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595 Notable birthdays

Georges Feydeau

French writer (1862–1921).

Born December 8th, 1862 in rue de Clichy. [ref]

Died June 5th, 1921 at 58 years old in Rueil-Malmaison (syphilis).

Esther González

Spanish footballer.

Born December 8th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Huéscar.

Sherwin B. Nuland

American surgeon (1930–2014).

Born December 8th, 1930 in New York City.

Died March 3rd, 2014 at 83 years old in Hamden (prostate cancer).

Munir Said Thalib

Indonesian activist (1965-2004).

Born December 8th, 1965 in Malang.

Died September 7th, 2004 at 38 years old in Amsterdam (arsenic poisoning).

Ulric Neisser

American psychologist (1928–2012).

Born December 8th, 1928 in Kiel.

Died February 17th, 2012 at 83 years old in Ithaca. [ref]

Irene Lentz

American costume designer (1900-1962).

Born December 8th, 1900 in South Dakota, Baker.

Died November 15th, 1962 at 61 years old in Los Angeles.

Thomas Cech

American chemist, biochemistry professor.

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

Shiva Thapa

Indian boxer.

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

Joachim Fest

German historian (1926–2006).

Born December 8th, 1926 in Karlshorst.

Died September 11th, 2006 at 79 years old in Kronberg im Taunus.

Rüdiger von der Goltz

German militeary personnel (1865-1946).

Born December 8th, 1865 in Sulechów.

Died November 4th, 1946 at 80 years old in Bernbeuren.

Lian Ross

German singer.

Born December 8th, 1962 (age 63 years) in Hamburg.

Park Sung-hoon

South korean singer and figure skater.

Born December 8th, 2002 (age 23 years) in Suwon. [ref]

Julia Hall Bowman Robinson

American mathematician (1919–1985).

Born December 8th, 1919 in St. Louis.

Died July 30th, 1985 at 65 years old in Berkeley (leukemia).

Aristide Maillol

Sculptor from france (1861–1944).

Born December 8th, 1861 in Banyuls-sur-Mer.

Died September 27th, 1944 at 82 years old in Banyuls-sur-Mer (traffic collision).

Elsa Benítez

Mexican model.

Born December 8th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Hermosillo.

Takahiro

Japanese singer and actor.

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

Park Kyeong Rim

South korean comedian and actress.

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

Walter Heitz

German general (1878–1944).

Born December 8th, 1878 in Berlin.

Died February 9th, 1944 at 65 years old in Moscow (cancer).

Jean Porter

American actress (1922–2018).

Born December 8th, 1922 in Cisco. [ref]

Died January 13th, 2018 at 95 years old in Canoga Park (disease). [ref]

Mary Catherine Bateson

American anthropologist (1939-2021).

Born December 8th, 1939 in New York City.

Died January 2nd, 2021 at 81 years old in Cambridge. [ref]

Manuel Ponce

Mexican composer (1886–1948).

Born December 8th, 1886 in Zacatecas.

Died April 24th, 1948 at 61 years old in Mexico City.

Frédéric Piquionne

French footballer (born 1978).

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

Chang Mi-hee

South korean actress.

Born December 8th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Busan.

Richard David Precht

German philosopher and author.

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

Joseph Tainter

American anthropologist.

Born December 8th, 1949 (age 76 years) in San Francisco. [ref]

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