October 8th, 1818

Born on October 8th, 1818

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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

Born on October 8th, 1818

86

John Henninger Reagan

American politician (1818-1905)

*October 8th, 1818, Sevierville †March 6th, 1905, Palestine

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Who's birthday is on October 8th?

93

Otto Winter Hjelm

Norwegian composer

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

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

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

69

Huntley Gordon

Canadian actor (1887-1956)

*October 8th, 1887, Montreal †December 7th, 1956, Van Nuys

30

Molly Quinn

American actress

*October 8th, 1993, Texarkana

46

Jamie Marchi

American voice actress

*October 8th, 1977, Knoxville

30

Barbara Palvin

Hungarian model

*October 8th, 1993, Budapest

68

Eduard Hölzel

Austrian publisher

*October 8th, 1817, Prague †December 21st, 1885, Salzburg

50

Murmel Clausen

German screenwriter

*October 8th, 1973, Munich

30

Garbiñe Muguruza

Spanish-Venezuelan tennis player

*October 8th, 1993, Caracas

68

Gabriel Dell

American actor (1919-1988)

*October 8th, 1919, New York City †July 3rd, 1988, North Hollywood

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

83

Pierre De Geyter

Belgian composer

*October 8th, 1848, Ghent †September 26th, 1932, Saint-Denis

93

Katharina Focke

German politician

*October 8th, 1922, Bonn †July 10th, 2016, Cologne

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Born in 1818

64

Karl Marx

German-born philosopher (1818–1883)

*May 5th, 1818, Trier †March 14th, 1883, London

70

James Prescott Joule

English physicist and brewer (1818-1889)

*December 24th, 1818, Salford †October 11th, 1889, Sale

64

Ivan Turgenev

Russian writer (1818–1883)

*October 28th, 1818, Oryol †September 3rd, 1883, Bougival

73

Ferdinand von Roemer

German geologist (1818-1891)

*January 5th, 1818, Hildesheim †December 14th, 1891, Wrocław

82

Francesco Crispi

Italian patriot and statesman (1818–1901)

*October 4th, 1818, Ribera †August 11th, 1901, Naples

65

Karl Müllenhoff

German philologist (1818-1884)

*September 8th, 1818, Marne †February 19th, 1884, Berlin

73

Franz von Löher

German historian (1818–1892)

*October 15th, 1818, Paderborn †March 1st, 1892, Munich

67

Josh Billings

American humorist

*April 21st, 1818, Lanesborough †October 14th, 1885, Monterey

47

Ignaz Semmelweis

Hungarian physician, early pioneer of antiseptic procedures (1818–1865); introduced hand disinfection standards, in obstetrical clinics (1847)

*July 1st, 1818, Tabán †August 13th, 1865, Oberdöbling

75

Charles Gounod

French composer

*June 17th, 1818, Paris †October 18th, 1893, Saint-Cloud

87

Christian IX of Denmark

King of Denmark from 1863 to 1906

*April 8th, 1818, Gottorf Castle †January 29th, 1906, Amalienborg

92

Marius Petipa

French-Russian ballet dancer and choreographer

*March 11th, 1818, Marseille †July 1st, 1910, Hurzuf

30

Emily Brontë

British novelist and poet (1818–1848)

*July 30th, 1818, Thornton †December 19th, 1848, Haworth

63

Mary Todd Lincoln

First Lady of the United States from 1861 to 1865

*December 13th, 1818, Lexington †July 16th, 1882, Springfield

70

Maria Mitchell

American astronomer

*August 1st, 1818, Nantucket †June 29th, 1889, Lynn

78

James FitzGerald

New Zealand politician (1818–1896)

*March 4th, 1818, Bath †August 2nd, 1896, Wellington

62

Alexander II of Russia

Emperor of Russia (1818–1881)

*April 17th, 1818, Small Nicholas Palace †March 1st, 1881, Winter Palace

87

Paul Meurice

French writer

*February 5th, 1818, former 4th arrondissement of Paris †December 11th, 1905, 17th arrondissement of Paris

61

Paul Octave Hébert

Confederate Army general

*December 12th, 1818, Iberville Parish †August 29th, 1880, Iberville Parish

58

Sophie of Württemberg

Queen Consort of the Netherlands

*June 17th, 1818, Stuttgart †June 3rd, 1877, Huis ten Bosch

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No: With 365 days 1818 is a normal year and no leap year.

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