October 8 birthdays, facts & history
Everything about being born on October 8, from your sign and birth stone to who shares your birthday.
Zodiac sign
♎︎ Libra
Sep 23 – Oct 22
Birth stone
Opal
Birth flower
Marigold
How common
#132 of 366
by US birth counts
Famous October 8 birthdays
Otto Heinrich Warburg · German physiologist, medical doctor and Nobel laureate1883
Marina Tsvetaeva · Russian poet1892
Juan Perón · President of Argentina1895
Zog I · Albanian prime minister, president and king1895
Rouben Mamoulian · American film and theatre director1897
Frank Herbert · American writer1920
Jesse Jackson · American Baptist minister1941
Chevy Chase · American actor, comedian and writer1943
R. L. Stine · American novelist1943
Dennis Kucinich · American politician1946
Sigourney Weaver · American actress1949
Edward Zwick · American filmmaker and producer1952
Ursula von der Leyen · President of the European Commission since 20191958
Matt Damon · American actor1970
Sadiq Khan · Mayor of London since 20161970
Kristanna Loken · American actress1979
The Miz · American professional wrestler, actor and television personality1980
Bruno Mars · American singer-songwriter and record producer1985
Garbiñe Muguruza · Spanish-Venezuelan tennis player1993
Bella Thorne · American actress and singer1997
On this day in history
1862In the American Civil War, the Battle of Perryville was fought west of Perryville, Kentucky.
1969Demonstrations organized by the Weather Underground known as the Days of Rage began in Chicago, aimed at ending U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
2016Yemen 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.
2019Anti-government protests calling for free and fair elections began in Baku, Azerbaijan.
1974Franklin National Bank collapses due to fraud and mismanagement; at the time it is the largest bank failure in the history of the United States.
1995The Croatian Army and Croatian Defence Council launched Operation Southern Move, their last offensive in the Bosnian War.
1998A 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.
2001U.S. president George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security.
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