100 years anniversary |
08 Oct 1924
|
birth
|
|
Arkady Vorobyev: Middle heavyweight (1956, 60 Olympics - Gold Medalist)
|
|
08 Oct 1924
|
event
|
|
British Labour government of MacDonald falls to Communists
|
|
08 Oct 1924
|
birth
|
|
Alphons Egli, Swiss politician, 77th President of the Swiss Confederation |
|
08 Oct 1924
|
birth
|
|
Aloísio Lorscheider, Brazilian cardinal (d. 2007) |
|
08 Oct 1924
|
birth
|
|
Thirunalloor Karunakaran, Indian poet and scholar (d. 2006) |
|
08 Oct 1924
|
birth
|
|
John Nelder, English mathematician and statistician (d. 2010) |
|
75 years anniversary |
08 Oct 1949
|
birth
|
|
Hamish Stuart: Scotland, United Kingdom -- Guitarist / singer (Average White Band)
|
|
08 Oct 1949
|
birth
|
|
Michael Rose: Rocker (Average White Band)
|
|
08 Oct 1949
|
birth
|
|
Sigourney [Susan Alexandra] Weaver: Louisiana, United States -- Actress (Alien, Working Girl)
|
|
08 Oct 1949
|
birth
|
|
Jerry Bittle, American cartoonist (d. 2003) |
|
08 Oct 1949
|
birth
|
|
Ashawna Hailey, American computer scientist (d. 2011) |
|
08 Oct 1949
|
birth
|
|
Hamish Stuart, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Average White Band) |
|
08 Oct 1949
|
birth
|
|
Sigourney Weaver, American actress and producer |
|
08 Oct 1949
|
music
|
|
birth Hamish Stewart, Average White Band, (1975 US No.1 & UK No.6 single 'Pick Up The Pieces'). Member of the Paul McCartney band during the 90's, now solo.
|
|
08 Oct 1949
|
music
|
|
birth Harry Bowens, Was Not Was, (1992 UK No.4 single 'Shake Your Head').
|
|
50 years anniversary |
08 Oct 1974
|
birth
|
|
Rashaan Salaam: NFL running back (Chicago Bears)
|
|
08 Oct 1974
|
birth
|
|
Rod Manuel: Defensive end (Pittsburgh Steelers)
|
|
08 Oct 1974
|
birth
|
|
Akiko Thomson, Filipino swimmer |
|
08 Oct 1974
|
birth
|
|
Kevyn Adams, American ice hockey player and coach |
|
08 Oct 1974
|
birth
|
|
Martin Henderson, New Zealand actor |
|
08 Oct 1974
|
birth
|
|
Fredrik Modin, Swedish ice hockey player |
|
08 Oct 1974
|
birth
|
|
Koji Murofushi, Japanese hammer thrower |
|
08 Oct 1974
|
event
|
|
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. |
|
25 years anniversary |
08 Oct 1999
|
death
|
|
John McLendon, American basketball player and coach (b. 1915) |
|
20 years anniversary |
08 Oct 2004
|
death
|
|
James Chace, American historian and author (b. 1931) |
|
08 Oct 2004
|
music
|
|
Britney Spears split with the manager who had guided her career since she was 13 years old. Larry Rudolph said he and the singer had "mutually agreed not to renew their nine-year management relationship".
|
|
10 years anniversary |
08 Oct 2014
|
death
|
|
Morris Lurie, Australian author and playwright (b. 1938) |
|
08 Oct 2014
|
death
|
|
Abdul Matin, Bangladeshi activist (b. 1926) |
|
08 Oct 2014
|
death
|
|
Alden E. Matthews, American missionary (b. 1921) |
|
08 Oct 2014
|
death
|
|
Harden M. McConnell, American chemist and academic (b. 1927) |
|
08 Oct 2014
|
death
|
|
Zilpha Keatley Snyder, American author (b. 1927) |
|
08 Oct 2014
|
death
|
|
Jeen van den Berg, Dutch speed skater (b. 1928) |
|