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1919 - 107 years ago
1October 8, 1919 THE MAJESTIC 2001 FilmDates20th Century: 1st HalfBirth Dates

THE MAJESTIC
October 8, 1919
Lawson boy Virgil Toynbee born - date on headstone in the local cemetery.



1943 - 83 years ago
2October 8, 1943 COMMUNITY 2009 TV SeriesDates20th Century: 1st HalfBirth Dates

COMMUNITY
October 8, 1943
Pierce Hawthorne born.



1956 - 70 years ago
3October 8, 1956 QUANTUM LEAP 1989 TV SeriesDates20th Century: 50sEvents

QUANTUM LEAP
October 8, 1956
Sam Beckett leaps into Arnold Watkins / The Midnight Marauder, encountering Alia, the evil time-traveler who sets wrong what once was right.



1970 - 56 years ago
4October 8, 1970 CAPTIVE STATE 2019 FilmDates20th Century: 70sBirth Dates

CAPTIVE STATE
October 8, 1970
Birthdate of Shoeha O. Dean, tracked outside Soldier Field following the Unity Rally bombing by the police's implant recognition program.



1977 - 49 years ago
5October 8, 1977 CAPTIVE STATE 2019 FilmDates20th Century: 70sBirth Dates

CAPTIVE STATE
October 8, 1977
Birthdate of Andre L. Boyd, tracked outside Soldier Field following the Unity Rally bombing by the police's implant recognition program.



1978 - 48 years ago
6October 8, 1978 CAPTIVE STATE 2019 FilmDates20th Century: 70sBirth Dates

CAPTIVE STATE
October 8, 1978
Birthdate of Shokha O. Dean, tracked outside Soldier Field following the Unity Rally bombing by the police's implant recognition program.



1979 - 47 years ago
7October 8, 1979 THE LAZARUS PROJECT 2022 TV SeriesDates20th Century: 70sBirth Dates

THE LAZARUS PROJECT
October 8, 1979
Dr. Trent Wheeler born - date of birth on his gravestone. Wheeler was one of the scientists recruited to build a second time machine. George is the one that finds his grave, after tracking him down over the course of 10 time loops.



1981 - 45 years ago
8October 8, 1981 FOR ALL MANKIND 2019 TV SeriesDates20th Century: 80sHeadlines

FOR ALL MANKIND
October 8, 1981
Newspaper headline: Sadat Recovering After Assassination Attempt.



1984 - 42 years ago
9October 8, 1984 GHOSTBUSTERS 1984 FilmDates20th Century: 80sHeadlines

GHOSTBUSTERS
October 8, 1984
Date of USA Today headline" Ghost Fever Grips New York"



10October 8, 1984 GILMORE GIRLS 2000 TV SeriesDates20th Century: 80sEvents

GILMORE GIRLS
October 8, 1984
Rory Gilmore's birthday.



1986 - 40 years ago
11October 8, 1986 MANHUNTER 1986 FilmDates20th Century: 80sEvents

MANHUNTER
October 8, 1986
According to Lecktor when Will calls him a week later, "God's terrific. Last Wednesday, he dropped a church roof on 34 of his worshipers in Texas as they were groveling through a hymn to his majesty. Don't you think that felt good?"



1987 - 39 years ago
12October 8, 1987 RUNAWAY JURY 2003 FilmDates20th Century: 80sEvents

RUNAWAY JURY
October 8, 1987
Garner High School student Margaret Brandt succumbs to her injuries from James Pratt's attack on the school.



1996 - 30 years ago
13October 8, 1996 EARLY EDITION 1996 TV SeriesDates20th Century: 90sHeadlines

EARLY EDITION
October 8, 1996
Date of Chicago Sun-Times newspaper headline: Chinese Restaurant Explodes.



14October 8, 1996 EARLY EDITION 1996 TV SeriesDates20th Century: 90sHeadlines

EARLY EDITION
October 8, 1996
Using his knowledge of the future, Gary saves Meredith from hitmen coming to her motel.



1997 - 29 years ago
15October 8, 1997 STEPHEN KING'S THE SHINING 1997 FilmDates20th Century: 90sEvents

STEPHEN KING'S THE SHINING
October 8, 1997
The Torrance family moves into the Overlook Hotel.



1998 - 28 years ago
16October 8, 1998 AMERICAN PIE PRESENTS: THE BOOK OF LOVE 2009 FilmDates20th Century: 90sEvents

AMERICAN PIE PRESENTS: THE BOOK OF LOVE
October 8, 1998
Date Due beside the name Juan on one of the library cards in the Bible at East Great Falls High School.



2000 - 26 years ago
17October 8, 2000 THE LAST MAN ON EARTH 2015 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 00sEvents

THE LAST MAN ON EARTH
October 8, 2000
Tandy's brother Mike wins a Track & Field award.

 

2004 - 22 years ago
18October 8, 2004 AVP: ALIEN VS. PREDATOR 2004 FilmDates21st Century: 00sEvents

AVP: ALIEN VS. PREDATOR
October 8, 2004
Weyland Industries recruits Italian archaeologist Professor Sebastian De Rosa for an expedition to Bouvetoya, Antarctica to investigate an ancient Pyramid.



19October 8, 2004 MR. BROOKS 2007 FilmDates21st Century: 00sEvents

MR. BROOKS
October 8, 2004
Homicide detective Tracy Atwood marries restauranteur Jesse Vialo, visible in Tracy's police personnel file.



2005 - 21 years ago
20October 8, 2005 SMALLVILLE 2001 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 00sEvents

SMALLVILLE
October 8, 2005
Date of calls to the dead stripper from the exclusive Windgate Club on Senator Jennings' cell phone records.



2007 - 19 years ago
21October 8, 2007 PUSHING DAISIES 2007 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 00sEvents

PUSHING DAISIES
October 8, 2007
Publishing date for the pop-up book Don't Close Your Eyes by L. Garcia on pop-up book publisher Pop-up Palace's list of upcoming books that Emerson researches.



2008 - 18 years ago
22October 8, 2008 DEXTER 2006 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 00sEvents

DEXTER
October 8, 2008
Reference date for Ian Holden and Megan Walsh in the hair and fiber search results query that Dexter runs for LaGuerta.



2009 - 17 years ago
23October 8, 2009 FRINGE 2008 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 00sDeath Dates

FRINGE
October 8, 2009
Date of Death on FBI agent Charlie Francis' headstone.



24October 8, 2009 THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH CONAN O'BRIEN 2009 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 00sEvents

THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH CONAN O'BRIEN
October 8, 2009
Show staffer Deon Cole's first pick for the new Black Drinking Day holiday he proposes, until he finds out that today is the 7th, and changes his mind to make it the 7th.



25October 8, 2009 THE TOWN 2010 FilmDates21st Century: 00sEvents

THE TOWN
October 8, 2009
FBI tie the Cummins Armored robbery in South Boston in October 2009 to Desmond Elden, James Coughlin, Albert Magloan and Doug MacRay.



2010 - 16 years ago
26October 8, 2010 COMMUNITY 2009 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 10sEvents

COMMUNITY
October 8, 2010
Annie described as "Cry" on Abed's menstrual cycle chart. Aware that he has trouble reading people and says the wrong things sometimes, Abed notices fluctuating patterns and starts graphing them, inadvertently documenting the female study group members' menstrual cycles.



2013 - 13 years ago
27October 8, 2013 THE EQUALIZER 2014 FilmDates21st Century: 10sEvents

THE EQUALIZER
October 8, 2013
Date of a wire transfer in the company Great Eastern's financial records on the memory stick that Robert McCall obtains from crooked detective Frank Masters that is loaded with information about powerful Russian mafia kingpin Vladimir Pushkin's illegal activities, which McCall emails to the FBI.



28October 8, 2013 PERSON OF INTEREST 2011 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 10sEvents

PERSON OF INTEREST
October 8, 2013
Date of a storage unit rental at Store-It-4Ever on the list of rental agreements when Finch searches for another unit rented by John Glover - the name that machine number and estate investigator Timothy Sloan's foster brother and former Vigilance member Jason Greenfield's storage unit was rented under.



2014 - 12 years ago
29October 8, 2014 CHILDRENS HOSPITAL 2010 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 10sEvents

CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
October 8, 2014
Date of note on Chet's calendar: Pull receipts for accountant.



2015 - 11 years ago
30October 8, 2015 COLONY 2016 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 10sEvents

COLONY
October 8, 2015
Day 329. Date of one of Luis Ortega's broadcasts that Will's son Bram recorded on cassette tapes - and Redhats found in his bedroom. Phyllis, as a favor to Will, destroys the box of tapes.



31October 8, 2015 TRUE DETECTIVE 2014 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 10sEvents

TRUE DETECTIVE
October 8, 2015
Date on the Final Order of Foreclosure form that Detective Sergeant Antigone "Ani" Bezzerides delivers.



2022 - 4 years ago
32October 8, 2022 NIGHT COURT 2023 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 20sEvents

NIGHT COURT
October 8, 2022
Date that Maggie, Olivia's stenographer stalker, mentions when Olivia tries to get out of weekend plans with her with the excuse that she has her cousin's baby shower: No, you don't. On October 8th, I asked if you had anything planned this weekend, and you said it was your cousin's baby shower. But then, on the 12th, you said it moved to my birthday when I invited you to Medieval Times. So that means that this weekend, you are all mine. Girls trip! Bus leaves at 5am.



2025 - 1 years ago
33October 8, 2025 BLACK MIRROR 2011 TV SeriesDates21st Century: 20sEvents

BLACK MIRROR
October 8, 2025
Date of note on Mike and Amanda's calendar: "Overtime".



2026 - This year - Today!
34October 8, 2026 SEND HELP 2026 FilmDates21st Century: 20sEvents

SEND HELP
October 8, 2026
Date of sticky note on Linda's calendar at work.



35October 8, 2026 THE TOMORROW JOB 2023 FilmDates21st Century: 20sEvents

THE TOMORROW JOB
October 8, 2026
Lee, Finn and Sophia's make plans to prepare for Simon's ambush the following day.

 


Year Unknown
36October 8 SURVIVOR 2015 FilmDatesNo YearEvents

SURVIVOR
October 8
Date of travel to Johannesburg, South Africa listed for scientist Emil Balan. Year not specified.




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