Joachim Büchner

Athletics competitor (1905-1978).

Born April 8th, 1905 in Altenburg.

Died February 22nd, 1978 at 72 years old in Leverkusen.

Ernst Joachim Förster

German painter and an art critic (1800-1885).

Born April 8th, 1800 in Münchengosserstädt.

Died April 29th, 1885 at 85 years old in Munich.

Peter Kemp

British swimmer and water polo player (1877–1965).

Born April 8th, 1877 in Galashiels.

Died June 9th, 1965 at 88 years old in Northampton.

Hégésippe Moreau

French writer (1810-1838).

Born April 8th, 1810 in Paris.

Died December 20th, 1838 at 28 years old in Paris.

Mikel Aguirrezabalaga

Spanish handball player.

Born April 8th, 1984 (age 42 years) in Zarautz.

Antoine Frédéric Spring

Belgian physician and botanist (1814-1872).

Born April 8th, 1814 in Gerolsbach.

Died January 17th, 1872 at 57 years old in Liège.

Nikolay Kruglov

Russian biathlete.

Born April 8th, 1981 (age 45 years) in Nizhny Novgorod.

Patricia Elorza

Spanish handball player.

Born April 8th, 1984 (age 42 years) in Vitoria-Gasteiz.

Erik Pausin

Figure skater (1920–1997).

Born April 8th, 1920 in Vienna.

Died May 26th, 1997 at 77 years old

Juris Štāls

Latvian ice hockey player.

Born April 8th, 1982 (age 44 years) in Riga.

Benjamín de Arriba y Castro

Catholic cardinal (1886–1973).

Born April 8th, 1886.

Died March 8th, 1973 at 86 years old in Barcelona.

Karel Knesl

Czechoslovak soccer player.

Born April 8th, 1942 in Pustiměř.

Died September 3rd, 2020 at 78 years old in Central Military Hospital Prague. ^[ref]

Gerhard Plankensteiner

Italian luger.

Born April 8th, 1971 (age 55 years) in Sterzing.

Holger Hott

Norwegian orienteer.

Born April 8th, 1974 (age 52 years) in Norway. ^[ref]

Carlos Deltour

French rower (1864-1920).

Born April 8th, 1864 in Guadalajara.

Died May 29th, 1920 at 56 years old in Cambo-les-Bains.

Irina Egorova

Speed skater.

Born April 8th, 1940 (age 86 years) in Ivanovo.

Andreas Stokbro

Danish bicycle racer, born 1997.

Born April 8th, 1997 (age 29 years) in Brøndbyvester.

Luca Pizzini

Italian swimmer.

Born April 8th, 1989 (age 37 years) in Verona.

Maria Boissevain

Dutch malacologist, editor (1878–1959).

Born April 8th, 1878 in Amsterdam. ^[ref]

Died March 8th, 1959 at 80 years old in London. ^[ref]

Khaled Gasmi

Tunisian association football player.

Born April 8th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Bizerte.

Roberto de Visiani

Italian botanist (1800-1878).

Born April 8th, 1800 in Šibenik.

Died May 4th, 1878 at 78 years old in Padua.

Nobuo Fujishima

Japanese association football player.

Born April 8th, 1950 (age 76 years) in Akita.

Eiji Sato

Japanese association football player.

Born April 8th, 1971 (age 55 years) in Tokyo.

Sarmīte Ēlerte

Latvian journalist and politician.

Born April 8th, 1957 (age 69 years) in Riga.

Isolde Frölian

Gymnast (1908-1957).

Born April 8th, 1908 in Dresden.

Died November 6th, 1957 at 49 years old in Dresden.