October 8th, 1750

Born on October 8th, 1750

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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

Born on October 8th, 1750

86

Adam Afzelius

Swedish botanist (1750-1837)

*October 8th, 1750, Vara †January 20th, 1837, Uppsala

Same year
Born in 1750

97

Caroline Herschel

German-British astronomer (*1750 – †1848)

*March 16th, 1750, Hanover †January 9th, 1848, Hanover

74

Antonio Salieri

Italian composer and teacher (1750–1825)

*August 18th, 1750, Legnago †May 7th, 1825, Vienna

66

Francisco de Miranda

Venezuelan military leader (1750–1816)

*March 28th, 1750, Caracas †July 14th, 1816, Cádiz

50

Lorenzo Mascheroni

Italian mathematician (*1750 – †1800)

*May 13th, 1750, Bergamo †July 14th, 1800, Paris

56

Henry Knox

American general and Secretary of War (1750–1806)

*July 25th, 1750, Boston †October 25th, 1806, Augusta

43

Fabre d'Églantine

French actor (1750-1794)

*July 28th, 1750, Carcassonne †April 5th, 1794, Paris

64

Joanna Southcott

English hoaxer

*April 25th, 1750, Devon †December 27th, 1814, London

52

Johann Gottfried Brügelmann

German entrepreneur

*January 1st, 1750, Elberfeld †December 27th, 1802, Ratingen

81

John Trumbull

American poet

*April 24th, 1750, Watertown †May 11th, 1831, Detroit

92

Kaspar Heinrich von Sierstorpff

Founder of Bad Driburg, botanist & art collector (1750-1842)

*January 1st, 1750, Hildesheim †January 1st, 1842, Brunswick

85

Etienne Fallot de Beaumont

French archbishop and politician (1750-1835)

*April 1st, 1750, Avignon †October 27th, 1835, Paris

52

Cornelis Ignatius Branger

Dutch politician (1750-1803)

*October 14th, 1750, Amsterdam †February 8th, 1803, Amsterdam

83

René Louiche Desfontaines

French botanist (1750-1833)

*February 14th, 1750, Tremblay †November 16th, 1833, Paris

51

Frederick Muhlenberg

American politician and first Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1750-1801)

*January 1st, 1750, Trappe †June 4th, 1801, Lancaster

92

Pehr Frigel

Swedish composer and librarian

*September 2nd, 1750, Kalmar †November 24th, 1842, Stockholm

67

Thomas Posey

American politician (1750-1818)

*July 9th, 1750, Fairfax County †March 19th, 1818, Shawneetown

73

Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine

British politician (1750-1823)

*January 10th, 1750, Edinburgh †November 17th, 1823, Almondell and Calderwood Country Park

79

Maria Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Massa

Austrian archduchess (1750-1829)

*April 7th, 1750, Modena †November 14th, 1829, Vienna

78

Thomas Pinckney

American statesman, diplomat and general (1745–1828)

*October 23rd, 1750, Charleston †November 2nd, 1828, Charleston

54

Julie Clodius

German author (1750-1805)

*August 20th, 1750, Altenburg †March 3rd, 1805, Dresden

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1750 is a normal year and no leap year.

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