8 October 2023: Top 20 Facts You Need To Know

Learn must-know facts about Sunday, October 8, 2023 that no one tells you about. ⬇️

Your next birthday is in:

You’ve taken nearly 8,951,040 breaths and experienced over 51,148,800 heartbeats since the day you were born. Your eyes have blinked over 10,869,120 times, quietly showing just how amazing our bodies are. Pretty cool, right?

⏳ You have been alive for: 1 year, 2 months, and 17 days

📅 You were born on a Sunday

🌗 The moon was in Last Quarter phase on this day

⌛ Born into → Generation Alpha

🐇 Born in → The Year of the Rabbit

😴 You’ve slept about 33% of your life! ?💤 Assuming you’ve been sleeping 8 hours daily since birth. Here is how much time you’ve spent sleeping so far: 148 days of your life or 0.41 years.

🍿 #1 movie was: The Super Mario Bros. Movie

🎶 #1 song on your birthday: "Paint the Town Red" by Doja Cat (source: Billboard Hot 100)

The number 1 DJ in the world was David Guetta followed by Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and Martin Garrix according to DJ Mag.

♎ October 8 zodiac sign is Libra ?There are 12 zodiac signs, and each sign has its own strengths and weaknesses, its own specific traits, desires and attitude towards life and people. Astrology can give us a glimpse of a person’s basic characteristics, preferences, flaws and fears.

🔢 Your life path number is 7 ?Numerology links numbers to certain traits, much like how astrology connects planets and zodiac signs to characteristics. It’s used to understand personality, predict future happenings, and explore life’s meaning.

🪐 Your ruling planet is Venus ♀

🪨 Your birthstone is Opal and Tourmaline ?Each month is represented by a specific birthstone, symbolizing the birth month of an individual. The properties associated with that birthstone are believed to be “inherited” by the person born in that particular month.

🌷 The birth flower for October is Marigold ?Each month has a flower that symbolizes the month of somebody’s birth. The characteristics that the flower has may be “inherited” by whoever is born in that certain month person.

📅 Your lucky day → Friday

🦅 Your spirit animal → Raven

⭐ Celebrities born on October 8th

1959

Nick Bakay, American actor and voice actor (Sabrina the Teenage Witch-Salem Saberhagen)

1938

David Willis, British journalist (BBC World Service)

1957

James DePaiva, American actor (Max Holden-One Life to Live)

1960

François Pérusse, Quebec humorist 9Les 2 minutes du peuple)

1970

Anne-Marie Duff, English actress (Shameless)

1974

DJ Q-Ball [Harry Dean, Jr.], American musician and actor (Bloodhound Gang)

1967

Ivonne Reyes, Venezuelan actress

1965

Ardal O'Hanlon, Irish comedian and actor (Father Ted)

At the age of 74, Benard Arnault was the richest person in the world in 2023 with $211 billion fortune, followed by Elon Musk with $180 billion, according to Forbes.

📜 Historical events on this date

1480

Great standing on the Ugra river, standoff between forces of Akhmat Khan, Khan of the Great Horde, and Ivan III Grand Prince of all Rus, Tataro-Mongols retreat, leds to disintegration of the Horde.

1856

The Second Opium War or second Anglo-Chinese War: begins with the Arrow Incident on the Pearl River.

1862

Otto von Bismarck becomes Chancellor of the German Empire.

1915

Battle of Loos on WWI Western Front ends, German forces contain British attack (85,000 casualties).

1917

Leon Trotsky named chairman of the Petrograd Soviet as Bolsheviks gain control.

2001

U.S. President George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security.

🎄 Holidays on October 8

National Chess Day

National Chess Day, celebrated every second Saturday in October, is a day to appreciate the ancient game of chess, which challenges the mind and has been enjoyed by people around the world for centuries.

Alvin C. York Day

Alvin C. York Day, celebrated on October 8, honors the heroic WWI soldier who, despite initially opposing combat, became a legend for his significant contributions to the war and symbolizes the valor and spirit of American military heroes.

National Harbormaster Appreciation Day

National Harbormaster Appreciation Day, celebrated on October 8th, is a day to thank and recognize harbormasters for their hard work in keeping our harbors safe, efficient, and ethical.

🏆 Sports in 2023

🏒 NHL

Florida Panthers defeated Vegas Golden Knights (4 - 1) to win the 2023 Stanley Cup.

🏈 NFL

Kansas City Chiefs beat Philadelphia Eagles (38 - 35) to win Super Bowl LVII on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona.

⚾ MLB

Texas Rangers beat Arizona Diamondbacks (4 - 1) to win the 2023 World Series.

🎾 Tennis

In the 2023 US Open Championships, Novak Djokovic defeated Daniil Medvedev (6-3, 7-6(7-5), 6-3) to win the men's singles title. Coco Gauff beat Aryna Sabalenka (2-6, 6-3, 6-2) to become the Wimbledon women's singles champion.

October 8, 2023 can be written as X-VIII-MMXXIII. This is the Western date style written using Roman numerals.

🔦 Facts Summary for October 8, 2023
→ Day Index: 281st day of 2023
→ Day of week: Sunday
→ Week Index: 2nd Sunday of 2023
→ Next same calendar year: 2034
→ Days until next birthday:
→ Age on next birthday: 2 years old
→ Days since birth:
→ You are: 640,662 minutes old
→ Days spent sleeping: 148 days
→ Months spent sleeping: 5 months
→ Years spent sleeping: 0.41 years
→ Part of life spent sleeping: 33%
→ Full moons since birth: 15 🌗
→ Life path number: 7
→ Zodiac sign: Libra ♎
→ Zodiac ruling planet: Venus
→ Birth flower: Marigold
→ Birthstone: Opal and Tourmaline
→ Spirit Animal: Raven
→ Power Color: Pink
→ President of United States:
→ World population 2023: 8,045,311,447 Source: un.org

The 2023 calendar is unique, and the next time it will align with the Georgian calendar will be in 2034. So, mark your calendars!

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