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August 9th

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503 Notable birthdays

Brett Hull

Canadian-american ice hockey player.

Born August 9th, 1964 (age 61 years) in Belleville.

Philip Larkin

English writer, jazz critic and librarian (1922-1985).

Born August 9th, 1922 in Coventry.

Died December 2nd, 1985 at 63 years old in Kingston upon Hull (esophageal cancer).

Ralph Hasenhüttl

Austrian association football manager and former player.

Born August 9th, 1967 (age 58 years) in Graz.

Tove Jansson

Finnish children's writer and illustrator (1914–2001).

Born August 9th, 1914 in Helsinki, Helsingborg.

Died June 27th, 2001 at 86 years old in Helsinki (lung cancer).

John Kiriakou

Us whistleblower and counter-terrorism consultant.

Born August 9th, 1964 (age 61 years) in Sharon.

Hong Jin-young

South korean trot singer, actress, and entertainer..

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

Jason Heyward

American professional baseball player.

Born August 9th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Ridgewood.

Daniela Denby-Ashe

British actress.

Born August 9th, 1978 (age 47 years) in London, London Borough of Brent.

Djed Spence

English association football player.

Born August 9th, 2000 (age 25 years) in London.

Robert Aldrich

American film director, screenwriter and producer (1918–1983).

Born August 9th, 1918 in Cranston.

Died December 5th, 1983 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (kidney failure).

Juanes

Colombian musician (born 1972).

Born August 9th, 1972 (age 53 years) in Medellín, Carolina del Príncipe.

Dipa Karmakar

Indian artistic gymnast.

Born August 9th, 1993 (age 32 years) in Agartala. [ref]

Kurtis Blow

American rapper.

Born August 9th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Harlem.

John Key

Prime minister of new zealand from 2008 to 2016.

Born August 9th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Auckland.

Rod Brind'Amour

Canadian ice hockey player and coach.

Born August 9th, 1970 (age 55 years) in Ottawa.

Mack 10

American rapper and actor.

Born August 9th, 1971 (age 54 years) in Inglewood.

Jes Macallan

American actress.

Born August 9th, 1982 (age 43 years) in Sarasota.

Khadim Hussain Rizvi

Pakistani muslim scholar and politician.

Born August 9th, 1966 in Pindigheb. [ref]

Died November 19th, 2020 at 54 years old in Lahore. [ref]

Arlo Parks

British singer.

Born August 9th, 2000 (age 25 years) in London.

Leonid Kuchma

The second president of ukraine.

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

Mário Zagallo

Brazilian footballer (1931–2024).

Born August 9th, 1931 in Atalaia.

Died January 5th, 2024 at 92 years old in Rio de Janeiro (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]

John S. McCain

United states navy admiral (1884-1945).

Born August 9th, 1884 in Carroll County.

Died September 6th, 1945 at 61 years old in San Diego (myocardial infarction).

Kim Hyang-gi

South korean actress.

Born August 9th, 2000 (age 25 years) in Heukseok-dong.

Liz Vassey

American actress.

Born August 9th, 1972 (age 53 years) in Raleigh.

Mikaël Silvestre

French footballer (born 1977).

Born August 9th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Chambray-lès-Tours.

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