October 8th, 1952

Born on October 8th, 1952

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What happened on October 8th, 1952?

October 8th, 1952

The Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash kills 112 people.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrow_and_Wealdstone_rail_crash

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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrow_and_Wealdstone_rail_crash

What else 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, 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.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on October 8th

Born on October 8th, 1952

71

Edward Zwick

American filmmaker and producer

*October 8th, 1952, Chicago

71

Jan Marijnissen

Dutch former politician

*October 8th, 1952, Oss

71

Maria Domenica Michelotti

Captain Regent of San Marino

*October 8th, 1952, Bourg-Saint-Maurice

71

Takis Koroneos

Greek basketball player and coach

*October 8th, 1952, Rethymno

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Who's birthday is on October 8th?

65

Ursula von der Leyen

President of the European Commission since 2019

*October 8th, 1958, Ixelles - Elsene

74

Sigourney Weaver

American actress

*October 8th, 1949, Manhattan

36

Duda Beat

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*October 8th, 1987, Recife

52

David Gauke

British politician and solicitor (born 1971)

*October 8th, 1971, Ipswich

53

Matt Damon

American actor, screenwriter, and producer

*October 8th, 1970, Cambridge

38

Bruno Mars

American singer, songwriter, and record producer

*October 8th, 1985, Honolulu

69

Brigitte Rohde

East German hurdler and sprinter

*October 8th, 1954, Prenzlau

58

Claude Jade

French actress (1948-2006)

*October 8th, 1948, Dijon †December 1st, 2006, Boulogne-Billancourt

46

Jamie Marchi

American voice actress

*October 8th, 1977, Knoxville

93

Otto Winter Hjelm

Norwegian composer

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

69

Michael Dudikoff

American actor and martial artist

*October 8th, 1954, Redondo Beach

50

Murmel Clausen

German screenwriter

*October 8th, 1973, Munich

30

Molly Quinn

American actress

*October 8th, 1993, Texarkana

55

Johnny Ramone

American guitarist (1948–2004)

*October 8th, 1948, Long Island †September 15th, 2004, Los Angeles

55

Julia Ann

American pornographic actress

*October 8th, 1968, Glendale

30

Barbara Palvin

Hungarian model

*October 8th, 1993, Budapest

76

Sheila Ferguson

American soul singer

*October 8th, 1947, Philadelphia

70

Aldine Müller

Brazilian actress

*October 8th, 1953, São José dos Ausentes

73

Robert Bell

American musician, founder of Kool & the Gang

*October 8th, 1950, Youngstown

61

Richard Lintern

British actor

*October 8th, 1962, Taunton

Same year
Born in 1952

71

Vladimir Putin

President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)

*October 7th, 1952, V.F. Snegiryov Maternity Hospital No.6

71

Larry Elder

American talk radio host and attorney (born 1952)

*April 27th, 1952, Los Angeles

71

Matti Geschonneck

German film director

*May 8th, 1952, Potsdam

64

Ina-Maria Federowski

German singer (1952-2017)

*September 28th, 1952, Freital †July 13th, 2017, Berlin

71

Knud Arne Jürgensen

Danish music historian

*July 8th, 1952, Copenhagen

49

Douglas Adams

English author and humourist (1952–2001)

*March 11th, 1952, Cambridge †May 11th, 2001, Santa Barbara

64

Reinhard Häfner

German association football player and manager (1952–2016)

*February 2nd, 1952, Sonneberg †October 24th, 2016, Dresden

72

Steven Seagal

American actor, martial artist, and film producer

*April 10th, 1952, Lansing

72

Wolfgang Kubicki

German politician

*March 3rd, 1952, Brunswick

72

Lennart Fagerlund

Cyclist

*April 2nd, 1952, Nässjö

72

Magnar Åm

Norwegian composer

*April 9th, 1952, Trondheim

71

Joachim Kaps

German actor and voice actor

*November 3rd, 1952, Görlitz

58

Brigitte Maier

Porn actress, adult model (1952–2010)

*August 7th, 1952, Kiel †November 13th, 2010, Los Angeles

71

Liam Neeson

Northern Irish actor (born 1952)

*June 7th, 1952, Ballymena

71

Orhan Pamuk

Turkish novelist

*June 7th, 1952, Istanbul

71

Duncan Regehr

Canadian writer, artist and actor

*October 5th, 1952, Lethbridge

71

Mandy Patinkin

American actor and singer

*November 30th, 1952, Chicago

71

John Goodman

American actor, voice artist and comedian (born 1952)

*June 20th, 1952, Affton

71

Stephen Lang

American actor

*July 11th, 1952, New York City

64

Alejandro Atchugarry

Uruguayan politician

*July 31st, 1952, Montevideo †February 19th, 2017, Montevideo

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Yes: 1952 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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