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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

Mirco Antenucci

Italian association football player.

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

Tim Gajser

Slovenian motocross racer.

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

Alexander Mackendrick

American-born scottish film director and screenwriter (1912-1993).

Born September 8th, 1912 in Boston.

Died December 22nd, 1993 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).

Krzysztof Krawczyk

Polish singer (1946-2021).

Born September 8th, 1946 in Katowice.

Died April 5th, 2021 at 74 years old in Łódź (COVID-19). [ref]

Edna Adan Ismail

Somaliland politician.

Born September 8th, 1937 (age 88 years) in Hargeisa.

Frédéric Mistral

Provençal writer, poet, lexicographer and founder of le félibrige (1830–1914).

Born September 8th, 1830 in Maillane.

Died March 25th, 1914 at 83 years old in Maillane.

Mary of the Divine Heart

Noble and religious of the good shepherd, best known for having influenced pope leo xiii to make the consecration of the world to the sacred heart of jesus. (1863–1899).

Born September 8th, 1863 in Münster.

Died June 8th, 1899 at 35 years old in Porto.

Teddy Purcell

Canadian ice hockey player.

Born September 8th, 1985 (age 40 years) in St. John's.

Clarence Weatherspoon

American basketball player.

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

Rasul Gamzatov

Avar poet (1923-2003).

Born September 8th, 1923 in Tsada.

Died November 3rd, 2003 at 80 years old in Moscow.

Frances O'Connor

American actress (1914-1982).

Born September 8th, 1914 in Granite Falls.

Died January 30th, 1982 at 67 years old in Long Beach.

Alexander Ramsey

American politician (1815-1903).

Born September 8th, 1815 in Harrisburg.

Died April 22nd, 1903 at 87 years old in Saint Paul.

Mai Kadowaki

Japanese voice actress.

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

Ann Beattie

Short story writer, novelist, professor.

Born September 8th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Washington, D.C..

Alves dos Reis

Portuguese fraudster (1896–1955).

Born September 8th, 1896 in Lisbon.

Died July 9th, 1955 at 58 years old in Lisbon.

Fler

German rapper.

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

Roop Singh

Field hockey player.

Born September 8th, 1910 in Jabalpur.

Died December 16th, 1977 at 67 years old in Gwalior.

Queenie Smith

American actress (1898-1978).

Born September 8th, 1898 in New York City.

Died August 5th, 1978 at 79 years old in Burbank (cancer).

Arthur Guyton

American physiologist (1919–2003).

Born September 8th, 1919 in Oxford.

Died April 3rd, 2003 at 83 years old in Mississippi (traffic collision).

Richie Spice

Jamaican reggae musician.

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

Chantal Jones

American model.

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

May McAvoy

American actress (1899–1984).

Born September 8th, 1899 in New York City.

Died April 26th, 1984 at 84 years old in Sherman Oaks (myocardial infarction).

Alexandre Bilodeau

Canadian freestyle skier.

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

Derrick Brown

American professional basketball player.

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

Marcela Topor

Romanian journalist.

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

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