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Events on Sunday 8 October 1944 1
1892 – 1944Wendell Willkie (1892-1944)Died 8 October 1944, aged 52American lawyer and businessman who was the Republican nominee for president in 1940, losing to Franklin D. Roosevelt. He went on to support aid to Britain and international cooperation. His book One World was a bestseller.