Jan Karlsson

Swedish cyclist.

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

Marijan Žužej

Croatian water polo player (1934-2011).

Born February 8th, 1934 in Maribor.

Died December 18th, 2011 at 77 years old in Zagreb. ^[ref]

Manuel Oltra

Spanish composer (1922-2015).

Born February 8th, 1922 in Valencia. ^[ref]

Died September 25th, 2015 at 93 years old in Barcelona (pneumonia). ^[ref]

Ivan Khrutsky

Belarusian, polish and russian painter (1810-1885).

Born February 8th, 1810 in Warsaw, Uła.

Died January 13th, 1885 at 74 years old in Warsaw, Zacharničy.

Hermann Vöchting

German botanist (1847–1917).

Born February 8th, 1847 in Blomberg.

Died November 24th, 1917 at 70 years old in Tübingen.

Gerolamo Quaglia

Olympic wrestler (1902–1985).

Born February 8th, 1902 in São Paulo.

Died November 11th, 1985 at 83 years old in Genoa.

Gennady Mikhaylov

Russian cyclist.

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

Martin Tenk

Czech sport shooter.

Born February 8th, 1972 (age 54 years) in Ostrava.

Yang Shaoqi

Chinese fencer.

Born February 8th, 1976 (age 50 years). ^[ref]

Jermaine Anderson

Canadian basketball player.

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

William Titt

British gymnast (1881-1956).

Born February 8th, 1881 in Cork. ^[ref]

Died April 5th, 1956 at 75 years old ^[ref]

Svetlana Agapitova

Russian activist and journalist.

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

Claudio Maniago

Italian archbishop.

Born February 8th, 1959 (age 67 years) in Florence.

Albert Betts

Gymnast (1888-1924).

Born February 8th, 1888 in Birmingham.

Died February 20th, 1924 at 36 years old in Birmingham. ^[ref]

Valentin Ferron

French cyclist.

Born February 8th, 1998 (age 28 years) in Vienne. ^[ref]

Frode Sørensen

Danish cyclist (1912-1980).

Born February 8th, 1912 in Copenhagen.

Died August 1st, 1980 at 68 years old in Stockholm.

Simeon Shterev

Olympic wrestler.

Born February 8th, 1959 (age 67 years) in Mikrevo.

Alonzo Russell

Bahamian sprinter.

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

Mario Valota

Fencer (1918-2000).

Born February 8th, 1918.

Died September 30th, 2000 at 82 years old

Jang Ok-Rim

North korean volleyball player.

Born February 8th, 1948 (age 78 years).

Heikki Hirvonen

Finnish biathlete.

Born February 8th, 1895 in Rääkkylä.

Died August 19th, 1973 at 78 years old in Riihimäki.

Hanns Nägle

Bobsledder (1902–2000).

Born February 8th, 1902 (age 124 years).

Simon Jurovsky

Slovak conductor and composer (1912-1963).

Born February 8th, 1912 in Uľanka.

Died November 8th, 1963 at 51 years old in Prague.

Oldřich Lajsek

Czech graphic and painter (1925-2001).

Born February 8th, 1925 in Křesetice. ^[ref]

Died October 2nd, 2001 at 76 years old in Prague. ^[ref]

Vilhelm Bergsøe

Danish writer, entomologist and autobiographer (1835-1911).

Born February 8th, 1835 in Copenhagen. ^[ref]

Died June 26th, 1911 at 76 years old in Copenhagen. ^[ref]