October 8th, 1998

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What happened on October 8th, 1998?

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.

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What else 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, 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, 1998

20

Ekaterina Koroleva

Russian handball player

*October 8th, 1998, Krymsk †July 7th, 2019, Stare Jabłonki

Same year
Born in 1998

28

Jack Harlow

American rapper and singer

*March 13th, 1998, Louisville

27

Conan Gray

American singer-songwriter

*December 5th, 1998, Lemon Grove

28

Chappell Roan

American pop singer

*February 19th, 1998, Willard

27

Roddy Ricch

American rapper and singer-songwriter

*October 22nd, 1998, Compton

27

Latto

American rapper (born 1998)

*December 22nd, 1998, Columbus

27

Chloe Bailey

American singer and actress

*July 1st, 1998, Atlanta

27

Dave

British rapper

*June 5th, 1998, London

27

Bizarrap

Argentine record producer

*August 29th, 1998, Ramos Mejía

28

Sexyy Red

American rapper (born 1998)

*April 15th, 1998, St. Louis

28

Ayliva

German singer-songwriter

*April 4th, 1998, Recklinghausen

28

Anders Dreyer

Danish association football player

*May 2nd, 1998, Bramming

28

Ari Ólafsson

Icelandic singer

*May 21st, 1998, Reykjavík

27

Nikolas Cruz

American mass shooter and former student of Stoneman Douglas High School

*September 24th, 1998, Margate

28

Ingrid Syrstad Engen

Norwegian association football player

*April 29th, 1998, Melhus Municipality

27

Einar Lurås Oftebro

Norwegian nordic combined skier

*August 6th, 1998, Bærum Municipality

27

Kati-Kreet Marran

Estonian badminton player

*July 13th, 1998, Tartu

28

Yulfira Barkah

Indonesian badminton player

*February 4th, 1998, Medan

28

Pornpawee Chochuwong

Badminton player

*January 22nd, 1998, Rayong

27

Nina Chuba

German singer and actress

*October 14th, 1998, Wedel

27

BossMan Dlow

American rapper

*August 31st, 1998, Port Salerno

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No: With 365 days 1998 is a normal year and no leap year.

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