What Happened In October 2008 In History

Historical Events for October, 2008

• 3rd » The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 for the U.S. financial system is signed by President George W. Bush.
• 10th » The 10 October 2008 Orakzai bombing kills 110 and injures 200 more.
• 22nd » India launches its first unmanned lunar mission Chandrayaan-1.

Famous Birthdays on October in 2008

• 9th » Bo (dog) known as Bo, American dog of the Obama family

Famous Deaths for October 2008

• 1st » John Biddle (yachting cinematographer) named John Biddle, American sailor and cinematographer (b. 1925)
• 2nd » Rob Guest, English-Australian actor and singer (b. 1950)
• 2nd » Choi Jin-sil, South Korean actress (b. 1968)
• 3rd » Johnny "J", Mexican-American rapper and producer (b. 1969)
• 3rd » Karam ud Din, Pakistani lieutenant (b. 1941)
• 6th » Peter Cox (politician) called Peter Cox, Australian politician (b. 1925)
• 6th » Kim Ji-hoo, South Korean actor and model (b. 1985)
• 7th » Leslie Hardman, Welsh rabbi (b. 1913)
• 8th » Bob Friend (newscaster) or Bob Friend, English journalist (b. 1938)
• 8th » Eileen Herlie, Scottish-American actress (b. 1918)
• 8th » George Emil Palade, Romanian biologist, Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine known as Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1912)
• 9th » Gidget Gein, American bass player (b. 1969)
• 10th » Kazuyoshi Miura (businessman) known as Kazuyoshi Miura, Japanese businessman (b. 1947)
• 11th » Jörg Haider, Austrian lawyer and politician, List of governors of Carinthia known as Governor of Carinthia (b. 1950)
• 11th » Ernst-Paul Hasselbach, Surinamese-Dutch television host and producer (b. 1966)
• 11th » Neal Hefti, American trumpet player and composer (b. 1922)
• 12th » Karl Chircop, Maltese physician and politician (b. 1965)
• 13th » Alexei Cherepanov, Russian ice hockey player (b. 1989)
• 13th » Guillaume Depardieu, French actor (b. 1971)
• 14th » Richard Cooey, American murderer (b. 1967)
• 14th » Robert Furman, American engineer and intelligence officer (b. 1915)
• 14th » Kazys Petkevičius, Lithuanian basketball player and coach (b. 1926)
• 15th » Edie Adams, American actress and singer (b. 1927)
• 15th » Fazıl Hüsnü Dağlarca, Turkish poet (b. 1914)
• 15th » Jack Narz, American game show host (b. 1922)
• 17th » Urmas Ott, Estonian journalist and author (b. 1955)
• 17th » Levi Stubbs, American singer and actor (Four Tops) (b. 1936)
• 17th » Ben Weider, Canadian businessman, co-founded the International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness (b. 1923)
• 18th » Dee Dee Warwick, American singer (b. 1945)
• 19th » Richard Blackwell, American actor, fashion designer, and critic (b. 1922)
• 19th » Rudy Ray Moore, American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1937)
• 20th » Gene Hickerson, American football player (b. 1935)
• 23rd » Kevin Finnegan, English boxer (b. 1948)
• 24th » Moshe Cotel, American pianist and composer (b. 1943)
• 24th » John Goetz, American baseball player (b. 1937)
• 24th » Doreen Tovey, English writers (b. 1918)
• 24th » František Čapek, Czechoslovak canoeists (b. 1914)
• 25th » Gerard Damiano, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1928)
• 25th » Anne Pressly, American journalist (b. 1982)
• 26th » Tony Hillerman, American journalist, author, and educator (b. 1925)
• 26th » Delmar Watson, American actor and photographer (b. 1926)
• 27th » Chris Bryant (writer) called Chris Bryant, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1936)
• 27th » Ray Ellis, American conductor and producer (b. 1923)
• 27th » Frank Nagai, Japanese singer (b. 1932)
• 27th » Roy Stewart, Jamaican-English actor and stuntman (b. 1925)
• 28th » Buck Adams, American pornographic film actor-director (d. 1955)
• 29th » Mike Baker (singer) called Mike Baker, American singer-songwriter (Shadow Gallery) (b. 1963)
• 30th » Pedro Pompilio, Argentinian businessman (b. 1950)
• 31st » Studs Terkel, American actor, historian, and author (b. 1912)

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