October 8th
153 Notable deaths
Gerben Karstens
Road bicycle racer.
Born January 14th, 1942 in Voorburg.
Died October 8th, 2022 at 80 years old in Dongen. [ref]
Walter Felsenstein
Austrian theatre director.
Born May 30th, 1901 in Vienna. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1975 at 74 years old in East Berlin. [ref]
Hnat Khotkevych
Ukrainian writer, ethnographer, playwright, composer, musicologist, and bandurist..
Born January 12th, 1878 in Kharkiv.
Died October 8th, 1938 at 60 years old in Soviet Union.
Serhii Vasylkivsky
Ukrainian artist (1854-1917).
Born October 19th, 1854 in Izium.
Died October 8th, 1917 at 62 years old in Kharkiv.
Georg Friedrich Nicolai
German physiologist.
Born February 6th, 1874 in Berlin. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1964 at 90 years old in Santiago. [ref]
Agneta Andersson
Swedish canoeist.
Born April 25th, 1961 in Karlskoga. [ref]
Died October 8th, 2023 at 62 years old (cancer). [ref]
Helen Wainwright
American swimmer, diver, olympic silver medalist, former world record-holder.
Born March 15th, 1906 in New York City.
Died October 8th, 1965 at 59 years old in Hampton Bays.
Birgitta Ulfsson
Finland swedish actor and theater director.
Born July 1st, 1928 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died October 8th, 2017 at 89 years old in Helsinki (disease). [ref]
Lorenzo Lauri
Cardinal of the catholic church.
Born October 15th, 1864 in Rome.
Died October 8th, 1941 at 76 years old in Rome.
Giorgio Santelli
Italian fencer.
Born November 25th, 1897 in Budapest.
Died October 8th, 1985 at 87 years old in Teaneck.
Deaths 111 to 120 of 153
Do not fear death. Death is always at our side. When we show fear, it jumps at us faster than light. But, if we do not show fear, it casts its eye upon us gently and then guides us into infinity. Laughing Bull