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December 8th
595 Notable birthdays
Viktor Anichkin
Russian footballer (1941-1975).
Born December 8th, 1941 in Yekaterinburg.
Died January 5th, 1975 at 33 years old in Moscow (heart failure).
Pierre Émile Levasseur
French economist (1828–1911).
Born December 8th, 1828 in Paris.
Died July 10th, 1911 at 82 years old in Paris.
Roger Saint-Vil
Haitian footballer (1949-2020).
Born December 8th, 1949 in Port-au-Prince.
Died June 7th, 2020 at 70 years old in New York City. [ref]
Arseny Koreshchenko
Russian classical music composer.
Born December 8th, 1870 in Moscow. [ref]
Died October 10th, 1922 at 51 years old in Kharkiv. [ref]
Gergely Csiky
Hungarian dramatist (1842-1891).
Born December 8th, 1842 in Pâncota.
Died November 19th, 1891 at 48 years old in Budapest.
Ursula Grabley
German actress (1908–1977).
Born December 8th, 1908 in Woltersdorf.
Died April 3rd, 1977 at 68 years old in Brilon (stroke).
Wilfred Hudson Osgood
American zoologist (1875-1947).
Born December 8th, 1875 in Rochester.
Died June 20th, 1947 at 71 years old in Chicago.
Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar
Portuguese politician (1865-1938).
Born December 8th, 1865 in São Pedro.
Died November 30th, 1938 at 72 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Ham Lini
Prime minister of vanuatu.
Born December 8th, 1951 in Pentecost Island.
Died November 10th, 2025 at 73 years old in Port Vila. [ref]
Lorenzo Olarte Cullén
Canarian politician and lawyer (1932–2024).
Born December 8th, 1932 in Ponteareas. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 2024 at 91 years old in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. [ref]
Sven Jerring
Swedish radio presenter (1895–1979).
Born December 8th, 1895 in Malung.
Died April 27th, 1979 at 83 years old in Stockholm.
José Luis González
Spanish athletics competitor.
Born December 8th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Villaluenga de la Sagra.
Olinda Beja
São tomé and príncipe poet, writer and narrator.
Born December 8th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Guadalupe.
Johnny Anderson
Scottish footballer (1929-2011).
Born December 8th, 1929 in Barrhead. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 2001 at 71 years old in Leicester. [ref]
Kim Deok-hyeon
South korean athletics competitor.
Born December 8th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Gwangju.
Leni Junker
German sprinter (1905–1997).
Born December 8th, 1905 in Kassel.
Died February 9th, 1997 at 91 years old in Wilhelmshaven.
Dmitri Vladimirovich Vasilyev
Soviet biathlete.
Born December 8th, 1962 (age 63 years) in Saint Petersburg.
Grigor Yeghiazaryan
Armenian composer (1909-1988).
Born December 8th, 1908 in Enginalan.
Died November 4th, 1988 at 79 years old in Yerevan.
Gloria Chinasa
Nigerian association football player.
Born December 8th, 1987 (age 38 years) in Owerri.
Carl Kempe
Swedish tennis player and businessman (1884–1967).
Born December 8th, 1884 in Jakob and Johannes parish. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1967 at 82 years old in Husby-Sjutolft parish.
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