Denisa Chládková

Czech female tennis player.

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

Anton Weichselbaum

Austrian bacteriologist (1845-1920).

Born February 8th, 1845 in Langenlois.

Died October 22nd, 1920 at 75 years old in Vienna.

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]

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.

Alex Antonitsch

Austrian tennis player.

Born February 8th, 1966 (age 60 years) in Villach.

Matthijs Vermeulen

Dutch composer (1888–1967).

Born February 8th, 1888 in Helmond.

Died July 26th, 1967 at 79 years old in Laren.

Vladimir Obukhov

Russian footballer.

Born February 8th, 1992 (age 34 years) in Bukhara.

Tomeu Nadal Mesquida

Spanish association football player.

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

Jóhann Hjartarson

Icelandic chess player.

Born February 8th, 1963 (age 63 years) in Reykjavík.

Ivan Skobrev

Russian speed skater.

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

Islam Magomedov

Russian amateur wrestler.

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

Kim Polling

Dutch judoka.

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

Andrés Fleurquin

Uruguayan footballer.

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

Kinza Clodumar

Nauruan politician (1945–2021).

Born February 8th, 1945 in Boe District.

Died November 29th, 2021 at 76 years old ^[ref]

Mathieu Turcotte

Canadian short-track speed skater.

Born February 8th, 1977 (age 49 years) in Sherbrooke.

Pascal Eenkhoorn

Dutch cyclist.

Born February 8th, 1997 (age 29 years) in Zwolle. ^[ref]

Jan Gajek

Belarusian priest.

Born February 8th, 1949 (age 77 years) in Łyszkowice.

Hans Grauert

Mathematician (1930-2011).

Born February 8th, 1930 in Haren.

Died September 4th, 2011 at 81 years old in Göttingen.