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October 8th
221 Notable deaths
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]
Mitr Chaibancha
Thai actor (1934-1970).
Born January 28th, 1934 in Phetchaburi.
Died October 8th, 1970 at 36 years old in Pattaya (falling).
Dmitry Polyansky
Russian politician (1917-2001).
Born November 7th, 1917 in Slovianoserbsk.
Died October 8th, 2001 at 83 years old in Moscow.
Shinji Tanimura
Japanese singer-songwriter, talent.
Born December 11th, 1948 in Osaka.
Died October 8th, 2023 at 74 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Henry Head
British neurologist (1861–1940).
Born August 4th, 1861 in Stoke Newington.
Died October 8th, 1940 at 79 years old in Reading.
Ramón Villeda Morales
President of honduras.
Born November 26th, 1909 in Ocotepeque.
Died October 8th, 1971 at 61 years old in New York City.
Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria
Austrian aristocrat.
Born July 15th, 1845 in Vienna.
Died October 8th, 1927 at 82 years old in Tübingen.
Princess Marie of Saxe-Altenburg
German princess (1854-1898).
Born August 2nd, 1854 in Eisenberg.
Died October 8th, 1898 at 44 years old in Kamieniec Ząbkowicki.
Ivan Skvortsov-Stepanov
Russian revolutionary, educator and politician (1870–1928).
Born March 8th, 1870 in Noginsk.
Died October 8th, 1928 at 58 years old in Sochi (typhoid fever).
Sergio Panunzio
Revolutionary syndicalist and italian fascist (1886-1944).
Born July 20th, 1886 in Molfetta.
Died October 8th, 1944 at 58 years old in Rome.
Clemens Winkler
German chemist (1838-1904).
Born December 26th, 1838 in Freiberg.
Died October 8th, 1904 at 65 years old in Dresden (cancer).
Vladimir Dolgikh
Soviet and russian statesman and politician.
Born December 5th, 1924 in Ilansky.
Died October 8th, 2020 at 95 years old in Moscow.
Miguel Grau
Peruvian admiral (1834-1879).
Born July 27th, 1834 in Piura.
Died October 8th, 1879 at 45 years old in Huáscar.
Louise Rayner
Artist (1832-1924).
Born June 21st, 1832 in Matlock Bath.
Died October 8th, 1924 at 92 years old in St Leonards.
Adelaide Crapsey
American writer (1878-1914).
Born September 9th, 1878 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1914 at 36 years old in Rochester (tuberculosis). [ref]
Pierre Tchernia
French cinema and television producer, screenwriter, presenter, animator and actor (1928–2016).
Born January 29th, 1928 in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 8th, 2016 at 88 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Ingvar Wixell
Swedish opera singer (1931-2011).
Born May 7th, 1931 in Luleå Cathedral Assembly.
Died October 8th, 2011 at 80 years old in Malmö Sankt Pauli parish. [ref]
Spencer Gordon Bennet
American film director and producer (1893–1987).
Born January 5th, 1893 in Brooklyn.
Died October 8th, 1987 at 94 years old in Santa Monica.
Elizabeth Nourse
American artist (1859-1938).
Born October 26th, 1859 in Mount Healthy. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1938 at 78 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (breast cancer).
Jorge Montt
Chilean sailor, politician and president (1845-1922).
Born April 26th, 1845 in Casablanca.
Died October 8th, 1922 at 77 years old in Santiago.
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]
Joseph Carter Abbott
American general, senator (1825-1881).
Born July 15th, 1825 in Concord.
Died October 8th, 1882 at 57 years old in Wilmington.
Konstantinos Andreou
Painter and sculptor (1917-2007).
Born March 24th, 1917 in São Paulo.
Died October 8th, 2007 at 90 years old in Athens. [ref]
Ricardo Güiraldes
Argentine writer (1886-1927).
Born February 13th, 1889 in Buenos Aires.
Died October 8th, 1927 at 38 years old in Paris (Hodgkin lymphoma).
John St. Polis
Actor (1873-1946).
Born November 24th, 1873 in New Orleans.
Died October 8th, 1946 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
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The fear of death is the beginning of slavery. Robert Anton Wilson