En este día..

ON THIS DAY

On This Day: October 8

Go to Index »

• See larger version »
• Buy a reproduction »

On Oct. 8, 1982, all labor organizations in Poland, including Solidarity, were banned.

Go to article »

On Oct. 8, 1890, Edward V. Rickenbacker, the World War I flying ace who went on to lead Eastern Airlines for thirty years, was born. Following his death on July 23, 1973, his obituary appeared in The Times.

Go to obituary » | Other birthdays »

On This Date

1869	Franklin Pierce, the 14th president of the United States, died in Concord, N.H., at age 64.
1918	American Army Sgt. Alvin York almost single-handedly killed 25 German soldiers and captured 132 in the Argonne Forest in France.
1944	"The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" debuted on CBS Radio.
1945	President Harry S. Truman announced that the secret of the atomic bomb would be shared only with Britain and Canada.
1956	Don Larsen pitched the only perfect game in a World Series as the New York Yankees beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 2-0 in Game 5.
1959	Margaret Thatcher was first elected to the British Parliament as a Conservative representing the north London suburb of Finchley.
1970	Soviet author Alexander Solzhenitsyn was named winner of the Nobel Prize for literature.
1982	Poland banned all labor organizations, including Solidarity.
1985	The hijackers of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro killed American passenger Leon Klinghoffer and dumped his body and wheelchair overboard.
2001	Former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge was sworn in as director of the new Office of Homeland Security.
2004	Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart reported to prison to begin serving a sentence for lying about a stock sale.
2005	A major earthquake flattened villages on the Pakistan-India border, killing an estimated 86,000 people.

Current Birthdays

Actor Matt Damon turns 41 years old today.

AP Photo/Evan Agostini

Actor-TV host Nick Cannon ("America's Got Talent") turns 31 years old today.

AP Photo/Peter Kramer

1936	Rona Barrett, Entertainment reporter, turns 75
1938	Fred Stolle, Tennis Hall of Famer, turns 73
1939	Paul Hogan, Actor ("Crocodile Dundee" movies), turns 72
1941	Jesse Jackson, Civil rights leader, turns 70
1943	Chevy Chase, Actor, comedian, turns 68
1943	R.L. Stine, Author, turns 68
1949	Sigourney Weaver, Actress, turns 62
1955	Darrell Hammond, Comedian ("Saturday Night Live"), turns 56
1956	Stephanie Zimbalist, Actress, turns 55
1968	Emily Procter, Actress ("CSI: Miami"), turns 43
1979	Kristanna Loken, Actress, turns 32
1985	Bruno Mars, Singer, songwriter, turns 26
1993	Angus T. Jones, Actor ("Two and a Half Men"), turns 18

Historic Birthdays

Edward V. Rickenbacker10/8/1890 - 7/23/1973American World War I fighter pilot and aviation industrialist.Go to obituary »

87	Heinrich Schutz 10/8/1585 - 11/6/1672 German composer
74	Edmund Steadman 10/8/1833 - 1/18/1908 American poet and banker
66	John Milton Hay 10/8/1838 - 7/1/1905 American politician; U.S. secretary of state (1898-1905)
78	Juan D. Peron 10/8/1895 - 7/1/1974 Argentinian president (1946-55, 1973-4)
65	Frank Herbert 10/8/1920 - 2/11/1986 American writer