Aleksandr Prokhorov

Soviet footballer (1946–2005).

Born June 8th, 1946 in Byerastsye.

Died January 7th, 2005 at 58 years old in Moscow.

Anna Brzezińska

Polish writer.

Born June 8th, 1971 (age 55 years) in Opole.

Daniela Nuțu-Gajić

Australian chess player.

Born June 8th, 1957 (age 69 years) in Timișoara.

Torsten Gutsche

Canoe racer.

Born June 8th, 1968 (age 58 years) in Eisenhüttenstadt.

Tarek Lazizi

Algerian footballer.

Born June 8th, 1971 (age 55 years) in Algiers.

Olha Zhovnir

Ukrainian fencer.

Born June 8th, 1989 (age 37 years) in Ostroh.

Shim Eun-jung

South korean badminton player.

Born June 8th, 1971 (age 55 years). ^[ref]

Natalia Janotha

Polish pianist and composer (1856–1932).

Born June 8th, 1856 in Warsaw.

Died June 9th, 1932 at 76 years old in The Hague.

Benjamin Hedges

American high jumper (1907–1969).

Born June 8th, 1907 in Plainfield.

Died December 31st, 1969 at 62 years old in New York City.

Mary Bain

American chess player (1904–1972).

Born June 8th, 1904 in Uzhhorod.

Died October 26th, 1972 at 68 years old in New York City.

Ernest Laurent

French painter (1859-1929).

Born June 8th, 1859 in Paris.

Died June 25th, 1929 at 70 years old in Bièvres.

Mikhail Vasiliev

Russian ice hockey player.

Born June 8th, 1962 (age 64 years) in Elektrogorsk.

Viktor Josef Dammertz

German bishop (1929-2020).

Born June 8th, 1929 in Schaephuysen.

Died March 2nd, 2020 at 90 years old in St. Ottilien Archabbey.

Ruben Houkes

Dutch judoka.

Born June 8th, 1979 (age 47 years) in Schagen. ^[ref]

Thomas Frederick Cheeseman

English-born new zealand botanist (1846-1923).

Born June 8th, 1846 in Kingston upon Hull.

Died October 6th, 1923 at 77 years old in Auckland.

Svetlana Gomboeva

Russian archer.

Born June 8th, 1998 (age 28 years) in Ust-Ordynsky. ^[ref]

Arnold Escher von der Linth

Swiss geologist (1807-1872).

Born June 8th, 1807 in Zurich.

Died July 12th, 1872 at 65 years old in Zurich.

Callisto Caravario

Italian roman catholic missionary and saint (1903–1930).

Born June 8th, 1903 in Cuorgnè.

Died February 25th, 1930 at 26 years old in Liuzhou.

Edgar Itt

German sprinter.

Born June 8th, 1967 (age 59 years) in Gedern.

Billy Dawe

Canadian ice hockey player (1924-2013).

Born June 8th, 1924 in Cochrane.

Died May 20th, 2013 at 88 years old in Edmonton.

Cyril of Varna and Veliki Preslav

Bulgarian bishop (1954-2013).

Born June 8th, 1954 in Tsarev brod.

Died July 9th, 2013 at 59 years old in Varna (drowning). ^[ref]

Aldemir da Silva Junior

Brazilian sprint athlete.

Born June 8th, 1992 (age 34 years) in Niterói.

Yelena Kolesova

Soviet soldier (1920-1942).

Born June 8th, 1920.

Died September 11th, 1942 at 22 years old in Vydryca.

Gerrit Solleveld

Road bicycle racer.

Born June 8th, 1961 (age 65 years) in De Lier.

Nataliya Kobrynska

Ukrainian writer, editor (1855-1920).

Born June 8th, 1851 in Beleluia. ^[ref]

Died January 22nd, 1920 at 68 years old in Bolekhiv (typhus). ^[ref]