Barbara Kingsolver

American author, poet and essayist.

Born April 8th, 1955 (age 71 years) in Annapolis.

Robert L. Johnson

American businessman (born 1946).

Born April 8th, 1946 (age 80 years) in Hickory.

John Gavin

American film actor and former ambassador to mexico (1931–2018).

Born April 8th, 1931 in Los Angeles.

Died February 9th, 2018 at 86 years old in Beverly Hills (pneumonia). ^[ref]

Felix Hernandez

Major league baseball pitcher for seattle mariners.

Born April 8th, 1986 (age 40 years) in Valencia.

Gary Carter

American major league baseball player and sports announcer (1954-2012).

Born April 8th, 1954 in Culver City.

Died February 16th, 2012 at 57 years old in Palm Beach Gardens (cancer, brain cancer). ^[ref]

Levy Tran

American actress and model.

Born April 8th, 1983 (age 43 years) in San Jose, Santa Clara.

Andrew Comyn Irvine

English mountaineer (1902–1924).

Born April 8th, 1902 in Birkenhead.

Died June 9th, 1924 at 22 years old in Mount Everest (mountaineering accident). ^[ref]

Emil Cioran

Romanian-french philosopher and essayist (1911–1995).

Born April 8th, 1911 in Rășinari.

Died June 20th, 1995 at 84 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (senility).

Keira Walsh

English footballer (born 1997).

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

Royston Drenthe

Dutch footballer.

Born April 8th, 1987 (age 39 years) in Rotterdam.

Igor Akinfeev

Russian association football player.

Born April 8th, 1986 (age 40 years) in Vidnoye.

Zaccharie Risacher

French basketball player.

Born April 8th, 2005 (age 21 years) in Málaga.

Charlotte Dawson

New zealand–australian television personality (1966-2014).

Born April 8th, 1966 in Auckland.

Died February 22nd, 2014 at 47 years old in Woolloomooloo (hanging to death).

Sonja Henie

Norwegian figure skater and actress (1912–1969).

Born April 8th, 1912 in Oslo.

Died October 12th, 1969 at 57 years old in Oslo (chronic lymphocytic leukemia).

John Christie

English serial killer (1899–1953).

Born April 8th, 1899 in Northowram.

Died July 15th, 1953 at 54 years old in HM Prison Pentonville (hanging to death).

Catfish Hunter

American baseball player (1946-1999).

Born April 8th, 1946 in Hertford.

Died September 9th, 1999 at 53 years old in Hertford (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).

Mazinho

Brazilian football player and manager.

Born April 8th, 1966 (age 60 years) in Santa Rita.

Iskandar I of Johor

Sultan of johor (1932-2010).

Born April 8th, 1932 in Johor Bahru.

Died January 22nd, 2010 at 77 years old in Johor Bahru. ^[ref]

Edward Mulhare

Irish american actor (1923-1997).

Born April 8th, 1923 in Cork.

Died May 24th, 1997 at 74 years old in Van Nuys (lung cancer).

Oscar Zeta Acosta

American attorney, politician, novelist and activist (1935-1974).

Born April 8th, 1935 in El Paso.

Died May 27th, 1974 at 39 years old in Mazatlán.

Shelby Young

American actress.

Born April 8th, 1992 (age 34 years) in Florida.

Sergei Magnitsky

Russian tax advisor who died in police custody (1972–2009).

Born April 8th, 1972 in Odesa.

Died November 16th, 2009 at 37 years old in Matrosskaya Tishina (blunt trauma).

Tom DeLay

American republican politician.

Born April 8th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Laredo.

Renan Lodi

Brazilian association football player.

Born April 8th, 1998 (age 28 years) in Serrana.

Jack O'Halloran

American boxer, actor.

Born April 8th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Philadelphia. ^[ref]