8 October
Notable Births
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)
Sara Sorribes Tormo
b. 1996
Spanish tennis player (born 1996)
Sara Takanashi
b. 1996
Japanese ski jumper (born 1996)
Grayson Allen
b. 1995
American basketball player (born 1995)
G Herbo
b. 1995
American rapper (born 1995)
Angus T. Jones
b. 1993
American actor
Garbiñe Muguruza
b. 1993
Spanish former tennis player (born 1993)
Molly C. Quinn
b. 1993
American actress
Bubba Wallace
b. 1993
American racing driver (born 1993)
Chelsea Gray
b. 1992
American basketball player (born 1992)
Jordan McLean
b. 1991
Australia international rugby league footballer
Rachel Klamer
b. 1990
Dutch triathlete (born 1990)
Aya Hirano
b. 1987
Japanese voice actress and singer (born 1987)
Hassan Maatouk
b. 1987
Lebanese footballer (born 1987)
Camilla Herrem
b. 1986
Norwegian handball player (born 1986)
Bruno Mars
b. 1985
American singer-songwriter (born 1985)
Notable Deaths
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)
Paul Prudhomme
d. 2015
American chef
Jeen van den Berg
d. 2014
Dutch speed skater
Philip Chevron
d. 2013
Irish musician (1957–2013)
Paul Desmarais
d. 2013
Canadian businessman
Rod Grams
d. 2013
American politician (1948–2013)
Rodolphe Kasser
d. 2013
Swiss coptologist (1927–2013)
Andy Pafko
d. 2013
American baseball player (1921–2013)
Akong Rinpoche
d. 2013
Tibetan Buddhist tulku (1940–2013)
Eric Lomax
d. 2012
British Army officer (1919–2012)
Nawal Kishore Sharma
d. 2012
Indian politician
Al Davis
d. 2011
American football coach and executive (1929–2011)
Mikey Welsh
d. 2011
American musician and painter (1971–2011)
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
1990
First Intifada: Israeli police kill 17 Palestinians and wound over 100 near the Dome of the Rock.
First Intifada
1986
An explosion occurred at the Cipel-Marco fur factory in Kwai Chung, Hong Kong, killing 14 and injuring 10.
1986 Cipel-Marco fur factory explosion
1982
Poland bans Solidarity and all other trade unions.
Solidarity (Polish trade union)
1978
Australia's Ken Warby sets the current world water speed record of 275.97 knots at Blowering Dam, Australia.
Ken Warby
1974
Franklin National Bank collapses due to fraud and mismanagement; at the time it is the largest bank failure in the history of the United States.
Franklin National Bank
1973
Yom Kippur War: Israel loses more than 150 tanks in a failed attack on Egyptian-occupied positions.
Yom Kippur War
1973
Spyros Markezinis begins his 48-day term as prime minister in an abortive attempt to lead Greece to parliamentary rule.
Spyros Markezinis
1970
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn wins the Nobel Prize in literature.
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
1969
The opening rally of the Days of Rage occurs, organized by the Weather Underground in Chicago.
Days of Rage
1967
Guerrilla leader Che Guevara and his men are captured in Bolivia. Guevara would be executed the next day.
Che Guevara
1962
Der Spiegel publishes an article disclosing the sorry state of the Bundeswehr, leading to accusations of treason.
Spiegel affair
1956
The New York Yankees's Don Larsen pitches the only perfect game in a World Series.
Don Larsen