December 8th, 2065	Birth	Horace, Roman poet (died in 8 BC)
December 8th, 2007	Death	Gerardo Garcia Pimentel, Mexican journalist
December 8th, 2006	Death	Martha Tilton, American singer (born in 1915)
December 8th, 2006	Death	Jose Uribe, Dominican baseball player (born in 1959)
December 8th, 2005	Event	Ante Gotovina, Croatian army general accused of war crimes, is captured in the Playa de las Americas, Tenerife by the Spanish police.
December 8th, 2005	Death	Georgiy Zhzhonov, Russian actor and author (born in 1915)
December 8th, 2004	Event	The Cuzco Declaration is signed in Cuzco, Peru, establishing the South American Community of Nations.
December 8th, 2004	Death	Dimebag Darrell (Darrell Abbott), American guitarist (Pantera, Damageplan) (born in 1966)
December 8th, 2003	Death	Ruben Gonzalez, Cuban pianist (Buena Vista Social Club) (born in 1919)
December 8th, 2002	Event	The Caribbean Community Heads of Government meet with the Government of Cuba and declare the date to be "CARICOM-Cuba Day"To celebrate diplomatic ties between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Cuba.

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