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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

Horst Koschka

East german biathlete.

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

Almut Gitter Jones

German born u.s. botanist (1923–2013).

Born September 8th, 1923 in Oldenburg. [ref]

Died October 12th, 2013 at 90 years old in Urbana. [ref]

Koji Nakao

Japanese association football player.

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

Steffen Blochwitz

East german cyclist.

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

Akiyoshi Yoshida

Japanese association football player.

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

Gustaf Mattsson

Swedish long-distance runner.

Born September 8th, 1893 in Uppsala. [ref]

Died January 15th, 1977 at 83 years old in Sundbyberg Municipality.

Sally Raguib

Judoka.

Born September 8th, 1996 (age 29 years) in Djibouti.

Alexander Avdeev

Russian diplomat.

Born September 8th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Kremenchuk.

Ján Pardavý

Slovak ice hockey player.

Born September 8th, 1971 (age 54 years) in Trenčín. [ref]

Hans Bjerrum

Danish field hockey player.

Born September 8th, 1899 in Hellerup.

Died May 10th, 1979 at 79 years old in London.

Timur Taymazov

Ukrainian weightlifter.

Born September 8th, 1970 (age 55 years) in Nogir.

Yuko Yoneda

Olympic synchronized swimmer.

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

Nozomu Kanaguchi

Japanese association football player.

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

Issei Ouchi

Japanese association football player.

Born September 8th, 2000 (age 25 years) in Italy.

Oleksii Vadaturskyi

Ukrainian entrepreneur (1947-2022).

Born September 8th, 1947 in Bendzary.

Died July 31st, 2022 at 74 years old in Mykolaiv (explosion).

Kazuya Maeda

Japanese association football player (born 1982).

Born September 8th, 1982 (age 43 years) in Wakayama Prefecture.

Tetsuharu Yamaguchi

Japanese association football player.

Born September 8th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Nagasaki.

Refat Appazov

Soviet scientist.

Born September 8th, 1920 in Simferopol.

Died April 18th, 2008 at 87 years old in Korolyov.

Renato Bracci

Italian rower (1904-1975).

Born September 8th, 1904 in Livorno.

Died March 2nd, 1975 at 70 years old in Livorno.

Jens Salvesen

Sailor (1883-1976).

Born September 8th, 1883 in Tvedestrand Municipality.

Died September 21st, 1976 at 93 years old in Oslo.

Jun Kokubo

Brazilian association football player.

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

Koki Takenaka

Japanese association football player.

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

Sérgio Manoel Barbosa Santos

Brazilian association football player (1989-2016).

Born September 8th, 1989 in Xique-Xique.

Died November 28th, 2016 at 27 years old in La Unión (aircraft crash). [ref]

Kevin García Martínez

Spanish footballer.

Born September 8th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Palma. [ref]

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