October 8 is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years). There are 84 days remaining.
Events:
Births:
- 1765 - Harman Blennerhassett, Irish lawyer
- 1887 - Huntley Gordon, pioneer Hollywood actor (+ 1956)
- 1890 - Edward Rickenbacker[?], ace fighter pilot (+ 1973)
- 1895 - Juan Perón, former president of Argentina (+ 1974)
- 1917 - Walter Lord[?], author (+ 2002)
- 1917 - Billy Conn, boxer (+ 1993)
- 1920 - Frank Herbert, American science fiction writer (+ 1986)
- 1922 - Christian Barnard, heart surgeon
- 1926 - Klaus Kinski, actor (+ 1991)
- 1930 - Toru Takemitsu, composer (+ 1996)
- 1938 - Fred Stolle[?], tennis champion
- 1939 - Paul Hogan, Australian actor
- 1940 - David Carradine[?], actor
- 1941 - Jesse Jackson, American reverend and civil rights activist
- 1943 - Chevy Chase, comedian, actor
- 1943 - R. L. Stine[?], author
- 1947 - Tony Wilson[?], bassist, singer
- 1948 - Johnny Ramone[?], guitarist
- 1949 - Sigourney Weaver, American actress
- 1950 - Robert Bell, bassist, singer
- 1951 - Johnny Ramone[?], rock and roll musician
- 1954 - Michael Dudikoff[?], actor
- 1956 - Stephanie Zimbalist[?], actress
- 1964 - CeCe Winans[?], singer
- 1965 - Ardal O'Hanlon, Irish comedian
- 1968 - Toni Braxton[?], singer
- 1970 - Matt Damon, actor
- 1976 - Renate Groenewold, Dutch speed skater
Deaths:
- 1754 - Henry Fielding, author
- 1793 - John Hancock, revolutionary, businessman
- 1869 - Franklin Pierce, President of the United States
- 1944 - Wendell Willkie, politician, candidate for President of the United States
- 1945 - Felix Salten[?], author (Bambi[?])
- 1953 - Nigel Bruce[?], actor
- 1967 - Clement Attlee, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- 1982 - Fernando Lamas[?], actor
- 1992 - Willy Brandt, German politician
- 1996 - Mignon G. Eberhart[?], author
Holidays:
See Also: January,
February,
March,
April,
May,
June,
July,
August,
September,
October,
November,
December - more
historical anniversaries
October 7 - October 9 - September 8 - November 8 - more historical anniversaries
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