Robert R. Gilruth

American aerospace engineer (1913–2000).

Born October 8th, 1913 in Nashwauk.

Died August 17th, 2000 at 86 years old in Charlottesville.

Neil Harvey

Australian cricketer.

Born October 8th, 1928 (age 97 years) in Fitzroy.

Simone Bolelli

Italian tennis player.

Born October 8th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Bologna.

Igor Jijikine

Russian actor.

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

Bakermat

Dutch dj and producer.

Born October 8th, 1991 (age 34 years) in Utrecht.

Rouben Mamoulian

American film and theatre director (1897–1987).

Born October 8th, 1897 in Tbilisi.

Died December 4th, 1987 at 90 years old in Woodland Hills.

Maddie Hinch

English hockey player.

Born October 8th, 1988 (age 37 years) in West Chiltington.

Tōru Takemitsu

Japanese composer and writer on aesthetics and music theory (1930–1996).

Born October 8th, 1930 in Tokyo City.

Died February 22nd, 1996 at 65 years old in Minato (bladder cancer).

G. N. Ramachandran

Indian scientist (1922-2001).

Born October 8th, 1922 in Ernakulam.

Died April 7th, 2001 at 78 years old in Chennai.

Ruby

Egyptian singer, actress and model.

Born October 8th, 1981 (age 44 years) in Cairo Governorate. ^[ref]

Jean-Jacques Beineix

French film director, film producer and screenwriter (1946–2022).

Born October 8th, 1946 in 17th arrondissement of Paris.

Died January 13th, 2022 at 75 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris. ^[ref]

Dickon Mitchell

Grenadian politician (1978-).

Born October 8th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Saint David Parish. ^[ref]

Alfred von Waldersee

Prussian field marshal (1832-1904).

Born October 8th, 1832 in Potsdam.

Died March 5th, 1904 at 71 years old in Hanover.

John Cowper Powys

British writer, lecturer and philosopher (1872-1963).

Born October 8th, 1872 in Shirley.

Died June 17th, 1963 at 90 years old in Ffestiniog Memorial Hospital.

Stephen Shore

American photographer (born 1947).

Born October 8th, 1947 (age 78 years) in New York City.

Urvashi Vaid

Indian and american writer, lawyer and lgbtq+ activist (1958–2022).

Born October 8th, 1958 in New Delhi.

Died May 14th, 2022 at 63 years old in New York City. ^[ref]

Walter Lord

American author (1917–2002).

Born October 8th, 1917 in Baltimore.

Died May 19th, 2002 at 84 years old in Manhattan (Parkinson's disease).

Ron Randell

Australian american actor (1918-2005).

Born October 8th, 1918 in Sydney.

Died June 11th, 2005 at 86 years old in Woodland Hills (stroke).

Billy Conn

American boxer (1917–1993).

Born October 8th, 1917 in Pittsburgh.

Died May 29th, 1993 at 75 years old in Pittsburgh.

Spark Matsunaga

American politician (1916–1990).

Born October 8th, 1916 in Kauai County.

Died April 15th, 1990 at 73 years old in Toronto (prostate cancer).

Louis Vierne

French organist and composer (1870–1937).

Born October 8th, 1870 in Poitiers.

Died June 2nd, 1937 at 66 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).

Pepper Adams

American saxophonist (1930-1986).

Born October 8th, 1930 in Highland Park.

Died September 10th, 1986 at 55 years old in New York City (lung cancer).

Ernst Kretschmer

German psychiatrist (1888–1964).

Born October 8th, 1888 in Wüstenrot.

Died February 8th, 1964 at 75 years old in Tübingen.

Claire Messud

American writer.

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

Kikunae Ikeda

Japanese chemist (1864–1936).

Born October 8th, 1864 in Kyoto.

Died May 3rd, 1936 at 71 years old in Tokyo.