Paul Van Hoeydonck

Belgian printmaker and painter (1925–2025).

Born October 8th, 1925 in Antwerp. ^[ref]

Died May 3rd, 2025 at 99 years old in Wijnegem. ^[ref]

Elvīra Ozoliņa

Soviet javelin thrower.

Born October 8th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Saint Petersburg.

Renate Groenewold

Dutch speed skater and cyclist.

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

Rustam Tulaganov

Uzbekistani boxer.

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

Yemima Avidar-Tchernovitz

Israeli writer (1909–1998).

Born October 8th, 1909 in Vilnius. ^[ref]

Died March 20th, 1998 at 88 years old in Jerusalem.

Jorge Ureña

Spanish decathlete.

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

Dragoslav Srejović

Serbian archaeologist (1931–1996).

Born October 8th, 1931 in Kragujevac.

Died November 29th, 1996 at 65 years old in Belgrade.

Katrin Garfoot

German-born australian cyclist.

Born October 8th, 1981 (age 44 years) in Eggenfelden. ^[ref]

Adrián Chovan

Slovak footballer.

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

Antonio Djakovic

Swiss swimmer.

Born October 8th, 2002 (age 23 years) in Frauenfeld.

Jurica Vučko

Croatian footballer.

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

Ewa Lipska

Polish writer (1945-).

Born October 8th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Kraków.

Bob van Asperen

Dutch harpsichordist and early keyboard instrument performer.

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

Rudolf Holsti

Finnish politician, journalist and diplomat (1881–1945).

Born October 8th, 1881 in Jyväskylä.

Died August 4th, 1945 at 63 years old in Palo Alto.

Doug Utjesenovic

Australian soccer player.

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

Armand De Decker

Belgian politician (1948-2019).

Born October 8th, 1948 in Brussels metropolitan area.

Died June 12th, 2019 at 70 years old in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert - Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe. ^[ref]

Janus van Merrienboer

Dutch archer (1894-1947).

Born October 8th, 1894 in Oud- en Nieuw-Gastel.

Died October 12th, 1947 at 53 years old in Oud- en Nieuw-Gastel.

Marianna Csörnyei

Hungarian mathematician.

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

Lo Chia-ling

Taiwanese taekwondo athlete.

Born October 8th, 2001 (age 24 years) in New Taipei. ^[ref]

Valery Rezantsev

Soviet olympic wrestler.

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

Mahamadou Sidibé

Malian footballer.

Born October 8th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Bamako.

Orlanda Amarílis

Cape verdean writer (1924–2014).

Born October 8th, 1924 in Assomada.

Died February 1st, 2014 at 89 years old in Lisbon.

Alphons Egli

Member of the swiss federal council (1924-2016).

Born October 8th, 1924 in Lucerne.

Died August 5th, 2016 at 91 years old in Lucerne. ^[ref]

Hichem Hamdouchi

Moroccan and french chess player.

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

Max Hartung

German fencer and athlete-activist.

Born October 8th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Aachen.