Benjamin Steffen

Swiss fencer (1982-).

Born March 8th, 1982 (age 44 years) in Basel.

Lykourgos-Stefanos Tsakonas

Greek sprint athlete.

Born March 8th, 1990 (age 36 years) in Sparta.

Grigori Kromanov

Estonian film director (1926-1984).

Born March 8th, 1926 in Tallinn.

Died July 18th, 1984 at 58 years old in Vihula Rural Municipality.

Lamia Al Kilani

Iraqi archeologist.

Born March 8th, 1938 in Baghdad.

Died January 18th, 2019 at 80 years old in Amman (myocardial infarction).

Július Bielik

Slovak association football player.

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

Erik Ersberg

Swedish ice hockey player.

Born March 8th, 1982 (age 44 years) in Sala.

Radek Juška

Czech long jumper.

Born March 8th, 1993 (age 33 years) in Hustopeče.

Leonid Osyka

Soviet and ukrainian film director, screenwriter (1940-2001).

Born March 8th, 1940 in Kyiv.

Died September 16th, 2001 at 61 years old in Kyiv.

Udo Quellmalz

Judoka.

Born March 8th, 1967 (age 59 years) in Leipzig.

Jeannette Campbell

Argentine swimmer (1916–2003).

Born March 8th, 1916 in Saint-Jean-de-Luz.

Died January 15th, 2003 at 86 years old in Buenos Aires.

Meir Wieseltier

Israeli poet (1941–2023).

Born March 8th, 1941 in Moscow.

Died March 30th, 2023 at 82 years old in Tel HaShomer. ^[ref]

Giorgio Puia

Italian footballer and manager.

Born March 8th, 1938 (age 88 years) in Gorizia.

Mihkel Ainsalu

Estonian association football player (born 1996).

Born March 8th, 1996 (age 30 years) in Tartu.

Manfred Manglitz

German footballer.

Born March 8th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Cologne.

Maria Borodakova

Russian volleyball player.

Born March 8th, 1986 (age 40 years) in Nizhny Novgorod.

Ole Danbolt Mjøs

Norwegian politician (1939–2013).

Born March 8th, 1939 in Bergen.

Died October 1st, 2013 at 74 years old ^[ref]

Francisco Rodríguez García

Spanish footballer (1934–2022).

Born March 8th, 1934 in Barcelona.

Died May 17th, 2022 at 88 years old in Barcelona. ^[ref]

Xu Yuanyuan

Chinese chess player.

Born March 8th, 1981 (age 45 years) in Hefei.

Pirjo Muranen

Finnish cross-country skier.

Born March 8th, 1981 (age 45 years) in Rovaniemi.

Gianni Baget Bozzo

Italian politician (1925-2009).

Born March 8th, 1925 in Savona.

Died May 8th, 2009 at 84 years old in Genoa. ^[ref]

Anna Löwenstein

British author, editor and esperantist.

Born March 8th, 1951 (age 75 years) in England. ^[ref]

Chaâbane Merzekane

Algerian footballer.

Born March 8th, 1959 (age 67 years) in Algiers.

Frédéric Masson

French historian (1847-1923).

Born March 8th, 1847 in former 11th arrondissement of Paris.

Died February 19th, 1923 at 75 years old in Paris. ^[ref]

Yasuharu Sorimachi

Japanese association football player and manager.

Born March 8th, 1964 (age 62 years) in Saitama.

Mohammadou Idrissou

Cameroonian footballer.

Born March 8th, 1980 (age 46 years) in Yaoundé.