César Milstein

Argentine biochemist (1927–2002).

Born October 8th, 1927 in Bahía Blanca.

Died March 24th, 2002 at 74 years old in Cambridge.

Ali Benarbia

Algerian and french football player and manager.

Born October 8th, 1968 (age 57 years) in Oran.

Prince Harald of Denmark

Danish prince (1876–1949).

Born October 8th, 1876 in Charlottenlund Palace.

Died March 30th, 1949 at 72 years old in Copenhagen.

Adryan

Brazilian footballer.

Born October 8th, 1994 (age 31 years) in Rio de Janeiro.

Fred Stolle

Australian tennis player.

Born October 8th, 1938 in Hornsby. ^[ref]

Died March 5th, 2025 at 86 years old in Palm Desert. ^[ref]

Karl Harrer

German journalist and politician (1890-1926).

Born October 8th, 1890.

Died September 5th, 1926 at 35 years old in Munich.

John W. Gardner

American politician (1912-2002).

Born October 8th, 1912 in Los Angeles.

Died February 16th, 2002 at 89 years old in Palo Alto (cancer).

Sara Takanashi

Japanese ski jumper (1996-).

Born October 8th, 1996 (age 29 years) in Kamikawa.

Clarence Williams

American jazz pianist, composer, promoter, vocalist, theatrical producer, and publisher (1893-1965).

Born October 8th, 1898 in Plaquemine.

Died November 6th, 1965 at 67 years old in Queens.

Alyssa Nicole Pallett

Canadian actress.

Born October 8th, 1985 (age 40 years) in St. John's.

Ho Fan

Chinese photographer, film director and actor (1931–2016).

Born October 8th, 1937 in Shanghai. ^[ref]

Died June 19th, 2016 at 78 years old in San Jose (pneumonia).

Ernest Douwes Dekker

Indonesia politician (1879–1950).

Born October 8th, 1879 in Pasuruan.

Died August 28th, 1950 at 70 years old in Bandung.

Aneela Mirza

Danish singer.

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

Warren Truss

Australian politician, 16th deputy prime minister of australia.

Born October 8th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Kingaroy.

Mark Bernes

Soviet actor and singer (1911–1969).

Born October 8th, 1911 in Nizhyn.

Died August 16th, 1969 at 57 years old in Moscow (lung cancer).

Solveig Gunbjørg Jacobsen

First person born on south georgia (1913–1996).

Born October 8th, 1913 in Grytviken. ^[ref]

Died October 25th, 1996 at 83 years old in Buenos Aires. ^[ref]

Tahmima Anam

British writer, novelist and columnist (1975- ).

Born October 8th, 1975 (age 50 years) in Dhaka.

Sahar Dolatshahi

Iranian actress.

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

Henry Louis Le Châtelier

French chemist (1850–1936).

Born October 8th, 1850 in Paris.

Died September 17th, 1936 at 85 years old in Miribel-les-Échelles.

Seryoga

Belarusian musician.

Born October 8th, 1976 (age 49 years) in Gomel.

Felipe Gutiérrez

Chilean footballer.

Born October 8th, 1990 (age 35 years) in Quintero.

Sejad Salihović

Bosnian association football player.

Born October 8th, 1984 (age 41 years) in Zvornik.

Bryan Linssen

Dutch association football player.

Born October 8th, 1990 (age 35 years) in Neeritter.

Dmytro Razumkov

Ukrainian politician.

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

Agus Salim

Indonesian politician (1884–1954).

Born October 8th, 1884 in Bukittinggi.

Died November 4th, 1954 at 70 years old in Jakarta.