October 8th, 1613

Born on October 8th, 1613

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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

93

Otto Winter Hjelm

Norwegian composer

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

52

David Gauke

British politician and solicitor (born 1971)

*October 8th, 1971, Ipswich

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

41

Annemiek van Vleuten

Dutch cyclist

*October 8th, 1982, Vleuten

30

Barbara Palvin

Hungarian model

*October 8th, 1993, Budapest

46

Jamie Marchi

American voice actress

*October 8th, 1977, Knoxville

35

Erdmann August of Brandenburg-Bayreuth

Hereditary Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth

*October 8th, 1615, Bayreuth †February 6th, 1651, Hof

78

Juan Perón

President of Argentina (1946–55, 1973–74)

*October 8th, 1895, Lobos †July 1st, 1974, Quinta presidencial de Olivos

35

Colette Peignot

French writer (1903-1938)

*October 8th, 1903, Meudon †November 7th, 1938, Saint-Germain-en-Laye

53

Sadiq Khan

British politician, Mayor of London (born 1970)

*October 8th, 1970, Tooting

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

63

Lorenzo Mila

Spanish journalist and presenter

*October 8th, 1960, Esplugues de Llobregat

57

Heiko Pinkowski

German actor

*October 8th, 1966, Krefeld

30

Garbiñe Muguruza

Spanish-Venezuelan tennis player

*October 8th, 1993, Caracas

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Born in 1613

66

François de La Rochefoucauld

French author of maxims and memoirs (1613-1680)

*September 15th, 1613, Paris †March 17th, 1680, Paris

87

André Le Nôtre

French landscape architect and the principal gardener of King Louis XIV of France

*March 12th, 1613, Paris †September 15th, 1700, Paris

74

Empress Dowager Xiaozhuang

Empress dowager of Shunzhi Emperor, Qing Dynasty

*March 28th, 1613, Horqin †January 27th, 1688, Beijing

54

Mattias de' Medici

Italian noble (1613-1667)

*May 9th, 1613, Florence †October 11th, 1667, Siena

62

Carl Gustaf Wrangel

Field Marshal of Sweden (1613-1676)

*December 23rd, 1613, Uppsala †July 5th, 1676, Glowe

85

Mattia Preti

Italian painter (1613-1699)

*February 24th, 1613, Taverna †January 3rd, 1699, Valletta

33

Jean François Niceron

French cleric and mathematician

*July 5th, 1613, Paris †September 22nd, 1646, Aix-en-Provence

38

John Bernard, Count of Lippe

Count of Lippe-Detmold

*October 18th, 1613, Brake †June 10th, 1652, Detmold

83

Lambert Pietkin

Belgian conductor and composer

*June 22nd, 1613, Liège †September 16th, 1696, Liège

68

Gu Yanwu

Chinese philologist and geographer

*July 15th, 1613, Kunshan †February 15th, 1682

61

Gerrit Dou

Dutch painter (1613-1675)

*April 7th, 1613, Leiden †February 9th, 1675, Leiden

66

Johann Sebastian Mitternacht

German author and theologian

*March 30th, 1613, Hardisleben †July 25th, 1679, Zeitz

62

Bertrand d'Ogeron de La Bouëre

French governor (1613-1676)

*March 19th, 1613, Rochefort-sur-Loire †January 31st, 1676, Paris

28

John Ernest, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg

Count of Hanau-Münzenberg

*June 13th, 1613, Schwarzenfels †January 12th, 1642, Hanau

36

Noël Chabanel

Jesuit missionary and martyr (1613-1649)

*February 2nd, 1613, Saugues †December 8th, 1649, Sainte-Marie among the Hurons

57

Michael Conrad Hirt

German painter (1613-1671)

*June 4th, 1613, Bayreuth †April 25th, 1671, Bayreuth

41

Karol Ferdynand Vasa

Polish Prince-Bishop

*October 13th, 1613, Warsaw †May 9th, 1655, Wyszków

48

Christoph Bach

German musician, grandfather of J. S. Bach (1613-1661)

*April 19th, 1613, Günthersleben-Wechmar †September 12th, 1661, Arnstadt

77

Isaac de Benserade

French writer

*November 5th, 1613, Lyons-la-Forêt †October 10th, 1691, Gentilly

51

William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz

Count of Nassau-Dietz, Stadtholder of Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe (1613–1664)

*August 7th, 1613, Arnhem †October 31st, 1664, Leeuwarden

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