Famous Deaths In October - 08

1982  On this day in history fernando Lamas, actor/director (Lost World), dies of cancer at 67  

1983  Joan Hackett, actress (Group, Flicks, Rivals), dies of cancer at 49 on October - 08.  

1984  On this day in history frederick Brisson, producer, dies at 71 after a stroke  

1985  On October - 08 death of leon Klinghoffer, hijackers of Achille Lauro, threw him off boat  

1988  On October - 08 ernst Hermann Meyer, composer, dies at 82  

1990  On October - 08 death of b.J. Wilson, English musician (Procol Harum) (b. 1947)  

1991  On this day in history natalia Ginzburg, Italian writer (Sounds of the Night), dies at 75  

1992  On October - 08 willy Brandt, chancellor of West Germany (1969-74), dies of cancer at 78  

1993  Manke Nelis, [Cornelis Pieters], singer (Aunt Saar), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1994  Brian Hartley, mathematician, dies at 55 on this day in history.  

1995  Christopher Keene, musician, dies at 48 on October - 08.  

1996  On October - 08 geoffrey Finsberg, politician, dies at 70  

1997  Brown Meggs, CEO (Capitol Records), dies of a brain hemorrhage at 66 on October - 08.  

1999  Death of John McLendon, American basketball coach (b. 1915) on this day in history.  

2002  Death of Jacques Richard, French Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1952) on October - 08.  

2004  Death of Jacques Derrida, French philosopher (b. 1930) on this day in history.  

2006  On this day in history death of mark Porter, New Zealand racing driver (b. 1975)  

2008  Death of George Emil Palade, Romanian cell biologist (b. 1912) on this day in history.  

2018  On October - 08 death of arnold Kopelson, American film producer  

2018  Death of George Taliaferro, American football player on this day in history.  

2019  Death of Serafim Fernandes de Araújo, Brazilian cardinal on this day in history.  

2020  Death of Whitey Ford, American baseball player on this day in history.  

2020  On October - 08 death of ali Khalif Galaydh, 8th Prime Minister of Somalia  

2020  Death of Charles Moore, American athlete and Olympic champion on October - 08.  

2020  On this day in history death of mohammad-Reza Shajarian, Iranian classical singer  

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1515  On October - 08 birth of margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox (d. 1578)  

1585  Heinrich Schutz, composer was born on October - 08.  

1619  On October - 08 birth of philipp von Zesen, German poet/historian (Amsterdam)  

1621  On this day in history birth of maximilian H of Bayern, prince-bishop of Liege/bishop of Hildesheim  

1676  Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish scholar (d. 1764) was born on October - 08.  

1690  Jaime de Casellas, composer was born on this day in history.  

1692  Antonio Palella, composer was born on this day in history.  

1697  Cornelis Consolation, Dutch portrait painter (Unseemly Love) was born on this day in history.