April 8 is the 98th (99th on leap years) day of the year. There are 267 days remaining.
- 1949 – John Madden is born.
- 1961 – Femi Taylor is born.
- 1972 – Sung Kang is born.
- 1974 – Nnedi Okorafor is born.
- 1980 – Katee Sackhoff is born.
- 1992 – Shelby Young is born.
- 1998 – Shadows of the Empire: Evolution 3 published.
- 2000 – Alfredo Alcala dies.
- 2004 – "Clone Wars Chapter 20" airs on Cartoon Network.
- 2015 – Darth Vader (2015) 4 published.
- 2022 – David Jones dies.
- 2025 – The High Republic: The Edge of Balance: Premonition published.
- 2025 – Nicky Katt dies.
