October 8th, 1966

Born on October 8th, 1966

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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, 1966

59

Heiko Pinkowski

German actor

*October 8th, 1966, Krefeld

59

Tabea Zimmermann

German violist

*October 8th, 1966, Lahr/Schwarzwald

59

Karyn Parsons

American actress, author, and comedian (born 1956)

*October 8th, 1966, Hollywood

44

Felipe Camiroaga

Chilean television presenter (1966-2011)

*October 8th, 1966, Santiago †September 2nd, 2011, Juan Fernández Islands

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Born in 1966

59

Jimmy Wales

Co-founder of Wikipedia (born 1966)

*August 7th, 1966, Huntsville

59

Diedrich Bader

American actor

*December 24th, 1966, Alexandria

59

Marcus Marin

German football player and manager

*December 13th, 1966, Hamburg

60

Lucie Bílá

Czech singer and actress

*April 7th, 1966, Otvovice

56

Sinéad O'Connor

Irish singer-songwriter and activist (1966–2023)

*December 8th, 1966, Glenageary †July 26th, 2023, London

59

David Cameron

British politician (born 1966)

*October 9th, 1966, Marylebone

59

Kiefer Sutherland

Canadian actor

*December 21st, 1966, St. Mary's Hospital

60

Olaf Thon

German association football player and manager

*May 1st, 1966, Gelsenkirchen

60

Thomas Doll

German association football manager (born 1966)

*April 9th, 1966, Malchin

60

Franco Foda

German association football player and manager

*April 23rd, 1966, Mainz

60

Bruno Labbadia

German association football player and manager

*February 8th, 1966, Darmstadt

60

Olaf Marschall

German association football player and manager (1966–)

*March 19th, 1966, Torgau

60

Urs Fischer

Swiss association football player and manager (born 1966)

*February 20th, 1966, Triengen

60

Markus Schupp

German association football player and manager

*January 7th, 1966, Idar-Oberstein

60

Thomas Häßler

German footballer

*May 30th, 1966, West Berlin

60

Stefan Mappus

German politician, former PM of Baden-Württemberg

*April 4th, 1966, Pforzheim

59

Mike Tyson

American boxer and media personality (born 1966)

*June 30th, 1966, Brooklyn

59

Daniel Schwerd

German politician

*November 3rd, 1966, Cologne

60

Marin Hinkle

American actress

*March 23rd, 1966, Dar es Salaam

59

Amélie Nothomb

Belgian Francophone writer

*July 9th, 1966, Kobe

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Born on October 8th, 1966
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1966 is a normal year and no leap year.

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