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October 8, 2014

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Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 8, 2014, covering October 8, 2014.

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    Album cover for Cheek To Cheek by Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga

    Cheek To Cheek

    Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga

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    Album cover for The Big Revival by Kenny Chesney

    The Big Revival

    Kenny Chesney

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    Album cover for Partners by Barbra Streisand

    Partners

    Barbra Streisand

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    Album cover for This Is All Yours by Alt-J

    This Is All Yours

    Alt-J

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    Album cover for PTX: Vol. III (EP) by Pentatonix

    PTX: Vol. III (EP)

    Pentatonix

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Notable Deaths

2014Morris Lurie, Australian author and playwright (born 1938)[†]

Moses "Morris" Lurie was an Australian writer of comic novels, short stories, essays, plays, and children's books. His work focused on the comic mishaps of Jewish-Australian men of Lurie's generation, who are invariably jazz fans.

2014Alden E. Matthews, American missionary (born 1921)[†]

Alden Ewart Matthews was a Congregationalist missionary to China and Japan.

2014Harden M. McConnell, American chemist and academic (born 1927)[†]

Harden M. McConnell was an American physical chemist. His many awards included the National Medal of Science and the Wolf Prize, and he was elected to the National Academy of Science."

2014Zilpha Keatley Snyder, American author (born 1927)[†]

Zilpha Keatley Snyder was an American author of books for children and young adults. Three of Snyder's works were named Newbery Honor books: The Egypt Game, The Headless Cupid and The Witches of Worm. She was most famous for writing adventure stories and fantasies.

Jeen van den Berg

2014Jeen van den Berg, Dutch speed skater (born 1928)[†]

Jeen van den Berg was a Dutch long track speed skating athlete primarily known as the winner of the Elfstedentocht of 1954. He competed in the race a record seven times, with his first race being in 1947 and his final one in 1997.

Historical Events

2014Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person in the United States to be diagnosed with Ebola, dies.[†]

Thomas Eric Duncan was a Liberian citizen who became the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the United States on September 30, 2014.

Historical Context for October 8, 2014

In 2014, the world population was approximately 7,381,616,244 people[†]