Page 7: Historical Events In October - 08

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

1970  On this day in history jean Giono, French writer (Hussard Sur le Toit), dies at 75   

1971  John Lennon releases his megahit "Imagine" on October - 08.   

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

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

1975  On October - 08 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  On this day in history pres Reagan greeted predecessors Jimmy Carter, Gerald R Ford and Richard Nixon before sending them to Egypt for Anwar Sadat's funeral   

1982  Poland bans Solidarity on October - 08.   

1982  Fernando Lamas, actor/director (Lost World), dies of cancer at 67 on this day in history.   

1983  Joan Hackett, actress (Group, Flicks, Rivals), dies of cancer at 49 on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history frederick Brisson, producer, dies at 71 after a stroke   

1985  On October - 08 leon Klinghoffer, hijackers of Achille Lauro, threw him off boat   

1988  Fire in Seattle's Space Needle causes evacuation, $2,000 damage on October - 08.   

1988  On October - 08 ernst Hermann Meyer, composer, dies at 82   

1990  On this day in history israeli police kill 17 Palestinian rioters   

1990  On October - 08 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 October - 08 natalia Ginzburg, Italian writer (Sounds of the Night), dies at 75   

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

1993  On October - 08 manke Nelis, [Cornelis Pieters], singer (Aunt Saar), dies at 73   

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

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

1996  On October - 08 geoffrey Finsberg, politician, dies at 70   

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

2005  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

2017  On this day in history wildfires ignite in Northern Californian wine country, killing at least 41 over the next week, with 20,000 evacutated   

2018  On this day in history 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  On this day in history 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   

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1515  On this day in history birth of margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox (d. 1578)   

1585  Heinrich Schutz, composer was born on this day in history.   

1619  Philipp von Zesen, German poet/historian (Amsterdam) was born on this day in history.   

1621  On October - 08 birth of maximilian H of Bayern, prince-bishop of Liege/bishop of Hildesheim   

1676  On this day in history birth of benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish scholar (d. 1764)   

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

1692  Antonio Palella, composer was born on this day in history.   

1697  On this day in history 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 October - 08.   

1094  Death of St Mark, the Evangelist, buried in San Marcos minstery in Venice on October - 08.   

1253  On this day in history robert Grosseteste, English Bishop/expert (optica), dies   

1286  On this day in history 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 October - 08.   

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