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February 8 in recent years

February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 326 days remain until the end of the year (327 in leap years).

Events

Pre-1600

1601–1900

1901–present

Births

Pre-1600

1601–1900

1901–present

  • 1902 – Demchugdongrub, Mongol prince and politician, head of state of Mengjiang (d. 1966)
  • 1903 – Greta Keller, Austrian-American singer and actress (d. 1977)
  • 1903 – Tunku Abdul Rahman, 1st Prime Minister of Malaysia (d. 1990)
  • 1906Chester Carlson, American physicist and lawyer, invented Xerography (d. 1968)
  • 1909 – Elisabeth Murdoch, Australian philanthropist (d. 2012)
  • 1911Elizabeth Bishop, American poet and author (d. 1979)
  • 1913Betty Field, American actress (d. 1973)
  • 1913 – Danai Stratigopoulou, Greek singer-songwriter (d. 2009)
  • 1914Bill Finger, American author and screenwriter, co-created Batman (d. 1974)
  • 1915Georges Guétary, Egyptian-French singer, dancer, and actor (d. 1997)
  • 1918 – Freddie Blassie, American wrestler and manager (d. 2003)
  • 1921 – Barney Danson, Canadian colonel and politician, 21st Canadian Minister of National Defence (d. 2011)
  • 1921 – Nexhmije Hoxha, Albanian politician (d. 2020)
  • 1921 – Balram Singh Rai, Guyanese politician, 1st Minister of Home Affairs (d. 2022)
  • 1921 – Lana Turner, American actress (d. 1995)
  • 1922Audrey Meadows, American actress and banker (d. 1996)
  • 1925Jack Lemmon, American actor (d. 2001)
  • 1926Neal Cassady, American author and poet (d. 1968)
  • 1926 – Birgitte Reimer, Danish film actress (d. 2021)
  • 1930Alejandro Rey, Argentinian-American actor and director (d. 1987)
  • 1931James Dean, American actor (d. 1955)
  • 1931 – Shadia, Egyptian actress and singer (d. 2017)
  • 1932Cliff Allison, English racing driver and businessman (d. 2005)
  • 1932 – John Williams, American pianist, composer, and conductor
  • 1933 – Elly Ameling, Dutch soprano
  • 1937 – Joe Raposo, American pianist and composer (d. 1989)
  • 1937 – Harry Wu, Chinese human rights activist (d. 2016)
  • 1939 – Jose Maria Sison, Filipino activist and theorist (d. 2022)
  • 1940 – Sophie Lihau-Kanza, Congolese politician (d. 1999)
  • 1940 – Ted Koppel, English-American journalist
  • 1941Nick Nolte, American actor and producer
  • 1941 – Tom Rush, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
  • 1941 – Jagjit Singh, Indian singer-songwriter (d. 2011)
  • 1942Robert Klein, American comedian, actor, and singer
  • 1942 – Terry Melcher, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2004)
  • 1943 – Creed Bratton, American actor and musician
  • 1943 – Valerie Thomas, American scientist and inventor
  • 1944Roger Lloyd-Pack, English actor (d. 2014)
  • 1944 – Sebastião Salgado, Brazilian photographer and journalist
  • 1948Dan Seals, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2009)
  • 1949Brooke Adams, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1949 – Niels Arestrup, French actor, director, and screenwriter
  • 1952Marinho Chagas, Brazilian footballer and coach (d. 2014)
  • 1953Mary Steenburgen, American actress
  • 1955John Grisham, American lawyer and author
  • 1955 – Jim Neidhart, American wrestler (d. 2018)
  • 1956Marques Johnson, American basketball player and sportscaster
  • 1957Karine Chemla, French historian of mathematics and sinologist
  • 1958 – Sherri Martel, American wrestler and manager (d. 2007)
  • 1958 – Marina Silva, Brazilian environmentalist and politician
  • 1959 – Henry Czerny, Canadian actor
  • 1959 – Heinz Gunthardt, Swiss tennis player
  • 1959 – Andrew Hoy, Australian equestrian rider
  • 1959 – Mauricio Macri, Argentinian businessman and politician, President of Argentina
  • 1960Benigno Aquino III, Filipino politician, 15th President of the Philippines (d. 2021)
  • 1960 – Dino Ciccarelli, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1961Vince Neil, American singer-songwriter and actor
  • 1963Mohammad Azharuddin, Indian cricketer and politician
  • 1964Arlie Petters, Belizean-American mathematical physicist and academic
  • 1964 – Santosh Sivan, Indian director, cinematographer, producer, and actor
  • 1964 – Trinny Woodall, English fashion designer and author
  • 1966 – Kirk Muller, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
  • 1966 – Hristo Stoichkov, Bulgarian footballer and manager
  • 1967 – Michael Ansley, American basketball player
  • 1968Gary Coleman, American actor (d. 2010)
  • 1969Pauly Fuemana, New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2010)
  • 1969 – Mary Robinette Kowal, American puppeteer and author
  • 1969 – Mary McCormack, American actress and producer
  • 1970Stephanie Courtney, American actress and comedian
  • 1970 – John Filan, Australian footballer and coach
  • 1970 – Alonzo Mourning, American basketball player and executive
  • 1971 – Aidy Boothroyd, English footballer and manager
  • 1971 – Mika Karppinen, Swedish-Finnish drummer and songwriter
  • 1971 – Susan Misner, American actress
  • 1972 – Big Show, American wrestler and actor
  • 1973 – Michelle Brogan, Australian basketball player
  • 1974Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, French musician, singer, composer, and record producer
  • 1974 – Seth Green, American actor, voice artist, comedian, producer, writer, and director
  • 1974 – Joshua Morrow, American actor
  • 1974 – Kimbo Slice, Bahamian-American mixed martial artist (d. 2016)
  • 1976Khaled Mashud, Bangladeshi cricketer
  • 1976 – Nicolas Vouilloz, French rally driver and mountain biker
  • 1977Dave Farrell, American musician and songwriter
  • 1977 – Roman Kostomarov, Russian ice dancer
  • 1978Ranveer Brar, Indian chef, author, restauranteur, and television personality
  • 1978 – Mick de Brenni, Australian politician
  • 1979 – Aaron Cook, American baseball player
  • 1980William Jackson Harper, American actor
  • 1981Steve Gohouri, Ivorian footballer (d. 2015)
  • 1981 – Myriam Montemayor Cruz, Mexican singer
  • 1981 – Jim Parrack, American actor
  • 1983Jermaine Anderson, Canadian basketball player
  • 1983 – Cory Jane, New Zealand rugby player
  • 1984Sean Bergenheim, Finnish ice hockey player
  • 1984 – Cecily Strong, American actress
  • 1984 – Panagiotis Vasilopoulos, Greek basketball player
  • 1985 – Petra Cetkovská, Czech tennis player
  • 1985 – Jeremy Davis, American bass player and songwriter
  • 1985 – Félix Pie, Dominican baseball player
  • 1985 – Brian Randle, American basketball player and coach
  • 1986Anderson .Paak, American singer, songwriter, rapper, and record producer
  • 1987Javi García, Spanish footballer
  • 1987 – Carolina Kostner, Italian figure skater
  • 1989 – Zac Guildford, New Zealand rugby player
  • 1989 – JaJuan Johnson, American basketball player
  • 1989 – Julio Jones, American football player
  • 1989 – Brendan Smith, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1989 – Courtney Vandersloot, American-Hungarian basketball player
  • 1990Bethany Hamilton, American surfer
  • 1990 – Klay Thompson, American basketball player
  • 1991 – Nam Woo-hyun, South Korean singer
  • 1992 – Bruno Martins Indi, Portuguese-Dutch footballer
  • 1994Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Turkish footballer
  • 1994 – Nikki Yanofsky, Canadian singer-songwriter
  • 1995 – Gabriel Deck, Argentine basketball player
  • 1995 – Joshua Kimmich, German footballer
  • 1996 – Kenedy, Brazilian footballer
  • 1996 – Leighton Vander Esch, American football player
  • 1997 – Kathryn Newton, American actress
  • 1998 – Rui Hachimura, Japanese basketball player

Deaths

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Holidays and observances

See also

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