Oszkár Gerde

Hungarian fencer (1883-1944).

Born July 8th, 1883 in Budapest.

Died October 8th, 1944 at 61 years old in Mauthausen concentration camp.

Jasmin Glaesser

Canadian track racing cyclist.

Born July 8th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Paderborn.

Vladimir Belokurov

Soviet actor (1904—1973).

Born July 8th, 1904 in Tübän Oslan.

Died January 28th, 1973 at 68 years old in Moscow.

John Arthur Thomson

Scottish naturalist (1861–1933).

Born July 8th, 1861 in Saltoun.

Died February 12th, 1933 at 71 years old in Limpsfield.

Manuel Alvar

Spanish dialectologist, romanist and hispanist (1923–2001).

Born July 8th, 1923 in Benicarló.

Died August 13th, 2001 at 78 years old in Madrid.

François Laurent

Luxembourgian historian (1810-1887).

Born July 8th, 1810 in Luxembourg.

Died February 11th, 1887 at 76 years old in Ghent.

Petar Šegedin

Croatian writer (1909–1998).

Born July 8th, 1909 in Korčula.

Died September 1st, 1998 at 89 years old in Zagreb.

Jorge Arcas

Spanish cyclist.

Born July 8th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Sabiñánigo.

Marcel Pinel

French footballer (1908–1968).

Born July 8th, 1908 in Honfleur.

Died March 18th, 1968 at 59 years old in Honfleur.

Yusuke Tasaka

Japanese association football player.

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

Emanuele Abate

Hurdler.

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

Ferenc Kocsis

Hungarian wrestler.

Born July 8th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Budapest.

Yousuf Hussain

Emirati footballer.

Born July 8th, 1965 (age 60 years) in United Arab Emirates.

Eberhard Wächter

Austrian baritone (1929–1992).

Born July 8th, 1929 in Vienna.

Died March 29th, 1992 at 62 years old in Vienna (myocardial infarction).

Baldur Preiml

Austrian ski jumper.

Born July 8th, 1939 in Greifenburg.

Died January 27th, 2025 at 85 years old in Spittal an der Drau. ^[ref]

Andreas Schröder

East german wrestler.

Born July 8th, 1960 (age 65 years) in Jena.

Sébastien Nadot

French historian, writer and politician.

Born July 8th, 1972 (age 53 years) in Fleurance.

Yelyzaveta Mereshko

Ukrainian paralympic swimmer.

Born July 8th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Kherson. ^[ref]

Christina Heinich

East german sprinter.

Born July 8th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Leipzig.

Maria Wine

Swedish writer (1912–2003).

Born July 8th, 1912 in Copenhagen.

Died April 22nd, 2003 at 90 years old in Råsunda church parish.

Carmine Preziosi

Road bicycle racer.

Born July 8th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Sant'Angelo all'Esca.

Kelly Kryczka

Canadian synchronized swimmer.

Born July 8th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Calgary.

Kaoru Takayama

Japanese association football player.

Born July 8th, 1988 (age 37 years) in Kawasaki.

Jochem Dobber

Dutch sprinter.

Born July 8th, 1997 (age 28 years) in Santpoort-Zuid. ^[ref]

Ieva Kubliņa

Latvian basketball player.

Born July 8th, 1982 (age 43 years) in Riga.