Chris Dobson

British chemist (1949-2019).

Born October 8th, 1949 in Rinteln.

Died September 8th, 2019 at 69 years old in London (cancer). ^[ref]

Peter Swan

English footballer and manager (born 1936).

Born October 8th, 1936 in Sheffield.

Died January 21st, 2021 at 84 years old in Chesterfield. ^[ref]

Álvaro Magaña

President of el salvador (1925-2001).

Born October 8th, 1925 in Ahuachapán.

Died July 10th, 2001 at 75 years old in San Salvador.

István Bethlen

Hungarian politician (1874–1946).

Born October 8th, 1874 in Gornești. ^[ref]

Died October 5th, 1946 at 71 years old in Moscow (heart failure). ^[ref]

Camilla Herrem

Norwegian handball player.

Born October 8th, 1986 (age 39 years) in Stavanger.

Olaseni Lawal

Nigerian basketball player.

Born October 8th, 1986 (age 39 years) in Abeokuta.

Akbar Djuraev

Uzbekistani weightlifter.

Born October 8th, 1999 (age 26 years) in Soyliq.

Marcelo Djaló

Bissau-guinean association football player.

Born October 8th, 1993 (age 32 years) in Barcelona.

David Rundblad

Ice hockey player.

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

Fredrik Modin

Swedish ice hockey player.

Born October 8th, 1974 (age 51 years) in Sundsvall.

Adam Pavlásek

Czech tennis player.

Born October 8th, 1994 (age 31 years) in Bílovec. ^[ref]

Helmut Qualtinger

Austrian actor (1928–1986).

Born October 8th, 1928 in Vienna.

Died September 29th, 1986 at 57 years old in Vienna (liver cancer, liver cirrhosis).

Kobi Marimi

Israeli singer; israel representative to eurovision 2019.

Born October 8th, 1991 (age 34 years) in Ramat Gan.

Janice E. Voss

American engineer and nasa astronaut (1956-2012).

Born October 8th, 1956 in South Bend.

Died February 6th, 2012 at 55 years old in Scottsdale (breast cancer). ^[ref]

Mary Engle Pennington

American bacteriological chemist and refrigeration engineer (1872-1952).

Born October 8th, 1872 in Nashville.

Died December 27th, 1952 at 80 years old in New York City.

Pierre De Geyter

Belgian composer (1848–1932).

Born October 8th, 1848 in Ghent.

Died September 26th, 1932 at 83 years old in Saint-Denis.

Tabea Zimmermann

German violist.

Born October 8th, 1966 (age 59 years) in Lahr/Schwarzwald.

Yulian Semyonov

Soviet writer (1931–1993).

Born October 8th, 1931 in Moscow.

Died September 15th, 1993 at 61 years old in Moscow.

Kenneth Appel

American mathematician.

Born October 8th, 1932 in Brooklyn.

Died April 19th, 2013 at 80 years old in Dover (esophageal cancer).

Ivan Mozzhukhin

Russian-born actor.

Born October 8th, 1889 in Kondol. ^[ref]

Died January 18th, 1939 at 49 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (tuberculosis). ^[ref]

Stanislav Varga

Slovak soccer player and soccer coach aged at 101 years old.

Born October 8th, 1972 (age 53 years) in Lipany.

Emil von Sauer

German composer, pianist, score editor, and music (piano) teacher (1862-1942).

Born October 8th, 1862 in Hamburg.

Died April 27th, 1942 at 79 years old in Vienna.

Bas Eickhout

Dutch politician.

Born October 8th, 1976 (age 49 years) in Groesbeek.

Vincent Sierro

Association football player.

Born October 8th, 1995 (age 30 years) in Sion.

Fernando Codá Marques

Brazilian mathematician.

Born October 8th, 1979 (age 46 years) in São Carlos. ^[ref]