Willem Hesselink

Dutch footballer (1878–1973).

Born February 8th, 1878 in Arnhem.

Died December 15th, 1973 at 95 years old in Bennekom.

Eva Strittmatter

German poet (1930-2011).

Born February 8th, 1930 in Neuruppin.

Died January 3rd, 2011 at 80 years old in Berlin (disease). ^[ref]

Gogi Koguashvili

Olympic wrestler.

Born February 8th, 1974 (age 52 years) in Kutaisi.

Catherine Hardy Lavender

American athletics competitor (1930–2017).

Born February 8th, 1930 in Carrollton.

Died September 8th, 2017 at 87 years old in Atlanta (pneumonia). ^[ref]

Iryna Merleni

Olympic wrestler.

Born February 8th, 1982 (age 44 years) in Kamianets-Podilskyi.

Blagovest Sendov

Bulgarian mathematician and politician (1932-2020).

Born February 8th, 1932 in Asenovgrad. ^[ref]

Died January 19th, 2020 at 87 years old ^[ref]

Olena Buryak

Ukrainian rower.

Born February 8th, 1988 (age 38 years) in Mykolaiv.

Branislav Crnčević

Serbian writer, politician (1933-2011).

Born February 8th, 1933 in Kovačica.

Died April 14th, 2011 at 78 years old in Belgrade.

Paul Martin

Hungarian film director and screenwriter who worked for many years in the german film industry.

Born February 8th, 1899 in Cluj-Napoca.

Died January 26th, 1967 at 67 years old in Berlin.

José María Movilla

Spanish footballer.

Born February 8th, 1975 (age 51 years) in Madrid.