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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

Morten Gamst Pedersen

Norwegian footballer (born 1981).

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

Mojtaba Khamenei

Iranian politician (born 1969–2026).

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

Troy Sanders

American bassist and singer.

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

Sandip Ray

Indian film director and music director and music composer (born 1953).

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

Raymond T. Odierno

Us army general (1954–2021).

Born September 8th, 1954 in Rockaway Township. [ref]

Died October 8th, 2021 at 67 years old (cancer). [ref]

Sam Nunn

American lawyer and politician (born 1938).

Born September 8th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Macon.

Tomokazu Seki

Japanese voice actor, actor and singer.

Born September 8th, 1972 (age 53 years) in Kōtō. [ref]

Eusebio Di Francesco

Italian footballer and manager.

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

Poornachandra Tejaswi

Indian writer (1938–2007).

Born September 8th, 1938 in Kuppalli.

Died April 5th, 2007 at 68 years old in Mudigere. [ref]

George Crook

United states army general during american civil war and indian wars (1828–1890).

Born September 8th, 1828 in Dayton.

Died March 21st, 1890 at 61 years old in Chicago.

Chris Powell

English football player and manager (born 1969).

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

Aziz Sancar

Turkish geneticist; nobel prize in chemistry 2015.

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

Chinmayi Sripada

Indian singer.

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

Margaret Hodge

British politician (born 1944).

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

Nguyen Cao Ky

Vietnamese politician and general (1930-2011).

Born September 8th, 1930 in Sơn Tây.

Died July 23rd, 2011 at 80 years old in Kuala Lumpur (disease).

Mike Brown

American mixed martial arts fighter (born 1975).

Born September 8th, 1975 (age 50 years) in Portland.

David Lee Smith

American actor.

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

Markus Babbel

German association football player and manager.

Born September 8th, 1972 (age 53 years) in Munich.

Mark Foley

Former florida politician.

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

David Carr

American journalist.

Born September 8th, 1956 in Minneapolis.

Died February 12th, 2015 at 58 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]

Heonjong of Joseon

24th king of joseon dynasty in korean history.

Born September 8th, 1827 in Changgyeonggung.

Died July 25th, 1849 at 21 years old in Changdeokgung (disease).

Ray Wilson

Scottish singer.

Born September 8th, 1968 (age 57 years) in Edinburgh. [ref]

Jimmie Rodgers

American country singer (1897–1933).

Born September 8th, 1897 in Meridian.

Died May 26th, 1933 at 35 years old in New York City (tuberculosis).

C. Robert Cargill

American writer (born 1975).

Born September 8th, 1975 (age 50 years) in San Antonio.

Magdalena Eriksson

Swedish football player.

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

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