Putthipong Assarattanakul

Thai actor and singer.

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

Huh Yunjin

American singer (2001).

Born October 8th, 2001 (age 24 years) in Gangnam District.

Matt Biondi

American swimmer.

Born October 8th, 1965 (age 60 years) in Moraga.

Walter von Reichenau

German field marshal (1884–1942).

Born October 8th, 1884 in Karlsruhe.

Died January 17th, 1942 at 57 years old in Lviv (cerebral hemorrhage).

Gottfried Helnwein

Austrian-irish visual artist.

Born October 8th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Vienna. ^[ref]

Sara Sorribes Tormo

Spanish tennis player.

Born October 8th, 1996 (age 29 years) in La Vall d'Uixó.

Nils Liedholm

Swedish footballer and manager (1922-2007).

Born October 8th, 1922 in Valdemarsvik.

Died November 5th, 2007 at 85 years old in Cuccaro Monferrato.

Hanan Ashrawi

Palestinian legislator, activist, and scholar (born 1946).

Born October 8th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Nablus.

Zog I of Albania

Albanian prime minister, president and king (1895-1961) (r.1922-1939).

Born October 8th, 1895 in Burgajet.

Died April 9th, 1961 at 65 years old in Suresnes (disease).

Didi

Brazilian footballer (1928–2001).

Born October 8th, 1928 in Campos dos Goytacazes. ^[ref]

Died May 12th, 2001 at 72 years old in Rio de Janeiro (infectious disease).