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614 Notable birthdays

Ibrahim Biogradlić

Yugoslav footballer (1931-2015).

Born March 8th, 1931 in Sarajevo.

Died February 20th, 2015 at 83 years old in Sarajevo (disease). [ref]

Max Metzker

Australian swimmer.

Born March 8th, 1960 (age 66 years) in Durban.

Heinar Kipphardt

German writer (1922-1982).

Born March 8th, 1922 in Lagiewniki.

Died November 18th, 1982 at 60 years old in Munich.

Belem Guerrero

Mexican cyclist.

Born March 8th, 1974 (age 52 years) in Mexico City.

Daniel Ducarme

Belgian politician (1954-2010).

Born March 8th, 1954 in Liège.

Died August 28th, 2010 at 56 years old in Brussels metropolitan area (cancer). [ref]

Hélder Rosário

Portuguese footballer.

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

René Allio

French film and theater director (1924–1995).

Born March 8th, 1924 in Marseille.

Died March 27th, 1995 at 71 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris.

Joost Posthuma

Road bicycle racer.

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

Matheus Henrique do Carmo Lopes

Brazilian footballer.

Born March 8th, 1985 (age 41 years) in Sete Lagoas.

Hans Friedrich Gadow

German zoologist and ornithologist (1855-1928).

Born March 8th, 1855 in Stary Kraków.

Died May 16th, 1928 at 73 years old in Cambridge.

Braulio Musso

Chilean footballer (1930–2025).

Born March 8th, 1930 in Limache.

Died June 18th, 2025 at 95 years old [ref]

Mitsunori Yoshida

Japanese association football player.

Born March 8th, 1962 (age 64 years) in Aichi Prefecture.

Markus Weissenberger

Austrian footballer.

Born March 8th, 1975 (age 51 years) in Lauterach.

Christian Pravda

Alpine skier (1927–1994).

Born March 8th, 1927 in Kufstein.

Died November 11th, 1994 at 67 years old in Kitzbühel.

Werner Franz

Austrian alpine skier.

Born March 8th, 1972 (age 54 years) in Villach.

João de Deus

Portuguese poet and pedagogue (1830–1896).

Born March 8th, 1830 in São Bartolomeu de Messines.

Died January 11th, 1896 at 65 years old in Lisbon.

Katsumi Matsumura

Japanese volleyball player.

Born March 8th, 1944 (age 82 years) in Yao.

Karl Schnabl

Ski jumper.

Born March 8th, 1954 (age 72 years) in Villach.

Guy Niv

Israeli cyclist.

Born March 8th, 1994 (age 32 years) in Misgav Regional Council. [ref]

Marta Lynch

Argentine writer (1925-1985).

Born March 8th, 1925 in Buenos Aires. [ref]

Died October 8th, 1985 at 60 years old in Vicente López. [ref]

Aleksander Zniszczoł

Polish ski jumper.

Born March 8th, 1994 (age 32 years) in Cieszyn.

Ede Szigligeti

Hungarian writer (1814–1878).

Born March 8th, 1814 in Oradea.

Died January 20th, 1878 at 63 years old in Budapest.

František Velecký

Slovak actor and artist (1934–2003).

Born March 8th, 1934 in Zvolen. [ref]

Died November 5th, 2003 at 69 years old in Bratislava.

Irene Ekelund

Swedish sprinter.

Born March 8th, 1997 (age 29 years) in Pakistan.

Marie Lang

Austrian feminist, theosophist and publisher, editor (1858-1934).

Born March 8th, 1858 in Vienna. [ref]

Died October 14th, 1934 at 76 years old in Altmünster. [ref]

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