October 8th, 1989

Born on October 8th, 1989

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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, 1989

36

Kushtrim Lushtaku

Albanian footballer

*October 8th, 1989, Skenderaj

36

Sione Lousi

New Zealand rugby league footballer

*October 8th, 1989, Auckland

36

Devereaux Peters

Basketball player

*October 8th, 1989, Chicago

34

Alejandra Villafañe

Colombian actress and model, 1989-2023

*October 8th, 1989, Zarzal †October 21st, 2023, Bogotá

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Born in 1989

37

Daniel Radcliffe

British actor (born 1989)

*July 23rd, 1989, Hammersmith

37

Wang Xiaoli

Chinese badminton player

*June 24th, 1989, Huangshi

37

Corbin Bleu

American actor, model, dancer, film producer and singer-songwriter

*February 21st, 1989, Brooklyn

37

Chen Long

Chinese badminton player

*January 18th, 1989, Shashi District

37

Alexandra Stan

Romanian singer

*June 10th, 1989, Constanța

37

Misha Zilberman

Israeli badminton player

*January 30th, 1989, Moscow

36

Marcus Ellis

English badminton player

*September 14th, 1989, Huddersfield

37

Chris Adcock

Badminton player

*April 27th, 1989, Leicester

36

Slimane

French singer-songwiter

*October 13th, 1989, Montfermeil

36

Jess Glynne

British singer

*October 20th, 1989, London

37

Katrin Neudolt

Austrian badminton player

*May 11th, 1989, Mödling

36

Thomas Müller

German association football player

*September 13th, 1989, Weilheim in Oberbayern

37

Bronte Barratt

Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, world champion, former world record-holder

*February 8th, 1989, Brisbane

36

Lea Sirk

Slovene singer

*September 1st, 1989, Koper

37

Chukwuma Akabueze

Footballer

*May 6th, 1989, Ilorin

37

Reika Kakiiwa

Japanese badminton player

*July 19th, 1989, Kamiamakusa

37

Kenichi Tago

Japanese badminton player

*July 16th, 1989, Warabi

37

Richi Puspita Dili

Indonesian badminton player

*July 10th, 1989, Sleman

37

Ivan Sozonov

Russian badminton player

*July 6th, 1989, Yekaterinburg

37

Derek Wong

Singaporean badminton player

*January 13th, 1989, Singapore

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No: With 365 days 1989 is a normal year and no leap year.

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