October 8th, 1877

Born on October 8th, 1877

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

Born on October 8th, 1877

90

Hans Heysen

Australian artist (1877-1968)

*October 8th, 1877, Hamburg †July 2nd, 1968, Mount Barker

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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

94

Ejnar Hertzsprung

Danish astronomer and chemist

*October 8th, 1873, Frederiksberg †October 21st, 1967, Roskilde

69

Huntley Gordon

Canadian actor (1887-1956)

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

74

Sigourney Weaver

American actress

*October 8th, 1949, Manhattan

78

Juan Perón

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

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

47

Nora Bayes

American singer, actress and comedian

*October 8th, 1880, Joliet †March 19th, 1928, Brooklyn

38

Bruno Mars

American singer, songwriter, and record producer

*October 8th, 1985, Honolulu

35

Colette Peignot

French writer (1903-1938)

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

53

Matt Damon

American actor, screenwriter, and producer

*October 8th, 1970, Cambridge

43

Laurence Doherty

English tennis player (1875-1919)

*October 8th, 1875, Wimbledon †August 21st, 1919, Broadstairs

75

Alexey Shchusev

Russian architect (1873-1949)

*October 8th, 1873, Chișinău †May 24th, 1949, Moscow

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

Gabriel Dell

American actor (1919-1988)

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

53

Sadiq Khan

British politician, Mayor of London (born 1970)

*October 8th, 1970, Tooting

50

Murmel Clausen

German screenwriter

*October 8th, 1973, Munich

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66

Eveline Peterson

Badminton player

*January 17th, 1877, Jalpaiguri †November 30th, 1943, Totnes

85

Hermann Hesse

Nobel Prize winning German-Swiss poet, novelist and painter (1877–1962)

*July 2nd, 1877, Calw †August 9th, 1962, Montagnola

50

Isadora Duncan

American dancer and choreographer

*May 26th, 1877, San Francisco †September 14th, 1927, Nice

58

O.P. Heggie

American actor (1877-1936)

*September 17th, 1877, Angaston †February 7th, 1936, Los Angeles

72

Rex Beach

Author and water polo player (1877-1949)

*September 1st, 1877, Antrim County †December 7th, 1949, Sebring

82

Roelof Klein

Dutch rower

*June 7th, 1877, Lemmer †February 13th, 1960, Montclair

71

Ulrich Salchow

Swedish figure skater

*August 7th, 1877, Copenhagen †April 19th, 1949, Hedvig Eleonora parish

69

Giuseppe Volpi

Italian businessman and politician (1877-1947)

*November 19th, 1877, Venice †November 16th, 1947, Rome

67

Charles Glover Barkla

English physicist (1877-1944)

*June 7th, 1877, Widnes †October 23rd, 1944, Edinburgh

92

Laura Knight

English artist (1877-1970)

*August 4th, 1877, Long Eaton †July 7th, 1970, London

68

Francis William Aston

British chemist (1877-1945)

*September 1st, 1877, Harborne †November 20th, 1945, Cambridge

70

G.H. Hardy

British mathematician (1877–1947)

*February 7th, 1877, Cranleigh †December 1st, 1947, Cambridge

64

Hendrik Bolkestein

Dutch classical scholar

*December 18th, 1877, Amsterdam †July 24th, 1942, Utrecht

60

Muhammad Iqbal

South Asian Muslim writer, philosopher, and politician

*November 9th, 1877, Sialkot †April 21st, 1938, Lahore

93

Hjalmar Schacht

German politician and economist

*January 22nd, 1877, Tinglev Municipality †June 3rd, 1970, Munich

75

Raoul Dufy

French painter (1877-1953)

*June 3rd, 1877, Le Havre †March 23rd, 1953, Forcalquier

69

Wilhelm Frick

German Nazi official (1877-1946)

*March 12th, 1877, Alsenz †October 16th, 1946, Nuremberg

81

Enrico de Nicola

President of Italy from 1946 to 1948

*November 9th, 1877, Naples †October 1st, 1959, Torre del Greco

91

Kees van Dongen

Dutch painter (1877–1968)

*January 26th, 1877, Delfshaven †May 28th, 1968, Monte Carlo

83

Hélène Dutrieu

Belgian cyclist, stunt driver and aviator

*July 10th, 1877, Tournai †June 26th, 1961, Paris

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1877 is a normal year and no leap year.

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