Born:
Matt Whitaker Ransom, Brigadier General Confederate Army
More Notable Birthdays on October 8:
1970 - Matt Damon, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, actor, writer, Academy-Award winner for 'Good Will Hunting', starred in 'Saving Private Ryan', 'Bourne' films
1949 - Sigourney Weaver, American Actress
1943 - Chevy Chase, born in New York City, comedian/actor, SNL, Vacation, Fletch, Caddyshack
1936 - David Carradine, Hollywood, actor, Kung-Fu, Boxcar Bertha, Young Guns
1930 - Paul Hogan, born in Australia, actor, Crocodile Dundee, Lightning Jack
