October 8th
148 Notable deaths
David Hess
American actor singer and songwriter (1936-2011).
Born September 19th, 1942 in New York City.
Died October 8th, 2011 at 69 years old in Tiburon (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Gus Kahn
German-american lyricist (1886-1941).
Born November 6th, 1886 in Koblenz, Bruschied. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1941 at 54 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Phyllis Calvert
British actress (1915-2002).
Born February 18th, 1915 in London. [ref]
Died October 8th, 2002 at 87 years old in St. Anthony's Hospital, North Cheam (kidney failure). [ref]
Chōjun Miyagi
Japanese karateka (1888-1953).
Born April 25th, 1888 in Naha.
Died October 8th, 1953 at 65 years old in Okinawa Prefecture, Okinawa Island.
Roger Williams
American pianist.
Born October 1st, 1926 in Omaha. [ref]
Died October 8th, 2011 at 85 years old in Encino (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Felix Salten
Austro-hungarian author and critic in vienna.
Born September 6th, 1869 in Pest. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1945 at 76 years old in Zürich. [ref]
Heinz Kohut
Austrian-american psychoanalyst and psychiatrist (1913-1981).
Born May 3rd, 1913 in Vienna. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1981 at 68 years old in Chicago. [ref]
William Prince
American actor.
Born January 26th, 1913 in Nichols.
Died October 8th, 1996 at 83 years old in Tarrytown. [ref]
Irina Demick
French actress (1936-2004).
Born October 16th, 1936 in Pommeuse. [ref]
Died October 8th, 2004 at 67 years old in Indianapolis. [ref]
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]
Deaths 31 to 40 of 148
That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet. Emily Dickinson