Kohei Hattanda

Japanese association football player.

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

Victor-Lucien-Sulpice Lécot

Catholic cardinal (1831–1908).

Born January 8th, 1831 in France.

Died December 19th, 1908 at 77 years old in Chambéry.

Olexander Bilanenko

Ukrainian biathlete.

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

Karl-Heinz Bußert

East german rower.

Born January 8th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Brandenburg an der Havel.

Kohei Yamada

Japanese association football player.

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

Kristin Mürer Stemland

Female norwegian cross-country skier.

Born January 8th, 1981 (age 45 years) in Trondheim.

Wanda von Debschitz-Kunowski

German photographer.

Born January 8th, 1870 in Landkreis Czarnikau.

Died April 23rd, 1935 at 65 years old in Berlin.

William Coales

British long-distance runner (1886-1960).

Born January 8th, 1886 in Aldwincle.

Died January 19th, 1960 at 74 years old in Sudbury.

Maximilian Mechler

German ski jumper.

Born January 8th, 1984 (age 42 years) in Isny im Allgäu.

Evgeny Shalunov

Russian cyclist.

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

Vadim Evseev

Russian footballer.

Born January 8th, 1976 (age 50 years) in Mytishchi.

Vasily Ilyin

Soviet handball player.

Born January 8th, 1949 in Lisy Nos.

Died September 21st, 2015 at 66 years old

Alexandru Săvulescu

Romanian footballer (1898-1961).

Born January 8th, 1898 in Roman.

Died December 11th, 1961 at 63 years old

Hannu Rantakari

Artistic gymnast (1939–2018).

Born January 8th, 1939 in Tampere.

Died January 1st, 2018 at 78 years old in Tampere. ^[ref]

Nikoloz Berdzenishvili

Georgian historian (1894–1965).

Born January 8th, 1895 in Gogolesubani.

Died July 17th, 1965 at 70 years old in Tbilisi.

Arnis Līcītis

Latvian actor (1946–2022).

Born January 8th, 1946 in Riga.

Died January 21st, 2022 at 76 years old in Riga. ^[ref]

Spiros Livathinos

Greek footballer (1955-).

Born January 8th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Patras.

Yaroslav Smelyakov

Russian journalist and poet (1913-1972).

Born January 8th, 1913 in Lutsk.

Died November 27th, 1972 at 59 years old in Moscow.

Henry Dafel

South african sprinter (1889–1947).

Born January 8th, 1889 in Pretoria. ^[ref]

Died August 21st, 1947 at 58 years old in New South Wales. ^[ref]

Georges Renaud

French chess player.

Born January 8th, 1893 in Nancy.

Died July 28th, 1975 at 82 years old in Peille.

Massimiliano Mori

Road bicycle racer.

Born January 8th, 1974 (age 52 years) in San Miniato. ^[ref]

Lucia Recchia

Italian alpine skier.

Born January 8th, 1980 (age 46 years) in Rovereto.

Kazushi Isoyama

Japanese association football player.

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

Ida von Schulzenheim

Swedish painter (1859-1940).

Born January 8th, 1859 in Västra Skedvi. ^[ref]

Died April 24th, 1940 at 81 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish.

Leo Honkala

Olympic wrestler (1933–2015).

Born January 8th, 1933 in Oulu.

Died May 17th, 2015 at 82 years old in Oxelösund.