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Japanese association football player.
Born January 8th, 1990 (age 36 years) in Kagoshima.
Catholic cardinal (1831–1908).
Born January 8th, 1831 in France.
Died December 19th, 1908 at 77 years old in Chambéry.
East german rower.
Born January 8th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Brandenburg an der Havel.
Female norwegian cross-country skier.
Born January 8th, 1981 (age 45 years) in Trondheim.
German photographer.
Born January 8th, 1870 in Landkreis Czarnikau.
Died April 23rd, 1935 at 65 years old in Berlin.
British long-distance runner (1886-1960).
Born January 8th, 1886 in Aldwincle.
Died January 19th, 1960 at 74 years old in Sudbury.
Soviet handball player.
Born January 8th, 1949 in Lisy Nos.
Died September 21st, 2015 at 66 years old
Romanian footballer (1898-1961).
Born January 8th, 1898 in Roman.
Died December 11th, 1961 at 63 years old
Artistic gymnast (1939–2018).
Born January 8th, 1939 in Tampere.
Died January 1st, 2018 at 78 years old in Tampere. [ref]
Georgian historian (1894–1965).
Born January 8th, 1895 in Gogolesubani.
Died July 17th, 1965 at 70 years old in Tbilisi.
Latvian actor (1946–2022).
Born January 8th, 1946 in Riga.
Died January 21st, 2022 at 76 years old in Riga. [ref]
Russian journalist and poet (1913-1972).
Born January 8th, 1913 in Lutsk.
Died November 27th, 1972 at 59 years old in Moscow.
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]
French chess player.
Born January 8th, 1893 in Nancy.
Died July 28th, 1975 at 82 years old in Peille.
Japanese association football player.
Born January 8th, 1975 (age 51 years) in Ibaraki.
Swedish painter (1859-1940).
Born January 8th, 1859 in Västra Skedvi. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1940 at 81 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish.
Olympic wrestler (1933–2015).
Born January 8th, 1933 in Oulu.
Died May 17th, 2015 at 82 years old in Oxelösund.
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