October 8th, 1526

Born on October 8th, 1526

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

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

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

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

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Born in 1526

66

Christian Schütz

German theologian

*January 1st, 1526, Waldkappel †January 10th, 1592, Dresden

18

Elizabeth of Austria

Austrian princess, Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess consort of Lithuania (1543-1545)

*July 9th, 1526, Linz †June 15th, 1545, Vilnius

59

Muretus

French philosopher

*April 22nd, 1526, Limoges †June 4th, 1585, Rome

56

Catherine Jagellon

Queen of Sweden

*November 1st, 1526, Kraków †September 16th, 1583, Stockholm Palace

56

Nikolaus Jagenteufel

German theologian (1526-1583)

*April 26th, 1526, Königsberg †March 25th, 1583, Weimar

56

Matthias Stojus

German mathematician

*April 26th, 1526, Königsberg †January 15th, 1583, Königsberg

62

Anna Maria of Brandenburg-Ansbach

German princess of Principality of Ansbach by birth and by marriage Duchess of Württemberg (1527-1589)

*December 28th, 1526, Krnov †May 20th, 1589, Nürtingen

42

Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken

Count Palatine of Zweibrücken

*September 26th, 1526, Zweibrücken †June 11th, 1569, Nexon

80

Martin Crusius

German historian and classical philologist

*September 19th, 1526, Gräfenberg †February 14th, 1607, Tübingen

60

Adolf I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp

Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (1526-1586)

*January 25th, 1526, Duborg Castle †October 1st, 1586, Gottorf Castle

34

Philip III, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg

Count of Hanau-Münzenberg (1526-1561)

*November 30th, 1526, Hanau †November 14th, 1561, Hanau

59

Niccolò Caetani

Italian cardinal

*February 23rd, 1526, Rome †May 1st, 1585, Rome

69

Philipe de Croÿ, Duke of Aerschot

Duke of Aarschot (1526-1595)

*July 10th, 1526, Valenciennes †December 11th, 1595, Venice

35

Gonçalo da Silveira

Portuguese Jesuit missionary (1526-1561)

*February 23rd, 1526, Almeirim †March 6th, 1561, Mozambique

59

Augustus, Elector of Saxony

German prince

*July 31st, 1526, Freiberg †February 11th, 1586, Dresden

46

Claude of Lorraine, duke of Aumale

French aristocrat (1526-1573)

*August 18th, 1526, Joinville †March 3rd, 1573, Siege of La Rochelle

75

Joachim Vom Berge

German diplomat and jurist

*March 23rd, 1526, Żukowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship †March 5th, 1602, Szprotawa

56

Akechi Mitsuhide

16th-century samurai; assassin of Oda Nobunaga

*January 1st, 1526, Mino Province †July 2nd, 1582, Settsu Province

63

Benedict the Moor

Italian-born African Franciscan friar in Sicily

*March 31st, 1526, San Fratello †April 4th, 1589, Palermo

55

Louis Bertrand

Spanish Dominican missionary

*January 1st, 1526, Valencia †October 9th, 1581, Valencia

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