October 8th, 1635

Born on October 8th, 1635

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

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

30

Barbara Palvin

Hungarian model

*October 8th, 1993, Budapest

46

Jamie Marchi

American voice actress

*October 8th, 1977, Knoxville

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

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

Same year
Born in 1635

67

Robert Hooke

English natural philosopher, architect and polymath (1635 — 1703)

*July 18th, 1635, Freshwater †March 3rd, 1703, London

74

Luis Manuel Fernández de Portocarrero

Catholic cardinal (1635-1709)

*January 8th, 1635, Palma del Río †September 14th, 1709, Madrid

79

Samuel Reyher

German mathematician and astronomer (1635-1714)

*April 19th, 1635, Schleusingen †November 22nd, 1714, Kiel

63

Edward Stillingfleet

British bishop (1635-1699)

*April 17th, 1635, Cranborne †March 27th, 1699, Westminster

83

Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon

Mistress and later secret wife of King Louis XIV of France (1635-1719)

*November 27th, 1635, Niort †April 15th, 1719, Palace of Versailles

65

Miguel de Barrios

Jewish poet

*November 3rd, 1635, Montilla †October 6th, 1701, Amsterdam

71

Christian Louis, Count of Waldeck

Count of Waldeck-Wildungen and Count of Waldeck and Pyrmont

*July 29th, 1635, Waldeck †December 12th, 1706, Landau

70

Philipp Jakob Spener

German lutheran theologian, founder of pietism (1635-1705)

*January 13th, 1635, Ribeauvillé †February 5th, 1705, Berlin

45

Frans van Mieris the Elder

Dutch painter (1635–1681)

*April 16th, 1635, Leiden †March 12th, 1681, Leiden

70

Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo y Ponce de León

Spanish politician and military personnel (1635-1705)

*February 27th, 1635, Madrid †June 9th, 1705, Madrid

73

Michael Strauch

German mathematician and author

*August 27th, 1635, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †January 6th, 1709, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

54

Marquard Gude

German archaeologist

*February 1st, 1635, Rendsburg †November 26th, 1689, Glückstadt

14

Princess Elizabeth of England

English Royal

*December 28th, 1635, St James's Palace †September 8th, 1650, Carisbrooke Castle Museum

64

Patrick Gordon

Russian general and rear admiral (1635-1699)

*March 31st, 1635, Aberdeenshire †November 19th, 1699, Moscow

82

Tobias Dressel

Organ builder

*April 25th, 1635, Falkenstein, Saxony †May 29th, 1717, Buchholz

50

Andreas Gottfried Ammon

German theologian

*November 22nd, 1635, Göttingen †January 1st, 1686, Wunstorf

69

Anthonius Lucius

German university teacher (1635-1704)

*January 1st, 1635, Rinteln †September 4th, 1704, Hanover

76

Wilhelmus à Brakel

Dutch theologian (1635-1711)

*January 2nd, 1635, Leeuwarden †October 30th, 1711, Rotterdam

68

Johann Sturm

German philosopher (1635-1703)

*November 3rd, 1635, Hilpoltstein †December 26th, 1703, Altdorf bei Nürnberg

73

Roger de Piles

French painter (1635-1709)

*October 7th, 1635, Clamecy †April 5th, 1709, Paris

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No: With 365 days 1635 is a normal year and no leap year.

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