Maria João Koehler

Portuguese tennis player.

Born October 8th, 1992 (age 32 years) in Porto.

Bob van Asperen

Dutch harpsichordist and early keyboard instrument performer.

Born October 8th, 1947 (age 77 years) in Amsterdam.

Ernesto Díaz

Colombian footballer.

Born October 8th, 1954 in Bogotá.

Died May 4th, 2002 at 47 years old in Miami. ^[ref]

Nazim Babayev

Azerbaijani athletics competitor.

Born October 8th, 1997 (age 27 years) in Baku.

Marianna Csörnyei

Hungarian mathematician.

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

Jochen Schöps

German volleyball player.

Born October 8th, 1983 (age 41 years) in Villingen-Schwenningen. ^[ref]

Elvīra Ozoliņa

Soviet javelin thrower.

Born October 8th, 1939 (age 85 years) in Saint Petersburg.

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]

Matteo Morandi

Italian gymnast.

Born October 8th, 1981 (age 43 years) in Vimercate.

Doug Utjesenovic

Australian soccer player.

Born October 8th, 1946 (age 78 years) in Belgrade.