Batkhuyagiin Möngöntuul

Mongolian chess player.

Born October 8th, 1987 (age 38 years) in Ulaanbaatar.

Manuel de Vecchi

Italian racing cyclist.

Born October 8th, 1980 (age 45 years) in Verona.

Peter Baláž

Slovak publisher and esperantist (b. 1979).

Born October 8th, 1979 (age 46 years) in Partizánske.

Max Westerkamp

Field hockey player (1912–1970).

Born October 8th, 1912 in Tanjung Pura.

Died May 6th, 1970 at 57 years old in Enschede.

Maria Àngels Cardona i Florit

Spanish botanist and biologist (1940-1991).

Born October 8th, 1940 in Ferreries.

Died December 24th, 1991 at 51 years old in Barcelona (stroke).

Steffen Bogs

East german rower.

Born October 8th, 1965 (age 60 years) in Rostock.

Jan Baxant

Czech roman catholic priest.

Born October 8th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Karlovy Vary. ^[ref]

Hideaki Kaetsu

Japanese association football player.

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

Rashad Sadiqov

Azerbaijani footballer.

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

Constantinos Panagi

Cypriot footballer.

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