On this day: October 8
Events
First Balkan WarOctober 8, 1912 – May 30, 1913 · Wars & Conflicts
Battle of LoosOctober 8, 1915 · Wars & Conflicts
Bukharan People's Soviet RepublicOctober 8, 1920 – September 19, 1924 · World History
Release of SpartacusOctober 8, 1960 · Film- Release of Remain in LightOctober 8, 1980 · Music
Release of Blood Fire DeathOctober 8, 1988 · Music- Release of No Prayer for the DyingOctober 8, 1990 · Music
Founding of Marriott InternationalOctober 8, 1993 · Companies- Release of Vs.October 8, 1993 · Music
- Release of DeadfallOctober 8, 1993 · Film
- Release of Antichrist SuperstarOctober 8, 1996 · Music
Launch of Yahoo! MailOctober 8, 1997 · Internet- Release of BounceOctober 8, 2002 · Music
Release of PrimerOctober 8, 2004 · Film- Release of FIFA Football 2005October 8, 2004 · Gaming
2005 Kashmir earthquakeOctober 8, 2005 · Geography- Release of Cities XLOctober 8, 2009 · Gaming
Release of Metroid DreadOctober 8, 2021 · Gaming
Born on this day
Anthony JenkinsonOctober 8, 1529 – February 16, 1611 · Exploration
Giulio CacciniOctober 8, 1551 – December 10, 1618 · Music
Heinrich SchützOctober 8, 1585 – November 1672 · Music
Harriet Taylor MillOctober 8, 1807 – November 3, 1858 · Culture
Friedrich KielOctober 8, 1821 – September 13, 1885 · Music
Christian Otto MohrOctober 8, 1835 – October 2, 1918 · Science
Kitty Lange KiellandOctober 8, 1843 – October 1, 1914 · Art
Pierre De GeyterOctober 8, 1848 – September 26, 1932 · Music
Henry Louis Le ChâtelierOctober 8, 1850 – September 17, 1936 · Science
Emil von SauerOctober 8, 1862 – April 27, 1942 · Music
Kikunae IkedaOctober 8, 1864 – May 3, 1936 · Science
Max SlevogtOctober 8, 1868 – September 20, 1932 · Art
Louis VierneOctober 8, 1870 – June 2, 1937 · Music
John Cowper PowysOctober 8, 1872 – June 17, 1963 · Culture
Mary Engle PenningtonOctober 8, 1872 – December 27, 1952 · Technology
Alexey ShchusevOctober 8, 1873 – May 24, 1949 · Culture
Chen DuxiuOctober 8, 1879 – May 27, 1942 · Culture- Fritz BleylOctober 8, 1880 – 1966 · Culture
Otto Heinrich WarburgOctober 8, 1883 – August 1, 1970 · Science
Henrich FockeOctober 8, 1890 – February 25, 1979 · Technology
Julien DuvivierOctober 8, 1896 – October 29, 1967 · Film
Rouben MamoulianOctober 8, 1897 – December 4, 1987 · Film
Mark OliphantOctober 8, 1901 – July 14, 2000 · Science
Rodney Robert PorterOctober 8, 1917 – September 6, 1985 · Science
Jens Christian SkouOctober 8, 1918 – May 28, 2018 · Science
César MilsteinOctober 8, 1927 – March 24, 2002 · Science
Tōru TakemitsuOctober 8, 1930 – February 20, 1996 · Music
Faith RinggoldOctober 8, 1930 – April 13, 2024 · Art
Pepper AdamsOctober 8, 1930 – September 10, 1986 · Music
Kenneth AppelOctober 8, 1932 – April 19, 2013 · Science
Bronislovas LubysOctober 8, 1938 – October 23, 2011 · Science- Nguyễn Minh TriếtOctober 8, 1942 – present · Science
Ewa LipskaOctober 8, 1945 – present · Art
Jean-Jacques BeineixOctober 8, 1946 – January 13, 2022 · Film
Gottfried HelnweinOctober 8, 1948 – present · Art
Sigourney WeaverOctober 8, 1949 – present · Film
Edward ZwickOctober 8, 1952 – present · Film
Janice E. VossOctober 8, 1956 – February 6, 2012 · Space
David YatesOctober 8, 1963 – present · Film
Burr SteersOctober 8, 1965 – present · Film
Julia AnnOctober 8, 1969 – present · Film- Tetsuya NomuraOctober 8, 1970 – present · Film
Nick CannonOctober 8, 1980 – present · Film
Bruno MarsOctober 8, 1985 – present · Music
Bella ThorneOctober 8, 1997 – present · Film