Tuesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
January 8 2008
Actor · 1949–2026
Days lived
28,282
Philosopher · 1601–1658
Days lived
21,152
Australian tennis player · b. 1972
Days alive
13,150
YouTube personality · 1905–1997
Days lived
33,909
German tennis player · b. 1987
Days alive
7,671
weightlifter · b. 1983
Days alive
9,132
actor · 1947–2016
Days lived
25,205
Spanish association football player · b. 1986
Days alive
8,036
Belgian drummer · b. 1975
Days alive
12,054
French painter and journalist (1901-2003) · 1901–2003
Days lived
37,497
German chess player · b. 1985
Days alive
8,401
film actor · 1935–1977
Days lived
15,562
Spanish artist · b. 1957
Days alive
18,628
actor · 1910–1998
Days lived
32,215
German photographer · b. 1949
Days alive
21,550
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actor · 1941–1989
Days lived
17,802
actor · 1905–1986
Days lived
29,941
Japanese fashion designer (1926-2022) · 1926–2022
Days lived
35,280
German-Argentine chess player · 1914–1981
Days lived
24,781
German actor · b. 1980
Days alive
10,228
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actor · b. 1984
Days alive
8,767
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Actor · b. 1965
Days alive
15,706
American female tennis player · b. 1990
Days alive
6,575
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professional baseball player · b. 1971
Days alive
13,515
politician · 1885–1945
Days lived
22,093
Dutch baseball player · b. 1949
Days alive
21,550
Honduran footballer · b. 1986
Days alive
8,036
Oscar Winners · 1912–1992
Days lived
29,239
Notable Trials · 1904–1948
Days lived
16,218
Actor · b. 1996
Days alive
4,384
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politician · b. 1984
Days alive
8,767
actor · 1901–1971
Days lived
25,600
field hockey player (1913–1996) · 1913–1996
Days lived
30,530
writer · 1899–1988
Days lived
32,833
association football player · b. 1998
Days alive
3,653
British sculptor (born 1964) · b. 1964
Days alive
16,072
German racewalker · b. 1977
Days alive
11,323
Hungarian water polo player · b. 1983
Days alive
9,132
actor · b. 2000
Days alive
2,923
writer · 1863–1915
Days lived
19,273
Russian chess player and coach (1924-1984) · 1924–1984
Days lived
22,071
Thai Royal, daughter of Rama X and badminton player · b. 1987
Days alive
7,671
Artist · b. 1967
Days alive
14,976
singer-songwriter · b. 1964
Days alive
16,072
writer · 1923–2018
Days lived
34,808
rapper · b. 1981
Days alive
9,862
football player · b. 1991
Days alive
6,210
Theoretical Physicist, Cosmologist, Author · 1942–2018
Days lived
27,825
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football player · b. 1979
Days alive
10,593
German zoologist (1891–1944) executed by the Nazis · 1891–1944
Days lived
19,528
chemist · 1891–1957
Days lived
24,138
Russian scientist · 1940–2019
Days lived
28,904
American actress (1942–2022) · 1942–2022
Days lived
29,230
Notable people alive on this date, sorted by most days lived (top 20).
Notable animals alive on this date.
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Notable books already in print.
Films already out by this date.
American football player · b. 1891
Days alive
42,646
Western lowland gorilla · 1971–2018
Days lived
17,153
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
61,734
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
71,203
Crime/Drama Film · b. 1972
Days since release
13,074
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