October 8th, 1958

Born on October 8th, 1958

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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, 1958

65

Ursula von der Leyen

President of the European Commission since 2019

*October 8th, 1958, Ixelles - Elsene

63

Urvashi Vaid

Indian and American writer, lawyer and LGBTQ+ activist

*October 8th, 1958, New Delhi †May 14th, 2022, New York City

65

Steve Coll

Journalist, author, academic, and business executive (born 1958)

*October 8th, 1958, Washington, D.C.

65

Michael Jarrell

Swiss composer

*October 8th, 1958, Geneva

65

Ruffin McNeill

American football player and coach (born 1958)

*October 8th, 1958, Lumberton

65

Bret Lott

Novelist, short story writer, editor

*October 8th, 1958, Los Angeles

65

Ute Willing

German actress

*October 8th, 1958, Munich

62

Hector Avalos

Professor of Religious Studies/Iowa State University/author of several books about religion

*October 8th, 1958, Heroica Nogales †April 12th, 2021

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Who's birthday is on October 8th?

52

David Gauke

British politician and solicitor (born 1971)

*October 8th, 1971, Ipswich

36

Duda Beat

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*October 8th, 1987, Recife

74

Sigourney Weaver

American actress

*October 8th, 1949, Manhattan

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

63

Lorenzo Mila

Spanish journalist and presenter

*October 8th, 1960, Esplugues de Llobregat

46

Jamie Marchi

American voice actress

*October 8th, 1977, Knoxville

50

Murmel Clausen

German screenwriter

*October 8th, 1973, Munich

55

Julia Ann

American pornographic actress

*October 8th, 1968, Glendale

61

Richard Lintern

British actor

*October 8th, 1962, Taunton

69

Brigitte Rohde

East German hurdler and sprinter

*October 8th, 1954, Prenzlau

64

Carlos I. Noriega

Peruvian astronaut

*October 8th, 1959, Lima

30

Molly Quinn

American actress

*October 8th, 1993, Texarkana

93

Otto Winter Hjelm

Norwegian composer

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

30

Barbara Palvin

Hungarian model

*October 8th, 1993, Budapest

66

Antonio Cabrini

Italian footballer and manager

*October 8th, 1957, Cremona

58

Matt Biondi

American swimmer

*October 8th, 1965, Moraga

60

David Yates

English filmmaker

*October 8th, 1963, St Helens

42

Anja Gräfenstein

German actress

*October 8th, 1981, Schwerin

69

Michael Dudikoff

American actor and martial artist

*October 8th, 1954, Redondo Beach

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Born in 1958

50

Michael Jackson

American singer, songwriter, and dancer (1958–2009)

*August 29th, 1958, Gary †June 25th, 2009, Los Angeles

66

Gary Numan

English musician (born 1958)

*March 8th, 1958, Hammersmith

65

Jane Wiedlin

American musician

*May 20th, 1958, Oconomowoc

65

Jon Cassar

Maltese-Canadian director and producer

*April 27th, 1958, Valletta

65

Jello Biafra

American singer

*June 17th, 1958, Boulder

65

Wayne Hussey

English musician, singer of The Mission

*May 26th, 1958, Bristol

65

Madonna

American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1958)

*August 16th, 1958, Bay City

65

Olaf Scholz

German politician (SPD) and 9th Federal Chancellor of Germany (since 2021)

*June 14th, 1958, Osnabrück

65

Glenn Gregory

English singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist

*May 16th, 1958, Sheffield

66

Caryl Phillips

Kittian-British writer

*March 13th, 1958, Saint Kitts

64

Jens Arentzen

Danish actor

*March 2nd, 1958, Frederiksberg †November 22nd, 2022

66

Dietmar Bartsch

German politician

*March 31st, 1958, Stralsund

65

Jah Wobble

English bassist, recording artist, songwriter

*August 11th, 1958, Stepney

66

Alec Baldwin

American actor, comedian and producer (born 1958)

*April 3rd, 1958, Amityville

65

Alexander Held

German actor

*October 19th, 1958, Munich

66

Volker Pispers

German cabaret artist

*January 18th, 1958, Rheydt

66

Reinhard Wolters

German historian of classical history and numismatist

*March 14th, 1958, Duisburg

65

Achim Arbeiter

German archaeologist

*September 3rd, 1958, Dierdorf

65

Tim Butler

English songwriter and musician

*December 7th, 1958, Teddington

65

Andrea Jördens

German papyrologist, classical scholar and historian

*June 27th, 1958, Hildesheim

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No: With 365 days 1958 is a normal year and no leap year.

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