Andrei Sinyavsky

Russian writer, dissident, political prisoner, emigrant, professor of sorbonne university, magazine founder and publisher (1925–1997).

Born October 8th, 1925 in Moscow.

Died February 25th, 1997 at 71 years old in Paris.

Jean-Claude Gaudin

French politician (1939–2024).

Born October 8th, 1939 in Marseille.

Died May 20th, 2024 at 84 years old in Saint-Zacharie. ^[ref]

William Allen Egan

American politician (1914–1984).

Born October 8th, 1914 in Valdez.

Died May 6th, 1984 at 69 years old in Anchorage (lung cancer).

Jacob Dori

Israeli military officer (1899-1973).

Born October 8th, 1899 in Odesa.

Died January 29th, 1973 at 73 years old in Haifa.

Alexey Shchusev

Russian architect (1873-1949).

Born October 8th, 1873 in Chișinău.

Died May 24th, 1949 at 75 years old in Moscow. ^[ref]

James E. Holshouser Jr.

68th governor of north carolina (1934-2013).

Born October 8th, 1934 in Boone.

Died June 17th, 2013 at 78 years old in Pinehurst.

Vicente Rojo Lluch

Spanish general (1894–1966).

Born October 8th, 1894 in La Font de la Figuera. ^[ref]

Died June 15th, 1966 at 71 years old in Madrid.

Oleksandra Matviichuk

Ukrainian human rights activist.

Born October 8th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Boyarka. ^[ref]

Kerstin Gier

Writer.

Born October 8th, 1966 (age 59 years) in Bergisch Gladbach.

Peter Green

Wikimedia disambiguation page.

Born October 8th, 1965 in Montclair.

Died December 12th, 2025 at 60 years old in Manhattan.

Hugh Foot, Baron Caradon

British diplomat (1907-1990).

Born October 8th, 1907 in Plymouth.

Died September 5th, 1990 at 82 years old in Plymouth.

Winston Hibler

American screenwriter, film producer, director and narrator (1910-1976).

Born October 8th, 1910 in Harrisburg.

Died August 8th, 1976 at 65 years old in Burbank.

Laurence Doherty

English tennis player (1875-1919).

Born October 8th, 1875 in Wimbledon.

Died August 21st, 1919 at 43 years old in Broadstairs.

Erna Siikavirta

Finnish keyboardist.

Born October 8th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Espoo.

Takahiro Kunimoto

Japanese association football player.

Born October 8th, 1997 (age 28 years) in Kitakyushu.

Mayada El Hennawy

Syrian singer.

Born October 8th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Aleppo.

Carlos I. Noriega

Peruvian astronaut.

Born October 8th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Lima.

Ida Galli

Actress.

Born October 8th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Sestola. ^[ref]

Ejnar Hertzsprung

Danish astronomer and chemist.

Born October 8th, 1873 in Frederiksberg.

Died October 21st, 1967 at 94 years old in Roskilde.

Arturo Mina

Ecuadorian footballer.

Born October 8th, 1990 (age 35 years) in Rioverde Canton.

Selim Benachour

Tunisian and french association football player.

Born October 8th, 1981 (age 44 years) in 11th arrondissement of Paris.

Rashid Nurgaliev

Russian military officer and politician.

Born October 8th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Zhitikara.

Aleksei Gastev

Russian trade unionist (1882-1939).

Born October 8th, 1882 in Suzdal.

Died April 15th, 1939 at 56 years old in Kommunarka (gunshot wound).

Henrich Focke

German aviation pioneer (1890–1979).

Born October 8th, 1890 in Bremen.

Died February 25th, 1979 at 88 years old in Bremen.

Ralph Lewis

American actor (1872-1937).

Born October 8th, 1872 in Englewood.

Died December 4th, 1937 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (traffic collision).