Girija Vyas

Indian politician.

Born July 8th, 1946 in Nathdwara.

Died May 1st, 2025 at 78 years old in Ahmedabad. ^[ref]

Jay Chattaway

American composer.

Born July 8th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Monongahela.

Dimitris Grammozis

Greek footballer and manager.

Born July 8th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Wuppertal.

Shunpei Yamazaki

Japanese inventor.

Born July 8th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Japan.

Harrison Dillard

American athlete (1923–2019).

Born July 8th, 1923 in Cleveland.

Died November 15th, 2019 at 96 years old in Cleveland (stomach cancer). ^[ref]

Sergei Ryabkov

Russian diplomat.

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

Noora Noor

Norwegian singer.

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

Gabi Novak

Croatian singer.

Born July 8th, 1936 in Berlin.

Died August 11th, 2025 at 89 years old in Zagreb. ^[ref]

Ahmed Nazif

Egyptian prime minister.

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

Carmen Mondragón

Mexican artist (1893-1978).

Born July 8th, 1893 in Tacubaya.

Died January 23rd, 1978 at 84 years old in Mexico City.

Micheline Calmy-Rey

Member of the swiss federal council.

Born July 8th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Sion.

Yarden Gerbi

Israeli judoka.

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

Erik Sorga

Estonian football player.

Born July 8th, 1999 (age 26 years) in Tallinn. ^[ref]

Medi Sadoun

French actor.

Born July 8th, 1973 (age 52 years) in Paris. ^[ref]

Paul Leni

German film director (1885–1929).

Born July 8th, 1885 in Stuttgart. ^[ref]

Died September 2nd, 1929 at 44 years old in Hollywood (sepsis). ^[ref]

Włodzimierz Krzyżanowski

Union united states army general (1824-1887).

Born July 8th, 1824 in Rożnowo, Greater Poland Voivodeship.

Died January 31st, 1887 at 62 years old in New York City.

Rakim Sanders

College basketball player.

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

Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi

Syrian theologian and philosopher (1855–1902).

Born July 8th, 1855 in Aleppo. ^[ref]

Died June 22nd, 1902 at 46 years old in Cairo. ^[ref]

Peter II, Grand Duke of Oldenburg

Grand duke of oldenburg (1827-1900).

Born July 8th, 1827 in Oldenburg.

Died June 13th, 1900 at 72 years old in Rastede.

Stella Chiweshe

Zimbabwean musician (1946–2023).

Born July 8th, 1946 in Rhodesia.

Died January 20th, 2023 at 76 years old in Harare. ^[ref]

Alexander Carlisle

British naval architect (1854-1926).

Born July 8th, 1854 in Bibi Breijman.

Died March 5th, 1926 at 71 years old in London.

Donatella Rettore

Italian singer-songwriter and actress.

Born July 8th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Castelfranco Veneto. ^[ref]

Gwendolyn B. Bennett

American writer (1902–1981).

Born July 8th, 1902 in Giddings.

Died May 31st, 1981 at 78 years old in Reading.

Archibald Reiss

Forensic scientist (1875-1929).

Born July 8th, 1875 in Hausach.

Died August 7th, 1929 at 54 years old in Belgrade.

Petr Ufimtsev

Soviet mathematician and physicist.

Born July 8th, 1931 (age 94 years) in Ust-Charyshskaya Pristan.