Ferenc Nagy

Hungarian politician (1903-1979).

Born October 8th, 1903 in Bisse.

Died June 12th, 1979 at 75 years old in Fairfax.

Joseph-Antoine Bell

Cameroonian footballer.

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

Andrei Sinyavsky

Russian writer, dissident, political prisoner, emigrant, professor of sorbonne university, magazine founder and publisher (1925–1997).

Born October 8th, 1925 in Moscow.

Died February 25th, 1997 at 71 years old in Paris.

Jean-Claude Gaudin

French politician (1939–2024).

Born October 8th, 1939 in Marseille.

Died May 20th, 2024 at 84 years old in Saint-Zacharie. ^[ref]

William Allen Egan

American politician (1914–1984).

Born October 8th, 1914 in Valdez.

Died May 6th, 1984 at 69 years old in Anchorage (lung cancer).

Jacob Dori

Israeli military officer (1899-1973).

Born October 8th, 1899 in Odesa.

Died January 29th, 1973 at 73 years old in Haifa.

Alexey Shchusev

Russian architect (1873-1949).

Born October 8th, 1873 in Chișinău.

Died May 24th, 1949 at 75 years old in Moscow. ^[ref]

Vicente Rojo Lluch

Spanish general (1894–1966).

Born October 8th, 1894 in Barcelona, La Font de la Figuera. ^[ref]

Died June 15th, 1966 at 71 years old in Madrid.

Oleksandra Matviichuk

Ukrainian human rights activist.

Born October 8th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Boyarka. ^[ref]

Kerstin Gier

Writer.

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