October 8

October 8 is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar.
==Births==
* 1890: Eddie Rickenbacker (d. 1973)
* 1901: Russ Snowberger (d. 1968)
* 1904: Yves Giraud-Cabantous (d. 1973)
* 1910: Spider Webb (d. 1990)
* 1919: Jack McGrath (d. 1955)
* 1920: Frank Dochnal (d. 2010)
* 1923: André Chardonnet (d. 2005)
* 1954: Huub Rothengatter
* 1968: Urs Kuratle
==Deaths==
* none
==Races==
* 1961: 
* 1972: 
* 1978: 
* 2000: 
* 2006: 
* 2017: 
* 2023: 
== Other news ==
* 2007: Alexander Wurz announced he was ending his Formula One career after the Chinese Grand Prix, held the day before.
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