October 8

Events

 * 1860 - telegraph line between Los Angeles and San Francisco is opened.

Births

 * 1834 –, American musician (d. 1905)
 * 1870 –, French organist (d. 1937)
 * 1883 –, American musician (d. 1977)
 * 1901 –, Norwegian composer (d. 1977)
 * 1919 -, Swedish speech scientist (d.2009)
 * 1930 –, Japanese composer (d. 1996)
 * 1940 –, American singer (The Impressions)
 * 1944 –, American singer
 * 1948 –, American musician (The Ramones) (d. 2004)
 * 1950 –, American musician (Kool & the Gang)
 * 1955 –, American blues musician (d. 1998)
 * 1955 –, American comedian (SNL)
 * 1961 –, American jazz pianist
 * 1964 –, American singer
 * 1965 –, American musician (The Ramones)
 * 1968 –, British musician (The Prodigy)
 * 1974 –, American musician (Bloodhound Gang)
 * 1977 –, Finnish musician (Lordi)
 * 1979 –, American musician (Shiny Toy Guns)
 * 1981 –, Egyptian singer
 * 1987 –, Japanese voice actress

Deaths

 * 1772 –, French composer (b. 1711)
 * 1834 –, French composer (b. 1775)
 * 1955 –, Cajun musician (b. 1928)
 * 1962 –, South African singer and composer (b. 1909)
 * 1977 –, Greek country singer , composer , lyricist (b. 1902)
 * 1990 –, English musician (Procol Harum) (b. 1947)
 * 1995 –, American conductor (b. 1946)