Travis Webb

American racing driver.

Born October 8th, 1910 in Joplin.

Died January 27th, 1990 at 79 years old in McMinnville.

Bill Brown

Scottish footballer.

Born October 8th, 1931 in Arbroath.

Died December 1st, 2004 at 73 years old in Simcoe. ^[ref]

Rudolf Holsti

Finnish politician, journalist and diplomat.

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

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

Ričardas Gavelis

Lithuanian writer.

Born October 8th, 1950 in Vilnius.

Died August 18th, 2002 at 51 years old in Vilnius.

Mahamadou Sidibé

Malian footballer.

Born October 8th, 1978 (age 46 years) in Bamako.

Paul Van Hoeydonck

Belgian printmaker and painter.

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

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

Jean-Marie Klinkenberg

Belgian linguist and semiotician.

Born October 8th, 1944 (age 80 years) in Verviers.

Valery Rezantsev

Soviet olympic wrestler.

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

Alfredo Carricaberry

Association footballer (1900-1942).

Born October 8th, 1900 in Colón Department.

Died September 23rd, 1942 at 41 years old in Buenos Aires (myocardial infarction).

Hichem Hamdouchi

Moroccan-french chess player.

Born October 8th, 1972 (age 52 years) in Tangier.