October 8th, 1969

Born on October 8th, 1969

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What happened on October 8th, 1969?

October 8th, 1969

The opening rally of the Days of Rage occurs, organized by the Weather Underground in Chicago.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Days_of_Rage

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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather_Underground

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, 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.

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

Born on October 8th, 1969

54

Dylan Neal

Canadian/American actor (born 1969)

*October 8th, 1969, Richmond Hill

54

Jeremy Davies

American actor

*October 8th, 1969, Traverse City

54

Hagen Rether

German standup comedian and pianist

*October 8th, 1969, Bucharest

54

Karin Sonnenmoser

German manager

*October 8th, 1969, Biberach an der Riss

54

Dimitri Ashkenazy

Icelandic clarinetist

*October 8th, 1969, New York City

54

Susanna Griso

Spanish journalist and presenter

*October 8th, 1969, Barcelona

54

Mariana Moyano

Argentine journalist

*October 8th, 1969, Buenos Aires †October 25th, 2023, Buenos Aires

54

Josef Brown

Australian actor, dancer and choreographer

*October 8th, 1969, Woomera Village

54

Lotte Munk

Danish actress

*October 8th, 1969, Hals

54

Marcus Mittermeier

German actor and film director

*October 8th, 1969, Landshut

54

Kara Zediker

American actress

*October 8th, 1969, Kankakee

Same Day
Who's birthday is on October 8th?

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

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

55

Julia Ann

American pornographic actress

*October 8th, 1968, Glendale

38

Bruno Mars

American singer, songwriter, and record producer

*October 8th, 1985, Honolulu

50

Murmel Clausen

German screenwriter

*October 8th, 1973, Munich

74

Sigourney Weaver

American actress

*October 8th, 1949, Manhattan

53

Sadiq Khan

British politician, Mayor of London (born 1970)

*October 8th, 1970, Tooting

46

Jamie Marchi

American voice actress

*October 8th, 1977, Knoxville

55

Emily Procter

American actress

*October 8th, 1968, Raleigh

30

Molly Quinn

American actress

*October 8th, 1993, Texarkana

30

Barbara Palvin

Hungarian model

*October 8th, 1993, Budapest

58

Matt Biondi

American swimmer

*October 8th, 1965, Moraga

42

Anja Gräfenstein

German actress

*October 8th, 1981, Schwerin

57

Heiko Pinkowski

German actor

*October 8th, 1966, Krefeld

55

Leeroy Thornhill

British musician

*October 8th, 1968, Barking

49

Bruno Mantovani

French composer

*October 8th, 1974, Châtillon

93

Otto Winter Hjelm

Norwegian composer

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

44

Kristanna Loken

American actress

*October 8th, 1979, Ghent

Same year
Born in 1969

55

Brian Krause

American actor

*February 1st, 1969, Lake Forest

54

Justine Frischmann

English musician

*September 16th, 1969, Kensington

54

Lucero

Mexican singer and actress

*August 29th, 1969, Mexico City

54

Thomas Vinterberg

Danish film director

*May 19th, 1969, Copenhagen

54

Søren Rasted

Danish musician

*June 13th, 1969, Blovstrød

54

Magnus Samuelsson

Swedish strongman

*December 21st, 1969, Kisa

54

Jens Eriksen

Danish badminton player

*December 30th, 1969, Copenhagen

55

Michael Schumacher

German racing driver

*January 3rd, 1969, Hürth

54

Ansgar Brinkmann

German footballer

*July 5th, 1969, Vechta

54

Brad Beven

Triathlete

*September 18th, 1969, Mirriwinni

54

Catrine Bengtsson

Badminton player

*September 21st, 1969, Gothenburg

54

Jyri Aalto

Finnish badminton player

*July 11th, 1969, Helsinki

54

Markus Gisdol

German association football player and manager

*August 17th, 1969, Geislingen an der Steige

55

Jintara Poonlarp

Thai female singer

*March 6th, 1969, Kaset Wisai

55

Arabella Kiesbauer

German talk show host

*April 8th, 1969, Vienna

54

Linus Torvalds

Finnish-American software engineer

*December 28th, 1969, Helsinki

54

Jennifer Lopez

American singer and actress

*July 24th, 1969, The Bronx

54

Maj Helen Sorkmo

Norwegian cross-country skier

*August 14th, 1969, Os Municipality

55

Bettina Stucky

Swiss actress

*January 1st, 1969, Bern

54

Matthew Perry

American-Canadian actor (1969–2023)

*August 19th, 1969, Williamstown †October 28th, 2023, Los Angeles

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No: With 365 days 1969 is a normal year and no leap year.

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