Robert Taylor Jones

American politician (1884-1958).

Born February 8th, 1884 in Rutledge.

Died June 11th, 1958 at 74 years old in Phoenix.

Celia Freijeiro

Spanish actress.

Born February 8th, 1983 (age 43 years) in Vigo.

Agnieszka Brugger

German politician.

Born February 8th, 1985 (age 41 years) in Legnica.

Rajendra Kumari Bajpai

Indian politician (1925–1999).

Born February 8th, 1925.

Died June 17th, 1999 at 74 years old in Prayagraj.

Carl Paul Caspari

Norwegian theologian (1814-1892).

Born February 8th, 1814 in Dessau.

Died April 11th, 1892 at 78 years old in Christiania.

Rodney Baxter

Australian physicist.

Born February 8th, 1940 in London.

Died July 20th, 2025 at 85 years old in Canberra. ^[ref]

Roger Mendy

Senegalese footballer.

Born February 8th, 1960 (age 66 years) in Dakar.

Nizar Amidi

Iraqi politician.

Born February 8th, 1968 (age 58 years) in Amadiya District.

Karl Koller

Austrian footballer (1929–2009).

Born February 8th, 1929 in Matzendorf-Hölles.

Died January 24th, 2009 at 79 years old in Baden. ^[ref]

Akseli Pelvas

Finnish association football player.

Born February 8th, 1989 (age 37 years) in Espoo.

Ennio De Giorgi

Italian mathematician (1928-1996).

Born February 8th, 1928 in Lecce.

Died October 25th, 1996 at 68 years old in Pisa.

Kostan Zarean

Armenian writer (1885-1969).

Born February 8th, 1885 in Shamakhi. ^[ref]

Died December 15th, 1969 at 84 years old in Yerevan.

Aleksey Mishin

Olympic wrestler.

Born February 8th, 1979 (age 47 years) in Ruzayevka.

Helmut Kohl

Austrian football referee (1943-1991).

Born February 8th, 1943 in Nußdorf am Haunsberg.

Died September 26th, 1991 at 48 years old in Austria (cancer).

Choi Sung-kuk

South korean association football player.

Born February 8th, 1983 (age 43 years) in Seoul.

Israil Arsamakov

Soviet weightlifter.

Born February 8th, 1962 (age 64 years) in Grozny. ^[ref]

Paul Otto

German film actor and director (1878–1943).

Born February 8th, 1878 in Berlin.

Died November 30th, 1943 at 65 years old in Berlin.

Irfan Kolothum Thodi

Indian olympian racewalker.

Born February 8th, 1990 (age 36 years) in Malappuram district.

Ferdinand Ferber

French army captain and aviator (1862-1909).

Born February 8th, 1862 in 3rd arrondissement of Lyon. ^[ref]

Died September 22nd, 1909 at 47 years old in Boulogne-sur-Mer (aircraft crash).

Ludwig Marcuse

German philosopher and writer.

Born February 8th, 1894 in Berlin. ^[ref]

Died August 2nd, 1971 at 77 years old in Bad Wiessee. ^[ref]

Fabian Wiede

German handball player.

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

Francis Sejersted

Norwegian historian (1936–2015).

Born February 8th, 1936 in Aker.

Died August 25th, 2015 at 79 years old in Oslo (disease). ^[ref]

Jiří Zídek Sr.

Czech basketball player and basketball coach (1944–2022).

Born February 8th, 1944 in Prague. ^[ref]

Died May 21st, 2022 at 78 years old in Prague. ^[ref]

Richard Hofmann

German footballer (1906-1983).

Born February 8th, 1906 in Meerane.

Died May 5th, 1983 at 77 years old in Freital.

Adam Sandurski

Polish wrestler.

Born February 8th, 1953 in Zarzecze.

Died February 21st, 2026 at 73 years old in Witten. ^[ref]