What happened on October 8

45 documented historical events happened on October 8, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The Council of Chalcedon, a Christian ecumenical council, opened, and went on to repudiate the Eutychian doctrine of monophysitism and set forth the Chalcedonian Creed. On the same day, in another year: In the American Civil War, the Battle of Perryville was fought west of Perryville, Kentucky. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on October 8, including Jim Elliot, César Milstein, Didi (footballer, born 1928). The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

107 people with a Wikipedia article died on October 8, including Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, Helen of Zadar, John I of Brittany. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

15 observances are celebrated on October 8 around the world: Christian feast day: Evodus (or Yves), Christian feast day: Palatias and Laurentia, Christian feast day: Pelagia (Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches), Christian feast day: Reparata, Christian feast day: San Ernesto, Che Guevara as a folk saint. (Bolivian campesinos), Christian feast day: Simeon (Gospel of Luke). The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.