Famous Birthdays on December 8

Swedish astronomer, physicist, and naturalist (1701-1744)

Norwegian writer (1832–1910)

Finnish composer (1865–1957)

Estonian philologist and Fennophile (1880–1973)

Mexican muralist (1886–1957)

Guatemalan President (1930-2016)

fifth President of the Republic of Ghana and Lawyer

American singer and poet; lead vocalist of The Doors (1943–1971)

Lithuanian politician (born 1956)

Costa Rican professional footballer and manager

Syrian general and commander of the Republican Guard

Panamanian sprinter