Events

2013

Taliban insurgents attack the United States consulate in Herat, Afghanistan, with two members of the Afghan National Police reported dead and about 20 civilians injured.

2008

Delhi, India, is hit by a series of bomb blasts, resulting in 30 deaths and 130 injuries.

2007

The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is adopted by the United Nations General Assembly.

2007

The McLaren F1 team are found guilty of possessing confidential information from the Ferrari team, fined $100 million, and excluded from the constructors' championship standings.

2001

Civilian aircraft traffic resumes in the United States after the September 11 attacks.

1997

A German Air Force Tupolev Tu-154 and a United States Air Force Lockheed C-141 Starlifter collide in mid-air near Namibia, killing 33.

1993

Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin shakes hands with Palestine Liberation Organization chairman Yasser Arafat at the White House after signing the Oslo Accords granting limited Palestinian autonomy.

1989

Largest anti-Apartheid march in South Africa, led by Desmond Tutu.

1988

Hurricane Gilbert is the strongest recorded hurricane in the Western Hemisphere, later replaced by Hurricane Wilma in 2005 (based on barometric pressure).

1987

Goiânia accident: A radioactive object is stolen from an abandoned hospital in Goiânia, Brazil, contaminating many people in the following weeks and causing some to die from radiation poisoning.

1986

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes Kalamata, Greece with a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing at least 20 and causing heavy damage in the city.

1985

Super Mario Bros. is released in Japan for the NES, which starts the Super Mario series of platforming games.

1982

Spantax Flight 995 crashes at Málaga Airport during a rejected takeoff, killing 50 of the 394 people on board.

1979

South Africa grants independence to the "homeland" of Venda (not recognised outside South Africa).

1971

State police and National Guardsmen storm New York's Attica Prison to quell a prison revolt, which claimed 43 lives.

1971

Chairman Mao Zedong's second in command and successor Marshal Lin Biao flees China after the failure of an alleged coup. His plane crashes in Mongolia, killing all aboard.

1968

Cold War: Albania leaves the Warsaw Pact.

1964

South Vietnamese Generals Lâm Văn Phát and Dương Văn Đức fail in a coup attempt against General Nguyễn Khánh.

1964

Martin Luther King Jr. addresses a crowd of 20,000 West Berliners on Sunday, in Waldbühne.

1962

An appeals court orders the University of Mississippi to admit James Meredith, the first African-American student admitted to the segregated university.

1956

The IBM 305 RAMAC is introduced, the first commercial computer to use disk storage.

1956

The dike around the Dutch polder East Flevoland is closed.

1953

Nikita Khrushchev is appointed General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

1948

Deputy Prime Minister of India Vallabhbhai Patel orders the Army to move into Hyderabad to integrate it with the Indian Union.

1948

Margaret Chase Smith is elected United States senator, and becomes the first woman to serve in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the United States Senate.

1944

World War II: Start of the Battle of Meligalas between the Greek Resistance forces of the Greek People's Liberation Army (ELAS) and the collaborationist security battalions.

1942

World War II: Second day of the Battle of Edson's Ridge in the Guadalcanal Campaign. U.S. Marines successfully defeat attacks by the Japanese with heavy losses for the Japanese forces.

1933

Elizabeth McCombs becomes the first woman elected to the New Zealand Parliament.

1923

Following a military coup in Spain, Miguel Primo de Rivera takes over, setting up a dictatorship.

1922

The final act of the Greco-Turkish War, the Great Fire of Smyrna, commences.

1906

The Santos-Dumont 14-bis makes a short hop, the first flight of a fixed-wing aircraft in Europe.

1900

Filipino insurgents defeat a small American column in the Battle of Pulang Lupa, during the Philippine–American War.

1899

Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian (5,199 m – 17,058 ft), the highest peak of Mount Kenya.

1898

Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film.

1882

Anglo-Egyptian War: The Battle of Tel el-Kebir is fought.

1880

The Basuto Gun War breaks out after the Basuto launch a rebellion against the Cape Colony.

1862

American Civil War: Union soldiers find a copy of Robert E. Lee's battle plans in a field outside Frederick, Maryland. It is the prelude to the Battle of Antietam.

1848

Vermont railroad worker Phineas Gage survives an iron rod 1+1⁄4 inches (3.2 cm) in diameter being driven through his brain; the reported effects on his behavior and personality stimulate discussion of the nature of the brain and its functions.

1847

Mexican–American War: Six teenage military cadets known as Niños Héroes die defending Chapultepec Castle in the Battle of Chapultepec. American troops under General Winfield Scott capture Mexico City in the Mexican–American War.

1843

The Greek Army rebels (OS date: September 3) against the autocratic rule of king Otto of Greece, demanding the granting of a constitution.

1814

In a turning point in the War of 1812, the British fail to capture Baltimore. During the battle, Francis Scott Key composes his poem "Defence of Fort McHenry", which is later set to music and becomes the United States' national anthem.

1812

War of 1812: A supply wagon sent to relieve Fort Harrison is ambushed in the Attack at the Narrows.

1808

Finnish War: In the Battle of Jutas, Swedish forces under Lieutenant General Georg Carl von Döbeln beat the Russians, making von Döbeln a Swedish war hero.

1807

Beethoven's Mass in C major, Op. 86, is premiered, commissioned by Nikolaus I, Prince Esterházy, and displeasing him.

1791

King Louis XVI accepts the new French constitution.

1788

The Congress of the Confederation sets the date for the first presidential election in the United States, and New York City becomes the country's temporary capital.

1782

American Revolutionary War: Franco-Spanish troops launch the unsuccessful "grand assault" during the Great Siege of Gibraltar.

1759

Battle of the Plains of Abraham: the British defeat the French near Quebec City in the Seven Years' War, known in the United States as the French and Indian War.

1743

Great Britain, Austria and the Kingdom of Sardinia sign the Treaty of Worms.

1645

Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Scottish Royalists are defeated by Covenanters at the Battle of Philiphaugh.

1609

Henry Hudson reaches the river that would later be named after him – the Hudson River.

1437

Battle of Tangier: a Portuguese expeditionary force initiates a failed attempt to seize the Moroccan citadel of Tangier.

1229

Ögedei Khan is proclaimed Khagan of the Mongol Empire in Kodoe Aral, Khentii: Mongolia.

533

Belisarius of the Byzantine Empire defeats Gelimer and the Vandals at the Battle of Ad Decimum, near Carthage, North Africa.

-509

The Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on Rome's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September.

-585

Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, king of Rome, celebrates a triumph for his victories over the Sabines, and the surrender of Collatia.

Births

1999

Yeonjun, South Korean singer, songwriter and dancer

1996

Adrian Kempe, Swedish ice hockey player

1996

Lili Reinhart, American actress

1995

Joca, Portuguese footballer

1995

Jerry Tollbring, Swedish handball player

1994

Leonor Andrade, Portuguese singer

1994

Anna Karolína Schmiedlová, Slovak tennis player

1994

Cameron Munster, Australian rugby league player

1994

Sepp Kuss, American professional cyclist

1993

Niall Horan, Irish singer

1993

Alice Merton, Irish-Canadian singer and songwriter

1992

Darren Waller, American football player

1991

Ksenia Afanasyeva, Russian gymnast

1990

Craig Cunningham, Canadian ice hockey player

1990

Aoi Nakabeppu, Japanese model and actress

1990

Luciano Narsingh, Dutch footballer

1989

Elysée Irié Bi Séhi, Ivorian footballer

1989

Kenny Edwards, New Zealand rugby league player

1989

Jon Mannah, Australian rugby league player (died 2013)

1989

Thomas Müller, German footballer

1989

William Owusu, Ghanaian footballer

1988

Luis Rentería, Panamanian footballer (died 2014)

1988

Keith Treacy, Irish footballer

1987

Edenilson Bergonsi, Brazilian footballer

1987

Jonathan de Guzmán, Canadian-Dutch footballer

1987

Luke Fitzgerald, Irish rugby player

1987

Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgarian tennis player

1986

Steve Colpaert, Belgian footballer

1986

Derek Hardman, American football player

1986

Kamui Kobayashi, Japanese race car driver

1986

Sean Williams, American basketball player

1985

David Jordan, English singer-songwriter

1985

Tom Learoyd-Lahrs, Australian rugby league player

1984

Nabil Abou-Harb, American director, producer, and screenwriter

1984

Baron Corbin, American wrestler

1983

James Bourne, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

1983

Molly Crabapple, American illustrator and journalist

1983

Ryan Del Monte, Canadian ice hockey player

1983

Eduard Ratnikov, Estonian footballer

1982

Lloyd Dyer, English footballer

1982

Nenê, Brazilian basketball player

1982

Rickie Weeks, American baseball player

1982

Colin Marston, American guitarist, bassist, and producer/engineer

1982

Miha Zupan, Slovenian basketball player

1981

Koldo Fernández, Spanish cyclist

1981

Angelina Love, Canadian-American wrestler

1980

Andreas Biermann, German footballer (died 2014)

1980

Han Chae-young, South Korean actress

1980

Daisuke Matsuzaka, Japanese baseball player

1980

Evangelos Nastos, Greek footballer

1980

Viren Rasquinha, Indian field hockey player

1980

Ben Savage, American actor

1979

Geike Arnaert, Belgian singer

1979

Tony Henry, English footballer

1978

Swizz Beatz, American rapper and producer

1978

Peter Sunde, Swedish businessman

1978

Masato Shibata, Japanese wrestler

1977

Fiona Apple, American singer-songwriter, producer, and pianist

1977

Ivan De Battista, Maltese actor, singer, director, and producer

1977

Daisuke Tsuda, Japanese singer-songwriter and drummer

1976

Ro Khanna, American politician

1976

Craig McMillan, New Zealand cricketer, coach, and sportscaster

1976

Elvis Mihailenko, Latvian boxer, trainer, and sportscaster

1976

José Théodore, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

1976

Puma Swede, Swedish pornographic actress

1975

Akihiro Asai, Japanese race car driver

1975

Joe Don Rooney, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1975

Idan Tal, Israeli footballer

1974

Travis Knight, American basketball player

1974

Éric Lapointe, Canadian football player

1974

Craig Rivet, Canadian ice hockey player

1973

Christine Arron, French runner

1973

Fabio Cannavaro, Italian footballer and manager

1973

Carlo Nash, English footballer and photographer

1971

Ben Alexander, Australian rugby league player (died 1992)

1971

Goran Ivanišević, Croatian tennis player and coach

1971

Stella McCartney, English fashion designer

1971

Manabu Namiki, Japanese pianist and composer

1970

Lee Abramson, American bass player and composer (died 2016)

1970

Martín Herrera, Argentinian footballer

1970

Louise Lombard, English actress

1969

Daniel Fonseca, Uruguayan footballer

1969

Dominic Fumusa, American actor

1969

Tyler Perry, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

1969

Shane Warne, Australian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster (died 2022)

1968

Brad Johnson, American football player

1968

Bernie Williams, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and guitarist

1967

Michael Johnson, American former sprinter and journalist

1967

Tim "Ripper" Owens, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1967

Stephen Perkins, American drummer and songwriter

1966

Maria Furtwängler, German physician and actress

1966

Brendan Hall, Australian rugby league player

1966

Igor Kravchuk, Russian ice hockey player

1966

Louis Mandylor, Australian actor

1965

Annie Duke, American poker player and author

1965

Jeff Ross, American comedian, director, and author

1965

Zak Starkey, English drummer

1964

Tavis Smiley, American talk show host, journalist, and author

1963

Yuri Alexandrov, Russian boxer (died 2013)

1963

Antony Galione, English pharmacologist

1963

Theodoros Roussopoulos, Greek journalist and politician

1963

Robin Smith, South African-English cricketer

1962

Neal Lancaster, American golfer

1962

Tõnu Õnnepalu, Estonian author

1961

Dave Mustaine, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

1961

KK Null, Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist

1961

Peter Roskam, American lawyer and politician

1960

Kevin Carter, South African photojournalist (died 1994)

1960

Bob Eggleton, American artist

1959

Tatyana Mitkova, Russian journalist

1958

Bobby Davro, English comedian and actor

1958

Paweł Przytocki, Polish conductor and academic

1958

Kōji Tamaki, Japanese singer-songwriter and actor

1957

Vinny Appice, American rock drummer

1957

Judy Blumberg, American ice dancer and sportscaster

1957

Mal Donaghy, Northern Irish footballer and manager

1957

Brad Hooker, English-American philosopher and academic

1957

Eleanor King, English lawyer and judge

1957

John G. Trueschler, American lawyer and politician

1957

Mark Wiebe, American golfer

1957

Keith Black, American neurosurgeon and academic

1957

Bongbong Marcos, 17th President of the Philippines

1956

Alain Ducasse, French-Monégasque chef

1956

Anne Geddes, Australian-New Zealand photographer and fashion designer

1956

Martin Hurson, Irish Republican, died on hunger strike (died 1981)

1956

Joni Sledge, American singer and songwriter (died 2017)

1955

Colin Moynihan, 4th Baron Moynihan, English rower and politician, Minister for Sport and the Olympics

1955

Joe Morris, American guitarist and composer

1954

Steve Kilbey, English-Australian singer-songwriter and bass player

1954

Isiah Whitlock Jr., American actor (died 2025)

1952

Réjean Giroux, Canadian ice hockey player

1952

Randy Jones, American pop and disco singer

1952

Don Was, American bass player and producer

1951

Anne Devlin, Irish author, playwright, and screenwriter

1951

Salva Kiir Mayardit, South Sudanese politician, 1st President of South Sudan

1951

Jean Smart, American actress

1950

Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz, Polish lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Poland

1950

Christine Estabrook, American actress

1950

Pat Holland, English footballer and manager

1950

Jeff Lowe, American mountaineer (died 2018)

1949

Jim Cleamons, American basketball player and coach

1949

John W. Henry, American businessman

1948

Nell Carter, American actress and singer (died 2003)

1948

Dimitri Nanopoulos, Greek physicist and academic

1948

Sitiveni Rabuka, Fijian general and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Fiji

1946

Frank Marshall, American director and producer

1946

Henri Kuprashvili, Georgian swimmer

1945

Noël Godin, Belgian actor, director, and screenwriter

1945

Andres Küng, Swedish journalist and politician (died 2002)

1944

Carol Barnes, English journalist (died 2008)

1944

Jacqueline Bisset, English actress and producer

1944

Peter Cetera, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer

1944

Midget Farrelly, Australian surfer (died 2016)

1943

Mildred D. Taylor, American author

1942

Michel Côté, Canadian businessman and politician

1941

Tadao Ando, Japanese architect and academic, designed Piccadilly Gardens

1941

David Clayton-Thomas, English-Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2026)

1941

Ahmet Necdet Sezer, Turkish judge and politician, 10th President of the Republic of Turkey

1940

Óscar Arias, Costa Rican politician, President of Costa Rica, Nobel Prize laureate

1940

Brian Brain, English cricketer (died 2023)

1940

Kerry Stokes, Australian businessman

1939

Arleen Auger, American soprano and educator (died 1993)

1939

Richard Kiel, American actor and voice artist (died 2014)

1939

Guntis Ulmanis, Latvian economist and politician, 5th President of Latvia

1939

Joel-Peter Witkin, American photographer

1938

John Smith, Scottish lawyer and politician, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (died 1994)

1937

Don Bluth, American animator, director, and producer, co-founded Sullivan Bluth Studios and Fox Animation Studios

1936

Stefano Delle Chiaie, Italian activist, founded National Vanguard (died 2019)

1934

Tony Pickard, English tennis player and coach

1933

Eileen Fulton, American actress (died 2025)

1933

Donald Mackay, Australian businessman and activist (died 1977)

1933

Lewie Steinberg, American bass player (died 2016)

1932

Fernando González Pacheco, Spanish-Colombian journalist and actor (died 2014)

1932

Radoslav Brzobohatý, Czech actor (died 2012)

1932

Bengt Hallberg, Swedish pianist and composer (died 2013)

1931

Barbara Bain, American actress

1931

Robert Bédard, Canadian tennis player and sportscaster

1931

Marjorie Jackson-Nelson, Australian sprinter and politician, 33rd Governor of South Australia

1931

Rein Maran, Estonian cinematographer

1930

Robert Gavron, Baron Gavron, English publisher and philanthropist (died 2015)

1928

Robert Indiana, American painter and sculptor (died 2018)

1928

Tzannis Tzannetakis, Greek soldier and politician, 175th Prime Minister of Greece (died 2010)

1927

Laura Cardoso, Brazilian actress

1926

Andrew Brimmer, American economist and academic (died 2012)

1926

Emile Francis, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (died 2022)

1926

J. Frank Raley Jr., American soldier and politician (died 2012)

1925

Mel Tormé, American singer-songwriter and actor (died 1999)

1924

Harold Blair, Australian tenor and educator (died 1976)

1924

Scott Brady, American actor (died 1985)

1924

Maurice Jarre, French composer and conductor (died 2009)

1923

Édouard Boubat, French photographer and journalist (died 1999)

1922

Charles Brown, American singer and pianist (died 1999)

1922

Caroline Duby Glassman, American lawyer and jurist (died 2013)

1920

Else Holmelund Minarik, Danish-American journalist and author (died 2012)

1919

Mary Midgley, English philosopher and author (died 2018)

1919

George Weidenfeld, Baron Weidenfeld, Austrian-English journalist, publisher, and philanthropist (died 2016)

1918

Ray Charles, American singer-songwriter and conductor (died 2015)

1918

Dick Haymes, Argentinian actor and singer (died 1980)

1917

Carol Kendall, American historian and author (died 2012)

1917

Robert Ward, American soldier, composer, and educator (died 2013)

1916

Roald Dahl, British novelist, poet, and screenwriter (died 1990)

1914

Leonard Feather, English-American pianist, composer, producer, and journalist (died 1994)

1913

Kai Setälä, Finnish physician and professor (died 2005)

1912

Maurice K. Goddard, American colonel and politician (died 1995)

1912

Reta Shaw, American actress (died 1982)

1911

Bill Monroe, American singer-songwriter and mandolin player (died 1996)

1909

Ray Bowden, English footballer (died 1998)

1909

Frits Thors, Dutch journalist and radio host (died 2014)

1908

Chu Berry, American saxophonist (died 1941)

1908

Karolos Koun, Greek director and playwright (died 1987)

1908

Sicco Mansholt, Dutch farmer and politician, 4th President of the European Commission (died 1995)

1908

Mae Questel, American actress and vocal artist (died 1998)

1904

Alberta Williams King, American civil rights organizer, mother of Martin Luther King, Jr. (died 1974)

1904

Gladys George, American actress (died 1954)

1903

Claudette Colbert, American actress (died 1996)

1899

Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, Romanian politician (died 1938)

1898

Roger Désormière, French conductor and composer (died 1963)

1898

C. Sittampalam, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician (died 1964)

1895

Morris Kirksey, American rugby player and sprinter (died 1981)

1894

J. B. Priestley, English novelist and playwright (died 1984)

1894

Julian Tuwim, Polish poet, playwright, and director (died 1953)

1893

Larry Shields, American clarinet player (died 1953)

1891

Max Pruss, German captain and pilot (died 1960)

1890

Antony Noghès, French-Monegasque businessman, founded the Monaco Grand Prix (died 1978)

1887

Leopold Ružička, Croatian-Swiss biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1976)

1886

Amelie Beese, German pilot and sculptor (died 1925)

1886

Robert Robinson, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1975)

1885

Wilhelm Blaschke, Austrian-German mathematician and academic (died 1962)

1883

LeRoy Samse, American pole vaulter (died 1956)

1883

Petros Voulgaris, Greek admiral and politician, 136th Prime Minister of Greece (died 1957)

1882

Ramón Grau, Cuban physician and politician, 6th President of Cuba (died 1969)

1880

Jesse L. Lasky, American film producer, co-founded Famous Players–Lasky (died 1958)

1879

Annie Kenney, leading British suffragette (died 1953)

1877

Wilhelm Filchner, German-Swiss explorer (died 1957)

1877

Stanley Lord, English captain (died 1962)

1876

Sherwood Anderson, American novelist and short story writer (died 1941)

1874

Henry F. Ashurst, American lawyer and politician (died 1962)

1874

Arnold Schoenberg, Austrian composer and painter (died 1951)

1873

Constantin Carathéodory, German mathematician and author (died 1950)

1872

Kijūrō Shidehara, Japanese politician and diplomat, 44th Prime Minister of Japan (died 1951)

1865

William Birdwood, Indian-English field marshal (died 1951)

1860

John J. Pershing, American general and lawyer (died 1948)

1857

Michał Drzymała, Polish rebel and activist (died 1937)

1857

Milton S. Hershey, American businessman, founded The Hershey Company (died 1945)

1851

Walter Reed, American physician and biologist (died 1902)

1842

John H. Bankhead, American soldier and politician (died 1920)

1830

Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Austrian author (died 1916)

1819

Clara Schumann, German pianist and composer (died 1896)

1818

Lucy Goode Brooks, Former American slave and a founder of Friends' Asylum for Colored Orphans (died 1900)

1813

John Sedgwick, American general and educator (died 1864)

1802

Arnold Ruge, German philosopher and author (died 1880)

1755

Oliver Evans, American inventor, engineer and businessman (died 1819)

1604

Sir William Brereton, 1st Baronet, English commander and politician (died 1698)

1594

Francesco Manelli, Italian theorbo player and composer (died 1667)

1521

William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, English academic and politician, Lord High Treasurer (died 1598)

1502

John Leland, English poet and historian (died 1552)

1475

Cesare Borgia, Italian cardinal (died 1507)

1373

Minkhaung I, King of Ava (died 1431)

1087

John II Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (died 1143)

678

Kʼinich Ahkal Moʼ Nahb III, Mayan ruler (died 730)

64

Julia Flavia, Roman daughter of Titus (died AD 91)

Deaths

2024

Wolfgang Gerhardt, German politician (born 1943)

2024

Pravin Gordhan, South African politician (born 1949)

2024

Lex Marinos, Australian actor (born 1949)

2024

Mary McFadden, American fashion designer (born 1938)

2022

Jean-Luc Godard, French-Swiss film director, screenwriter, and film critic (born 1930)

2019

Eddie Money, American musician (born 1949)

2017

Pete Domenici, American politician, senator of New Mexico (born 1932)

2016

Jonathan Riley-Smith, British historian (born 1938)

2015

Vivinho, Brazilian footballer (born 1961)

2015

Erma Bergmann, American baseball player (born 1924)

2015

Brian Close, English cricketer and coach (born 1931)

2015

Moses Malone, American basketball player and sportscaster (born 1955)

2014

Benjamin Adekunle, Nigerian general (born 1936)

2014

Helen Filarski, American baseball player (born 1924)

2014

Milan Galić, Serbian footballer (born 1938)

2014

Frank Torre, American baseball player and manager (born 1931)

2013

Olusegun Agagu, Nigerian politician, 15th Governor of Ondo State (born 1948)

2013

Robert J. Behnke, American biologist and academic (born 1929)

2013

Rick Casares, American football player (born 1931)

2013

Luiz Gushiken, Brazilian trade union leader and politician (born 1950)

2012

William Duckworth, American composer and author (born 1943)

2012

Peter Lougheed, Canadian football player, lawyer, and politician, 10th Premier of Alberta (born 1928)

2012

Edgar Metcalfe, English-Australian actor and director (born 1933)

2012

Ranganath Misra, Indian lawyer and jurist, 21st Chief Justice of India (born 1926)

2012

Lehri, (Actual name:Safirullah Siddiqui), Pakistani comedian and an actor in the Urdu film industry of Pakistan (born 1929)

2011

Walter Bonatti, Italian mountaineer and journalist (born 1930)

2009

Paul Burke, American actor (born 1926)

2007

Whakahuihui Vercoe, New Zealand archbishop (born 1928)

2006

Ann Richards, American educator and politician, 45th Governor of Texas (born 1933)

2005

Toni Fritsch, Austrian footballer (born 1945)

2005

Julio César Turbay Ayala, Colombian lawyer and politician, 25th President of Colombia (born 1916)

2004

Luis E. Miramontes, Mexican chemist, co-invented the birth-control pill (born 1925)

2004

Charlie Brandt, American serial killer (born 1957)

2003

Frank O'Bannon, American publisher, lawyer, and politician, 47th Governor of Indiana (born 1930)

2002

George Stanley, Canadian soldier, historian, and author, designed the Flag of Canada (born 1907)

2001

Johnny Craig, American sailor and illustrator (born 1926)

2001

Jaroslav Drobný, Czech-English ice hockey player and tennis player (born 1921)

2001

Dorothy McGuire, American actress (born 1916)

2000

Betty Jeffrey, Australian nurse and author (born 1908)

1999

Benjamin Bloom, American psychologist and academic (born 1913)

1998

Necdet Calp, Turkish civil servant and politician (born 1922)

1998

Harry Lumley, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1926)

1998

Frank Renouf, New Zealand businessman (born 1918)

1998

George Wallace, American sergeant, lawyer, and politician, 45th Governor of Alabama (born 1919)

1997

Georges Guétary, Egyptian-French actor, singer, and dancer (born 1915)

1997

Georgios Mitsibonas, Greek footballer (born 1962)

1996

Tupac Shakur, American rapper, producer, and actor (born 1971)

1993

Carl Voss, American ice hockey player and referee (born 1907)

1991

Robert Irving, English soldier and conductor (born 1913)

1991

Metin Oktay, Turkish footballer and manager (born 1936)

1991

Joe Pasternak, Hungarian-American production manager and producer (born 1901)

1987

Mervyn LeRoy, American actor, director, and producer (born 1900)

1985

Dane Rudhyar, French-American astrologer, composer, and author (born 1895)

1982

Reed Crandall, American illustrator (born 1917)

1981

William Loeb III, American publisher (born 1905)

1977

Leopold Stokowski, English conductor (born 1882)

1976

Armand Mondou, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1905)

1976

Albert Tessier, Canadian priest, historian, and director (born 1895)

1975

Mudicondan Venkatarama Iyer, Indian singer and musicologist (born 1897)

1973

Betty Field, American actress (born 1913)

1973

Sajjad Zaheer, Indian poet and philosopher (born 1905)

1971

Lin Biao, Chinese general and politician, 2nd Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (born 1907)

1967

Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden, Yemeni-Saudi Arabian businessman, founded Saudi Binladin Group (born 1903)

1967

Robert George, English air marshal and politician, 24th Governor of South Australia (born 1896)

1967

Leonard Lord, English businessman (born 1896)

1960

Leó Weiner, Hungarian composer and educator (born 1885)

1953

Mary Brewster Hazelton, American painter (born 1868)

1949

August Krogh, Danish physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1874)

1946

Amon Göth, Austrian captain and Nazi war criminal (born 1908)

1946

Eugene Lanceray, Russian painter, sculptor, and illustrator (born 1875)

1946

William Watt, Australian lawyer and politician, 24th Premier of Victoria (born 1871)

1944

W. Heath Robinson, English cartoonist (born 1872)

1941

Elias Disney, Canadian-American farmer and businessman (born 1859)

1937

David Robertson, Scottish rugby player and golfer (born 1869)

1931

Lili Elbe, Danish model and painter (born 1882)

1929

Jatindra Nath Das, Indian activist (born 1904)

1928

Italo Svevo, Italian author and playwright (born 1861)

1918

Frederic Crowninshield, American artist and author (born 1845)

1915

Andrew L. Harris, American general and politician, 44th Governor of Ohio (born 1835)

1913

Aurel Vlaicu, Romanian pilot and engineer (born 1882)

1912

Joseph Furphy, Australian author and poet (born 1843)

1912

Nogi Maresuke, Japanese general (born 1849)

1910

Rajanikanta Sen, Bangladeshi poet and composer (born 1865)

1905

René Goblet, French lawyer and politician, 52nd Prime Minister of France (born 1828)

1894

Emmanuel Chabrier, French pianist and composer (born 1841)

1885

Friedrich Kiel, German composer and educator (born 1821)

1881

Ambrose Burnside, American general and politician, 30th Governor of Rhode Island (born 1824)

1872

Ludwig Feuerbach, German anthropologist and philosopher (born 1804)

1871

İbrahim Şinasi, Turkish journalist, author, and translator (born 1826)

1847

Nicolas Oudinot, French general (born 1767)

1813

Hezqeyas, Ethiopian emperor

1808

Saverio Bettinelli, Italian poet, playwright, and critic (born 1718)

1806

Charles James Fox, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (born 1749)

1800

Claude Martin, French-English general and explorer (born 1735)

1766

Benjamin Heath, English scholar and author (born 1704)

1759

James Wolfe, English general (born 1727)

1632

Leopold V, Archduke of Austria (born 1586)

1612

Karin Månsdotter, Queen of Sweden (born 1550)

1598

Philip II of Spain, King of Spain, Portugal, England and Ireland (born 1526)

1592

Michel de Montaigne, French philosopher and author (born 1533)

1557

John Cheke, English scholar and politician, Secretary of State for England (born 1514)

1506

Andrea Mantegna, Italian painter and engraver (born 1431)

1488

Charles II, Duke of Bourbon (born 1434)

1409

Isabella of Valois, French princess, Queen Consort of England and Duchess of Orleans (born 1389)

1313

Notburga, Austrian saint (born 1265)

1171

Al-Adid, last Fatimid caliph (born 1151)

908

Cormac mac Cuilennáin, king of Munster (Ireland)

864

Pietro Tradonico, doge of Venice

531

Kavad I, Sasanian King of Kings of Iran (born 473)

413

Marcellinus of Carthage, martyr and saint

81

Titus, Roman emperor (born AD 39)

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