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497 Notable birthdays

Kenneth O. May

American mathematician (1915–1977).

Born July 8th, 1915 in Portland.

Died December 1st, 1977 at 62 years old in Toronto.

Ulrich Wehling

East german nordic combined skier.

Born July 8th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Halle (Saale).

Albert Langen

German publisher (1869-1909).

Born July 8th, 1869 in Antwerp.

Died April 30th, 1909 at 39 years old in Munich.

Seo Hyang-Soon

South korean archer.

Born July 8th, 1967 (age 58 years) in Gwangju.

Gabriel Valentin

Physiologist (1810-1883).

Born July 8th, 1810 in Wrocław.

Died May 24th, 1883 at 72 years old in Bern.

Adalberto Martínez Flores

Paraguayan archbishop.

Born July 8th, 1951 (age 74 years) in Asunción.

Andrei Mezin

Belarusian ice hockey player.

Born July 8th, 1974 (age 51 years) in Chelyabinsk. [ref]

Christel Goltz

Singer (1912–2008).

Born July 8th, 1912 in Dortmund.

Died November 15th, 2008 at 96 years old in Baden.

Lisa Powell

Field hockey player.

Born July 8th, 1970 (age 55 years) in Sydney.

Wang Liping

Female chinese race walker.

Born July 8th, 1976 (age 49 years) in Fengcheng.

Kai Pahlman

Finnish footballer (1935-2013).

Born July 8th, 1935 in Helsinki.

Died March 8th, 2013 at 77 years old

Jules Adler

French painter (1865–1952).

Born July 8th, 1865 in Luxeuil-les-Bains. [ref]

Died June 11th, 1952 at 86 years old in Nogent-sur-Marne, Maison Nationale des Artistes.

Augustin Chantrel

French footballer (1906-1956).

Born July 8th, 1908 in Mers-les-Bains. [ref]

Died September 4th, 1956 at 48 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Frederick W. True

American biologist, mammalogist and curator (1858-1914).

Born July 8th, 1858 in Middletown.

Died June 25th, 1914 at 55 years old

Urmas Rooba

Estonian footballer (born 1978).

Born July 8th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Roosna-Alliku Rural Municipality.

Mike Phiromphorn

Thai singer from isan (northeastern) region.

Born July 8th, 1966 (age 59 years) in Kumphawapi.

Roberta Bianconi

Italian water polo player.

Born July 8th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Rapallo.

Triin Aljand

Estonian swimmer (born 1985).

Born July 8th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Tallinn.

Marceli Handelsman

Polish historian (1882-1945).

Born July 8th, 1882 in Warsaw. [ref]

Died March 20th, 1945 at 62 years old in Mittelbau-Dora concentration camp. [ref]

Julius Jaenzon

Swedish cinematographer (1885-1961).

Born July 8th, 1885 in Haga parish.

Died February 17th, 1961 at 75 years old in Oscar Parish.

Gennadios Zervós

Greek orthodox archbishop (1937-2020).

Born July 8th, 1937 in Kremasti. [ref]

Died October 16th, 2020 at 83 years old in Venice. [ref]

Josef Hora

Czech poet, literary theorist, politic writer and translator (1891–1945).

Born July 8th, 1891 in Dobříň. [ref]

Died June 21st, 1945 at 53 years old in Fakultní nemocnice Královské Vinohrady (encephalitis, brain atrophy, bronchopneumonia). [ref]

Olesya Forsheva

Russian sprinter.

Born July 8th, 1979 (age 46 years) in Nizhny Tagil.

Primo Zeglio

Italian film director (1906–1984).

Born July 8th, 1906 in Buronzo.

Died November 6th, 1984 at 78 years old in Rome.

Luis González-Brabo y López de Arjona

Spanish journalist and politician (1811-1871).

Born July 8th, 1811 in Cádiz.

Died September 1st, 1871 at 60 years old in Biarritz.

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