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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

Kirill Nababkin

Russian football player, defender.

Born September 8th, 1986 (age 39 years) in Moscow.

Johan Dahlin

Swedish association football player.

Born September 8th, 1986 (age 39 years) in Trollhättan.

Lynn Abbey

American writer.

Born September 8th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Peekskill.

Lydia Kavina

Russian musician.

Born September 8th, 1967 (age 58 years) in Moscow.

Aldo Castellani

Italian bacteriologist (1874–1971).

Born September 8th, 1874 in Florence.

Died October 3rd, 1971 at 97 years old in Lisbon.

Solène Rigot

French actress.

Born September 8th, 1992 (age 33 years) in Paris.

Želimir Žilnik

Serbian film director (born 1942).

Born September 8th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Crveni Krst concentration camp.

Braulio Luna

Mexican footballer.

Born September 8th, 1974 (age 51 years) in Mexico City.

Andrés Cunha

Uruguayan association football referee.

Born September 8th, 1976 (age 49 years) in Montevideo. [ref]

Blair Adams

British footballer (born 1991).

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

Joan Carrillo Milán

Spanish football manager.

Born September 8th, 1968 (age 57 years) in Monistrol de Montserrat.

Batszewa Dagan

Polish-born israeli holocaust survivor, educator, author, and speaker (1925-2024).

Born September 8th, 1925 in Łódź.

Died January 25th, 2024 at 98 years old in Bat Yam.

Rémi Brague

French philosopher.

Born September 8th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Paris.

Michael Joseph Bransfield

American roman-catholic priest, bishop.

Born September 8th, 1943 in Philadelphia.

Died May 7th, 2026 at 82 years old [ref]

William Vance

Belgian comics artist (1935-2018).

Born September 8th, 1935 in Anderlecht, Brussels.

Died May 14th, 2018 at 82 years old in Santander (Parkinson's disease). [ref]

Elmer Thomas

American politician (1876–1965).

Born September 8th, 1876 in Greencastle.

Died September 19th, 1965 at 89 years old in Lawton.

Gianni Brera

Italian journalist and writer (1919-1992).

Born September 8th, 1919 in San Zenone al Po.

Died December 19th, 1992 at 73 years old in Codogno (traffic collision).

Alexander Hack

German footballer.

Born September 8th, 1993 (age 32 years) in Memmingen.

Yehoshua Bar-Hillel

Israeli philosopher, mathematician, and linguist (1915-1975).

Born September 8th, 1915 in Vienna. [ref]

Died September 25th, 1975 at 60 years old in Jerusalem.

Wilbur Ware

American jazz musician (1923-1979).

Born September 8th, 1923 in Chicago.

Died September 9th, 1979 at 56 years old in Philadelphia (pulmonary emphysema).

Reinbert de Leeuw

Dutch conductor (1938–2020).

Born September 8th, 1938 in Amsterdam.

Died February 14th, 2020 at 81 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]

Ruth Elder

American pilot and actress (1902–1977).

Born September 8th, 1902 in Anniston.

Died October 9th, 1977 at 75 years old in San Francisco.

Refik Saydam

Prime minister of turkey (1881–1942).

Born September 8th, 1881 in Istanbul.

Died July 8th, 1942 at 60 years old in Istanbul.

Árpád Pusztai

Scientist, researcher.

Born September 8th, 1930 in Budapest.

Died December 17th, 2021 at 91 years old in Aberdeen. [ref]

Takaya Hashi

Japanese voice actor an stage actor.

Born September 8th, 1952 in Tokyo.

Died August 27th, 2025 at 72 years old (myocardial infarction). [ref]

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