Damn you Nick and Leese

October 8

Events
1871 – Four major fires break out on the shores of Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois, Peshtigo, Wisconsin, Holland, Michigan, and Manistee, Michigan. The Great Chicago Fire is the most famous of these,
1967 – Guerrilla leader Che Guevara and his men are captured in Bolivia.
2005 – Kashmir earthquake hits parts of northern South Asia at 03:50 UTC.

Deaths
1793 – John Hancock, American revolutionary and businessman (b. 1737)
1869 – Franklin Pierce, 14th President of the United States (b. 1804)
1970 – Mitr Chaibancha, Thai film actor (b. 1934)

Births
1946 – Dennis Kucinich, U.S. Congressman and Presidential candidate
1948 – Johnny Ramone, American guitarist (The Ramones) (d. 2004)
1979 – Kristanna Loken, American actress and model