October 8th, 2006

Born on October 8th, 2006

Age in days, weeks and months
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What 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.

October 8th, 2019

About 200 Extinction Rebellion activists block the gates of Leinster House (parliament) in the Republic of Ireland.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on October 8th

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

74

Sigourney Weaver

American actress

*October 8th, 1949, Manhattan

26

Bella Thorne

American actress and singer (born 1997)

*October 8th, 1997, Pembroke Pines

53

Matt Damon

American actor, screenwriter, and producer

*October 8th, 1970, Cambridge

30

Garbiñe Muguruza

Spanish-Venezuelan tennis player

*October 8th, 1993, Caracas

46

Jamie Marchi

American voice actress

*October 8th, 1977, Knoxville

93

Otto Winter Hjelm

Norwegian composer

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

50

Murmel Clausen

German screenwriter

*October 8th, 1973, Munich

42

Anja Gräfenstein

German actress

*October 8th, 1981, Schwerin

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

22

Percy Hynes White

Canadian actor

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

30

Angus T. Jones

American actor

*October 8th, 1993, Austin

20

Angela Aguilar Álvarez

Mexican and American singer (born 2003)

*October 8th, 2003, Los Angeles

Same year
Born in 2006

18

Angelina Jordan

Norwegian singer

*January 10th, 2006, Oslo

17

Mckenna Grace

American actress and musician (born 2006)

*June 25th, 2006, Grapevine

17

Jacob Tremblay

Canadian actor

*October 5th, 2006, Vancouver

17

Matheu Hinzen

Dutch actor and singer

*May 12th, 2006, Antwerp

17

Conrad Laursen

Danish racing driver (born 2006)

*May 11th, 2006, Copenhagen

18

Barron Trump

Son of Donald Trump and Melania Trump (born 2006)

*March 20th, 2006, Manhattan

18

Josh Pierson

American racing driver

*February 14th, 2006, Portland

18

Moses Martin

British son of Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow

*April 8th, 2006, Manhattan

17

Prince Hisahito of Akishino

Japanese prince

*September 6th, 2006, Aiiku Hospital

18

Tobias Slotsager

Danish footballer

*January 1st, 2006, Morud

18

Lee Re

South Korean actress

*March 12th, 2006, Gwangju

17

DANELIYA

Kazakh singer

*July 18th, 2006, Astana

17

Kal So-won

South Korean actress

*August 14th, 2006, Seoul

18

Lana Pudar

Bosnian swimmer

*January 19th, 2006, Mostar

17

Bombette Martin

British-American park skateboarder

*June 1st, 2006, Manhattan

18

Anastasia Shabotova

Figure skater

*January 17th, 2006, Moscow

17

Kamila Valieva

Russian figure skater (born 2006)

*April 26th, 2006, Kazan

17

Isabella Sermon

British actress

*July 8th, 2006, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

17

Kaiya Ruiter

Canadian figure skater

*May 13th, 2006, Ottawa

17

Mason Ramsey

American singer

*November 16th, 2006, Golconda

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Born on October 8th, 2006
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 2006 is a normal year and no leap year.

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