Ernst Kretschmer

German psychiatrist (1888–1964).

Born October 8th, 1888 in Wüstenrot.

Died February 8th, 1964 at 75 years old in Tübingen.

Claire Messud

American writer.

Born October 8th, 1966 (age 59 years) in Greenwich.

Kikunae Ikeda

Japanese chemist (1864–1936).

Born October 8th, 1864 in Kyoto.

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

César Milstein

Argentine biochemist (1927–2002).

Born October 8th, 1927 in Bahía Blanca.

Died March 24th, 2002 at 74 years old in Cambridge.

Ali Benarbia

Algerian and french football player and manager.

Born October 8th, 1968 (age 57 years) in Oran.

Prince Harald of Denmark

Danish prince (1876–1949).

Born October 8th, 1876 in Charlottenlund Palace.

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

Adryan

Brazilian footballer.

Born October 8th, 1994 (age 31 years) in Rio de Janeiro.

Fred Stolle

Australian tennis player.

Born October 8th, 1938 in Hornsby. ^[ref]

Died March 5th, 2025 at 86 years old in Palm Desert. ^[ref]

Karl Harrer

German journalist and politician (1890-1926).

Born October 8th, 1890.

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

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).