October 8
- 1934: Birth of Doc Green (+1989) member of The Drifters
- 1940: Birth of Fred Cash member of The Impressions
- 1941: Birth of George Bellamy member of The Tornados
- 1941: Birth of Dave Arbus member of East Of Eden
- 1941: Birth of Buzz Clifford (Reese Francis Clifford III)
- 1944: Birth of Susan Raye
- 1945: Birth of Ray Royer member of Procol Harum
- 1945: Birth of Butch Rillera member of Redbone
- 1947: Birth of Tony Wilson member of Hot Chocolate
- 1948: Birth of Johnny Ramone (John William Cummings) (+2004) member of The Ramones
- 1949: Birth of Hamish Stuart (James Hamish Stuart) member of Average White Band
- 1952: Birth of Cliff Adams (+2015) member of Kool And The Gang
- 1957: Recording of Great Balls Of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis
- 1964: Recording of She's a Woman - The Beatles
- 1965: Birth of C.J. Ramone (Christopher Joseph Ward) member of The Ramones
- 1965: Birth of Leeroy Thornhill member of The Prodigy
- 1968: Recording of Long, Long, Long - The Beatles
- 1968: Recording of I'm So Tired - The Beatles
- 1968: Recording of The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill - The Beatles
- 1979: Release of Tusk - Fleetwood Mac
- 1980: Release of Dirty Mind - Prince
- 1990: Death of Barrie "B.J." Wilson (Barrie James Wilson) (°1947) member of Procol Harum
- 2011: Death of Mikey Welsh (Michael Edward Welsh) (°1971) member of Weezer
- 2011: Death of Roger Williams (Louis Weertz) (°1924)
- 2013: Death of Larry Verne (Larry Verne Erickson) (°1936)