FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS FOR OCTOBER 8
John Hay (1838-1905) - Private secretary to Abraham Lincoln.
Theodore Roberts (1861-1928) - Actor, know for his role in the 10 Commandments.
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Edythe Chapman (1863-1948) - Actress with roles in Tom Sawyer (2017), The Whispering Chorus (1918), and Up the River (1930).
Mary Engle Pennington (1872-1952) - Bacteriological chemist and refrigeration engineer known for her research in food safety.
Dick Burnett (1883 -1977) - Bluegrass singer known for his rendition of Man of Constant Sorrow.
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Will Vodery (1885 -1951) - Black theater, film arranger, orchestrator on Broadway.
Collett E. Woolman (1889-1966) - Female aviator who was the founder of Woman's International Flying Association.
Eddie Rickenbacker (1890-1973) - Aviator known as the "Ace of Aces" in WWI.
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Rouben Mamoulian (1897-1987) - Movie director and author of the Mark of Zorro.
Bill Hewitt (1909-1947) - One of the last professional football players to play without a helmet.
Gus Hall (1910 -2000) - Head of the U.S. Communist Party.
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Kirk Alyn (1910-1999) - The first American actor to play Superman on screen.
Robert Gilruth (1913-2000) - Director of NASA's Manned Spacecraft Center.
Walter Lord (1917-2002) - Author of A Night to Remember.
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Hal Singer (1919-2020) - Jazz and R&B saxophonist.
Frank Herbert (1920-1986) - Author of the Dune series.
Gigi Durston (1927-1970) - Cabaret and big band singer who married the son of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Al Duncan (1927-1995) - Blues and jazz drummer.
Jim Elliot (1927-1956) - Missionary and translator who was able to make peaceful contact with an isolated tribe in Ecuador.
M. Russell Ballard (1928-2023) - Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of LDS Church who believed he would have revelations about the lives of those in the church.
Pepper Adams (1930-1985) - Considered on the most talented American jazz saxophonist.
Faith Ringgold (1930 -2024) - Black American mixed-media artist who was well-known for telling stories in quilts.
James Olsen (1930-2022) - American actor.
Pete Drake (1932-1988) - American session pedal steel guitarist.
Rona Barrett (1936-2012) - Celebrity gossip columnist.
Lynne Stewart (1939-2017) - Defense attorney known for representing people accused of serious crimes.
Jesse Jackson (1941-Still Living) - Activist and Baptist Minister.
Chevy Chase (1943 -Still Living) - Famous American actor and writer.
R. L. Stine (1943 -Still Living) - Children's book writer of Goosebumps.
Johnny Ramone (1948-2004) - Punk rock guitarist and songwriter for the band the Ramones.
Sigourney Weaver (1949-Still Living) - Actress.
Clifford Adams (1952-2015) - Trombone player for Kool & the Gang.
Edward Zwick (1952-Still Living) - Film director of The Last Samurai and Legends of the Fall.
Danny Jacob (1956-Still Living) - Guitarist for Bette Midler and music composer Phineas and Ferb.
Janice Voss (1956-2012) - Female astronaut who specialized in shuttle radar topography.
Larry Crane (1956-Still Living) - Guitarist for the John Mellencamp band.
Scott Michael Pellaton (1956 -Still Living) - Barefoot water ski champion.
Stephanie Zimbalist (1956-Still Living) - Actress famous for roles in Remington Steele and Centennial.
Nick Bakay (1959-Still Living) - Actor known for his role in Sabrina the Teenage Witch.
Reed Hastings (1960-Still Living) - Co-founder of Netflix.
C. J. Ramone (1965-Still Living) - Bassist and vocalist of the Ramones.
Matt Damon (1970-Still Living) - Actor of Good Will Hunting and the Bourne.
Monty Williams (1971 -Still Living) - NBA basketball coach.
Bruno Mars (1985-Still Living) - Pop and R&B singer-songwriter of Uptown Funk.
Bubba Wallace (1993-Still Living) - Famous NASCAR racer.
HISTORICAL EVENTS FOR OCTOBER 8
1775 - Slaves and free Blacks are barred from the Continental Army.
1840 - The first Hawaiian constitution is implemented.
1860 - Telegraph line between LA & San Francisco opens for communication between the two cities.
1862 - The Battle of Perryville halts a Confederate invasion of Kentucky.
1871 - The Great Chicago Fire and Great Michigan Fires break out.
1871 - Between 1,200 and 2,500 people are killed during a forest fire in Wisconsin.
1873 - The Indiana Reformatory Institute opens as the first women's prison ran by women.
1908 - Chicago Cubs (4 runs) beat NY Giants (2 runs) in a playoff to win NL pennant.
1918 - Corporal Alvin C. York and a small group of soldiers manage to capture 132 German soldiers during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive (WWI).
1921 - The first live broadcast of a football game is transmitted by KDKA.
1927 - Laurel and Hardy make their first debut as a comedy team in the silent film The Second Hundred Years.
1934 - Bruno Hauptmann is indicted for kidnapping and murder of the 20-month old child of Charles Lindbergh.
1944 - Ozzie and Harriet debut on CBS radio.
1945 - Percy Spencer receives a patent for the microwave oven.
1945 - President Harry Truman meets with leaders from Canada and Britain to discuss using the atomic bomb to stop the Germans in WWII.
1953 - Baseball legend Jackie Robinson create an baseball exhibition game between an all black team and all white team to help raise awareness on racial segregation.
1957 - Brooklyn Dodgers move to Los Angeles.
1958 - The United States performs 17 nuclear test at Nevada Test Site, prompting concern about nuclear testing and the health effects it has.
1969 - Protests against the Vietnam war, which are organized by Weather Underground in Chicago, take a violent turn creating the Days of Rage.
1974 - The largest bank failure in the US happens after Franklin National Bank collapses due to fraud and mismanagement.
1985 - Little Richard is seriously injured after crashing his car in LA.
1986 - In an attempt to promote peace among LA street gangs, Run-DMC release Shut 'Em Down in response to the increased violence between the gangs.
1991 - The largest black cemetery in the US is found in Manhattan containing the final resting place for both those free and enslaved.
1998 - Impeachment proceedings begin against President Bill Clinton.
2001 - President George W. Bush announces the creation of the Office of Homeland Security in response to the attacks on 9/11.
2014 - Thomas Duncan becomes the first person to die after being diagnosed with Ebola.
2017 - Northern California wine country wildfires start, eventually killing about 41 people in the coming week.
2019 - The first black mayor, Steven Reed, is elected in Montgomery, Alabama.
