Hertha Thiele

German actress (1908-1984).

Born May 8th, 1908 in Leipzig.

Died August 5th, 1984 at 76 years old in East Berlin.

Andrea Pollack

East german swimmer.

Born May 8th, 1961 in Schwerin.

Died March 11th, 2019 at 57 years old in Berlin (pancreatic cancer).

José María Pemán

Spanish writer (1897-1981).

Born May 8th, 1897 in Cádiz. ^[ref]

Died July 19th, 1981 at 84 years old in Cádiz.

Zygmunt Miłoszewski

Polish journalist and writer.

Born May 8th, 1976 (age 49 years) in Warsaw.

Lise de la Salle

French classical pianist.

Born May 8th, 1988 (age 37 years) in Cherbourg.

Jonny Searle

British rower.

Born May 8th, 1969 (age 56 years) in Ashford.

Jill Evans

British politician and mep (born 1959).

Born May 8th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Ystrad. ^[ref]

Karol Borsuk

Polish mathematician.

Born May 8th, 1905 in Warsaw. ^[ref]

Died January 24th, 1982 at 76 years old in Warsaw. ^[ref]

Gu Jiegang

Chinese historian (1893-1980).

Born May 8th, 1893 in Suzhou.

Died December 25th, 1980 at 87 years old in Beijing.

Norbert Nigbur

German footballer.

Born May 8th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Gelsenkirchen.