October 8th
166 Notable deaths
Miguel Ángel Russo
Argentine footballer and manager (1956–2025).
Born April 9th, 1956 in Lanús.
Died October 8th, 2025 at 69 years old in Buenos Aires (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Jacek Malczewski
Polish artist (1854-1929).
Born July 14th, 1854 in Radom. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1929 at 75 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Brian Locking
British musician.
Born December 22nd, 1938 in Bedworth.
Died October 8th, 2020 at 81 years old in North Wales.
Max Pauly
Ss sturmbannführer; commandant of stutthof concentration camp.
Born June 1st, 1907 in Wesselburen.
Died October 8th, 1946 at 39 years old in Hamelin (hanging).
Stilianos Pattakos
Greek soldier and participant in the 1967–1974 junta.
Born November 8th, 1912 in Agia Paraskevi, Rethimno.
Died October 8th, 2016 at 103 years old in Athens. [ref]
Mary Webb
English writer.
Born March 25th, 1881 in Shropshire. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1927 at 46 years old in St Leonards-on-Sea. [ref]
Larry Semon
American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (1889-1928).
Born July 16th, 1889 in West Point. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1928 at 39 years old in Victorville (pneumonia, tuberculosis). [ref]
Jacob Neusner
American rabbi and scholar.
Born July 28th, 1932 in Hartford.
Died October 8th, 2016 at 84 years old in Rhinebeck. [ref]
Mikhail Alekseyev
Russian general of infantry (1857–1918).
Born November 15th, 1857 in Tver.
Died October 8th, 1918 at 60 years old in Krasnodar.
Ivan Yefremov
Soviet paleontologist, science fiction author and social thinker.
Born April 23rd, 1908 in Vyritsa. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1972 at 64 years old in Moscow. [ref]
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That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet. Emily Dickinson