Tuesday, October 8, 1878 is a Tuesday. It is day 281 of 1878 (77% through the year), ISO week 41, in Q4.
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Tuesday, October 8, 1878 combines practical calendar facts with a wider view of the day: 2019: Anti-government protests calling for free and fair elections began in Baku, Azerbaijan.. Use it to check the date, plan across time zones, and scan the observances and historical markers attached to October 8.
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Historical Milestones
Anti-government protests calling for free and fair elections began in Baku, Azerbaijan.
2019 Baku protests →Yemen War: A funeral in Sanaa was hit by two consecutive airstrikes by a Saudi-led coalition, leaving 143–155 civilians dead and more than 525 injured.
Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war →At Linate Airport in Milan, Italy, Scandinavian Airlines Flight SK686 collided on take-off with a Cessna Citation II business jet, killing 118 people.
Milan Linate Airport →A new airport for Oslo, Norway, opened at Gardermoen, replacing a smaller one at the same location that had served as a backup to the city's previous main airport at Fornebu.
Oslo →The Croatian Army and Croatian Defence Council launched Operation Southern Move, their last offensive in the Bosnian War.
Croatian Army →Demonstrations organized by the Weather Underground known as the Days of Rage began in Chicago, aimed at ending U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
Weather Underground →Marxist revolutionary and guerrilla leader Che Guevara was captured near La Higuera, Bolivia.
Marxism →Major League Baseball pitcher Don Larsen threw the only perfect game in World Series history.
Major League Baseball →Three trains collided (aftermath pictured) at Harrow & Wealdstone station in London, killing 112 people and injuring 340 others.
Harrow and Wealdstone rail crash →The Indian Air Force was founded as an auxiliary air force of the British Royal Air Force.
Indian Air Force →World War I: After his platoon suffered heavy casualties during the Meuse–Argonne offensive in France's Forest of Argonne, American Corporal Alvin York led the 7 remaining men on an attack against a German machine gun nest; 25...
World War I →The Great Chicago Fire (pictured), began and proceeded to destroy much of the city's central business district, killing 300 people and leaving 90,000 others homeless.
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Questions & Answers
Tuesday, October 8, 1878 falls on a Tuesday.
54,035 days ago (147 years, 11 months, 9 days ago). It is day 281 of 1878 with 84 days remaining in the year.
In Roman numerals, Tuesday, October 8, 1878 is written as VIII.X.MDCCCLXXVIII (Day.Month.Year format).
The moon phase for this date is Waxing Gibbous (approx. 89% illuminated). The astrological sun sign is Libra.