Alexander Rou

Soviet film director.

Born March 8th, 1906 in Moscow.

Died December 28th, 1973 at 67 years old in Moscow.

Lidiya Skoblikova

Speed skater.

Born March 8th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Zlatoust.

Alexander Chervyakov

Soviet politician.

Born March 8th, 1892 in Dukora.

Died June 16th, 1937 at 45 years old in Minsk (ballistic trauma).

John de Jong

Dutch footballer.

Born March 8th, 1977 (age 48 years) in The Hague.

Molly Sterling

Irish singer.

Born March 8th, 1998 (age 27 years) in Puckane. ^[ref]

Yuri Rytkheu

Russian chukchi writer (1930-2008).

Born March 8th, 1930 in Uelen.

Died May 14th, 2008 at 78 years old in Saint Petersburg (multiple myeloma). ^[ref]

Yuzuru Hiraga

Japanese admiral (1878-1943).

Born March 8th, 1878 in Tokyo.

Died February 13th, 1943 at 64 years old in Tokyo.

Fabián Canobbio

Uruguayan footballer.

Born March 8th, 1980 (age 45 years) in Montevideo.

Leopold Averbakh

Russian author, literary critic and writer (1903-1937).

Born March 8th, 1903 in Saratov.

Died August 14th, 1939 at 36 years old in Moscow.

Pyotr Lebedev

Russian physicist.

Born March 8th, 1866 in Moscow. ^[ref]

Died March 1st, 1912 at 45 years old in Moscow. ^[ref]