Franz Breithaupt

German ss general (1880–1945).

Born December 8th, 1880 in Berlin.

Died April 29th, 1945 at 64 years old in Prien am Chiemsee.

John Brett

British painter (1831-1902).

Born December 8th, 1831 in Bletchingley.

Died January 7th, 1902 at 70 years old in London.

Henry Timrod

Poet from the american south (1828-1867).

Born December 8th, 1828 in Charleston.

Died October 7th, 1867 at 38 years old in Columbia.

Ianis Stoica

Romanian footballer.

Born December 8th, 2002 (age 23 years) in Bucharest.

Ram Dulari Sinha

Indian politician (1922-1994).

Born December 8th, 1922 in Gopalganj.

Died August 31st, 1994 at 71 years old in New Delhi.

Helga Schmid

German diplomat.

Born December 8th, 1960 (age 65 years) in Dachau.

Margaret Geller

American astronomer.

Born December 8th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Ithaca.

Julen Aguinagalde

Spanish handball player.

Born December 8th, 1982 (age 43 years) in Irun. ^[ref]

Josip Runjanin

Croatian composer (1821–1878).

Born December 8th, 1821 in Vinkovci.

Died February 2nd, 1878 at 56 years old in Novi Sad.

Nikki Pradhan

Indian field hockey player (1993-).

Born December 8th, 1993 (age 32 years) in Jharkhand.

John Langenus

Belgian football referee (1891-1952).

Born December 8th, 1891 in Berchem.

Died October 1st, 1952 at 60 years old in Antwerp.

Bisera Turković

6th minister of foreign affairs of bosnia and herzegovina.

Born December 8th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Sisak.

Samat Smakov

Kazakh footballer.

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

Raško Katić

Serbian basketball player.

Born December 8th, 1980 (age 45 years) in Kragujevac.

Nirupama Sanjeev

Indian tennis player.

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

Bernd Hollerbach

German football player and manager.

Born December 8th, 1969 (age 56 years) in Würzburg.

Joseph Sprinzak

1th speaker of the knesset (1885–1959).

Born December 8th, 1885 in Moscow. ^[ref]

Died January 28th, 1959 at 73 years old in Jerusalem.

Duke Johann Albrecht of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

German monarch and explorer (1857–1920).

Born December 8th, 1857 in Schwerin.

Died February 16th, 1920 at 62 years old in Schloss Wiligrad.

János Damjanich

Hungarian general (1804-1849).

Born December 8th, 1804 in Staza. ^[ref]

Died October 6th, 1849 at 44 years old in Arad (hanging to death). ^[ref]

Nikola Jerkan

Football defender from croatia.

Born December 8th, 1964 (age 61 years) in Split.

Emma Green

Swedish high jumper (born 1984).

Born December 8th, 1984 (age 41 years) in Gothenburg.

Gérard Souzay

French opera singer (1918-2004).

Born December 8th, 1918 in Angers.

Died August 17th, 2004 at 85 years old in Antibes.

Émile Schuffenecker

French painter, art collector and suspected forger (1851-1934).

Born December 8th, 1851 in Fresne-Saint-Mamès.

Died July 31st, 1934 at 82 years old in Paris.

Sólveig Anspach

Icelandic-french film director and screenwriter (1960-2015).

Born December 8th, 1960 in Heimaey.

Died August 7th, 2015 at 54 years old in Réauville (breast cancer). ^[ref]

Mehmet Hetemaj

Finnish footballer.

Born December 8th, 1987 (age 38 years) in Skenderaj.