October 8 is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years). There are 84 days remaining in the year. A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing an extra day or month in order to keep the calendar year in sync with an astronomical or seasonal year. ...

October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). ... October 2 is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 90 days remaining. ... October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in Leap years). ... October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in Leap years). ... October 5 is the 278th day of the year (279th in Leap years). ... October 6 is the 279th day of the year (280th in Leap years). ... October 7 is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years). ... October 9 is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in Leap years). ... October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in Leap years). ... October 11 is the 284th day of the year (285th in Leap years). ... October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). ... October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years). ... October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in Leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in Leap years). ... October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in Leap years). ... October 17 is the 290th (in leap years the 291st) day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. ... October 18 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in Leap years). ... October 19 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... October 21 is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 71 days remaining. ... October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. ... October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 69 days remaining. ... October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 68 days remaining. ... October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 67 days remaining. ... October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 66 days remaining. ... October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 65 days remaining. ... October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 64 days remaining. ... October 29 is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 63 days remaining. ... October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining, as the final day of October. ... 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Events

• 451 - At Chalcedon, a city of Bithynia in Asia Minor, the first session of the Council of Chalcedon begins (ends on November 1).
• 1582 - Due to the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
• 1600 - San Marino adopts its written constitution.
• 1862 - American Civil War: Battle of Perryville - Union forces under General Don Carlos Buell halt the Confederate invasion of Kentucky by defeating troops led by General Braxton Bragg at Perryville, Kentucky.
• 1871 - Three major fires break out on the shores of Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois, Peshtigo, Wisconsin, and Holland, Michigan
  • The Great Chicago Fire is the most famous of these, burning 1,200,000 acres (4,900 km²) in one day, eventually destroying about 17,450 buildings, and killing about 250 people while leaving another 90,000 homeless.
  • The Peshtigo Fire burns 1,200,000 acres (4,900 km²) across six counties in one day and kills 1,200 to 2,500 people, making it the deadliest in United States history.
  • The Holland Fire destroys at least two towns.
• 1895 - Queen Min of Joseon, the last empress of Korea, was assassinated.
• 1912 - First Balkan War begins: Montenegro declares war against Turkey.
• 1918 - World War I - In the Argonne Forest in France, United States Corporal Alvin C. York almost single-handedly kills 25 German soldiers and captures 132.
• 1932 - The Indian Air Force is established.
• 1939 - World War II: Germany annexes Western Poland.
• 1941 - World War II: In their invasion of the Soviet Union, Germany reaches the Sea of Azov with the capture of Mariupol.
• 1944 - The radio show, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet debuts
• 1956 - New York Yankees baseball pitcher Don Larsen pitches first (and only) perfect game in World Series history in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series.
• 1957 - Baseball: Walter O'Malley announces that the Dodgers are going to move from Brooklyn, New York to Los Angeles, California
• 1962 - Spiegel scandal: Der Spiegel publishes the article "Bedingt abwehrbereit" ("Conditionally prepared for defense") about a NATO manoeuver called "Fallex 62", which uncovered the sorry state of the Bundeswehr (Germany's army) facing the communist threat from the east at the time. The magazine was soon accused of treason.
• 1967 - Guerrilla leader Che Guevara and his men are captured in Bolivia.
• 1968 - Vietnam War: Operation Sealords - United States and South Vietnamese forces launch a new operation in the Mekong Delta.
• 1970 - Vietnam War: In Paris, a Communist delegation rejects US President Richard Nixon's October 7 peace proposal as "a maneuver to deceive world opinion."
• 1978 - Australia's Ken Warby sets the current world water speed record of 317.60mph at Blowering Dam, Australia.
• 1982 - Poland bans Solidarity.
• 1990 - Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: In Jerusalem, Israeli police kill 17 Palestinians and wound over 100 near the Dome of the Rock mosque on the Temple Mount
• 1991 - The Croatian Parliament cuts all remaining ties with Yugoslavia
• 1998 - Oslo Airport Gardermoen, Norway opens.
• 1999 - New Coligny Calendar, NCC, The beginning of a new era of the Colignay Calendar, the oldest material Celtic calendar.
• 2001 - A twin engine Cessna and Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) jetliner collide in heavy fog during takeoff from Milan, Italy killing 118.
• 2001 - U.S. President George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security, which will be headed by Tom Ridge.
• 2003 - Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark's engagement to Australian lawyer Mary Donaldson is announced
• 2004 - Martha Stewart goes to jail.
• 2004 - Schapelle Corby is arrested for drugs smuggling in Bali.

Events April 7 - The Huns sack Metz June 20 - Attila, king of the Huns is defeated at Troyes by Aetius in the Battle of Chalons. ... Chalcedon (Χαλκεδον, sometimes transliterated by purists as Chalkedon) was an ancient maritime town of Bithynia, in Asia Minor, almost directly opposite Byzantium, south of Scutari (modern Ãœsküdar). ... Bithynia as a province of the Roman Empire, 120 AD Bithynia was an ancient province in the northwest of Asia Minor, adjoining the Propontis, the Thracian Bosporus and the Black Sea (Euxine). ... Anatolia (Greek: ανατολη anatole, rising of the sun or East; compare Orient and Levant, by popular etymology Turkish Anadolu to ana mother and dolu filled), also called by the Latin name of Asia Minor, is a region of Southwest Asia which corresponds today to the Asian portion of Turkey. ... The Council of Chalcedon was an ecumenical council that took place from October 8—November 1, 451 at Chalcedon, a city of Bithynia in Asia Minor. ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... Events January 15 - Russia cedes Livonia and Estonia to Poland February 24 - Pope Gregory XIII implements the Gregorian Calendar. ... The Gregorian calendar is the calendar widely used in the Western world. ... // Events January January 1 - Scotland adopts January 1st as being New Years Day February February 17 - Giordano Bruno burned at the stake for heresy July July 2 - Battle of Nieuwpoort: Dutch forces under Maurice of Nassau defeat Spanish forces under Archduke Albert in a battle on the coastal dunes. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The American Civil War was fought in North America from 1861 until 1865 between the United States of America – forces coming mostly from the 23 northern states of the Union – and the newly-formed Confederate States of America, which consisted of 11 southern states that had declared their secession. ... Battle of Perryville Conflict American Civil War Date October 8, 1862 Place Boyle County, Kentucky Result Union strategic victory The Battle of Perryville was an important but largely neglected encounter in the American Civil War. ... ... Don Carlos Buell ( 23 March 1818- 19 November 1898) was an American assistant adjutant general who fought in the Seminole War, the Mexican-American War, and the Civil War. ... Motto: Deo Vindice (Latin: Under God our Vindicator) Anthem: God Save the South (unofficial) Dixie (popular) Capital Montgomery, Alabama February 4, 1861–May 29, 1861 Richmond, Virginia May 29, 1861–April 9, 1865 Danville, Virginia April 3–April 10, 1865 Largest city New Orleans February 4, 1861 until captured May... State nickname: Bluegrass State Other U.S. States Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Governor Ernie Fletcher (R) Official languages English Area 104,749 km² (37th)  - Land 102,989 km²  - Water 1,760 km² (1. ... Braxton Bragg Braxton Bragg (March 22, 1817 – September 27, 1876) was a career U.S. Army officer and a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. ... Perryville is a city located in Boyle County, Kentucky. ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Sunset on Lake Michigan A different sunset on the lake. ... Chicago, colloquially known as the Second City and the Windy City, is the third-largest city in population in the United States and the largest inland city in the country. ... Peshtigo is a city located in Marinette County, Wisconsin. ... Holland is a city located in Western Michigan on the Black River settled in 1847 by Dutch Calvinist separatists under the leadership of Rev. ... Artists rendering of the fire, by John R Chapin. ... The Peshtigo Fire in Peshtigo, Wisconsin has the distinction of being the deadliest conflagration in US history. ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Her Imperial Majesty Empress Myeongseong of Korea (1851–1895), more commonly known as Queen Min (閔妃), was the last empress of Korea. ... Emperor is also a Norwegian black metal band; see Emperor (band). ... Korea (Hangul: 한국, Hanguk, used by South Korea; ì¡°ì„ , Joseon, used by North Korea) refers to South Korea (Republic of Korea) and North Korea (Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea) together, which were a unified country until 1945. ... Jack Ruby murdered the assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, in a very public manner. ... 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ... The outcome as of April 1913 The Balkan Wars were two wars in South-eastern Europe in 1912-1913 in the course of which the Balkan League (Bulgaria, Montenegro, Greece, and Serbia) first conquered Ottoman-held Macedonia and most of Thrace and then fell out of fellowship over the division... Serbia and Montenegro  â€“ Serbia    â€“ Kosovo and Metohia        (UN administration)    â€“ Vojvodina  â€“ Montenegro Official language Serbian Capital Podgorica Former Royal Capital Cetinje President Filip Vujanović Prime Minister Milo Đukanović Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % water  13,812 km²  n/a Population  â€“ Total (2003)  â€“ Density  616,258  48. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... World War I was primarily a European conflict with many facets: immense human sacrifice, stalemate trench warfare, and the use of new, devastating weapons - tanks, aircraft, machineguns, and poison gas. ... Argonne can refer to several different things. ... Sgt. ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... The Indian Air Force (भारतीय वायु सेना : Bharatiya Vayu Sena) is the air-arm of the Military of India and has the prime responsibility of conducting air-based warfare and securing Indian airspace. ... Hey. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th-century conflict that engulfed much of the... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The shallow Sea of Azov is clearly distinguished from the deeper Black Sea. ... Mariupol is a city in the Ukraine. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Nelson family The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet was an American radio and television series. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The New York Yankees are a Major League baseball team based in The Bronx, New York City. ... Picture of Fenway Park. ... Don James Larsen (born August 7, 1929 in Michigan City, Indiana) was a pitcher for seven different Major League Baseball franchises, but is most remembered for his time with the New York Yankees. ... Since 1991, a perfect game has been defined by Major League Baseball as a game in which a pitcher pitches a complete game victory that lasts a minimum of nine innings and in which no opposition player reaches first base. ... In baseball, the World Series is the championship series of Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada, played in October after the end of the regular season between the pennant winner of the American League and the pennant winner of the National League. ... The 1956 World Series of Major League Baseball was played between the New York Yankees (representing the American League) and the defending champion Brooklyn Dodgers (representing the National League) during the month of October 1956. ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Picture of Fenway Park. ... Walter Francis OMalley (1903-1979) circa 1940-1950 Walter Francis OMalley (October 9, 1903 - August 9, 1979) was an American sports executive who owned the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers team in Major League Baseball from 1950 to 1979. ... Brooklyn Dodgers redirects here. ... For other meanings, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ... The City of Los Angeles (from Spanish Los Ángeles , meaning the angels), also known as L.A., is the second-largest city in the United States in terms of population, as well as one of the worlds most important economic, cultural, and entertainment centers. ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Spiegel scandal of 1962 (in German, Spiegel-Affäre) was one of the major political scandals in Germany in the era after the second world war. ... Photo of the cover of the first issue of Der Spiegel (1/1947) Der Spiegel (German for The Mirror) is Germanys biggest and most influential weekly magazine, published in Hamburg, with a circulation of around one million per week. ... The NATO flag NATO 2002 Summit in Prague The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), sometimes called North Atlantic Alliance, Atlantic Alliance or the Western Alliance, is an international organisation for defence collaboration established in 1949, in support of the North Atlantic Treaty signed in Washington, D.C., on April 4... The Bundeswehr (   listen?) is the armed forces of Germany and its administration. ... Communism - Wikipedia /**/ @import /w/skins-1. ... In law, treason is the crime of disloyalty to ones nation. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Che Guevara (Havana - March 5, 1960) Dr. Ernesto Rafael Guevara de la Serna (June 14, 1928 – October 9, 1967), commonly known as Che Guevara or el Che, was an Argentine-born Marxist revolutionary and Cuban guerrilla leader. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... The Vietnam War or Second Indochina War was a conflict between the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN, or North Vietnam), allied with the National Liberation Front (NLF, or Viet Cong) against the Republic of Vietnam (RVN, or South Vietnam), and their allies—notably the United States military in support of... The Sealords Operational Theater Operation Sealords was a military operation that took place during the Vietnam War. ... Official language Vietnamese Capital Saigon Last President Duong Van Minh Last Prime Minister Vu Van Mau Area  - Total  - % water 173,809km² N/A Population  - Total  - Density 19,370,000 (1973 est. ... Mekong River Delta from space, February 1996 The Mekong Delta is the region in Southeast Vietnam where the Mekong River approaches and empties into the sea through a network of distributaries. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Communism refers to a theoretical system of social organization and a political movement based on common ownership of the means of production, democratic workers management and popular control of the state, in socialism. ... Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the thirty-seventh President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Ken Warby is an Australian motorboat racer. ... The World Unlimited water speed record is the officially recognised fastest speed achieved by a water-borne vehicle. ... Miles per hour is a unit of speed, expressing the number of international miles covered per hour. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Solidarity (Polish Solidarność) is a Polish trade union federation founded in September 1980 at the GdaÅ„sk Shipyards, originally led by Lech WaÅ‚Ä™sa. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Israel, the West Bank and Gaza Strip are at the center of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. ... Jerusalem (31°46′ N 35°14′ E; Hebrew:   יְרוּשָׁלַיִם [?]; Yerushalayim; Arabic:   القُدس[?] al-Quds; see also names of Jerusalem) is an ancient Middle Eastern city of key importance to the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. ... The Palestinians are a mainly Arabic-speaking people with family origins in Palestine. ... Dome of the Rock in center of Temple Mount The Dome of the Rock (Arabic: قبة الصخرة Qubbat As-Sakhrah) is a famous Islamic shrine in Jerusalem. ... Aerial view of the Temple Mount, with the Dome of the Rock in the center, the Western Wall and the Al Aqsa Mosque on the upper left of the compound The Temple Mount (Hebrew: (without niqqud: הר הבית), Har haBáyit) or Noble Sanctuary (Arabic: الحرم الشريف,   al-Ḥaram aÅ¡-Å arÄ«f?) is a... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from 1945 to 1992. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Oslo Airport is located in Gardermoen in Ullensaker, Norway, 50 km north of Oslo, and is a modern, international airport with two runways. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... overview of the re-assembled tablet detail The Coligny Calendar, found in Coligny (46°23′ N 5°21′ E) near Lyons, France in 1897, in a temple of Apollo. ... NCC can mean several things: National Cadet Corps - Indian student community, somewhat like the World Scout Movement founded by Sir Robert Baden-Powell National Capital Commission, a Canadian federal commission. ... The Celtic calendar was and remains a way to reconcile lunar and solar years, for purposes of ritual. ... Cessna Aircraft Company, located in Wichita, Kansas, is a manufacturer of general aviation aircraft, from small two-seat, single-engine airplanes to business jets. ... Scandinavian Airlines System, now SAS AB, is an airline based in Stockholm, Sweden. ... This is about the Italian city of Milan. ... For the pop band, see Presidents of the United States of America. ... George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States and a former Governor of the State of Texas. ... On October 8, 2001, in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks, President George W. Bush announced the establishment of an executive-level Office of Homeland Security to coordinate homeland security efforts, to be headed by Governor Tom Ridge with the title of Assistant to the President for Homeland Security. ... Tom Ridge Thomas Joseph Ridge (born August 26, 1946) is a former Governor of Pennsylvania (1995–2001), Assistant to the President for Homeland Security (2001–2003), and the first United States Secretary of Homeland Security (2003–2005). ... 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark (born Frederik André Henrik Christian on May 26, 1968) styled HRH the Crown Prince is the eldest son of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and her husband, Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark. ... The monogram of Mary and Frederik Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, formerly Mary Elizabeth Donaldson (b. ... 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Martha Stewart Martha Stewart (born August 3, 1941) is a television and magazine personality known for her cooking, gardening, etiquette, and arts and crafts projects, and as a general lifestyle guide and homemaker. ... 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Schapelle Corby at her sentencing in a Bali Court Schapelle Leigh Corby (born July 10, 1977) is a former beauty student from Australia. ...

Births

• 1515 - Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox (d. 1578)
• 1676 - Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish scholar (d. 1764)
• 1747 - Jean-François Rewbell, French politician (d. 1807)
• 1765 - Harman Blennerhassett, Irish lawyer (d. 1831)
• 1789 - John Ruggles, American politician (d. 1874)
• 1818 - John Henninger Reagan, American and Confederate politician (d. 1905)
• 1834 - Walter Kittredge, American musician and composer (d. 1905)
• 1870 - Louis Vierne, French organist (d. 1937)
• 1887 - Huntley Gordon, Canadian actor (d. 1956)
• 1888 - Ernst Kretschmer, German psychiatrist (d. 1964)
• 1889 - C. E. Woolman, American airline founder (d. 1966)
• 1890 - Edward Rickenbacker, American pilot (d. 1973)
• 1895 - Juan Perón, President of Argentina (d. 1974)
• 1901 - Doris Allen, American psychologist (d. 2002)
• 1901 - Eivind Groven, Norwegian composer and ethnomusicologist (d. 1977)
• 1910 - Kirk Alyn, American actor (d. 1999)
• 1910 - Ray Lewis, Canadian runner (d. 2003)
• 1917 - Walter Lord, American author (d. 2002)
• 1917 - Billy Conn, American boxer (d. 1993)
• 1917 - Danny Murtaugh, baseball player and manager (d. 1976)
• 1918 - Jens Christian Skou, Danish chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1920 - Frank Herbert, American writer (d. 1986)
• 1927 - Jim Elliot, American missionary (d. 1956)
• 1928 - Bill Maynard, British actor
• 1932 - Ray Reardon, Welsh snooker player
• 1938 - Fred Stolle, Australian tennis player
• 1939 - Paul Hogan, Australian actor
• 1941 - Jesse Jackson, American clergyman and civil rights activist
• 1943 - Chevy Chase, American comedian and actor
• 1943 - R. L. Stine, American author
• 1946 - Dennis Kucinich, U.S. Congressman and Presidential candidate
• 1947 - Tony Wilson, British bassist and singer
• 1948 - Johnny Ramone, American guitarist (The Ramones) (d. 2004)
• 1949 - Sigourney Weaver, American actress
• 1950 - Robert Kool Bell, American musician (Kool & the Gang)
• 1952 - Jan Marijnissen, Dutch politician
• 1956 - Stephanie Zimbalist, American actress
• 1959 - Nick Bakay American actor, voice actor, and comedian
• 1964 - CeCe Winans, American singer
• 1965 - Ardal O'Hanlon, Irish comedian
• 1965 - C-Jay Ramone, American bassist (The Ramones)
• ((1968)) - ((Misook Yoon)), A very nice, sexy woman. Also the best mom in the whole wide world
• 1969 - Dylan Neal, Canadian actor
• 1970 - Matt Damon, American actor
• 1976 - Renate Groenewold, Dutch speed skater
• 1979 - Kristanna Loken, American actress and model

// Events June - Invasion of Persia by Sultan Selim I of the Ottoman Empire. ... Margaret Douglas Countess of Lennox click for larger version Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox (October 8, 1515 - March 7, 1578) was the daughter of Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, and Margaret Tudor, (daughter of Henry VII of England and widow of James IV of Scotland) Margaret was born at... Events January 31 - Battle of Gemblours - Spanish forces under Don John of Austria and Alexander Farnese defeat the Dutch. ... Events January 29 - Feodor III becomes Tsar of Russia First measurement of the speed of light, by Ole Rømer Bacons Rebellion Russo-Turkish Wars commence. ... Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro (8 October 1676 - 26 September 1764) was a Spanish monk and scholar noted for encouraging scientific thought in Spain. ... 1764 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... // Events January 31 - The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Dock Hospital April 9 - The Scottish Jacobite Lord Lovat was beheaded by axe on Tower Hill, London, for high treason; he was the last man to be executed in this way in Britain May 14 - First battle of Cape... Jean-François Rewbell, (October 8, 1747 - November 23, 1807), French politician, born at Colmar (now in the département of Haut-Rhin). ... 1807 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1765 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Harman Blennerhassett (1765 -1831), Irish-American lawyer, son of an Irish country gentleman of English stock settled in Co. ... 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... John Ruggles (October 8, 1789—June 20, 1874) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Maine. ... 1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1818 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... John Henninger Reagan (October 8, 1818–March 6, 1905), was an 19th century Texan Democratic politician and Postmaster-General of the Confederacy. ... 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Walter Kittredge (October 8, 1834–July 8, 1905), was a famous musician during the American Civil War. ... 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Louis Vierne, (1870-1937) was a French organist and composer. ... 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... Huntley Gordon (October 8, 1887 - December 7, 1956) was an actor born in Montreal, Quebec. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... Ernst Kretschmer (October 8, 1888 - February 8, 1964) German Psychiatrist. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Collett Everman Woolman (October 8, 1889 _ September 11, 1966) was the founder of Delta Air Lines. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Eddie Rickenbacker Edward Vernon (Eddie) Rickenbacker (October 8, 1890-July 27, 1973) was an American fighter pilot who flew in World War I. He was born Edward Rickenbacher in Columbus, Ohio to Swiss immigrants. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Juan Domingo Perón (October 8, 1895 – July 1, 1974) was an Argentine military officer and the President of Argentina from 1946 to 1955 and from 1973 to 1974. ... Current President Néstor Kirchner The President of Argentina (full title: President of the Argentine Nation, Spanish: Presidente de la Nación Argentina) is the head of state of Argentina. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Doris Twitchell Allen, (8 October 1901 - 7 March 2002), was Professor Emerita of Psychology at the University of Cincinnati (USA) and a retired clinical psychologist specializing in development and psychodrama. ... 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Eivind Groven (October 8, 1901–February 8, 1977) was a Norwegian microtonal composer and music-theorist. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Kirk Alyn (October 8, 1910 - March 14, 1999) was an American actor. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... For the American Football star, see Ray Lewis (NFL) Ray Lewis (October 8, 1910 - November 15, 2003) was the first Canadian-born black Olympic medalist. ... 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... Walter Lord (October 8, 1917-19 May 2002) was an American author, best known for his documentary-style novel A Night To Remember, about the sinking of the RMS Titanic. ... 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... Billy Conn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... Daniel Edward Murtaugh ( October 8, 1917 - December 2, 1976) was an American second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball best known for his leadership of the Pittsburgh Pirates from the 1950s to the 1970s. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Jens Christian Skou (born October 8, 1918) is a Danish chemist and Nobel laureate. ... Sir Edward Appletons medal Photographs of Nobel Prize Medals. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... Frank Herbert Frank Patrick Herbert (October 8, 1920 – February 11, 1986) was a critically and commercially successful American science fiction author. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Philip James Elliot (October 8, 1927 – January 8, 1956) was a Christian missionary to Ecuador, where he was killed by Huaorani Indians. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Walter Frederick George Williams (born 8 October 1928), more commonly known as Bill Maynard is a British actor who played Claude Jeremiah Greengrass in the television series, Heartbeat, and earlier Selwyn Froggit in the sitcom Oh No! Its Selwyn Froggit. ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... Ray Reardon is a retired Welsh snooker player. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Frederick Fred Sydney Stolle (October 8, 1938) was an Australian male tennis player. ... Hey. ... Paul Hogan starring as Crocodile Dundee. ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jesse Jackson The Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson Sr. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... Chevy Chase Cornelius Crane Chase, better known as Chevy Chase (born October 8, 1943) is an American comedian, writer and television and film actor from Woodstock, New York. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... R. L. Stine Robert Lawrence Stine (born October 8, 1943), better known as R. L. Stine, is an American writer. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Dennis Kucinich Dennis John Kucinich (born October 8, 1946) is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, for the 10th District of Ohio (map). ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Anthony (Tony) Wilson (born February 20, 1950) is a British record label and nightclub manager and journalist for Granada Television, who made him anchor of the rock programme So It Goes. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... John Cummings (October 8, 1948 – September 15, 2004), better known as Johnny Ramone, was the lead guitarist for the punk rock group The Ramones. ... The Ramones (L-R, Johnny, Tommy, Joey, Dee Dee) on the cover of their debut self-titled album (1976), cementing their place at the dawn of the punk movement. ... 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Sigourney Weaver Susan Alexandra Sigourney Weaver (born October 8, 1949 in New York, New York) is an American actress perhaps best known for her portrayal of Ripley in Alien (1979) and its sequels. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Robert Kool Bell (born 8 October 1950) is a singer who was a member in the band Kool & the Gang. ... Kool & The Gang Kool & the Gang was a highly successful R&B/soul/funk/disco group. ... 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jan Marijnissen, leader of the Socialist Party, the most left-wing party in Dutch Parliament. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Stephanie Zimbalist Stephanie Zimbalist (born October 8, 1956, New York City, New York) is an American actress. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nick Bakay (born October 8, 1964, Buffalo, New York) is an American actor. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... CeCe Winans, born Priscilla Winans, is an American gospel singer. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... Ardal OHanlon as Father Dougal McGuire Ardal OHanlon (born 8 October 1965 at Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, in the Republic of Ireland) is a comedian and actor, best known for his role as Father Dougal McGuire in the comedy television series Father Ted. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... Christopher John Ward (born October 8, 1965), better known as C.J. Ramone or C. Jay Ramone was the bassist for the Ramones who replaced Dee Dee Ramone in 1989. ... The Ramones (L-R, Johnny, Tommy, Joey, Dee Dee) on the cover of their debut self-titled album (1976), cementing their place at the dawn of the punk movement. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Dylan Neal (born October 8, 1969) is a Canadian actor best known as Doug Witter on the American television drama Dawsons Creek, which ran from 1998 to 2003. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Matt Damon from the cover of Matt Damon: An Unauthorized Biography. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Renate Groenewold (b. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... T-X Terminatrix, played by Kristanna Loken Kristanna Sommer Løken (born October 8, 1979) is an American actress and model. ...

Deaths

• 1286 - John I of Dreux, Duke of Brittany (b. 1217)
• 1317 - Fushimi, Emperor of Japan (b. 1265)
• 1621 - Antoine de Montchrétien, French dramatist and economist
• 1647 - Christian Sørensen Longomontanus, Danish astronomer (b. 1562)
• 1652 - John Greaves, English mathematician and antiquarian (b. 1602)
• 1656 - John George I, Elector of Saxony (b. 1585)
• 1659 - Jean de Quen, French Jesuit missionary and historian
• 1735 - Yongzheng Emperor of China (b. 1678)
• 1754 - Henry Fielding, English author (b. 1707)
• 1793 - John Hancock, American revolutionary and businessman (b. 1737)
• 1834 - François-Adrien Boieldieu, French composer (b. 1775)
• 1869 - Franklin Pierce, 14th President of the United States (b. 1804)
• 1894 - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., American physician and writer (b. 1809)
• 1928 - Larry Semon, Silent film comedian (b. 1889)
• 1936 - William Henry Stark, Business leader (b. 1851)
• 1944 - Wendell Willkie, American politician and Presidential candidate (b. 1892)
• 1945 - Felix Salten, Austrian author (b. 1869)
• 1953 - Nigel Bruce, British actor (b. 1895)
• 1953 - Kathleen Ferrier, British contralto (b. 1912)
• 1967 - Clement Attlee, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1883)
• 1973 - Gabriel Marcel, French philosopher (b. 1889)
• 1982 - Fernando Lamas, Argentine actor (b. 1916)
• 1982 - Philip Noel-Baker, Baron Noel-Baker, English peace activist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1889)
• 1992 - Willy Brandt, Chancellor of Germany, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1913)
• 2004 - Jacques Derrida, French philosopher (b. 1930)

Events Margaret I of Scotland became queen of Scotland, end of Canmore dynasty. ... John I of Dreux (in French Jean I de Dreux) (1217–October 8, 1286), known as the Red due to the colour of his beard, was Duke of Brittany, from 1237 to his death. ... The Duke of Brittany (French: Duc de Bretagne) governed Brittany, a region with strong traditions of independence, including a language and culture all its own. ... Events April 9 - Peter of Courtenay crowned emperor of the Latin Empire of Constantinople at Rome, by Pope Honorius III May 20 - First Barons War, royalist victory at Lincoln. ... Events The Great Famine of 1315-1317. ... Fushimi can refer to: Emperor Fushimi of Japan, 92nd Emperor of Japan. ... Events January 20 - In Westminster, the first English parliament conducts its first meeting. ... Events February 9 - Gregory XV is elected pope. ... Antoine de Montchrétien (1575 or 1576 - October 8, 1621), French dramatist and economist, son of an apothecary at Falaise named Mauchrestien, was born about 1576. ... // Events March 14 - Thirty Years War: Bavaria, Cologne, France and Sweden sign the Truce of Ulm. ... Christian Sørensen Longomontanus (or Longberg) (October 4, 1562 – October 8, 1647), was a Danish astronomer. ... Events Earliest English slave-trading expedition under John Hawkins. ... // Events April 6 - Dutch sailor Jan van Riebeeck establishes a resupply camp for the Dutch East India Company at the Cape of Good Hope, and founded Cape Town. ... John Greaves (1602 - October 8, 1652), English mathematician and antiquary, was the eldest son of John Greaves, rector of Colemore, near Alresford in Hampshire. ... This page is about the year. ... // Events Mehmed Köprülü becomes Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire. ... John George I (5 March 1585 - 8 October 1656), elector of Saxony, second son of the elector Christian I. He succeeded to the electorate in June 1611 on the death of his elder brother, Christian II. The geographical position of electoral Saxony hardly less than her high standing among the... 1585 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. ... // Events May 25 - Richard Cromwell resigns as Lord Protector of England following the restoration of the Long Parliament, beginning a second brief period of the republican government called the Commonwealth. ... Jean de Quen May, c. ... Events April 16 - The London premiere of Alcina by George Frideric Handel, his first the first Italian opera for the Royal Opera House at Covent Garden. ... The Yongzheng Emperor (born Yinzhen 胤禛 December 13, 1678 - October 8, 1735) was the fourth emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the third Qing emperor to rule over China, from 1722 to 1735. ... Events August 10 - Treaty of Nijmegen ends the Dutch War. ... 1754 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Henry Fielding (April 22, 1707 – October 8, 1754) was an English novelist and dramatist known for his rich earthy humor and satirical prowess and as the author of the novel Tom Jones. ... Events January 1 - John V is crowned King of Portugal March 26 - The Act of Union becomes law, making the separate Kingdoms of England and Scotland into one country, the Kingdom of Great Britain. ... 1793 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Portrait of Hancock (full portrait) Hancocks signature on the United States Declaration of Independence John Hancock (January 12, 1737 (O.S.) – October 8, 1793 (N.S.)) was President of the Continental Congress, and the first person to sign the United States Declaration of Independence. ... Events 12 February — The San Carlo, the oldest working opera house in Europe, is inaugurated. ... 1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... François-Adrien Boieldieu (December 16, 1775 – October 8, 1834) was a French composer, mainly of operas. ... 1775 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Franklin Pierce (November 23, 1804–October 8, 1869) was an American politician and the 14th President of the United States, serving from 1853 to 1857. ... The President of the United States (often abbreviated POTUS) is the head of state of the United States. ... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. ... 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Larry Semon (July 16, 1889 - October 8, 1928) was a film comedian during the silent era, mainly known for working with both Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy (of Laurel and Hardy) before they started working together. ... A silent film is a film which has no accompanying soundtrack. ... A comedian (also comedienne, female) is a person who attempts to make people laugh through a variety of methods, normally through joke telling, or a stream of funny banter. ... 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... William Henry Stark (1851-1936) was an industrial leader whose contributions helped the city of Orange, Texas develop financialy. ... 1851 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Wendell L. Willkie Wendell Lewis Willkie (February 18, 1892 – October 8, 1944) was a lawyer, born in Elwood, Indiana, the only native of Indiana to be nominated as the presidential candidate for a national party, having never held any sort of high elected office. ... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Felix Salten (September 6, 1869 – October 8, 1945) was an Austrian writer. ... 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... William Nigel Bruce (September 4, 1895 – October 8, 1953), usually credited as Nigel Bruce, was a British character actor, best known as Dr. Watson in a series of films starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes. ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Kathleen Ferrier Kathleen Mary Ferrier (22 April 1912 – 8 October 1953), was a British contralto born in Preston, Lancashire, England. ... 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Right Honourable Sir Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee, KG, OM, CH, PC (3 January 1883 – 8 October 1967) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951. ... In the United Kingdom, the Prime Minister is the head of government, exercising many of the executive functions nominally vested in the Sovereign, who is head of state. ... 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... Gabriel Marcel (December 7, 1889 - October 8, 1973) was a philosopher and the leading existentialist Christian. ... 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fernando Lamas (born January 9, 1916 in Buenos Aires, Argentina; died October 8, 1982 in Los Angeles, California) was an Argentine actor and director. ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... Philip John Noel-Baker, Baron Noel-Baker (November 1, 1889 - October 8, 1982) was a politician, diplomat, academic and outstanding amateur athlete who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1959. ... The building of the Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo. ... 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Willy Brandt, Time Magazines Person of the Year, 1970. ... The German title Bundeskanzler is also the title of the Chancellor of Austria, and the title of a Swiss federal official (List of Federal Chancellors of Switzerland). ... The building of the Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo. ... Link title1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jacques Derrida Jacques Derrida (July 15, 1930 – October 8, 2004) was an Algerian-born French literary critic and philosopher of Jewish descent, considered the first to develop deconstruction after it emerged in the work of Martin Heidegger. ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

External links

• BBC: On This Day

October 7 - October 9 - September 8 - November 8 - more historical anniversaries October 7 is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years). ... October 9 is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in Leap years). ... September 8 is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years). ... November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... Condensed list of historical anniversaries. ...