October 8th, 1594

Born on October 8th, 1594

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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 1594

37

Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden

Swedish king (1594–1632; regent 1611–32)

*December 9th, 1594, Stockholm Palace †November 6th, 1632, Lützen

62

Bohdan Khmelnytsky

Ukrainian military, political and statesman, Hetman of the Zaporizhzhya Army, head of Ukraine (1648–1657) during the Hetmanship

*November 30th, 1594, Zhovkva †July 27th, 1657, Chyhyryn

39

Joan Sala i Ferrer

Catalan brigand

*April 23rd, 1594, Viladrau †January 8th, 1634, Barcelona

33

Leonhard II. von Taxis

(1594-1628)

*July 5th, 1594, Brussels metropolitan area †May 23rd, 1628, Prague

64

Carlo Ridolfi

Italian writer and painter (1594-1658)

*April 1st, 1594, Lonigo †September 5th, 1658, Venice

55

Maria Tesselschade Visscher

Dutch poet and engraver (1594-1649)

*March 25th, 1594, Amsterdam †June 20th, 1649, Amsterdam

67

Bernardino Spada

Italian cardinal

*April 21st, 1594, Brisighella †November 10th, 1661, Rome

59

Montdory

French actor

*March 13th, 1594, Thiers †November 10th, 1653, Thiers

56

Charlotte Marguerite de Montmorency

Heiress of one of France's leading ducal families, and Princess of Condé by her marriage to Henry II, Prince of Condé

*May 11th, 1594, Chantilly †December 2nd, 1650, Châtillon-Coligny

63

Olimpia Maidalchini

Italian noble (1594-1657)

*May 26th, 1594, Viterbo †September 26th, 1657, San Martino al Cimino

33

Vincenzo II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua

Italian Duke and Catholic cardinal; (1594-1627)

*January 7th, 1594, Mantua †December 26th, 1627, Mantua

71

César, Duke of Vendôme

French nobleman

*June 3rd, 1594, Château de Coucy †October 22nd, 1665, Paris

68

Louis Henry, Prince of Nassau-Dillenburg

Military leader in the Thirty Years' War and Count, later Prince, of Nassau-Dillenburg

*January 1st, 1594, Saarbrücken †January 1st, 1662, Dillenburg

66

Ove Gjedde

Danish admiral (1594-1660)

*December 17th, 1594, Tomarps Kungsgård Castle †December 19th, 1660, Copenhagen

32

John Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar

German duke

*February 21st, 1594, Altenburg †December 6th, 1626, Markt Sankt Martin

38

Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim

Austrian field marshal

*May 29th, 1594, Treuchtlingen †November 17th, 1632, Leipzig

44

Martin Neuffer

German jurist (1594-1638)

*January 31st, 1594, Münsingen †July 26th, 1638

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1594 is a normal year and no leap year.

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