October 8th, 2007

Born on October 8th, 2007

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

Same year
Born in 2007

19

Infanta Sofía of Spain

Younger child of King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia

*April 29th, 2007, Madrid

18

James, Earl of Wessex

Son of Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh

*December 17th, 2007, Frimley Park Hospital

18

Viki Gabor

Polish singer

*July 10th, 2007, Hamburg

18

Kuzey Tunçelli

Turkish swimmer

*August 30th, 2007, Kocaeli

19

Ana Paula Martínez

Mexican actress

*February 22nd, 2007, Mexico City

18

Park Min-ha

South Korean actress

*July 2nd, 2007, Gunpo

19

Quan Hongchan

Chinese diver (2007-)

*March 28th, 2007, Zhanjiang

19

Princess Lalla Khadija of Morocco

Moroccan Royal

*February 28th, 2007, Rabat

19

Stacey Fru

Child Author and Philanthropist

*February 16th, 2007, Johannesburg

18

Melani García

Spanish singer

*June 10th, 2007, L'Eliana

18

Aubrey Anderson-Emmons

American child actress

*June 6th, 2007, Santa Monica

19

Cailey Fleming

American actress

*March 25th, 2007, Picayune

18

DJ Switch

Ghanaian disc jockey

*December 12th, 2007, Dadieso

18

Teodora Kostović

Serbian tennis player

*June 28th, 2007, Novi Sad

18

Alina Korneeva

Russian tennis player

*June 23rd, 2007, Moscow

19

Louis Sharp

New Zealand racing driver

*May 11th, 2007, Nottingham

19

Adam Benák

Czech ice hockey player (born 2007)

*April 10th, 2007, Plzeň

19

Raicca Ventura

Skateboarder

*March 8th, 2007, São Caetano do Sul

19

Anna Pezzetta

Italian figure skater

*March 6th, 2007, Bolzano

19

Kiana Blanckert

Australian born Swedish singer

*February 25th, 2007, Perth

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Public holidays on October 8th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on October 8th.

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Born on October 8th, 2007
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 2007 is a normal year and no leap year.

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