October 8, 2023

October 8, 2023, was a Sunday. It was 1 year, 1 month, and 13 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Libra.

What happened?

What happened on October 8, 2023?

The first episode of Big Brother 2023 is aired on ITV.
The death toll from Hamas' assault on Israel passes 600.
Israel declares a state of war following Hamas' October 7th attack.
Israel begins airstrikes against targets in the Gaza Strip.

Music charts

These songs were on top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom on October 8, 2023:

United States: "Paint the Town Red" by Doja Cat
United Kingdom: "Paint the Town Red" by Doja Cat

Top movie at the box office

The movie "The Exorcist: Believer" was at the top of the box office on October 8, 2023.

Facts

This date was 410 days ago. Approximately 14 months have passed. It was the 281st day of 2023, in week 40. The decade was the 2020s. A baby that was born on this day is now one year old. The Earth has experienced 5 seasons of weather since then.

Take me back to October 8, 2023

Let's take a stroll down memory lane.

It is Sunday, October 8, 2023. Anyone born today will have the star sign Libra. People are currently enjoying their weekend. However, because it's a Sunday, some are dreading the days ahead.

The summer is long gone. Temperatures have become much cooler, and the evenings are beginning to get darker. There is a fresh, earthy scent in the air, and fallen leaves have carpeted driveways, lawns, pathways, and sidewalks. The song "Paint the Town Red" by Doja Cat is at the top of the music charts in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Joe Biden is the President of the United States, and the movie The Exorcist: Believer is at the top of the box office. Rishi Sunak is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Bobby Charlton, Matthew Perry, Adam Johnson, and Henry Kissinger would all still be alive.

On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Grey's Anatomy", "Ex on the Beach", "Euphoria", and "Cobra Kai". Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Resident Evil 4 (Remake)", "Star Wars Jedi: Survivor", "Final Fantasy XVI", and "EA Sports FC 24". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "Blaze and the Monster Machines", "Raven's Home", "Tyler Perry's Young Dylan", and "Pretty Freekin Scary".

Popular toys at the moment include the Xbox Series X and the PlayStation 5.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Personality summary image

Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on October 8, 2023, will have the star sign Libra.
Zodiac Element: Air.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2023 was the year of the Rabbit (Yin Fire).
The Life Path Number for this date is 7.
Native American Zodiac: October 8, 2023 falls under the Raven.
Birthstone: A person during the month of October will have the birthstones Tourmaline and Opal.
Birth flower (October): The Marigold and the Cosmos.

Personality traits

Check out our personality summary for people who were born on October 8, 2023.

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What happened around this time?

Notable events that happened close to October 8, 2023.

September 8, 2023:
• The Rugby World Cup begins in France.
• More than 2,600 people are killed after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake strikes Morocco.
• Elon Musk says that he refused to give Ukraine access to his Starlink network over Crimea to prevent a "major act of war".
• French President Emmanuel Macron is heavily booed during his opening speech at the Rugby World Cup.
September 9, 2023:
• Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis issue an apology for writing letters in support of co-star Danny Masterson ahead of his sentencing.
• Fugitive Daniel Khalife is arrested in London.
• Police in the Netherlands use water cannons and arrest 2,400 climate change protesters who were blocking the A12 highway into The Hague.
• UFC 293: Sean Strickland beats Israel Adesanya.
September 10, 2023: Spanish FA president Luis Rubiales announces that he will be resigning.
September 11, 2023:
• Soccer: Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba is provisionally suspended from playing due to an anti-doping offence.
• WGA strike: The Drew Barrymore Show makes the controversial decision to resume production without writers.
September 12, 2023:
• American explorer Mark Dickey is rescued from one of Turkey's deepest caves.
• EU laws force Apple to replace its iPhone lightning charger with a USB-C charger.
• Thousands of people are killed in floods in Libya.
• Federal charges are brought against five former Memphis police officers over the death of Tyre Nichols.
• An investigation is launched after a Seattle police officer is filmed saying that a woman killed by a police car "had limited value".
• 56 people die in an apartment building fire in Hanoi, Vietnam.
• The game engine "Unity" announces a controversial plan to charge developers a runtime fee.
• NFL: It is confirmed that New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers has a complete tear of his Achilles tendon.
September 13, 2023: Escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante is captured following a manhunt.
September 14, 2023:
• France announces plans to ban disposable vapes.
• The European Central Bank raises interest rates to a record high to curb inflation.
• Hunter Biden is indicted on federal gun charges.
• NASA says that the study of UFOs will require new scientific techniques and technology.
September 15, 2023:
• The film "Dumb Money" is released.
• Nearly 13,000 workers walk out of three auto plants in Michigan, Missouri, and Ohio due to a pay dispute.
• Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis resign from their anti-child abuse charity amid criticism of their defense of former co-star and convicted rapist Danny Masterson.
September 16, 2023:
• English comedian and actor Russell Brand is accused of rape, sexual assault, and abuse.
• Libya floods: The death toll rises to 11,300 in Derna.
September 17, 2023:
• The Greater Nile Petroleum Oil Company Tower in Sudan is engulfed in flames.
• Ukraine's generals claim that they have broken through Russia's first line of defenses in the south.
• Actress Halle Berry criticizes rapper Drake for using a "slime" photograph of her without permission.
• An F-35 fighter jet goes missing in South Carolina after the pilot ejects due to a "mishap".
• Following backlash, Drew Barrymore announces that she will not be resuming her talk show until the Writers Guild of America strike has ended.
• The "My Roman Empire" meme begins to go viral on TikTok.
September 18, 2023:
• Iran and the United States hold a prisoner swap.
• Japan says that one in 10 of its residents are now 80 years of age or older.
• Further women come forward with allegations about Russell Brand.
• Canada accuses India of killing Canadian Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
• Former NFL player Sergio Brown is reported missing after his mother is found dead in Maywood, Illinois.
September 19, 2023:
• YouTube suspends the monetization of Russell Brand's channel amid allegations that he raped and sexually abused multiple women.
• Elon Musk suggests that X (Twitter) may start charging all users a subscription fee.
September 21, 2023:
• The video game "Payday 3" is released.
• Rupert Murdoch steps down as the chairman of Fox and News Corp.
September 22, 2023:
• Doja Cat releases her album "Scarlet".
• The iPhone 15 is released.
• Canada's House of Commons inadvertently gives an ovation to a Nazi war veteran.
September 23, 2023: Rugby World Cup: Ireland defeat South Africa.
September 24, 2023:
• Hollywood writers and studios reach a deal to end a five-month-long strike.
• NASA's first deep-space asteroid samples are parachuted into the Utah desert.
September 25, 2023:
• Sicilian mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro dies from cancer at the age of 61.
• London's Metropolitan Police confirm that they have received a number of new abuse allegations about Russell Brand.
• It is rumored that pop singer Taylor Swift and NFL player Travis Kelce are dating.
September 26, 2023:
• A New York judge rules that Donald Trump defrauded insurers and banks by overvaluing his assets when he was building his real estate empire.
• The European Union accuses Twitter (X) of being the biggest outlet for disinformation.
September 27, 2023: GB News suspends host Laurence Fox over comments that he made about journalist Ava Evans.
September 28, 2023:
• Actor Michael Gambon, who played Dumbledore in the Harry Potter film series, passes away at the age of 82.
• American soldier Travis King arrives back on US soil after being expelled from North Korea.
• US Senator Dianne Feinstein passes away at the age of 90.
• The police conduct a welfare check on Britney Spears after she uploads a video of herself dancing with knives.
September 29, 2023:
• The video game "EA FC 24" is released.
• The sci-fi film "The Creator" is released.
• The film "PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie" is released.
• Duane "Keefe D" Davis is charged with the 1996 murder of rap star Tupac Shakur.
• The United States warns of a large Serbian military build-up near the Kosovo border.
• A rainstorm floods parts of New York City.
• The horror film "Saw X" is released.
• 60 people are killed in a suicide bombing in the Mastung District of Pakistan.
September 30, 2023: Charlotte Sena (9) goes missing while riding her bike at Moreau Lake Park in upstate New York.
October 1, 2023:
• 13 people are killed in a nightclub fire in Murcia, Spain.
• Golf: Europe wins the 2023 Ryder Cup at the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club in Guidonia, Italy.
• France experiences a large increase in bedbugs.
October 2, 2023:
• The Nobel Prize goes to scientists who created the mRNA Covid vaccines.
• 9-year-old Charlotte Sena is found safe after going missing in upstate New York.
October 3, 2023:
• Hunter Biden pleads not guilty to three federal firearms charges.
• It is reported that Burger King is still open in Russia despite its pledge to exit the country.
• Kevin McCarthy is ousted as the US House speaker by a group of his Republican colleagues.
• At least 21 people are killed after a bus carrying tourists plunges off an overpass near Venice, Italy.
• Elon Musk is sued by his ex-girlfriend Grimes over parental rights.
October 4, 2023:
• The documentary "Beckham" is released on Netflix.
• US President Joe Biden's dog "Commander" is removed from the White House after biting staff members.
• Just Stop Oil protesters storm the stage at a West End performance of Les Miserables in London.
• It is announced that the 2030 FIFA World Cup will be hosted in Spain, Portugal, and Morocco.
• Over 75,000 union workers go on strike at US healthcare provider Kaiser Permanente.
• The writers of The Drew Barrymore Show refuse to return.
• Former GB News host Laurence Fox is arrested for encouraging vandalism.
October 5, 2023:
• More than 100 people are killed after a drone strike is launched against a Syrian military academy ceremony.
• A Russian missile strike kills more than 50 people who were gathering for a wake in eastern Ukraine.
• Chicken prices in US grocery stores hit record highs.
October 6, 2023:
• Martin Scorsese's film "Killers of the Flower Moon" is released in movie theaters.
• The film "The Exorcist: Believer" is released.
• Drake releases the album "For All the Dogs".
• A man is arrested over an alleged plot to kidnap ITV's "This Morning" presenter Holly Willoughby.
• Amazon launches its first Internet satellites into space.
• Rapper Drake announces that he is taking a break from music due to recurring stomach issues.
• Simone Biles becomes the most decorated gymnast in history after winning two gold medals at the World Gymnastics Championships.
• Soccer: A second drug test confirms that Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba tested positive for banned substances.
October 7, 2023:
• Palestinian militants launch a large-scale offensive against Israel.
• At least 2,400 people die after an earthquake hits western Afghanistan.
• Hamas militants kill more than 260 people at an outdoor music festival in Re'im, Israel.
This date: October 8, 2023
October 9, 2023:
• Israel imposes a blockade on the Gaza Strip.
• Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces that he will be contesting the 2024 US presidential election as an independent.
• The European Commission reverses its decision to suspend development aid payments to Palestine.
• US President Joe Biden is questioned about classified documents that were previously found at his home.
October 10, 2023:
• The Israeli military claims that the bodies of 1,500 Hamas militants have been found inside its borders.
• Iran denies claims that it was involved in the October 7th attack on Israel.
• Soccer: UEFA confirms that the United Kingdom and Ireland will co-host Euro 2028.
• Soccer: Eden Hazard announces his retirement.
• Holly Willoughby announces that she is stepping down from ITV's "This Morning" show after 14 years.
• The death toll from Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip reaches 765 people.
• US representative George Santos is charged with defrauding campaign donors.
October 11, 2023:
• At least 30 people are killed after Israel carries out air strikes in Gaza.
• The UN reports that more than 260,000 people have been displaced in Gaza.
• Israel begins to amass its troops on the Gaza border.
• Jada Pinkett Smith reveals that she and her husband, Will Smith, have been separated since 2016.
• Gaza's only power station runs out of fuel.
October 12, 2023: The video game "Assassin's Creed Mirage" is released.
October 13, 2023:
• Israel orders the evacuation of 1.1 million people from Gaza.
• The EU begins investigating X (Twitter) over the possible spread of hate speech and terrorist content.
• Republican Congressman Steve Scalise drops out of the race to become Speaker of the House.
• Israel begins to conduct small raids in the Gaza Strip.
October 14, 2023:
• Boxing: Tommy Fury defeats KSI via majority decision.
• Rugby: New Zealand defeat Ireland 28-24 in the quarter final of the Rugby World Cup.
• Rugby: Argentina defeat Wales 29-12 in the quarter final of the Rugby World Cup.
• The death toll from Israeli airstrikes in Gaza reaches 2,000.
• 60% of Australians vote against enshrining an Indigenous advocacy committee in their constitution.
• The National Party wins the 2023 New Zealand general election.
• Michael Caine confirms that he has retired from acting.
• 6-year-old Wadea Al-Fayoume is stabbed to death during a suspected hate crime in Plainfield, Illinois.
October 15, 2023:
• Three's Company actress Suzanne Somers dies of cancer at the age of 76.
• The death toll from Hamas' attack on Israel rises to 1,400.
• American football wide receiver Antonio Brown is arrested for unpaid child support.
October 16, 2023:
• American drugstore chain Rite Aid files for bankruptcy.
• Belgium raises its terror alert to its highest level after two Swedish people are shot dead in Brussels.
• 2020 election subversion trial: A federal judge issues a gagging order on former President Donald Trump.
• It is reported that hospitals in Gaza are running low on water, medicine, and fuel.
October 17, 2023:
• Palestinian authorities claim that 500 people were killed by an Israeli air strike on a hospital in the Gaza Strip.
• Britney Spears reveals that she had an abortion while she was dating Justin Timberlake between 1999 and 2002.
• The White House confirms that it has supplied Ukraine with long-range ATACMS missiles.
October 18, 2023:
• A court employee in New York is arrested after she attempts to approach Donald Trump during his civil fraud trial.
• The United States vetoes a UN resolution calling for a "humanitarian pause" on the Israel-Hamas conflict.
• US intelligence and independent security experts claim that Islamic militants were responsible for the rocket attack on a Gaza hospital.
• Israel allows entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza following US pressure.
• It is reported that Rocky (1976) actor Burt Young has died at the age of 83.
• Adele reveals that she has quit alcohol due to being a "borderline alcoholic" for most of her 20s.
• Netflix raises its prices again.
October 19, 2023: Donald Trump's former lawyer, Sidney Powell, pleads guilty for her role in attempting to overturn the 2020 election.
October 20, 2023:
• Blink-182 release the album "One More Time...".
• The Rolling Stones release the album "Hackney Diamonds".
October 21, 2023:
• Former English footballer Sir Bobby Charlton dies at the age of 86.
• UFC 294: Khamzat Chimaev defeats Kamaru Usman on points.
• Actor Matthew McConaughey is granted a restraining order against a woman who claimed to be his "common law wife".
October 22, 2023: An off-duty pilot named Joseph Emerson allegedly tries to shut off engines on an Alaska Airlines flight.
October 23, 2023:
• Fog leads to seven people being killed in multiple crashes on Interstate 55 in Louisiana.
• Israel releases unseen bodycam footage of the Hamas Oct 7th attack to foreign journalists.
• The White House says that Iran is "actively facilitating" some attacks on US military bases in Iraq and Syria.
• Gaza's Ministry of Health says that the death toll from Israeli airstrikes in Gaza has reached 5,000.
• Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson asks Grevin Museum in Paris to update the skin color of his wax figure.
October 24, 2023:
• The video game "Cities: Skylines II" is released.
• Britney Spears releases her memoir "The Woman in Me".
• Shaft (1971) actor Richard Roundtree passes away at the age of 81.
• Israel announces that it will refuse visas to United Nations officials in light of the UN chief's recent comments about war crimes in Gaza.
• Hockey: The NHL reverses its ban on stick tape for social causes.
October 25, 2023:
• Soccer: It is revealed that Everton are facing a 12-point reduction for allegedly breaching profit and sustainability rules.
• At least 18 people are killed after a gunman carries out two mass shootings in Lewiston, Maine.
• Hurricane Otis causes heavy flooding in Mexico.
• Donald Trump is fined $10,000 for making disparaging remarks about a court staffer in his civil fraud trial.
• Republican Mike Johnson is elected as the new House Speaker.
• Israel agrees to the United State's request to delay a ground invasion of Gaza.
October 26, 2023:
• Israeli tanks and infantry troops conduct an overnight raid in Gaza.
• Soccer: Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali is banned for 10 months after breaching betting rules.
• A manhunt begins for a suspected mass shooter in Maine.
• The Beatles announce that they will be releasing their final song on November 2nd.
• The United States carries out airstrikes on Iran-linked sites in Syria.
• Taylor Swift becomes a billionaire.
October 27, 2023:
• The video game "Alan Wake II" is released.
• The video game "EA UFC 5" is released.
• Taylor Swift releases the album "1989 (Taylor's Version)".
• Maine shooting suspect Robert Card is found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
• The United Nations votes in favor of a humanitarian truce in Gaza.
• Democratic congressman Dean Phillips announces that he is challenging Joe Biden for the party's presidential nomination.
• Israel claims that it destroyed 150 "underground targets" in Gaza.
October 28, 2023:
• Friends actor Matthew Perry is found dead in his hot tub at the age of 54.
• South Africa beat New Zealand 12-11 to win the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
• Boxing: Tyson Fury beats Francis Ngannou by split decision.
• Soccer: The parents of Luis Díaz are reportedly kidnapped by armed men in Barrancas, Colombia.
• Ice hockey player Adam Johnson dies after suffering a neck cut in an on-ice collision.
October 29, 2023: A mob storms a Dagestan airport in search of Jewish passengers.
October 30, 2023:
• Soccer: Lionel Messi wins the Ballon d'Or for the eighth (and likely final) time.
• Re'im music festival massacre: The remains of Israeli-German Shani Louk (22) are found.
October 31, 2023:
• Hamas claims that at least 47 people were killed during an Israeli bombing of a refugee camp in Gaza.
• The UK government confirms that XL bully dogs will be banned by the end of the year.
November 1, 2023:
• Walmart releases its "Mean Girls" Black Friday commercial.
• Baseball: The Texas Rangers win the 2023 World Series.
• Former basketball coach Bob Knight passes away at the age of 83.
November 2, 2023:
• The Beatles release their final song, "Now and Then".
• FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is convicted of defrauding cryptocurrency customers.
• Soccer: It is reported that Manchester United are considering "alternatives" to manager Erik Ten Hag after the club's worst start to a season in 61 years.
• George Santos survives a House expulsion vote.
November 3, 2023:
• Gaming: The original Fortnite Chapter 1 map returns.
• Former nurse Heather Pressdee confesses to trying to kill multiple patients in Pennsylvania.
• At least 15 people are killed after an Israeli airstrike targets an ambulance in Gaza.
• The French Institute in Gaza is targeted by an Israeli strike.
November 5, 2023: Israeli Heritage Minister Amihay is suspended after seemingly voicing his openness to the idea of carrying out a nuclear strike on Gaza.
November 6, 2023:
• Office-sharing company WeWork files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
• The reported death toll in Gaza tops 10,000.
• Volodymyr Zelensky confirms that Ukraine's Armed Forces destroyed the Russian cruiser Askold.
• Israel rejects calls for it to hold a ceasefire with Hamas.
November 7, 2023: An online rumor claims that Homer will stop strangling Bart in The Simpsons.

TV shows in 2023

The following TV shows were popular in October 2023:

The Family Stallone

The Night Agent

The Last of Us

House of the Dragon

The Bear

The Kardashians

Severance

The Wheel of Time

Only Murders in the Building

The White Lotus

Cobra Kai

Bridgerton

Kids TV shows on October 8, 2023

Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 2023:

Pretty Freekin Scary

Transformers: EarthSpark

Monster High

The Tiny Chef Show

Chibiverse

Face's Music Party

The Villains of Valley View

The Ghost and Molly McGee

Baby Shark's Big Show!

Danger Force

Tyler Perry's Young Dylan

Popular toys and games in 2023

Toys and games that were popular in 2023:

The PlayStation 5

The Xbox Series X

Video games

Popular video games that people were playing in October 2023.

Assassin's Creed Mirage

EA Sports FC 24

Starfield

Baldur's Gate 3

Final Fantasy XVI

Diablo IV

Street Fighter 6

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

Resident Evil 4 (Remake)

Sons of the Forest

Dead Space (Remake)

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on October 8.

Jesse Jackson

Activist
Born on October 8, 1941
He turned 82 on this day in 2023.

R. L. Stine

Author
Born on October 8, 1943
He turned 80 on this day in 2023.

Chevy Chase

Actor
Born on October 8, 1943
He turned 80 on this day in 2023.

Sigourney Weaver

Actress
Born on October 8, 1949
She turned 74 on this day in 2023.

Karyn Parsons

Actress
Born on October 8, 1966
She turned 57 on this day in 2023.

Matt Damon

Actor
Born on October 8, 1970
He turned 53 on this day in 2023.

Nick Cannon

Actor
Born on October 8, 1980
He turned 43 on this day in 2023.

Bruno Mars

Singer
Born on October 8, 1985
He turned 38 on this day in 2023.

Angus T. Jones

Actor
Born on October 8, 1993
He turned 30 on this day in 2023.

Barbara Palvin

Hungarian model
Born on October 8, 1993
She turned 30 on this day in 2023.

Bella Thorne

Actress
Born on October 8, 1997
She turned 26 on this day in 2023.

US President

Joe Biden was the President of the United States on October 8, 2023.

UK Prime Minister

Rishi Sunak was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Irish Taoiseach

Leo Varadkar was the Taoiseach of Ireland.

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

Note: These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

A baby that was born on October 8, 2023 was most likely conceived around January 15, 2023.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on October 8, 2023 is close to June 30, 2024.

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Statistics

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410 days have passed since this date.
58 weeks have passed.
35,427,600 seconds have passed since October 8, 2023.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 41,332,200 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 18,280,641,600 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 5,904,600 times.
You have taken approximately 3,046,774 steps. That's roughly 1,354 miles.
425,131 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.
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