McDonald Bailey

British sprinter of trinidad and tobago descent (1920-2013).

Born December 8th, 1920 in Williamsville.

Died December 4th, 2013 at 92 years old in Port of Spain. ^[ref]

Giuseppe Merosi

Italian automotive engineer (1872-1956).

Born December 8th, 1872 in Piacenza.

Died March 27th, 1956 at 83 years old in Lecco.

Erich Buschenhagen

German general (1895-1994).

Born December 8th, 1895 in Strasbourg.

Died September 13th, 1994 at 98 years old in Kronberg im Taunus.

Zoltán Székely

Hungarian musician (1903-2001).

Born December 8th, 1903 in Kocs.

Died October 5th, 2001 at 97 years old in Banff.

Mohammed Karim

Egyptian film director (1896-1972).

Born December 8th, 1896 in Cairo.

Died May 27th, 1972 at 75 years old in Cairo.

Christian Drejer

Danish basketball player.

Born December 8th, 1982 (age 43 years) in Frederiksberg.

Tatiana Zatulovskaya

Russian/israeli chess player (1935-2017).

Born December 8th, 1935 in Baku.

Died July 2nd, 2017 at 81 years old in Ashkelon (drowning). ^[ref]

William Wallace Barron

American politician (1911-2002).

Born December 8th, 1911 in Elkins.

Died November 12th, 2002 at 90 years old in Charlotte.

Goffredo Parise

Italian writer and journalist (1929–1986).

Born December 8th, 1929 in Vicenza.

Died August 31st, 1986 at 56 years old in Treviso.

Marziyya Davudova

Azerbaijani actress (1901-1962).

Born December 8th, 1901 in Astrakhan.

Died January 6th, 1962 at 60 years old in Baku.