• Time Zone: GMT-04:00
• Time Zone ID: America/New_York
• Day numbers: 282
• Week number: 41
• Leap year: 2024 is a leap year.
• Daylight Saving Time: Yes
Sunrise, Sunset Times for Oct 8th 2024
• Sunrise time: 07:35 am
• Sunset time: 07:05 pm
• Day length: 11h 30m
• Source: suntoday.org
Moon Phase for Oct 8th 2024
• Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
• Illumination: 31%
• Moon Age: 5.61 day(s)
• Source: mooninfo.org
Holidays and National Days for October 8th 2024
October 8 in History
1690
Belgrade is retaken by the Turks.
1840
King William I of Holland abdicates.
1855
Arrow, a ship flying the British flag, is boarded by Chinese who arrest the crew, thus beginning the Second Chinese War.
1862
The Union is victorious at the Battle of Perryville, the largest Civil War combat to take place in Kentucky.
1871
The Great Chicago Fire begins in southwest Chicago, possibly in a barn owned by Patrick and Katherine O’Leary. Fanned by strong southwesterly winds, the flames rage for more than 24 hours, eventually leveling three and a half square miles and wiping out one-third of the city. Approximately 250 people are killed in the fire; 98,500 people are left homeless; 17,450 buildings are destroyed.
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