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503 Notable birthdays

Victor Bulwer-Lytton, 2nd Earl of Lytton

British politician and colonial administrator (1876-1947).

Born August 9th, 1876 in Shimla.

Died October 25th, 1947 at 71 years old in Exeter.

Michael Stasinopoulos

Greek politician, former president of the hellenic republic (1903–2002).

Born August 9th, 1903 in Messini.

Died October 31st, 2002 at 99 years old in Athens.

Anne Wiggins Brown

American singer (1912–2009).

Born August 9th, 1912 in Baltimore.

Died March 13th, 2009 at 96 years old in Oslo (disease). [ref]

Frank M. Robinson

American science fiction writer (1926-2014).

Born August 9th, 1926 in Chicago.

Died June 30th, 2014 at 87 years old in San Francisco.

Zhengzhang Shangfang

Chinese linguist (1933–2018).

Born August 9th, 1933 in Yongzhong Subdistrict.

Died May 19th, 2018 at 84 years old in Wenzhou. [ref]

Alessandro Murgia

Italian association football player.

Born August 9th, 1996 (age 29 years) in Rome.

Gaizka Toquero

Spanish footballer.

Born August 9th, 1984 (age 41 years) in Vitoria-Gasteiz.

Sarala Debi

Indian odia-language writer.

Born August 9th, 1904 in Jagatsinghpur district. [ref]

Died October 4th, 1986 at 82 years old [ref]

Ferenc Fricsay

(1914–1963) hungarian musician.

Born August 9th, 1914 in Budapest.

Died February 20th, 1963 at 48 years old in Basel (stomach cancer).

Nabeel Shaath

Palestinian politician.

Born August 9th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Safed.

Kim Brennan

Australian rower.

Born August 9th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Melbourne.

Caio Canedo

Association football player.

Born August 9th, 1990 (age 35 years) in Volta Redonda.

Jean Lorrain

French symbolist poet and novelist (1855–1906).

Born August 9th, 1855 in Fécamp.

Died June 30th, 1906 at 50 years old in Paris (peritonitis).

Gabriel Suazo

Chilean soccer player.

Born August 9th, 1997 (age 28 years) in Santiago.

Prince Antônio Gastão of Brazil

Brazilian imperial and royal (1881–1918).

Born August 9th, 1881 in Paris.

Died November 29th, 1918 at 37 years old in Edmonton.

Joseph Locke

English civil engineer (1805-1860).

Born August 9th, 1805 in Attercliffe.

Died September 18th, 1860 at 55 years old

Dorothy Jordan

American actress (1906-1988).

Born August 9th, 1906 in Clarksville.

Died December 7th, 1988 at 82 years old in Los Angeles.

Harold Johnson

American boxer (1928-2015).

Born August 9th, 1928 in Philadelphia.

Died February 19th, 2015 at 86 years old in Philadelphia.

Muazzez Ersoy

Turkish singer (born 1958).

Born August 9th, 1958 (age 67 years) in Uzunköprü.

Noizi Ito

Japanese female illustrator.

Born August 9th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Kakogawa.

Luca Filippi

Italian racecar driver.

Born August 9th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Savigliano.

Winrich Kolbe

American film director.

Born August 9th, 1940 in Germany.

Died September 23rd, 2012 at 72 years old [ref]

Petra Pau

German politician.

Born August 9th, 1963 (age 62 years) in Berlin.

Marat Khusnullin

Russian politician, deputy prime minister of russia.

Born August 9th, 1966 (age 59 years) in Kazan. [ref]

Alina Harnasko

Belarusian rhythmic gymnast.

Born August 9th, 2001 (age 24 years) in Minsk.

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