Taixu

Qing dynasty buddhist (1890-1947).

Born January 8th, 1890 in Haining.

Died March 17th, 1947 at 57 years old in Shanghai.

Georgy Adelson-Velsky

Russian mathematician (1922–2014).

Born January 8th, 1922 in Samara.

Died April 26th, 2014 at 92 years old in Givatayim.

Reiko Chiba

Japanese actress and singer.

Born January 8th, 1975 (age 51 years) in Osaka.

Myriam Sylla

Italian volleyball player.

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

Loïc Damour

French association football player.

Born January 8th, 1991 (age 35 years) in Soisy-sous-Montmorency.

Simon Colosimo

Australian soccer player.

Born January 8th, 1979 (age 47 years) in Melbourne. ^[ref]

Teresa Salgueiro

Portuguese singer.

Born January 8th, 1969 (age 57 years) in Lisbon. ^[ref]

Eric Smith

Swedish association football player, born 1997.

Born January 8th, 1997 (age 29 years) in Halmstad.

Amin Mirzazadeh

Iranian amateur wrestler.

Born January 8th, 1998 (age 28 years) in Gotvand.

Charles Bryant

British actor and film director (1879-1948).

Born January 8th, 1879 in Hartford.

Died August 7th, 1948 at 69 years old in Mount Kisco.

Monique Ohsan Bellepeau

Former vice president of mauritius.

Born January 8th, 1942 (age 84 years) in Saint-Maurice. ^[ref]

Francisco González Bocanegra

Mexican poet known for the lyrics of the mexican national anthem (1824–1861).

Born January 8th, 1824 in San Luis Potosí.

Died April 11th, 1861 at 37 years old in United States.

Juan Cabal

Colombian association football player.

Born January 8th, 2001 (age 25 years) in Cali.

Danny Carvajal

Costa rican association football player.

Born January 8th, 1989 (age 37 years) in San Ramón.

Serge Poliakoff

French painter (1900–1969).

Born January 8th, 1906 in Moscow.

Died October 12th, 1969 at 63 years old in Paris.

Małgorzata Foremniak

Polish actress.

Born January 8th, 1967 (age 59 years) in Radom.

Rubén Ayala

Argentine footballer.

Born January 8th, 1950 (age 76 years) in Santa Fe.

Patrik Carlgren

Swedish association football goalkeeper.

Born January 8th, 1992 (age 34 years) in Falun.

Camilo Mayada

Uruguayan football player.

Born January 8th, 1991 (age 35 years) in Sauce.

Yōhei Sasakawa

Japanese entrepreneur and philanthropist (born 1939).

Born January 8th, 1939 (age 87 years) in Tokyo.

Marián Šťastný

Slovak ice hockey player.

Born January 8th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Bratislava. ^[ref]

Frank Watson Dyson

English astronomer and astronomer royal (1868–1939).

Born January 8th, 1868 in Ashby-de-la-Zouch.

Died May 25th, 1939 at 71 years old in Cape Town.

Raúl González Gutiérrez

Spanish handball player.

Born January 8th, 1970 (age 56 years) in Valladolid.

Susumu Fujita

Japanese actor (1912–1991).

Born January 8th, 1912 in Kurume.

Died March 23rd, 1991 at 79 years old in Shibuya (liver cancer).

Hanna Ljungberg

Swedish association football player.

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