Bhupen Hazarika

Bhupen Hazarika was an Indian playback singer, lyricist, musician, poet, actor, artist, editor, filmmaker, professor and politician from Assam, widely known as Sudha Kontho. His songs were written and sung mainly in the Assamese language by himself, are marked by humanity and universal brotherhood and have been translated and sung in many languages, most notably in Bengali and Hindi.

8 September 1926

Born on the same birth day (8 September): Demetrios I of Constantinople • Graham Mourie • Jan Sedivka • Mary of the Divine Heart • Musa Nizam • Nidal Hasan • Peter Bellamy • Tiago Treichel • Tom Gullikson • Tutilo Burger • Wali Lundy

Born in the same month (September 1926): Beryl Cook • Bill Black • Bill Smith (jazz musician) • Don Dunstan • Don Messick • Donald J. Irwin • Eddie Miksis • Erich Juskowiak • Gene Colan • Heino Kruus • Hovie Lister • Ivan Illich • Jean-Marie Lustiger • Masatoshi Koshiba • Prince Claus of the Netherlands • Richard Ellsasser • Samuel Goldwyn Jr. • September 4 • Shōhei Imamura • Steve Stavro • Uttam Kumar • Victoria Barbă • Yusuf al-Qaradawi