Anti-government protests calling for free and fair elections began in Baku, Azerbaijan.
ClockHorizon daily selection“No legacy is so rich as honesty.”
Second Nagorno-Karabakh War: Azerbaijan twice deliberately targeted the Church of the Holy Savior Ghazanchetsots of Shusha.
About 200 Extinction Rebellion activists block the gates of Leinster House (parliament) in the Republic of Ireland.
In the wake of Hurricane Matthew, the death toll rises to nearly 900.
Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person in the United States to be diagnosed with Ebola, dies.
The 7.6 Mw Kashmir earthquake leaves 86,000–87,351 people dead, 69,000–75,266 injured, and 2.8 million homeless.
“No legacy is so rich as honesty.”
One highlighted entry is from 2019: Anti-government protests calling for free and fair elections began in Baku, Azerbaijan.
People listed for October 8 include Ángela Aguilar (2003), Brian Thomas Jr. (2002), and Zheng Qinwen (2002).
Observances listed for October 8 include Christian feast day: Evodus (or Yves), Christian feast day: October 8 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics), and Christian feast day: Palatias and Laurentia.
