October 8th, 1592

Born on October 8th, 1592

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What happened on October 8th?

October 8th, 1995

The Croatian Army and Croatian Defence Council launched Operation Southern Move, their last offensive in the Bosnian War.

October 8th, 1956

Major League Baseball pitcher Don Larsen threw the only perfect game in World Series history.

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.

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

The Great Chicago Fire (pictured), began and proceeded to destroy much of the city's central business district, killing 300 people and leaving 90,000 others homeless.

October 8th, 1862

In the American Civil War, the Battle of Perryville 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

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

Same year
Born in 1592

50

Hong Taiji

1st emperor of the Qing Dynasty (1592-1643)

*November 28th, 1592, Hetu Ala City †September 21st, 1643, Manchuria

43

Wilhelm Schickard

German astronomer, mathematician

*April 22nd, 1592, Herrenberg †October 24th, 1635, Tübingen

60

Ferdinand Geizkofler

Baron and director of the court chancellery of Württemberg (1592-1653)

*June 19th, 1592, Augsburg †February 2nd, 1653, Regensburg

68

Pierre d'Hozier

French genealogist (1592-1660)

*July 10th, 1592, Marseille †December 1st, 1660, Paris

61

Cornelis Bicker

Dutch regency and politician (1592-1654)

*October 25th, 1592, Amsterdam †September 15th, 1654, Amsterdam

56

Wilhelm Leyser

German theologian

*October 26th, 1592, Brunswick †February 8th, 1649, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

71

Jacopo Vignali

Italian painter (1592-1664)

*September 5th, 1592, Pratovecchio †August 3rd, 1664, Florence

70

Johan Printz

Swedish military and governor of New Sweden

*July 20th, 1592, Jönköping †May 3rd, 1663, Jönköping

86

Roger Conant

American city founder

*April 9th, 1592, England †January 1st, 1679, Massachusetts

74

Johann Adam Schall von Bell

German astronomer and Jesuit missionary active in China

*May 1st, 1592, Lüftelberg †August 15th, 1666, Beijing

63

Krzysztof Arciszewski

Polish-Lithuanian general

*December 9th, 1592, Rogalin †April 7th, 1656, Gdańsk

84

William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle

English polymath and aristocrat (1592-1676)

*December 6th, 1592, Handsworth †December 25th, 1676, Welbeck

49

Anton Wolff von Todenwarth

*January 1st, 1592, Speyer †January 1st, 1641

42

Johannes Kempf

*October 18th, 1592, Marburg †June 25th, 1635

62

John Southworth

English martyr

*January 1st, 1592, Lancashire †June 28th, 1654, Tyburn

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Public holidays on October 8th

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Leap year

Yes: 1592 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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