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.
214 Notable deaths
Ronald Harwood
South african dramatist and playwright (1934-2020).
Born November 9th, 1934 in Cape Town.
Died September 8th, 2020 at 85 years old in Sussex. [ref]
Ray Barrett
Australian actor (1927–2009).
Born May 2nd, 1927 in Brisbane.
Died September 8th, 2009 at 82 years old in Gold Coast (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Richard Girnt Butler
American white supremacist leader (1918–2004).
Born February 23rd, 1918 in Denver.
Died September 8th, 2004 at 86 years old in Hayden (heart failure).
Leonid Kinskey
American actor (1903-1998).
Born April 18th, 1903 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 8th, 1998 at 95 years old in Fountain Hills (stroke).
Mike Bongiorno
American-born italian television host (1924-2009).
Born May 26th, 1924 in New York City.
Died September 8th, 2009 at 85 years old in Monaco (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Kurt Eberhard
Nazi major-general, paricipated in babi yar massacre (1874-1947).
Born September 12th, 1874 in Rottweil.
Died September 8th, 1947 at 72 years old in Stuttgart.
Joseph Liouville
French mathematician and engineer (1809–1882).
Born March 24th, 1809 in Saint-Omer. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1882 at 73 years old in Paris. [ref]
Ljubiša Samardžić
Serbian actor, film director and producer (1936–2017).
Born November 19th, 1936 in Skopje.
Died September 8th, 2017 at 80 years old in Belgrade.
Emi Shinohara
Japanese voice actress (1963–2024).
Born August 8th, 1963 in Nagano.
Died September 8th, 2024 at 61 years old [ref]
Israel Tal
Israeli military officer (1924–2010).
Born September 13th, 1924 in Mahanayim.
Died September 8th, 2010 at 85 years old in Rehovot. [ref]
Frédéric Ozanam
French scholar (1813-1853).
Born April 23rd, 1813 in Milan.
Died September 8th, 1853 at 40 years old in Marseille.
John Franklin Enders
American medical researcher (1897-1985).
Born February 10th, 1897 in West Hartford.
Died September 8th, 1985 at 88 years old in Waterford.
Alfred Riedl
Austrian soccer player (1949–2020).
Born November 2nd, 1949 in Vienna.
Died September 8th, 2020 at 70 years old in Pottendorf. [ref]
Swami Abhedananda
Indian hindu mystic (1866-1939).
Born October 2nd, 1866 in Kolkata.
Died September 8th, 1939 at 72 years old in Darjeeling.
Faisal I of Iraq
1st king of hashemite iraq from 1921 to 1933.
Born May 20th, 1885 in Mecca. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1933 at 48 years old in Bern (heart failure). [ref]
Hazel Douglas
British actress (1923-2016).
Born November 2nd, 1923 in Fulham.
Died September 8th, 2016 at 92 years old in London.
Ulrich von Hassell
German diplomat and resistance fighter against national socialism (1881–1944).
Born November 12th, 1881 in Anklam.
Died September 8th, 1944 at 62 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).
Rosemary Dexter
Anglo-italian actress (1944-2010).
Born July 19th, 1944 in Quetta.
Died September 8th, 2010 at 66 years old in Recanati.
Noel Cantwell
Irish footballer and manager (1932-2005).
Born February 28th, 1932 in Cork.
Died September 8th, 2005 at 73 years old in Peterborough (cancer).
Léon Bonnat
French painter and educator (1833–1922).
Born June 20th, 1833 in Bayonne.
Died September 8th, 1922 at 89 years old in Monchy-Saint-Éloi.
Gerald Wilson
American trumpetist (1918–2014).
Born September 4th, 1918 in Shelby.
Died September 8th, 2014 at 96 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Olga Ivinskaya
Soviet gulag detainee.
Born June 16th, 1912 in Tambov.
Died September 8th, 1995 at 83 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Juliusz Rómmel
Polish general (1881–1967).
Born June 3rd, 1881 in Horadnia.
Died September 8th, 1967 at 86 years old in Warsaw.
Magda Olivero
Italian opera soprano (1910-2014).
Born March 25th, 1910 in Saluzzo.
Died September 8th, 2014 at 104 years old in Milan (disease).
Ibrahim Abboud
Sudanese politician and head of state (1900–1983).
Born October 26th, 1900 in Suakin.
Died September 8th, 1983 at 82 years old in Khartoum.
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Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris