October 8th Birthdays

American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars was born on this day in 1985, as Peter Gene Hernandez, in Honolulu, Hawaii

Also born on October 8th:

1936
Rona Barrett, American entertainment reporter
1940
Fred Cash, American singer
Paul Hogan, Australian actor[
1943
Chevy Chase, American comedian, actor
1944
Susan Raye, American singer
1948
Sarah Purcell, American television host
1949
Sigourney Weaver, American actress
1950
Robert “Kool” Bell, American musician
1954
Michael Dudikoff, American actor
1955
Darrell Hammond, American comedian
1956
Stephanie Zimbalist, American actress
1959
Nick Bakay, American actor
Mike Morgan, American baseball player
1964
CeCe Winans, American singer
1965
Peter Greene, American actor
C-Jay Ramone, American musician
1966
Camille Coduri, British actress
Karyn Parsons, American actress
1967
Emily Procter, American actress
1969
Jeremy Davies, American actor
Dylan Neal, Canadian actor
1970
Matt Damon, American actor
Anne-Marie Duff, English actress
1974
DJ Q-Ball, American musician
1979
Kristanna Loken, American actress
Gregori Chad Petree, American musician
1980
Nick Cannon, American actor
1984
Domenik Hixon, American football player
1987
Taylor Price, American football player
1993
Angus T. Jones, American actor
Molly C. Quinn, American actress
1997
Bella Thorne, American actress

Died on October 8th:

1754
Henry Fielding, English novelist, playwright (age 47)
1793
John Hancock, American statesman, 1st Governor of Massachusetts (age 56)
1869
Franklin Pierce, 14th United States President (age 64)
1953
Nigel Bruce, British actor (age 58)
1967
Clement Attlee, British politician, U.K. Prime Minister (age 84)
1982
Fernando Lamas, Argentinian-American actor, director (age 66)
1983
Joan Hackett, American actress (age 49)
1992
Willy Brandt, 4th Chancellor of Germany (age 78)
2008
Eileen Herlie, Scottish-American actress (age 90)
2011
Roger Williams, American pianist (age 87)
2013
Philip Chevron, Irish singer, guitarist (The Pogues), (age 56)
Larry Verne, American novelty singer (age 77)
2015
Paul Prudhomme, American chef, author (age 75)
2020
Whitey Ford, American baseball player (age 91)
2023
Burt Young, American actor (age 83)