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October 8 is the 281st day of the year ... 2005 – The 7.6 M w Kashmir earthquake leaves 86,000–87,351 people dead, 69,000–75,266 injured, and 2.8 million homeless.
October 8 Lithograph depicting the Great Chicago Fire 1871 – The Great Chicago Fire (pictured) , which according to popular belief was started by a cow belonging to Catherine O'Leary kicking over a lantern, began and proceeded to destroy much of the city's central business district .
Karel Vlach (October 8, 1911 –February 26, 1986), Czech bandleader, would have turned 113 this year. Clarence Williams (October 8, 1893 –November 06, 1965), American jazz pianist and composer, would have turned 131 this year. Louis Vierne (October 8, 1870 –June 21, 1937), French organist, would have turned 154 this year.
The Grammy Award-winning musician was born on October 31, 1961. My Chemical Romance guitarist Frank Iero was born on October 31, 1981. That means he'll turn 43 this year.
1917 - The "Miracle of the Sun" is witnessed by an estimated 70,000 people in the Cova da Iria in Fátima, Portugal 1954 – Birth of Mordechai Vanunu , Israeli nuclear technician 1976 - The first electron micrograph of an Ebola viral particle was obtained by Dr. F.A. Murphy , now at U.C. Davis , who was then working at the C.D.C.
Here are some of the most notable playmates Hugh Hefner made famous: Jayne Mansfield was Playmate of the Month in June 1963 and was considered a sex symbol in the 50's and 60's. Mansfield was ...
8. They Have a Cynical Streak According to Brittanica , Gen Xers are more likely to have a cynical opinion of humanity—namely due to the economic and geopolitical tumult that served as a ...
Famous Birthdays is an American website based in Santa Monica, California, [1] which is dedicated to cataloging the birthdays of famous people and compiling other facts about them. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Background