Born on 8 October 1973

At A Glance

8 October 1973 at a glance

Day of the week

8 October 1973 was a Monday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Can the Can” by Suzi Quatro was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.

Top Film of 1973

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1973 was The Exorcist.

Star sign

The star sign for 8 October is Libra.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 8 October 1973 fell in the Year of the Ox.

Birthstone

The birthstone for October is Opal.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 8 October 1973 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 8 October

• 1969 The opening rally of the Days of Rage occurs, organized by the Weather Underground in Chicago.
• 1970 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn wins the Nobel Prize in literature.
• 1973 Yom Kippur War: Israel loses more than 150 tanks in a failed attack on Egyptian-occupied positions.
• 1973 Spyros Markezinis begins his 48-day term as prime minister in an abortive attempt to lead Greece to parliamentary rule.
• 1974 Franklin National Bank collapses due to fraud and mismanagement; at the time it is the largest bank failure in the history of the United States.

Famous people born on 8 October

• Matt Damon, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1970)
• Bruno Mars, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (born 1985)
• Zheng Qinwen, Chinese tennis player (born 2002)
• Sigourney Weaver, American actress and producer (born 1949)

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