Cheung King Lok

Hong kong cyclist.

Born February 8th, 1991 (age 35 years) in Kowloon.

Barbara Hesse-Bukowska

Pianist, music educator (1930-2013).

Born February 8th, 1930 in Łódź.

Died December 9th, 2013 at 83 years old in Warsaw.

Aivars Gipslis

Latvian chess player (1937-2000).

Born February 8th, 1937 in Riga.

Died April 13th, 2000 at 63 years old in Berlin.

Gisela Kahn Gresser

Chess player.

Born February 8th, 1906 in Detroit.

Died December 4th, 2000 at 94 years old in New York City.

Rafael Lapesa Melgar

Spanish philologist (1908-2001).

Born February 8th, 1908 in Valencia.

Died February 1st, 2001 at 92 years old in Madrid.

Gert Jonke

Austrian writer (1946–2009).

Born February 8th, 1946 in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee.

Died January 4th, 2009 at 62 years old in Vienna (cancer). ^[ref]

Steinar Hoen

Norwegian high jumper.

Born February 8th, 1971 (age 55 years) in Oslo.

Tadeusz Gajcy

Polish poet of the time of the war (1922–1944).

Born February 8th, 1922 in Warsaw.

Died August 16th, 1944 at 22 years old in Warsaw.

Zemfira Magomedalieva

Boxer.

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

Thomas Grøgaard

Norwegian footballer.

Born February 8th, 1994 (age 32 years) in Arendal.