Serhiy Atelkin

Ukrainian footballer (1972-2020).

Born January 8th, 1972 in Khrestivka.

Died October 1st, 2020 at 48 years old in Lviv (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Paul Vaillant-Couturier

French journalist and politician (1892–1937).

Born January 8th, 1892 in Paris.

Died October 10th, 1937 at 45 years old in Paris. ^[ref]

Chan Chin-wei

Taiwanese tennis player.

Born January 8th, 1985 (age 41 years) in Kaohsiung.

Anni Espar

Spanish water polo player.

Born January 8th, 1993 (age 33 years) in Barcelona.

Piet Dankert

Dutch politician (1934–2003).

Born January 8th, 1934 in Stiens.

Died June 21st, 2003 at 69 years old in Perpignan.

Josef Bradl

Austrian ski jumper (1918–1982).

Born January 8th, 1918 in Wasserburg am Inn. ^[ref]

Died March 3rd, 1982 at 64 years old in Mühlbach am Hochkönig. ^[ref]

Roman Wójcicki

Polish association football player.

Born January 8th, 1958 (age 68 years) in Nysa.

Mahmoud Riad

Egyptian diplomat and 3rd secretary-general of the arab league (1917–1992).

Born January 8th, 1917 in Qalyubia Governorate. ^[ref]

Died January 25th, 1992 at 75 years old in Cairo. ^[ref]

Francisco Cabral

Portuguese tennis player born 1997.

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

Ivar Lykke

17th prime minister of norway (1872–1949).

Born January 8th, 1872 in Trondheim. ^[ref]

Died December 6th, 1949 at 77 years old in Trondheim. ^[ref]

Ulf Schirmer

German conductor.

Born January 8th, 1959 (age 67 years) in Bassum.

Clayton Failla

Maltese footballer.

Born January 8th, 1986 (age 40 years) in Żabbar.

Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz

Olympic sprinter.

Born January 8th, 1994 (age 32 years) in Śrem.

Lucien Capet

French violinist, pedagogue and composer (1873-1928).

Born January 8th, 1873 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.

Died December 18th, 1928 at 55 years old in Paris.

Annett Böhm

German judoka (born 1980).

Born January 8th, 1980 (age 46 years) in Meerane. ^[ref]

Sascha Bigalke

German footballer.

Born January 8th, 1990 (age 36 years) in Berlin.

Neto Volpi

Brazilian footballer.

Born January 8th, 1992 (age 34 years) in Rio do Campo.

Leyla Badirbeyli

Azerbaijani actress (1920–1999).

Born January 8th, 1920 in Baku.

Died November 23rd, 1999 at 79 years old in Baku.

Angel Marin

Bulgarian politician and general (1942–2024).

Born January 8th, 1942 in Batak.

Died March 18th, 2024 at 82 years old in Sofia. ^[ref]

Fritz Künzli

Swiss footballer (1946-2019).

Born January 8th, 1946 in Glarus.

Died December 22nd, 2019 at 73 years old in Zollikerberg (Alzheimer's disease). ^[ref]

Rafael Rullan

Spanish basketball player.

Born January 8th, 1952 in Palma.

Died May 4th, 2025 at 73 years old in Madrid. ^[ref]

Vasily Botkin

Russian critic and publicist (1811–1869).

Born January 8th, 1812 in Moscow.

Died October 22nd, 1869 at 57 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Justin Murisier

Swiss alpine skier.

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

Chen Nan

Chinese basketball player.

Born January 8th, 1983 (age 43 years) in Qingdao.

Daniel Cambronero

Costa rican footballer.

Born January 8th, 1986 (age 40 years) in San José.