Birthdays occurring on October, 8

1968

Emily Procter was born on October 8, 1968 American actress We are here today because two characters from a previous episode have decided to come back, and there has been some money stolen and now, in order to get away, they have decided to jump off the bridge. More quotations from Emily Procter

1970

Matt Damon was born on October 8, 1970 Success is not something I've wrapped my brain around. If people go to those movies, then yes, that's true, big-time success. If not, it's much ado about nothing. More quotations from Matt Damon

1979

Kristanna Loken was born on October 8, 1979 Arnold is amazing. I was really impressed by his physicality-it's pretty phenomenal what he can do with his body. As far as doing the big fight scene with him, I kind of made a correlation with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers: I did everything Arnold did, but backwards and in heels! More quotations from Kristanna Loken

Deaths occurring on October, 8

1944

Wendell L. Willkie died on October 8, 1944 American Republican presidential candidate in 1940, 1892-1944 Education is the mother of leadership. More quotations from Wendell L. Willkie

1964

Charles Hodge died on October 8, 1964 Conservative American biblical scholar and leader of the Princeton School of Reformed theology. 1894-1964 The ultimate ground of faith and knowledge is confidence in God More quotations from Charles Hodge

1991

Natalia Ginzburg died on October 8, 1991 Italian author who dealt unsentimentally with family relationships in her writings. 1916-1991 Children should be taught not the little virtues but the great ones. Not thrift but generosity and an indifference to money; not caution but courage and a contempt for danger; not a desire for success but a desire to be and to know. More quotations from Natalia Ginzburg