Jean Gigoux

French painter (1806-1894).

Born January 8th, 1806 in Besançon.

Died December 12th, 1894 at 88 years old in Besançon.

Herman Pilnik

German-argentine chess player.

Born January 8th, 1914 in Stuttgart.

Died November 12th, 1981 at 67 years old in Caracas.

Jack Günthard

Swiss artistic gymnast (1920–2016).

Born January 8th, 1920 in Hirzel. ^[ref]

Died August 7th, 2016 at 96 years old in Biel/Bienne. ^[ref]

Éva Novák-Gerard

Hungarian swimmer (1930-2005).

Born January 8th, 1930 in Budapest.

Died June 30th, 2005 at 75 years old in Brussels metropolitan area.

Pedro Gamarro

Boxer (1955–2019).

Born January 8th, 1955 in Machiques.

Died May 7th, 2019 at 64 years old in Maracaibo. ^[ref]

Wolfgang Peters

German footballer (1929-2003).

Born January 8th, 1929 in Germany.

Died September 22nd, 2003 at 74 years old

Milorad Krivokapić

Water polo player.

Born January 8th, 1956 (age 70 years) in Bijela.

Vladimir Osokin

Olympic cyclist.

Born January 8th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Saint Petersburg.

Oh Ha-na

South korean fencer.

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

Miguel Aceval

Chilean footballer.

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

Arkady Filippenko

Soviet-ukrainian composer (1912-1983).

Born January 8th, 1912 in Kyiv.

Died August 24th, 1983 at 71 years old in Kyiv.

Sanjar Kuvvatov

Uzbekistani footballer.

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

Juozas Imbrasas

Lithuanian politician.

Born January 8th, 1941 (age 85 years) in Algirdai.

Alberto Blanco

Panamanian footballer.

Born January 8th, 1978 (age 48 years) in Panama City.

Yang Xia

Chinese weightlifter.

Born January 8th, 1977 (age 49 years) in Baojing County.

John Joseph Bennett

British botanist (1801-1876).

Born January 8th, 1801 in Clapham.

Died February 29th, 1876 at 75 years old in London, Maresfield.

Irina Litvinenko Ektova

Athletics competitor.

Born January 8th, 1987 (age 39 years) in Petropavl.

Leonardo Bertagnolli

Road bicycle racer.

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

Zoran Janković

Water polo player.

Born January 8th, 1940 in Zenica.

Died May 25th, 2002 at 62 years old in Belgrade.

Rudolf Medek

Czechoslovak legioneer, poet, general, politic writer and bookwriter (1890-1940).

Born January 8th, 1890 in Hradec Králové. ^[ref]

Died September 22nd, 1940 at 50 years old in Libeň. ^[ref]

Joseph Albert Sullivan

Ice hockey player, doctor, and politician (1901–1988).

Born January 8th, 1901 in Scarborough.

Died September 30th, 1988 at 87 years old in Scarborough.

Ylenia Scapin

Italian judoka.

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

Lívia Gyarmathy

Film director, screenwriter (1932–2022).

Born January 8th, 1932 in Budapest.

Died May 25th, 2022 at 90 years old in Budapest. ^[ref]

Benedikt Fernandez

German footballer.

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

Giovanni Frattini

Italian mathematician (1852-1925).

Born January 8th, 1852 in Rome.

Died July 21st, 1925 at 73 years old in Rome.