Page 7: Historical Events In October - 08

1970  On October - 08 soviet author Alexander I Solzhenitsyn awarded Nobel Prize for Lit   

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

1971  On this day in history john Lennon releases his megahit "Imagine"   

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

1973  Gabriel Marcel, writer, dies on October - 08.   

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

1978  On this day in history jim Gilliam, coach (LA Dodgers), dies at 49   

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

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

1982  Poland bans Solidarity on this day in history.   

1982  On October - 08 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  On October - 08 frederick Brisson, producer, dies at 71 after a stroke   

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

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  A colonial-era burial site for African-American slaves is discovered in New York by construction crew on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history natalia Ginzburg, Italian writer (Sounds of the Night), dies at 75   

1992  Willy Brandt, chancellor of West Germany (1969-74), dies of cancer at 78 on this day in history.   

1993  Manke Nelis, [Cornelis Pieters], singer (Aunt Saar), dies at 73 on October - 08.   

1994  Brian Hartley, mathematician, dies at 55 on October - 08.   

1995  On October - 08 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  Track and field star Marion Jones surrenders her five Olympic medals she won in the 2000 Sydney Games after admitting to doping on this day in history.   

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 October - 08.   

2014  The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra is awarded the $1 million Birgit Nilsson Prize on October - 08.   

2017  On October - 08 wildfires ignite in Northern Californian wine country, killing at least 41 over the next week, with 20,000 evacutated   

2018  On October - 08 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   

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 this day in history.   

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

1585  Heinrich Schutz, composer was born on October - 08.   

1619  On October - 08 birth of philipp von Zesen, German poet/historian (Amsterdam)   

1621  On this day in history birth of maximilian H of Bayern, prince-bishop of Liege/bishop of Hildesheim   

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  On October - 08 birth of cornelis Consolation, Dutch portrait painter (Unseemly Love)   

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

0976  Death of Jelena of Zadar, Croatian queen on this day in history.   

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

1253  Robert Grosseteste, English Bishop/expert (optica), dies on October - 08.   

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

1317  On October - 08 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  On this day in history jan, the Aged, count of Nassau/fathered 24, dies