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.

Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo

Catholic bishop.

Born September 8th, 1942 (age 83 years) in Buenos Aires.

Max Blecher

Romanian writer (1909-1938).

Born September 8th, 1909 in Botoșani.

Died May 31st, 1938 at 28 years old in Roman (Pott disease).

Wilhelm Raabe

German writer (1831–1910).

Born September 8th, 1831 in Eschershausen. ^[ref]

Died November 15th, 1910 at 79 years old in Brunswick. ^[ref]

Piotr Parzyszek

Dutch football player.

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

Árpád Pusztai

Scientist, researcher.

Born September 8th, 1930 in Budapest.

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

Carl Georg Ludwig Wilhelm Weyprecht

Austrian explorer (1838-1881).

Born September 8th, 1838 in Bad König. ^[ref]

Died March 29th, 1889 at 50 years old in Michelstadt (tuberculosis). ^[ref]

Teresa Wilms Montt

Chilean writer (1893-1921).

Born September 8th, 1893 in Viña del Mar.

Died December 24th, 1921 at 28 years old in Paris.

Albert von Le Coq

German brewery owner and wine merchant (1860-1930).

Born September 8th, 1860 in Berlin.

Died April 21st, 1930 at 69 years old in Berlin. ^[ref]

Viatcheslav Moshe Kantor

Russian businessman.

Born September 8th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Moscow.

Fernanda Abreu

Brazilian recording artist, singer.

Born September 8th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Rio de Janeiro.

Léa Pool

Film director, screenwriter.

Born September 8th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Soglio.

Léon Faucher

French economist, journalist and politician (1803-1854).

Born September 8th, 1803 in Limoges.

Died December 14th, 1854 at 51 years old in Marseille (typhoid fever).

Aleksandre Chivadze

Georgian footballer (born 1955).

Born September 8th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Karachayevsk.

Denny Morrison

Canadian speed skater (born 1985).

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

Ismaël Béko Fofana

Ivorian footballer.

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

Daiya Maekawa

Japanese association football player.

Born September 8th, 1994 (age 31 years) in Hiroshima Prefecture.

R. G. Springsteen

American actor and director (1904-1989).

Born September 8th, 1904 in Tacoma.

Died December 9th, 1989 at 85 years old in Los Angeles.

Tomasz Jodłowiec

Polish footballer.

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

Martin Ponsiluoma

Swedish biathlete.

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

José Manuel Velázquez

Venezuelan footballer.

Born September 8th, 1990 (age 35 years) in Ciudad Bolívar.

Halldór Ásgrímsson

Icelandic politician (1947-2015).

Born September 8th, 1947 in Vopnafjörður.

Died May 18th, 2015 at 67 years old in Reykjavík (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Ali ibn Flais

Algerian politician (born 1944).

Born September 8th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Batna.

Marian Cozma

Romanian handball player (1982–2009).

Born September 8th, 1982 in Bucharest.

Died February 8th, 2009 at 26 years old in Veszprém (knife fight). ^[ref]

Mbulaeni Mulaudzi

South african middle distance runner (1980-2014).

Born September 8th, 1980 in Limpopo.

Died October 24th, 2014 at 34 years old in Witbank (traffic collision). ^[ref]