Today in History
8 October
240 births · 107 deaths · 45 events recorded
Featured Birthday · Born 1976
Renate Groenewold
Dutch speed skater and cyclist
Notable Births
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Ángela Aguilar
b. 2003
Mexican and American singer (born 2003)
Brian Thomas Jr.
b. 2002
American football player (born 2002)
Zheng Qinwen
b. 2002
Chinese tennis player (born 2002)
Putthipong Assaratanakul
b. 1999
Thai actor and singer (born 1999)
Bella Thorne
b. 1997
American actress and singer (born 1997)
Renate Groenewold
b. 1976
Dutch speed skater and cyclist
Hans Heysen
b. 1877
Australian artist (1877–1968)
Salomon Kalischer
b. 1845
German physicist and composer (1845–1924)
Notable Deaths
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Miguel Ángel Russo
d. 2025
Argentine football player and manager (1956–2025)
Tim Johnson (South Dakota politician)
d. 2024
American politician (1946–2024)
Luis Tiant
d. 2024
Cuban baseball player (1940–2024)
Whitey Ford
d. 2020
American baseball player (1928–2020)
Richard Davies (Welsh actor)
d. 2015
Welsh actor (1926–2015)
Jim Diamond (singer)
d. 2015
Scottish singer-songwriter (1951–2015)
Dennis Eichhorn
d. 2015
American writer (1945–2015)
Lindy Infante
d. 2015
American football player and coach (1940–2015)
On This Day in History
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2020
Second Nagorno-Karabakh War: Azerbaijan twice deliberately targeted the Church of the Holy Savior Ghazanchetsots of Shusha.
Second Nagorno-Karabakh War
2019
About 200 Extinction Rebellion activists block the gates of Leinster House (parliament) in the Republic of Ireland.
Extinction Rebellion
2016
In the wake of Hurricane Matthew, the death toll rises to nearly 900.
Hurricane Matthew
2014
Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person in the United States to be diagnosed with Ebola, dies.
Thomas Eric Duncan
2005
The 7.6 Mw Kashmir earthquake leaves 86,000–87,351 people dead, 69,000–75,266 injured, and 2.8 million homeless.
2005 Kashmir earthquake
2001
A twin engine Cessna and a Scandinavian Airlines System jetliner collide in heavy fog during takeoff from Milan, Italy, killing 118 people.
Scandinavian Airlines
2001
U.S. president George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security.
United States Department of Homeland Security
1991
Upon the expiration of the Brioni Agreement, Croatia and Slovenia sever all official relations with Yugoslavia.
Brioni Agreement