Famous Deaths In October - 08

1982  On October - 08 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 October - 08 frederick Brisson, producer, dies at 71 after a stroke  

1985  Death of Leon Klinghoffer, hijackers of Achille Lauro, threw him off boat on October - 08.  

1988  Ernst Hermann Meyer, composer, dies at 82 on October - 08.  

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

1991  Natalia Ginzburg, Italian writer (Sounds of the Night), dies at 75 on October - 08.  

1992  Willy Brandt, chancellor of West Germany (1969-74), dies of cancer at 78 on this day in history.  

1993  Manke Nelis, [Cornelis Pieters], singer (Aunt Saar), dies at 73 on October - 08.  

1994  Brian Hartley, mathematician, dies at 55 on October - 08.  

1995  On this day in history christopher Keene, musician, dies at 48  

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

1997  On this day in history brown Meggs, CEO (Capitol Records), dies of a brain hemorrhage at 66  

1999  On this day in history death of john McLendon, American basketball coach (b. 1915)  

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

2004  On this day in history death of jacques Derrida, French philosopher (b. 1930)  

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 October - 08.  

2018  Death of Arnold Kopelson, American film producer on October - 08.  

2018  On this day in history death of george Taliaferro, American football player  

2019  On October - 08 death of serafim Fernandes de Araújo, Brazilian cardinal  

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

2020  Death of Ali Khalif Galaydh, 8th Prime Minister of Somalia on this day in history.  

2020  Death of Charles Moore, American athlete and Olympic champion on this day in history.  

2020  Death of Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, Iranian classical singer on October - 08.  

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

1585  Heinrich Schutz, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

1621  Maximilian H of Bayern, prince-bishop of Liege/bishop of Hildesheim was born on October - 08.  

1676  On October - 08 birth of benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish scholar (d. 1764)  

1690  Jaime de Casellas, composer was born on October - 08.  

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

1697  On this day in history birth of cornelis Consolation, Dutch portrait painter (Unseemly Love)