October 8th
166 Notable deaths
Jim Fuchs
American discus thrower and shot putter.
Born December 6th, 1927 in Chicago.
Died October 8th, 2010 at 82 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
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]
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]
Anatol Vieru
Romanian composer (1926-1998).
Born June 8th, 1926 in Iași. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1998 at 72 years old in Bucharest.
Rafael Lesmes
Spanish footballer (1926-2012).
Born November 9th, 1926 in Ceuta.
Died October 8th, 2012 at 85 years old in Valladolid. [ref]
Robert Emden
Swiss astrophysicist (1862-1940).
Born March 4th, 1862 in St. Gallen.
Died October 8th, 1940 at 78 years old in Zürich.
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]
Damian (Kokoneshi)
Albanian bishop.
Born October 26th, 1886 in Llëngë.
Died October 8th, 1973 at 86 years old in Pogradec.
György Mezey
Hungarian football manager (1941–2025).
Born September 7th, 1941 in Bačka Topola.
Died October 8th, 2025 at 84 years old in Kápolnásnyék. [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 166
Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø