Alfred Bitini Xuma

President of the african national congress (1893-1962).

Born March 8th, 1893 in Transkei.

Died January 27th, 1962 at 68 years old in Johannesburg.

Eugeniusz Baziak

Roman catholic archbishop.

Born March 8th, 1890 in Ternopil.

Died June 15th, 1962 at 72 years old in Warsaw (myocardial infarction).

György Garics

Association football player.

Born March 8th, 1984 (age 41 years) in Szombathely.

Ernst Tugendhat

German philosopher.

Born March 8th, 1930 in Brno.

Died March 13th, 2023 at 93 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau. ^[ref]

Josep Pla

Spanish journalist.

Born March 8th, 1897 in Palafrugell. ^[ref]

Died April 23rd, 1981 at 84 years old in Llofriu.

Vladimir Bakarić

Croatian politician (1912-1983).

Born March 8th, 1912 in Velika Gorica. ^[ref]

Died January 16th, 1983 at 70 years old in Zagreb. ^[ref]

Brandon Kozun

Canadian-american ice hockey player.

Born March 8th, 1990 (age 35 years) in Los Angeles.

Ivan Skvortsov-Stepanov

Russian revolutionary, educator and politician.

Born March 8th, 1870 in Noginsk.

Died October 8th, 1928 at 58 years old in Sochi (typhoid fever).

Silvia Tortosa

Spanish actress.

Born March 8th, 1947 in Barcelona.

Died March 23rd, 2024 at 77 years old in Barcelona (liver cancer). ^[ref]

Kenkichi Ueda

Japanese general.

Born March 8th, 1875 in Osaka Prefecture.

Died September 11th, 1962 at 87 years old in Iwo Jima.