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October 8th
221 Notable deaths
Sanpei Shirato
Japanese manga artist (1932-2021).
Born February 15th, 1932 in Tokyo.
Died October 8th, 2021 at 89 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Armando Bó
Argentine actor, director and screenwriter (1914–1981).
Born May 3rd, 1914 in Buenos Aires.
Died October 8th, 1981 at 67 years old in Buenos Aires (brain cancer).
Alexei Kondratievich Savrasov
Russian artist (1830–1897).
Born May 24th, 1830 in Moscow.
Died October 8th, 1897 at 67 years old in Moscow.
Leonor Michaelis
German biochemist (1875–1949).
Born January 16th, 1875 in Berlin.
Died October 8th, 1949 at 74 years old in New York City.
Bernard Tissier de Mallerais
French traditionalist catholic bishop (1945–2024).
Born September 14th, 1945 in Sallanches.
Died October 8th, 2024 at 79 years old in Sion (fall on stairs). [ref]
Edward Woods
American actor.
Born July 5th, 1903 in Menominee.
Died October 8th, 1989 at 86 years old in Salt Lake City (disease).
Naftali Herz Imber
Jewish poet, writer (1856–1909).
Born December 27th, 1856 in Zolochiv.
Died October 8th, 1909 at 52 years old in Manhattan.
Kenneth L. Hale
American linguist.
Born August 15th, 1934 in Evanston.
Died October 8th, 2001 at 67 years old in Lexington.
Joseph Tydings
American politician.
Born May 4th, 1928 in Asheville.
Died October 8th, 2018 at 90 years old in Annapolis. [ref]
Zhang Chongren
Chinese artist (1907-1998).
Born September 27th, 1907 in Xujiahui.
Died October 8th, 1998 at 91 years old in Nogent-sur-Marne.
Célestin Freinet
French pedagogue.
Born October 15th, 1896 in Gars. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1966 at 69 years old in Vence.
Gu Cheng
Chinese poet (1956–1993).
Born September 24th, 1956 in Beijing.
Died October 8th, 1993 at 37 years old in Auckland (hanging to death).
Alfred Trzebinski
Ss-physician at the auschwitz, majdanek and neuengamme concentration camps in nazi germany.
Born August 29th, 1902 in Jutrosin.
Died October 8th, 1946 at 44 years old in Hamelin (hanging to death).
Harry Carney
American jazz musician (1910–1974).
Born April 1st, 1910 in Boston.
Died October 8th, 1974 at 64 years old in New York City.
Arturo Rawson
President of argentina (1885–1952).
Born June 4th, 1885 in Santiago del Estero.
Died October 8th, 1952 at 67 years old in Buenos Aires (myocardial infarction).
Lucien Goldmann
Romanian-french philosopher.
Born June 20th, 1913 in Bucharest. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1970 at 57 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Hans Philipp
German officer and fighter pilot during world war ii (1917–1943).
Born March 17th, 1917 in Meissen.
Died October 8th, 1943 at 26 years old in Neuenhaus.
Theodor Koch-Grunberg
German ethnologist (1872-1924).
Born April 9th, 1872 in Grünberg.
Died October 8th, 1924 at 52 years old in Brazil (malaria).
Anton Thumann
Ss officer (1912-1946).
Born October 31st, 1912 in Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm.
Died October 8th, 1946 at 33 years old in Hamelin (hanging to death).
Giovanni Caselli
Italian abbot, physicist and inventor (1815-1891).
Born May 27th, 1815 in Siena. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1891 at 76 years old in Florence. [ref]
Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst
Czech violinist, composer and violist (1814-1865).
Born June 8th, 1812 in Brno. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1865 at 53 years old in Nice. [ref]
Konstantinos Tsatsos
Greek politician ,former president of the hellenic republic (1899–1987).
Born July 13th, 1899 in Athens.
Died October 8th, 1987 at 88 years old in Athens (cancer).
Ali Khalif Galaydh
Prime minister of somalia.
Born October 15th, 1941 in Las Anod.
Died October 8th, 2020 at 78 years old in Jijiga. [ref]
Saturnino Herrán Guinchard
Mexican painter (1887–1918).
Born July 9th, 1887 in Aguascalientes City.
Died October 8th, 1918 at 31 years old in Mexico City.
John Tchicai
Danish free jazz saxophonist (1936–2012).
Born April 28th, 1936 in Copenhagen.
Died October 8th, 2012 at 76 years old in Perpignan (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Deaths 76 to 100 of 221
Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø