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Thursday, October 8, 2026
Thursday, October 8, 2026 falls on a Thursday. It is day 281 of the year, ISO week 41, in Q4.
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Thursday, October 8
October 8, 2026 is day 281 of 365, ISO week 41, in Q4. The moon is Waning Crescent and the zodiac sign is Libra.
Day of year281
ISO week41
QuarterQ4
Days left84
Sun and Moon Cycles
- Moon phase
- Waning Crescent
- Lunar age
- 26.6 days
- Illumination
- 9%
- Season
- Autumn in the Northern Hemisphere, spring in the Southern Hemisphere
Zodiac and Holidays
- Zodiac
- Libra
- Observances
- No major fixed observance in the built-in calendar
- Shareable URL
- /date/2026-10-08
Today's Celebrations
October 8
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Evodus (or Yves)
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Palatias and Laurentia
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Pelagia (Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches)
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Reparata
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San Ernesto, Che Guevara as a folk saint. (Bolivian campesinos)
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Simeon (Gospel of Luke)
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Thaïs
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William Dwight Porter Bliss and Richard T. Ely (Episcopal Church)
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Anti-government protests calling for free and fair elections began in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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.
At Linate Airport in Milan, Italy, Scandinavian Airlines Flight SK686 collided on take-off with a Cessna Citation II business jet, killing 118 people.
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.
The Croatian Army and Croatian Defence Council launched Operation Southern Move, their last offensive in the Bosnian War.
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.
Marxist revolutionary and guerrilla leader Che Guevara was captured near La Higuera, Bolivia.
Major League Baseball pitcher Don Larsen threw the only perfect game in World Series history.
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Miguel Ángel Russo, Argentine footballer and manager (born 1956)
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Pat Fischer, American football player (born 1940)
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Tim Johnson, American lawyer and politician (born 1946)
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Luis Tiant, Cuban baseball player (born 1940)
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Whitey Ford, American professional baseball pitcher (born 1928)
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Richard Davies, Welsh-English actor (born 1926)
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