On This Day
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October 8 2023
Historical Events
Israel occupation aggression on Gaza Strip
disasterwar was launched by the Israeli occupation army against the residents of Gaza Strip on October 8, 2023, which included violent war crimes in which aircraft bombed hospitals. It caused the killing of more than 5,000 victims mostly women and children
Gaza Strip
Born on This Day
Anja Gräfenstein🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1981
Days alive
15,340
Arthur W. Neubert🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor · 1919–1992
Days lived
26,432
Ashawna Hailey🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican computer scientist and philanthropist (1949–2011) · 1949–2011
Days lived
22,651
Astrid Benöhr🇩🇪
German triathlete · b. 1957
Days alive
24,106
Baldwin Spencer
Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda · b. 1948
Days alive
27,393
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Barbara Palvin🇭🇺
actor · b. 1993
Days alive
10,957
Bella Thorne🇺🇸
Actor · b. 1997
Days alive
9,496
Bill Hewitt🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player (1909-1947) · 1909–1947
Days lived
13,612
Bruno Mars
Music · b. 1985
Days alive
13,879
Chevy Chase🇺🇸
American actor, comedian and writer (born 1943) · b. 1943
Days alive
29,220
Clarence Williams🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican jazz pianist, composer, promoter, vocalist, theatrical producer, and publisher (1893-1965) · 1893–1965
Days lived
26,326
Curt Lincoln🇫🇮
deceasedFinnish race driver and tennis player (1918–2005) · 1918–2005
Days lived
31,736
Dale Dye🇺🇸
American actor, presenter, and businessman · b. 1944
Days alive
28,854
Danielle McCray🇺🇸
basketball player · b. 1987
Days alive
13,149
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Edzard Schmidt-Jortzig🇩🇪
German politician · b. 1941
Days alive
29,950
Enno Walther Huth🇩🇪
deceasedGerman industrialist, pioneer of the German Air Force (1875-1964) · 1875–1964
Days lived
32,377
Flavio Ambrosetti🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss jazz saxophonist (1919–2012) · 1919–2012
Days lived
33,922
Francisco Montañés🇪🇸
football player · b. 1986
Days alive
13,514
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Frank Herbert🇺🇸
deceasedwriter · 1920–1986
Days lived
23,867
Fred Stolle🇦🇺
deceasedAustralian tennis player · 1938–2025
Days lived
31,560
Giovanni Calabria🇮🇹
deceasedItalian saint (1873–1954) · 1873–1954
Days lived
29,641
Glenn Snyder🇺🇸
deceasedjournalist · 1924–2013
Days lived
32,271
Günther Jerschke🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1921-1997) · 1921–1997
Days lived
27,604
Helmut Qualtinger🇦🇹
deceasedjournalist · 1928–1986
Days lived
21,175
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Henrich Focke🇩🇪
deceasedentrepreneur · 1890–1979
Days lived
32,281
Hermann Janssen
deceasedwriter · 1888–1971
Days lived
30,128
Hugo Süchting
deceasedGerman chess player (1874-1916) · 1874–1916
Days lived
15,420
Huh Yunjin🇰🇷
K-pop Idol (LE SSERAFIM) · b. 2001
Days alive
8,035
Ira Davenport🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1887–1941
Days lived
19,640
Ivan Poddubny🇬🇧
deceasedathlete · 1871–1949
Days lived
28,428
Jakob Arjouni🇩🇪
deceasedGerman author, born 1964 (1964–2013) · 1964–2013
Days lived
17,633
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Jan Dick Leurs
Dutch baseball player · b. 1947
Days alive
27,759
Jean Fernandez🇫🇷
French footballer and manager · b. 1954
Days alive
25,202
Jean-Louis Touraine🇫🇷
member of the National Assembly of France · b. 1945
Days alive
28,489
Jesse Jackson🇺🇸
deceasedPolitician · 1941–2026
Days lived
30,813
John T. Walton🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican war veteran; son of Walmart founder Sam Walton (1946–2005) · 1946–2005
Days lived
21,447
Koji Murofushi🇯🇵
Japanese hammer thrower, university professor (physical education), commissioner of the Japan sports agency · b. 1974
Days alive
17,897
Marie Tångeberg🇩🇪
writer · b. 1924
Days alive
36,159
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Mary Engle Pennington🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican bacteriological chemist and refrigeration engineer (1872-1952) · 1872–1952
Days lived
29,299
Masataka Tsuchiya🇯🇵
film director · b. 1924
Days alive
36,159
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Matt Damon🇺🇸
Film actor · b. 1970
Days alive
19,358
Max Westerkamp
deceasedfield hockey player (1912–1970) · 1912–1970
Days lived
21,029
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Molly Quinn🇺🇸
actor · b. 1993
Days alive
10,957
Nance O'Neil🇺🇸
deceasedActor · 1874–1965
Days lived
32,994
Nguyễn Minh Triết
Sixth President of Vietnam (2006-2011) · b. 1942
Days alive
29,585
Nini Salerno🇮🇹
Italian actor and screenwriter · b. 1948
Days alive
27,393
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Otto Heinrich Warburg🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1883–1970
Days lived
31,708
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Paul Hogan🇦🇺
Australian actor and comedian · b. 1939
Days alive
30,681
Peter Greene🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor (1965–2025) · 1965–2025
Days lived
21,980
Reese Hoffa🇺🇸
American shot putter · b. 1977
Days alive
16,801
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Rolf Jahn🇩🇪
deceasedGerman association football player (1927-2001) · 1927–2001
Days lived
26,871
Rouben Mamoulian🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican film and theatre director (1897–1987) · 1897–1987
Days lived
32,928
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Sigourney Weaver🇺🇸
American actress (born 1949) · b. 1949
Days alive
27,028
Svetlana Parkhomenko🇷🇺
Soviet female tennis player, winner of the WTA Sportsmanship Award · b. 1962
Days alive
22,280
Terry Gou
founder and former Chief Executive Officer of Foxconn · b. 1950
Days alive
26,663
The Miz🇺🇸
actor · b. 1980
Days alive
15,705
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Tim Collins🇺🇸
American businessman (1956-) · b. 1956
Days alive
24,471
Ursula von der Leyen🇩🇪
politician · b. 1958
Days alive
23,741
Walter von Reichenau
deceasedNotable Trials · 1884–1942
Days lived
20,919
Wilfried Hochholdinger🇩🇪
actor · b. 1962
Days alive
22,280
Zog I of Albania
deceasedpolitician · 1895–1961
Days lived
23,924
Died on This Day
Armin Schweizer🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss actor (1892-1968) · 1892–1968
Days lived
27,921
Eberhard Ferstl🇩🇪
deceasedWest German field hockey player (1933–2019) · 1933–2019
Days lived
31,676
Felix Salten🇦🇹
deceasedAustro-Hungarian author and critic in Vienna (1869–1945) · 1869–1945
Days lived
27,790
Georg Friedrich Nicolai🇩🇪
deceasedGerman physiologist (1874-1964) · 1874–1964
Days lived
33,116
George Krugers🇳🇱
deceasedFilm director · 1890–1964
Days lived
26,981
Hans Luckhardt🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1890–1954) · 1890–1954
Days lived
23,489
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Hans Tropsch🇩🇪
deceasedchemist · 1889–1935
Days lived
16,801
Job🇨🇭
deceasedSwiss screenwriter and comics artist (1927–2024) · 1927–2024
Days lived
35,413
Jonathan Goforth🇨🇦
deceasedCanadian missionary in China · 1859–1936
Days lived
28,364
Larry Semon🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (1889-1928) · 1889–1928
Days lived
14,485
Leonor Michaelis🇺🇸
deceasedchemist · 1875–1949
Days lived
27,293
Marianne Golz🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian singer and opera singer (1895–1943) · 1895–1943
Days lived
17,782
Moshe Smoira🇩🇪
deceasedIsraeli judge (1888–1961) · 1888–1961
Days lived
26,645
Theodor Koch-Grunberg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman ethnologist (1872-1924) · 1872–1924
Days lived
19,174
Tomás Valík
deceasedActor · 1964–2016
Days lived
18,918
Varsha Bhosle🇮🇳
deceasedJournalist · 1956–2012
Days lived
20,735
Whitey Ford🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1928–2020
Days lived
33,590
Willy Brandt🇳🇴
deceasedpolitician · 1913–1992
Days lived
28,784
Y. A. Tittle🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican football player (1926–2017) · 1926–2017
Days lived
33,222
Zośka Vieras🇱🇹
deceasedBelarusian writer and poet (1892-1991) · 1892–1991
Days lived
36,166
Who Was Alive
Notable people alive on this date, sorted by most days lived (top 20).
Sándor Farkas
Catholic priest, born 1853 · b. 1853
Days alive
62,371
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Horst von der Goltz
German spy and actor · b. 1884
Days alive
51,049
Frank J. Skinner🇺🇸
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
48,397
Lajos Perley
athlete · b. 1892
Days alive
48,060
George Polley🇺🇸
American urban climber · b. 1898
Days alive
45,935
Rebecca W. Keller🇺🇸
scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
44,840
Clifford Swann🇦🇺
Australian Paralympic lawn bowls player · b. 1901
Days alive
44,840
Diane Pozefsky🇺🇸
American computer scientist · b. 1901
Days alive
44,840
David Segal🇺🇸
newspaper columnist · b. 1901
Days alive
44,840
Shaherose Charania🇨🇦
entrepreneur · b. 1901
Days alive
44,840
Eduardo Hernández Martínez🇸🇻
Salvadoran footballer · b. 1901
Days alive
44,840
Shrikrishna Raut
Marathi poet · b. 1901
Days alive
44,840
Giovanny Ramos🇻🇪
Venezuelan athlete · b. 1901
Days alive
44,840
Miguel Pérez de los Mozos🇪🇸
Ceo, economist · b. 1901
Days alive
44,840
Fee Plumley🇬🇧
artist · b. 1901
Days alive
44,840
Keith Padgett🇬🇧
Falkland Islands politician · b. 1901
Days alive
44,840
Pete Briggs🇺🇸
American musician · b. 1904
Days alive
43,745
Henk Vissers🇳🇱
Dutch baseball player · b. 1911
Days alive
40,905
Magdolna Tóth🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1914
Days alive
40,092
Andor András Balázs🇭🇺
athlete · b. 1918
Days alive
38,369
Animals Alive
Notable animals alive on this date.
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
68,215
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
67,912
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
67,485
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
57,927
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
56,893
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
56,527
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
53,971
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
52,623
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
673,422
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
152,936
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
76,954
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
57,623
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
35,975
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
33,518
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
31,428
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
29,405
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
Wuthering Heights
Drama film · b. 1939
Days since release
30,865
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12 Angry Men🇺🇸
Drama/Crime Film · b. 1957
Days since release
24,287
The Godfather🇺🇸
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
18,825
Jaws🇺🇸
Thriller/Adventure Film · b. 1975
Days since release
17,642
Star Wars: A New Hope🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film · b. 1977
Days since release
16,937
Mad Max
Film · b. 1979
Days since release
16,250
Alien🇺🇸
Sci-Fi/Horror Film · b. 1979
Days since release
16,207
The Shining
Film · b. 1980
Days since release
15,986