08 October - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History
According to Gregory calendar, on October 08, the day number in a year is 281 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 282. October 08 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.
October 08 in History - Top Historical Events
| Year | Event / Incidence / Incident |
| 451 | The Council of Chalcedon, a Christian ecumenical council inChristianity that repudiated the Eutychian doctrine of monophysitism,and set forth the Chalcedonian Creed, opened. |
| 1076 | Demetrius Zvonimir, the last native king who exerted any realpower over the entire Croatian state, was crowned. |
| 1594 | Sinhalese–Portuguese War-Portugal had almost conquered the island of Sri Lanka when its army was completely annihilated, ending theCampaign of Danture. |
| 1769 | Captain Cook stepped into New Zealand. |
| 1769 | Captain James Cook New Zealand Poverty Bay) reached. |
| 1809 | Prince Clemens von Metertich became the Foreign Minister of the Austrian Empire. |
| 1821 | General José de San Martin's government established the Peruvian Navy. |
| 1856 | The Second Opium War began between the British and China. |
| 1860 | Telegraph line launched between L&SF. |
| 1862 | American Civil War-The Battle of Perryville, one of the bloodiest battles of the war, was fought in the Chaplin Hills west of Perryville, Kentucky. |
| 1871 | The Great Chicago Fire commenced on Sunday, October 8, and went on for three days before it finally went out on Tuesday, October 10, 1871. |
| 1871 | There was a fierce fire in the US city of Chicago for two days. The fire killed 300 people and destroyed 17,450 homes. |
| 1897 | Composer Gustav Mahler was appointed the director of the Vienna Court Opera. |
| 1904 | The Canadian cities of Edmonton, Alberta, and Prince Albert,Saskatchewan, were both incorporated. |
| 1918 | World War I-After his platoon suffered heavy casualties duringthe Meuse-Argonne Offensive in France's Forest of Argonne, AmericanSergeant Alvin C. York led the seven remaining men on an attack againsta German machine gun nest, killing 28 German soldiers and capturing 132others. |
| 1919 | The first ever transcontinental air race in the United States starts, with 63 planes taking part between California and New York. |
| 1932 | The Indian Air Force was founded as an auxiliary air force ofthe Indian Empire. |
| 1932 | Indian Air Force was established. It was then formed as an auxiliary air force of the British Raj. |
| 1936 | Famous Hindi writer and novelist Premchand died. |
| 1936 | The first episode of the British television program Picture aired. |
| 1952 | The Harrow and Weldstone rail accident killed 112 people in England. |
| 1962 | News magazine Der Spiegel revealed the unpreparedness of the West German armed forces against the communist threat from the east, andwas accused of treason shortly afterwards. |
| 1965 | The Post Office Tower opened in London. |
| 1967 | Marxist revolutionary and guerrilla leader Che Guevara wascaptured near La Higuera, Bolivia. |
| 1969 | Demonstrations organized by the Weather Underground known asthe Days of Rage began in Chicago. |
| 1973 | Britain's first independent radio station, LBC, started. |
| 1973 | LBC Radio began airing in London on 97.3 FM. |
| 1991 | President Bush is approaching a decision on easing the federal banking rules in order to help relax the difficulties with the nations tight credit circumstances. |
| 1996 | At a conference held in Ottawa, about 50 countries agreed to ban landmines worldwide. |
| 1998 | Gardermoen Airport, the main domestic hub and internationalairport for Norway, opened as Oslo Airport, Fornebu, closed. |
| 2000 | Vojoslav Kostunica became the President of Yugoslavia. |
| 2001 | At Linate Airport in Milan, Italy, Scandinavian Airlines FlightSK686 collided on take-off with a Cessna Citation II business jet,killing 118 people. |
| 2001 | US President George W. Bush established the Office of Homeland Security. |
| 2003 | Miss Venezuela Gojedor Ezua won the title of Miss International competition held in Tokyo. |
| 2004 | Monsanto's patent on Indian wheat revoked. |
| 2005 | A severe earthquake in South Asia took thousands of lives. |
| 2007 | Former Bangladesh Home Minister Mohammad Nasim was sentenced to 13 years in prison. |
| 2008 | For their finding and development of the green fluorescent protein (GFP), Osamu Shimomura, Martin Chalfie, and Roger Y. Tsien received the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry |
| 2009 | Polish President Lech Kaczyński declares his intent to sign the Treaty of Lisbon on Saturday October 10, which will complete the country's sanction process. |
| 2010 | The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) 37th assembly came to an end on Friday in Montreal where developments on aviation emissions were made. |
| 2011 | The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees opens a new refugee camp in western Ethiopia for refugees from Sudan and South Sudan. |
| 2012 | Scientist’s caution of the hazards associated with using liquid nitrogen in drinks after a teenage girl from the United Kingdom required emergency surgery after drinking a cocktail comprising of the substance. |
| 2013 | Heavy floods in the Philippines city of Zamboanga leads to thousands of families being displaced and schools and most government offices being closed. |
| 2014 | The people in North America, Western South America, Australia and parts of East Asia will be able to observe a lunar eclipse today. |
Famous Birthdays of October 08:
| Year | Name / Profession / Country |
| 1883 | Otto Heinrich Warburg / Physician / Germany |
| 1944 | Ed Kirkpatrick / Baseball Player / United States of America |
| 1970 | Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui / Colonel / Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| 1552 | Matteo Ricci / Priest / Italy |
| 1977 | Jamie Marchi / Actress / United States of America |
| 1919 | Kiichi Miyazawa / Politician / Japan |
| 1941 | George Bellamy / Singer / United Kingdom |
| 1913 | Marios Makrionitis / Bishop / Roman Republic |
| 1924 | Aloísio Lorscheider / Cardinal / Brazil |
| 1959 | Mike Morgan / Baseball Player / United States of America |
| 1960 | Mike Teague / Rugby Player / United Kingdom |
| 1934 | Gerry Hitchens / Footballer / United Kingdom |
| 1983 | Abhishek Nayar / Cricketer / India |
| 1981 | Vladimir Kisenkov / Fooballer / Russia |
| 1917 | Rodney Robert Porter / Biochemist / United Kingdom |
| 1991 | Jordan McLean / Rugby Player / Australia |
| 1979 | Gregori Chad Petree / Writer / United States of America |
| 1929 | Betty Boothroyd / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 1940 | Fred Cash / Singer / United States of America |
| 1890 | Snuffy Browne / Cricketer / Barbados |
| 1972 | Terry Balsamo / Writer / United States of America |
| 1938 | Fred Stolle / Tennis Player / United States of America |
| 1965 | Matt Biondi / Swimmer / United States of America |
| 1979 | Paul Burchill / Wrestler / United Kingdom |
| 1847 | Rose Scott / Activist / Australia |
| 1897 | Rouben Mamoulian / Writer / United States of America |
| 1992 | Maria João Koehler / Tennis Player / Portugal |
| 1789 | William John Swainson / Ornithologist / United Kingdom |
| 1789 | John Ruggles / Politician / United States of America |
| 1877 | Hans Heysen / Painter / Australia |
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Read in Hindi : 08 अक्टूबर की प्रमुख ऐतिहासिक घटनाएं