October 8th, 1485

Born on October 8th, 1485

Age in days, weeks and months
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... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on October 8th?

October 8th, 1604

Kepler's Supernova (remnant pictured), the most recent supernova in the Milky Way, was observed worldwide.

October 8th, 2019

Anti-government protests calling for free and fair elections began in Baku, Azerbaijan.

October 8th, 2016

Yemen War: A funeral in Sanaa was hit by two consecutive airstrikes by a Saudi-led coalition, leaving 143–155 civilians dead and more than 525 injured.

October 8th, 2001

At Linate Airport in Milan, Italy, Scandinavian Airlines Flight SK686 collided on take-off with a Cessna Citation II business jet, killing 118 people.

October 8th, 1998

A new airport for Oslo, Norway, opened at Gardermoen, replacing a smaller one at the same location that had served as a backup to the city's previous main airport at Fornebu.

October 8th, 1969

Demonstrations organized by the Weather Underground known as the Days of Rage began in Chicago, aimed at ending U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.

October 8th, 1952

Three trains collided (aftermath pictured) at Harrow & Wealdstone station in London, killing 112 people and injuring 340 others.* 1956 – Major League Baseball pitcher Don Larsen threw the only perfect game in World Series history.

October 8th, 1932

The Indian Air Force was founded as an auxiliary air force of the British Royal Air Force.

October 8th, 1918

World War I: After his platoon suffered heavy casualties during the Meuse–Argonne offensive in France's Forest of Argonne, American Corporal Alvin York led the 7 remaining men on an attack against a German machine gun nest; 25 German soldiers were killed and 132 captured.

October 8th, 1871

Five large fires broke out in the United States, including the Great Chicago Fire in Illinois and the Peshtigo fire in Wisconsin, the latter being the deadliest in U.S. history.

October 8th, 1862

The Battle of Perryville, a battle of the American Civil War with a high casualty count, was fought west of Perryville, Kentucky.

October 8th, 0451

The Council of Chalcedon, a Christian ecumenical council, opened, and went on to repudiate the Eutychian doctrine of monophysitism and set forth the Chalcedonian Creed.

October 8th, 2023

The 2023 Israel–Hamas war is declared following the Hamas attack the day prior

October 8th, 2020

Second Nagorno-Karabakh War: Azerbaijan twice deliberately targeted the Church of the Holy Savior Ghazanchetsots of Shusha.

October 8th, 2019

About 200 Extinction Rebellion activists block the gates of Leinster House (parliament) in the Republic of Ireland.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on October 8th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on October 8th?

65

Ursula von der Leyen

President of the European Commission since 2019

*October 8th, 1958, Ixelles - Elsene

36

Duda Beat

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*October 8th, 1987, Recife

52

David Gauke

British politician and solicitor (born 1971)

*October 8th, 1971, Ipswich

93

Otto Winter Hjelm

Norwegian composer

*October 8th, 1837, Christiania †May 3rd, 1931, Oslo

74

Sigourney Weaver

American actress

*October 8th, 1949, Manhattan

38

Bruno Mars

American singer, songwriter, and record producer

*October 8th, 1985, Honolulu

53

Matt Damon

American actor, screenwriter, and producer

*October 8th, 1970, Cambridge

30

Molly Quinn

American actress

*October 8th, 1993, Texarkana

30

Barbara Palvin

Hungarian model

*October 8th, 1993, Budapest

46

Jamie Marchi

American voice actress

*October 8th, 1977, Knoxville

50

Murmel Clausen

German screenwriter

*October 8th, 1973, Munich

69

Huntley Gordon

Canadian actor (1887-1956)

*October 8th, 1887, Montreal †December 7th, 1956, Van Nuys

30

Garbiñe Muguruza

Spanish-Venezuelan tennis player

*October 8th, 1993, Caracas

26

Bella Thorne

American actress and singer (born 1997)

*October 8th, 1997, Pembroke Pines

62

Margaret Douglas

Daughter of Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, and Margaret Tudor, Queen Dowager of Scotland

*October 8th, 1515, Northumberland †March 7th, 1578, London Borough of Hackney

42

Anja Gräfenstein

German actress

*October 8th, 1981, Schwerin

55

Julia Ann

American pornographic actress

*October 8th, 1968, Glendale

68

Gabriel Dell

American actor (1919-1988)

*October 8th, 1919, New York City †July 3rd, 1988, North Hollywood

41

Annemiek van Vleuten

Dutch cyclist

*October 8th, 1982, Vleuten

44

Kristanna Loken

American actress

*October 8th, 1979, Ghent

Same year
Born in 1485

50

Catherine of Aragon

First wife of Henry VIII of England (1485–1536)

*December 16th, 1485, Alcalá de Henares †January 7th, 1536, Kimbolton Castle

72

Johannes Bugenhagen

German theologian; (1485-1558)

*June 24th, 1485, Wollin †April 20th, 1558, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

48

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

15th century Indian Vaishnavite saint

*November 30th, 1485, Nabadwip †November 30th, 1533, Puri

71

Giovanni Battista Ramusio

Venetian geographer and writer

*July 20th, 1485, Treviso †July 10th, 1557, Padua

69

Elizabeth of Denmark, Electress of Brandenburg

Electress consort of Brandenburg

*June 24th, 1485, Nyborg Slot †June 10th, 1555, Berlin

61

Johann Kleeberger

German merchant

*February 6th, 1485, Nuremberg †September 6th, 1546, Lyon

63

Johannes Dantiscus

16th-century bishop and author

*October 1st, 1485, Gdańsk †October 27th, 1548, Lidzbark Warmiński

61

Beatus Rhenanus

German humanist, religious reformer, classical scholar and book collector (1485-1547)

*August 22nd, 1485, Sélestat †July 20th, 1547, Strasbourg

90

Wilhelm Werner von Zimmern

German judge and historian

*January 6th, 1485, Messkirch †January 7th, 1575, Bösingen

39

Anna of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Mecklenburgian royal

*September 14th, 1485, Plau am See †May 12th, 1525, Rödelheim

69

Giovanni Arcimboldi

Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal of Milan

*September 27th, 1485, Milan †April 6th, 1555, Milan

52

Sophie of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach

German princess

*March 10th, 1485, Ansbach †May 24th, 1537, Legnica

16

Astorre III Manfredi

Italian noble

*June 20th, 1485, Faenza †June 9th, 1502, Rome

67

Blas Ortiz

Spanish writer

*January 1st, 1485, Villarrobledo †January 1st, 1552, Toledo

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1485 is a normal year and no leap year.

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