October 8th, 2026

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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

Birthdays and future age on October 8th, 2026

68

Ursula von der Leyen

President of the European Commission since 2019

*October 8th, 1958, Ixelles - Elsene

39

Duda Beat

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*October 8th, 1987, Recife

55

David Gauke

British politician and solicitor (born 1971)

*October 8th, 1971, Ipswich

77

Sigourney Weaver

American actress

*October 8th, 1949, Manhattan

41

Bruno Mars

American singer, songwriter, and record producer

*October 8th, 1985, Honolulu

56

Matt Damon

American actor, screenwriter, and producer

*October 8th, 1970, Cambridge

33

Molly Quinn

American actress

*October 8th, 1993, Texarkana

33

Barbara Palvin

Hungarian model

*October 8th, 1993, Budapest

49

Jamie Marchi

American voice actress

*October 8th, 1977, Knoxville

53

Murmel Clausen

German screenwriter

*October 8th, 1973, Munich

33

Garbiñe Muguruza

Spanish-Venezuelan tennis player

*October 8th, 1993, Caracas

29

Bella Thorne

American actress and singer (born 1997)

*October 8th, 1997, Pembroke Pines

45

Anja Gräfenstein

German actress

*October 8th, 1981, Schwerin

58

Julia Ann

American pornographic actress

*October 8th, 1968, Glendale

44

Annemiek van Vleuten

Dutch cyclist

*October 8th, 1982, Vleuten

47

Kristanna Loken

American actress

*October 8th, 1979, Ghent

64

Richard Lintern

British actor

*October 8th, 1962, Taunton

56

Sadiq Khan

British politician, Mayor of London (born 1970)

*October 8th, 1970, Tooting

52

Bruno Mantovani

French composer

*October 8th, 1974, Châtillon

61

Matt Biondi

American swimmer

*October 8th, 1965, Moraga

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