October 8th
153 Notable deaths
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.
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.
Pierre Tchernia
French cinema and television producer, screenwriter, presenter, animator and actor.
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. [ref]
Died October 8th, 2011 at 80 years old in Malmö. [ref]
Serafim Fernandes de Araújo
Catholic cardinal.
Born August 13th, 1924 in Minas Gerais.
Died October 8th, 2019 at 95 years old in Belo Horizonte (pneumonia).
Ivan Skvortsov-Stepanov
Russian revolutionary, educator and politician.
Born March 8th, 1870 in Noginsk.
Died October 8th, 1928 at 58 years old in Sochi (typhoid fever).
Elizabeth Nourse
American artist (1859-1938).
Born October 26th, 1859 in Mount Healthy. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1938 at 78 years old in Paris, 6th arrondissement of Paris (breast cancer). [ref]
Spencer Gordon Bennet
Film director and producer.
Born January 5th, 1893 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1987 at 94 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Konstantinos Andreou
Painter and sculptor (1917-2007).
Born March 24th, 1917 in São Paulo. [ref]
Died October 8th, 2007 at 90 years old in Athens. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 153
For life be, after all, only a waitin’ for somethin’ else than what we’re doin’; and death be all that we can rightly depend on. Bram Stoker