Charles Eliot

British diplomat, colonial administrator and botanist (1862-1931).

Born January 8th, 1862 in Sibford Gower.

Died March 16th, 1931 at 69 years old in Strait of Malacca.

Hollis Conway

American high jumper.

Born January 8th, 1967 (age 59 years) in Chicago.

Yevgeny Nesterenko

Russian singer (1938–2021).

Born January 8th, 1938 in Moscow.

Died March 20th, 2021 at 83 years old in Vienna (COVID-19).

Simone Schwarz-Bart

French-guadeloupean novelist, short story writer and memoirist.

Born January 8th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Saintes. ^[ref]

Samuel Schmid

Member of the swiss federal council.

Born January 8th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Rüti bei Büren. ^[ref]

Evelyn Lear

American operatic soprano (1926-2012).

Born January 8th, 1926 in Brooklyn.

Died July 1st, 2012 at 86 years old in Montgomery County (disease). ^[ref]

Juninho

Brazilian association football player (born 1989).

Born January 8th, 1989 (age 37 years) in São José dos Campos. ^[ref]

Georg Riedel

Czech-swedish jazz musician; double bass player and composer.

Born January 8th, 1934 in Karlovy Vary.

Died February 25th, 2024 at 90 years old in Stockholm, Stockholms Maria Magdalena. ^[ref]

Tang Yi

Chinese swimmer (1993-).

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

Edward Robert Harrison

British astronomer (1919–2007).

Born January 8th, 1919 in London.

Died January 29th, 2007 at 88 years old in Tucson.