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==Events== ===Pre-1600=== * 681 – Pope Honorius I is posthumously excommunicated by the Sixth Ecumenical Council. *1400 – Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers.
===1601–1900=== *1620 – Pilgrims set sail for Virginia from Plymouth, England in the ''Mayflower''.<ref>{{cite book|first=Jacques|last=Legrand|title=Chronicle of the World|publisher=Ecam Publication|year=1989|page=238|isbn=0-13-133463-8}}</ref> *1701 – James Francis Edward Stuart, sometimes called the "Old Pretender", becomes the Jacobite claimant to the thrones of England and Scotland on the death of his father, James II.<ref>{{Cite web |title=royal.uk |url=https://www.royal.uk/prince-james-francis-edward}}</ref> *1732 – In Campo Maior, Portugal, a storm hits the Armory and a violent explosion ensues, killing two-thirds of its inhabitants. *1776 – American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Harlem Heights is fought. *1779 – American Revolutionary War: The Franco-American Siege of Savannah begins. *1810 – With the ''Grito de Dolores,'' Father Miguel Hidalgo begins Mexico's fight for independence from Spain. *1822 – French physicist Augustin-Jean Fresnel, in a "note" read to the Academy of Sciences,<!-- signed 8 September, read 16 September --> reports a direct refraction experiment verifying David Brewster's hypothesis that photoelasticity (as it is now known) is stress-induced birefringence.<ref name=fresnel-1822s>A. Fresnel, "Note sur la double réfraction du verre comprimé" (read 16 September 1822), ''Annales de Chimie et de Physique'', Ser. 2, vol. 20, pp. 376–83 (nominally for August 1822); reprinted in H. de Senarmont, E. Verdet, and L. Fresnel (eds.), ''Oeuvres complètes d'Augustin Fresnel'', vol. 1 (1866), [https://books.google.com/books?id=1l0_AAAAcAAJ&pg=PA713 pp. 713–18]; translated as "Note on the double refraction of compressed glass", {{Zenodo|4706834}}, 2021 (open access).</ref> *1863 – Robert College, in Istanbul, the first American educational institution outside the United States, is founded by Christopher Robert, an American philanthropist. *1880 – ''The Cornell Daily Sun'' prints its first issue in Ithaca, New York. *1893 – Settlers make a land run for prime land in the Cherokee Strip in Oklahoma.
===1901–present=== *1908 – The General Motors Corporation is founded. *1914 – World War I: The Siege of Przemyśl (present-day Poland) begins. *1920 – The Wall Street bombing: A bomb in a horse wagon explodes in front of the J. P. Morgan building in New York City killing 38 and injuring 400. *1940 – World War II: Italian troops conquer Sidi Barrani. *1943 – World War II: The German Tenth Army reports that it can no longer contain the Allied bridgehead around Salerno. *1945 – World War II: The Japanese occupation of Hong Kong comes to an end. *1953 – American Airlines Flight 723 crashes in Colonie, New York, killing 28 people.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Convair CV-240-0 N94255 Albany Airport, NY (ALB) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19530916-0 |access-date=September 15, 2022 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> *1955 – The military coup to unseat President Juan Perón of Argentina is launched at midnight. * 1955 – A Soviet Zulu-class submarine becomes the first to launch a ballistic missile. *1956 – TCN-9 Sydney is the first Australian television station to commence regular broadcasts. *1959 – The first successful photocopier, the Xerox 914, is introduced in a demonstration on live television from New York City. *1961 – The United States National Hurricane Research Project drops eight cylinders of silver iodide into the eyewall of Hurricane Esther. Wind speed reduces by 10%, giving rise to Project Stormfury. * 1961 – Typhoon Nancy, with possibly the strongest winds ever measured in a tropical cyclone, makes landfall in Osaka, Japan, killing 173 people. * 1961 – Pakistan establishes its Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission with Abdus Salam as its head. *1963 – Malaysia is formed from the Federation of Malaya, Singapore, North Borneo (Sabah) and Sarawak. However, Singapore is soon expelled from this new country. *1966 – The Metropolitan Opera House opens at Lincoln Center in New York City with the world premiere of Samuel Barber's opera ''Antony and Cleopatra''. *1970 – King Hussein of Jordan declares war against the Palestine Liberation Organization, the conflict came to be known as Black September. *1975 – Papua New Guinea gains independence from Australia. * 1975 – Cape Verde, Mozambique, and São Tomé and Príncipe join the United Nations. * 1975 – The first prototype of the Mikoyan MiG-31 interceptor makes its maiden flight. *1976 – Armenian champion swimmer Shavarsh Karapetyan saves 20 people from a trolleybus that had fallen into a Yerevan reservoir. * 1976 – Night of the Pencils: In the city of La Plata, Argentina, a group of high-school students were kidnapped and later tortured, raped and murdered during the Argentinian military dictatorship <ref>{{Cite web|title=Argentina marks "Night of the Pencils"|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-14910859|publisher=BBC News|date= September 15, 2011|access-date=September 16, 2025}}</ref> *1978 – The 7.4 {{M|w}} Tabas earthquake affects the city of Tabas, Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (''Violent''). At least 15,000 people are killed. *1979 – Eight people escape from East Germany to the west in a homemade hot air balloon. *1982 – Lebanon War: The Sabra and Shatila massacre in Lebanon takes place. *1987 – The Montreal Protocol is signed to protect the ozone layer from depletion. *1990 – The railroad between the People's Republic of China and Kazakhstan is completed at Dostyk, adding a sizable link to the concept of the Eurasian Land Bridge. *1992 – The trial of the deposed Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega ends in the United States with a 40-year sentence for drug trafficking and money laundering. * 1992 – Black Wednesday: The British pound is forced out of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism by currency speculators and is forced to devalue against the German mark. *1994 – The British government lifts the broadcasting ban imposed against members of Sinn Féin and Irish paramilitary groups in 1988. *1996 – Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'' is launched on STS-79 to dock with the Russian space station ''Mir''.<ref name="STS-79(79)">{{cite web |title=STS-79 (79) |url=http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-79/mission-sts-79.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070518135705/http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-79/mission-sts-79.html |archive-date=May 18, 2007 |access-date=December 20, 2011 |publisher=National Aeronautics and Space Administration}}</ref> *2004 – Hurricane Ivan makes landfall in Gulf Shores, Alabama as a Category 3 hurricane. *2005 – The Camorra organized crime boss Paolo Di Lauro is arrested in Naples, Italy. *2007 – One-Two-Go Airlines Flight 269 carrying 130 crew and passengers crashes in Thailand, killing 90 people. * 2007 – Security guards working for Blackwater Worldwide shoot and kill 17 Iraqis in Nisour Square, Baghdad. *2013 – A gunman kills twelve people at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Starr|first1=Barbara|last2=Shoichet|first2=Catherine E.|last3=Brown|first3=Pamela|title=12 victims slain in Navy Yard shooting rampage; dead suspect ID'd|work=CNN|date=September 16, 2013|accessdate=September 16, 2023|url=https://www.cnn.com/2013/09/16/us/dc-navy-yard-gunshots/index.html}}</ref> *2014 – The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant launches its Kobani offensive against Syrian–Kurdish forces. *2015 – A 8.3 {{M|w}} earthquake strikes the Chilean city of Illapel, killing 15 people, injuring at least 34, leaving at least six missing, and causing extensive damage. One person also dies in Argentina.<ref>{{Cite web|title=M 8.3 – 48 km W of Illapel, Chile |url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us20003k7a/executive|access-date=September 10, 2022|website=earthquake.usgs.gov|language=en}}</ref> *2021 – A 6.0 {{M|w}} earthquake strikes Lu County, Sichuan, China, killing three and injuring more than 88.<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 16, 2021|title=Earthquake shakes China's Sichuan province, killing 3 and injuring 88 |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3148919/earthquake-shakes-chinas-sichuan-province-killing-2-and|access-date=September 19, 2021|website=South China Morning Post|language=en}}</ref> *2021 – Inspiration4, the first private orbital crewed spaceflight, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kan |first1=Michael |date=September 16, 2021 |title=Inspiration 4 Successfully Blasts Off for the First All-Civilian Orbital Space Flight |url=https://www.pcmag.com/news/how-to-watch-inspiration-4-blast-off-for-the-first-all-civilian-orbital |access-date=September 16, 2021 |website=PC Mag}}</ref> *2022 – During the Let Yet Kone massacre, the Burmese military kills 13 villagers, including eight children, after attacking a school in Sagaing Region, Myanmar.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=November 23, 2022 |title=The Tabayin School Attack |url=https://www.myanmarwitness.org/reports/the-tabayin-school-attack |access-date=March 2, 2023 |website=Myanmar Witness |language=en}}</ref> * 2022 – The death of Mahsa Amini occurred in Tehran, Iran, sparking worldwide protests.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-09-16 |title=Fury in Iran as young woman dies following morality police arrest |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-62930425 |access-date=2022-12-11}}</ref>
==Births== ===Pre-1600=== *AD 16 – Julia Drusilla, Roman daughter of Germanicus (died 38) * 508 – Yuan Di, emperor of the Liang dynasty (died 555) *1295 – Elizabeth de Clare, English noblewoman (died 1360)<ref>{{cite book|title=The Legacy of the de Lacy, Lacey, Lacy Family, 1066–1994|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rKAKXWXIa9gC&pg=PA59|year=1994|publisher=Gerry Lacey|pages=59}}</ref> *1386 – Henry V of England (died 1422)<ref>{{cite book |last=Curry |date=2013 |first=A. |section=The Making of a Prince: The Finances of 'the young lord Henry', 1386–1400 |editor=Gwilym Dodd |title=Henry V: New Interpretations |publisher=York Medieval Press |isbn=978-1-903153-46-8 |page=11 |author-link=Anne Curry}}</ref> *1462 – Pietro Pomponazzi, Italian philosopher (died 1525)<ref>{{cite book|author=Martin L. Pine|title=Pietro Pomponazzi: Radical Philosopher of the Renaissance|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y8vWAAAAMAAJ|year=1986|publisher=Antenore|page=48|isbn=9788884554024}}</ref> *1507 – Jiajing Emperor of China (died 1567) *1541 – Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex, English nobleman (died 1576) *1557 – Jacques Mauduit, French composer (died 1627)
===1601–1900=== *1615 – Heinrich Bach, German organist and composer (died 1692) *1625 – Gregorio Barbarigo, Roman Catholic saint (died 1697) *1651 – Engelbert Kaempfer, German physician and botanist (died 1716) *1666 – Antoine Parent, French mathematician and theorist (died 1716) *1678 – Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, English philosopher and politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (died 1751) *1716 – Angelo Maria Amorevoli, Italian tenor and actor (died 1798) *1722 – Gabriel Christie, Scottish-Canadian general (died 1799) *1725 – Nicolas Desmarest, French geologist, zoologist, and author (died 1815) *1745 – Mikhail Kutuzov, Russian field marshal (died 1813)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Grossman |first1=Mark |title=World Military Leaders: A Biographical Dictionary |date=2007 |publisher=Infobase Publishing |isbn=978-0-8160-7477-8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QSJoaugn2h8C&q=Mikhail+Kutuzov+Saint+Petersburg+16+September+1745&pg=PA187 |access-date=September 5, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *1777 – Nathan Mayer Rothschild, German-English banker and financier (died 1836) *1782 – Daoguang Emperor of China (died 1850) *1812 – Anna Louisa Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaint, Dutch novelist (died 1886)<ref>{{cite book|first=Lia|last=Van Gemert|title=Women's Writing from the Low Countries 1200–1875: A Bilingual Anthology|location=Amsterdam|publisher=Amsterdam University Press|year=2011|page=528|isbn=978-9-08964-129-8}}</ref> *1822 – Charles Crocker, American businessman (died 1888)<ref name="CCObit1888">{{cite news|title=Obituary. Charles Crocker|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1888/08/15/archives/obituary-1-no-title.html|access-date=4 April 2018|work=The New York Times|date=15 August 1888}}</ref> *1823 – Francis Parkman, American historian and author (died 1893) * 1823 – Ludwik Teichmann, Polish anatomist (died 1895)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.khm.cm-uj.krakow.pl/historia-wydzialow-lekarskich-w-polsce/#|title=Ludwik Karol Teichmann|website=khm.cm-uj.krakow.pl|language=pl|access-date=August 20, 2019}}</ref> *1827 – Jean Albert Gaudry, French geologist and paleontologist (died 1908) *1828 – Per Pålsson, Swedish murderer (died 1914) *1830 – Patrick Francis Moran, Irish-Australian cardinal (died 1911) *1837 – Pedro V of Portugal (died 1861) *1838 – James J. Hill, Canadian-American railroad executive (died 1916) *1844 – Paul Taffanel, French flute player and conductor (died 1908) *1846 – Anna Kingsford, English author, poet, and activist (died 1888) *1853 – Albrecht Kossel, German physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1927) *1858 – Edward Marshall Hall, English lawyer and politician (died 1927) * 1858 – Bonar Law, Canadian-Scottish banker and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died 1923) *1859 – Yuan Shikai, Chinese general and politician, President of the Republic of China (died 1916) *1861 – Miriam Benjamin, African-American educator and inventor (died 1947) *1866 – Georg Voigt, German lawyer and politician, Mayor of Marburg (died 1927) *1870 – John Pius Boland, Irish tennis player and politician (died 1958) *1875 – James Cash Penney, American businessman and philanthropist, founded J. C. Penney (died 1971) *1876 – Marvin Hart, American boxer (died 1931) *1877 – Jacob Schick, American-Canadian inventor and businessman, founded Schick Razors (died 1937) *1878 – Karl Albiker, German sculptor, lithographer, and educator (died 1961) *1880 – Clara Ayres, American nurse (died 1917) * 1880 – Alfred Noyes, English author, poet, and playwright (died 1958) *1881 – Clive Bell, English philosopher and critic (died 1964) *1883 – T. E. Hulme, English poet and critic (died 1917) *1886 – Jean Arp, Alsatian sculptor and painter (died 1966) *1887 – Nadia Boulanger, French composer and educator (died 1979)<ref>{{cite book|first=Peter|last=Lavezzoli|title=The Dawn of Indian Music in the West|location=London|publisher=Continuum|year=2007|isbn=978-0-82642-819-6|page=126}}</ref> *1888 – W. O. Bentley, English race car driver and engineer, founded Bentley Motors Limited (died 1971) * 1888 – Frans Eemil Sillanpää, Finnish author, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1964) *1890 – Avigdor Hameiri, Israeli author (died 1970) *1891 – Karl Dönitz, German admiral and politician, President of Germany (died 1980) * 1891 – Stephanie von Hohenlohe, Austrian-German spy (died 1972) *1893 – Alexander Korda, Hungarian-English director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1956) * 1893 – Albert Szent-Györgyi, Hungarian-American physiologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1986)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Albert Szent-Györgyi: Facts |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1937/szent-gyorgyi/facts/ |access-date=January 5, 2025 |website=The Nobel Prize}}</ref> *1895 – Zainal Abidin Ahmad, Malaysian author and scholar (died 1973) *1897 – Milt Franklyn, American composer (died 1962) *1898 – H. A. Rey, American author and illustrator, co-created ''Curious George'' (died 1977) *1899 – Hans Swarowsky, Hungarian-Austrian conductor and educator (died 1975)
===1901–present=== *1901 – Josef Schächter, Austrian rabbi and philosopher from the Vienna Circle (died 1994) *1905 – Vladimír Holan, Czech poet and author (died 1980) *1906 – Jack Churchill, Sri Lankan-British colonel (died 1996) *1910 – Erich Kempka, German colonel and chauffeur (died 1975) * 1910 – Karl Kling, German race car driver and manager (died 2003) *1911 – Wilfred Burchett, Australian journalist and author (died 1983) * 1911 – Paul Henning, American screenwriter and producer (died 2005) *1914 – Allen Funt, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1999) *1915 – Cy Walter, American pianist (died 1968) *1916 – Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw, Caribbean politician, 1st Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis (died 1978) * 1916 – Frank Farrell, Australian rugby league player and policeman (died 1985) * 1916 – M. S. Subbulakshmi, Indian Carnatic vocalist (died 2004) * 1916 – Frank Leslie Walcott, Barbadian cricketer, umpire, and politician (died 1999) * 1916 – Marie Vieux-Chauvet, Haitian writer (died 1973)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJm4PX7JBFXhmpP7vGdJDq.html |title=Marie Vieux-Chauvet|website=WorldCat|access-date=June 10, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-date=June 10, 2023| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610111002/https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJm4PX7JBFXhmpP7vGdJDq.html}}</ref> * 1916 – Raosaheb Gogte, Indian industrialist (died 2000)<ref>{{cite book|title=Gogte Kulavruttanta|publisher=Gogte Committee|year=2006|location=Pune|pages=445|language=mr|trans-title=The Gogte Family Genealogy Almanac|chapter=Belgav Gharana, Dusra|trans-chapter=The 2nd House of Belgaum}}</ref> *1918 – Władysław Kędra, Polish pianist (died 1968) *1919 – Bill Daley, American football player and sportscaster (died 2015) * 1919 – Laurence J. Peter, Canadian-American hierarchiologist and educator (died 1990) * 1919 – Andy Russell, American singer and actor (died 1992) *1920 – Staryl C. Austin, American air force general (died 2015) * 1920 – Sheila Quinn, English nurse and educator (died 2016) * 1920 – Art Sansom, American cartoonist (died 1991) *1921 – Ursula Franklin, German-Canadian metallurgist (died 2016) * 1921 – Jon Hendricks, American singer-songwriter (died 2017) * 1921 – Korla Pandit, American pianist and composer (died 1998) *1922 – Guy Hamilton, French-English director and screenwriter (died 2016) * 1922 – Janis Paige, American actress and singer (died 2024)<ref name="AP" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Gates |first=Anita |date=2024-06-03 |title=Janis Paige, Star of Broadway's 'The Pajama Game,' Is Dead at 101 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/03/theater/janis-paige-dead.html |access-date=2024-06-04 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> *1923 – Lee Kuan Yew, Singaporean lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Singapore (died 2015) *1924 – Lauren Bacall, American actress (died 2014)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Sept. 16: Nick Jonas, Mickey Rourke |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/09/16/Famous-birthdays-for-Sept-16-Nick-Jonas-Mickey-Rourke/3271663197940/ |publisher=UPI |access-date=14 September 2023 |date=16 September 2022}}</ref> * 1924 – Raoul Coutard, French cinematographer and director (died 2016)<ref name="Williams 2016 h616">{{cite web | last=Williams | first=James S | title=Raoul Coutard obituary | website=the Guardian | date=2016-11-09 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/nov/09/raoul-coutard-obituary | access-date=2024-03-21}}</ref> *1925 – Charlie Byrd, American singer and guitarist (died 1999) * 1925 – Charles Haughey, Irish accountant, lawyer, and politician, 7th Taoiseach of Ireland (died 2006) * 1925 – B.B. King, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 2015)<ref name="UPI" /> *1926 – Eric Gross, Austrian-Australian pianist and composer (died 2011) * 1926 – John Knowles, American novelist (died 2001) * 1926 – Roger McKee, American baseball player (died 2014) * 1926 – Robert H. Schuller, American pastor and author (died 2015) *1927 – Peter Falk, American actor (died 2011)<ref name="UPI" /> * 1927 – Jack Kelly, American actor and politician (died 1992)<ref name="UPI" /> * 1927 – Sadako Ogata, Japanese academic and diplomat, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (died 2019) *1928 – Rex Trailer, American television host, actor, and singer (died 2013) * 1928 – Lady Gwen Thompson, English author and educator (died 1986) * 1928 – Patricia Wald, American judge (died 2019) *1929 – Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar, last sultan of Zanzibar (died 2024) * 1929 – Stan Stephens, Canadian-American politician, 20th Governor of Montana (died 2021) *1930 – Anne Francis, American actress (died 2011)<ref name="UPI" /> *1931 – K. D. Arulpragasam, Sri Lankan zoologist and academic (died 2003) * 1931 – Little Willie Littlefield, American-Dutch singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2013) *1932 – George Chakiris, American actor<ref name="AP" /> * 1932 – Micky Stewart, English cricketer and coach *1933 – Steve Shirley, German-English businesswoman and philanthropist, founded Xansa *1934 – Elgin Baylor, American basketball player and coach (died 2021)<ref name="UPI" /> * 1934 – Ronnie Drew, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2008) *1935 – Carl Andre, American sculptor (died 2024) * 1935 – Billy Boy Arnold, American singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1935 – Jules Bass, American director, producer, composer, and author (died 2022)<ref>{{cite web |title=Jules Bass, Producer Behind the 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer' and 'Frosty the Snowman' TV Specials, Dies at 87 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jules-bass-dead-frosty-the-snowman-1235248424/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=October 25, 2022 |access-date=October 28, 2022}}</ref> * 1935 – Lilia Cuntapay, Filipino actress (died 2016)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/20/16/horror-queen-lilia-cuntapay-yumao-na|title='Horror Queen' Lilia Cuntapay, yumao na|language=fil|access-date=October 28, 2022|date=August 20, 2016|work=ABS-CBN News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |work=GMA News |url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/578328/showbiz/lilia-cuntapay-of-phl-horror-film-series-dies-at-80 |title=Lilia Cuntapay of PHL horror film series dies at 80 |publisher=GMA Network |access-date=October 28, 2022 |date=August 20, 2016}}</ref> * 1935 – Bob Kiley, American-English businessman (died 2016) * 1935 – Esther Vilar, Argentinian-German author and playwright<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www1.wdr.de/stichtag/stichtag-esther-vilar-100.html|title=Stichtag – 16. September 1935 – Geburtstag von Esther Vilar|date=September 16, 2020|website=www1.wdr.de}}</ref> * 1935 – Helen Williams, American fashion model (died 2023)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/02/fashion/helen-williams-dead.html|title=Helen Williams, Top Model in a Segregated Era, Is Dead at 87|last=Green|first=Penelope|newspaper=The New York Times|date=November 2, 2023|access-date=November 5, 2023}}</ref> *1937 – Aleksandr Medved, Russian wrestler (died 2024) * 1937 – Vince Naimoli, American businessman and philanthropist (died 2019) *1939 – Breyten Breytenbach, South African-French poet and painter (died 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 24, 2024 |title=Le peintre et poète sud-africain Breyten Breytenbach est mort |url=https://www.rfi.fr/fr/culture/20241124-le-peintre-et-po%C3%A8te-sud-africain-breyten-breytenbach-est-mort |access-date=November 25, 2024 |website=Radio France Internationale |language=fr}}</ref> * 1939 – Bill McGill, American basketball player (died 2014) *1940 – Hamiet Bluiett, American jazz saxophonist and composer (died 2018) * 1940 – Butch Buchholz, American tennis player * 1940 – Paul White, Baron Hanningfield, British life peer (died 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Former Essex council leader Lord Hanningfield dies |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn5z519nyrvo |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=www.bbc.com |date=October 22, 2024 |language=en-GB}}</ref> *1941 – Joe Butler, American singer, autoharp player, and drummer * 1941 – Richard Perle, American political scientist and politician *1942 – Bernie Calvert, English bass player and keyboard player * 1942 – Susan L. Graham, American computer scientist and academic *1943 – Wang Houjun, Chinese footballer and manager (died 2012) * 1943 – James Alan McPherson, American short story writer and essayist (died 2016) *1944 – Linda Kaye Henning, American actress * 1944 – Betty Kelly, American soul/R&B singer<ref name="AP" /> *1946 – Sonny LeMaire, American country music singer-songwriter and bass player * 1946 – Mike Reynolds, Australian lawyer and politician * 1946 – Camilo Sesto, Spanish singer-songwriter and producer (died 2019) *1947 – Dusty Hughes, English director and playwright *1948 – Ron Blair, American bass player * 1948 – Rosemary Casals, American tennis player and sportscaster * 1948 – Julia Donaldson, English author and playwright * 1948 – Kenney Jones, English drummer<ref name="AP" /> * 1948 – Susan Ruttan, American actress<ref name="AP" /> *1949 – Ed Begley Jr., American actor and environmental activist<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for September 16, 2022 includes celebrities Molly Shannon, Richard Marx |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/09/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-september-16-2022-includes-celebrities-molly-shannon-richard-marx.html |website=The Plain Dealer |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=14 September 2023 |date=16 September 2022}}</ref> *1950 – David Bellamy, American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP" /> * 1950 – Henry Louis Gates Jr., American historian, scholar, and journalist * 1950 – Loyd Grossman, American-English singer, guitarist, and television host *1951 – Vince Bell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1951 – Andy Irvine, Scottish rugby player and coach * 1951 – Cornelius Sim, Bruneian cardinal<ref>{{cite web |title=SIM Card. Cornelius |url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/documentation/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_sim_c.html |access-date=14 January 2023 |work=Holy See Press Office |archive-date=29 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129021843/https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/documentation/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_sim_c.html |url-status=live }}</ref> (died 2021) *1952 – Tony Cunningham, English educator and politician * 1952 – Česlovas Laurinavičius, Lithuanian historian * 1952 – Karen Muir, South African swimmer and physician (died 2013) * 1952 – Mickey Rourke, American boxer and actor<ref name="AP" /> * 1953 – Kurt Fuller, American character actor *1953 – Alan Barton, English singer and guitarist (died 1995) * 1953 – Nancy Huston, Canadian-American author and translator * 1953 – Earl Klugh, American musician<ref name="AP" /> * 1953 – Mark Malloch Brown, Baron Malloch-Brown, English journalist and politician, 2nd Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations * 1953 – Jerry Pate, American golfer and sportscaster * 1953 – Manuel Pellegrini, Chilean footballer and manager * 1953 – Christopher Rich, American actor<ref name="AP" /> * 1953 – Eric Vail, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster *1954 – Sanjoy Bandopadhyay, Indian sitar player and composer * 1954 – William McKeen, American author and academic * 1954 – Colin Newman, English singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer * 1954 – Frank Reed, American singer-songwriter (died 2014) * 1954 – Roger Woolley, Australian cricketer *1955 – Ron Brewer, American basketball player * 1955 – Robin Yount, American baseball player and coach<ref name="UPI" /> *1956 – Maggie Atkinson, English educator and civil servant * 1956 – David Copperfield, American magician and actor<ref name="AP" /> * 1956 – Ross Greenberg, American journalist and antivirus pioneer (died 2017) * 1956 – Dave Schulthise, American bass player (died 2004) * 1956 – Kazuharu Sonoda, Japanese wrestler (died 1987) *1957 – D. C. Drake, American wrestler * 1957 – Clara Furse, English businesswoman * 1957 – Norman Lamb, English lawyer and politician * 1957 – David McCreery, Northern Irish footballer and manager * 1957 – Anca Parghel, Romanian singer and pianist (died 2008) *1958 – Orel Hershiser, American baseball player and coach * 1958 – Neville Southall, Welsh footballer and manager * 1958 – Jennifer Tilly, American actress and poker player<ref name="AP" /> *1959 – Peter Keleghan, Canadian actor and screenwriter * 1959 – Tim Raines, American baseball player, coach, and manager * 1959 – Dave Richardson, South African cricketer, manager, and lawyer * 1959 – Victory Tischler-Blue, American bass player, director, and producer *1960 – Jayne Brook, American actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1960 – Graham Haynes, American trumpet player and composer * 1960 – Mike Mignola, American author and illustrator *1961 – Bilinda Butcher, English singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1961 – Philip Lafon, Canadian wrestler * 1961 – Annamária Szalai, Hungarian journalist, economist, and politician (died 2013) *1962 – Seth, Canadian author and illustrator *1963 – Richard Marx, American singer-songwriter and producer<ref name="AP" /> *1964 – Mary Coustas, Australian actress and screenwriter * 1964 – Rossy de Palma, Spanish-French model and actress * 1964 – Dave Sabo, American guitarist and songwriter * 1964 – Molly Shannon, American actress, comedian and producer<ref name="AP" /> *1965 – Katy Kurtzman, American actress and producer * 1965 – Karl-Heinz Riedle, German footballer and manager * 1965 – Stephen Shareaux, American singer-songwriter *1966 – John Bel Edwards, American attorney and politician * 1966 – Wil McCarthy, American author and playwright * 1966 – Kevin Young, American hurdler *1967 – Hiroya Oku, Japanese author and illustrator *1967 – Damon Thayer, Kentucky State Senate Majority Leader<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://damonthayer.com/about|title=Meet Damon|first=Thayer for|last=Senate|website=damonthayer.com|date=August 10, 2023 }}</ref> *1968 – Marc Anthony, American singer-songwriter, actor, and producer<ref name="AP" /> * 1968 – Walt Becker, American director, producer, and screenwriter * 1968 – Tommy Keane, Irish footballer (died 2012) *1969 – Justine Frischmann, English singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1969 – Janno Gibbs, Filipino singer-songwriter and actor *1970 – Mark Schultz, American singer-songwriter *1971 – Joel Heyman, American actor, producer, and screenwriter * 1971 – Charlie Jacobs, American businessman * 1971 – Amy Poehler, American actress, comedian, and producer<ref name="AP" /> * 1971 – Richard Slinger, American wrestler * 1971 – Shawntel Smith, American beauty pageant contestant *1972 – Mark Bruener, American football player * 1972 – Mike Doyle, American actor and producer * 1972 – Alessandro Nunziati, Italian singer-songwriter and producer *1973 – George Corrie, English footballer * 1973 – Camiel Eurlings, Dutch businessman and member of the International Olympic Committee * 1973 – Justin Haythe, American author and screenwriter * 1973 – Alexander Vinokourov, Kazakh cyclist and manager *1974 – Loona, Dutch singer-songwriter and dancer * 1974 – Monique Brumby, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer * 1974 – Joaquin Castro, American lawyer and politician * 1974 – Julian Castro, American lawyer and politician, 16th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development *1975 – Jason Leffler, American race car driver (died 2013) * 1975 – Shannon Noll, Australian singer-songwriter * 1975 – Toks Olagundoye, Nigerian actress<ref name="AP" /> *1976 – Elīna Garanča, Latvian soprano * 1976 – Tina Barrett, English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress * 1976 – Greg Buckner, American basketball player and coach *1977 – Gregory Ball, American captain and politician * 1977 – Musiq Soulchild, American singer-songwriter<ref name="AP" /> *1978 – Dan Dickau, American basketball player and coach * 1978 – Claudia Marx, German runner * 1978 – Sensei, Mexican wrestler * 1978 – Brian Sims, American lawyer, politician, and LGBT activist * 1979 – Bobby Korecky, American baseball player * 1979 – Flo Rida, American rapper, singer, and songwriter<ref name="AP" /> * 1980 – Kenny van Weeghel, Dutch wheelchair racer *1981 – Fan Bingbing, Chinese actress, singer, and producer<ref name="UPI" /> * 1981 – Alexis Bledel, American actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1981 – LaVerne Jones-Ferrette, Virgin Islander sprinter *1982 – Leon Knight, English footballer * 1982 – Michele Rizzo, Italian rugby player *1983 – John Afoa, New Zealand rugby player * 1983 – Katerine Avgoustakis, Belgian singer and pianist * 1983 – Jennifer Blake, Canadian wrestler * 1983 – Kirsty Coventry, Zimbabwean swimmer and 10th President of the International Olympic Committee * 1983 – Brandon Moss, American baseball player *1984 – Sabrina Bryan, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1984 – Katie Melua, Georgian-English singer-songwriter and guitarist *1985 – Matt Harrison, American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Matt Harrison |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/matt-harrison-457448 |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=14 September 2023}}</ref> * 1985 – Max Minghella, English actor * 1985 – Madeline Zima, American actress<ref name="AP" /> *1986 – Gordon Beckham, American baseball player * 1986 – Ian Harding, American actor<ref name="AP" /> * 1986 – Kyla Pratt, American actress and singer<ref name="AP" /> *1987 – Merve Boluğur, Turkish actress * 1987 – Kyle Lafferty, Northern Irish footballer * 1987 – Louis Ngwat-Mahop, Cameroonian footballer * 1987 – Anthony Padilla, American internet personality and filmmaker<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/content/how-sacramentos-youtube-darlings-smosh-went-hollywood-and-scored-big-time/17591594/|title=How Sacramento's YouTube darlings Smosh went Hollywood and scored big time|first=Jane|last=Borden|website=Sacramento News & Review|date=July 16, 2015|access-date=February 14, 2023|archive-date=June 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607051932/https://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/content/how-sacramentos-youtube-darlings-smosh-went-hollywood-and-scored-big-time/17591594/|url-status=live}}</ref> * 1987 – Burry Stander, South African cyclist (died 2013) * 1987 – Travis Wall, American dancer and choreographer *1988 – Teddy Geiger, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1989 – Robbie Grossman, American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Robbie Grossman |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/robbie-grossman-543257 |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=14 September 2023}}</ref> * 1989 – Braden Holtby, Canadian ice hockey player * 1989 – Salomón Rondón, Venezuelan footballer * 1989 – Dustin Tokarski, Canadian ice hockey player * 1991 – Alexandra Paul, Canadian figure skater (died 2023) *1992 – Vytenis Čižauskas, Lithuanian basketball player * 1992 – Nick Jonas, American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP" /> * 1992 – Jake Roche, English singer-songwriter and actor * 1992 – Chase Stokes, American actor<ref name="UPI" /> *1993 – Metro Boomin, American record producer and songwriter<ref>{{cite web |title=Metro Boomin - Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/metro-boomin/670534462 |website=Apple Music |access-date=September 14, 2024}}</ref> * 1993 – Sam Byram, English footballer * 1993 – Bryson DeChambeau, American golfer<ref>{{cite web |title=Bryson DeChambeau (United States) Golf Profile |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/player/_/id/10046/bryson-dechambeau |website=ESPN.com |access-date=September 14, 2024}}</ref> * 1993 – Joji, Japanese-Australian singer-songwriter<ref>{{cite web|title=Routinary Joji's Age Post On Tumblr. |url=https://www.tumblr.com/jojisribosomes/629643455213240320/routinary-jojis-age-post|access-date=15 March 2024}}</ref> *1994 – Anthony Mantha, Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Anthony Mantha |url=https://www.nhl.com/capitals/player/anthony-mantha-8477511 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=14 September 2023}}</ref> * 1994 – Aleksandar Mitrović, Serbian footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Aleksandar Mitrović|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/5879/Aleksandar-Mitrovic/overview|website=Premier League|access-date=16 September 2024}}</ref> * 1994 – Mitchell Moses, Australian rugby league player *1995 – Aaron Gordon, American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Aaron Gordon |url=https://www.nba.com/player/203932/aaron-gordon |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=14 September 2023}}</ref> *1997 – Jackie Young, American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jackie Young |url=https://www.wnba.com/player/1629498/jackie-young |publisher=WNBA |access-date=14 September 2023}}</ref> *1999 – Brady Tkachuk, American ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Brady Tkachuk |url=https://www.nhl.com/senators/player/brady-tkachuk-8480801 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=14 September 2023}}</ref> *2000 – Sam Howell, American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Sam Howell Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HoweSa00.htm |website=pro-football-reference.com |access-date=16 September 2023}}</ref> * 2000 – Oliver Skipp, English footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Oliver Skipp|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/21413/Oliver-Skipp/overview|website=Premier League|access-date=16 September 2024}}</ref> *2001 – Avishag Semberg, Israeli Olympic taekwondo bronze medalist<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.taekwondodata.com/avishag-semberg.ajp3.html|title=TaekwondoData|website=TaekwondoData}}</ref> * 2003 – Toby Couchman, Australian rugby league player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/toby-couchman/summary.html|title=Toby Couchman – Playing Career – RLP|website=www.rugbyleagueproject.org}}</ref>
==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * 307 – Flavius Valerius Severus, Roman emperor * 655 – Pope Martin I *1087 – Pope Victor III (born 1026) *1100 – Bernold of Constance, German priest and historian (born 1054) *1122 – Vitalis of Savigny, Catholic French saint and itinerant preacher (born 1060)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Feiss |first1=Hugh |last2=O'Brien |first2=Maureen M. |last3=Pepin |first3=Ronald |title=The Lives of Monastic Reformers 2: Abbot Vitalis of Savigny, Abbot Godfrey of Savigny, Peter of Avranches, and Blessed Hamo |date=November 2014 |publisher=Liturgical Press |isbn=9780879076931 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JDcTBwAAQBAJ |access-date=March 8, 2023}}</ref> *1226 – Pandulf Verraccio, Roman ecclesiastical politician *1343 – Philip III of Navarre (born 1306) *1345 – John IV, Duke of Brittany (born 1295) *1360 – William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton (born 1319) *1380 – Charles V of France (born 1338) *1394 – Antipope Clement VII (born 1342) *1406 – Cyprian, Metropolitan of Moscow (born 1336) *1498 – Tomás de Torquemada, Spanish friar (born 1420) *1581 – Peter Niers, notorious German bandit (date of birth unknown) *1583 – Catherine Jagiellon, queen of John III of Sweden (born 1526) *1589 – Michael Baius, Belgian theologian and academic (born 1513)
===1601–1900=== *1607 – Mary Stuart, English-Scottish princess (born 1605) *1672 – Anne Bradstreet, English poet (born 1612) *1701 – James II of England (born 1633) *1736 – Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Polish-Dutch physicist and engineer, invented the thermometer (born 1686) *1792 – Nguyễn Huệ, Vietnamese emperor (born 1753) *1803 – Nicolas Baudin, French explorer, hydrographer, and cartographer (born 1754) *1819 – John Jeffries, American physician and surgeon (born 1744) *1824 – Louis XVIII of France (born 1755) *1843 – Ezekiel Hart, Canadian businessman and politician (born 1770) *1845 – Thomas Davis, Irish poet and publisher (born 1814) *1865 – Christian de Meza, Danish general (born 1792) *1887 – Sakaigawa Namiemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 14th Yokozuna (born 1841) *1896 – Antônio Carlos Gomes, Brazilian composer (born 1836) * 1896 – Pavlos Kalligas, Greek jurist and politician, Foreign Minister of Greece (born 1814) *1898 – Ramón Emeterio Betances, Puerto Rican surgeon and politician (born 1827)
===1901–present=== *1911 – Edward Whymper, English-French mountaineer, explorer, and author (born 1840) *1914 – C. X. Larrabee, American businessman (born 1843) *1919 – Maria Nikiforova, Ukrainian anarchist partisan leader (born 1885)<ref>{{cite book|last=Archibald|first=Malcolm|url=http://www.nestormakhno.info/english/marusya.htm|title=Atamansha: the Story of Maria Nikiforova, the Anarchist Joan of Arc|publisher=Black Cat Press|location=Dublin|year=2007|pages=41–42|isbn=978-0-9737827-0-7|oclc=239359065}}</ref> *1925 – Leo Fall, Czech-Austrian composer (born 1873) * 1925 – Alexander Friedmann, Russian physicist and mathematician (born 1888) *1931 – Omar Mukhtar, Libyan theorist and educator (born 1862) *1932 – Millicent Lilian "Peg" Entwistle, British stage and screen actress (born 1908) * 1932 – Ronald Ross, Indian-English physician and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1857) *1933 – George Gore, American baseball player and manager (born 1857) *1936 – Jean-Baptiste Charcot, French physician and explorer (born 1867) *1940 – Charles Cochrane-Baillie, 2nd Baron Lamington, English-Scottish politician, 8th Governor of Queensland (born 1860) *1944 – Gustav Bauer, German journalist and politician, 11th Chancellor of Germany (born 1870) *1945 – John McCormack, Irish tenor and actor (born 1884) *1946 – James Hopwood Jeans, English physicist, astronomer, and mathematician (born 1877) *1950 – Pedro de Cordoba, American actor (born 1881) *1955 – Leo Amery, Indian-English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for the Colonies (born 1873) *1961 – Hasan Polatkan, Turkish politician, 15th Turkish Minister of Finance (born 1915) * 1961 – Fatin Rüştü Zorlu, Turkish diplomat and politician, 21st Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1910) *1965 – Ahn Eak-tai, North Korean composer and conductor (born 1906) * 1965 – Fred Quimby, American animator and producer (born 1886) *1973 – Víctor Jara, Chilean singer-songwriter, teacher and theatre director (born 1932) *1976 – Bertha Lutz, Brazilian feminist and scientist (born 1894) *1977 – Marc Bolan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1947) * 1977 – Maria Callas, Greek operatic soprano (born 1923) *1980 – Jean Piaget, Swiss psychologist and philosopher (born 1896) *1984 – Louis Réard, French engineer and fashion designer, created the bikini (born 1897) * 1984 – Richard Brautigan, American novelist, poet, and short story writer (born 1935) * 1987 – Christopher Soames, English soldier and politician, Governor of Southern Rhodesia (born 1920) *1991 – Olga Spessivtseva, Russian-American ballerina (born 1895) *1992 – Millicent Fenwick, American journalist and politician (born 1910) *1993 – František Jílek, Czech conductor (born 1913) * 1993 – Oodgeroo Noonuccal, Australian poet and activist (born 1920) *1996 – McGeorge Bundy, American intelligence officer and diplomat, 6th United States National Security Advisor (born 1919) * 1996 – Gene Nelson, American actor, dancer, and director (born 1920) *2001 – Samuel Z. Arkoff, American producer (born 1918) *2002 – James Gregory, American actor (born 1911) *2003 – Sheb Wooley, American singer-songwriter (born 1921) *2004 – Michael Donaghy, American-English poet and author (born 1954) *2005 – Harry Freedman, Canadian horn player, composer, and educator (born 1922) * 2005 – Gordon Gould, American physicist and academic, invented the laser (born 1920) *2006 – Floyd Curry, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1925) * 2006 – Zsuzsa Körmöczy, Hungarian tennis player and coach (born 1924)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archivum.mtva.hu/photobank/item/MTI-FOTO-UGZ1QjZWeXlpSmxnM0JEaDBoMHFhZz09|title=Sport – Tenisz – Körmöczy Zsuzsa|website=MTVA Archívum}}</ref> *2007 – Robert Jordan, American engineer and author (born 1948) *2008 – Norman Whitfield, American songwriter and producer (born 1940) *2009 – Myles Brand, American philosopher and academic (born 1942) * 2009 – Ernst Märzendorfer, Austrian conductor (born 1921) * 2009 – Mary Travers, American singer-songwriter (born 1936) *2010 – George N. Parks, American educator and bandleader (born 1953) * 2010 – Jim Towers, English footballer (born 1933) *2011 – Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, American singer-songwriter, harmonica player, and drummer (born 1936) *2011 – Enamul Haque Chowdhury, Bangladeshi politician (born 1948) *2012 – Roman Kroitor, Canadian director and producer, co-founded IMAX (born 1926) * 2012 – Julien J. LeBourgeois, American admiral (born 1923) * 2012 – Friedrich Zimmermann, German lawyer and politician, German Federal Minister of the Interior (born 1925) *2013 – Scott Adams, American football player (born 1966) * 2013 – Ratiba El-Hefny, Egyptian soprano and director (born 1931) * 2013 – Patsy Swayze, American dancer and choreographer (born 1927) *2015 – Guy Béart, Egyptian-French singer-songwriter (born 1930) * 2015 – Julio Brady, Virgin Islander lawyer, judge, and politician, 5th Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands (born 1942) * 2015 – Kurt Oppelt, Austrian figure skater and coach (born 1932) * 2015 – Allan Wright, English captain and pilot (born 1920) *2016 – Tarık Akan, Turkish actor, director and activist (born 1949)<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 17, 2016 |title=Turkish actor Tarik Akan passes away at 66 |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/culture-and-art/turkish-actor-tarik-akan-passes-away-at-66/647033 |website=Anatolian Agency}}</ref> * 2016 – Edward Albee, American director and playwright (born 1928) * 2016 – Gabriele Amorth, Italian priest and exorcist (born 1925) * 2016 – Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, Italian economist and politician, 10th President of Italy and 49th Prime Minister of Italy (born 1920) * 2016 – W. P. Kinsella, Canadian novelist (born 1935) * 2016 – Gérard Louis-Dreyfus, French-born American businessman (born 1932) * 2016 – António Mascarenhas Monteiro, Cabo Verdean politician, 2nd President of Cape Verde (born 1944) *2017 – Marcelo Rezende, Brazilian journalist (born 1951) * 2017 – Arjan Singh, Marshal of the Indian Air Force (born 1919) *2018 – James Burdette Thayer, American brigadier general (born 1920) *2019 – H. S. Dillon, Indonesian politician and human rights defender (born 1945) *2020 – Maxim Martsinkevich, Russian social activist and media personality (born 1984)<ref>{{cite news |title=Notorious Antigay Russian Ultranationalist Found Dead In Jail Cell |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/30841964.html |website=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |date=September 16, 2020 |access-date=October 9, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *2021 – Jane Powell, American actress (born 1929)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Evans|first=Greg|date=September 16, 2021|title=Jane Powell Dies: Hollywood Golden Age Actress & 'Royal Wedding' Star Was 92|url=https://deadline.com/2021/09/jane-powell-dead-obituary-actress-royal-wedding-seven-brides-for-seven-brothers-was-92-1234838168/|url-status=live|access-date=September 20, 2021|website=Deadline|language=en-US|archive-date=September 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927231205/https://deadline.com/2021/09/jane-powell-dead-obituary-actress-royal-wedding-seven-brides-for-seven-brothers-was-92-1234838168/}}</ref> * 2021 – Clive Sinclair, English entrepreneur and inventor (born 1940)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/sep/17/sir-clive-sinclair |title=Sir Clive Sinclair |first=Stephan |last=Bates |date=September 17, 2021 |access-date=September 17, 2021 |newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref> *2024 – Song Binbin, Chinese revolutionary (born 1947)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-26 |title=Song Binbin obituary: teenage symbol of the Cultural Revolution |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/obituaries/article/song-binbin-obituary-teenage-symbol-of-the-cultural-revolution-60wsfb79s |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=www.thetimes.com |language=en}}</ref> *2025 – Robert Redford, American actor, producer and director (born 1936)<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 16, 2025 |title=Robert Redford, Screen Idol Turned Director and Activist, Dies at 89 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/movies/robert-redford-dead.html|work=The New York Times |access-date=16 September 2025 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c07p8yle7pet?post=asset%3Ac371f3c5-b994-4df8-a7b3-1cada1ea15d0#post |title=Redford died in the mountains of Utah, surrounded by those he loved - publicist |work=BBC News |date=September 16, 2025 |access-date=September 16, 2025 |quote=Robert Redford's publicist Cindi Berger says the actor died earlier today at his home 'at Sundance in the mountains of Utah - the place he loved, surrounded by those he loved.'}}</ref>
==Holidays and observances== * Christian feast day: ** Curcodomus ** Cyprian (Catholic Church) ** Edith of Wilton ** Euphemia ** Ludmila ** Ninian ** Pope Cornelius ** Vitalis of Savigny ** September 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics). *Cry of Dolores, celebrates the declaration of independence of Mexico from Spain in 1810. ''See Fiestas Patrias'' * Independence Day (Papua New Guinea), celebrates the independence of Papua New Guinea from Australia in 1975. * International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer<ref>{{cite web |title=International Days |url=https://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-days/ |website=www.un.org |access-date=January 2, 2021 |language=en |date=January 6, 2015}}</ref> *Malaysian Armed Forces Day (Malaysia) * Malaysia Day (Malaysia) * Martyrs' Day (Libya) * National Heroes Day (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
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