Umang Jain

Indian model and actress.

Born January 8th, 1995 (age 31 years) in Mumbai.

Steven Kanumba

Film actor, writer and director (1984-2012).

Born January 8th, 1984 in Shinyanga.

Died April 7th, 2012 at 28 years old in Dar es Salaam (falling from height). ^[ref]

Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers

British occultist (1854-1918).

Born January 8th, 1854 in London.

Died November 5th, 1918 at 64 years old in Paris (1918–1920 flu pandemic, influenza).

Dave Weckl

American musician.

Born January 8th, 1960 (age 66 years) in St. Louis.

Kerwin Mathews

American actor (1926–2007).

Born January 8th, 1926 in Seattle.

Died July 5th, 2007 at 81 years old in San Francisco (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Adrián López Álvarez

Spanish footballer.

Born January 8th, 1988 (age 38 years) in Teberga.

Cheick Doucouré

Malian association football player.

Born January 8th, 2000 (age 26 years) in Mali.

Sheng Shicai

Chinese warlord (1895-1970).

Born January 8th, 1897 in Kaiyuan.

Died July 13th, 1970 at 73 years old in Tri-Service General Hospital.

Eliot Higgins

British citizen journalist and former blogger.

Born January 8th, 1979 (age 47 years) in Shrewsbury.

Park Jin-hee

South korean actress (1978-).

Born January 8th, 1978 (age 48 years) in South Korea.