Public Holidays on October 8

• 🌍 Battle of Angamos (Peru)
• 🌍 Combate de Angamos (Peru)
• 🌍 عيد القوات المسلحة (يوم تعويضي) (Egypt)

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On This Day in History — October 8

• 2016 — In the wake of Hurricane Matthew, the death toll rises to nearly 900.
• 2014 — Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person in the United States to be diagnosed with Ebola, dies.
• 2005 — The 7.6 Mw Kashmir earthquake strikes with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving 86,000-87,351 people dead, 69,000-75,266 injured, and 2.8 million homeless.
• 2001 — A twin engine Cessna and Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) jetliner collide in heavy fog during takeoff from Milan, Italy, killing 118 people.
• 2001 — U.S. President George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security.
• 1991 — Croatia and Slovenia vote to sever constitutional relations with Yugoslavia.

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Notable Births on October 8

• 1997 — Bella Thorne, American actress
• 1996 — Sara Sorribes Tormo, Spanish tennis player
• 1996 — Sara Takanashi, Japanese ski jumper
• 1994 — Luca Hänni, Swiss singer-songwriter
• 1993 — Garbiñe Muguruza, Spanish tennis player
• 1993 — Barbara Palvin, Hungarian model and actress

Notable Deaths on October 8

• 2015 — Richard Davies, Welsh-English actor (b. 1926)
• 2015 — Jim Diamond, Scottish singer-songwriter (b. 1951)
• 2015 — Dennis Eichhorn, American author and illustrator (b. 1945)
• 2015 — Lindy Infante, American football player and coach (b. 1940)
• 2015 — Paul Prudhomme, American chef and author (b. 1940)
• 2014 — Morris Lurie, Australian author and playwright (b. 1938)

Sports on October 8

• MLB: Tampa Bay Rays @ New York Yankees — 00:00 UTC Final
• NBA: Orlando Magic @ Memphis Grizzlies — 00:00 UTC Final
• NBA: Milwaukee Bucks @ Oklahoma City Thunder — 00:00 UTC Final
• NBA: Phoenix Suns @ Chicago Bulls — 00:00 UTC Final
• College Football: New Mexico State Aggies @ Florida International Panthers — 00:04 UTC Final
• WNBA: Las Vegas Aces @ Golden State Valkyries — 01:30 UTC Final

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Public Holidays on October 9

• 🌍 Day of the Valencian Community (Spain)
• 🌍 Hangul Day (South Korea)
• 🌍 國慶日（補假） (Taiwan)
• 🌍 한글날 (South Korea)

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On This Day in History — October 9

• 2012 — Members of the Pakistani Taliban make a failed attempt to assassinate an outspoken schoolgirl, Malala Yousafzai.
• 2009 — First lunar impact of the Centaur and LCROSS spacecrafts as part of NASA's Lunar Precursor Robotic Program.
• 2006 — North Korea conducts its first nuclear test.
• 2003 — Mission: Space opens to the public in the Epcot park at Walt Disney World. The opening ceremony included several astronauts from all eras of space exploration.
• 1995 — An Amtrak Sunset Limited train is derailed by saboteurs near Palo Verde, Arizona.
• 1983 — Rangoon bombing: Attempted assassination of South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan during an official visit to Rangoon, Burma. Chun survives but the blast kills 17 of his entourage, including four cabinet ministers,...

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Notable Births on October 9

• 1996 — Bella Hadid, American model
• 1993 — Ani Amiraghyan, Armenian tennis player
• 1993 — Lauren Davis, American tennis player
• 1993 — Jayden Hodges, Australian rugby league player
• 1993 — Scotty McCreery, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1991 — Tyson Frizell, Australian-Welsh rugby league player

Notable Deaths on October 9

• 2016 — Andrzej Wajda, a Polish film and theatre director (b. 1926)
• 2015 — Ray Duncan, American businessman (b. 1930)
• 2015 — Geoffrey Howe, Welsh lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1926)
• 2015 — Ravindra Jain, Indian composer and director (b. 1944)
• 2014 — Boris Buzančić, Croatian actor and politician, 47th Mayor of Zagreb (b. 1929)
• 2014 — Jan Hooks, American actress and comedian (b. 1957)

Sports on October 9

• NHL: San Jose Sharks @ St. Louis Blues — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Tampa Bay Rays @ New York Yankees — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Cleveland Guardians @ Chicago White Sox — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: Atlanta Hawks @ San Antonio Spurs — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NFL: Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Dallas Cowboys — 00:15 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: Colorado Avalanche @ Calgary Flames — 01:00 UTC Scheduled

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