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October 8th
221 Notable deaths
Franklin Pierce
President of the united states from 1853 to 1857.
Born November 23rd, 1804 in Hillsborough.
Died October 8th, 1869 at 64 years old in Concord (liver cirrhosis).
Clement Attlee
Prime minister of the united kingdom from 1945 to 1951 (1883–1967).
Born January 3rd, 1883 in Putney.
Died October 8th, 1967 at 84 years old in Westminster Hospital (pneumonia).
Burt Young
American actor (1940–2023).
Born April 30th, 1940 in Queens.
Died October 8th, 2023 at 83 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Prescott Bush
American politician and us senator from connecticut (1895-1972).
Born May 15th, 1895 in Columbus.
Died October 8th, 1972 at 77 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Premchand
Hindi author from india (1880–1936).
Born July 31st, 1880 in Varanasi.
Died October 8th, 1936 at 56 years old in Varanasi.
Jayaprakash Narayan
Indian independence activist and political leader.
Born October 11th, 1902 in Ballia.
Died October 8th, 1979 at 76 years old in Patna.
Ram Vilas Paswan
Indian politician (1946–2020).
Born July 5th, 1946 in Khagaria.
Died October 8th, 2020 at 74 years old in New Delhi (surgical complications). [ref]
Joan Bennett Kennedy
First wife of ted kennedy.
Born September 2nd, 1936 in New York. [ref]
Died October 8th, 2025 at 89 years old in Boston. [ref]
Willy Brandt
German politician (spd), chancellor of west germany (1969–1974) and nobel peace prize laureate.
Born December 18th, 1913 in Lübeck, Sankt Lorenz.
Died October 8th, 1992 at 78 years old in Unkel (colorectal cancer).
Al Davis
Former owner of the oakland/los angeles raiders (1929–2011).
Born July 4th, 1929 in Brockton.
Died October 8th, 2011 at 82 years old in Oakland (heart failure). [ref]
Javed Iqbal
Pakistani serial killer.
Born October 8th, 1956 in Lahore.
Died October 8th, 2001 at 45 years old in Lahore (intoxication).
Robert Berdella
American serial killer (1949–1992).
Born January 31st, 1949 in Cuyahoga Falls.
Died October 8th, 1992 at 43 years old in Jefferson City (congenital heart disease).
Fernando Lamas
Argentine-born actor (1915-1982).
Born January 9th, 1915 in Buenos Aires.
Died October 8th, 1982 at 67 years old in Los Angeles (pancreatic cancer).
John Cairncross
British intelligence officer and spy for the soviet union (1913-1995).
Born July 25th, 1913 in Lesmahagow.
Died October 8th, 1995 at 82 years old in England.
Wendell Willkie
American lawyer and corporate executive (1892–1944).
Born February 18th, 1892 in Elwood.
Died October 8th, 1944 at 52 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Whitey Ford
American baseball player (1928–2020).
Born October 21st, 1928 in New York City. [ref]
Died October 8th, 2020 at 91 years old in Lake Success. [ref]
Empress Myeongseong
Empress consort of korea (1851–1895).
Born November 17th, 1851 in Yeoju.
Died October 8th, 1895 at 43 years old in Seoul, Gyeongbokgung.
Y. A. Tittle
American football player (1926–2017).
Born October 24th, 1926 in Marshall. [ref]
Died October 8th, 2017 at 90 years old in Stanford (dementia). [ref]
Nigel Bruce
British actor (1895-1953).
Born February 4th, 1895 in Ensenada.
Died October 8th, 1953 at 58 years old in Santa Monica (myocardial infarction).
Vincenzo Peruggia
Italian thief (1881-1925).
Born October 8th, 1881 in Dumenza. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1925 at 44 years old in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Mikey Welsh
American musician and painter (1971-2011).
Born April 20th, 1971 in Syracuse.
Died October 8th, 2011 at 40 years old in Chicago. [ref]
John Monash
Australian general (1865–1931).
Born June 27th, 1865 in Melbourne.
Died October 8th, 1931 at 66 years old in Melbourne.
Remedios Varo
Spanish painter (1908–1963).
Born December 16th, 1908 in Anglès.
Died October 8th, 1963 at 54 years old in Mexico City.
Raymond T. Odierno
Us army general (1954–2021).
Born September 8th, 1954 in Rockaway Township. [ref]
Died October 8th, 2021 at 67 years old (cancer). [ref]
Karl Swenson
American actor (1908–1978).
Born July 23rd, 1908 in Brooklyn.
Died October 8th, 1978 at 70 years old in Torrington (myocardial infarction).
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