A year ago on the front page of “Sud Ouest”
Hamas yesterday led a major offensive against Israel, firing thousands of rockets and carrying out infiltration operations. The Jewish state responded with airstrikes on the Gaza Strip. Hundreds of deaths and thousands of injured have been reported on both sides. The international community is very worried.
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In the calendar
Sainte-Pélagie Martyred in Antioch (Turkey) at the beginning of the 4th century, Pélagie killed herself at the age of 15, when she had just been arrested as a Christian. Pélagies are perseverant and active. Their color: blue. Their numbers : 2 and 4.
It happened on October 8
1967 Capture of Che Guevara in Bolivia. His death was announced the next day. 1982 The Polish Diet bans the Solidarnos union. 1997 Opening in Bordeaux of the trial of Maurice Papon. 2005 In Pakistan, a 7.6 magnitude earthquake leaves more than 73,000 dead and more than 3.5 million homeless, mainly in the north and northwest. 2016 Disappearance of Pierre Tchernia. 2020 Release in Mali of humanitarian Sophie Pétronin, the last French hostage in the world, almost four years after being kidnapped by jihadists. 2022 An explosion damages the Crimean bridge.
They were born on October 8
Jean-Jacques Beineix, French director and screenwriter (1946), Sigourney Weaver, American actress (1949), Matt Damon, American actor and screenwriter (1970). Bruno Mars, American singer-songwriter (1985).
