José Solchaga

Spanish general.

Born October 8th, 1881 in Aberin. ^[ref]

Died September 26th, 1953 at 71 years old in San Sebastián. ^[ref]

Hippolyte Boulenger

Painter (1837-1874).

Born October 8th, 1837 in Tournai.

Died July 4th, 1874 at 36 years old in Brussels.

Harold Fonseca

Honduran footballer.

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

Hans Stille

German geologist (1876-1966).

Born October 8th, 1876 in Hanover.

Died December 26th, 1966 at 90 years old in Hanover.

Jan Gebauer

Czech linguist (1838-1907).

Born October 8th, 1838 in Úbislavice, Nová Paka. ^[ref]

Died May 25th, 1907 at 68 years old in Vinohrady. ^[ref]

Marcos Morínigo

President of paraguay (1848-1901).

Born October 8th, 1848 in Quyquyhó.

Died July 13th, 1901 at 52 years old in Asunción.

Rodney Robert Porter

English biochemist and nobel laureate (1917–1985).

Born October 8th, 1917 in Newton-le-Willows.

Died September 6th, 1985 at 67 years old in Winchester (traffic collision).

Richard Stanton

Actor, film director (1876-1956).

Born October 8th, 1876 in Iowa.

Died May 22nd, 1956 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.

Didier Angibeaud

Cameroonian footballer.

Born October 8th, 1974 (age 51 years) in Douala.

Egon Jönsson

Swedish footballer (1921–2000).

Born October 8th, 1921 in Malmö.

Died March 19th, 2000 at 78 years old in Malmö.

Ray Lewis

Canadian sprinter (1910–2003).

Born October 8th, 1910 in Hamilton.

Died November 14th, 2003 at 93 years old in Hamilton.

Jacques Stockman

Belgian football player and coach (1938–2013).

Born October 8th, 1938 in Ronse.

Died May 4th, 2013 at 74 years old in Waregem.

Fernand Jaccard

Swiss footballer (1907-2008).

Born October 8th, 1907 in La Chaux-de-Fonds.

Died April 15th, 2008 at 100 years old in Lutry.

Zsuzsa Almássy

Hungarian former olympic figure skater.

Born October 8th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Budapest.

Jiang Huajun

Hong kong table tennis player.

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

Hiroki Akino

Japanese association football player.

Born October 8th, 1994 (age 31 years) in Inzai.

Leonid Shmuts

Soviet footballer.

Born October 8th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Nikopol.

Boris Dubrovsky

Russian rower (1939–2023).

Born October 8th, 1939 in Moscow.

Died August 14th, 2023 at 83 years old ^[ref]

Daimí Ramírez

Volleyball player.

Born October 8th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Havana.

Ada Maimon

Israeli politician who served as a member of the knesset for mapai between 1949 and 1955 (1893–1973).

Born October 8th, 1893 in Mărculești.

Died October 10th, 1973 at 80 years old in Israel.

Martin Lippens

Belgian footballer (1934–2016).

Born October 8th, 1934 in Brussels metropolitan area. ^[ref]

Died November 2nd, 2016 at 82 years old in Anderlecht. ^[ref]

Maria Cristina Messa

Italian physician, academic and politician.

Born October 8th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Monza.

Brigitte Rohde

East german hurdler and sprinter.

Born October 8th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Prenzlau.

Torbjørn Falkanger

Norwegian ski jumper (1927–2013).

Born October 8th, 1927 in Trondheim. ^[ref]

Died July 16th, 2013 at 85 years old in Trondheim. ^[ref]

Hiroshi Michinaga

Japanese archer.

Born October 8th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Kobe.