What happened on October 8? There are more than 275 events that were made this day in history. Here are the important historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
Interesting Facts & Myths About October 8
October 8 is the 282nd day of the year 2024. There are 84 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday. This day falls under the 41st week of the year 2024.
On this day in Burlington, Michigan 49029 sunrise will occur at 07:44 AM and sunset will occur at 07:10 PM (local time).
The zodiac sign of a person born on this day is Libra. The modern birthstone for this month is Opal while the mystical birthstone is Jasper.
According to the Chinese calendar, there are 113 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year (January 29, 2025).
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Historical Events For October 8
- 314Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses his European territories.
- 451At Chalcedon, a city of Bithynia in Asia Minor, the first session of the Council of Chalcedon begins (ends on November 1).
- 1075Dmitar Zvonimir is crowned King of Croatia.
- 1200Isabella of Angoulême is crowned Queen consort of England.
- 1480Great 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 results in the retreat of the Tataro-Mongols and the eventual disintegration of the Horde.
- 1573End of the Spanish siege of Alkmaar, the first Dutch victory in Eighty Years War.
- 1582Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
- 1600San Marino adopts its written constitution.
- 1645Jeanne Mance opened the Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal, the first lay hospital in North America.
- 1806Napoleonic Wars: Forces of the British Empire lay siege to the port of Boulogne in France by using Congreve rockets, invented by Sir William Congreve.
- 1813The Treaty of Ried is signed between Bayern and Austria.
- 1821The government of general José de San Martín establishes the Peruvian Navy.
- 1829Rail transport: Stephenson’s The Rocket wins The Rainhill Trials.
- 1856The Second Opium War between several western powers and China begins with the Arrow Incident on the Pearl River.
- 1860Telegraph line between Los Angeles and San Francisco opens.
- 1862American 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.
- 1871Four major fires break out on the shores of Lake Michigan in Chicago, Peshtigo, Wisconsin, Holland, Michigan, and Manistee, Michigan including the Great Chicago Fire, and the much deadlier Peshtigo Fire.
- 1879War of the Pacific: the Chilean Navy defeats the Peruvian Navy in the Battle of Angamos, Peruvian Admiral Miguel Grau is killed in the encounter.
- 1895Eulmi incident- Queen Min of Joseon, the last empress of Korea, is assassinated and her corpse burnt by the Japanese in Gyeongbok Palace.
- 1904Edmonton, Alberta was incorporated as a city.
- 1904Prince Albert, Saskatchewan was incorporated as a city.
- 1912First Balkan War begins: Montenegro declares war against Turkey.
- 1918World War I: In the Argonne Forest in France, United States Corporal Alvin C. York kills 25 German soldiers and captures 132.
- 1921KDKA in Pittsburgh’s Forbes Field conducts the first live broadcast of a football game.
- 1928Joseph Szigeti gives the first performance of Alfredo Casella’s Violin Concerto.
- 1932The Indian Air Force is established.
- 1939World War II: Germany annexes Western Poland.
- 1941World War II: In their invasion of the Soviet Union, Germany reaches the Sea of Azov with the capture of Mariupol.
- 1944World War II: The Battle of Crucifix Hill occurs on Crucifix Hill just outside Aachen. Capt. Bobbie Brown receives a Medal of Honor for his heroics in this battle.
- 1952The Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash kills 112 people.
- 1956New York Yankees’s Don Larsen pitched the only perfect game in a World Series; one of only 20 perfect games in MLB history.
- 1962Algeria joins the United Nations.
- 1962Spiegel 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. The magazine is soon accused of treason.
- 1967Guerrilla leader Che Guevara and his men are captured in Bolivia.
- 1968Vietnam War: Operation Sealords – United States and South Vietnamese forces launch a new operation in the Mekong Delta.
- 1969The opening rally of the Days of Rage occurs, organized by the Weather Underground in Chicago, Illinois.
- 1970Vietnam War: In Paris, a Communist delegation rejects US President Richard Nixon’s October 7 peace proposal as “a maneuver to deceive world opinion”.
- 1973Greek military junta of 1967–1974: Junta strongman George Papadopoulos appoints Spyros Markezinis as Prime Minister of Greece with the task to lead Greece to parliamentary rule.
- 1973Yom 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. The attack fails, and over 150 Israeli tanks are destroyed.
- 1974Franklin National Bank collapses due to fraud and mismanagement; at the time it is the largest bank failure in the history of the United States.
- 1978Australia’s Ken Warby sets the current world water speed record of 317.60mph at Blowering Dam, Australia.
- 1982Poland bans Solidarity and all trade unions.
- 1990Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: In Jerusalem, Israeli police kill 17 Palestinians and wound over 100 near the Dome of the Rock mosque on the Temple Mount.
- 1991Croatia votes to sever constitutional relations with Yugoslavia, making the country fully independent
- 1998Oslo’s Gardermoen airport opens after the close down of Fornebu airport.
- 2001A twin engine Cessna and Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) jetliner collide in heavy fog during takeoff from Milan, Italy killing 118.
- 2001U.S. President George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security.
- 20052005 Kashmir earthquake: Thousands of people are killed by a magnitude 7.6 earthquake in parts of Pakistan, India and Afghanistan.
Who Were Born On October 8?
- 1515Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox (d. 1578)
- 1585Heinrich Schütz, German composer (d. 1672)
- 1676Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish scholar (d. 1764)
- 1713Yechezkel Landau, Polish rabbi and Talmudist (d. 1793)
- 1715Michel Benoist, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1774)
- 1720Jonathan Mayhew, American minister (d. 1766)
- 1747Jean-François Rewbell, French politician (d. 1807)
- 1765Harman Blennerhassett, Irish lawyer (d. 1831)
- 1789John Ruggles, American politician (d. 1874)
- 1789William John Swainson, English naturalist and artist (d. 1855)
- 1807Harriet Taylor Mill, English feminist philosopher (d. 1858)
- 1818John Henninger Reagan, American politician (d. 1905)
- 1834Walter Kittredge, American musician (d. 1905)
- 1847Rose Scott, Australian social reformer (d. 1925)
- 1848Pierre De Geyter, Belgian socialist and composer. Wrote the music for the song The International (d. 1932)
- 1850Henri Louis le Chatelier, French chemist (d. 1936)
- 1863Edythe Chapman, American actress (d. 1948)
- 1864Ozias Leduc, Québécois painter (d. 1955)
- 1870Louis Vierne, French organist (d. 1937)
- 1876Frederick Montague, 1st Baron Amwell, British Labour politician (d. 1966)
- 1877Hans Heysen, German-born landscape artist (d. 1968)
- 1883Dick Burnett, American musician (d. 1977)
- 1883Otto Heinrich Warburg, German physician, Nobel laureate (d. 1970)
- 1884Walther von Reichenau, German military officer (d. 1942)
- 1887Huntley Gordon, Canadian actor (d. 1956)
- 1888Ernst Kretschmer, German psychiatrist (d. 1964)
- 1889C. E. Woolman, American airline founder (d. 1966)
- 1890Edward Rickenbacker, American fighter pilot and airline executive (d. 1973)
- 1890Philippe Thys, Belgian cyclist (d. 1971)
- 1895Juan Perón, President of Argentina (d. 1974)
- 1895King Zog I of Albania (d. 1961)
- 1896Julien Duvivier, French film director (d. 1967)
- 1897Rouben Mamoulian, Armenian-American film director (d. 1987)
- 1901Eivind Groven, Norwegian composer (d. 1977)
- 1910Gus Hall, American union organizer and head of the U.S. Communist Party (d. 2000)
- 1910Kirk Alyn, American actor (d. 1999)
- 1910Paulette Dubost, French actress (d. 2011)
- 1910Ray Lewis, Canadian runner (d. 2003)
- 1913Robert Gilruth, American aviation and space pioneer (d. 2000)
- 1917Billy Conn, American boxer (d. 1993)
- 1917Danny Murtaugh, American baseball player (d. 1976)
- 1917Rodney Robert Porter, English biochemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1985)
- 1917Walter Lord, American author (d. 2002)
- 1918Jens Christian Skou, Danish chemist, Nobel laureate
- 1918Ron Randell, film character actor (d. 2005)
- 1919Kiichi Miyazawa, 78th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 2007)
- 1920Frank Herbert, American writer (d. 1986)
- 1921Abraham Sarmiento, Filipino Supreme Court jurist (d. 2010)
- 1922Nils Liedholm, Swedish footballer and coach (d. 2007)
- 1924Alphons Egli, member of the Swiss Federal Council
- 1924Thirunalloor Karunakaran, Indian poet (d.2006 )
- 1927César Milstein, Argentine scientist, Nobel laureate (d. 2002)
- 1927Jim Elliot, American missionary (d. 1956)
- 1928Bill Maynard, British actor
- 1928M. Russell Ballard, American religious figure
- 1928Neil Harvey, Australian cricketer
- 1929Valdir Pereira, Brazilian footballer (d. 2001)
- 1930Tōru Takemitsu, Japanese composer (d. 1996)
- 1932Ray Reardon, Welsh snooker player
- 1935Albert Roux, French chef
- 1936Rona Barrett, American gossip columnist
- 1938Fred Stolle, Australian tennis player
- 1938Walter Gretzky, father of Wayne Gretzky
- 1939Harvey Pekar, American author (d. 2010)
- 1939Lynne Stewart, American civil liberties lawyer
- 1939Paul Hogan, Australian actor
- 1940Fred Cash, American singer (The Impressions)
- 1941Jesse Jackson, American clergyman and civil rights activist
- 1943Chevy Chase, American comedian and actor
- 1943R. L. Stine, American author
- 1944Dale Dye, American actor and marine
- 1944Ed Kirkpatrick, American baseball player (d. 2010)
- 1944Susan Raye, American singer
- 1946Dennis Kucinich, American politician
- 1946Jean-Jacques Beineix, French film director
- 1947Emiel Puttemans, Belgian athlete
- 1947Stephen Shore, American photographer
- 1948Benjamin Cheever, American novelist and editor
- 1948Claude Jade, French actress (d. 2006)
- 1948Johnny Ramone, American musician (The Ramones) (d. 2004)
- 1948Pedro López, Colombian serial killer
- 1948Sarah Purcell, American television host
- 1949Sigourney Weaver, American actress
- 1950Robert Kool Bell, American musician (Kool & the Gang)
- 1951Jack O'Connell, American politician
- 1952Edward Zwick, American film director
- 1952Jan Marijnissen, Dutch politician
- 1952Takis Koroneos, Greek basketball player and coach
- 1954Huub Rothengatter, Dutch racing driver
- 1954Michael Dudikoff, American actor
- 1955Bill Elliott, American racing driver
- 1955Darrell Hammond, American comedian (SNL)
- 1955Lonnie Pitchford, American blues musician (d. 1998)
- 1956Jeff Lahti, American baseball player
- 1956Stephanie Zimbalist, American actress
- 1957Antonio Cabrini, Italian footballer
- 1957Joe Castiglione, American college athletic director
- 1958Steve Coll, American journalist
- 1959Mike Morgan, American baseball player
- 1959Nick Bakay, American actor
- 1960François Pérusse, Quebec humorist
- 1960Lorenzo Milá, Spanish newscaster
- 1960Ralf Minge, German footballer
- 1960Reed Hastings, American businessman and entrepreneur
- 1961Steven Bernstein, American jazz musician
- 1961Ted Kooshian, American jazz pianist
- 1962Bruno Thiry, Belgian rally driver
- 1964CeCe Winans, American singer
- 1964Igor Jijikine, Russian actor
- 1965Ardal O'Hanlon, Irish comedian and actor
- 1965C-Jay Ramone, American musician (The Ramones)
- 1965Matt Biondi, American swimmer
- 1965Peter Greene, American actor
- 1966Art Barr, American wrestler (d. 1994)
- 1966Camille Coduri, British actress
- 1966Felipe Camiroaga, Chilean television presenter
- 1966Karyn Parsons, American actress
- 1967Emily Procter, American actress
- 1967Yvonne Reyes, Venezuelan actress
- 1968Ali Benarbia, former Algerian footballer
- 1968Leeroy Thornhill, British musician (The Prodigy)
- 1968Zvonimir Boban, Croatian footballer
- 1969Dylan Neal, Canadian actor
- 1969Jeremy Davies, American actor
- 1969Julia Ann, American pornographic actress
- 1970Anne-Marie Duff, English actress
- 1970Matt Damon, American actor
- 1970Soon-Yi Previn, Korean American actress
- 1970Tetsuya Nomura, Japanese video-game designer
- 1971Monty Williams, American basketball player
- 1972Kim Myung Min, Korean actor
- 1972Stanislav Varga, Slovakian footballer
- 1974DJ Q-Ball, American musician (Bloodhound Gang)
- 1974Fredrik Modin, Swedish ice hockey player
- 1974Koji Murofushi, Japanese hammer thrower
- 1974Martin Henderson, New Zealand actor
- 1976Galo Blanco, Spanish tennis player
- 1976Renate Groenewold, Dutch speed skater
- 1977Anne-Caroline Chausson, French mountain-bike rider
- 1977Erna Siikavirta, Finnish musician (Lordi)
- 1977Jamie Marchi, American Voice Actor
- 1978Antonino D'Agostino, Italian footballer
- 1978Mick O'Driscoll, Irish rugby player
- 1979Gregori Chad Petree, American musician (Shiny Toy Guns)
- 1979Kristanna Loken, American actress
- 1979Paul Burchill, English wrestler
- 1980Mike Mizanin, American wrestler
- 1980Nick Cannon, American actor
- 1980Rajesh Sharma, Canadian Born Indian Politician
- 1981Kalil Wilson, American vocalist
- 1981Raffi Torres, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1981Ruby, Egyptian singer
- 1983Abhishek Nayar, Indian Cricketer
- 1983Mario Cassano, Italian footballer
- 1983Michael Fraser, Scottish footballer
- 1983Travis Pastrana, American motor sports competitor
- 1984Domenik Hixon, American Football player
- 1985Bruno Mars, American singer-songwriter
- 1985Eiji Wentz, Japanese entertainer
- 1986Louis Dodds, English footballer
- 1986Michele Sepe, Italian rugby player
- 1987Aya Hirano, Japanese voice actress
- 1987Taylor Price, American football player
- 1989Armand Traoré, French footballer
- 1993Angus T. Jones, American actor
- 1993Molly C. Quinn, American actress
- 1997Bella Thorne, American actress
Who Died On October 8?
- 976Queen Jelena of Zadar of Croatia
- 1286John I of Dreux, Duke of Brittany (b. 1217)
- 1317Emperor Fushimi of Japan (b. 1265)
- 1621Antoine de Montchrétien, French dramatist
- 1647Christian Sørensen Longomontanus, Danish astronomer (b. 1562)
- 1652John Greaves, English mathematician (b. 1602)
- 1656John George I, Elector of Saxony (b. 1585)
- 1659Jean de Quen, French Jesuit missionary
- 1735Yongzheng Emperor of China (b. 1678)
- 1754Henry Fielding, English author (b. 1707)
- 1772Jean Joseph de Mondonville, French composer (b. 1711)
- 1793John Hancock, American revolutionary (b. 1737)
- 1795Andrew Kippis, English clergyman (b. 1725)
- 1804Thomas Cochran (judge), Canadian judge (b. 1777)
- 1809James Elphinston, Scottish philologist (b. 1721)
- 1834François-Adrien Boïeldieu, French composer (b. 1775)
- 1869Franklin Pierce, 14th President of the United States (b. 1804)
- 1879Miguel Grau Seminario, Peruvian Admiral (b. 1834)
- 1886Austin F. Pike, American politician (b. 1819)
- 1897Alexei Savrasov, Russian painter (b. 1830)
- 1928Larry Semon, comedian (b. 1889)
- 1931Sir John Monash, Australian soldier general (b. 1865)
- 1936Red Ames, American baseball player (b. 1882)
- 1936William Henry Stark, American business leader (b. 1851)
- 1942Sergei Chaplygin, Soviet engineer (b. 1869)
- 1944Wendell Willkie, American politician (b. 1892)
- 1945Felix Salten, Austrian author (b. 1869)
- 1952Joe Adams, American baseball player (b. 1877)
- 1953Kathleen Ferrier, British contralto (b. 1912)
- 1953Nigel Bruce, British actor (b. 1895)
- 1955Iry LeJeune, Cajun musician (b. 1928)
- 1958Ran Bosilek, Bulgarian author (b. 1886)
- 1962Solomon Linda, South African singer and composer (b. 1909)
- 1967Clement Attlee, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1883)
- 1970Jean Giono, French author (b. 1895)
- 1970Mitr Chaibancha, Thai film actor (b. 1934)
- 1973Gabriel Marcel, French philosopher (b. 1889)
- 1977Giorgos Papasideris, Greek country singer, composer, lyricist (b. 1902)
- 1982Fernando Lamas, Argentine actor (b. 1915)
- 1982Philip Noel-Baker, Baron Noel-Baker, Canadian-born activist, Nobel laureate (b. 1889)
- 1983Joan Hackett, American actress (b. 1934)
- 1985Malcolm Ross, American balloonist and atmospheric physicist (b. 1919)
- 1987Konstantinos Tsatsos, 2nd President of Greece (b. 1899)
- 1990B.J. Wilson, English musician (Procol Harum) (b. 1947)
- 1992Willy Brandt, Chancellor of Germany, Nobel laureate (b. 1913)
- 1995Christopher Keene, American conductor (b. 1946)
- 1997Bertrand Goldberg, American architect (b. 1913)
- 1999John McLendon, American basketball coach (b. 1915)
- 2000Sheila Holland, English writer (b. 1937)
- 2002Jacques Richard, French Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1952)
- 2002Phyllis Calvert, British actress (b. 1915)
- 2004James Chace, American historian (b. 1931)
- 2006Mark Porter, New Zealand racing driver (b. 1974)
- 2007Constantine Andreou, Greek artist (b. 1917)
- 2008Bob Friend (newscaster), British newscaster (b. 1938)
- 2008Eileen Herlie, American actress (b. 1918)
- 2008George Emil Palade, Romanian cell biologist (b. 1912)
- 2010Frank Bourgholtzer, American television correspondent (b. 1919)
- 2011Al Davis, American football executive (b. 1929)
- 2011Dennis Ritchie, American computer scientist (b. 1941)
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