Darragh Nelson death at age 36
Darragh Nelson, an account manager and Irish Gaelic footballer, died of sarcoma on October 8, 2026, aged 36. Born and raised in Ballyroan, Dublin, he attended Coláiste Éanna, where he…
Deaths on October 8
This archive lists notable deaths associated with October 8 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on October 8, 2026.
Colin Mackerras dies at age 87
Colin Patrick Mackerras, the Australian sinologist, died October 8, 2026, aged 87. Born in Sydney on August 26, 1939, he became a specialist in Chinese culture whose work ranged across…
Obituary: Abdelghani El Mansouri, dead at age 84
Abdelghani El Mansouri, a Moroccan footballer, died on October 8, 2026, aged 84. Born in 1942, he was an association football player who competed in the men’s tournament at the…
Chris Welsh obituary: died at age 71
Chris Welsh, the Australian rock drummer associated with Died Pretty and the Screaming Tribesmen, died of cancer on October 8, 2026, aged 71. His listed periods of activity ran from…
Stephen A. Jarislowsky death at age 101
Stephen A. Jarislowsky, a Canadian investor and philanthropist, died on October 8, 2026, aged 101. He founded Jarislowsky Fraser Limited, a Canadian investment management firm, and served as its chairman…
Hamid Lounaouci dies at 71
Hamid Lounaouci, an Algerian civil servant and politician who served as a deputy and transport minister, died on October 8, 2026, aged 71. Born in Tizi-Ouzou on April 3, 1955,…
Jeff Cannonball has died at age 39
Jeff Guerriero, the American professional wrestler and punk musician known as Jeff Cannonball, died October 8, 2026, aged 39, from complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Active on the independent wrestling…
Death of Stephen Jones at age 75
Stephen Jones, the Australian musician, video artist and writer, died on October 8, 2026, aged 75, from injuries sustained in an attack. Born in Sydney as Stephen Raoul Jones, he…
Geoffrey Chard obituary: died at age 96
Geoffrey Chard, an Australian opera baritone, died October 8, 2026, aged 96. Tags Musicians, 08 October 2026, Australia, Chard, Geoffrey, Leo, October 2026, October 8
Penny Moor, died aged 75
Penny Moor, a British tennis player, died on October 8, 2026, aged 75. Born Penelope Moor on July 7, 1951, she was a left-handed player from Exeter who competed on…
Vladimír Kopecký passed away at age 94
Vladimír Kopecký, the Czech painter, graphic artist and glass artist who taught at university, died October 8, 2026, aged 94. Born in Svojanov on November 26, 1931, he wanted to…
Hamid Lounaouci dies at 71
Hamid Lounaouci, an Algerian politician and former transport minister, died on October 8, 2026, aged 71. Born on April 3, 1955, in Tizi Ouzou, he entered politics with the Front…
Obituary: Tony Fox, dead at age 93
Tony Fox, an Australian rugby union player who represented the national team, died October 8, 2026, aged 93. Born in Kogarah, New South Wales, Fox played as a wing and…
Michael Canavan passed away at age 102
Michael Canavan, an Irish nationalist businessman and politician, died October 8, 2026, aged 102. Born in Derry in October 1924, he attended St Columb’s College before entering business. By the…
Chris Welsh dead, Chris Welsh, Australian rock drummer
Chris Welsh, Australian rock drummer with Died Pretty, died October 8, 2026. Died Pretty, sometimes known as The Died Pretty, was an Australian alternative rock band formed in Sydney in…
Henk Cornelisse dies at 85
Henk Cornelisse, a Dutch cyclist, died October 8, 2026, aged 85. Born in Amsterdam on October 16, 1940, he was also known by his full name, Hendrik Jan Willem Cornelisse.…
L. Ian MacDonald dies at 78
L. Ian MacDonald, a Canadian writer, broadcaster and diplomat, died October 8, 2026, aged 78. A journalist and political scientist educated at Loyola College, he built a career spanning political…
Xosé Manuel Beiras passed away at age 90
Xosé Manuel Beiras, a Spanish politician, economist and Galician nationalist, died in Santiago de Compostela on October 8, 2026, aged 90. Born Xosé Manuel Hixinio Beiras Torrado in Santiago on…
Myles O’Connor dies at age 59
Myles O'Connor, a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the New Jersey Devils and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, died October 8, 2026, aged 59. Born in Calgary…
Bob Brynildson dead at age 69
Bob Brynildson, an American comic book store owner, died of lung cancer on October 8, 2026, aged 69. He owned The Source Comics and Games in Saint Paul, Minnesota, a…
Nana Patekar dead at age 75
Nana Patekar, the Indian actor and filmmaker, died of cardiac arrest on October 8, 2026, aged 75. Born Vishwanath Patekar in Murud on January 1, 1951, he studied at Sir…
Keith Christmas died at age 79
Keith Christmas, the English singer and songwriter, died of renal cancer on October 8, 2026, aged 79. Born Keith Peter Christmas in Wivenhoe, near Colchester, Essex, on October 13, 1946,…
Mark Pryor obituary: died at age 59
Novelist and attorney Mark Pryor, a British-born American writer, died October 8, 2026, aged 59. He grew up in Hertfordshire, England, and worked as a crime reporter for the Daily…
Sir John Hannam death at age 97
Sir John Hannam, the British Conservative politician who represented Exeter in Parliament from 1970 until his retirement in 1997, died October 8, 2026, aged 97. Born Sir John Gordon Hannam…
Tad R. passed away at age 79
American Mormon leader Died on Thursday October 9th 2025
Lisa Knapp died at age 52
Swedish reality television contestant (Expedition Robinson) Died on Thursday October 9th 2025
Boris Fuksman died at age -1
Ukrainian businessman Died on Thursday October 9th 2025
Death of Gisèle Gallichan at age 78
78–79 Died on Thursday October 9th 2025
Vladimir Kurenbin dies at age 79
Russian figure skater Died on Thursday October 9th 2025
Eve Zaremba dies at 95
Canadian mystery writer Died on Thursday October 9th 2025
Hoa Nguyen, died aged 41
American politician Died on Thursday October 9th 2025
Mike Greenwell died at age 62
American baseball player (Boston Red Sox Died on Thursday October 9th 2025
Efrem Amiramov death at age -1
Russian singer Died on Thursday October 9th 2025
Jimmy Nicholson, died aged 82
Northern Irish footballer (Manchester United Died on Thursday October 9th 2025
Ray’s Kim dead at age 36
Chadian rapper and musician Died on Thursday October 9th 2025
Varinder Singh dies at 41
41-42 Died on Thursday October 9th 2025
DJ Tráva death at age 60
Czech DJ and producer Died on Thursday October 9th 2025
Wanda Perdelwitz death at age 41
German actress (Großstadtrevier) Died on Thursday October 9th 2025
Petr Votava died at age 60
Czech DJ and producer known as DJ Tráva Died on Thursday October 9th 2025
Amina Yusifgizi passed away at age 89
Azerbaijan actress Died on Thursday October 9th 2025
Christopher Kolade passed away at age 92
Nigerian diplomat Died on Thursday October 9th 2025
Ľudmila Gajdošíková death at age 71
Slovak politician and jurist Died on Thursday October 9th 2025
Pierre Moutouari dies at age 75
Congolese singer Died on Thursday October 9th 2025
Aslam Kader died at age 62
Indian jockey Died on Thursday October 9th 2025
Paolo Bonacelli passes away at age 88
Italian actor Died on Thursday October 9th 2025
Niyazi Sayın dies at 98
Turkish ney flautist and musician Died on Thursday October 9th 2025
Véronique Vincent passes away at age 68
Belgian vocalist (The Honeymoon Killers Died on Wednesday October 8th 2025
Pannir Selvam, died aged 38
Malaysian convicted drug trafficker Died on Wednesday October 8th 2025
Obituary: Georg Krücken, dead at age 62
German sociologist Died on Wednesday October 9th 2024
Edward Vaughn died at age 90
American politician Died on Wednesday October 9th 2024
George Baldock dead at age 31
English-born Greek footballer (Milton Keynes Dons Died on Wednesday October 9th 2024
Death of Dieter Burdenski at age 73
German footballer Died on Wednesday October 9th 2024
Jorge Arriagada has died at age 81
Chilean-French film composer Died on Wednesday October 9th 2024
Brian Hastings died at age 84
New Zealand cricketer (Canterbury Died on Wednesday October 9th 2024
Jack Ponti dead at age 66
American songwriter ("Hey Stoopid" Died on Wednesday October 9th 2024
Donald L. dies at 88
American investigative journalist and non-fiction writer Died on Wednesday October 9th 2024
Ratan Tata has died at age 86
Indian industrialist Died on Wednesday October 9th 2024
Maxine Mimms dies at age 96
American educator (Evergreen State College) Died on Wednesday October 9th 2024
Abdul Salaam dead at age 71
American football player (New York Jets) Died on Wednesday October 9th 2024
Job dies at age 96
Swiss comics artist (Yakari) Died on Wednesday October 9th 2024
Leif Segerstam died at age 80
Finnish composer Died on Wednesday October 9th 2024
Elisa Montés dies at 89
Spanish actress (Django the Condemned Died on Wednesday October 9th 2024
Pavla Vošahlíková death at age 73
Czech historian Died on Wednesday October 9th 2024
Joseph Haydar passes away at age 85
Australian Olympic weightlifter and pizza chain founder Died on Wednesday October 9th 2024
Lily Ebert dies at age 100
Hungarian-born British Holocaust survivor and writer Died on Wednesday October 9th 2024
Obituary: Kathy Plaistowe, dead at age -1
British ballet dancer and audition manager (Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo) Died on Wednesday October 9th 2024
Obituary: Sultan bin, dead at age 70
Saudi prince and food industry executive Died on Wednesday October 9th 2024
Artyom Yenin has died at age 48
Russian footballer (Shinnik Yaroslavl Died on Wednesday October 9th 2024
Dhaneswar Majhi passed away at age 83
Indian politician Died on Wednesday October 9th 2024
T. P. dead at age 88
Indian actor (Chirikkudukka Died on Wednesday October 9th 2024
Death of Nell Smith at age 17
Canadian singer (The Flaming Lips) Died on Wednesday October 9th 2024
Bernard Tissier dies at 79
French Roman Catholic prelate Died on Wednesday October 9th 2024
Emilio Gabaglio obituary: died at age 87
Italian trade unionist Died on Wednesday October 9th 2024
Death of Ellen Tittel at age 75
German Olympic runner Died on Monday October 9th 2023
Joy Webb passes away at age 91
British singer (The Joystrings) and Salvation Army officer Died on Monday October 9th 2023
Mang Hoi has died at age 65
Hong Kong actor (The Human Goddess Died on Monday October 9th 2023
Patricia Cray passed away at age 82
American actress (Wonder Boys) Died on Monday October 9th 2023
Obituary: Didier Mouly, dead at age 72
French lawyer and politician Died on Monday October 9th 2023
Borys Zaichuk passes away at age 74
Ukrainian political scientist Died on Monday October 9th 2023
Kurt Mayer obituary: died at age 72
Austrian film director Died on Monday October 9th 2023
Kirsty Smitten dies at 29
British microbiologist Died on Monday October 9th 2023
Tommy Hoyland obituary: died at age 91
English footballer (Sheffield United Died on Monday October 9th 2023
Lino Montiel died at age 99
Argentine Governor of Tucumán Province (1978–1980) Died on Monday October 9th 2023
Chuck Feeney obituary: died at age 92
American businessman (DFS Group) and philanthropist Died on Monday October 9th 2023
Jorge Lavelli dies at 90
French theater and opera director Died on Monday October 9th 2023
Obituary: Mauro Morelli, dead at age 88
Brazilian bishop Died on Monday October 9th 2023
Buck Trent passed away at age 85
American country music instrumentalist Died on Monday October 9th 2023
Herschel Savage passes away at age 70
American pornographic actor and director Died on Monday October 9th 2023
Aldo Cosentino died at age 75
French Olympic boxer (1968 Died on Monday October 9th 2023
Avgust Ipavec death at age 83
Slovenian-Austrian Roman Catholic priest and composer Died on Monday October 9th 2023
Boris Zaichuk death at age 74
Ukrainian political scientist Died on Monday October 9th 2023
Evangelos Pentaris passes away at age 90
Greek naval captain and politician Died on Monday October 9th 2023
Valentin Zaichuk passes away at age 74
Ukrainian statesman and educational figure Died on Monday October 9th 2023
Yulian Panich passes away at age 92
Russian actor (Road to Life Died on Monday October 9th 2023
Obituary: Asgeir Dølplads, dead at age 81
Norwegian ski jumper Died on Monday October 9th 2023
Volodymyr Vasylenko has died at age 86
Ukrainian diplomat Died on Monday October 9th 2023
Mikhail Golubovich dead at age 79
Ukrainian actor (Lone Wolf Died on Monday October 9th 2023
David Dollar passes away at age -1
American economist Died on Monday October 9th 2023
Anthony Hickox dies at age 64
English film director Died on Monday October 9th 2023