October 8th, 2001

Born on October 8th, 2001

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What happened on October 8th, 2001?

October 8th, 2001

U.S. President George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security

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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linate_Airport

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, 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, 2001

22

Huh Yun-jin

South Korean-American singer

*October 8th, 2001, Irwon-dong

22

Percy Hynes White

Canadian actor

*October 8th, 2001, St. John's

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

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

52

David Gauke

British politician and solicitor (born 1971)

*October 8th, 1971, Ipswich

38

Bruno Mars

American singer, songwriter, and record producer

*October 8th, 1985, Honolulu

30

Molly Quinn

American actress

*October 8th, 1993, Texarkana

30

Barbara Palvin

Hungarian model

*October 8th, 1993, Budapest

26

Bella Thorne

American actress and singer (born 1997)

*October 8th, 1997, Pembroke Pines

30

Garbiñe Muguruza

Spanish-Venezuelan tennis player

*October 8th, 1993, Caracas

74

Sigourney Weaver

American actress

*October 8th, 1949, Manhattan

53

Matt Damon

American actor, screenwriter, and producer

*October 8th, 1970, Cambridge

46

Jamie Marchi

American voice actress

*October 8th, 1977, Knoxville

50

Murmel Clausen

German screenwriter

*October 8th, 1973, Munich

93

Otto Winter Hjelm

Norwegian composer

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

53

Sadiq Khan

British politician, Mayor of London (born 1970)

*October 8th, 1970, Tooting

42

Anja Gräfenstein

German actress

*October 8th, 1981, Schwerin

24

Keydomar Vallenilla

Venezuelan weightlifter

*October 8th, 1999, La Guaira

63

Lorenzo Mila

Spanish journalist and presenter

*October 8th, 1960, Esplugues de Llobregat

41

Annemiek van Vleuten

Dutch cyclist

*October 8th, 1982, Vleuten

55

Julia Ann

American pornographic actress

*October 8th, 1968, Glendale

44

Kristanna Loken

American actress

*October 8th, 1979, Ghent

Same year
Born in 2001

22

Billie Eilish

American singer-songwriter (born 2001)

*December 18th, 2001, Los Angeles

22

Noa Kirel

Israeli singer-songwriter, actress, dancer, and television host; represented Israel in the 2023 Eurovision

*May 10th, 2001, Haifa

22

Kaia Gerber

American model and actress

*September 3rd, 2001, Los Angeles County

22

Tiago PZK

Argentine rapper and singer

*August 3rd, 2001, Monte Grande

22

Malvika Bansod

Indian badminton player

*September 15th, 2001, Nagpur

23

Lalinrat Chaiwan

Badminton player

*February 21st, 2001, Lampang

22

Martina La Piana

Italian boxer

*November 26th, 2001, Catania

22

Cris MJ

Chilean singer

*September 16th, 2001, La Serena

22

Quevedo

Spanish rapper, singer and songwriter

*December 7th, 2001, Canary Islands

22

Selina Freitag

German ski jumper

*May 19th, 2001, Erlabrunn

22

Fiorella Corimberto

Argentinian Beach handball player

*August 29th, 2001, Buenos Aires

22

Marit van Ede

Dutch Handball player

*December 26th, 2001, Nieuwegein

23

Klaudia Pintér

Hungarian beach handball player

*February 14th, 2001, Budapest

23

Marit Crajé

Dutch Handball player

*January 12th, 2001, Apeldoorn

22

Lil Tjay

American rapper and singer-songwriter

*April 30th, 2001, The Bronx

22

Dana Danilenko

Badminton player

*July 19th, 2001, Lod

22

Zack Tabudlo

Filipino singer-songwriter (born 2001)

*December 6th, 2001, Las Piñas

23

Di Zijian

Chinese badminton player

*February 27th, 2001, Liaoyang

22

Linda Mazri

Badminton player

*December 21st, 2001, El Biar

22

Brian Yang

Badminton player

*November 25th, 2001, Toronto

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No: With 365 days 2001 is a normal year and no leap year.

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