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October 8th
170 Notable deaths
Kathleen Ferrier
English contralto (1912–1953).
Born April 22nd, 1912 in Preston. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1953 at 41 years old in London (cancer, breast cancer). [ref]
Paolo Bonacelli
Italian actor.
Born February 28th, 1937 in Rome.
Died October 8th, 2025 at 88 years old in Rome. [ref]
Cheiro
Irish astrologer, palmist, and numerologist (1866-1936).
Born November 1st, 1866 in Dublin.
Died October 8th, 1936 at 69 years old in Hollywood.
David Hess
American actor singer and songwriter (1936-2011).
Born September 19th, 1936 in New York City.
Died October 8th, 2011 at 75 years old in Tiburon (myocardial infarction).
Gus Kahn
German-american lyricist (1886-1941).
Born November 6th, 1886 in Koblenz.
Died October 8th, 1941 at 54 years old in Beverly Hills.
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 (1924–2011).
Born October 1st, 1924 in Omaha. [ref]
Died October 8th, 2011 at 87 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]
Deaths 31 to 40 of 170
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde