October 8th, 1975

Born on October 8th, 1975

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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, 1975

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Laetitia Pujol

Ballet dancer

*October 8th, 1975, Paris

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Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan

Indian film director

*October 8th, 1975, Gwalior

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Julia Dufvenius

Swedish actress

*October 8th, 1975, Vasa parish

50

Ernesto Ríos

Mexican visual artist

*October 8th, 1975, Cuernavaca

50

Richard Short

British actor

*October 8th, 1975, South Shields

Same year
Born in 1975

51

Zhang Ning

Chinese female badminton player

*May 19th, 1975, Jinzhou

50

Ane Dahl Torp

Norwegian actress

*August 1st, 1975, Bærum Municipality

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Anders Anundsen

Norwegian politician

*November 17th, 1975, Stavern

51

André Poggenburg

German politician and entrepreneur

*March 12th, 1975, Weißenfels

50

Konrad Bansa

German handball player and coach

*July 24th, 1975, Neuwied

51

Lorin Morgan-Richards

American author, illustrator, and songwriter

*February 16th, 1975, Beebetown

51

Marit Bergman

Swedish singer-songwriter

*May 21st, 1975, Rättvik parish

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Maria Thayer

American actress

*October 30th, 1975, Portland

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Marion Cotillard

French actress

*September 30th, 1975, Paris

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Thomas Bareiß

German politician

*February 15th, 1975, Ebingen

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Angelina Jolie

American actress, humanitarian and filmmaker (born 1975)

*June 4th, 1975, Los Angeles

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Bradley Cooper

American actor

*January 5th, 1975, Philadelphia

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David Beckham

English association football player

*May 2nd, 1975, Leytonstone

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Tobey Maguire

American actor and film producer (born 1975)

*June 27th, 1975, Santa Monica

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50 Cent

American rapper (born 1975)

*July 6th, 1975, Queens

51

Tino Chrupalla

German politician (born 1975)

*April 14th, 1975, Weißwasser

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Milla Jovovich

Russian-American actress and model

*December 17th, 1975, Kyiv

50

Liz Truss

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 2022

*July 26th, 1975, Oxford

50

Kate Winslet

English actress (born 1976)

*October 5th, 1975, Reading

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Natalie Imbruglia

Australian-British singer and actress

*February 4th, 1975, Sydney

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Born on October 8th, 1975
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1975 is a normal year and no leap year.

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