October 8th
175 Notable deaths
Ivan Skvortsov-Stepanov
Russian revolutionary, educator and politician (1870–1928).
Born March 8th, 1870 in Noginsk.
Died October 8th, 1928 at 58 years old in Sochi (typhoid fever).
Vladimir Dolgikh
Soviet and russian statesman and politician.
Born December 5th, 1924 in Ilansky.
Died October 8th, 2020 at 95 years old in Moscow.
Adelaide Crapsey
American writer (1878-1914).
Born September 9th, 1878 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1914 at 36 years old in Rochester (tuberculosis). [ref]
Pierre Tchernia
French cinema and television producer, screenwriter, presenter, animator and actor (1928–2016).
Born January 29th, 1928 in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 8th, 2016 at 88 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Ingvar Wixell
Swedish opera singer (1931-2011).
Born May 7th, 1931 in Luleå. [ref]
Died October 8th, 2011 at 80 years old in Malmö. [ref]
Elizabeth Nourse
American artist (1859-1938).
Born October 26th, 1859 in Mount Healthy. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1938 at 78 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (breast cancer).
Spencer Gordon Bennet
American film director and producer (1893–1987).
Born January 5th, 1893 in Brooklyn.
Died October 8th, 1987 at 94 years old in Santa Monica.
Konstantinos Andreou
Painter and sculptor (1917-2007).
Born March 24th, 1917 in São Paulo. [ref]
Died October 8th, 2007 at 90 years old in Athens. [ref]
Ricardo Güiraldes
Argentine writer (1886-1927).
Born February 13th, 1889 in Buenos Aires.
Died October 8th, 1927 at 38 years old in Paris (Hodgkin lymphoma).
Ryō Ikebe
Japanese actor (1918-2010).
Born February 11th, 1918 in Ōmori. [ref]
Died October 8th, 2010 at 92 years old in Tokyo (sepsis). [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 175
Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes