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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

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]

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]

Piotr Parzyszek

Dutch football player.

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

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]

Ismaël Béko Fofana

Ivorian footballer.

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

Denny Morrison

Canadian speed skater (born 1985).

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

Fernanda Abreu

Brazilian recording artist, singer.

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

Tomasz Jodłowiec

Polish footballer.

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

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.

José Manuel Velázquez

Venezuelan footballer.

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

Mirjam Bikker

Dutch politician (born 1982).

Born September 8th, 1982 (age 43 years) in Gouda. [ref]

Aleksandre Chivadze

Georgian footballer (born 1955).

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

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).

Daiya Maekawa

Japanese association football player.

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

Ali ibn Flais

Algerian politician (born 1944).

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

Ćamila Mičijević

Croatian handball player.

Born September 8th, 1994 (age 31 years) in Heidenheim an der Brenz.

Martin Chrien

Slovak footballer.

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

Daler Nazarov

Tajikistani musician.

Born September 8th, 1959 (age 66 years) in Dushanbe.

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.

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]

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]

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]

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