Mohammad Al-Shalhoub

Saudi arabian footballer.

Born December 8th, 1980 (age 45 years) in Mecca. ^[ref]

Padraic Colum

Irish writer (1881-1972).

Born December 8th, 1881 in County Longford.

Died January 11th, 1972 at 90 years old in Hartford County (disease).

John Anthony Volpe

American politician (1908-1994).

Born December 8th, 1908 in Wakefield.

Died November 11th, 1994 at 85 years old in Nahant.

Edith Durham

British artist (1863-1944).

Born December 8th, 1863 in London.

Died November 15th, 1944 at 80 years old in London.

Libby Lane

British anglican bishop (born 1966).

Born December 8th, 1966 (age 59 years) in Glossop.

Matthew Jurman

Australian association football player.

Born December 8th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Wollongong.

Zoe Konstantopoulou

Greek politician.

Born December 8th, 1976 (age 49 years) in Athens.

John Oster

British footballer (born 1978).

Born December 8th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Boston.

Fahrudin Jusufi

Serbian footballer (1939-2019).

Born December 8th, 1939 in Prroni i Keq.

Died August 9th, 2019 at 79 years old in Hamburg. ^[ref]

Stan Shih

Taiwanese businessman, chairman emeritus of acer incorporated (born 1944).

Born December 8th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Rokkō town.

Herbert Giles

British sinologist and diplomat (1845–1935).

Born December 8th, 1845 in Oxford. ^[ref]

Died February 13th, 1935 at 89 years old in Cambridge.

James Tate

American poet (1943–2015).

Born December 8th, 1943 in Kansas City.

Died July 8th, 2015 at 71 years old in Springfield.

Chiamaka Cynthia Nnadozie

Nigerian footballer.

Born December 8th, 2000 (age 25 years) in Orlu.

Conseslus Kipruto

Kenyan steeplechase runner.

Born December 8th, 1994 (age 31 years) in Eldoret.

Johnny Green

American basketball player (1933–2023).

Born December 8th, 1933 in Dayton.

Died November 16th, 2023 at 89 years old in Huntington. ^[ref]

Mattias Janmark-Nylén

Swedish ice hockey player.

Born December 8th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Stockholm. ^[ref]

Albert Howard

British botanist 1873-1947.

Born December 8th, 1873 in Bishop's Castle.

Died October 20th, 1947 at 73 years old in Blackheath.

Andrius Kubilius

Lithuanian politician (born 1956).

Born December 8th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Vilnius.

Chava Alberstein

Israeli singer.

Born December 8th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Szczecin. ^[ref]

Zdeněk Koubek

Transgender czech athlete (1913-1986).

Born December 8th, 1913 in Paskov.

Died June 12th, 1986 at 72 years old in Prague.

Charly Gaul

Professional cyclist (1932–2005).

Born December 8th, 1932 in Pfaffenthal.

Died December 6th, 2005 at 72 years old in Luxembourg (pneumonia).

Kateryna Yushchenko

Ukrainian soviet and ukrainian computer scientist (1919–2001).

Born December 8th, 1919 in Chyhyryn.

Died August 15th, 2001 at 81 years old in Kyiv.

Ulf Ekman

Swedish chaplain.

Born December 8th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Gothenburg.

Maya Mishalska

Polish actress.

Born December 8th, 1971 (age 54 years) in Warsaw.

Francis Huster

French actor, film director, theatre director and screenwriter.

Born December 8th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Neuilly-sur-Seine.