John W. Gardner

American politician (1912-2002).

Born October 8th, 1912 in Los Angeles.

Died February 16th, 2002 at 89 years old in Palo Alto (cancer).

Walter Lord

American author.

Born October 8th, 1917 in Baltimore.

Died May 19th, 2002 at 84 years old in Manhattan (Parkinson's disease). ^[ref]

Kikunae Ikeda

Japanese chemist.

Born October 8th, 1864 in Kyoto.

Died May 3rd, 1936 at 71 years old in Tokyo.

Clarence Williams

American jazz pianist, composer, promoter, vocalist, theatrical producer, and publisher (1893-1965).

Born October 8th, 1893 in Acadiana.

Died November 6th, 1965 at 72 years old in Queens.

Aneela Mirza

Danish singer.

Born October 8th, 1974 (age 50 years) in Frederiksværk.

Solveig Gunbjørg Jacobsen

First person born on south georgia.

Born October 8th, 1913 in Grytviken. ^[ref]

Died October 25th, 1996 at 83 years old in Buenos Aires. ^[ref]

Karl Harrer

German journalist and politician (1890-1926).

Born October 8th, 1890 in Beilngries.

Died September 5th, 1926 at 35 years old in Munich.

Prince Harald of Denmark

Danish prince.

Born October 8th, 1876 in Charlottenlund Palace.

Died March 30th, 1949 at 72 years old in Copenhagen.

Tahmima Anam

British writer, novelist and columnist..

Born October 8th, 1975 (age 49 years) in Dhaka.

Seryoga

Belarussian musician.

Born October 8th, 1976 (age 48 years) in Gomel.