Historical timeline for October 8

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.

A twin engine Cessna and a Scandinavian Airlines System jetliner collide in heavy fog during takeoff from Milan, Italy, killing 118 people.

U.S. president George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security.

Upon the expiration of the Brioni Agreement, Croatia and Slovenia sever all official relations with Yugoslavia.

First Intifada: Israeli police kill 17 Palestinians and wound over 100 near the Dome of the Rock.

An explosion occurred at the Cipel-Marco fur factory in Kwai Chung, Hong Kong, killing 14 and injuring 10.

Poland bans Solidarity and all other trade unions.

Australia's Ken Warby sets the current world water speed record of 275.97 knots at Blowering Dam, Australia.

Franklin National Bank collapses due to fraud and mismanagement; at the time it is the largest bank failure in the history of the United States.

Spyros Markezinis begins his 48-day term as prime minister in an abortive attempt to lead Greece to parliamentary rule.

Yom Kippur War: Israel loses more than 150 tanks in a failed attack on Egyptian-occupied positions.

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn wins the Nobel Prize in literature.

The opening rally of the Days of Rage occurs, organized by the Weather Underground in Chicago.

Guerrilla leader Che Guevara and his men are captured in Bolivia. Guevara would be executed the next day.

Der Spiegel publishes an article disclosing the sorry state of the Bundeswehr, leading to accusations of treason.

The New York Yankees's Don Larsen pitches the only perfect game in a World Series.