Today's birthdays:
| Jerold Wells born | 8 August 1908 |
| Keith Barron born | 8 August 1934 |
| Igor Efimov born | 8 August 1937 |
Today's anniversaries:
| The Adventure of the Norwood Builder starring Hector | 8 August 1936 |
| The Great Game starring Cumberbatch | 8 August 2010 |
| Reichenbach Falls starring Miller | 8 August 2019 |