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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

Ben Payal

Luxembourgish footballer.

Born September 8th, 1988 (age 37 years) in Luxembourg.

William Thomas Hamilton

American politician (1820-1888).

Born September 8th, 1820 in Washington County.

Died October 26th, 1888 at 68 years old in Hagerstown.

Juan López de Uralde

Spanish politician.

Born September 8th, 1963 (age 62 years) in San Sebastián. [ref]

Carsten Keller

Field hockey player.

Born September 8th, 1939 (age 86 years) in Berlin.

Gerard Autet

Spanish footballer.

Born September 8th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Manlleu.

Daiki Takamatsu

Japanese association football player.

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

Frank Ganzera

East german footballer.

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

Akiko Seki

Japanese soprano singer, choral conductor (1899–1973).

Born September 8th, 1899 in Tokyo.

Died May 2nd, 1973 at 73 years old in Tokyo.

Daniele Pontoni

Italian cyclist.

Born September 8th, 1966 (age 59 years) in Udine.

Andrzej Szymczak

Polish handball player (1948–2016).

Born September 8th, 1948 in Konstantynów Łódzki.

Died September 6th, 2016 at 67 years old in Konstantynów Łódzki. [ref]

Gerd Backhaus

East german footballer.

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

Josef Panáček

Czechoslovak sport shooter (1937–2022).

Born September 8th, 1937 in Staré Město.

Died April 5th, 2022 at 84 years old [ref]

Nikolay Kolesnikov

Athletics competitor.

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

Guy Richardson

British rower.

Born September 8th, 1921 in Guildford.

Died October 27th, 1965 at 44 years old in London Borough of Hillingdon.

Gillian van den Berg

Dutch water polo player.

Born September 8th, 1971 (age 54 years) in Gouda.

Victor Razafimahatratra

Catholic cardinal (1921–1993).

Born September 8th, 1921 in Madagascar.

Died October 6th, 1993 at 72 years old in Antananarivo.

Ulf Hoffmann

East german gymnast.

Born September 8th, 1961 (age 64 years) in Neustrelitz.

Jürg Studer

Swiss footballer.

Born September 8th, 1966 (age 59 years) in Rüttenen.

Frederik Willems

Belgian road bicycle racer.

Born September 8th, 1979 (age 46 years) in Eeklo.

Tetsuo Nakanishi

Japanese association football player.

Born September 8th, 1969 (age 56 years) in Nagoya.

Mara Belcheva

Bulgarian poet (1868-1937).

Born September 8th, 1868 in Sevlievo. [ref]

Died March 16th, 1937 at 68 years old in Sofia. [ref]

Noriyuki Sakemoto

Japanese association football player.

Born September 8th, 1984 (age 41 years) in Wakayama.

Wolfgang Staudinger

German luger.

Born September 8th, 1963 (age 62 years) in Berchtesgaden.

Pál Bedák

Hungarian boxer.

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

Alois Bierl

German rower.

Born September 8th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Waldmünchen.

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