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]

Vladimir Gilyarovsky

Russian journalist and writer (1855-1935).

Born December 8th, 1853 in Vologda Governorate.

Died October 1st, 1935 at 81 years old in Moscow.

Alexander Wienerberger

Austrian photographer, soldier, prisoner of war and chemical engineer (1891-1955).

Born December 8th, 1891 in Vienna.

Died January 5th, 1955 at 63 years old in Salzburg.

Valéry Mézague

Cameroonian and french footballer (1983-2014).

Born December 8th, 1983 in Marseille.

Died November 15th, 2014 at 30 years old in Toulon (cardiac arrest).

Jamal Al Sharif

Syrian association football referee.

Born December 8th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Damascus. ^[ref]

Najwan Darwish

Palestinian poet and cultural journalist.

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

Irena Karpa

Ukrainian writer, journalist, actress, singer and tv presenter.

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

Jura Soyfer

Austrian writer (1912–1939).

Born December 8th, 1912 in Kharkiv.

Died February 16th, 1939 at 26 years old in Buchenwald concentration camp (typhus).

Lucio Colletti

Italian philosopher and politician (1924-2001).

Born December 8th, 1924 in Rome.

Died November 3rd, 2001 at 76 years old in Campiglia Marittima.

Jean François-Poncet

French politician (1928-2012).

Born December 8th, 1928 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.

Died July 18th, 2012 at 83 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris (stroke).