Person in history
Sara Takanashi
Sara Takanashi, Japanese ski jumper
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1996 · October 8
- Age this year
- 30No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 30th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Sara Takanashi, Japanese ski jumper
Why this date
Sara Takanashi appears on our October 8 calendar for 1996 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1996.
- July 18Saguenay flood
- May 11ValuJet Flight 592
- June 15The Troubles
- December 29Guatemala
- November 7NASA
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1996Ross ColtonSeptember 11
- 1996Colin FordSeptember 12
- 1996Batuhan Altıntaş (footballer)March 14
- 1996Adin HillMay 11
- 1996Faker (gamer)May 7
- 1996MyKayla SkinnerDecember 9
- 1996Esteban OconSeptember 17
- 1996Sigrid (singer)September 5
Sources
Cite this page
“Sara Takanashi”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/sara-takanashi, accessed October 26, 2026.
Cite the underlying source as well — the source links above go to the record this entry is adapted from.
Questions about Sara Takanashi
When was Sara Takanashi born?
October 8 1996.
How old would Sara Takanashi be today?
30 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on October 8?
Camila Rossi, Sara Sorribes Tormo, Angus T. Jones and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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