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October 8th
221 Notable deaths
Henryk Bista
Polish actor and pedagogue (1934–1997).
Born March 12th, 1934 in Ruda Śląska.
Died October 8th, 1997 at 63 years old in Warsaw.
Carlos Meléndez Ramírez
President of el salvador (1861-1919).
Born February 1st, 1861 in San Salvador.
Died October 8th, 1919 at 58 years old in Manhattan.
Nina Matviienko
Soviet and ukrainian singer (1947–2023).
Born October 10th, 1947 in Nedilishche.
Died October 8th, 2023 at 75 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Vítězslav Hálek
Czech poet, publicist and writer (1835–1874).
Born April 5th, 1835 in Dolínek. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1874 at 39 years old in Prague (pneumonia). [ref]
Robert Emden
Swiss astrophysicist (1862-1940).
Born March 4th, 1862 in St. Gallen.
Died October 8th, 1940 at 78 years old in Zurich.
George Vickers
American politician (1801-1879).
Born November 19th, 1801 in Chestertown.
Died October 8th, 1879 at 77 years old in Chestertown.
Ignazio Porro
Italian inventor (1801–1875).
Born November 25th, 1801 in Pinerolo. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1875 at 73 years old in Milan.
Jules D'Anethan
Belgian politician (1803-1888).
Born April 23rd, 1803 in Brussels. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1888 at 85 years old in Schaerbeek. [ref]
Serhii Vasylkivsky
Ukrainian artist (1854-1917).
Born October 19th, 1854 in Izium.
Died October 8th, 1917 at 62 years old in Kharkiv.
Walter Felsenstein
Austrian theatre director (1901–1975).
Born May 30th, 1901 in Vienna.
Died October 8th, 1975 at 74 years old in East Berlin.
Georg Friedrich Nicolai
German physiologist (1874-1964).
Born February 6th, 1874 in Berlin.
Died October 8th, 1964 at 90 years old in Santiago.
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Swiss screenwriter and comics artist (1927–2024).
Born October 25th, 1927 in Delémont. [ref]
Died October 8th, 2024 at 96 years old in Nîmes. [ref]
Magnus Brostrup Landstad
Norwegian priest, hymnwriter (1802-1880).
Born October 7th, 1802 in Måsøy Municipality.
Died October 8th, 1880 at 78 years old in Christiania.
Janez Evangelist Krek
Slovenian politician (1865–1917).
Born November 27th, 1865 in Sveti Gregor.
Died October 8th, 1917 at 51 years old in Šentjanž.
Matt Whitaker Ransom
Confederate army general, lawyer, politician (1826-1904).
Born October 8th, 1826 in Warren County.
Died October 8th, 1904 at 78 years old in Garysburg.
Julius Mařák
Czech natural painter and painter (1832–1899).
Born March 29th, 1832 in Litomyšl. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1899 at 67 years old in Smíchov. [ref]
Lorenzo Lauri
Cardinal of the catholic church (1864–1941).
Born October 15th, 1864 in Rome.
Died October 8th, 1941 at 76 years old in Rome.
James Britten
British botanist (1846–1924).
Born May 3rd, 1846 in Chelsea.
Died October 8th, 1924 at 78 years old in London.
Birgitta Ulfsson
Finnish actor and theater director.
Born July 1st, 1928 in Helsinki.
Died October 8th, 2017 at 89 years old in Helsinki (disease). [ref]
Giorgio Santelli
Italian fencer.
Born November 25th, 1897 in Budapest.
Died October 8th, 1985 at 87 years old in Teaneck.
Karl Sudhoff
German historian (1853–1938).
Born November 26th, 1853 in Frankfurt.
Died October 8th, 1938 at 84 years old in Salzwedel.
Mona Goya
French actress.
Born November 25th, 1909 in Mexico City.
Died October 8th, 1961 at 51 years old in Paris, Clichy.
Ran Bosilek
Bulgarian writer and translator.
Born September 26th, 1886 in Gabrovo.
Died October 8th, 1958 at 72 years old in Sofia.
Oscar Moglia
Uruguayan basketball player (1935–1989).
Born February 1st, 1935 in Montevideo.
Died October 8th, 1989 at 54 years old
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We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi