Wednesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
October 8 1969
German actress · b. 1981
German actor · 1919–1992
Days lived
26,432
American computer scientist and philanthropist (1949–2011) · 1949–2011
Days lived
22,651
German triathlete · b. 1957
Days alive
4,383
Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda · b. 1948
Days alive
7,670
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actor · b. 1993
Actor · b. 1997
American football player (1909-1947) · 1909–1947
Days lived
13,612
Music · b. 1985
American actor, comedian and writer (born 1943) · b. 1943
Days alive
9,497
American jazz pianist, composer, promoter, vocalist, theatrical producer, and publisher (1893-1965) · 1893–1965
Days lived
26,326
Finnish race driver and tennis player (1918–2005) · 1918–2005
Days lived
31,736
American actor, presenter, and businessman · b. 1944
Days alive
9,131
basketball player · b. 1987
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German politician · b. 1941
Days alive
10,227
German industrialist, pioneer of the German Air Force (1875-1964) · 1875–1964
Days lived
32,377
Swiss jazz saxophonist (1919–2012) · 1919–2012
Days lived
33,922
football player · b. 1986
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writer · 1920–1986
Days lived
23,867
Australian tennis player · 1938–2025
Days lived
31,560
Italian saint (1873–1954) · 1873–1954
Days lived
29,641
journalist · 1924–2013
Days lived
32,271
German actor (1921-1997) · 1921–1997
Days lived
27,604
journalist · 1928–1986
Days lived
21,175
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entrepreneur · 1890–1979
Days lived
32,281
writer · 1888–1971
Days lived
30,128
German chess player (1874-1916) · 1874–1916
Days lived
15,420
K-pop Idol (LE SSERAFIM) · b. 2001
film director · 1887–1941
Days lived
19,640
athlete · 1871–1949
Days lived
28,428
German author, born 1964 (1964–2013) · 1964–2013
Days lived
17,633
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Dutch baseball player · b. 1947
Days alive
8,036
French footballer and manager · b. 1954
Days alive
5,479
member of the National Assembly of France · b. 1945
Days alive
8,766
Politician · 1941–2026
Days lived
30,813
American war veteran; son of Walmart founder Sam Walton (1946–2005) · 1946–2005
Days lived
21,447
Japanese hammer thrower, university professor (physical education), commissioner of the Japan sports agency · b. 1974
writer · b. 1924
Days alive
16,436
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American bacteriological chemist and refrigeration engineer (1872-1952) · 1872–1952
Days lived
29,299
film director · b. 1924
Days alive
16,436
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Film actor · b. 1970
field hockey player (1912–1970) · 1912–1970
Days lived
21,029
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actor · b. 1993
Actor · 1874–1965
Days lived
32,994
Sixth President of Vietnam (2006-2011) · b. 1942
Days alive
9,862
Italian actor and screenwriter · b. 1948
Days alive
7,670
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chemist · 1883–1970
Days lived
31,708
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Australian actor and comedian · b. 1939
Days alive
10,958
American actor (1965–2025) · 1965–2025
Days lived
21,980
American shot putter · b. 1977
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German association football player (1927-2001) · 1927–2001
Days lived
26,871
American film and theatre director (1897–1987) · 1897–1987
Days lived
32,928
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American actress (born 1949) · b. 1949
Days alive
7,305
Soviet female tennis player, winner of the WTA Sportsmanship Award · b. 1962
Days alive
2,557
founder and former Chief Executive Officer of Foxconn · b. 1950
Days alive
6,940
actor · b. 1980
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American businessman (1956-) · b. 1956
Days alive
4,748
politician · b. 1958
Days alive
4,018
Notable Trials · 1884–1942
Days lived
20,919
actor · b. 1962
Days alive
2,557
politician · 1895–1961
Days lived
23,924
Notable people alive on this date, sorted by most days lived (top 20).
Notable animals alive on this date.
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Notable books already in print.
Films already out by this date.
Austro-Hungarian author and critic in Vienna (1869–1945) · 1869–1945
Days lived
27,790
writer · 1876–1971
Days lived
34,718
Pinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012
Days lived
37,430
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,762
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
57,231
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