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October 8th
221 Notable deaths
Guillaume Bieganski
French footballer (1932-2016).
Born November 3rd, 1932 in Carvin.
Died October 8th, 2016 at 83 years old in Lunel.
Khady Sylla
Senegalese writer (1963–2013).
Born March 27th, 1967 in Dakar.
Died October 8th, 2013 at 46 years old in Dakar.
William Dod
British archer (1867–1954).
Born July 18th, 1867 in Bebington.
Died October 8th, 1954 at 87 years old in Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
Oszkár Gerde
Hungarian fencer (1883-1944).
Born July 8th, 1883 in Budapest.
Died October 8th, 1944 at 61 years old in Mauthausen concentration camp.
Uno Åhrén
Swedish architect (1897–1977).
Born August 6th, 1897 in Stockholm.
Died October 8th, 1977 at 80 years old in Arvika.
Marta Lynch
Argentine writer (1925-1985).
Born March 8th, 1925 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1985 at 60 years old in Vicente López. [ref]
Károly Aggházy
Pianist, composer (1855–1918).
Born October 30th, 1855 in Pest.
Died October 8th, 1918 at 62 years old in Budapest.
Gaston Peltier
French footballer (1877–1951).
Born August 2nd, 1877 in Rouen.
Died October 8th, 1951 at 74 years old in Bayonne.
Frank Louis Kramer
American cyclist (1880–1958).
Born September 15th, 1880 in Evansville.
Died October 8th, 1958 at 78 years old in South Orange.
Olga Larionova
Russian science fiction writer (1935–2023).
Born March 16th, 1935 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 8th, 2023 at 88 years old [ref]
Gustav Ratzenhofer
Austrian sociologist and officer (1842–1904).
Born July 4th, 1842 in Vienna.
Died October 8th, 1904 at 62 years old in Atlantic Ocean.
Khnko Aper
Armenian writer (1870-1935).
Born October 19th, 1870 in Khnkoyan. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1935 at 64 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
Gérard Fenouil
French sprinter (1945–2023).
Born June 23rd, 1945 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 8th, 2023 at 78 years old in Les Sables-d'Olonne. [ref]
Wojciech Kurpiewski
Polish canoeist (1966-2016).
Born February 16th, 1966 in Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki.
Died October 8th, 2016 at 50 years old in Providence. [ref]
Otto Fräßdorf
East german association football player and manager.
Born February 3rd, 1942 in Magdeburg.
Died October 8th, 2025 at 83 years old [ref]
Nielsine Nielsen
First female academic and physician in denmark (1850-1916).
Born June 10th, 1850 in Svendborg.
Died October 8th, 1916 at 66 years old in Copenhagen.
Sergey Klychkov
Russian writer and poet (1889–1937).
Died October 8th, 1937 at 48 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Megumu Tamura
Japanese association football player (1927-1986).
Born January 10th, 1927 in Japan.
Died October 8th, 1986 at 59 years old in Chūō. [ref]
Eugène Demolder
Belgian author (1862-1919).
Born December 16th, 1862 in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean.
Died October 8th, 1919 at 56 years old in Corbeil-Essonnes.
Alexandre Renard
Catholic cardinal (1906-1983).
Born June 7th, 1906 in Avelin.
Died October 8th, 1983 at 77 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Klara Johanson
Swedish journalist (1875-1948).
Born October 6th, 1875 in Halmstad. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1948 at 73 years old in Sankt Matteus.
Guillermo Riveros
Chilean footballer (1902-1959).
Born February 10th, 1902 in Talcahuano.
Died October 8th, 1959 at 57 years old in Chile.
Fred Boyd
American basketball player (1950–2023).
Born June 13th, 1950 in Bakersfield.
Died October 8th, 2023 at 73 years old in Bakersfield. [ref]
Georg Ritter von Frauenfeld
Austrian naturalist (1807-1873).
Born June 3rd, 1807 in Vienna.
Died October 8th, 1873 at 66 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Charles Moore
American athlete (1929-2020).
Born August 12th, 1929 in Coatesville.
Died October 8th, 2020 at 91 years old in Laporte. [ref]
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Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir