American film director (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Rouben Mamoulian ( October 8, 1897 &ndash December 4, 1987) was an Armenian - American film and Theatre 1987)
• 1901 - Eivind Groven, Norwegian composer (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Eivind Groven ( October 8, 1901 – February 8, 1977) was a Norwegian Microtonal Composer and Music 1977)
• 1910 - Kirk Alyn, American actor (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Kirk Alyn ( October 8, 1910 - March 14, 1999) was an American actor best known for being the first actor to play Superman 1999)
• 1910 - Gus Hall, American union organizer and head of the U. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Gus Hall ( October 8, 1910 – October 13, 2000) was a leader of the Communist Party USA and its four-time U S. Communist Party (d. 2000)
• 1910 - Ray Lewis, Canadian runner (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Raymond ("Ray" Gray Lewis, CM ( October 8, 1910 &ndash November 15, 2003) was a Track and field athlete and the 2003)
• 1917 - Billy Conn, American boxer (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year William David Conn ( October 8, 1917 – May 29, 1993) better known in the Boxing world as Billy Conn, was a Light-Heavyweight 1993)
• 1917 - Walter Lord, American author (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Walter Lord ( October 8 1917 – May 19 2002) was an American Author, best known for his documentary-style non-fiction account 2002)
• 1917 - Danny Murtaugh, American baseball player (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Daniel Edward Murtaugh ( October 8, 1917 – December 2, 1976) was an American Second baseman and manager 1976)
• 1917 - Rodney Robert Porter, English biochemist, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rodney Robert Porter, FRS ( 8 October 1917 &ndash 7 September 1985) was an English Biochemist. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1985)
• 1918 - Ron Randell, film character actor (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ronald Egan Randell ( 8 October 1918 &ndash 11 June 2005) was an Australian born American film character actor 2005)
• 1918 - Jens Christian Skou, Danish chemist, Nobel laureate
• 1919 - Kiichi Miyazawa, 78th Prime Minister of Japan (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jens Christian Skou kʰʁæsd̥jæn ˈsg̊ʌʊ̯ˀ (born October 8, 1918) is a Danish chemist and Nobel laureate The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common was a Japanese Politician and the 78th Prime Minister from November 5, 1991 to August 9, 1993. 2007)
• 1920 - Frank Herbert, American writer (d. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr ( October 8 1920 &ndash February 11 1986) was a critically acclaimed and commercially successful American 1986)
• 1921 - Abraham Sarmiento, Filipino Supreme Court jurist
• 1922 - Nils Liedholm, Swedish football midfielder and coach (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Abraham F Sarmiento Sr (born October 8 1921 is a Filipino jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from The Supreme Court of the Philippines ( Filipino: Kataas-taasang Hukuman ng Pilipinas or Korte Suprema) is the country's highest judicial court as well Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Nils Liedholm ( October 8, 1922 &ndash November 5, 2007) was a Swedish football Midfielder and coach 2007)
• 1924 - Alphons Egli, member of the Swiss Federal Council
• 1927 - Jim Elliot, American missionary (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alphons Egli (born October 8, 1924) is a Swiss politician and Member of the Swiss Federal Council (1983-1986 Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Philip James Elliot ( October 8, 1927 &ndash January 8, 1956) was an evangelical Christian Missionary to 1956)
• 1927 - César Milstein, Argentine scientist, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. César Milstein ( October 8 1927 &ndash March 24 2002) was an Argentine Biochemist in the field of Antibody The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 2002)
• 1928 - Neil Harvey, Australian cricketer
• 1928 - Bill Maynard, British actor
• 1929 - Valdir Pereira, Brazilian footballer (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Neil Harvey MBE (born 8 October 1928 is a former Australian Cricketer who represented the Australian cricket team between 1948 and 1963 Walter Frederick George Williams (born 8 October, 1928 in Heath End, Surrey) more commonly known as Bill Maynard, is an Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Didi full name Waldyr Pereira ( October 8, 1929 &ndash May 12, 2001) nicknamed Didi, was a Brazilian 2001)
• 1930 - Tōru Takemitsu, Japanese composer (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> was a Japanese Composer and writer on Aesthetics and Music theory 1996)
• 1932 - Ray Reardon, Welsh snooker player
• 1936 - Rona Barrett, American gossip columnist
• 1938 - Fred Stolle, Australian tennis player
• 1938 - Walter Gretzky, father of Wayne Gretzky
• 1939 - Paul Hogan, Australian actor
• 1939 - Harvey Pekar, American author
• 1940 - Fred Cash, American singer (The Impressions)
• 1941 - Jesse Jackson, American clergyman and civil rights activist
• 1943 - Chevy Chase, American comedian and actor
• 1943 - R. L. Stine, American author
• 1944 - Susan Raye, American singer
• 1946 - Jean-Jacques Beineix, French film director
• 1946 - Dennis Kucinich, American politician
• 1948 - Benjamin Cheever, American novelist and editor
• 1948 - Sarah Purcell, American television host
• 1948 - Johnny Ramone, American musician (The Ramones) (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Ray Reardon MBE ( 8 October 1932) is a retired Welsh Snooker player Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rona Barrett (born October 8, 1936) is an American Gossip columnist and businesswoman. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frederick "Fred" Sydney Stolle ( October 8, 1938) is an Australian male tennis player Walter Gretzky, CM, OOnt, (born October 8, 1938 in Canning Ontario, Canada) is the father of NHL legend Wayne Douglas Gretzky, OC (born January 26 1961 is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey player Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Hogan AM (born October 8, 1939) is an Australian Golden Globe -winning actor and comedian most famous for his role as Harvey Lawrence Pekar (born October 8 1939 in Cleveland Ohio; ˈpiːkɑr is an American underground comic book writer best known for his Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fred Cash (born October 8 1940) is an African-American soul singer The Impressions are an American Music group from Chicago, originally formed in 1958 Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jesse Louis Jackson Sr (born October 8 1941 is an American Civil rights activist and Baptist minister. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cornelius Crane “Chevy” Chase (born October 8 1943 is an American Emmy Award-winning Comedian, Writer, and television and film Robert Lawrence Stine (born October 8, 1943), known as R L Stine and Jovial Bob Stine, is an Canadian-American Novelist Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Susan Raye (born October 8, 1944 in Eugene Oregon, United States) is an American country music singer, best known for a series of Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jean-Jacques Beineix (born October 8, 1946) is a French Film director. Dennis John Kucinich (kuˈsɪnɪtʃ (born October 8[[ 946]] is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives and was a candidate for Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Benjamin Hale Cheever (born October 8, 1948) is an American writer Sarah Purcell (b October 8 1948, Richmond Indiana) is a well known Talk show host Game show host and panelist John William Cummings (October 8 1948 &ndash September 15 2004 better known by the stage name Johnny Ramone, was the Guitarist for the seminal Punk rock The Ramones were an American rock band often regarded as the first Punk rock group 2004)
• 1948 - Pedro López, Colombian serial killer
• 1948 - Claude Jade, French actress (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Pedro Alonso López (born 8 October 1948 in Santa Isabel, Colombia) is a confessed Serial killer from South America, accused Claude Jade, byname of Claude Marcelle Jorré ( 8 October 1948 - 1 December 2006) was a French actress, best known 2006)
• 1949 - Sigourney Weaver, American actress
• 1950 - Robert Kool Bell, American musician (Kool & the Gang)
• 1951 - Jack O'Connell, American politician
• 1952 - Jan Marijnissen, Dutch politician
• 1952 - Edward Zwick, American film director
• 1954 - Michael Dudikoff, American actor
• 1954 - Huub Rothengatter, Dutch racecar driver
• 1955 - Bill Elliott, American racecar driver
• 1955 - Lonnie Pitchford, American blues musician
• 1956 - Stephanie Zimbalist, American actress
• 1956 - Jeff Lahti, American baseball player
• 1957 - Antonio Cabrini, Italian footballer
• 1957 - Joe Castiglione, American college athletic director
• 1958 - Steve Coll, American journalist
• 1959 - Nick Bakay, American actor
• 1959 - Mike Morgan, American baseball player
• 1960 - Lorenzo Milá, Spanish newscaster
• 1960 - François Pérusse, Quebec humorist
• 1960 - Reed Hastings, American businessman and entrepreneur
• 1962 - Bruno Thiry, Belgian rally driver
• 1964 - CeCe Winans, American singer
• 1965 - Ardal O'Hanlon, Irish comedian and actor
• 1965 - C-Jay Ramone, American musician (The Ramones)
• 1966 - Art Barr, American wrestler (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sigourney Weaver (born October 8, 1949) is an Academy Award -nominated American actress, best known for her roles as Lt Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert "Kool" Bell (born Robert Earl Bell 8 October 1950, Youngstown, Ohio) is an American Singer and Kool & the Gang are a highly successful American Jazz / R&B / soul / Funk / Disco group Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Jack T O'Connell (born October 8, 1951) is a California Politician. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Johannes Guillaume Christianus Andreas "Jan" Marijnissen ( (born 8 October 1952) is a Dutch Politician. Edward Zwick (born October 8, 1952 in Chicago Illinois) is an American Film director and film producer noted for his sprawling Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Michael Joseph Stephen Dudikoff (born October 8, 1954) is an American film actor known for playing martial arts experts Hubertus (Huub Rothengatter (born October 8, 1954, Bussum) is a former Racing driver from the Netherlands. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) William Clyde Elliott (born October 8, 1955 in Dawsonville Georgia) is a part-time driver and former champion of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Lonnie Pitchford ( October 8 1955 – November 8 1998) was a Blues Musician Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stephanie Zimbalist (born October 8 1956 is an American actor Jeffrey Allen Lahti (born October 8, 1956, in Oregon City Oregon) was a Major League Baseball pitcher Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Antonio Cabrini (born October 8, 1957) is a Football (soccer coach and former successful player from Italy. Joseph Robert Castiglione (b 8 October 1957 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) is the Athletic Director at the University of Oklahoma Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Steve Coll (born October 8, 1958 in Washington DC) is a Pulitzer Prize -winning American Journalist and writer The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nick Bakay (born October 8, 1959 in Buffalo New York) is an American Writer, Actor, Voice actor, Comedian Michael Thomas Morgan (born October 8 1959 in Tulare California) is a former right-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball who competed Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lorenzo Milá is a Spanish newscaster and Journalist. Originally seen in Spain on TVE2 's broadcasts during Aznar's years as Prime Minister many François Pérusse (born October 8, 1960, in Quebec City, Quebec) is a Québécois Comedian and Musician famous Wilmot Reed Hastings Jr (b 8 October 1960 in Boston Massachusetts Hastings studied mathematics at Bowdoin College in Brunswick Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bruno Thiry (born October 8, 1962) is a Belgian rally driver He was born in the Sankt Vith region of Belgium Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Priscilla Winans Love (born on October 8, 1964) and known professionally as CeCe Winans, is an American Gospel singer and winner of Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Ardal O'Hanlon (born 8 October 1965) is an Irish Comedian and Actor, best known for his roles in television sitcoms as Christopher Joseph Ward (born October 8, 1965) better known as "C The Ramones were an American rock band often regarded as the first Punk rock group Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Art Barr, full name Arthur Leon Barr ( October 8, 1966 &ndash November 23, 1994) was an American professional 1994)
• 1967 - Yvonne Reyes, Venezuelan actress
• 1968 - Ali Benarbia, former Algerian footballer
• 1968 - Zvonimir Boban, Croatian football player
• 1968 - Emily Procter, American actress
• 1968 - Karyn Parsons, American actress
• 1968 - Leeroy Thornhill, British musician (The Prodigy)
• 1969 - Julia Ann, American pornographic actress
• 1969 - Jeremy Davies, American actor
• 1969 - Dylan Neal, Canadian actor
• 1970 - Matt Damon, American actor
• 1970 - Gauri Khan, wife of Indian actor Shahrukh Khan
• 1970 - Tetsuya Nomura, Japanese video-game designer
• 1970 - Soon-Yi Previn, Korean American actress
• 1972 - Stanislav Varga, Slovakian footballer
• 1974 - Fredrik Modin, Swedish hockey player
• 1974 - DJ Q-Ball, American musician (Bloodhound Gang)
• 1974 - Koji Murofushi, Japanese hammer thrower
• 1976 - Galo Blanco, Spanish tennis player
• 1976 - Renate Groenewold, Dutch speed skater
• 1977 - Anne-Caroline Chausson, French mountain-bike rider
• 1977 - Erna Siikavirta, Finnish musician (Deathlike Silence)
• 1978 - Mick O'Driscoll, Irish rugby player
• 1978 - Antonino D'Agostino, Italian football player
• 1979 - Kristanna Loken, American actress
• 1979 - Paul Burchill, English professional wrestler
• 1979 - Gregori Chad Petree, American musician (Shiny Toy Guns)
• 1980 - Mike Mizanin, American wrestler
• 1980 - Nick Cannon, American actor
• 1981 - Raffi Torres, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1981 - Ruby (Egyptian Singer), Egyptian singer
• 1983 - Michael Fraser, Scottish football goalkeeper
• 1983 - Travis Pastrana, American motorsports competitor
• 1985 - Eiji Wentz, German-Japanese entertainer
• 1987 - Aya Hirano, Japanese Seiyuu
• 1993 - Angus T. Jones, American actor (Two and a Half Men)

Deaths

• 976 - Jelena of Zadar, Croatian queen
• 1286 - John I of Dreux, Duke of Brittany (b. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Yvonne Reyes ( Valencia, October 8 1967) is a Venezuelan Actress and TV Presenter. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ali Benarbia (علي بن عربية (born October 8, 1968 in Oran, Algeria) is a former Algerian footballer, who came to France Zvonimir Boban (ˈzʋɔnimir ˈbɔban born October 8, 1968 in Imotski) is a Croatian former football Midfielder who played Emily Mallory Procter (born October 8, 1968) is an American Actress best known for her leading female role as Calleigh Duquesne in Karyn Parsons (born October 8 1966 in Hollywood California) is an American Television and Film Actress and Model Leeroy Thornhill (born 8 October 1968 Barking, Greater London) is a British Electronic music artist and formerly a Dancer The Prodigy are an Electronic music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990 in Braintree Essex, England. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Julia Ann (born Julia Tavella, October 8 1969 in Los Angeles California) is a pornographic actress, feature dancer and former Jeremy Davies (born October 8 1969) is an American film and television actor Dylan Neal (born October 8, 1969) is a Canadian Actor best known as 'Doug Witter' on the American television drama Dawson's Creek, Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Matthew Paige Damon (born October 8 1970 is an American Actor and Philanthropist. Gauri Khan ( Hindi: गौरी ख़ान (née Chibber) born 8 October 1970 is an Indian Movie producer. (born October 8, 1970) is a Japanese video game director and character designer working for Square Enix (formerly Square) Soon-Yi Previn or Soon-Yi Farrow (born October 8, 1970) is the adopted daughter of Mia Farrow and Andre Previn. Stanislav Varga (born October 8, 1972 in Lipany) is a football player from Slovakia, who is currently a free agent Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Fredrik "Freddie" Modin (born October 8, 1974, in Sundsvall, Medelpad) is a Swedish Ice hockey Left winger DJ Q-Ball (born Harry Dean Jr on October 8, 1974 in Limerick Pennsylvania) is both the DJ and background vocalist is a Japanese Hammer thrower He has been among the world elite since the 2001 World Championships, where he won the silver medal and also he won the gold medal Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Galo Blanco (born October 8, 1976) is a retired professional Tennis player from Oviedo, Spain. Renate Groenewold (born October 8 1976 in Veendam, The Netherlands) is a Dutch long track speed skater and Road bicycle racer. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Anne-Caroline Chausson (born October 8, 1977 in Dijon, France) is a French Olympic gold medalist in BMX, and downhill Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Erna Inari Kaarina Siikavirta (b 8 October 1977 in Espoo) is a Finnish keyboard player Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Mick O'Driscoll (born October 8, 1978) is an Irish Rugby union player Antonino D'Agostino (born 8 October, 1978 in Turin) is an Italian Football (soccer Midfielder. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Kristanna Sommer Loken or Kristanna Sommer Løken (born October 8 Both her paternal and maternal grandparents were born in Norway and immigrated to Wisconsin Paul Burchill Burchill quickly established an alliance with his countryman helping Regal to beat down Scotty 2 Hotty Gregori Chad Petree (born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is a musician best known guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the Electronica / indie / Shiny Toy Guns is a Grammy Award nominated American Synth rock band from Shawnee Oklahoma that formed in 2002 in Los Angeles California Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Michael "Mike" Mizanin Biography Mizanin a native of Parma Ohio, graduated from Normandy High School and attended Miami University Nicholas Scott "Nick" Cannon (born October 8 1980 is an American Actor and Rapper. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Raphael "Raffi" Torres (b 8 October, 1981 in Toronto Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey Rania Hussein' ( Arabic: رانيا حسين (born October 8, 1981) known as Ruby ( Arabic: روبي sometimes transliterated Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Michael Fraser (born October 8, 1983 in Inverness, Scottish Highlands is a Scottish footballer and currently the first-choice goalkeeper for the Scottish Travis Alan Pastrana (born October 8, 1983, in Annapolis, Maryland) is a Motorsports competitor who has won championships and Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) is a singer entertainer and actor from Mitaka Tokyo, Japan. He is a member of the singer-songwriter duo WaT, and belongs to the production company Burning Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) from Aichi Prefecture, Japan, is a Seiyū and J-pop Singer who has had roles in several Anime, Visual novels and Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Angus Turner Jones (born October 8, 1993) is an American Child actor. Two and a Half Men is an Emmy Award nominated American television sitcom, which premiered on CBS on Monday September 22 2003 at For the 976 telephone prefix see Premium-rate telephone number Events By Place Byzantine Empire January 10 — Jelena of Zadar, Queen of Croatia, was the wife of Croatian King Mihajlo Krešimir II. John I the Red (in Breton Yann Iañ ar Ruz, in French Jean I le Roux) (1217 &ndash October 8, 1286) known 1217)
• 1317 - Fushimi, Emperor of Japan (b. 1265)
• 1621 - Antoine de Montchrétien, French dramatist
• 1647 - Christian Sørensen Longomontanus, Danish astronomer (b. Antoine de Montchrestien (or Montchretien) ( Falaise in Normandy c Christen Sørensen Longomontanus (or Longberg) ( October 4, 1562 &ndash October 8, 1647) was a Danish Astronomer 1562)
• 1652 - John Greaves, English mathematician (b. John Greaves ( 1602 - October 8, 1652) English Mathematician and antiquary, the eldest son of John Greaves rector 1602)
• 1656 - John George I, Elector of Saxony (b. John George I (German Johann Georg I; 5 March 1585 - 8 October 1656) was Elector of Saxony from 1611 to 1656 1585)
• 1659 - Jean de Quen, French Jesuit missionary
• 1735 - Yongzheng Emperor of China (b. Jean de Quen (May c 1603 at Amiens, France - October 8, 1659 in Quebec) was a French Jesuit missionary priest and Year 1735 ( MDCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Yongzheng Emperor (雍正帝 → yōngzhèngdì) (born Yinzhen (胤禛 → yìnzhēn) December 13, 1678 - October 8 1678)
• 1754 - Henry Fielding, English author (b. Year 1754 ( MDCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Henry Fielding ( April 22, 1707 &ndash October 8, 1754) was an English Novelist and Dramatist known for his 1707)
• 1772 - Jean Joseph de Mondonville, French composer (b. Year 1707 ( MDCCVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1772 ( MDCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jean-Joseph de Mondonville, also known as Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville, (baptised December 25 1711, Narbonne - died October 1711)
• 1793 - John Hancock, American revolutionary (b. Year 1711 ( MDCCXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Hancock ( October 8 1793 was a Massachusetts merchant and prominent patriot of the American Revolution. 1737)
• 1795 - Andrew Kippis, English non-conformist clergyman (b. Year 1737 ( MDCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Andrew Kippis ( 28 March 1725 &ndash 8 October 1795) was an English Nonconformist clergyman and Biographer. 1725)
• 1809 - James Elphinston, Scottish philologist (b. Year 1725 ( MDCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year James Elphinston ( December 6, 1721 &ndash October 8, 1809) was a well noted 18th century Scottish educator orthographer 1721)
• 1834 - François-Adrien Boïeldieu, French composer (b. Year 1721 ( MDCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common François-Adrien Boieldieu ( December 16, 1775 in Rouen &ndash October 8, 1834 in Varennes-Jarcy, Essonne 1775)
• 1847 - Rose Scott, Social Reformer
• 1869 - Franklin Pierce, 14th President of the United States (b. Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Rose Scott (8 October 1847 – 20 April 1925 was an Australian Women's rights activist who protested for women's and Universal suffrage in Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Franklin Pierce (November 23 1804 &ndash October 8 1869 was an American politician and the fourteenth President of the United States, serving from 1853 to The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 1804)
• 1879 - Miguel Grau Seminario, Peruvian Admiral (b. Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Miguel María Grau Seminario (b Paita, Peru, 27 July 1834 - d 1834)
• 1886 - Austin F. Pike, American politician from New Hampshire (b. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Austin Franklin Pike ( October 16, 1819 - October 8, 1886) was a United States Representative and Senator from 1819)
• 1897 - Alexei Savrasov, Russian painter (b. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Alexei Kondratyevich Savrasov (Алексе́й Кондра́тьевич Савра́сов ( May 24, 1830 &ndash October 8, 1897) was 1830)
• 1928 - Larry Semon, comedian (b. For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Larry Semon ( July 16, 1889 - October 8, 1928) was a film comedian during the silent era at the time considered a "Comedy King" 1889)
• 1931 - Sir John Monash, Australian soldier general (b. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. General Sir John Monash GCMG, KCB, VD ( 27 June 1865 – 8 October 1931) was an Australian 1865)
• 1936 - William Henry Stark, American business leader (b. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Henry Stark (1851-1936 was an industrial leader whose contributions helped the city of Orange Texas develop financially 1851)
• 1936 - Red Ames, American baseball player (b. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Leon Kessling "Red" Ames ( August 2, 1882 - October 8, 1936) was an American Pitcher in Major League 1882)
• 1942 - Sergei Chaplygin, Soviet engineer
• 1944 - Wendell Willkie, American politician (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sergey Alexeyevich Chaplygin (Серге́й Алексе́евич Чаплы́гин April 5, 1869 &ndash October 8, 1942) was Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wendell Lewis Willkie ( February 18 1892 &ndash October 8 1944) was a corporate lawyer in the United States and the Republican 1892)
• 1945 - Felix Salten, Austrian author (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Felix Salten ( September 6, 1869 &ndash October 8, 1945) was an Austrian writer 1869)
• 1952 - Joe Adams, American baseball player (b. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joseph Edward "Wagon Tongue" Adams ( October 28, 1877 &ndash October 8, 1952) was a Major League Baseball player 1877)
• 1953 - Nigel Bruce, British actor (b. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nigel Bruce ( February 4 1895 &ndash October 8 1953) was a British Character actor on stage and screen best known 1895)
• 1953 - Kathleen Ferrier, British contralto (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Kathleen Mary Ferrier CBE ( 22 April 1912 &ndash 8 October 1953) was an English Contralto 1912)
• 1958 - Ran Bosilek, Bulgarian author (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ran Bosilek (Ран Босилек ( 26 October 1886 - 8 October 1958) born Gencho Stanchev Negentsov (Генчо Станчев 1886)
• 1962 - Solomon Linda, South African singer and composer
• 1967 - Clement Attlee, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Solomon Popoli Linda (1909 &ndash 8 October, 1962) was a South African Zulu musician singer and composer who wrote the song " Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Clement Richard Attlee 1st Earl Attlee, KG, OM, CH, PC ( 3 January 1883 &ndash 8 October 1967 The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1883)
• 1970 - Mitr Chaibancha, Thai film actor (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mitr Chaibancha ( Thai มิตร ชัยบัญชา January 28, 1934 in Phetchaburi, Thailand - October 8, 1934)
• 1970 - Jean Giono, French author (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jean Giono ( March 30, 1895 – October 8, 1970) was a French Author renowned for his works of fiction set in the Provence region of 1895)
• 1973 - Gabriel Marcel, French philosopher (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Gabriel Honoré Marcel ( 7 December 1889, Paris – 8 October 1973, Paris) was a French Philosopher 1889)
• 1977 - Giorgos Papasideris, Greek country singer , composer , lyricist (b. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Giorgos Papasideris (Γιώργος Παπασιδέρης 14 September 1902, Salamis Island - 8 October 1977, Salamis Island The Greeks ( Greek: Έλληνες) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighbouring regions Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance A lyricist is a Writer who specializes in Song Lyrics, usually paid for by a band to write a custom song(s 1902 )
• 1982 - Fernando Lamas, Argentine actor (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Fernando Álvaro Lamas (January 9 1915 Buenos Aires, Argentina – October 8 1982 Los Angeles, California) was an Argentina -born 1915)
• 1982 - Philip Noel-Baker, Baron Noel-Baker, Canadian-born peace activist, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Philip John Noel-Baker Baron Noel-Baker, born Philip John Baker ( 1 November 1889 &ndash 8 October 1982) was a Politician The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1889)
• 1983 - Joan Hackett, American actress (b. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Joan Hackett ( March 1, 1934 – October 8, 1983) was an American actress who appeared on stage in films and on television 1934)
• 1985 - Malcolm Ross, American balloonist and atmospheric physicist (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Malcolm D Ross (born October 15 1919 in Momence, Illinois and died October 8 1985 in Birmingham, Michigan 1919)
• 1990 - B.J. Wilson, English musician (Procol Harum) (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Barrie James Wilson ( 18 March, 1947 -- 8 October, 1990) born in Edmonton London, England; was the original Drummer Procol Harum are a British rock band formed in the 1960s which built an important foundation for what would become Progressive rock, or perhaps more 1947)
• 1992 - Willy Brandt, Chancellor of Germany, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Willy Brandt, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm (18 December 1913 - 8 October 1992 was a German politician Chancellor of West Germany 1969&ndash1974 The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1913)
• 1995 - Christopher Keene, American conductor (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Christopher Keene ( December 21 1946 - October 8, 1995) was a highly-acclaimed American conductor. 1946)
• 1997 - Bertrand Goldberg, American architect (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Bertrand Goldberg ( July 17, 1913 &ndash October 8, 1997) was an American architect best known for the Marina City complex in 1913)
• 1999 - John McLendon, American basketball coach (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) John B McLendon Jr ( April 15, 1915 &ndash October 8, 1999) was an American Basketball coach 1915)
• 2002 - Jacques Richard, French Canadian ice hockey player (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Jacques Richard (born October 7, 1952 in Quebec City, Quebec - died October 8, 2002) was a Professional Ice hockey 1952)
• 2004 - Jacques Derrida, French philosopher (b. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " 1930)
• 2004 - James Chace, American historian (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Clarke Chace ( October 16, 1931 - October 8, 2004) was an eminent Historian, writing on American Diplomacy and 1931)
• 2005 - Alekos Alexandrakis, Greek actor (b. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alekos Alexandrakis Αλέκος Αλεξανδράκης (born in Athens, 27 November 1928 - died 8 November 2005 1928)
• 2006 - Mark Porter, New Zealand racing driver (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Mark "Didley" Porter ( October 2, 1974 - October 8, 2006) was a New Zealand racing driver who competed in the Fujitsu 1975)
• 2007 - John Henry, American race horse (b. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. John Henry ( March 9 1975 &ndash October 8 2007) was an American Thoroughbred Race horse named after the 1975)

Holidays and observances

• RC Saints - Palatia and Laurentia
• Bolivia - reportedly, Che Guevara is honoured on this day at which he was captured in La Higuera, as San Ernesto, answering prayers for rain. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints Palatia and Laurentia (Sante Palazia e Laurenzia Lorenza were virgin Martyrs of Ancona, venerated as Saints by the Catholic Church. Ernesto "Che" Guevara (June 14 Following the Cuban revolution,Guevara reviewed La Higuera ( Spanish "The Fig Tree") is a small village in Bolivia located in the Department of Santa Cruz, some 150 km (bee-line
• Also see October 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• French Republican Calendar - Citrouille (Pumpkin) Day, seventeenth day in the Month of Vendémiaire
• Independence Day in Croatia
• Navy Day in Peru

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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Oct 7 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Oct 9 Fixed commemorations All fixed commemorations below are observed on October 21 by Old Calendarist The French Republican Calendar or French Revolutionary Calendar was a Calendar proposed during the French Revolution, and used by the French government Pumpkin is a Gourd -like squash of the genus Cucurbita and the family Cucurbitaceae (which also includes gourds Vendémiaire was the first Month in the French Republican Calendar. Holidays in Croatia Date Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between The Peruvian Navy ( Spanish: Marina de Guerra del Perú, abbreviated MGP) is the branch of the Peruvian Armed Forces tasked with surveillance Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America.

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