# What happened on October 8 in history?

**Date:** October 8  
**Events recorded:** 45  
**Years spanned:** 316 – 2020  
**Full page:** https://thisday.info/events/october/8/

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## Featured Event

**2020** — Second Nagorno-Karabakh War: Azerbaijan twice deliberately targeted the Church of the Holy Savior Ghazanchetsots of Shusha.

[Read more on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Nagorno-Karabakh_War)

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## Events on this date

- **316** — Constantine I defeats Licinius, who loses his European territories. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_the_Great))
- **451** — The first session of the Council of Chalcedon begins. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_Chalcedon))
- **876** — Frankish forces led by Louis the Younger prevent a West Frankish invasion and defeat emperor Charles II ("the Bald"). ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Andernach_(876)))
- **1075** — Dmitar Zvonimir is crowned King of Croatia. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demetrius_Zvonimir))
- **1200** — Isabella of Angoulême is crowned Queen consort of England. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabella_of_Angoul%C3%AAme))
- **1322** — Mladen II Šubić of Bribir is deposed as the Croatian Ban after the Battle of Bliska. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mladen_II_%C5%A0ubi%C4%87_of_Bribir))
- **1480** — The Great Stand on the Ugra River puts an end to Tatar rule over Moscow ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Stand_on_the_Ugra_River))
- **1573** — The Spanish siege of Alkmaar ends with the first Dutch victory in the Eighty Years' War. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Alkmaar))
- **1645** — Jeanne Mance opens the first lay hospital of North America in Montreal. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_Mance))
- **1813** — The Treaty of Ried is signed between Bavaria and Austria. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Ried))
- **1821** — The Peruvian Navy is established during the War of Independence. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peruvian_Navy))
- **1829** — Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephenson's_Rocket))
- **1856** — The Second Opium War between several western powers and China begins with the Arrow Incident. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Opium_War))
- **1862** — American Civil War: The Confederate invasion of Kentucky is halted at the Battle of Perryville. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War))
- **1871** — Slash-and-burn land management, months of drought, and the passage of a strong cold front cause the Peshtigo Fire, the Great Chicago Fire and the Great Michigan Fires to break out. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slash-and-burn_agriculture))
- **1879** — War of the Pacific: The Chilean Navy defeats the Peruvian Navy in the Battle of Angamos. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_Pacific))
- **1895** — Korean Empress Myeongseong is assassinated by Japanese infiltrators. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empress_Myeongseong))
- **1912** — The First Balkan War begins when Montenegro declares war against the Ottoman Empire. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Balkan_War))
- **1918** — World War I: Corporal Alvin C. York kills 28 German soldiers and captures 132, for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I))
- **1921** — KDKA in Pittsburgh's Forbes Field conducts the first live broadcast of a football game. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KDKA_(AM)))
- **1939** — World War II: Germany annexes western Poland. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II))
- **1941** — World War II: During the preliminaries of the Battle of Rostov, German forces reach the Sea of Azov with the capture of Mariupol. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Rostov_(1941)))
- **1943** — World War II: Around 30 civilians are executed by Friedrich Schubert's paramilitary group in Kallikratis, Crete. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kallikratis_executions))
- **1944** — World War II: Captain Bobbie Brown earns a Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Crucifix Hill, just outside Aachen. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Crucifix_Hill))
- **1952** — The Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash in England kills 112 people. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrow_and_Wealdstone_rail_crash))
- **1956** — The New York Yankees's Don Larsen pitches the only perfect game in a World Series. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Larsen))
- **1962** — Der Spiegel publishes an article disclosing the sorry state of the Bundeswehr, leading to accusations of treason. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiegel_affair))
- **1967** — Guerrilla leader Che Guevara and his men are captured in Bolivia.  Guevara would be executed the next day. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Che_Guevara))
- **1969** — The opening rally of the Days of Rage occurs, organized by the Weather Underground in Chicago. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Days_of_Rage))
- **1970** — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn wins the Nobel Prize in literature. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandr_Solzhenitsyn))
- **1973** — Yom Kippur War: Israel loses more than 150 tanks in a failed attack on Egyptian-occupied positions. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yom_Kippur_War))
- **1973** — Spyros Markezinis begins his 48-day term as prime minister in an abortive attempt to lead Greece to parliamentary rule. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyros_Markezinis))
- **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. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_National_Bank))
- **1978** — Australia's Ken Warby sets the current world water speed record of 275.97 knots at Blowering Dam, Australia. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Warby))
- **1982** — Poland bans Solidarity and all other trade unions. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solidarity_(Polish_trade_union)))
- **1986** — An explosion occurred at the Cipel-Marco fur factory in Kwai Chung, Hong Kong, killing 14 and injuring 10. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_Cipel-Marco_fur_factory_explosion))
- **1990** — First Intifada: Israeli police kill 17 Palestinians and wound over 100 near the Dome of the Rock. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Intifada))
- **1991** — Upon the expiration of the Brioni Agreement, Croatia and Slovenia sever all official relations with Yugoslavia. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brioni_Agreement))
- **2001** — A twin engine Cessna and a Scandinavian Airlines System jetliner collide in heavy fog during takeoff from Milan, Italy, killing 118 people. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandinavian_Airlines))
- **2001** — U.S. president George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security))
- **2005** — The 7.6 Mw  Kashmir earthquake leaves 86,000–87,351 people dead, 69,000–75,266 injured, and 2.8 million homeless. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Kashmir_earthquake))
- **2014** — Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person in the United States to be diagnosed with Ebola, dies. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Eric_Duncan))
- **2016** — In the wake of Hurricane Matthew, the death toll rises to nearly 900. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Matthew))
- **2019** — About 200 Extinction Rebellion activists block the gates of Leinster House (parliament) in the Republic of Ireland. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extinction_Rebellion))
- **2020** — Second Nagorno-Karabakh War: Azerbaijan twice deliberately targeted the Church of the Holy Savior Ghazanchetsots of Shusha. ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Nagorno-Karabakh_War))

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## Notable births on October 8

- **2003** — **Ángela Aguilar** — Mexican-American singer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81ngela_Aguilar))
- **2002** — **Brian Thomas Jr.** — American football player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Thomas_Jr.))
- **2002** — **Zheng Qinwen** — Chinese tennis player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zheng_Qinwen))
- **1999** — **Putthipong Assaratanakul** — Thai actor and singer ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putthipong_Assaratanakul))
- **1999** — **Camila Rossi** — Brazilian rhythmic gymnast ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camila_Rossi))
- **1997** — **Bella Thorne** — American actress ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bella_Thorne))
- **1996** — **Sara Sorribes Tormo** — Spanish tennis player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Sorribes_Tormo))
- **1996** — **Sara Takanashi** — Japanese ski jumper ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sara_Takanashi))
- **1995** — **Grayson Allen** — American basketball player ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grayson_Allen))
- **1995** — **G Herbo** — American rapper ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G_Herbo))

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## Notable deaths on October 8

- **2025** — **Miguel Ángel Russo** — Argentine footballer and manager (born 1956) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_%C3%81ngel_Russo))
- **2024** — **Pat Fischer** — American football player (born 1940) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Fischer))
- **2024** — **Tim Johnson** — American lawyer and politician (born 1946) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Johnson_(South_Dakota_politician)))
- **2024** — **Luis Tiant** — Cuban baseball player (born 1940) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Tiant))
- **2020** — **Whitey Ford** — American professional baseball pitcher (born 1928) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitey_Ford))
- **2015** — **Richard Davies** — Welsh-English actor (born 1926) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Davies_(Welsh_actor)))
- **2015** — **Jim Diamond** — Scottish singer-songwriter (born 1951) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Diamond_(singer)))
- **2015** — **Dennis Eichhorn** — American author and illustrator (born 1945) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Eichhorn))
- **2015** — **Lindy Infante** — American football player and coach (born 1940) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_Infante))
- **2015** — **Paul Prudhomme** — American chef and author (born 1940) ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Prudhomme))

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