Miguel Vieira

Portuguese footballer.

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

Liza van der Most

Dutch association football player.

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

Yves Giraud-Cabantous

French racing driver.

Born October 8th, 1904 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.

Died March 30th, 1973 at 68 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.

Susanna Griso

Spanish journalist and presenter.

Born October 8th, 1969 (age 56 years) in Barcelona.

Giovanni Calabria

Italian saint (1873–1954).

Born October 8th, 1873 in Verona.

Died December 4th, 1954 at 81 years old in Verona.

Afran Ismayilov

Azerbaijani footballer.

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

Günter Mittag

German politician (1926-1994).

Born October 8th, 1926 in Szczecin.

Died March 18th, 1994 at 67 years old in Berlin.

Zbigniew Bródka

Polish speed skater.

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

Bruno Thiry

Rally driver.

Born October 8th, 1962 (age 63 years) in Sankt Vith.

Anna Pollatou

Greek rhythmic gymnast (1983–2014).

Born October 8th, 1983 in Cephalonia.

Died May 17th, 2014 at 30 years old in Andravida-Kyllini Municipality (traffic collision).

Abel Aganbegyan

Soviet annd russian economist.

Born October 8th, 1932 (age 93 years) in Tbilisi.

Fernanda Contreras

Mexican tennis player.

Born October 8th, 1997 (age 28 years) in San Luis Potosí. ^[ref]

Toi8

Japanese illustrator and animator.

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

René Petit

French footballer (1899–1989).

Born October 8th, 1899 in Dax.

Died October 14th, 1989 at 90 years old in Hondarribia.

Icchokas Meras

Lithuanian jewish writer (1932-2014).

Born October 8th, 1934 in Kelmė. ^[ref]

Died March 13th, 2014 at 79 years old in Tel Aviv.

Roberto Ríos

Spanish football player/coach.

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

Marcel Herrand

French actor (1897-1953).

Born October 8th, 1897 in Paris.

Died June 11th, 1953 at 55 years old in Montfort-l'Amaury.

Ashawna Hailey

American computer scientist and philanthropist (1949–2011).

Born October 8th, 1949 in Lubbock.

Died October 14th, 2011 at 62 years old in San Jose. ^[ref]

Jakob Arjouni

German author, born 1964 (1964–2013).

Born October 8th, 1964 in Frankfurt.

Died January 17th, 2013 at 48 years old in Berlin (cancer, pancreatic cancer).

Bronislovas Lubys

Lithuanian politician and businessman (1938-2011).

Born October 8th, 1938 in Plungė.

Died October 23rd, 2011 at 73 years old in Druskininkai. ^[ref]

Kurt Linder

German association football player and manager (1933–2022).

Born October 8th, 1933 in Neureut.

Died December 12th, 2022 at 89 years old in Gümligen. ^[ref]

Edmond Michelet

French resistance fighter, concentration camp survivor and politician (1899-1970).

Born October 8th, 1899 in 19th arrondissement of Paris. ^[ref]

Died October 9th, 1970 at 71 years old in Brive-la-Gaillarde (cerebral hemorrhage). ^[ref]

Krzysztof Skubiszewski

Polish politician (1926–2010).

Born October 8th, 1926 in Poznań.

Died February 8th, 2010 at 83 years old in Warsaw. ^[ref]

Joseph Atiyeh

Olympic wrestler.

Born October 8th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Allentown.

Dioh Williams

Liberian footballer.

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