October 8th, 1974

Born on October 8th, 1974

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What happened on October 8th, 1974?

October 8th, 1974

Franklin National Bank collapses due to fraud and mismanagement; at the time it is the largest bank failure in the history of the United States.

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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, 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, 1974

49

Bruno Mantovani

French composer

*October 8th, 1974, Châtillon

49

Koji Murofushi

Japanese hammer thrower, university professor (physical education), commissioner of the Japan sports agency

*October 8th, 1974, Numazu

49

Łukasz Witt-Michałowski

Polish actor

*October 8th, 1974, Lublin

49

James Thiérrée

French actor

*October 8th, 1974, Lausanne

49

DJ Q-Ball

American disc jockey

*October 8th, 1974, Limerick Township

49

Didier Angibeaud

Cameroonian footballer

*October 8th, 1974, Douala

49

Fredrik Modin

Swedish ice hockey player

*October 8th, 1974, Sundsvall

49

Kevyn Adams

American ice hockey player

*October 8th, 1974, Washington, D.C.

49

Martin Henderson

New Zealand actor (born 1974)

*October 8th, 1974, Auckland

42

Rashaan Salaam

All-American college football player, professional football player, running back, Heisman Trophy winner (1974-2016)

*October 8th, 1974, San Diego †December 5th, 2016, Boulder

49

Aneela Mirza

Danish singer

*October 8th, 1974, Frederiksværk

Same Day
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

65

Ursula von der Leyen

President of the European Commission since 2019

*October 8th, 1958, Ixelles - Elsene

50

Murmel Clausen

German screenwriter

*October 8th, 1973, Munich

53

Matt Damon

American actor, screenwriter, and producer

*October 8th, 1970, Cambridge

46

Jamie Marchi

American voice actress

*October 8th, 1977, Knoxville

38

Bruno Mars

American singer, songwriter, and record producer

*October 8th, 1985, Honolulu

74

Sigourney Weaver

American actress

*October 8th, 1949, Manhattan

47

Renate Groenewold

Dutch speed skater and cyclist

*October 8th, 1976, Veendam plaats

55

Julia Ann

American pornographic actress

*October 8th, 1968, Glendale

42

Anja Gräfenstein

German actress

*October 8th, 1981, Schwerin

30

Molly Quinn

American actress

*October 8th, 1993, Texarkana

30

Barbara Palvin

Hungarian model

*October 8th, 1993, Budapest

44

Kristanna Loken

American actress

*October 8th, 1979, Ghent

53

Sadiq Khan

British politician, Mayor of London (born 1970)

*October 8th, 1970, Tooting

41

Annemiek van Vleuten

Dutch cyclist

*October 8th, 1982, Vleuten

93

Otto Winter Hjelm

Norwegian composer

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

30

Garbiñe Muguruza

Spanish-Venezuelan tennis player

*October 8th, 1993, Caracas

47

Karina Bacchi

Brazilian actress, model and reality television personality

*October 8th, 1976, São Manuel

26

Bella Thorne

American actress and singer (born 1997)

*October 8th, 1997, Pembroke Pines

Same year
Born in 1974

49

Arianne Zucker

American actress and model

*June 3rd, 1974, Northridge

50

Ty Olsson

Canadian actor (born 1974)

*January 28th, 1974, Halifax

49

Anggun

Indonesian-born French singer-songwriter and television personality

*April 29th, 1974, Jakarta

50

Maulik Pancholy

Indian American actor, author, activist, and speaker

*January 18th, 1974, Kissimmee

49

Yoo Yong-sung

Badminton player

*October 25th, 1974, Dangjin

49

Michelle Edwards

Badminton player

*July 11th, 1974, Durban

49

Kenneth Jonassen

Badminton player

*July 3rd, 1974, Herning

49

Markus Weinzierl

German association football player and manager

*December 28th, 1974, Straubing

49

Marina Andrievskaia

Badminton player

*November 20th, 1974, Moscow

49

Florentine Lahme

TV and film actress

*July 21st, 1974, Berlin

50

Anna Grisebach

German actress

*March 20th, 1974, Göttingen

49

Leonardo DiCaprio

American actor and film producer (born 1974)

*November 11th, 1974, Los Angeles

50

Adrian Holmes

Welsh-Canadian actor

*March 31st, 1974, Wrexham

50

Martin Dulig

German politician (SPD)

*February 26th, 1974, Plauen

50

Steve Lomas

Northern Irish association football player and manager

*January 18th, 1974, Hanover

49

Bas Böttcher

German writer and poetry slam performer

*December 31st, 1974, Bremen

50

Alyson Hannigan

American actress and television presenter

*March 24th, 1974, Washington, D.C.

50

Tri Kusharyanto

Badminton player

*January 18th, 1974, Yogyakarta City

49

Ye Zhaoying

Chinese badminton player

*May 7th, 1974, Hangzhou

49

Kim Ji-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*September 10th, 1974, Busan

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No: With 365 days 1974 is a normal year and no leap year.

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