Christiaan Snouck

Dutch orientalist (1857–1936).

Born February 8th, 1857 in Oosterhout.

Died June 26th, 1936 at 79 years old in Leiden.

Rocco Grimaldi

American ice hockey player (1993-).

Born February 8th, 1993 (age 33 years) in Anaheim.

Mathias Gidsel

Danish handball player (born 1999).

Born February 8th, 1999 (age 27 years) in Skjern. ^[ref]

Kansai Yamamoto

Japanese fashion designer and event producer (1944-2020).

Born February 8th, 1944 in Yokohama.

Died July 27th, 2020 at 76 years old in Tokyo (acute myeloid leukemia, leukemia). ^[ref]

Giancarlo González

Costa rican association football player.

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

Afshin Ghotbi

Iranian-american football coach (born 1964).

Born February 8th, 1964 (age 62 years) in Tehran.

Harry Wu

Chinese activist (1937-2016).

Born February 8th, 1937 in Shanghai.

Died April 26th, 2016 at 79 years old in Honduras (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

John Joyce

United states representative from pennsylvania (born 1957).

Born February 8th, 1957 (age 69 years) in Altoona.

Luigi Zingales

Italian economist.

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

Georges Guétary

French singer and actor (1915–1997).

Born February 8th, 1915 in Alexandria.

Died September 13th, 1997 at 82 years old in Mougins (myocardial infarction).