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September 8th

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International Literacy Day

UNESCO observance on September 8 highlighting the importance of literacy for individuals, communities, and societies, held since 1967.

international Observed September 8 each year.

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558 Notable birthdays

Elena Semikina

Russian-canadian actress and model.

Born September 8th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Chișinău.

Elena Likhovtseva

Russian tennis player.

Born September 8th, 1975 (age 50 years) in Almaty.

Natalya Meklin

Hero of the soviet union (1922-2005).

Born September 8th, 1922 in Lubny.

Died June 5th, 2005 at 82 years old in Moscow.

Giuseppina Strepponi

Italian singer (1815-1897).

Born September 8th, 1815 in Lodi.

Died November 14th, 1897 at 82 years old in Sant'Agata (pneumonia).

Hayao Kawabe

Japanese association football player.

Born September 8th, 1995 (age 30 years) in Hiroshima.

Yendi Phillips

Jamaican model.

Born September 8th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Kingston.

Gussie Moran

American tennis player.

Born September 8th, 1923 in Santa Monica.

Died January 16th, 2013 at 89 years old in Los Angeles (colorectal cancer). [ref]

Russ J Kun

Nauruan politician.

Born September 8th, 1975 (age 50 years). [ref]

Conor Henderson

Irish footballer (born 1991).

Born September 8th, 1991 (age 34 years) in Sidcup.

Sjeng Schalken

Dutch tennis player.

Born September 8th, 1976 (age 49 years) in Weert.

Marcus Siepen

German guitarist.

Born September 8th, 1968 (age 57 years) in Krefeld.

Gaetano Salvemini

Italian politician (1873–1957).

Born September 8th, 1873 in Molfetta.

Died September 6th, 1957 at 83 years old in Sorrento.

Dunja Mijatović

Expert on media law and media regulation.

Born September 8th, 1964 (age 61 years) in Sarajevo.

Alexi Grewal

Racing cyclist.

Born September 8th, 1960 (age 65 years) in Aspen.

Mekonnen Endalkachew

Politician (1928-1974).

Born September 8th, 1928 in Addis Ababa.

Died November 24th, 1974 at 46 years old in Addis Ababa.

Leandra Leal

Brazilian actress.

Born September 8th, 1982 (age 43 years) in Rio de Janeiro.

David Botstein

American biologist.

Born September 8th, 1942 in Zurich.

Died February 27th, 2026 at 83 years old in Half Moon Bay. [ref]

Marguerite Bays

Canonized catholic laywoman (1815-1879).

Born September 8th, 1815 in Siviriez. [ref]

Died June 27th, 1879 at 63 years old in Siviriez. [ref]

Halil Ergün

Turkish actor (born 1946).

Born September 8th, 1946 (age 79 years) in İznik.

Corina Smith

Venezuelan singer, model and actress..

Born September 8th, 1991 (age 34 years) in Caracas.

Denis de Rougemont

Swiss writer (1906-1985).

Born September 8th, 1906 in Couvet.

Died December 6th, 1985 at 79 years old in Geneva.

Dalbert

Brazilian association football player.

Born September 8th, 1993 (age 32 years) in Barra Mansa. [ref]

Josephine Henning

Association footballer.

Born September 8th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Trier.

Jean-Pierre Monseré

Cyclist (1948-1971).

Born September 8th, 1948 in Roeselare.

Died March 15th, 1971 at 22 years old in Lille.

Viktor Meyer

German chemist (1848-1897).

Born September 8th, 1848 in Berlin.

Died August 8th, 1897 at 48 years old in Heidelberg (cyanide poisoning).

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