Óscar Humberto Mejía Víctores

Guatemalan president (1930-2016).

Born December 8th, 1930 in Guatemala City.

Died February 1st, 2016 at 85 years old in Guatemala City (Parkinson's disease). ^[ref]

Birger Furugård

Swedish politician.

Born December 8th, 1887 in Silbodal parish. ^[ref]

Died December 4th, 1961 at 73 years old ^[ref]

Abdullah Ercan

Turkish association football player (born 1971).

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

Cleo Brown

American singer (1909–1995).

Born December 8th, 1909 in Meridian.

Died April 15th, 1995 at 85 years old in Denver.

Ulrich Greifelt

German general of police (1896-1949).

Born December 8th, 1896 in Berlin.

Died February 6th, 1949 at 52 years old in Landsberg am Lech.

Thomas R. Bard

American politician (1841-1915).

Born December 8th, 1841 in Chambersburg.

Died March 5th, 1915 at 73 years old in Port Hueneme.

Mihail Savov

Bulgarian general (1857–1928).

Born December 8th, 1857 in Stara Zagora.

Died July 21st, 1928 at 70 years old in Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey.

Nikos Gatsos

Greek writer and poet (1911–1992).

Born December 8th, 1914 in Asea.

Died May 12th, 1992 at 77 years old in Athens.

Doriano Romboni

Italian motorcycle racer (1968–2013).

Born December 8th, 1968 in Lerici. ^[ref]

Died November 30th, 2013 at 44 years old in Latina. ^[ref]

Johannes Aavik

Estonian philologist and fennophile (1880–1973).

Born December 8th, 1880 in Randvere.

Died March 18th, 1973 at 92 years old in Stockholm.

Vitālijs Maksimenko

Latvian association football player.

Born December 8th, 1990 (age 35 years) in Riga.

Michael Pereira

French association football player.

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

Auguste Mercier

French general (1833-1921).

Born December 8th, 1833 in Arras.

Died March 3rd, 1921 at 87 years old in Paris.

Concha Piquer

Spanish singer (1906-1990).

Born December 8th, 1908 in Valencia. ^[ref]

Died December 13th, 1990 at 82 years old in Madrid (cardiac arrest).

Nakae Chōmin

Japanese politician.

Born December 8th, 1847 in Kōchi-shi.

Died December 13th, 1901 at 54 years old in Osaka (laryngeal cancer).

Svetlana Mojsov

Macedonian american biochemist.

Born December 8th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Skopje. ^[ref]

Dino Alfieri

Italian politician (1886–1966).

Born December 8th, 1886 in Bologna.

Died January 2nd, 1966 at 79 years old in Milan.

Louis Arthur Ducos du Hauron

French photographer (1837–1920).

Born December 8th, 1837 in Langon.

Died August 31st, 1920 at 82 years old in Agen.

Wilmer Allison

Us tennis player (1904-1977).

Born December 8th, 1904 in San Antonio.

Died April 20th, 1977 at 72 years old in Austin.

Matt Ellison

Canadian ice hockey player.

Born December 8th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Duncan.

Juan Santisteban

Spanish footballer and coach (born 1936).

Born December 8th, 1936 (age 89 years) in Coria del Río.

Makoto Takimoto

Japanese judoka.

Born December 8th, 1974 (age 51 years) in Iwai.

Eugene Cook Bingham

American chemist.

Born December 8th, 1878 in Cornwall.

Died November 6th, 1945 at 66 years old in Easton (viral infectious disease).

Anna Bilińska-Bohdanowicz

Polish painter (1854–1893).

Born December 8th, 1854 in Zlatopil. ^[ref]

Died April 8th, 1893 at 38 years old in Warsaw (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

May Kassab

Egyptian singer and actor.

Born December 8th, 1981 (age 44 years) in Tanta.