Every yearOctober 8
Everything October 8 celebrates
9 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for October 8 every year, and 3 more land on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | American Touch Tag DayLead | Celebration | |
| 02 | National Pierogi Day | Food | |
| 03 | World Sight Day | Celebration | |
| 04 | World Octopus Day | Celebration | |
| 05 | Alvin C. York Day | Celebration |
| 06 | Animal Action Day | Nature | |
| 07 | International Podiatry Day | Celebration | |
| 08 | International Newspaper Carrier Day | Celebration | |
| 09 | International Birth Registration Day | Celebration |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on October 8 in some years.
Canadian Thanksgiving Day — 2029 and 2035
Columbus Day — 2029 and 2035
Indigenous Peoples' Day — 2029 and 2035
Born on October 8
Historic figures
- Marina Tsvetaeva1892–1941Russian poet and author
- Juan Perón1895–1974Argentinian general and politician, 29th President of Argentina
- Frank Herbert1920–1986American journalist, photographer, and author
- Jesse Jackson1941–2026American minister and activist
- Otto Heinrich Warburg1883–1970German physiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate
- Zog I1895–1961Leader of Albania from 1922 to 1939
- Jens Christian Skou1918–2018Danish chemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate
- César Milstein1927–2002Argentinian-English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- Claude Jade1948–2006French actress
- Henry Louis Le Chatelier1850–1936French chemist and academic
Celebrities & public figures
- Matt Damonb. 1970American actor
- Bruno Marsb. 1985American singer-songwriter
- Sigourney Weaverb. 1949American actress and producer
- Ursula von der Leyenb. 1958Belgian-German physician and politician
- Bella Thorneb. 1997American actress
- Sadiq Khanb. 1970English lawyer and politician
- Chevy Chaseb. 1943American comedian
- R. L. Stineb. 1943American author
- Paul Hoganb. 1939Australian actor
- Kristanna Lokenb. 1979American actress
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers October 8 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see October 8, 2026 and October 8, 2027.
Today Celebrates tracks daily national, international and world observances all year.