24 notable people died on October 8, including Philip Noel-Baker, Germanicus, Anund Jacob.
21st Century
2 deaths
Aldo Biscardi
journalisttelevision presenter
Italian journalist (1930–2017)
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Leopoldo García-Colín
physicist
Mexican scientist
20th Century
15 deaths
Philip Noel-Baker
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Peace (1959)
Dimitrie Pompeiu
mathematicianpolitician
Romanian mathematician (1873-1954)
James Bisset
architectengineer
South African engineer and architect (1836-1919)
Zośka Vieras
children's writermemoirist
Belarusian writer and poet (1892-1991)
Lucio V. Mansilla
diplomatjournalist
Argentinian military personnel, journalist and writer
Ebenezer Ward
civil servantjournalist
Politician and journalist in South Australia (1837–1917)
Ahmet Tevfik Okday
diplomatstatesperson
Turkish statesperson (1845–1936)
Riccardo Bacchelli
journalistlibrettist
Italian writer (1891–1985)
Aarno Maliniemi
church historianhistorian
Finnish historian
Shadi Abdel Salam
film directorscreenwriter
Egyptian film director (1930–1986)
Luigi von Kunits
composerconductor
Austrian musician (1870-1931)
AP
Alexander Portus
civil servantengineer
Australian politician and engineer
Leandro Marconi
architect
Polish architect
Kalyanasundaranar
composer
Indian composer
ES
Edward Skórzewski
film directorscreenwriter
Film director, screenwriter (1930–1991)
19th Century
1 death
James Elphinston
linguistwriter
British linguist
18th Century
2 deaths
Johann Hermann
botanistnaturalist
French physician, zoologist and botanist (1738–1800)
Mukai Kyorai
poetwriter
Japanese poet
17th Century
1 death
Mary Beale
artistpainter
English painter (1633–1699)
16th Century
1 death
Ishikawa Goemon
military personnelninja
Japanese outlaw
11th Century
1 death
Anund Jacob
monarch
King of Sweden from 1022 until 1050 (1008-1050)
1st Century
1 death
Germanicus
military personnelpoet
Nephew and adopted son of emperor Tiberius, heir apparent of the Roman Empire, and father of emperor Caligula
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