Historical Events In October - 08

1970  Soviet author Alexander I Solzhenitsyn awarded Nobel Prize for Lit on this day in history.   

1970  Jean Giono, French writer (Hussard Sur le Toit), dies at 75 on October - 08.   

1971  On October - 08 john Lennon releases his megahit "Imagine"   

1971  Christopher Dark, actor (Man Behind the Badge), dies at 51 on October - 08.   

1973  On October - 08 gabriel Marcel, writer, dies   

1975  Alberto Hemsi, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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

1979  On this day in history june Nash, actress (Strange Cargo, Dynamite), dies at 68   

1981  Pres Reagan greeted predecessors Jimmy Carter, Gerald R Ford and Richard Nixon before sending them to Egypt for Anwar Sadat's funeral on October - 08.   

1982  Poland bans Solidarity on this day in history.   

1982  Fernando Lamas, actor/director (Lost World), dies of cancer at 67 on October - 08.   

1983  Joan Hackett, actress (Group, Flicks, Rivals), dies of cancer at 49 on October - 08.   

1984  Frederick Brisson, producer, dies at 71 after a stroke on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history leon Klinghoffer, hijackers of Achille Lauro, threw him off boat   

1988  Fire in Seattle's Space Needle causes evacuation, $2,000 damage on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history ernst Hermann Meyer, composer, dies at 82   

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  Natalia Ginzburg, Italian writer (Sounds of the Night), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1992  On this day in history 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 October - 08.   

1994  On this day in history brian Hartley, mathematician, dies at 55   

1995  On this day in history christopher Keene, musician, dies at 48   

1996  Geoffrey Finsberg, politician, dies at 70 on October - 08.   

2005  An earthquake in Kashmir kills about 80,00 people on October - 08.   

2005  Kashmir earthquake in India, Pakistan killing 87,351 people on October - 08.   

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  On October - 08 35 people are killed by a Nigerian military bomb struck a convoy in Maiduguri   

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  On this day in history the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra is awarded the $1 million Birgit Nilsson Prize   

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 this day in history.   

2018  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 on October - 08.   

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1515  On October - 08 birth of margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox (d. 1578)   

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 this day in history.   

1676  Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish scholar (d. 1764) was born on this day in history.   

1690  Jaime de Casellas, composer was born on October - 08.   

1692  On October - 08 birth of antonio Palella, composer   

1697  Cornelis Consolation, Dutch portrait painter (Unseemly Love) was born on this day in history.   

0705  On October - 08 abd al-Malik, kalief of Damascus, dies   

0976  On October - 08 death of jelena of Zadar, Croatian queen   

1094  On October - 08 death of st Mark, the Evangelist, buried in San Marcos minstery in Venice   

1253  On October - 08 robert Grosseteste, English Bishop/expert (optica), dies   

1286  On October - 08 death of john I of Dreux, Duke of Brittany (b. 1217)   

1317  On October - 08 death of fushimi, Emperor of Japan (b. 1265)   

1604  On this day in history janus Dousa, [Johan van de Does], literature/politician, dies at 58   

1606  On October - 08 jan, the Aged, count of Nassau/fathered 24, dies