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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

Arthur Wahl

American chemist (1917–2006).

Born September 8th, 1917 in Des Moines.

Died March 6th, 2006 at 88 years old in Santa Fe (pneumonia).

Sergei Gaidukevich

Belarusian politician.

Born September 8th, 1954 (age 71 years) in Minsk.

Kristian Kjelling

Norwegian handball player.

Born September 8th, 1980 (age 45 years) in Oslo.

Peter Kauzer

Slovenian slalom kayaker.

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

Jacky Munaron

Belgian footballer.

Born September 8th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Namur.

Jervis Drummond

Costa rican footballer.

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

Izzat Artykov

Kyrgyz weightlifter.

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

Luigi Pieroni

Belgian footballer.

Born September 8th, 1980 (age 45 years) in Liège.

Ğäbdelxäy Äxätef

Soviet tatar linguist (1927-1986).

Born September 8th, 1927 in İske Ayman.

Died November 25th, 1986 at 59 years old in Naberezhnye Chelny.

Bartolomé Calatayud

Majorcan composer and guitarist musician (1882–1973).

Born September 8th, 1882 in Palma.

Died April 11th, 1979 at 96 years old in Palma.

Percy John Heawood

British mathematician (1861–1955).

Born September 8th, 1861 in Newport.

Died January 24th, 1955 at 93 years old in Durham.

Tess Osonye Onwueme

Nigerian writer.

Born September 8th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Ogwashi-Uku.

Esther Takeuchi

American chemical engineer and materials scientist.

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

Jerzy Radziwilowicz

Polish actor.

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

Teruyuki Moniwa

Japanese association football player.

Born September 8th, 1981 (age 44 years) in Atsugi.

Franciszek Gągor

Polish general (1951-2010).

Born September 8th, 1951 in Koniuszowa.

Died April 10th, 2010 at 58 years old in Smolensk (Smolensk air disaster).

Lana Marconi

Romanian-french actor.

Born September 8th, 1917 in Bucharest.

Died December 8th, 1990 at 73 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.

Christoph Eichhorn

German actor and film director.

Born September 8th, 1957 (age 68 years) in Kassel.

George Walter

Prime minister of antigua and barbuda (1928-2008).

Born September 8th, 1928 in St. John's.

Died March 4th, 2008 at 79 years old in St. John's (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Dominic Parsons

British skeleton racer.

Born September 8th, 1987 (age 38 years) in London.

Bernard Goumou

Politician from guinea.

Born September 8th, 1980 (age 45 years) in Abidjan. [ref]

Lujza Blaha

Hungarian actress (1850–1926).

Born September 8th, 1850 in Rimavská Sobota.

Died January 18th, 1926 at 75 years old in Budapest (pneumonia).

John Aitken

Scottish meteorologist, physicist and marine engineer (1839-1919).

Born September 8th, 1839 in Falkirk. [ref]

Died November 14th, 1919 at 80 years old in Falkirk. [ref]

Altero Matteoli

Italian politician (1940-2017).

Born September 8th, 1940 in Cecina.

Died December 18th, 2017 at 77 years old in Capalbio (traffic collision). [ref]

Lorraine Fenton

Athletics competitor.

Born September 8th, 1973 (age 52 years) in Manchester Parish.

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