Mélanie Berger-Volle (102)
October 8th, 1921

French resistance member – Mélanie Berger-Volle was born in Vienna (Capital of and state in Austria) on October 8th, 1921 and is 102 years old today.

Other personalities born on October 8

65

Ursula von der Leyen

President of the European Commission since 2019

*October 8th, 1958, Ixelles - Elsene

93

Katharina Focke

German politician

*October 8th, 1922, Bonn †July 10th, 2016, Cologne

36

Duda Beat

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*October 8th, 1987, Recife

68

Gabriel Dell

American actor (1919-1988)

*October 8th, 1919, New York City †July 3rd, 1988, North Hollywood

52

David Gauke

British politician and solicitor (born 1971)

*October 8th, 1971, Ipswich

74

Sigourney Weaver

American actress

*October 8th, 1949, Manhattan

85

Nils Liedholm

Swedish footballer and manager (1922-2007)

*October 8th, 1922, Valdemarsvik †November 5th, 2007, Cuccaro Monferrato

65

Frank Herbert

American writer (1920-1986)

*October 8th, 1920, Tacoma †February 11th, 1986, Madison

38

Bruno Mars

American singer, songwriter, and record producer

*October 8th, 1985, Honolulu

93

Otto Winter Hjelm

Norwegian composer

*October 8th, 1837, Christiania †May 3rd, 1931, Oslo

53

Matt Damon

American actor, screenwriter, and producer

*October 8th, 1970, Cambridge

75

Raaj Kumar

Indian actor (1926-1996)

*October 8th, 1920, Loralai †July 3rd, 1996, Mumbai

67

Rodney Robert Porter

English biochemist and Nobel laureate (1917-1985)

*October 8th, 1917, Newton-le-Willows †September 6th, 1985, Winchester

92

Eileen Essell

English actress (1922–2015)

*October 8th, 1922, London †February 15th, 2015, London

46

Jamie Marchi

American voice actress

*October 8th, 1977, Knoxville

30

Molly Quinn

American actress

*October 8th, 1993, Texarkana

97

Helmut Maletzke

German author and painter (1920-2017)

*October 8th, 1920, Szczecinek †October 15th, 2017, Greifswald

69

Huntley Gordon

Canadian actor (1887-1956)

*October 8th, 1887, Montreal †December 7th, 1956, Van Nuys

30

Barbara Palvin

Hungarian model

*October 8th, 1993, Budapest

50

Murmel Clausen

German screenwriter

*October 8th, 1973, Munich

97

Wilhelm Knabe

German politician

*October 8th, 1923, Arnsdorf †January 30th, 2021, Mülheim an der Ruhr

81

Eva Johannes

German tennis player (1934-2015)

*October 8th, 1934, Dresden †December 4th, 2015

83

Aloísio Lorscheider

Catholic cardinal

*October 8th, 1924, Estrela †December 23rd, 2007, Porto Alegre

55

Julia Ann

American pornographic actress

*October 8th, 1968, Glendale

86

Merle Park

British prima ballerina

*October 8th, 1937, Harare

30

Garbiñe Muguruza

Spanish-Venezuelan tennis player

*October 8th, 1993, Caracas

42

Anja Gräfenstein

German actress

*October 8th, 1981, Schwerin

73

Ray Stricklyn

American film actor (1928-2002)

*October 8th, 1928, Houston †May 14th, 2002, Los Angeles

103

Alfredo Rossi y Rossi

Argentinian composer

*October 8th, 1920, Olavarría

26

Bella Thorne

American actress and singer (born 1997)

*October 8th, 1997, Pembroke Pines

Also born in 1921

85

Arve Opsahl

Norwegian actor

*May 14th, 1921, Christiania †April 29th, 2007, Oslo

95

Kenneth Arrow

American economist (1921-2017)

*August 23rd, 1921, New York City †February 21st, 2017, Palo Alto

95

Clifton James

American actor (1920-2017)

*May 29th, 1921, Spokane †April 15th, 2017, Gladstone

97

Pierre Riché

French historian (1921-2019)

*October 4th, 1921, 14th arrondissement of Paris †May 6th, 2019, Ivry-sur-Seine

97

Jürgen Kieser

German illustrator, draughtsperson and writer

*August 20th, 1921, Erkner †May 20th, 2019, Neu Zittau

94

Nancy Reagan

First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989

*July 6th, 1921, Manhattan †March 6th, 2016, Bel Air

53

Knud Hilding

Actor

*November 21st, 1921, Denmark †September 14th, 1975, Denmark

87

Robert Étienne

French historian and classical archaeologist (1921–2009)

*February 25th, 1921, Mérignac †January 4th, 2009, Bordeaux

82

Heinz Quermann

German television presenter (1921–2003)

*February 10th, 1921, Hanover †October 14th, 2003, Berlin

99

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Consort of Elizabeth II from 1952 to 2021

*June 10th, 1921, Corfu †April 9th, 2021, Windsor Castle

97

Carol Channing

American actress (1921–2019)

*January 31st, 1921, Seattle †January 15th, 2019, Rancho Mirage

68

Andrei Sakharov

Soviet nuclear physicist and human rights activist

*May 21st, 1921, Moscow †December 14th, 1989, Moscow

95

Thomas Schelling

American economist (1921-2016)

*April 14th, 1921, Oakland †December 13th, 2016, Bethesda

38

Diana Barrymore

American actress (1921-1960)

*March 3rd, 1921, New York City †January 25th, 1960, New York City

43

Judy Holliday

American actress, comedian and singer (1921-1965)

*June 21st, 1921, New York City †June 7th, 1965, New York City

86

Suharto

2nd President of Indonesia (1967—1998)

*June 8th, 1921, Kemusuk †January 27th, 2008, Jakarta

84

Stanisław Lem

Polish science fiction author, philosopher and futurologist (1921-2006), studied medical doctor

*September 12th, 1921, Lviv †March 27th, 2006, Kraków

55

James Jones

American author

*November 6th, 1921, Robinson †May 9th, 1977, Southampton

89

Billy Taylor

American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator (1921-2010)

*July 24th, 1921, Greenville †December 28th, 2010, Manhattan

72

Alexis Smith

Canadian-born American actress and singer (1921-1993)

*June 8th, 1921, Penticton †June 9th, 1993, Los Angeles

82

Alfred Preissler

German association football player and manager (1921–2003)

*April 9th, 1921, Duisburg †July 15th, 2003, Duisburg

70

Satyajit Ray

Indian filmmaker and writer (1921–1992)

*May 2nd, 1921, 100A, Garpar Road †April 23rd, 1992, Kolkata

94

Elizabeth Wilson

American actress (1921-2015)

*April 4th, 1921, Grand Rapids †May 9th, 2015, New Haven

95

Vito Ortelli

Italian road bicycle racer

*July 5th, 1921, Faenza †February 24th, 2017, Faenza

96

Halim El-Dabh

American composer (1921-2017)

*March 4th, 1921, El-Sakakini †September 2nd, 2017, Kent

95

John Glenn

American astronaut and politician (1921–2016)

*July 18th, 1921, Cambridge †December 8th, 2016, The James Cancer Hospital

70

Joseph Papp

American producer and director

*June 22nd, 1921, Brooklyn †October 31st, 1991, Greenwich Village

83

Robert Dhéry

French actor and film director (1921-2004)

*April 27th, 1921, Saint-Denis †December 5th, 2004, 19th arrondissement of Paris

86

Jim McKay

American television sports journalist

*September 24th, 1921, Philadelphia †June 7th, 2008, Baltimore County

95

Paulo Evaristo Arns

Brazilian archbishop, cardinal and theologian (1921-2016)

*September 14th, 1921, Forquilhinha †December 14th, 2016, São Paulo

Mélanie Berger-Volle