Dorothy Adams

American actress (1900-1988).

Born January 8th, 1900 in North Dakota.

Died March 16th, 1988 at 88 years old in Woodland Hills.

André Bikey

Cameroonian footballer.

Born January 8th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Douala.

Bronislava Nijinska

Russian ballet dancer, teacher and choreographer.

Born January 8th, 1891 in Minsk. ^[ref]

Died February 21st, 1972 at 81 years old in Pacific Palisades. ^[ref]

Sherman Adams

67th governor of new hampshire (1899-1986).

Born January 8th, 1899 in Dover.

Died October 27th, 1986 at 87 years old in Hanover.

Wil Francis

American musician.

Born January 8th, 1982 (age 43 years) in Seattle.

Tampa Red

American chicago blues musician (1904-1981).

Born January 8th, 1904 in Smithville.

Died March 19th, 1981 at 77 years old in Chicago.

Alex Tyus

American-israeli basketball player who converted to judaism.

Born January 8th, 1988 (age 37 years) in Abilene.

Leonardo Sciascia

Italian writer (1921-1989).

Born January 8th, 1921 in Racalmuto. ^[ref]

Died November 20th, 1989 at 68 years old in Palermo. ^[ref]

Lukas Rupp

German association football player.

Born January 8th, 1991 (age 34 years) in Heidelberg.

Giacinto Scelsi

Italian composer and poet (1905-1988).

Born January 8th, 1905 in La Spezia. ^[ref]

Died August 9th, 1988 at 83 years old in Rome. ^[ref]