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
Nils Ericson
Swedish businessman (1802-1870).
Born January 31st, 1802 in Långban. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1870 at 68 years old in Stockholm.
Inge Brück
German singer and actress (1936–2025).
Born October 12th, 1936 in Mannheim.
Died September 8th, 2025 at 88 years old in Meschede. [ref]
Jan Puzyna
Polish cardinal (1842-1911).
Born September 13th, 1842 in Hvizdets.
Died September 8th, 1911 at 68 years old in Kraków (disease).
Antonin Magne
French racing cyclist (1904–1983).
Born February 15th, 1904 in Ytrac.
Died September 8th, 1983 at 79 years old in Arcachon (Parkinson's disease).
Hugo Schiff
German chemist (1834–1915).
Born April 26th, 1834 in Frankfurt.
Died September 8th, 1915 at 81 years old in Florence.
Leopoldo Torre Nilsson
Argentine film director and screenwriter (1924-1978).
Born May 5th, 1924 in Buenos Aires.
Died September 8th, 1978 at 54 years old in Buenos Aires (bone cancer).
Jean Nicolas
French footballer (1913-1978).
Born June 9th, 1913 in Nanterre.
Died September 8th, 1978 at 65 years old in Nalliers.
Friedrich Gottlob Keller
German machinist and inventor (1816-1895).
Born June 27th, 1816 in Hainichen.
Died September 8th, 1895 at 79 years old in Krippen.
Hanka Ordonówna
Polish actress, singer and dancer (1902–1950).
Born September 25th, 1902 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1950 at 47 years old in Beirut (tuberculosis). [ref]
Alexander Belyavsky
Soviet and russian actor (1932-2012).
Died September 8th, 2012 at 80 years old in Moscow (falling from height). [ref]
Gennady Gagulia
Abkhazian politician (1948-2018).
Born January 4th, 1948 in Lykhny.
Died September 8th, 2018 at 70 years old in Myussera (traffic collision).
Enrico Cialdini
Italian general (1811-1892).
Born August 8th, 1811 in Castelvetro di Modena.
Died September 8th, 1892 at 81 years old in Livorno.
Habil Aliyev
Azerbaijani musician (1927–2015).
Born May 28th, 1927 in Agdash.
Died September 8th, 2015 at 88 years old in Baku (myocardial infarction).
Lela Karagianni
Greek resistance leader.
Died September 8th, 1944 at 46 years old in Haidari concentration camp (gunshot wound, execution). [ref]
Yoshiyuki Kawashima
Japanese general (1878–1945).
Born May 25th, 1878 in Ehime Prefecture.
Died September 8th, 1945 at 67 years old
Jan van Gilse
Dutch composer and conductor (1881-1944).
Born May 11th, 1881 in Rotterdam.
Died September 8th, 1944 at 63 years old in Oegstgeest.
Paco Campos
Spanish footballer and manager (1916-1995).
Born March 8th, 1916 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Died September 8th, 1995 at 79 years old in Madrid.
Joseph Dube
American weightlifter.
Born February 15th, 1944 in Altha.
Died September 8th, 2025 at 81 years old [ref]
Rudolf Mosse
German jewish publisher (1843-1920).
Born May 8th, 1843 in Grodzisk Wielkopolski.
Died September 8th, 1920 at 77 years old in Schloss Schenkendorf.
George Christopher Williams
American evolutionary biologist (1926–2010).
Born May 12th, 1926 in Charlotte.
Died September 8th, 2010 at 84 years old in Setauket-East Setauket (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
George A. Wilson
American politician (1884-1953).
Born April 1st, 1884 in Menlo.
Died September 8th, 1953 at 69 years old in Des Moines.
Luigi Pareyson
Italian philosopher (1918–1991).
Born February 4th, 1918 in Piasco.
Died September 8th, 1991 at 73 years old in Milan.
Francis Mary of the Cross Jordan
German catholic priest and religious founder (1848–1918).
Born June 16th, 1848 in Gurtweil.
Died September 8th, 1918 at 70 years old in Tafers.
Derrick Norman Lehmer
American mathematician (1867–1938).
Born July 27th, 1867 in Somerset.
Died September 8th, 1938 at 71 years old in Berkeley.
Bror Mellberg
Swedish footballer (1923–2004).
Born December 9th, 1923 in Ambjörby. [ref]
Died September 8th, 2004 at 80 years old in Ambjörby.
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We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi