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On this dayOctober 8

Through history45 events, 244 births and 107 deaths in Wikipedia's lists for the date

Today

A hundred years before

The front pages of October 8, 1926

What 72 American newspapers printed that day, as the Library of Congress keeps them.

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The front page of The Montgomery advertiser, Montgomery, Ala., October 8, 1926The Montgomery advertiserMontgomery, Ala.Read it, zoom in, mark it →

All 72 front pages at the Library of Congress ↗From Chronicling America. Public domain: in the Library's words, newspapers published in the United States more than 95 years ago are in the public domain in their entirety.

What happened

On October 8

The anniversaries Wikipedia's editors chose for the date, oldest first.

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  1. 4511,575 years ago

    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. · Eutyches

    Council of Chalcedon
    Photo: Vasily Surikov · Public domain
  2. 1862164 years ago

    American Civil War: The Battle of Perryville was fought west of Perryville, Kentucky.

    American Civil War
    Photo: Nathaniel Currier and James… · Public domain
  3. 1871155 years ago

    The Great Chicago Fire (pictured), began and proceeded to destroy much of the city's central business district, killing 300 people and leaving 90,000 others homeless.

    Great Chicago Fire
    Photo: Currier and Ives · Public domain
  4. 1918108 years ago

    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.

    World War I
    Photo: Collection DocAnciens/docpix.fr · Public domain
  5. 193294 years ago

    The Indian Air Force was founded as an auxiliary air force of the British Royal Air Force.

  6. 195274 years ago

    Three trains collided (aftermath pictured) at Harrow & Wealdstone station in London, killing 112 people and injuring 340 others. · Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash

    Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash
    Photo: author on the file page · Public domain
  7. 195670 years ago

    Major League Baseball pitcher Don Larsen threw the only perfect game in World Series history. · Don Larsen's perfect game

  8. 196759 years ago

    Marxist revolutionary and guerrilla leader Che Guevara was captured near La Higuera, Bolivia. · Marxism · Guerrilla warfare

  9. 196957 years ago

    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. · Opposition to United States involvement in the Vietnam War

  10. 199531 years ago

    The Croatian Army and Croatian Defence Council launched Operation Southern Move, their last offensive in the Bosnian War.

  11. 199828 years ago

    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. · Oslo Airport, Gardermoen · Oslo Airport, Fornebu

    Oslo
    Photo: Orjanarvola · CC BY-SA 4.0
  12. 200125 years ago

    At Linate Airport in Milan, Italy, Scandinavian Airlines Flight SK686 collided on take-off with a Cessna Citation II business jet, killing 118 people. · Milan Linate Airport · 2001 Linate Airport runway collision

    Milan Linate Airport
    Photo: Saggittarius A · CC BY-SA 4.0
  13. 201610 years ago

    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. · Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war · Sanaa funeral airstrike

    Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war
    Photo: Ibrahem Qasim · CC BY-SA 3.0
  14. 20197 years ago

    Anti-government protests calling for free and fair elections began in Baku, Azerbaijan. · 2019 Baku protests

    2019 Baku protests
    Photo: Voice of America · Public domain
All 45 events Wikipedia lists for October 8, by year

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Born

On October 8

The best-known first, counted by the Wikipedia languages with an article on each.

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  1. Sigourney Weaver1949Sigourney WeaverAmerican actress and producer122 languagesPhoto: Desmond Herzfelder · CC BY 4.0
  2. Ursula von der Leyen1958Ursula von der LeyenBelgian-German physician and politician, Defense Minister of Germany, President of the European Commission120 languagesPhoto: European People's Party · CC BY 2.0
  3. Matt Damon1970Matt DamonAmerican actor, producer, and screenwriter114 languagesPhoto: PhilipRomano · CC BY-SA 4.0
  1. 1985Bruno Mars, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor106
  2. 1892Marina Tsvetaeva, Russian poet and author (died 1941)97
  3. 1895Juan Perón, Argentinian general and politician, 29th President of Argentina (died 1974)92
  4. 1920Frank Herbert, American journalist, photographer, and author (died 1986)92
  5. 1970Sadiq Khan, English lawyer and politician, Minister of State for Transport, Mayor of London85
  6. -319Pyrrhus of Epirus (died 272 BC)83
  7. 1997Bella Thorne, American actress76
  8. 1941Jesse Jackson, American minister and activist (died 2026)70
  9. 1883Otto Heinrich Warburg, German physiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1970)65
  10. 1895Zog I of Albania (died 1961)63
  11. 1993Garbiñe Muguruza, Spanish tennis player63
  12. 1918Jens Christian Skou, Danish chemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2018)58
  13. 1927César Milstein, Argentinian-English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2002)58
  14. 1948Claude Jade, French actress (died 2006)56
  15. 1850Henry Louis Le Châtelier, French chemist and academic (died 1936)53
  16. 1943Chevy Chase, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter53
  17. 1943R. L. Stine, American author, screenwriter, and producer53
  18. 1917Rodney Robert Porter, English biochemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1985)52
  19. 1919Kiichi Miyazawa, Japanese politician, 78th Prime Minister of Japan (died 2007)52
  20. 1928Didi, Brazilian footballer and manager (died 2001)52
  21. 1585Heinrich Schütz, German organist and composer (died 1672)51
Everyone else born on October 8: 220 more, by year

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Died

On October 8

The best-known first, counted by the Wikipedia languages with an article on each.

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  1. Franklin Pierce1869Franklin PierceAmerican general, lawyer, and politician, 14th President of the United States (born 1804)139 languagesPhoto: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Adam… · Public domain
  2. Willy Brandt1992Willy BrandtGerman lawyer and politician, 4th Chancellor of Germany, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1913)124 languagesPhoto: Engelbert Reineke · CC BY-SA 3.0 de
  3. Clement Attlee1967Clement AttleeEnglish soldier, lawyer, and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1883)107 languagesPhoto: Presumably Yousuf Karsh · Public domain
  1. 1754Henry Fielding, English novelist and playwright (born 1707)81
  2. 1936Premchand, Indian author and screenwriter (born 1880)81
  3. 705Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, Umayyad caliph (born 646)73
  4. 1973Gabriel Marcel, French philosopher, playwright, and critic (born 1889)61
  5. 2008George Emil Palade, Romanian-American biologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1912)60
  6. 1982Philip Noel-Baker, English runner and politician, Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1889)59
  7. 1970Jean Giono, French author and poet (born 1895)56
  8. 1469Filippo Lippi, artist (born 1406)52
  9. 1945Felix Salten, Austrian author and critic (born 1869)52
  10. 1735Yongzheng Emperor of China (born 1678)48
  11. 1793John Hancock, American merchant and politician, 1st Governor of Massachusetts (born 1737)47
  12. 1897Alexei Savrasov, Russian painter and academic (born 1830)42
  13. 1656John George I, Elector of Saxony (born 1585)38
  14. 1354Cola di Rienzo, Roman tribune (born c.1313)36
  15. 1953Kathleen Ferrier, English soprano (born 1912)36
  16. 1963Remedios Varo, Spanish-Mexican painter (born 1908)36
  17. 1987Konstantinos Tsatsos, Greek scholar and politician, 2nd President of Greece (born 1899)36
  18. 1834François-Adrien Boieldieu, French composer (born 1775)34
  19. 1936Ahmet Tevfik Pasha, Ottoman politician, 292nd Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (born 1845)33
  20. 1979Jayaprakash Narayan, Indian politician (born 1902)33
  21. 1983Joan Hackett, American actress (born 1934)32
Everyone else died on October 8: 83 more, by year

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Observed

On October 8

Holidays, feast days and observances, as Wikipedia lists them for the date.

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Events, births, deaths and observances are Wikipedia's On this day for October 8, in its editors' words (CC BY-SA 4.0); the counts of languages are Wikidata's (CC0). Dates are the UTC day, as Wikipedia keeps them. Discover brings one of these at a time.