Who died on October 8

107 people with a Wikipedia article died on October 8, including Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, Helen of Zadar, John I of Brittany. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

45 documented historical events happened on October 8, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The Council of Chalcedon, a Christian ecumenical council, opened, and went on to repudiate the Eutychian doctrine of monophysitism and set forth the Chalcedonian Creed. On the same day, in another year: In the American Civil War, the Battle of Perryville was fought west of Perryville, Kentucky. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.