Maxi Herber

German figure skater (1920–2006).

Born October 8th, 1920 in Munich.

Died October 20th, 2006 at 86 years old in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Parkinson's disease). ^[ref]

Polina Osipenko

Soviet aviator.

Born October 8th, 1907 in Osypenko.

Died May 11th, 1939 at 31 years old in Rybnovsky District.

Aleksandr Gorshkov

Soviet figure skater, olympic champion (1946–2022).

Born October 8th, 1946 in Moscow.

Died November 17th, 2022 at 76 years old in Moscow. ^[ref]

Aloísio Lorscheider

Catholic cardinal (1924–2007).

Born October 8th, 1924 in Estrela.

Died December 23rd, 2007 at 83 years old in Porto Alegre.

Frédéric Nimani

French footballer.

Born October 8th, 1988 (age 37 years) in Marseille.

Miran Pavlin

Slovenian footballer.

Born October 8th, 1971 (age 54 years) in Kranj.

Fabrizio Cacciatore

Italian footballer.

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

Ralf Minge

German footballer and manager.

Born October 8th, 1960 (age 65 years) in Elsterwerda, Prösen.

Chauncey Sparks

American politician (1884-1968).

Born October 8th, 1884 in Barbour County.

Died November 6th, 1968 at 84 years old in Eufaula.

Penny Pitou

Alpine skier.

Born October 8th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Queens.

Rose Scott

Australian suffragist (1847-1925).

Born October 8th, 1847 in New South Wales.

Died April 20th, 1925 at 77 years old in Sydney.

Thirunalloor Karunakaran

Indian writer (1924-2006).

Born October 8th, 1924 in Perinad. ^[ref]

Died July 5th, 2006 at 81 years old in Kollam.

Heinz Thilo

German ss officer (1911-1945).

Born October 8th, 1911 in Elberfeld.

Died May 13th, 1945 at 33 years old in Vrchlabí.

Emiel Puttemans

Belgian athlete.

Born October 8th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Vossem.

Yūichi Nakamura

Japanese actor.

Born October 8th, 1987 (age 38 years) in Yokohama.

Harald Turner

Ss officer (1891–1947).

Born October 8th, 1891 in Leun.

Died March 9th, 1947 at 55 years old in Belgrade (hanging to death).

Kodjovi Obilalé

Togolese footballer.

Born October 8th, 1984 (age 41 years) in Lomé.

Julia Dufvenius

Swedish actress.

Born October 8th, 1975 (age 50 years) in Vasa parish.

Lennox Miller

Athletics competitor, sprinter (1946–2004).

Born October 8th, 1946 in Kingston. ^[ref]

Died November 8th, 2004 at 58 years old in Pasadena (cancer). ^[ref]

Edgar Saltus

American writer (1855–1921).

Born October 8th, 1855 in New York City.

Died July 31st, 1921 at 65 years old in New York City.

Hamzah Idris

Saudi arabian soccer player.

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

Lidziya Marozava

Belarusian tennis player.

Born October 8th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Minsk.

Claudio Sulser

Swiss footballer.

Born October 8th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Lugano.

Arsen Avetisyan

Armenian footballer (born 1973).

Born October 8th, 1973 (age 52 years) in Yerevan.

Azad Rahimov

Azerbaijani politician.

Born October 8th, 1964 in Baku.

Died April 30th, 2021 at 56 years old in New York City (lung cancer).