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Day of the year

**September 2** is the 245th day of the year (246th in [leap years](/source/Leap_year)) in the [Gregorian calendar](/source/Gregorian_calendar); 120 days remain until the end of the year.

## Events

### Pre-1600

- [44 BC](/source/44_BC) – [Pharaoh](/source/Pharaoh) [Cleopatra](/source/Cleopatra) VII of [Egypt](/source/Egypt) declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV [Caesarion](/source/Caesarion).[1]

- 44 BC – [Cicero](/source/Cicero) launches the first of his *[Philippicae](/source/Philippicae)* (oratorical attacks) on [Mark Antony](/source/Mark_Antony). He will make 14 of them over the following months.[2]

- [31 BC](/source/31_BC) – [Final War of the Roman Republic](/source/Final_War_of_the_Roman_Republic): [Battle of Actium](/source/Battle_of_Actium): Off the western coast of Greece, forces of [Octavian](/source/Augustus) defeat troops under [Mark Antony](/source/Mark_Antony) and [Cleopatra](/source/Cleopatra).[3]

- [1192](/source/1192) – The [Treaty of Jaffa](/source/Treaty_of_Jaffa_(1192)) is signed between [Richard I of England](/source/Richard_I_of_England) and [Saladin](/source/Saladin), leading to the end of the [Third Crusade](/source/Third_Crusade).[4]

- [1561](/source/1561) – [Entry of Mary, Queen of Scots into Edinburgh](/source/Entry_of_Mary%2C_Queen_of_Scots_into_Edinburgh), a spectacular civic celebration for the Queen of Scotland, marred by religious controversy.[5]

### 1601–1900

- [1601](/source/1601) – [4th Spanish Armada](/source/4th_Spanish_Armada) makes landfall in Ireland at [Kinsale](/source/Kinsale).[6]

- [1649](/source/1649) – The Italian city of [Castro](/source/Castro%2C_Lazio) is completely destroyed by the forces of [Pope Innocent X](/source/Pope_Innocent_X), ending the [Wars of Castro](/source/Wars_of_Castro).

- [1666](/source/1666) – The [Great Fire of London](/source/Great_Fire_of_London) breaks out and burns for three days, destroying 10,000 buildings, including [Old St Paul's Cathedral](/source/Old_St_Paul's_Cathedral).[7]

- [1752](/source/1752) – [Great Britain](/source/Kingdom_of_Great_Britain), along with its [overseas possessions](/source/British_Empire), [adopts the Gregorian calendar](/source/Adoption_of_the_Gregorian_calendar#Great_Britain_and_its_colonies).

- [1789](/source/1789) – The [United States Department of the Treasury](/source/United_States_Department_of_the_Treasury) is founded.

- [1792](/source/1792) – During what became known as the [September Massacres](/source/September_Massacres) of the French Revolution, rampaging mobs slaughter three Roman Catholic bishops, more than two hundred priests, and prisoners believed to be royalist sympathizers.

- [1806](/source/1806) – A massive landslide destroys the town of [Goldau](/source/Goldau), Switzerland, killing 457.

- [1807](/source/1807) – Napoleonic Wars: The British Royal Navy [bombards Copenhagen](/source/Battle_of_Copenhagen_(1807)) with fire bombs and phosphorus rockets to prevent Denmark from surrendering its fleet to Napoleon.

- [1856](/source/1856) – The [Tianjing incident](/source/Tianjing_incident) takes place in [Nanjing](/source/Nanjing), China.

- [1859](/source/1859) – The [Carrington Event](/source/Carrington_Event) is the strongest geomagnetic storm on record.[8]

- [1862](/source/1862) – [American Civil War](/source/American_Civil_War): United States President [Abraham Lincoln](/source/Abraham_Lincoln) reluctantly restores Union General [George B. McClellan](/source/George_B._McClellan) to full command after General [John Pope](/source/John_Pope_(general))'s disastrous defeat at the [Second Battle of Bull Run](/source/Second_Battle_of_Bull_Run).

- [1864](/source/1864) – American Civil War: [Union](/source/Union_(American_Civil_War)) forces enter [Atlanta](/source/Atlanta) as the city surrenders, ending the [Atlanta campaign](/source/Atlanta_campaign) as a victory for General [William T. Sherman](/source/William_Tecumseh_Sherman).[9]

- [1867](/source/1867) – Mutsuhito, [Emperor Meiji](/source/Emperor_Meiji) of Japan, marries Masako Ichijō, thereafter known as [Empress Shōken](/source/Empress_Sh%C5%8Dken).

- [1870](/source/1870) – [Franco-Prussian War](/source/Franco-Prussian_War): [Battle of Sedan](/source/Battle_of_Sedan): [Prussian](/source/Prussia) forces take [Napoleon III](/source/Napoleon_III) of France and 100,000 of his soldiers prisoner.

- [1885](/source/1885) – [Rock Springs massacre](/source/Rock_Springs_massacre): In [Rock Springs, Wyoming](/source/Rock_Springs%2C_Wyoming), 150 white miners, who are struggling to unionize so they could strike for better wages and work conditions, attack their [Chinese](/source/Overseas_Chinese) fellow workers, killing 28, wounding 15 and forcing several hundred more out of town.

- [1898](/source/1898) – [Battle of Omdurman](/source/Battle_of_Omdurman): British and Egyptian troops defeat [Sudanese](/source/Sudan) tribesmen and establish British dominance in Sudan.

### 1901–present

- [1901](/source/1901) – Vice President of the United States [Theodore Roosevelt](/source/Theodore_Roosevelt) utters the famous phrase, "Speak softly and carry a [big stick](/source/Big_Stick_ideology)" at the [Minnesota State Fair](/source/Minnesota_State_Fair).

- [1912](/source/1912) – [Arthur Rose Eldred](/source/Arthur_Rose_Eldred) is awarded the first [Eagle Scout](/source/Eagle_Scout) award of the [Boy Scouts of America](/source/Boy_Scouts_of_America).

- [1923](/source/1923) – [Kantō Massacre](/source/Kant%C5%8D_Massacre): Amid rumors that Koreans had been conducting acts of sabotage in the aftermath of the [1923 Great Kantō earthquake](/source/1923_Great_Kant%C5%8D_earthquake), lynch mobs of Japanese begin massacring thousands of civilians over the course of several weeks, mainly ethnic minorities such as [Koreans](/source/Zainichi_Koreans) and Chinese.[10][11][12]

- [1935](/source/1935) – The [Labor Day Hurricane](/source/1935_Labor_Day_Hurricane), the most intense hurricane to strike the United States, makes landfall at [Long Key](/source/Long_Key), Florida, killing at least 400.

- [1939](/source/1939) – [World War II](/source/World_War_II): Following the start of the [invasion of Poland](/source/Invasion_of_Poland) the previous day, the [Free City of Danzig](/source/Free_City_of_Danzig) (now [Gdańsk](/source/Gda%C5%84sk), Poland) is annexed by [Nazi Germany](/source/Nazi_Germany).

- [1944](/source/1944) – The last execution of a Finn in [Finland](/source/Finland) takes place when soldier [Olavi Laiho](/source/Olavi_Laiho) is executed by shooting in [Oulu](/source/Oulu).[13]

- [1945](/source/1945) – World War II: The [Japanese Instrument of Surrender](/source/Japanese_Instrument_of_Surrender) is signed by Japan and the major warring powers aboard the battleship [USS *Missouri*](/source/USS_Missouri_(BB-63)) in [Tokyo Bay](/source/Tokyo_Bay), thus marking the official end to the war.

- 1945 – Communist leader [Ho Chi Minh](/source/Ho_Chi_Minh) [proclaimed](/source/Proclamation_of_Independence_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_Vietnam) the [Democratic Republic of Vietnam](/source/North_Vietnam) after the end of the [Nguyễn dynasty](/source/Nguy%E1%BB%85n_dynasty).

- [1946](/source/1946) – The [Interim Government of India](/source/Interim_Government_of_India) is formed, headed by [Jawaharlal Nehru](/source/Jawaharlal_Nehru) as vice president with the powers of a Prime Minister.

- [1957](/source/1957) – President [Ngô Đình Diệm](/source/Ng%C3%B4_%C4%90%C3%ACnh_Di%E1%BB%87m) of [South Vietnam](/source/South_Vietnam) becomes [the first foreign head of state to make a state visit to Australia](/source/Ngo_Dinh_Diem_presidential_visit_to_Australia).

- [1958](/source/1958) – A USAF [RC-130](/source/Lockheed_RC-130_Hercules) [is shot down](/source/1958_C-130_shootdown_incident) by fighters over Armenia when it strays into Soviet airspace while conducting a [sigint](/source/Signals_intelligence) mission. All crew members are killed.

- [1960](/source/1960) – The first election of the [Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile](/source/Parliament_of_the_Central_Tibetan_Administration). The Tibetan community observes this date as Democracy Day.

- [1963](/source/1963) – *[CBS Evening News](/source/CBS_Evening_News)* becomes U.S. network television's first half-hour weeknight news broadcast, when the show is lengthened from 15 to 30 minutes.

- [1968](/source/1968) – [Operation OAU](/source/Operation_OAU) begins during the [Nigerian Civil War](/source/Nigerian_Civil_War).

- [1970](/source/1970) – [NASA](/source/NASA) announces the [cancellation](/source/Canceled_Apollo_missions) of two [Apollo](/source/Apollo_program) missions to the Moon, [Apollo 15](/source/Apollo_15) (the designation is re-used by a later mission), and [Apollo 19](/source/Canceled_Apollo_missions#Apollos_18–20).

- 1970 – [Aeroflot Flight 3630](/source/Aeroflot_Flight_3630), a [Tupolev Tu-124](/source/Tupolev_Tu-124) en route from southern Russia to [Lithuania](/source/Lithuania), crashes after the pilots lost control of the aircraft at cruise altitude between [Rostov-on-Don Airport](/source/Rostov-on-Don_Airport) and [Vilnius Airport](/source/Vilnius_Airport), on the second leg of the flight; all 37 passengers and crew are killed.[14]

- [1984](/source/1984) – Seven people are shot and killed and 12 wounded in the [Milperra massacre](/source/Milperra_massacre), a shootout between the rival motorcycle [gangs](/source/Gang) [Bandidos](/source/Bandidos_Motorcycle_Club) and [Comancheros](/source/Comanchero_Motorcycle_Club) in Sydney, Australia.

- [1985](/source/1985) – [Sri Lankan Civil War](/source/Sri_Lankan_civil_war): Sri Lankan Tamil politicians and former MPs [M. Alalasundaram](/source/M._Alalasundaram) and [V. Dharmalingam](/source/V._Dharmalingam) are shot dead.

- [1987](/source/1987) – In Moscow, the trial begins for 19-year-old pilot [Mathias Rust](/source/Mathias_Rust), who flew his [Cessna](/source/Cessna) airplane into [Red Square](/source/Red_Square) in May.

- [1990](/source/1990) – [Transnistria](/source/Transnistria) is unilaterally proclaimed a [Soviet](/source/Soviet_Union) republic; the [Soviet president](/source/Presidium_of_the_Supreme_Soviet) [Mikhail Gorbachev](/source/Mikhail_Gorbachev) declares the decision null and void.

- [1992](/source/1992) – The 7.7 Mw [Nicaragua earthquake](/source/1992_Nicaragua_earthquake) affected the west coast of Nicaragua. With a [Ms](/source/Seismic_magnitude_scales#Ms)–[Mw](/source/Seismic_magnitude_scales#Mw) disparity of half a unit, this [tsunami earthquake](/source/Tsunami_earthquake) triggered a tsunami that caused most of the damage and casualties, with at least 116 killed. Typical runup heights were 3–8 meters (9.8–26.2 ft).

- [1998](/source/1998) – [Swissair Flight 111](/source/Swissair_Flight_111) crashes near [Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia](/source/Peggy's_Cove%2C_Nova_Scotia); all 229 people on board are killed.

- 1998 – The [UN](/source/United_Nations)'s [International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda](/source/International_Criminal_Tribunal_for_Rwanda) finds [Jean-Paul Akayesu](/source/Jean-Paul_Akayesu), the former [mayor](/source/Mayor) of a small town in [Rwanda](/source/Rwanda), guilty of nine counts of [genocide](/source/Genocide).

- [2008](/source/2008) – [Google](/source/Google) launches its [Google Chrome](/source/Google_Chrome) web browser.[15]

- [2009](/source/2009) – The [Andhra Pradesh, India helicopter crash](/source/2009_Andhra_Pradesh_Chief_Minister_helicopter_crash) occurred near Rudrakonda Hill, 40 nautical miles (74 km) from [Kurnool](/source/Kurnool), [Andhra Pradesh](/source/Andhra_Pradesh), India. Fatalities included [Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy](/source/Y._S._Rajasekhara_Reddy), the Chief Minister of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

- [2010](/source/2010) – [Israel-Palestinian conflict](/source/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict): the [2010 Israeli-Palestinian peace talks](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_peace_talks) are launched by the United States.[16]

- [2013](/source/2013) – The [Eastern span replacement of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge](/source/Eastern_span_replacement_of_the_San_Francisco%E2%80%93Oakland_Bay_Bridge) opens at 10:15 pm at a cost of $6.4 billion, after the [1989 Loma Prieta earthquake](/source/1989_Loma_Prieta_earthquake) damaged the old span.

- [2018](/source/2018) – [National Museum of Brazil fire](/source/National_Museum_of_Brazil_fire), A massive fire destroys most of the [Paço de São Cristóvão](/source/Pa%C3%A7o_de_S%C3%A3o_Crist%C3%B3v%C3%A3o), which houses the National Museum of Brazil, in [Rio de Janeiro](/source/Rio_de_Janeiro). The museum holds important archaeοlogical and anthropological objects, including the remains of the Luzia Woman, Marajoara vases and Egyptian mummies.[17]

- [2019](/source/2019) – [Hurricane Dorian](/source/Hurricane_Dorian), a [category 5 hurricane](/source/Category_5_Hurricane), devastates [the Bahamas](/source/The_Bahamas), killing at least five.[18]

- [2019](/source/2019) – The dive boat MV *Conception* [catches fire and sinks](/source/Sinking_of_MV_Conception) near [Santa Cruz Island](/source/Santa_Cruz_Island), killing 34.[19]

- [2022](/source/2022) – Eighteen people are killed and 23 others are injured by a [suicide bombing](/source/2022_Herat_mosque_bombing) at a Sunni mosque in [Herat](/source/Herat), Afghanistan.[20]

- [2023](/source/2023) – [India's first solar observation mission](/source/Aditya-L1): The [Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)](/source/ISRO) successfully launches [Aditya-L1](/source/Aditya-L1) from [Satish Dhawan space centre](/source/Satish_Dhawan_Space_Centre).[21][22]

- [2024](/source/2024) – Four people are killed in a [mass shooting](/source/2024_CTA_shooting) targeting homeless people on a Chicago Transit Authority train in Forest Park, [Illinois](/source/Illinois), United States.[23]

- 2024 – A [suicide bombing](/source/2024_Qala_Bakhtiar_bombing) in [Kabul](/source/Kabul), Afghanistan, kills 6 people and injures 13.[24]

- 2024 – At least 129 inmates are killed and 59 more injured in an [attempted prison break](/source/2024_Makala_jailbreak_attempt) at [Makala Prison](/source/Makala_Prison) in [Kinshasa](/source/Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the Congo.[25]

## Births

### Pre-1600

- [1243](/source/1243) – [Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester, 6th Earl of Hertford](/source/Gilbert_de_Clare%2C_7th_Earl_of_Gloucester), English politician (died 1295)[26]

- [1251](/source/1251) – [Francis of Fabriano](/source/Francis_of_Fabriano), Italian writer (died 1322)

- [1516](/source/1516) – [Francis I, Duke of Nevers](/source/Francis_I%2C_Duke_of_Nevers) (died 1561)

- [1531](/source/1531) – [Francesco Cattani da Diacceto](/source/Francesco_Cattani_da_Diacceto_(1531%E2%80%931595)), Bishop of Fiesole (died 1595)

- [1548](/source/1548) – [Vincenzo Scamozzi](/source/Vincenzo_Scamozzi), Italian architect (died 1616)

### 1601–1900

- [1661](/source/1661) – [Georg Böhm](/source/Georg_B%C3%B6hm), German organist and composer (died 1733)

- [1675](/source/1675) – [William Somervile](/source/William_Somervile), English poet and author (died 1742)

- [1753](/source/1753) – [Marie Joséphine of Savoy](/source/Marie_Jos%C3%A9phine_of_Savoy) (died 1810)[27]

- [1778](/source/1778) – [Louis Bonaparte](/source/Louis_Bonaparte), French-Dutch king (died 1846)[28]

- [1805](/source/1805) – [Esteban Echeverría](/source/Esteban_Echeverr%C3%ADa), Argentinian poet and author (died 1851)

- [1810](/source/1810) – [Lysander Button](/source/Lysander_Button), American engineer (died 1898)

- 1810 – [William Seymour Tyler](/source/William_Seymour_Tyler), American historian and educator (died 1897)

- [1814](/source/1814) – [Ernst Curtius](/source/Ernst_Curtius), German archaeologist and historian (died 1896)[29]

- [1820](/source/1820) – [Lucretia Peabody Hale](/source/Lucretia_Peabody_Hale), American journalist and author (died 1900)[30]

- [1830](/source/1830) – [William P. Frye](/source/William_P._Frye), American lawyer and politician (died 1911)

- [1838](/source/1838) – [Bhaktivinoda Thakur](/source/Bhaktivinoda_Thakur), Indian guru and philosopher (died 1914)

- 1838 – [Liliʻuokalani](/source/Lili%CA%BBuokalani), Last sovereign monarch of Hawaiʻi (died 1917)[31]

- [1839](/source/1839) – [Henry George](/source/Henry_George), American economist and author (died 1897)

- [1850](/source/1850) – [Eugene Field](/source/Eugene_Field), American author and poet (died 1895)

- 1850 – [Albert Spalding](/source/Albert_Spalding), American baseball player, manager, and businessman, co-founded the [Spalding Sporting Goods Company](/source/Spalding_(sports_equipment)) (died 1915)

- 1850 – [Woldemar Voigt](/source/Woldemar_Voigt), German physicist and academic (died 1919)

- [1852](/source/1852) – [Paul Bourget](/source/Paul_Bourget), French author and critic (died 1935)[32]

- [1853](/source/1853) – [Wilhelm Ostwald](/source/Wilhelm_Ostwald), Latvian-German chemist and academic, [Nobel Prize](/source/Nobel_Prize_in_Chemistry) laureate (died 1932)[33]

- [1856](/source/1856) – [John Bowser](/source/John_Bowser), English-Australian politician, 26th [Premier of Victoria](/source/Premier_of_Victoria) (died 1936)

- [1865](/source/1865) – [Simeón Ola](/source/Sime%C3%B3n_Ola), Filipino general and politician (died 1952)

- [1866](/source/1866) – [Charles Vintcent](/source/Charles_Vintcent), South African cricketer and rugby player (died 1943)

- [1873](/source/1873) – [Lily Poulett-Harris](/source/Lily_Poulett-Harris), Australian cricketer and educator (died 1897)

- [1877](/source/1877) – [Frederick Soddy](/source/Frederick_Soddy), English chemist and academic, [Nobel Prize](/source/Nobel_Prize_in_Chemistry) laureate (died 1956)

- [1878](/source/1878) – [Herman](/source/Herman_(Aav)), Estonian-Finnish archbishop (died 1961)

- 1878 – [Werner von Blomberg](/source/Werner_von_Blomberg), German field marshal (died 1946)

- [1883](/source/1883) – [Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria](/source/Archduchess_Elisabeth_Marie_of_Austria) (died 1963)

- [1884](/source/1884) – [Frank Laubach](/source/Frank_Laubach), American missionary and mystic (died 1970)

- [1892](/source/1892) – [Dezső Kertész](/source/Dezs%C5%91_Kert%C3%A9sz), Hungarian actor and film director (died 1965)

- [1894](/source/1894) – [Joseph Roth](/source/Joseph_Roth), Austrian journalist and author (died 1939)[34]

- [1897](/source/1897) – [Fazlollah Zahedi](/source/Fazlollah_Zahedi), Iranian general and statesman, 36th [Prime Minister of Iran](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Iran) (died 1963)

### 1901–present

- [1901](/source/1901) – [Andreas Embirikos](/source/Andreas_Embirikos), Greek psychoanalyst and poet (died 1975)

- 1901 – [Adolph Rupp](/source/Adolph_Rupp), American basketball player and coach (died 1977)[35]

- [1904](/source/1904) – [August Jakobson](/source/August_Jakobson), Estonian author and politician (died 1963)

- [1907](/source/1907) – [Pertev Naili Boratav](/source/Pertev_Naili_Boratav), Turkish author and educator (died 1998)

- [1908](/source/1908) – [Ruth Bancroft](/source/Ruth_Bancroft), American landscape and garden designer (died 2017)

- [1910](/source/1910) – [Paul Saagpakk](/source/Paul_Saagpakk), Estonian linguist, lexicographer, and academic (died 1996)

- 1910 – [Donald Watson](/source/Donald_Watson), English activist, founded the Vegan Society (died 2005)

- [1911](/source/1911) – [Romare Bearden](/source/Romare_Bearden), American painter and author (died 1988)

- 1911 – [William F. Harrah](/source/William_F._Harrah), American businessman, founded [Harrah's Entertainment](/source/Harrah's_Entertainment) (died 1978)

- 1911 – [Lill Tschudi](/source/Lill_Tschudi), Swiss artist (died 2004)[36]

- [1912](/source/1912) – [Ernest Bromley](/source/Ernest_Bromley_(cricketer)), Australian cricketer (died 1967)

- [1913](/source/1913) – [Israel Gelfand](/source/Israel_Gelfand), Russian-American mathematician and biologist (died 2009)

- 1913 – [Bill Shankly](/source/Bill_Shankly), Scottish footballer and manager (died 1981)

- [1915](/source/1915) – [Benjamin Aaron](/source/Benjamin_Aaron), American lawyer and scholar (died 2007)

- [1916](/source/1916) – [Ömer Lütfi Akad](/source/%C3%96mer_L%C3%BCtfi_Akad), Turkish director and screenwriter (died 2011)

- [1917](/source/1917) – [Laurindo Almeida](/source/Laurindo_Almeida), Brazilian-American guitarist and composer (died 1995)

- 1917 – [Cleveland Amory](/source/Cleveland_Amory), American author and critic (died 1997)

- [1918](/source/1918) – [Allen Drury](/source/Allen_Drury), American journalist and author (died 1998)

- [1919](/source/1919) – [Marge Champion](/source/Marge_Champion), American actress, dancer, and choreographer (died 2020)[35]

- 1919 – [Lance Macklin](/source/Lance_Macklin), English racing driver and businessman (died 2002)[37]

- [1922](/source/1922) – [Arthur Ashkin](/source/Arthur_Ashkin), American physicist and [Nobel Prize](/source/Nobel_Prize_in_Physics) laureate (died 2020)

- 1922 – [Leigh Kamman](/source/Leigh_Kamman), American radio host (died 2014)

- [1923](/source/1923) – [René Thom](/source/Ren%C3%A9_Thom), French mathematician, biologist, and academic (died 2002)

- 1923 – [Ramón Valdés](/source/Ram%C3%B3n_Vald%C3%A9s), Mexican actor and comedian (died 1988)

- [1924](/source/1924) – [Daniel arap Moi](/source/Daniel_arap_Moi), Kenyan educator and politician, 2nd [President of Kenya](/source/President_of_Kenya) (died 2020)[38]

- [1925](/source/1925) – [Hugo Montenegro](/source/Hugo_Montenegro), American composer and conductor (died 1981)

- [1927](/source/1927) – [Milo Hamilton](/source/Milo_Hamilton), American sportscaster (died 2015)

- 1927 – [Francis Matthews](/source/Francis_Matthews_(actor)), English actor (died 2014)[39]

- 1927 – [Alice Raftary](/source/Alice_Raftary), American educator of blind adults (died 2014)[40]

- [1928](/source/1928) – [Jim Jordan](/source/Jim_Jordan_(Canadian_politician)), Canadian educator and politician (died 2012)

- 1928 – [Horace Silver](/source/Horace_Silver), American pianist and composer (died 2014)[41]

- 1928 – [Mel Stuart](/source/Mel_Stuart), American director and producer (died 2012)

- [1929](/source/1929) – [Hal Ashby](/source/Hal_Ashby), American actor, director, and producer (died 1988)

- 1929 – [Beulah Bewley](/source/Beulah_Bewley), English physician and academic (died 2018)

- 1929 – [Rex Hartwig](/source/Rex_Hartwig), Australian tennis player (died 2022)[42]

- 1929 – [Victor Spinetti](/source/Victor_Spinetti), Welsh actor and director (died 2012)

- [1931](/source/1931) – [Clifford Jordan](/source/Clifford_Jordan), American saxophonist (died 1993)

- 1931 – [Alan Simpson](/source/Alan_K._Simpson), American politician, [US Senator](/source/United_States_Senate) from [Wyoming](/source/Wyoming) (died 2025)[43]

- [1932](/source/1932) – [Walter Davis Jr.](/source/Walter_Davis_Jr.), American pianist (died 1990)

- 1932 – [Arnold Greenberg](/source/Arnold_Greenberg_(Snapple)), American businessman, co-founded [Snapple](/source/Snapple) (died 2012)[35]

- [1933](/source/1933) – [Ed Conlin](/source/Ed_Conlin), American basketball player and coach (died 2012)

- 1933 – [Mathieu Kérékou](/source/Mathieu_K%C3%A9r%C3%A9kou), Beninese soldier and politician, [President of Benin](/source/President_of_Benin) (died 2015)

- [1934](/source/1934) – [Hilla Becher](/source/Hilla_Becher), German conceptual photographer (died 2015)

- 1934 – [Sam Gooden](/source/Sam_Gooden), American soul singer (died 2022)

- 1934 – [Chuck McCann](/source/Chuck_McCann), American actor and screenwriter (died 2018)

- 1934 – [Grady Nutt](/source/Grady_Nutt), American comedian, minister, and author (died 1982)

- [1935](/source/1935) – [D. Wayne Lukas](/source/D._Wayne_Lukas), American horse trainer (died 2025)[44][35]

- [1936](/source/1936) – [Andrew Grove](/source/Andrew_Grove), Hungarian-American businessman, engineer, and author (died 2016)

- 1936 – [Károly Krajczár](/source/K%C3%A1roly_Krajcz%C3%A1r), Hungarian-Slovene author and educator (died 2018)

- [1937](/source/1937) – [Len Carlson](/source/Len_Carlson), Canadian voice actor (died 2006)

- 1937 – [Peter Ueberroth](/source/Peter_Ueberroth), American businessman

- [1938](/source/1938) – [Leonard Appleyard](/source/Leonard_Appleyard), English diplomat, [British Ambassador to China](/source/List_of_Ambassadors_of_the_United_Kingdom_to_China) (died 2020)

- 1938 – [Jimmy Clanton](/source/Jimmy_Clanton), American pop singer-songwriter[45]

- 1938 – [Ernie Sigley](/source/Ernie_Sigley), Australian television host (died 2021)

- [1941](/source/1941) – [Jyrki Otila](/source/Jyrki_Otila), Finnish economist and politician (died 2003)

- 1941 – [Sadhana Shivdasani](/source/Sadhana_Shivdasani), Indian actress (died 2015)

- 1941 – [John Thompson](/source/John_Thompson_(basketball)), American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster (died 2020)[35]

- [1943](/source/1943) – [Rosalind Ashford](/source/Rosalind_Ashford), American singer[45]

- 1943 – [Glen Sather](/source/Glen_Sather), Canadian ice hockey player and manager

- 1943 – [Joe Simon](/source/Joe_Simon_(musician)), American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2021)

- [1944](/source/1944) – [Janet Simpson](/source/Janet_Simpson), English sprinter (died 2010)

- [1946](/source/1946) – [Luis Ávalos](/source/Luis_%C3%81valos), Cuban-American actor (died 2014)

- 1946 – [Mary Goudie, Baroness Goudie](/source/Mary_Goudie%2C_Baroness_Goudie), English humanitarian and politician

- 1946 – [Marty Grebb](/source/Marty_Grebb), American keyboardist, guitarist, saxophonist, and music producer/arranger (died 2020)

- 1946 – [Billy Preston](/source/Billy_Preston), American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (died 2006)

- 1946 – [Walt Simonson](/source/Walt_Simonson), American author and illustrator

- 1946 – [Dan White](/source/Dan_White), American assassin and politician (died 1985)

- [1947](/source/1947) – [Louis Michel](/source/Louis_Michel), Belgian educator and politician, [Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs](/source/Minister_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Belgium))

- 1947 – [Jim Richards](/source/Jim_Richards_(racing_driver)), New Zealand racing driver

- [1948](/source/1948) – [Nate Archibald](/source/Nate_Archibald), American basketball player and coach[35]

- 1948 – [Terry Bradshaw](/source/Terry_Bradshaw), American football player, sportscaster, and actor[35]

- 1948 – [Christa McAuliffe](/source/Christa_McAuliffe), American educator and astronaut (died 1986)[46]

- [1949](/source/1949) – [Hans-Hermann Hoppe](/source/Hans-Hermann_Hoppe), American economist and philosopher

- 1949 – [Moira Stuart](/source/Moira_Stuart), British broadcaster

- [1950](/source/1950) – [Rosanna DeSoto](/source/Rosanna_DeSoto), American actress

- 1950 – [Michael Rother](/source/Michael_Rother), German guitarist, keyboard player, and songwriter

- 1950 – [Tony Windsor](/source/Tony_Windsor), Australian politician[47]

- [1951](/source/1951) – [Jim DeMint](/source/Jim_DeMint), American politician

- 1951 – [Mark Harmon](/source/Mark_Harmon), American actor and producer[45]

- 1951 – [Mik Kaminski](/source/Mik_Kaminski), English musician, rock violinist

- [1952](/source/1952) – [Jimmy Connors](/source/Jimmy_Connors), American tennis player, coach, and sportscaster[35]

- 1952 – [Mihhail Lotman](/source/Mihhail_Lotman), Estonian linguist, scholar, and politician

- [1953](/source/1953) – [Maurice Colclough](/source/Maurice_Colclough), English rugby player (died 2006)

- 1953 – [Ahmad Shah Massoud](/source/Ahmad_Shah_Massoud), Afghan commander and politician, [Afghan Minister of Defense](/source/Ministry_of_Defense_(Afghanistan)) (died 2001)

- 1953 – [John Zorn](/source/John_Zorn), American saxophonist, composer, and producer

- [1954](/source/1954) – [Billi Gordon](/source/Billi_Gordon), American neuroscientist, author, and actor. (died 2018)

- 1954 – [Gai Waterhouse](/source/Gai_Waterhouse), Scottish-Australian horse trainer and businesswoman

- 1954 – [Andrej Babiš](/source/Andrej_Babi%C5%A1), Czech politician, [Prime Minister of the Czech Republic](/source/Prime_Minister_of_the_Czech_Republic)[48]

- [1955](/source/1955) – [Linda Purl](/source/Linda_Purl), American actress[45]

- [1956](/source/1956) – [Mario Tremblay](/source/Mario_Tremblay), Canadian ice hockey player and coach

- [1957](/source/1957) – [Tony Alva](/source/Tony_Alva), American skateboarder and bass player

- 1957 – [Steve Porcaro](/source/Steve_Porcaro), American keyboard player and songwriter

- [1958](/source/1958) – [Lynne Kosky](/source/Lynne_Kosky), Australian social worker and politician (died 2014)

- [1959](/source/1959) – [Drungo Hazewood](/source/Drungo_Hazewood), American baseball player (died 2013)

- 1959 – [Guy Laliberté](/source/Guy_Lalibert%C3%A9), Canadian businessman, philanthropist, and poker player, founded [Cirque du Soleil](/source/Cirque_du_Soleil)[35]

- [1960](/source/1960) – [Eric Dickerson](/source/Eric_Dickerson), American football player and sportscaster[35]

- 1960 – [Kristin Halvorsen](/source/Kristin_Halvorsen), Norwegian politician, [Norwegian Minister of Finance](/source/Minister_of_Finance_(Norway))

- 1960 – [Rex Hudler](/source/Rex_Hudler), American baseball player and sportscaster

- [1961](/source/1961) – [Eugenio Derbez](/source/Eugenio_Derbez), Mexican actor, director, producer, and screenwriter[35]

- 1961 – [Carlos Valderrama](/source/Carlos_Valderrama), Colombian footballer and manager

- 1961 – [Ron Wasserman](/source/Ron_Wasserman), American singer-songwriter and producer

- [1962](/source/1962) – [Alonso Lujambio](/source/Alonso_Lujambio), Mexican academic and politician (died 2012)

- 1962 – [Prachya Pinkaew](/source/Prachya_Pinkaew), Thai director, producer, and screenwriter

- 1962 – [Tracy Smothers](/source/Tracy_Smothers), American wrestler (died 2020)

- 1962 – [Keir Starmer](/source/Keir_Starmer), English lawyer and politician, [Prime Minister of the United Kingdom](/source/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom)

- [1963](/source/1963) – [Sam Mitchell](/source/Sam_Mitchell_(basketball)), American basketball player and coach

- [1964](/source/1964) – [Andrea Illy](/source/Andrea_Illy), Italian businessman

- 1964 – [Keanu Reeves](/source/Keanu_Reeves), Canadian actor, singer, and producer[45]

- [1965](/source/1965) – [Lennox Lewis](/source/Lennox_Lewis), English-Canadian boxer

- 1965 – [Partho Sen-Gupta](/source/Partho_Sen-Gupta), Indian director and screenwriter

- [1966](/source/1966) – [Dino Cazares](/source/Dino_Cazares), American guitarist, songwriter, and producer

- 1966 – [Massimo Cuttitta](/source/Massimo_Cuttitta), Italian rugby player and coach

- 1966 – [Salma Hayek](/source/Salma_Hayek), Mexican-American actress, director, and producer[45]

- 1966 – [Olivier Panis](/source/Olivier_Panis), French racing driver[49]

- 1966 – [Tuc Watkins](/source/Tuc_Watkins), American actor[45]

- [1967](/source/1967) – [Frank Fontsere](/source/Frank_Fontsere), American drummer and songwriter

- 1967 – [Andreas Möller](/source/Andreas_M%C3%B6ller), German footballer and manager

- [1968](/source/1968) – [Cynthia Watros](/source/Cynthia_Watros), American actress[45]

- 1968 – [Francisco Acevedo](/source/Francisco_Acevedo), American serial killer[50]

- [1969](/source/1969) – [Laurence Brihaye](/source/Laurence_Brihaye), Belgian rhythmic gymnast[51]

- 1969 – [K-Ci](/source/K-Ci_(singer)), American R&B singer-songwriter[45]

- 1969 – [Stéphane Matteau](/source/St%C3%A9phane_Matteau), Canadian ice hockey player

- [1971](/source/1971) – [Kjetil André Aamodt](/source/Kjetil_Andr%C3%A9_Aamodt), Norwegian skier

- 1971 – [Pawan Kalyan](/source/Pawan_Kalyan), Indian actor politician

- 1971 – [Tommy Maddox](/source/Tommy_Maddox), American football player and coach

- 1971 – [César Sánchez](/source/C%C3%A9sar_S%C3%A1nchez), Spanish footballer

- 1971 – [Tom Steels](/source/Tom_Steels), Belgian cyclist

- 1971 – [Katt Williams](/source/Katt_Williams), American comedian and actor[35]

- [1972](/source/1972) – [Robert Coles](/source/Robert_Coles_(golfer)), English golfer

- [1973](/source/1973) – [Jason Blake](/source/Jason_Blake_(ice_hockey)), American ice hockey player

- 1973 – [Indika de Saram](/source/Indika_de_Saram), Sri Lankan cricketer

- 1973 – [Matthew Dunn](/source/Matthew_Dunn_(swimmer)), Australian swimmer

- 1973 – [Nicholas Pinnock](/source/Nicholas_Pinnock), English actor[45]

- 1973 – [Sudeep](/source/Sudeep), Indian actor, filmmaker and television presenter

- [1974](/source/1974) – [Sami Salo](/source/Sami_Salo), Finnish ice hockey player[52]

- [1975](/source/1975) – [Jill Janus](/source/Jill_Janus), American singer (died 2018)

- 1975 – [MC Chris](/source/MC_Chris), American rapper, actor, and screenwriter

- 1975 – [Tony Thompson](/source/Tony_Thompson_(singer)), American singer (died 2007)[53]

- [1976](/source/1976) – [Syleena Johnson](/source/Syleena_Johnson), American R&B and soul singer-songwriter and actress

- 1976 – [Aziz Zakari](/source/Aziz_Zakari), Ghanaian sprinter

- [1977](/source/1977) – [Tiffany Hines](/source/Tiffany_Hines), American actress[45]

- 1977 – [Frédéric Kanouté](/source/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Kanout%C3%A9), Malian footballer

- 1977 – [Sam Rivers](/source/Sam_Rivers_(bassist)), American musician (died 2025)[45]

- [1979](/source/1979) – [Tomer Ben Yosef](/source/Tomer_Ben_Yosef), Israeli footballer

- 1979 – [Jonathan Kite](/source/Jonathan_Kite), American actor and comedian[45]

- 1979 – [Brian Westbrook](/source/Brian_Westbrook), American football player

- [1980](/source/1980) – [Dany Sabourin](/source/Dany_Sabourin), Canadian ice hockey player

- 1980 – [Danny Shittu](/source/Danny_Shittu), Nigerian footballer

- 1980 – [Hiroki Yoshimoto](/source/Hiroki_Yoshimoto), Japanese race car driver

- [1981](/source/1981) – [Fariborz Kamkari](/source/Fariborz_Kamkari), Iranian director, producer, and screenwriter

- 1981 – [Jennifer Hopkins](/source/Jennifer_Hopkins), American tennis player

- 1981 – [Chris Tremlett](/source/Chris_Tremlett), English cricketer

- [1982](/source/1982) – [Joey Barton](/source/Joey_Barton), English footballer

- 1982 – [Jason Hammel](/source/Jason_Hammel), American baseball player

- 1982 – [Mark Phillips](/source/Mark_Phillips_(footballer)), English footballer

- 1983 – [Mark Foster](/source/Mark_Foster_(rugby_union)), English rugby player

- [1984](/source/1984) – [Jack Peñate](/source/Jack_Pe%C3%B1ate), English singer-songwriter and guitarist

- [1985](/source/1985) – [Keith Galloway](/source/Keith_Galloway), Australian rugby league player

- 1985 – [Allison Miller](/source/Allison_Miller), American actress[45]

- [1986](/source/1986) – [Gélson Fernandes](/source/G%C3%A9lson_Fernandes), Swiss footballer

- 1986 – [Kyle Hines](/source/Kyle_Hines), American basketball player

- [1987](/source/1987) – [Scott Moir](/source/Scott_Moir), Canadian ice dancer

- 1987 – [Spencer Smith](/source/Spencer_Smith_(musician)), American musician[45]

- [1988](/source/1988) – [Keisuke Kato](/source/Keisuke_Kato), Japanese actor and singer

- 1988 – [Javi Martínez](/source/Javi_Mart%C3%ADnez), Spanish footballer

- 1988 – [Ibrahim Šehić](/source/Ibrahim_%C5%A0ehi%C4%87), Bosnian footballer

- 1988 – [Ishant Sharma](/source/Ishant_Sharma), Indian cricketer

- 1988 – [Ishmeet Singh](/source/Ishmeet_Singh), Indian singer (died 2008)

- [1989](/source/1989) – [Marcus Morris](/source/Marcus_Morris_(basketball)), American basketball player

- 1989 – [Markieff Morris](/source/Markieff_Morris), American basketball player

- 1989 – [Alexandre Pato](/source/Alexandre_Pato), Brazilian footballer

- 1989 – [Zedd](/source/Zedd), Russian-German record producer, DJ, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter[45]

- [1990](/source/1990) – [Marcus Ericsson](/source/Marcus_Ericsson), Swedish race car driver

- 1990 – [Shayla Worley](/source/Shayla_Worley), American gymnast

- [1991](/source/1991) – [Christian Bethancourt](/source/Christian_Bethancourt), Panamanian baseball player[54]

- 1991 – [Mareks Mejeris](/source/Mareks_Mejeris), Latvian basketball player[55]

- 1991 – [Gyasi Zardes](/source/Gyasi_Zardes), American footballer

- [1992](/source/1992) – [Xenia Knoll](/source/Xenia_Knoll), Swiss tennis player

- 1992 – [Nenad Lukić](/source/Nenad_Luki%C4%87_(footballer%2C_born_1992)), Serbian footballer

- 1992 – [Alberto Masi](/source/Alberto_Masi), Italian footballer

- 1992 – [Emiliano Martínez](/source/Emiliano_Mart%C3%ADnez), Argentine footballer[56]

- 1992 – [Ella Toone](/source/Ella_Toone), English footballer[57]

- [1993](/source/1993) – [Tom Anderson](/source/Tom_Anderson_(footballer%2C_born_1993)), English footballer

- 1993 – [Zaza Nadiradze](/source/Zaza_Nadiradze), Georgian sprint canoeist[58]

- 1993 – [Robert Rooba](/source/Robert_Rooba), Estonian ice hockey player

- [1995](/source/1995) – [Willy Adames](/source/Willy_Adames), Dominican baseball player

- 1995 – [Aleksander Barkov](/source/Aleksander_Barkov), Russian-Finnish ice hockey player[59]

- 1995 – [Deimantas Petravičius](/source/Deimantas_Petravi%C4%8Dius), Lithuanian footballer

- [1996](/source/1996) – [Austin Abrams](/source/Austin_Abrams), American actor[35]

- [1997](/source/1997) – [645AR](/source/645AR), American rapper[60]

- 1997 – [Brandon Ingram](/source/Brandon_Ingram), American basketball player[61]

- [1998](/source/1998) – [Nickeil Alexander-Walker](/source/Nickeil_Alexander-Walker), Canadian basketball player[62]

- 1998 – [Choi Ye-bin](/source/Choi_Ye-bin), South Korean actress[63]

## Deaths

### Pre-1600

- [421](/source/421) – [Constantius III](/source/Constantius_III), Roman emperor

- [459](/source/459) – [Simeon Stylites](/source/Simeon_Stylites), Byzantine saint (born 390)

- [595](/source/595) – [John IV of Constantinople](/source/John_IV_of_Constantinople)

- [1022](/source/1022) – [Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill](/source/M%C3%A1el_Sechnaill_mac_Domnaill), [king of Mide](/source/King_of_Mide) and [High King of Ireland](/source/High_King_of_Ireland)

- [1031](/source/1031) – [Saint Emeric of Hungary](/source/Saint_Emeric_of_Hungary) (born 1000)

- [1083](/source/1083) – King [Munjong of Goryeo](/source/Munjong_of_Goryeo) (born 1019)

- [1274](/source/1274) – [Prince Munetaka](/source/Prince_Munetaka), Japanese shōgun (born 1242)

- [1397](/source/1397) – [Francesco Landini](/source/Francesco_Landini), Italian composer

- [1540](/source/1540) – [Dawit II](/source/Dawit_II) of Ethiopia (born 1501)

### 1601–1900

- [1606](/source/1606) – [Karel van Mander](/source/Karel_van_Mander), Dutch painter and poet (born 1548)

- [1651](/source/1651) – [Kosem Sultan](/source/Kosem_Sultan), Ottoman Valide sultan and regent (born 1589)

- [1680](/source/1680) – [Per Brahe the Younger](/source/Per_Brahe_the_Younger), Swedish soldier and politician, [Lord High Steward of Sweden](/source/Lord_High_Steward_of_Sweden) (born 1602)

- [1688](/source/1688) – [Sir Robert Vyner, 1st Baronet](/source/Sir_Robert_Vyner%2C_1st_Baronet), English businessman and politician, [Lord Mayor of London](/source/Lord_Mayor_of_London) (born 1631)

- [1690](/source/1690) – [Philip William, Elector Palatine](/source/Philip_William%2C_Elector_Palatine), German Count Palatine of Neuburg (born 1615)

- [1764](/source/1764) – [Nathaniel Bliss](/source/Nathaniel_Bliss), English astronomer and mathematician (born 1700)

- [1765](/source/1765) – [Henry Bouquet](/source/Henry_Bouquet), Swiss-English colonel (born 1719)

- [1768](/source/1768) – [Antoine Deparcieux](/source/Antoine_Deparcieux), French mathematician and theorist (born 1703)

- [1790](/source/1790) – [Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim](/source/Johann_Nikolaus_von_Hontheim), German historian and theologian (born 1701)

- [1813](/source/1813) – [Jean Victor Marie Moreau](/source/Jean_Victor_Marie_Moreau), French general (born 1763)

- [1820](/source/1820) – [Jiaqing Emperor](/source/Jiaqing_Emperor) of China (born 1760)

- [1832](/source/1832) – [Franz Xaver von Zach](/source/Franz_Xaver_von_Zach), Hungarian-French astronomer and academic (born 1754)

- [1834](/source/1834) – [Thomas Telford](/source/Thomas_Telford), Scottish engineer and architect, designed the [Menai Suspension Bridge](/source/Menai_Suspension_Bridge) (born 1757)

- [1865](/source/1865) – [William Rowan Hamilton](/source/William_Rowan_Hamilton), Irish physicist, astronomer, and mathematician (born 1805)

- [1872](/source/1872) – [N. F. S. Grundtvig](/source/N._F._S._Grundtvig), Danish pastor, philosopher, and author (born 1783)

- [1877](/source/1877) – [Konstantinos Kanaris](/source/Konstantinos_Kanaris), Greek admiral and politician, 16th [Prime Minister of Greece](/source/List_of_Prime_Ministers_of_Greece) (born 1793)

- [1885](/source/1885) – [Giuseppe Bonavia](/source/Giuseppe_Bonavia), Maltese architect (born 1821)

- [1898](/source/1898) – [Wilford Woodruff](/source/Wilford_Woodruff), American religious leader, 4th [President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints](/source/President_of_The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints) (born 1807)

### 1901–present

- [1910](/source/1910) – [Henri Rousseau](/source/Henri_Rousseau), French painter (born 1844)

- [1911](/source/1911) – [Marie Andrieu](/source/Marie_Andrieu), French anarchist, cartomancer and spiritualist (born 1851)[64]

- [1918](/source/1918) – [John Forrest](/source/John_Forrest), Australian politician, 1st [Premier of Western Australia](/source/Premier_of_Western_Australia) (born 1847)

- [1921](/source/1921) – [Henry Austin Dobson](/source/Henry_Austin_Dobson), English poet and critic (born 1840)

- [1922](/source/1922) – [Henry Lawson](/source/Henry_Lawson), Australian poet and author (born 1867)

- [1927](/source/1927) – [Umegatani Tōtarō II](/source/Umegatani_T%C5%8Dtar%C5%8D_II), Japanese sumo wrestler, the 20th [Yokozuna](/source/Makuuchi#Yokozuna) (born 1878)

- [1934](/source/1934) – [James Allan](/source/James_Allan_(rugby_union)), New Zealand rugby player (born 1860)

- 1934 – [Russ Columbo](/source/Russ_Columbo), American singer, violinist, and actor (born 1908)

- 1934 – [Alcide Nunez](/source/Alcide_Nunez), American clarinet player ([Original Dixieland Jass Band](/source/Original_Dixieland_Jass_Band)) (born 1884)

- [1937](/source/1937) – [Pierre de Coubertin](/source/Pierre_de_Coubertin), French historian and educator, founded the [International Olympic Committee](/source/International_Olympic_Committee) (born 1863)[65]

- [1941](/source/1941) – [Lloyd Seay](/source/Lloyd_Seay), American race car driver (born 1919)

- [1942](/source/1942) – [Tom Williams (Irish republican)](/source/Tom_Williams_(Irish_republican)), Executed [Irish Republican](/source/Irish_Republicanism)[66] (born 1923)

- [1942](/source/1942) – [James Juvenal](/source/James_Juvenal), American rower (born 1874)

- [1943](/source/1943) – [Marsden Hartley](/source/Marsden_Hartley), American painter and poet (born 1877)

- [1944](/source/1944) – [Bella Rosenfeld](/source/Bella_Rosenfeld), Russian-American model and author (born 1895)

- [1945](/source/1945) – [Mason Phelps](/source/Mason_Phelps), American golfer (born 1885)

- [1948](/source/1948) – [Sylvanus Morley](/source/Sylvanus_Morley), American archaeologist and spy (born 1883)

- [1953](/source/1953) – [Hendrik Offerhaus](/source/Hendrik_Offerhaus), Dutch rower (born 1875)

- 1953 – [Jonathan M. Wainwright](/source/Jonathan_M._Wainwright_(general)), American general, [Medal of Honor](/source/Medal_of_Honor) recipient (born 1883)

- [1954](/source/1954) – [Franz Leopold Neumann](/source/Franz_Leopold_Neumann), German lawyer and political scientist (born 1900)

- [1962](/source/1962) – [William Wilkerson](/source/William_Wilkerson), American publisher and businessman (born 1890)

- [1964](/source/1964) – [Glenn Albert Black](/source/Glenn_Albert_Black), American archaeologist and scholar (born 1900)

- 1964 – [Alvin C. York](/source/Alvin_C._York), American colonel, [Medal of Honor](/source/Medal_of_Honor) recipient (born 1887)

- [1965](/source/1965) – [Johannes Bobrowski](/source/Johannes_Bobrowski), German poet and author (born 1917)

- [1969](/source/1969) – [Ho Chi Minh](/source/Ho_Chi_Minh), Vietnamese politician, 1st [President of Vietnam](/source/President_of_Vietnam) (born 1890)

- [1971](/source/1971) – [Robert Mensah](/source/Robert_Mensah), Ghanaian footballer (born 1939)

- [1973](/source/1973) – [Carl Dudley](/source/Carl_Dudley), American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1910)

- 1973 – [J. R. R. Tolkien](/source/J._R._R._Tolkien), English novelist, short story writer, poet, and philologist (born 1892)

- [1975](/source/1975) – [Mabel Vernon](/source/Mabel_Vernon), American activist (born 1883)

- [1976](/source/1976) – [Stanisław Grochowiak](/source/Stanis%C5%82aw_Grochowiak), Polish poet and playwright (born 1934)

- [1977](/source/1977) – [Stephen Dunne](/source/Stephen_Dunne_(actor)), American actor (born 1918)

- [1978](/source/1978) – [Fred G. Meyer](/source/Fred_G._Meyer), American businessman, founded [Fred Meyer](/source/Fred_Meyer) (born 1886)

- [1979](/source/1979) – [Otto P. Weyland](/source/Otto_P._Weyland), American general (born 1903)

- [1983](/source/1983) – [Feri Cansel](/source/Feri_Cansel), Turkish-Cypriot actress (born 1944)

- [1984](/source/1984) – [Manos Katrakis](/source/Manos_Katrakis), Greek actor (born 1908)

- [1985](/source/1985) – [M. Alalasundaram](/source/M._Alalasundaram), Sri Lankan Tamil teacher and politician

- 1985 – [Abe Lenstra](/source/Abe_Lenstra), Dutch footballer (born 1920)

- 1985 – [V. Dharmalingam](/source/V._Dharmalingam), Sri Lankan Tamil politician (born 1918)

- 1985 – [Jay Youngblood](/source/Jay_Youngblood), American wrestler (born 1955)

- [1987](/source/1987) – [Brian Clay](/source/Brian_Clay), Australian rugby league player (born 1935)

- [1990](/source/1990) – [Robert Holmes à Court](/source/Robert_Holmes_%C3%A0_Court), South African-Australian businessman and lawyer (born 1937)

- [1991](/source/1991) – [Alfonso García Robles](/source/Alfonso_Garc%C3%ADa_Robles), Mexican politician and diplomat, [Nobel Prize](/source/Nobel_Peace_Prize) laureate (born 1911)

- [1992](/source/1992) – [Barbara McClintock](/source/Barbara_McClintock), American geneticist and botanist, [Nobel Prize](/source/Nobel_Prize_in_Physiology_or_Medicine) laureate (born 1902)

- [1996](/source/1996) – [Paddy Clift](/source/Paddy_Clift), Zimbabwean cricketer (born 1953)

- [1997](/source/1997) – [Rudolf Bing](/source/Rudolf_Bing), Austrian-American manager (born 1902)

- 1997 – [Viktor Frankl](/source/Viktor_Frankl), Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist (born 1905)

- [1998](/source/1998) – [Jackie Blanchflower](/source/Jackie_Blanchflower), Northern Irish footballer (born 1933)

- 1998 – [Allen Drury](/source/Allen_Drury), American journalist and author (born 1918)

- [2000](/source/2000) – [Elvera Sanchez](/source/Elvera_Sanchez), American dancer (born 1905)

- 2000 – [Curt Siodmak](/source/Curt_Siodmak), German-American author and screenwriter (born 1907)

- [2001](/source/2001) – [Christiaan Barnard](/source/Christiaan_Barnard), South African surgeon and academic (born 1922)

- 2001 – [Troy Donahue](/source/Troy_Donahue), American actor (born 1936)

- [2002](/source/2002) – [Dick Reynolds](/source/Dick_Reynolds), Australian footballer and coach (born 1915)

- [2004](/source/2004) – [Joan Oró](/source/Joan_Or%C3%B3), Catalan biochemist and academic (born 1923)

- [2005](/source/2005) – [Bob Denver](/source/Bob_Denver), American actor (born 1935)

- [2006](/source/2006) – [Bob Mathias](/source/Bob_Mathias), American decathlete and politician (born 1930)

- 2006 – [Willi Ninja](/source/Willi_Ninja), American dancer and choreographer (born 1961)

- 2006 – [Dewey Redman](/source/Dewey_Redman), American saxophonist (born 1931)

- [2007](/source/2007) – [Franz-Benno Delonge](/source/Franz-Benno_Delonge), German game designer, created *[TransAmerica](/source/TransAmerica_(board_game))* (born 1957)

- 2007 – [Max McNab](/source/Max_McNab), Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1924)

- [2008](/source/2008) – [Bill Melendez](/source/Bill_Melendez), Mexican-American animator, director, producer, and voice actor (born 1916)

- 2008 – [Alan Waddell](/source/Alan_Waddell), Australian walker

- [2009](/source/2009) – [Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy](/source/Y._S._Rajasekhara_Reddy), Indian politician, 14th [Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh](/source/Chief_Minister_of_Andhra_Pradesh) (born 1949)

- [2011](/source/2011) – [Roberto Bruce](/source/Roberto_Bruce), Chilean journalist (born 1979)

- 2011 – [Felipe Camiroaga](/source/Felipe_Camiroaga), Chilean television presenter (born 1966)

- [2012](/source/2012) – [Mark Abrahamian](/source/Mark_Abrahamian), American guitarist (born 1966)

- 2012 – [Jack Boucher](/source/Jack_Boucher), American photographer and director (born 1931)

- 2012 – [John C. Marshall](/source/John_C._Marshall_(musician)), English singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1941)

- 2012 – [Emmanuel Nunes](/source/Emmanuel_Nunes), Portuguese-French composer and educator (born 1941)

- [2013](/source/2013) – [Valérie Benguigui](/source/Val%C3%A9rie_Benguigui), French actress and director (born 1965)

- 2013 – [Terry Clawson](/source/Terry_Clawson), English rugby player and coach (born 1940)

- 2013 – [Ronald Coase](/source/Ronald_Coase), English-American economist and author, [Nobel Prize](/source/Nobel_Memorial_Prize_in_Economic_Sciences) laureate (born 1910)

- 2013 – [David Jacobs](/source/David_Jacobs_(broadcaster)), English radio and television host (born 1926)

- 2013 – [Frederik Pohl](/source/Frederik_Pohl), American author and publisher (born 1919)

- 2013 – [Paul Scoon](/source/Paul_Scoon), Grenadian politician, 2nd [Governor-General of Grenada](/source/Governor-General_of_Grenada) (born 1935)

- 2014 – [F. Emmett Fitzpatrick](/source/F._Emmett_Fitzpatrick), American lawyer and politician, 20th [District Attorney of Philadelphia](/source/District_Attorney_of_Philadelphia) (born 1930)

- 2014 – [Norman Gordon](/source/Norman_Gordon), South African cricketer (born 1911)

- 2014 – [Helena Rakoczy](/source/Helena_Rakoczy), Polish gymnast (born 1921)

- 2014 – [Goolam Essaji Vahanvati](/source/Goolam_Essaji_Vahanvati), Indian lawyer and politician, 13th [Attorney General of India](/source/Attorney_General_of_India) (born 1949)

- [2015](/source/2015) – [Ephraim Engleman](/source/Ephraim_Engleman), American rheumatologist, author, and academic (born 1911)

- [2016](/source/2016) – [Jerry Heller](/source/Jerry_Heller), American music manager (born 1940)[67]

- 2016 – [Islam Karimov](/source/Islam_Karimov), Uzbek politician, 1st [President of Uzbekistan](/source/President_of_Uzbekistan) (born 1938)

- [2018](/source/2018) – [Claire Wineland](/source/Claire_Wineland), American activist and author (born 1997)[68][69]

- [2021](/source/2021) – [Siddharth Shukla](/source/Siddharth_Shukla), Indian TV and film actor (born 1980)[70]

- 2021 – [Mikis Theodorakis](/source/Mikis_Theodorakis), Greek composer (born 1925)[71]

- [2022](/source/2022) – [Frank Drake](/source/Frank_Drake), American radio astronomer and astrophysicist (born 1930)[72]

- 2022 – [T. V. Sankaranarayanan](/source/T._V._Sankaranarayanan), Indian Carnatic vocalist (born 1945)[73]

- [2024](/source/2024) – [James Darren](/source/James_Darren), American actor (born 1936)[74]

- 2024 – [Rodolfo Hernández Suárez](/source/Rodolfo_Hern%C3%A1ndez_Su%C3%A1rez), Colombian politician (born 1945)[75]

## Holidays and observances

- Christian [feast day](/source/Feast_day): - [Acepsimas of Hnaita](/source/Acepsimas_of_Hnaita) and companions ([Syriac Orthodox Church](/source/Syriac_Orthodox_Church)) - [Agricola of Avignon](/source/Agricola_of_Avignon) - [Antoninus of Pamiers](/source/Antoninus_of_Pamiers) - [Brocard](/source/Saint_Brocard) - [Castor of Apt](/source/Castor_of_Apt) - [Diomedes](/source/Saint_Diomedes#Saint_Diomedes_(II)) - [Eleazar](/source/Eleazar) - [Hieu (abbess)](/source/Hieu_(abbess)) - [Ingrid of Sweden](/source/Saint_Ingrid_of_Sk%C3%A4nninge) - [Justus of Lyon](/source/Justus_of_Lyon) - [Margaret of Louvain](/source/Margaret_of_Louvain) - [Maxima of Rome](/source/Maxima_of_Rome) - [Nonnosus](/source/Nonnosus) - [William of Roskilde](/source/William_of_Roskilde) - [September 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)](/source/September_2_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics))

- [Democracy Day](/source/Parliament_of_the_Central_Tibetan_Administration) ([Tibet](/source/Tibet))

- [Independence Day](/source/Independence_Day) ([Transnistria](/source/Transnistria), unrecognized)

- [Independence Day](/source/Independence_Day) ([Artsakh](/source/Republic_of_Artsakh), unrecognized)

- [National Blueberry Popsicle Day](/source/List_of_food_days#September) (United States)

- [National Day](/source/National_Day_(Vietnam)), celebrates the independence of [Vietnam](/source/Vietnam) from Japan and France in 1945

- [Victory over Japan Day](/source/Victory_over_Japan_Day) (United States)

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