October 8th
221 Notable deaths
William Mahone
American civil war general and politician (1826-1895).
Born December 1st, 1826 in Southampton County.
Died October 8th, 1895 at 68 years old in Washington, D.C. (stroke).
Arnold Kopelson
American film producer (1935-2018).
Born February 14th, 1935 in New York City.
Died October 8th, 2018 at 83 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Theresa Harris
American actress (1906-1985).
Born December 31st, 1906 in Houston.
Died October 8th, 1985 at 78 years old in Inglewood.
Grace Darmond
American actress (1893–1963).
Born November 20th, 1898 in Toronto.
Died October 8th, 1963 at 64 years old in Los Angeles.
Phil Chevron
Irish guitarist (1957–2013).
Born June 17th, 1957 in Dublin.
Died October 8th, 2013 at 56 years old in Dublin (esophageal cancer). [ref]
John D. Hertz
American businessman (1879-1961).
Born April 10th, 1879.
Died October 8th, 1961 at 82 years old in Chicago.
Eduardo Ciannelli
Italian actor (1889–1969).
Born August 30th, 1889 in Ischia.
Died October 8th, 1969 at 80 years old in Rome (cancer).
Jacek Malczewski
Polish painter (1854–1929).
Born July 14th, 1854 in Radom.
Died October 8th, 1929 at 75 years old in Kraków.
Grady Tate
American jazz musician (1932–2017).
Born January 14th, 1932 in Durham. [ref]
Died October 8th, 2017 at 85 years old in New York City (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Josef František
Czech fighter ace (1914-1940).
Born October 7th, 1914 in Otaslavice. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1940 at 26 years old in Ewell (aviation accident). [ref]
Théodore Chassériau
French romantic painter (1819–1856).
Born September 20th, 1819 in El Limón. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1856 at 37 years old in Paris.
László Sólyom
Politician and former president of hungary (1942–2023).
Born January 3rd, 1942 in Pécs.
Died October 8th, 2023 at 81 years old in Budapest. [ref]
Max Pauly
Ss sturmbannführer; commandant of stutthof concentration camp (1907–1946).
Born June 1st, 1907 in Wesselburen.
Died October 8th, 1946 at 39 years old in Hamelin (hanging to death).
Mikhail Alekseyev
Russian general of infantry (1857–1918).
Born November 15th, 1857 in Vyazma.
Died October 8th, 1918 at 60 years old in Krasnodar.
Mary Webb
English writer and poet (1881–1927).
Born March 25th, 1881 in Shropshire.
Died October 8th, 1927 at 46 years old in St Leonards.
Larry Semon
American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (1889-1928).
Born July 16th, 1889 in West Point.
Died October 8th, 1928 at 39 years old in Victorville (pneumonia, tuberculosis).
Brian Locking
British musician.
Born December 22nd, 1938 in Bedworth.
Died October 8th, 2020 at 81 years old in North Wales.
Jacob Neusner
American scholar of judaism and rabbinic literature (1932–2016).
Born July 28th, 1932 in Hartford.
Died October 8th, 2016 at 84 years old in Rhinebeck. [ref]
Helen Morgan
American jazz singer and actress (1900–1941).
Born August 2nd, 1900 in Danville.
Died October 8th, 1941 at 41 years old in Chicago (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
Ivan Yefremov
Soviet paleontologist, science fiction author and social thinker (1908–1972).
Born April 23rd, 1908 in Vyritsa. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1972 at 64 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Stylianos Pattakos
Greek military officer.
Born November 8th, 1912 in Agia Paraskevi Amari Rethimno.
Died October 8th, 2016 at 103 years old in Athens. [ref]
Rod Grams
American politician, television personality and businessman (1948-2013).
Born February 4th, 1948 in Princeton.
Died October 8th, 2013 at 65 years old in Crown (colorectal cancer).
Maria Konopnicka
Polish writer and activist (1842-1910).
Born May 23rd, 1842 in Suwałki. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1910 at 68 years old in Lviv (pneumonia).
Wu Bangguo
Former chairman of the standing committee of the national people's congress of china (1941–2024).
Born July 22nd, 1941 in Pingba District.
Died October 8th, 2024 at 83 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Jim Dwyer
American journalist (1957-2020).
Born March 4th, 1957 in New York City.
Died October 8th, 2020 at 63 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
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It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson