Page 7: Historical Events In October - 08

1970  Soviet author Alexander I Solzhenitsyn awarded Nobel Prize for Lit on October - 08.   

1970  Jean Giono, French writer (Hussard Sur le Toit), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1971  John Lennon releases his megahit "Imagine" on October - 08.   

1971  Christopher Dark, actor (Man Behind the Badge), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1973  Gabriel Marcel, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history alberto Hemsi, composer, dies at 78   

1978  On October - 08 jim Gilliam, coach (LA Dodgers), dies at 49   

1979  June Nash, actress (Strange Cargo, Dynamite), dies at 68 on October - 08.   

1981  On this day in history pres Reagan greeted predecessors Jimmy Carter, Gerald R Ford and Richard Nixon before sending them to Egypt for Anwar Sadat's funeral   

1982  Poland bans Solidarity on October - 08.   

1982  On this day in history fernando Lamas, actor/director (Lost World), dies of cancer at 67   

1983  On this day in history joan Hackett, actress (Group, Flicks, Rivals), dies of cancer at 49   

1984  Frederick Brisson, producer, dies at 71 after a stroke on October - 08.   

1985  Leon Klinghoffer, hijackers of Achille Lauro, threw him off boat on October - 08.   

1988  On October - 08 fire in Seattle's Space Needle causes evacuation, $2,000 damage   

1988  Ernst Hermann Meyer, composer, dies at 82 on October - 08.   

1990  Israeli police kill 17 Palestinian rioters on October - 08.   

1990  US doctors Joseph E Murray and E Donnall Thomas win Nobel Prize on October - 08.   

1991  On October - 08 a colonial-era burial site for African-American slaves is discovered in New York by construction crew   

1991  On October - 08 natalia Ginzburg, Italian writer (Sounds of the Night), dies at 75   

1992  On October - 08 willy Brandt, chancellor of West Germany (1969-74), dies of cancer at 78   

1993  Manke Nelis, [Cornelis Pieters], singer (Aunt Saar), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1994  On October - 08 brian Hartley, mathematician, dies at 55   

1995  Christopher Keene, musician, dies at 48 on October - 08.   

1996  On this day in history geoffrey Finsberg, politician, dies at 70   

2005  On October - 08 an earthquake in Kashmir kills about 80,00 people.   

2005  On October - 08 kashmir earthquake in India, Pakistan killing 87,351 people   

2007  On October - 08 track and field star Marion Jones surrenders her five Olympic medals she won in the 2000 Sydney Games after admitting to doping.   

2012  35 people are killed by a Nigerian military bomb struck a convoy in Maiduguri on this day in history.   

2013  Peter Higgs and François Englert win the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work on the origin of the mass of subatomic particles on this day in history.   

2014  The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra is awarded the $1 million Birgit Nilsson Prize on this day in history.   

2017  Wildfires ignite in Northern Californian wine country, killing at least 41 over the next week, with 20,000 evacutated on this day in history.   

2018  New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees becomes NFL's all-time leader in passing yards; needs 201 yards to pass Peyton Manning's record; gets 363 & 3 TD's in Saints 43-19 win v Washington Redskins at the SuperDome on October - 08.   

2018  On this day in history major climate report by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for the UN says planet will warm 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit (1.5 degrees Celsius) by 2040 with dire results   

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1515  Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox (d. 1578) was born on October - 08.   

1585  On this day in history birth of heinrich Schutz, composer   

1619  Philipp von Zesen, German poet/historian (Amsterdam) was born on this day in history.   

1621  Maximilian H of Bayern, prince-bishop of Liege/bishop of Hildesheim was born on October - 08.   

1676  Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish scholar (d. 1764) was born on October - 08.   

1690  Jaime de Casellas, composer was born on this day in history.   

1692  On this day in history birth of antonio Palella, composer   

1697  Cornelis Consolation, Dutch portrait painter (Unseemly Love) was born on October - 08.   

0705  Abd al-Malik, kalief of Damascus, dies on this day in history.   

0976  Death of Jelena of Zadar, Croatian queen on October - 08.   

1094  Death of St Mark, the Evangelist, buried in San Marcos minstery in Venice on October - 08.   

1253  Robert Grosseteste, English Bishop/expert (optica), dies on this day in history.   

1286  On this day in history death of john I of Dreux, Duke of Brittany (b. 1217)   

1317  On this day in history death of fushimi, Emperor of Japan (b. 1265)   

1604  Janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], literature/politician, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1606  Jan, the Aged, count of Nassau/fathered 24, dies on this day in history.