Week 41, October 2026

What happened on Thursday, October 8?

1
Thursday

8
October

Day 281 of the year. 83 days left before January 1, 2027.

2Top story, death

Pierre Tchernia

Died on October 8, 2016, aged 88.

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10years
3Birth, 1949

77years

Sigourney Weaver

4Culture, 1986

Aliens

The release of the film Aliens in France (1986)

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All of October 8

Births

1949
Sigourney WeaverTurns 77 today.
1948
Johnny RamoneWould have turned 78. Source

Deaths

2016
Pierre TcherniaDied aged 88, 10 years ago. Source

Culture and history

1986
AliensThe release of the film Aliens in France (1986) Source

Today's code

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Died: October 8, 2016, aged 88.