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September 18is the 261st day of the year (262nd inleap years) in theGregorian calendar;104 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
[edit]Pre-1600
[edit]- 96– EmperorDomitianis assassinated as a result of a plot by his wife Domitia and two Praetorian prefects.Nervais then proclaimed as his successor.[1]
- 324–Constantine the Greatdecisively defeats Licinius in theBattle of Chrysopolis,establishing Constantine's sole control over the Roman Empire.[2]
- 1048–Battle of Kapetronbetween a combined Byzantine-Georgian army and aSeljuqarmy.[3]
- 1066– Norwegian kingHarald Hardradalands withTostig Godwinsonat the mouth of the Humber River and begins his invasion of England.[4]
- 1180–Philip Augustusbecomes king of France at the age of fifteen.[5]
- 1454–Thirteen Years' War:In theBattle of Chojnice,the Polish army is defeated by theTeutonic knights.
- 1544– The expedition ofJuan Bautista Pastenemakes landfall inSan Pedro Bay,southern Chile,claiming the territory for Spain.[6]
1601–1900
[edit]- 1618– The twelfthbaktunin the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar begins.
- 1714–George Iarrives in Great Britain after becoming king on August 1.
- 1739– TheTreaty of Belgradeis signed, whereby Austria cedes lands south of the Sava and Danube rivers to the Ottoman Empire.
- 1759–French and Indian War:TheArticles of Capitulation of Quebecare signed.
- 1793– The first cornerstone of theUnited States Capitolis laid by George Washington.
- 1809– TheRoyal Opera Housein London opens.
- 1810–First Government Juntain Chile. Though supposed to rule only during thePeninsular Warin Spain, it is in fact the first step towards independence from Spain, and is commemorated as such.
- 1812–The 1812 Fire of Moscowdies down after destroying more than three-quarters of the city. Napoleon returns from thePetrovsky Palaceto the Moscow Kremlin, spared from the fire.
- 1837–Tiffany & Co.(first named Tiffany & Young) is founded byCharles Lewis Tiffanyand Teddy Young in New York City. The store is called a "stationery and fancy goods emporium".
- 1838– TheAnti-Corn Law Leagueis established byRichard Cobden.
- 1850– The U.S. Congress passes theFugitive Slave Act of 1850.
- 1851– First publication ofThe New-York Daily Times,which later becomesThe New York Times.
- 1860–Second Opium War:Battle of Zhangjiawan:Now heading towardsBeijingafter having recently occupiedTianjin,the alliedAnglo-Frenchforce engages and defeats a largerQing Chinesearmy atZhangjiawan.[7]
- 1862– TheConfederate Statescelebrate for the first and only time aThanksgiving Day.[8]
- 1863–American Civil War:TheBattle of Chickamaugabegins between Confederate and Union forces. It involves the second highest amount of casualties for anyAmerican Civil Warbattle apart fromGettysburg.[9]
- 1864– American Civil War:John Bell Hoodbegins theFranklin–Nashville Campaignin an unsuccessful attempt to drawWilliam Tecumseh Shermanback out ofGeorgia.[10]
- 1873– The U.S. bankJay Cooke & Companydeclares bankruptcy, contributing to thePanic of 1873.
- 1879– TheBlackpool Illuminationsare switched on for the first time.[11]
- 1882– ThePacific Stock Exchangeopens.
- 1898– TheFashoda Incidenttriggers the last war scare between Britain and France.[12]
1901–present
[edit]- 1906– The1906 Hong Kong typhoonkills an estimated 10,000 people.[13]
- 1914– TheIrish Home Rule Actbecomes law, but is delayed until after World War I.
- 1919 –Fritz Pollardbecomes the first African American to play professional football for a major team, the Akron Pros.
- 1922– TheKingdom of Hungaryis admitted to theLeague of Nations.
- 1927– TheColumbia Broadcasting Systemgoes on the air.
- 1928–Juan de la Ciervamakes the firstAutogyrocrossing of the English Channel.
- 1931– Imperial Japan instigates theMukden Incidentas a pretext toinvade and occupy Manchuria.
- 1934– TheSoviet Unionis admitted to theLeague of Nations.
- 1939–World War II:The Polish government ofIgnacy Mościckiflees to Romania.
- 1939 – World War II: The radio showGermany Callingbegins transmitting Nazi propaganda.
- 1943– World War II: Adolf Hitler orders the deportation ofDanish Jews.
- 1944– World War II: The British submarineHMSTradewindtorpedoesJun'yō Maru,killing 5,600, mostly slave labourers and POWs.
- 1944– World War II:Operation Market Gardenresults in the liberation ofEindhoven.[14][15]
- 1944– World War II: TheBattle of Arracourtbegins.[16]
- 1945– GeneralDouglas MacArthurmoves his general headquarters from Manila to Tokyo.
- 1947– TheNational Security Actreorganizes the United States government's military and intelligence services.
- 1948–Operation Polois terminated after the Indian Army accepts the surrender of the army of Hyderabad.
- 1948 –Margaret Chase Smithof Maine becomes the first woman elected to the United States Senate without completing another senator's term.
- 1954– Finnish presidentJ. K. Paasikivibecomes the first Western head of state to be awarded the highest honor of theSoviet Union,theOrder of Lenin.[17][18]
- 1960–Fidel Castroarrives in New York City as the head of the Cuban delegation to the United Nations.
- 1961– U.N. Secretary-GeneralDag Hammarskjölddies in anair crashwhile attempting to negotiate peace in the Katanga region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- 1962–Burundi,Jamaica,RwandaandTrinidad and Tobagoare admitted to the United Nations.
- 1962 –Aeroflot Flight 213crashes into a mountain nearChersky Airport,killing 32 people.[19]
- 1964– Thewedding of Constantine II of Greece and Princess Anne-Marie of Denmarktakes place in Athens.[20]
- 1973–The Bahamas,East GermanyandWest Germanyare admitted to the United Nations.
- 1974–Hurricane Fifistrikes Honduras with 110 mph winds, killing 5,000 people.
- 1977–Voyager Itakes the first distant photograph of the Earth and the Moon together.
- 1980–Soyuz 38carries two cosmonauts (including one Cuban) to theSalyut 6space station.
- 1981– TheAssemblée Nationalevotes to abolishcapital punishment in France.
- 1984–Joe Kittingercompletes the first solo balloon crossing of the Atlantic.
- 1988– The8888 Uprisingin Myanmar comes to an end.
- 1988 – GeneralHenri Namphy,president of Haiti, is ousted from power in acoup d'étatled by GeneralProsper Avril.[21]
- 1990–Liechtensteinbecomes a member of the United Nations.
- 1992– An explosion rocksGiant Mineat the height of a labor dispute, killing nine replacement workers in Yellowknife, Canada.
- 1997– United States media magnateTed Turnerdonates US$1 billion to the United Nations.
- 1997 – TheAnti-Personnel Mine Ban Conventionis adopted.
- 2001– First mailing ofanthraxletters fromTrenton, New Jerseyin the2001 anthrax attacks.
- 2007– Buddhist monks join anti-government protesters in Myanmar, starting what some call theSaffron Revolution.
- 2011– The2011 Sikkim earthquakeis felt across northeastern India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and southern Tibet.
- 2014– Scotlandvotes againstindependence from the United Kingdom, by 55% to 45%.
- 2015– Two security personnel, 17 worshippers in a mosque, and 13 militants are killed during a Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistanattackon a Pakistan Air Force base on the outskirts of Peshawar.
- 2016– The2016 Uri attackinJammu and Kashmir, Indiaby terrorist groupJaish-e-Mohammedresults in the deaths of nineteen Indian Army soldiers and all four attackers.
Births
[edit]Pre-1600
[edit]- AD 53–Trajan,Roman emperor (d. 117)[22]
- 524–Kan B'alam I,ruler ofPalenque(d. 583)
- 1091–Andronikos Komnenos,Byzantine prince and general (d. 1130/31)
- 1344–Marie of France, Duchess of Bar(d. 1404)
- 1434–Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress(d. 1467)
- 1501–Henry Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford(d. 1563)
- 1554–Haydar Mirza Safavi,Safavid prince (d. 1576)
- 1587–Francesca Caccini,Italian singer-songwriter andluteplayer (d. 1640)[23]
1601–1900
[edit]- 1606–Zhang Xianzhong,Chinese rebel leader (d. 1647)
- 1643–Gilbert Burnet,Scottish bishop, historian, and theologian (d. 1715)[24]
- 1676–Eberhard Louis, Duke of Württemberg(d. 1733)
- 1684–Johann Gottfried Walther,German organist and composer (d. 1748)
- 1709–Samuel Johnson,English lexicographer and poet (d. 1784)[25]
- 1711–Ignaz Holzbauer,Austrian composer and educator (d. 1783)
- 1733–George Read,American lawyer and politician, 3rdGovernor of Delaware(d. 1798)
- 1750–Tomás de Iriarte y Oropesa,Spanish poet and playwright (d. 1791)[26]
- 1752–Adrien-Marie Legendre,French mathematician and theorist (d. 1833)[27]
- 1765–Pope Gregory XVI(d. 1846)
- 1779–Joseph Story,American lawyer, jurist, and politician (d. 1845)
- 1786–Christian VIII of Denmark(d. 1848)[28]
- 1786 –Justinus Kerner,German poet and author (d. 1862)
- 1812–Herschel Vespasian Johnson,American lawyer and politician, 41stGovernor of Georgia(d. 1880)
- 1819–Léon Foucault,French physicist and academic (d. 1868)[29]
- 1837–Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos,Portuguese archbishop (d. 1880)
- 1838–Anton Mauve,Dutch painter and educator (d. 1888)[30]
- 1844–Cassius Marcellus Coolidge,American artist (d. 1934)[31]
- 1846–Richard With,Norwegian captain, businessman, and politician, foundedVesteraalens Dampskibsselskab(d. 1930)
- 1848–Francis Grierson,English-American pianist and composer (d. 1927)
- 1857–John Hessin Clarke,American lawyer and judge (d. 1945)
- 1858–Kate Booth,EnglishSalvation Armyofficer (d. 1955)
- 1859–John L. Bates,American lawyer and politician, 41stGovernor of Massachusetts(d. 1946)
- 1859 –Lincoln Loy McCandless,American businessman and politician (d. 1940)
- 1860–Alberto Franchetti,Italian-American composer and educator (d. 1942)
- 1870–Clark Wissler,American anthropologist, author, and educator (d. 1947)
- 1872–Carl Friedberg,German-Italian pianist and educator (d. 1955)
- 1872 –Adolf Schmal,Austrian fencer and cyclist (d. 1919)
- 1875–Tomás Burgos,Chilean philanthropist (d. 1945)
- 1876–James Scullin,Australian journalist and politician, 9thPrime Minister of Australia(d. 1953)
- 1878–James O. Richardson,American admiral (d. 1974)
- 1883–Gerald Tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th Baron Berners,English composer, painter, and author (d. 1950)
- 1885–Uzeyir Hajibeyov,Azerbaijani composer, conductor, and playwright (d. 1948)
- 1886–Powel Crosley Jr.,American entrepreneur (d. 1961)[32]
- 1888–Grey Owl,English-Canadian environmentalist and author (d. 1938)
- 1888 –Toni Wolff,Swiss psychologist and author (d. 1953)
- 1889–Doris Blackburn,Australian activist and politician (d. 1970)
- 1889 –Leslie Morshead,Australian general, businessman, and educator (d. 1959)
- 1891–Rafael Pérez y Pérez,Spanish author (d. 1984)
- 1893–Arthur Benjamin,Australian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1960)
- 1893 –William March,American soldier and author (d. 1954)
- 1894–Fay Compton,English actress (d. 1978)[33]
- 1895–Jean Batmale,French footballer and manager (d. 1973)
- 1895 –John Diefenbaker,Canadian lawyer and politician, 13thPrime Minister of Canada(d. 1979)
- 1895 –Walter Koch,German astrologer and author (d. 1970)
- 1895 –Tomoji Tanabe,Japanese super-centenarian (d. 2009)
- 1897–Pablo Sorozábal,Spanish composer and conductor (d. 1988)
- 1900–Willis Laurence James,American violinist and educator (d. 1966)
- 1900 –Seewoosagur Ramgoolam,Mauritian philanthropist and politician, 1stPrime Minister of Mauritius(d. 1985)
1901–present
[edit]- 1901–Harold Clurman,American director and producer (d. 1980)
- 1904–Bun Cook,Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1988)
- 1904 –Jose de Rivera,American soldier and sculptor (d. 1985)
- 1904 –David Eccles, 1st Viscount Eccles,English businessman and politician,Secretary of State for Education(d. 1999)[34]
- 1905–Eddie "Rochester" Anderson,American actor (d. 1977)
- 1905 –Agnes de Mille,American dancer and choreographer (d. 1993)
- 1905 –Greta Garbo,Swedish-American actress (d. 1990)[35]
- 1906–Kaka Hathrasi,Indian poet and author (d. 1995)[36]
- 1906 –Maurice Maillot,French actor (d. 1968)
- 1906 –Julio Rosales,Filipino cardinal (d. 1983)[37]
- 1907–Leon Askin,Austrian actor (d. 2005)
- 1907 –Edwin McMillan,American physicist and chemist,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 1991)
- 1908–Victor Ambartsumian,Georgian-Armenian astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic (d. 1996)
- 1910–Josef Tal,Israeli pianist and composer (d. 2008)[38]
- 1911–Syd Howe,Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1976)
- 1912–María de la Cruz,Chilean journalist and activist (d. 1995)
- 1914–Jack Cardiff,English director, cinematographer, and photographer (d. 2009)[39]
- 1916–Rossano Brazzi,Italian actor (d. 1994)[40]
- 1916 –John Jacob Rhodes,American lawyer and politician (d. 2003)
- 1917–June Foray,American actress and voice artist (d. 2017)
- 1917 –Phil Taylor,English footballer and manager (d. 2012)
- 1917 –Francis Parker Yockey,American lawyer and philosopher (d. 1960)[41]
- 1918–Johnny Mantz,American race car driver (d. 1972)
- 1918 –Henry Wittenberg,American wrestler (d. 2010)[42]
- 1919–Tommy Hunter,American fiddler (d. 1993)
- 1920–Jack Warden,American actor (d. 2006)
- 1922–Hank Bagby,American saxophonist (d. 1993)[43]
- 1922 –Grayson Hall,American actress (d. 1985)
- 1922 –Ray Steadman-Allen,English composer (d. 2014)
- 1923–Queen Anne of Romania(d. 2016)[44]
- 1923 –Al Quie,American politician, 35thGovernor of Minnesota(d. 2023)[45]
- 1923 –Peter Smithson,English architect, co-designedRobin Hood Gardens(d. 2003)
- 1923 –Bertha Wilson,Scottish-Canadian lawyer and jurist, 60thPuisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada(d. 2007)
- 1924–J. D. Tippit,American police officer (d. 1963)
- 1924 –Eloísa Mafalda,Brazilian actress (d. 2018)
- 1925–Harvey Haddix,American baseball player and coach (d. 1994)
- 1925 –Dorothy Wedderburn,English economist and academic (d. 2012)
- 1926–Bud Greenspan,American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2010)[46]
- 1926 –Joe Kubert,American author and illustrator, foundedThe Kubert School(d. 2012)[47]
- 1927–Phyllis Kirk,American actress (d. 2006)
- 1927 –Muriel Turner, Baroness Turner of Camden,English politician (d. 2018)
- 1929–Teddi King,American singer (d. 1977)
- 1929 –Nancy Littlefield,American director and producer (d. 2007)
- 1930–John Tolos,Greek-Canadian wrestler (d. 2009)
- 1931–Julio Grondona,Argentinian businessman (d. 2014)
- 1932–Nikolay Rukavishnikov,Russian physicist and astronaut (d. 2002)
- 1933–Bob Bennett,American soldier and politician (d. 2016)
- 1933 –Robert Blake,American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2023)[48]
- 1933 –Scotty Bowman,Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1933 –Mark di Suvero,Italian-American sculptor
- 1933 –Leonid Kharitonov,Russian actor and singer (d. 2017)
- 1933 –Christopher Ricks,English scholar and critic
- 1933 –Charles Roach,Trinidadian-Canadian lawyer and activist (d. 2012)
- 1933 –Jimmie Rodgers,American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2021)
- 1933 –Fred Willard,American actor and comedian (d. 2020)[49]
- 1935–Peter Clarke,English cartoonist (d. 2012)
- 1935 –John Spencer,English snooker player and sportscaster (d. 2006)
- 1936–Big Tom,Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2018)
- 1937–Ralph Backstrom,Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2021)[50]
- 1937 –Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri,South African politician (d. 2009)[51]
- 1938–Billy Robinson,English-American wrestler and trainer (d. 2014)
- 1939–Gerry Harvey,Australian businessman, co-foundedHarvey Norman
- 1939 –Jorge Sampaio,Portuguese lawyer and politician, 18thPresident of Portugal(d. 2021)
- 1939 –Jan Camiel Willems,Belgian mathematician and theorist (d. 2013)
- 1940–Frankie Avalon,American singer and actor[48]
- 1942–Şenes Erzik,Turkish businessman
- 1944–Michael Franks,American singer-songwriter
- 1944 –Rocío Jurado,Spanish singer and actress (d. 2006)
- 1944 –Charles L. Veach,American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1995)
- 1945–P. F. Sloan,American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2015)
- 1945 –John McAfee,British-American computer programmer and businessman, foundedMcAfee(d. 2021)[52]
- 1946–Benjamín Brea,Spanish-Venezuelan saxophonist, clarinet player, and conductor (d. 2014)
- 1946 –Nicholas Clay,English actor (d. 2000)
- 1946 –Kelvin Coe,Australian ballet dancer (d. 1992)
- 1946 –Meredith Oakes,Australian-English playwright, translator, and educator
- 1946 –Gailard Sartain,American actor[53]
- 1947–Russ Abbot,English comedian, actor, and singer
- 1947 –Drew Gilpin Faust,American historian and academic
- 1947 –Giancarlo Minardi,Italian businessman, founded theMinardi Racing Team
- 1948–Lynn Abbey,American computer programmer and author
- 1949–Beth Grant,American actress[48]
- 1949 –Kerry Livgren,American guitarist and songwriter[48]
- 1949 –Mo Mowlam,English academic and politician,Minister for the Cabinet Office(d. 2005)
- 1949 –Peter Shilton,English footballer and manager
- 1950–Siobhan Davies,English dancer and choreographer
- 1950 –Vishnuvardhan,Indian actor (d. 2009)
- 1950 –Chris Heister,Swedish politician,Governor of Stockholm County
- 1950 –Darryl Sittler,Canadian ice hockey player
- 1950 –Anna Deavere Smith,American actress and playwright[48]
- 1951–Ben Carson,American neurosurgeon, author, and politician[46]
- 1951 –Dee Dee Ramone,American singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2002)[46]
- 1951 –Tony Scott,American baseball player and coach
- 1951 –Darryl Stingley,American football player and scout (d. 2007)
- 1951 –Marc Surer,Swiss racing driver and sportscaster
- 1952–Giorgos Dimitrakopoulos,Greek politician
- 1952 –Rick Pitino,American basketball player and coach[46]
- 1953–Carl Jackson,American singer-songwriter and producer
- 1953 –John McGlinn,American conductor and historian (d. 2009)
- 1954–Murtaza Bhutto,Pakistani politician (d. 1996)
- 1954 –Takao Doi,Japanese engineer and astronaut[54]
- 1954 –Dennis Johnson,American basketball player and coach (d. 2007)
- 1954 –Steven Pinker,Canadian-American psychologist, linguist, and author
- 1954 –Tommy Tuberville,American football player, coach, and Senator
- 1955–Paul Butler,English bishop
- 1955 –Keith Morris,American singer-songwriter
- 1956–Chris Hedges,American journalist and author[46]
- 1956 –Peter Šťastný,Slovak ice hockey player and politician
- 1956 –Anant Gadgil,Indian politician[55]
- 1958–John Aldridge,English-Irish footballer and manager
- 1958 –Jeff Bostic,American football player and commentator[56]
- 1958 –Winston Davis,Vincentian cricketer
- 1958 –Malcolm Press,English ecologist and academic
- 1958 –Derek Pringle,Kenyan-English cricketer and journalist
- 1959–Ian Arkwright,English footballer
- 1959 –Mark Romanek,American director and screenwriter[48]
- 1959 –Ryne Sandberg,American baseball player, coach, and manager[46]
- 1960–Stephen Flaherty,American composer
- 1960 –Carolyn Harris,British politician
- 1960 –Ian Lucas,English lawyer and politician
- 1960 –Blue Panther,Mexican wrestler
- 1961–James Gandolfini,American actor and producer (d. 2013)[46]
- 1961 –Konstantin Kakanias,Greek-American painter and illustrator
- 1961 –Mark Olson,American singer-songwriter and guitarist[48]
- 1962–Joanne Catherall,English singer[48]
- 1962 –John Fashanu,English footballer and manager
- 1962 –John Mann,Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 2019)
- 1962 –Aden Ridgeway,Australian public servant and politician
- 1962 –Boris Said,American race car driver
- 1964–Jens Henschel,German footballer
- 1964 –Marco Masini,Italian singer-songwriter
- 1964 –Holly Robinson Peete,American actress and singer[48]
- 1964 –Steffen Peters,German-American equestrian[57]
- 1966–Tom Chorske,American ice hockey player and sportscaster
- 1967–Tara Fitzgerald,English actress
- 1968–Toni Kukoč,Croatian basketball player
- 1968 –Upendra Rao,Indian actor, director, and politician
- 1969–Brad Beven,Australian triathlete
- 1969 –Cappadonna,American rapper
- 1970–Darren Gough,English cricketer
- 1970 –Aisha Tyler,American actress, television host, and author[48]
- 1971–Lance Armstrong,American cyclist[58]
- 1971 –Anna Netrebko,Russian-Austrian soprano and actress
- 1971 –Jada Pinkett Smith,American actress[59]
- 1972–Brigitte Becue,Belgian swimmer[60]
- 1972 –Adam Cohen,Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1972 –David Jefferies,English motorcycle racer (d. 2003)
- 1972 –Iain Stewart,Scottish accountant and politician
- 1973–Paul Brousseau,Canadian ice hockey player
- 1973 –Mário Jardel,Brazilian footballer
- 1973 –Aitor Karanka,Spanish footballer and manager
- 1973 –James Marsden,American actor[48]
- 1973 –Louise Sauvage,Australian wheelchair racer[61]
- 1973 –Mark Shuttleworth,South African-English businessman[62]
- 1974–Sol Campbell,English footballer and politician
- 1974 –Damon Jones,American football player and coach
- 1974 –Ticha Penicheiro,Portuguese-American basketball player and agent
- 1974 –Emily Rutherfurd,American actress[48]
- 1974 –Travis Schuldt,American actor[48]
- 1974 –Xzibit,American rapper, actor, and television host[46]
- 1975–Kanstantsin Lukashyk,Belarusian target shooter
- 1975 –Jason Sudeikis,American actor and comedian[48]
- 1975 –Guillermo Vargas,Costa Rican photographer and painter
- 1976–Sophina Brown,American actress[48]
- 1976 –Gabriel Gervais,Canadian soccer player
- 1976 –Ronaldo,Brazilian footballer
- 1977–Barrett Foa,American actor, singer, and dancer[48]
- 1977 –Kieran West,English rower
- 1978–Billy Eichner,American actor and comedian[48]
- 1978 –Iain Lees-Galloway,New Zealand politician[63]
- 1978 –Augustine Simo,Cameroonian footballer
- 1979–Daniel Aranzubia,Spanish footballer
- 1979 –Robert Pruett,American criminal (d. 2017)
- 1980–Mickey Higham,English rugby league player
- 1980 –Avi Strool,Israeli footballer
- 1980 –Petri Virtanen,Finnish basketball player
- 1981–Lasse Kukkonen,Finnish ice hockey player[64]
- 1981 –Jennifer Tisdale,American actress and singer
- 1981 –Kristaps Valters,Latvian basketball player[65]
- 1981 –Han Ye-seul,South Korean actress
- 1982–Peter Budaj,Slovak ice hockey player[66]
- 1982 –Alessandro Cibocchi,Italian footballer
- 1982 –Arvydas Eitutavičius,Lithuanian basketball player
- 1982 –Leono,Mexican wrestler
- 1982 –Alfredo Talavera,Mexican footballer[67]
- 1984–Anthony Gonzalez,American football player and politician[68]
- 1984 –Travis Outlaw,American basketball player[69]
- 1984 –Dizzee Rascal,British hip hop musician[70]
- 1985–Mirza Teletović,Bosnian basketball player[71]
- 1987–Seiko Oomori,Japanese singer-songwriter[72]
- 1989–Serge Ibaka,Congolese-Spanish basketball player
- 1990–Lewis Holtby,German footballer
- 1993–Patrick Schwarzenegger,American-Austrian actor and model[48]
- 1997–Viktor Hovland,Norwegian professional golfer[73]
- 1998–Christian Pulisic,American soccer player[74]
- 1998 –Conor Timmins,Canadian ice hockey player[75]
- 2003–Aidan Gallagher,American actor and musician[46]
- 2008–Jackson Robert Scott,American actor[46]
Deaths
[edit]Pre-1600
[edit]- 96–Domitian,Roman emperor (b. AD 51)
- 411–Constantine III,Roman usurper
- 869–Wenilo,Frankish archbishop
- 887–Pietro I Candiano,doge of Venice (b. 842)
- 893–Zhang Xiong,Chinese warlord
- 958–Liu Sheng,Chinese emperor (b. 920)
- 1137–Eric II,king of Denmark
- 1180–Louis VII,king of France (b. 1120)
- 1261–Konrad von Hochstaden,archbishop of Cologne
- 1302–Eudokia Palaiologina,empress of Trebizond (b. c. 1265)
- 1345–Andrew, Duke of Calabria(b. 1327)
- 1361–Louis V,duke of Bavaria (b. 1315)
- 1385–Balša II,ruler of Zeta
- 1443–Lewis of Luxembourg,archbishop of Rouen
- 1598–Toyotomi Hideyoshi,Japanese daimyō (b. 1536)
1601–1900
[edit]- 1630–Melchior Klesl,Austrian cardinal (b. 1552)
- 1675–Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine(b. 1604)[76]
- 1721–Matthew Prior,English poet, politician, and diplomat,British Ambassador to France(b. 1664)
- 1722–André Dacier,French scholar and academic (b. 1651)
- 1783–Leonhard Euler,Swiss mathematician and physicist (b. 1707)
- 1783 –Benjamin Kennicott,English theologian and scholar (b. 1718)
- 1792–August Gottlieb Spangenberg,German bishop and theologian (b. 1704)
- 1812–Safranbolulu Izzet Mehmet Pasha,Ottoman politician, 186thGrand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire(b. 1743)
- 1830–William Hazlitt,English philosopher, painter, and critic (b. 1778)
- 1857–Karol Kurpiński,Polish composer and conductor (b. 1785)
- 1860–Joseph Locke,English engineer and politician (b. 1805)
- 1862–Joseph K. Mansfield,American general (b. 1803)[77]
- 1872–Charles XV of Sweden(b. 1826)
- 1890–Dion Boucicault,Irish-American actor and playwright (b. 1820)
- 1896–Hippolyte Fizeau,French physicist and academic (b. 1819)
1901–present
[edit]- 1905–George MacDonald,Scottish minister, author, and poet (b. 1824)
- 1909–Grigore Tocilescu,Romanian archaeologist and historian (b. 1850)
- 1911–Pyotr Stolypin,Russian lawyer and politician, 3rdPrime Minister of Russia(b. 1862)
- 1915–Susan La Flesche Picotte,doctor, teacher, and social reformer, firstNative Americanto earn a medical degree
- 1924–F. H. Bradley,English philosopher and author (b. 1846)
- 1939–Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz,Polish author, painter, and photographer (b. 1885)
- 1941–Fred Karno,English actor and screenwriter (b. 1866)
- 1944–Robert G. Cole,American colonel,Medal of Honorrecipient (b. 1915)
- 1945–Volin,Russian anarchist intellectual (b. 1882)[78]
- 1949–Frank Morgan,American actor (b. 1890)
- 1951–Gelett Burgess,American author and poet (b. 1866)
- 1952–Frances Alda,New Zealand-Australian soprano and actress (b. 1879)
- 1953–Charles de Tornaco,Belgian racing driver (b. 1927)
- 1956–Adélard Godbout,Canadian agronomist and politician, 15thPremier of Quebec(b. 1892)
- 1958–Olaf Gulbransson,Norwegian painter and illustrator (b. 1873)
- 1959–Benjamin Péret,French poet and journalist (b. 1899)
- 1961–Dag Hammarskjöld,Swedish economist and diplomat, 2ndSecretary-General of the United Nations,Nobel Prizelaureate (b. 1905)
- 1962–Therese Neumann,German mystic(b. 1898)
- 1964–Seán O'Casey,Irish dramatist and memoirist (b. 1880)
- 1967–John Cockcroft,English physicist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (b. 1897)
- 1968–Franchot Tone,American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1905)
- 1970–Jimi Hendrix,American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1942)
- 1974–Amanat Ali Khan,Pakistani classical singer (b. 1922)
- 1975–Fairfield Porter,American painter and critic (b. 1907)
- 1977–Paul Bernays,English-Swiss mathematician and philosopher (b. 1888)
- 1980–Katherine Anne Porter,American short story writer, novelist, and essayist (b. 1890)
- 1987–Américo Tomás,Portuguese admiral and politician, 14thPresident of Portugal(b. 1894)
- 1988–Alan Watt,Australian public servant and diplomat,Australian Ambassador to Japan(b. 1901)
- 1992–Mohammad Hidayatullah,Indian lawyer, judge, and politician, 6thVice President of India(b. 1905)
- 1997–Jimmy Witherspoon,American singer (b. 1920)
- 1998–Charlie Foxx,American singer and guitarist (Inez and Charlie Foxx) (b. 1939)
- 2001–Ernie Coombs,American-Canadian television host (b. 1927)
- 2002–Bob Hayes,American sprinter and football player (b. 1942)
- 2002 –Mauro Ramos,Brazilian footballer and manager (b. 1930)
- 2002 –Margita Stefanović,Serbian keyboard player (b. 1959)
- 2003–Emil Fackenheim,German rabbi and philosopher (b. 1916)
- 2003 –Bob Mitchell,English educator and politician (b. 1927)
- 2004–Norman Cantor,Canadian-American historian and educator (b. 1929)
- 2004 –Russ Meyer,American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922)
- 2005–Michael Park,English racing driver (b. 1966)
- 2005 –Clint C. Wilson, Sr.,American cartoonist (b. 1914)
- 2006–Edward J. King,American football player, lawyer, and politician, 66thGovernor of Massachusetts(b. 1925)
- 2007–Pepsi Tate,Welsh bass player and producer (b. 1965)
- 2008–Leo de Berardinis,Italian actor and director (b. 1940)
- 2008 –Mauricio Kagel,Argentinian-German composer and educator (b. 1931)
- 2008 –Ron Lancaster,American-Canadian football player and coach (b. 1938)
- 2011–Jamey Rodemeyer,American teenageactivist(b. 1997)
- 2012–Santiago Carrillo,Spanish theorist and politician (b. 1915)
- 2012 –Haim Hefer,Polish-Israeli songwriter and poet (b. 1925)
- 2012 –Jack Kralick,American baseball player (b. 1935)
- 2012 –Steve Sabol,American director and producer, co-foundedNFL Films(b. 1942)
- 2013–Veliyam Bharghavan,Indian politician (b. 1928)
- 2013 –Lindsay Cooper,English composer, bassoon and oboe player (b. 1951)[79]
- 2013 –Arthur Lamothe,French-Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1928)
- 2013 –Ken Norton,American boxer (b. 1943)
- 2013 –Marcel Reich-Ranicki,Polish-German author and critic (b. 1920)
- 2013 –Richard C. Sarafian,American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1930)
- 2014–Milan Marcetta,Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1936)
- 2014 –Earl Ross,Canadian racing driver (b. 1941)
- 2014 –Hirofumi Uzawa,Japanese economist and academic (b. 1928)
- 2014 –Kenny Wheeler,Canadian-English trumpet player and composer (b. 1930)
- 2015–Eduardo Bonvallet,Chilean footballer and manager (b. 1955)
- 2015 –James R. Houck,American astrophysicist and academic (b. 1940)
- 2015 –Mario Benjamín Menéndez,Argentinian general and politician (b. 1930)
- 2017–Afzal Ahsan Randhawa,Pakistani writer, poet, translator and playwright (b. 1937)
- 2020–Ruth Bader Ginsburg,United States Supreme Court justice (b. 1933)[80]
- 2021–Jolidee Matongo,South African politician, 97thMayor of Johannesburg(b. 1975)[81]
- 2021 –Chris Anker Sørensen,Danish road bicycle racer (b. 1984)[82]
- 2023–Brereton C. Jones,American politician, 58thGovernor of Kentucky(b. 1939)[83]
- 2024–Kesaria Abramidze,Georgian blogger, actress and model (b. 1987)[84]
- 2024 –Nick Gravenites,American singer-songwriter (b. 1938)[85]
- 2024 –Salvatore Schillaci,Italian footballer (b. 1964)[86]
Holidays and observances
[edit]- Christianfeast day:
- Day of National Music(Azerbaijan)
- Island Language Day(Okinawa Prefecture,Japan)
- National DayorDieciocho(Chile)
- National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day(United States)
- Navy Day(Croatia)
- World Water Monitoring Day
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