October 8th
175 Notable deaths
John St. Polis
Actor (1873-1946).
Born November 24th, 1873 in New Orleans.
Died October 8th, 1946 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Serafim Fernandes de Araújo
Catholic cardinal.
Born August 13th, 1924 in Minas Gerais.
Died October 8th, 2019 at 95 years old in Belo Horizonte (pneumonia).
Hussein Hegazi
Egyptian footballer (1891-1961).
Born September 14th, 1891 in Cairo.
Died October 8th, 1961 at 70 years old in Egypt.
John Huchra
American astronomer and professor (1948-2010).
Born December 23rd, 1948 in Jersey City. [ref]
Died October 8th, 2010 at 61 years old in Lexington. [ref]
Maurice Martenot
French musician (1898–1980).
Born October 14th, 1898 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 8th, 1980 at 81 years old in Clichy.
José Faria
Brazilian footballer and manager (1933-2013).
Born April 26th, 1933 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died October 8th, 2013 at 80 years old in Rabat.
Gustave De Smet
Belgian painter (1877-1943).
Born January 21st, 1877 in Ghent. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1943 at 66 years old in Sint-Martens-Latem. [ref]
Dimitrie Pompeiu
Romanian mathematician (1873-1954).
Born October 16th, 1873 in Broscăuți.
Died October 8th, 1954 at 80 years old in Bucharest.
Pál Titkos
Hungarian footballer (1908-1988).
Born January 8th, 1908 in Budafok.
Died October 8th, 1988 at 80 years old in Budapest.
Tibor Serly
Hungarian musician (1901-1978).
Born November 25th, 1901 in Lučenec.
Died October 8th, 1978 at 76 years old in London.
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No art is possible without a dance with death. Kurt Vonnegut