Birthdays occurring on October, 8

1890

Edward Vernon Rickenbacker was born on October 8, 1890 American pilot, businessman and aviator. 1890-1973 Courage is doing what you're afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you're scared. More quotations from Edward Vernon Rickenbacker

1912

John W. Gardner was born on October 8, 1912 American writer and secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, 1912-2002 Life is the art of drawing without an eraser. More quotations from John W. Gardner

Deaths occurring on October, 8

1944

Wendell L. Willkie died on October 8, 1944 American Republican presidential candidate in 1940, 1892-1944 Education is the mother of leadership. More quotations from Wendell L. Willkie

1964

Charles Hodge died on October 8, 1964 Conservative American biblical scholar and leader of the Princeton School of Reformed theology. 1894-1964 The ultimate ground of faith and knowledge is confidence in God More quotations from Charles Hodge

1991

Natalia Ginzburg died on October 8, 1991 Italian author who dealt unsentimentally with family relationships in her writings. 1916-1991 Children should be taught not the little virtues but the great ones. Not thrift but generosity and an indifference to money; not caution but courage and a contempt for danger; not a desire for success but a desire to be and to know. More quotations from Natalia Ginzburg