Page 7: Historical Events In October - 08

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

1970  On October - 08 jean Giono, French writer (Hussard Sur le Toit), dies at 75   

1971  John Lennon releases his megahit "Imagine" on this day in history.   

1971  On October - 08 christopher Dark, actor (Man Behind the Badge), dies at 51   

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

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  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  On October - 08 poland bans Solidarity   

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

1983  On October - 08 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  On this day in history leon Klinghoffer, hijackers of Achille Lauro, threw him off boat   

1988  On this day in history fire in Seattle's Space Needle causes evacuation, $2,000 damage   

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

1990  Israeli police kill 17 Palestinian rioters on this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history uS doctors Joseph E Murray and E Donnall Thomas win Nobel Prize   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

2005  An earthquake in Kashmir kills about 80,00 people on this day in history.   

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

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

2012  On this day in history 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 October - 08.   

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

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

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  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  Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox (d. 1578) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1676  On October - 08 birth of benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish scholar (d. 1764)   

1690  On October - 08 birth of jaime de Casellas, composer   

1692  Antonio Palella, composer was born on October - 08.   

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

0705  Abd al-Malik, kalief of Damascus, dies on October - 08.   

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  Death of Fushimi, Emperor of Japan (b. 1265) on this day in history.   

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

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