October 8th
221 Notable deaths
Serafim Fernandes de Araújo
Catholic cardinal (1924–2019).
Born August 13th, 1924 in Minas Gerais.
Died October 8th, 2019 at 95 years old in Belo Horizonte (pneumonia). [ref]
Hussein Hegazi
Egyptian footballer (1891-1961).
Born September 14th, 1889 in Cairo.
Died October 8th, 1961 at 72 years old in Cairo.
John Huchra
American astronomer and professor (1948-2010).
Born December 23rd, 1948 in Jersey City. [ref]
Died October 8th, 2010 at 61 years old in Lexington. [ref]
Maurice Martenot
French musician (1898–1980).
Born October 14th, 1898 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 8th, 1980 at 81 years old in Clichy.
José Faria
Brazilian footballer and manager (1933-2013).
Born April 26th, 1933 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died October 8th, 2013 at 80 years old in Rabat.
Gustave De Smet
Belgian painter (1877-1943).
Born January 21st, 1877 in Ghent. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1943 at 66 years old in Sint-Martens-Latem. [ref]
Aleksey Pleshcheyev
Russian writer (1825–1893).
Born December 4th, 1825 in Kostroma.
Died October 8th, 1893 at 67 years old in Paris.
Dimitrie Pompeiu
Romanian mathematician (1873-1954).
Born October 16th, 1873 in Broscăuți.
Died October 8th, 1954 at 80 years old in Bucharest.
John R. McPherson
American politician (1833-1897).
Born May 9th, 1833 in Livingston County.
Died October 8th, 1897 at 64 years old in Jersey City.
Johann Jakob von Tschudi
Swiss naturalist and explorer (1818–1889).
Born July 25th, 1818 in Glarus.
Died October 8th, 1889 at 71 years old in Lichtenegg.
Pál Titkos
Hungarian footballer (1908-1988).
Born January 8th, 1908 in Budafok.
Died October 8th, 1988 at 80 years old in Budapest.
Tibor Serly
Hungarian musician (1901-1978).
Born November 25th, 1901 in Lučenec.
Died October 8th, 1978 at 76 years old in London.
Rafael Lesmes
Spanish footballer (1926-2012).
Born November 9th, 1926 in Ceuta.
Died October 8th, 2012 at 85 years old in Valladolid. [ref]
Riccardo Bacchelli
Italian writer (1891–1985).
Born April 19th, 1891 in Bologna.
Died October 8th, 1985 at 94 years old in Monza.
Viktor Pokrovsky
Russian general (1889–1922).
Born September 26th, 1889 in Nizhny Novgorod Governorate.
Died October 8th, 1922 at 33 years old in Kyustendil.
Helen Wainwright
American swimmer, diver, olympic silver medalist, former world record-holder.
Born March 15th, 1906 in New York City.
Died October 8th, 1965 at 59 years old in Hampton Bays.
Grigoris Balakian
Armenian bishop (1877-1934).
Born February 4th, 1877 in Tokat. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1934 at 57 years old in Marseille.
Sergey Chaplygin
Russian mathematician (1869–1942).
Born April 5th, 1869 in Chaplygin.
Died October 8th, 1942 at 73 years old in Novosibirsk (stroke).
Jim Fuchs
American discus thrower and shot putter (1927–2010).
Born December 6th, 1927 in Chicago.
Died October 8th, 2010 at 82 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Hans Tropsch
German chemist (1889-1935).
Born October 7th, 1889 in Planá.
Died October 8th, 1935 at 46 years old in Essen.
Agneta Andersson
Swedish canoeist.
Born April 25th, 1961 in Karlskoga. [ref]
Died October 8th, 2023 at 62 years old in Karlskoga (cancer). [ref]
Gerben Karstens
Dutch road bicycle racer (1942–2022).
Born January 14th, 1942 in Voorburg.
Died October 8th, 2022 at 80 years old in Dongen. [ref]
Damian (Kokoneshi)
Albanian bishop.
Born October 26th, 1886 in Llëngë.
Died October 8th, 1973 at 86 years old in Pogradec.
John Wesley Snyder
American businessman (1895–1985).
Born June 21st, 1895 in Jonesboro.
Died October 8th, 1985 at 90 years old in Seabrook Island.
György Mezey
Hungarian football manager (1941–2025).
Born September 7th, 1941 in Bačka Topola.
Died October 8th, 2025 at 84 years old in Kápolnásnyék. [ref]
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I’m not afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens. Woody Allen