BirthOctober 81997

Bella Thorne

Bella Thorne, American actress

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When
Wednesday, October 8 199729 years ago
Category
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Era
20th century · 1990s
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Person
Bella Thorne

Who they were

Annabella Avery Thorne is an American actress, singer, and writer. She first received recognition for her roles as Margaux Darling in the series Dirty Sexy Money (2007–2008) and as Ruthy Spivey in the drama series My Own Worst Enemy (2009), the latter of which earned her a Young Artist Award.

Early life

Early life Annabella Avery Thorne [ 1 ] was born on October 8, 1997, in Pembroke Pines, Florida , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] the daughter of Tamara Thorne and Delancey Reinaldo "Rey" Thorne. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] She has three siblings who are also actors. [ 5 ] [ 7 ] Her father, who was of Cuban descent, [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] died in a traffic accident in April 2007, when Thorne was nine years old. [ 11 ] [ 12 ]

Why this date

Bella Thorne appears on our October 8 calendar for 1997 as a birth entry.

October 8 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

  1. 1997Bella Thorne
  2. 2001Scandinavian Airlines
  3. 2001Milan Linate Airport
  4. 2001United States Department of Homeland Security
  5. 20052005 Kashmir earthquake
  6. 2014Thomas Eric Duncan
  7. 2016Hurricane Matthew
  8. 2016Saudi-led intervention in the Yemeni civil war
  9. 2019Extinction Rebellion
  10. 20192019 Baku protests
  11. 2020Second Nagorno-Karabakh War

Also in 1997

  • May 11Deep Blue (chess computer)Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov in six games to become the first chess computer to win a match against a world champion.
  • September 11NASANASA's Mars Global Surveyor reaches Mars.
  • September 11Kurkse tragedyKurkse tragedy: Fourteen Estonian soldiers of the Baltic Battalion are drowned or die of hypothermia during a training exercise in the Ku…
  • September 111997 Scottish devolution referendumAfter a nationwide referendum, Scotland votes to establish a devolved parliament within the United Kingdom.
  • September 13German Air ForceA German Air Force Tupolev Tu-154 and a United States Air Force Lockheed C-141 Starlifter collide in mid-air near Namibia, killing 33.
  • September 14Howrah–Ahmedabad Superfast ExpressEighty-one killed as five bogies of the Ahmedabad–Howrah Express plunge into a river in Bilaspur district of Madhya Pradesh, India.
  • September 18Ted TurnerUnited States media magnate Ted Turner donates US$1 billion to the United Nations.
  • September 18Ottawa TreatyThe Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention is adopted.

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October 8 1997 — 29 years ago, on a Wednesday.

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