January 8 in History

January 8 is the birthday of Zach Charbonnet (2001) and the anniversary of the death of Adan Canto (2024). Below are famous birthdays, deaths for January 8, plus editor's picks and genealogy records.

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Famous people born on January 8

2001
Zach Charbonnet
American football player (born 2001)
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2000
Noah Cyrus
American singer and actress (born 2000)
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1999
Ignas Brazdeikis
Lithuanian-Canadian basketball player (born 1999)
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1999
Damiano David
Italian singer and songwriter (born 1999)
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1998
Tony Bradley (basketball)
American basketball player (born 1998)
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1995
Ryan Destiny
American actress, singer and songwriter (born 1995)
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1994
Glenn Robinson III
American basketball player (born 1994)
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1993
William Karlsson
Swedish ice hockey player (born 1993)
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1993
Sophie Pascoe
New Zealand Paralympic swimmer
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1992
Stefanie Dolson
American basketball player (born 1992)
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1992
Koke (footballer, born 1992)
Spanish footballer
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1992
Valkyrae
American online streamer and YouTuber (born 1992)
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1991
Josh Hazlewood
Australian cricketer (born 1991)
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1991
Stefan Johansen
Norwegian footballer (born 1991)
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1991
Stefan Savić
Montenegrin footballer (born 1991)
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1991
Greg Smith (basketball, born 1991)
American basketball player (born 1991)
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1990
Blair Walsh
American football player (born 1990)
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1989
Aaron Cruden
New Zealand rugby union player (born 1989)
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1988
Adrián López
Spanish footballer (born 1988)
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1988
Michael Mancienne
Seychellois footballer (born 1988)
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1988
Alex Tyus
American-Israeli basketball player
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1987
Chris Douglas-Roberts
American basketball player (born 1987)
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1987
Cynthia Erivo
British actress and singer (born 1987)
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1987
Freddie Stroma
British actor (born 1987)
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1984
Jeff Francoeur
American baseball player (born 1984)
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Famous people who died on January 8

2024
Adan Canto (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Mexican actor (1981–2024)
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2022
Michael Lang (producer) (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American concert promoter and record producer (1944–2022)
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2020
Buck Henry (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American actor (1930–2020)
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2017
Nicolai Gedda (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Swedish operatic tenor (1925–2017)
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2017
James Mancham (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
President of Seychelles
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2017
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
President of Iran from 1989 to 1997
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2017
Peter Sarstedt (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
British singer-songwriter (1941–2017)
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2016
Maria Teresa de Filippis (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Italian racing driver (1926–2016)
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2016
German Moreno (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Filipino television host, actor, comedian, and talent manager (1933–2016)
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2015
Andraé Crouch (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American gospel singer, songwriter, and choir leader (1942–2015)
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2015
Kep Enderby (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Australian politician (1926–2015)
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2015
Patsy Garrett (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American actress and singer (1921–2015)
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2014
Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Dutch swimmer (1925–2014)
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2014
Antonino Roman (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Filipino politician (1939–2014)
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2013
Kenojuak Ashevak (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Inuk artist (1927–2013)
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2012
Dave Alexander (blues musician) (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American Texas blues singer and pianist (1938–2012)
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2012
T. J. Hamblin (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
British academic (1943–2012)
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2012
Alexis Weissenberg (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Bulgarian-born French pianist
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2011
Jiří Dienstbier (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Czech politician and journalist
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2011
Thorbjørn Svenssen (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Norwegian footballer (1924–2011)
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2010
Art Clokey (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American animator (1921–2010)
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2009
Lasantha Wickrematunge (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Sri Lankan journalist (1958–2009)
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2008
George Moore (jockey) (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Australian champion jockey
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2007
Jane Bolin (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American judge (1908–2007)
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2007
Arthur Cockfield, Baron Cockfield (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
British politician (1916–2007)
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