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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
*[[1111]] &ndash; Highest [[Kingdom of Galicia|Galician]] nobility led by [[Pedro Fróilaz de Traba]] and the bishop [[Diego Gelmírez]] crown [[Alfonso VII of León and Castile|Alfonso VII]] as "King of Galicia".<ref>{{cite book|author=Mary Stroll|title=Calixtus the Second, 1119–1124|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i-lIhdrikjMC&pg=PA239|year=2004|publisher=Brill|isbn=90-04-13987-7|page=239}}</ref>
*[[1176]] &ndash; The [[Battle of Myriokephalon]] is the last attempt by the Byzantine Empire to recover central Anatolia from the Seljuk Turks.
*[[1382]] &ndash; [[Louis the Great]]'s daughter, [[Mary, Queen of Hungary|Mary]], is crowned "king" of Hungary.<ref>{{cite book|author=Edward Francis Twining|title=A History of the Crown Jewels of Europe|publisher=B.T. Batsford|year=1960|page=74}}</ref>
*[[1462]] &ndash; [[Thirteen Years' War (1454–66)|Thirteen Years' War]]: A Polish army under Piotr Dunin decisively defeats the Teutonic Order at the [[Battle of Świecino]].<ref>{{cite book|author1=Edmund Cieślak|author2=Czesław Biernat|title=History of Gdańsk|publisher=Fundacji Biblioteki Gdánskiej|year=1995|isbn=9788386557004|page=91}}</ref>
*[[1543]] &ndash; The first [[Finnish-language]] book, the ''[[Abckiria]]'' by [[Mikael Agricola]], is published in [[Stockholm]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://time.graphics/event/1171854|title=sep 17, 1543 – ABC kiria|website=Time.Graphics|access-date=8 January 2023}}</ref>
*[[1577]] &ndash; The [[Treaty of Bergerac]] is signed between King [[Henry III of France]] and the Huguenots.<ref>{{cite book|author=Mack P. Holt|title=The Duke of Anjou and the Politique Struggle During the Wars of Religion|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Mt5sraGYbWcC&pg=PA91|year=2002|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-89278-0|page=91}}</ref>

===1601–1900===
*[[1620]] &ndash; [[Polish–Ottoman War (1620–21)|Polish–Ottoman War]]: The Ottoman Empire defeats the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during the [[Battle of Cecora (1620)|Battle of Cecora]].
*[[1631]] &ndash; Sweden wins a major victory at the [[Battle of Breitenfeld (1631)|Battle of Breitenfeld]] against the Holy Roman Empire during the [[Thirty Years' War]]. 
*[[1658]] &ndash; The [[Battle of Vilanova]] is fought between Portugal and Spain during the [[Portuguese Restoration War]].
*[[1683]] &ndash; [[Antonie van Leeuwenhoek]] writes a letter to the Royal Society describing "[[animalcule]]s", later known as [[protozoa]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Anderson |first=Douglas|title=Wrote Letter 39 of 1683-09-17 (AB 76) to Francis Aston|url=http://lensonleeuwenhoek.net/content/wrote-letter-39-1683-09-17-ab-76-francis-aston|work=Lens on Leeuwenhoek|access-date=2016-09-26|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820153516/http://lensonleeuwenhoek.net/content/wrote-letter-39-1683-09-17-ab-76-francis-aston|archivedate=2016-08-20}}</ref>
*[[1775]] &ndash; [[American Revolutionary War]]: The [[Invasion of Quebec (1775)|invasion of Quebec]] by the [[Continental Army]] begins with the [[Siege of Fort St. Jean]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Bird |first=Harrison |title=Attack on Quebec, the American Invasion of Canada, 1775 |url=https://archive.org/details/attackonquebecam0000bird |url-access=registration |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=1968 |ref=Bird |oclc=440055|page=93}}</ref>
*[[1776]] &ndash; The [[Presidio of San Francisco]] is founded in New Spain.
*[[1778]] &ndash; The [[Treaty of Fort Pitt]] is signed. It is the first formal treaty between the United States and a Native American tribe.
*[[1787]] &ndash; The [[Constitution of the United States|United States Constitution]] is [[Signing of the United States Constitution|signed]] at [[Independence Hall]] in [[Philadelphia]], bringing the [[Constitutional Convention (United States)|Constitutional Convention]] to an end.<ref>{{cite web|title=On this day, the Constitution was signed in Philadelphia|url=https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/today-the-constitution-was-signed-in-philadelphia|author=Bomboy, Scott|website=ConstitutionCenter.org|publisher=National Constitution Center|date=September 17, 2023|access-date=June 3, 2024}}</ref>
*[[1793]] &ndash; [[War of the Pyrenees]]: France defeats a Spanish force at the [[Battle of Peyrestortes]].
*[[1794]] &ndash; [[Low Countries theatre of the War of the First Coalition|Flanders Campaign]]: France completes its conquest of the Austrian Netherlands at the [[Battle of Sprimont]].
*[[1809]] &ndash; Peace between Sweden and Russia in the [[Finnish War]]; the territory that will become Finland is ceded to Russia by the [[Treaty of Fredrikshamn]].
*[[1849]] &ndash; American abolitionist [[Harriet Tubman]] escapes from slavery.
*[[1859]] &ndash; [[Joshua A. Norton]] declares himself "Norton I, Emperor of the United States."
*[[1861]] &ndash; [[Argentine Civil Wars]]: The State of Buenos Aires defeats the Argentine Confederation at the [[Battle of Pavón]].
*[[1862]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: [[George B. McClellan]]'s [[Army of the Potomac]] halts the first [[Maryland campaign|invasion]] of the [[Northern United States#American Civil War|North]] by [[Robert E. Lee]] and his [[Army of Northern Virginia]] in the single-day [[Battle of Antietam]], the bloodiest day in American military history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://npshistory.com/brochures/anti/battle-history.pdf|title=The Battle of Antietam|website=NPSHistory.com|publisher=National Park Service|format=PDF|access-date=June 3, 2024}}</ref>
*  1862   &ndash; American Civil War: The [[Allegheny Arsenal]] explosion in [[Lawrenceville (Pittsburgh)|Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania]] results in the single largest civilian disaster during the war.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/tragedy-allegheny-arsenal-horrid-moment-most-wicked-rebellion|title=The Tragedy at Allegheny Arsenal – 'A Horrid Moment of a Most Wicked Rebellion'|author=Condon, Rich|website=Battlefields.org|publisher=American Battlefield Trust|date=September 14, 2021|access-date=June 3, 2024}}</ref>
*[[1894]] &ndash; [[Battle of the Yalu River (1894)|Battle of the Yalu River]], the largest naval engagement of the [[First Sino-Japanese War]]. 
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Philippine–American War]]: Filipinos under Juan Cailles defeat Americans under Colonel Benjamin F. Cheatham Jr. at [[Battle of Mabitac|Mabitac]].

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[Second Boer War]]: A Boer column defeats a British force at the [[Battle of Blood River Poort]].
*  1901   &ndash; Second Boer War: Boers capture a squadron of the 17th Lancers at the [[Battle of Elands River (1901)|Battle of Elands River]].
*[[1908]] &ndash; The Wright Flyer flown by Orville Wright, with Lieutenant [[Thomas Selfridge]] as passenger, crashes, killing Selfridge, who becomes the first airplane fatality.
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[Andrew Fisher]] becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time.
*  1914   &ndash; [[World War I]]: The [[Race to the Sea]] begins.
*[[1916]] &ndash; World War I: [[Manfred von Richthofen]] ("The Red Baron"), a flying ace of the German Luftstreitkräfte, wins his first aerial combat near Cambrai, France.
*[[1920]] &ndash; The [[National Football League]] is organized as the American Professional Football Association in Canton, Ohio.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.profootballhof.com/news/sept-17-1920-the-founding-of-the-nfl/|title=Sept. 17, 1920 – The Founding of the NFL – Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site|website=www.profootballhof.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/13673330/nfl-was-born-smoky-ohio-car-showroom-95-years-ago-today|title=NFL born amid cars, beer, cigars 95 years ago|date=17 September 2015}}</ref>
*[[1924]] &ndash; The [[Border Protection Corps]] is established in the Second Polish Republic for the defence of the eastern border against armed Soviet raids and local bandits. 
*[[1928]] &ndash; The [[1928 Okeechobee hurricane|Okeechobee hurricane]] strikes southeastern Florida, killing more than 2,500 people.
*[[1930]] &ndash; The Kurdish [[Ararat rebellion]] is suppressed by the Turks.
*[[1932]] &ndash; A speech by [[Laureano Gómez]] leads to the escalation of the [[Leticia Incident]].
*[[1935]] &ndash; The [[Niagara Gorge Railroad]] ceases operations after a rockslide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.niagarafrontier.com/greatgorge.html|title=Niagara Falls – The Great Gorge Route|website=www.niagarafrontier.com}}</ref>
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: The [[Soviet invasion of Poland]] begins.
*  1939   &ndash; World War II: {{ship|German submarine|U-29|1936|6}} sinks the British aircraft carrier {{HMS|Courageous|50|6}}.
*[[1940]] &ndash; World War II: Due to setbacks in the [[Battle of Britain]] and approaching autumn weather, Hitler postpones [[Operation Sea Lion]].
*[[1941]] &ndash; World War II: A decree of the Soviet State Committee of Defense restores [[Vsevobuch|compulsory military training]].
*  1941   &ndash; World War II: Soviet forces enter Tehran during the [[Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran]].
*[[1944]] &ndash; World War II: Allied airborne troops parachute into the Netherlands as the "Market" half of [[Operation Market Garden]] and British [[XXX Corps (United Kingdom)|XXX Corps]] advances into the Netherlands as the "Garden" half of the Operation.
*  1944   &ndash; World War II: Soviet troops launch the [[Tallinn Offensive]] against Germany and [[Estonia in World War II|pro-independence Estonian units]].
*  1944   &ndash; World War II: German forces are attacked by the Allies in the [[Battle of San Marino]].
*[[1948]] &ndash; The [[Lehi (group)|Lehi]] (also known as the Stern gang) assassinates Count [[Folke Bernadotte]], who was appointed by the United Nations to mediate between the Arab nations and Israel.
*  1948   &ndash; The [[Nizam of Hyderabad]] surrenders his sovereignty over the [[Hyderabad State]] and joins the [[Dominion of India|Indian Union]].
*[[1949]] &ndash; The Canadian steamship {{SS|Noronic}} burns in [[Toronto Harbour]] with the loss of over 118 lives.
*[[1961]] &ndash; The world's first retractable roof stadium, the [[Civic Arena (Pittsburgh)|Civic Arena]], opens in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
*  1961   &ndash; [[Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 706]] crashes during takeoff from [[O'Hare International Airport]] in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], killing all 37 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed L-188C Electra N137US Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, IL (ORD)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19610917-3|access-date=2021-09-16|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref>
*[[1965]] &ndash; The [[Battle of Chawinda]] is fought between Pakistan and India.<ref>{{cite book|author1=B. C. Chakravorty|author2=D. Phil|editor1-last=Prasad|editor1-first=S. N.|title=History of the Indo-Pak War, 1965|date=1992|publisher=History Division, Ministry of Defence, Government of India|pages=212–220|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/ARMY/History/1965War/PDF/1965Chapter07.pdf|access-date=12 January 2015|chapter=Chapter 7: Operations in Sialkot Sector}}</ref>
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Bangladesh]], [[Grenada]] and [[Guinea-Bissau]] join the United Nations.
*[[1976]] &ndash; The [[Space Shuttle Enterprise|Space Shuttle ''Enterprise'']] is unveiled by NASA. 
*[[1978]] &ndash; The [[Camp David Accords]] are signed by Israel and Egypt.
*[[1980]] &ndash; After weeks of strikes at the [[Lenin Shipyard]] in Gdańsk, Poland, the nationwide independent trade union [[Solidarity (Polish trade union)|Solidarity]] is established. 
*  1980   &ndash; Former Nicaraguan President [[Anastasio Somoza Debayle]] is killed in Asunción, Paraguay.
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Vanessa Williams]] becomes the first black Miss America.
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Estonia]], [[North Korea]], [[South Korea]], [[Latvia]], [[Lithuania]], the [[Marshall Islands]] and [[Federated States of Micronesia|Micronesia]] join the United Nations.
*  1991   &ndash; The first version of the [[Linux]] kernel (0.01) is released to the Internet.
*[[1992]] &ndash; An Iranian Kurdish leader and his two joiners are [[Mykonos restaurant assassinations|assassinated by political militants]] in Berlin.
*[[2001]] &ndash; The [[New York Stock Exchange]] reopens for trading after the [[September 11 attacks]], the longest closure since the [[Great Depression]].
*2001 – [[George W. Bush]], [[president of the United States]], delivers [[remarks at the Islamic Center of Washington]] praising Muslim Americans and condemning [[Islamophobia in the United States|Islamophobia]] in the [[aftermath of the September 11 attacks]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Beauchamp |first=Zack |date=September 22, 2015 |title=Today's GOP Should Take Lessons on Islam from George W. Bush |url=https://www.vox.com/2015/9/22/9371313/republicans-islam-bush |work=[[Vox (website)|Vox]]}}</ref>
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Fourpeaked Mountain]] in Alaska erupts, marking the first eruption for the volcano in at least 10,000 years. 
*  2006   &ndash; An audio tape of [[Őszöd speech|a private speech]] by Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány is leaked to the public, in which he confessed that his Hungarian Socialist Party had lied to win the 2006 election, sparking [[2006 protests in Hungary|widespread protests]] across the country.
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[Occupy Wall Street]] movement begins in Zuccotti Park, New York City.
*[[2013]] &ndash; ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]'' earns more than half a billion dollars on its first day of release.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2013/10/confirmed-grand-theft-auto-breaks-six-sales-world-records-51900|title=Confirmed: Grand Theft Auto 5 breaks 6 sales world records|date=2013-10-08|website=Guinness World Records|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-03-28}}</ref>
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[2016 New York and New Jersey bombings|Two bombs explode]] in Seaside Park, New Jersey, and Manhattan. Thirty-one people are injured in the Manhattan bombing.
*[[2018]] &ndash; A Russian reconnaissance aircraft carrying 15 people on board is [[Syria missile strikes (September 2018)|brought down]] by a Syrian surface-to-air missile over the Mediterranean Sea.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/18/russia-blames-israel-for-shooting-down-reconnaissance-aircraft-off-syria.html|title=Russia blames Israel for shooting down reconnaissance aircraft off Syria|website=CNBC|date=18 September 2018 |access-date=2018-09-19}}</ref>
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==Births==
===Pre-1600===
* [[879]] &ndash; [[Charles the Simple]], Frankish king (d. 929)<ref>{{cite book|title=The Statistician and Economist|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JdsKAQAAIAAJ|year=1885|page=297}}</ref>
*[[1433]] &ndash; [[James of Portugal]], Portuguese prince and cardinal (d. 1459)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://webdept.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios1456.htm#Portugal|title=The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church|website=FIU|access-date=14 October 2019|archive-date=5 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161205171607/http://webdept.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios1456.htm#Portugal|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[1479]] &ndash; [[Celio Calcagnini]], Italian astronomer (d. 1541)<ref>{{cite book|title=The Literary Gazette and Journal of Belles Lettres, Arts, Sciences|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aEpRAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA695|year=1819|publisher=H. Colburn|page=695}}</ref>
*[[1550]] &ndash; [[Pope Paul V|Paul V]], pope of the Catholic Church (d. 1621)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11581b.htm|title=Catholic Encyclopedia: Pope Paul V|website=www.newadvent.org}}</ref>
*[[1565]] &ndash; [[Edward Fortunatus]], German nobleman (d. 1600)<ref>{{cite book|title=Works of the Camden Society|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uYZHAQAAMAAJ|year=1880|publisher=Camden Society|page=187}}</ref>
*[[1578]] &ndash; [[John Prideaux]], English administrator and bishop (d. 1650)

===1601–1900===
*[[1605]] &ndash; [[Francesco Sacrati]], Italian composer (d. 1650)
*[[1630]] &ndash; [[Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma|Ranuccio II Farnese]], Duke of Parma (d. 1694)
*[[1639]] &ndash; [[Hans Herr]], Swiss bishop (d. 1725)<ref>{{cite book|author=Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa.)|title=Papers Read Before the Lancaster County Historical Society|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TdHQ8Fxw8mQC|year=1925|publisher=Lancaster County Historical Society|page=80}}</ref>
*[[1688]] &ndash; [[Maria Luisa of Savoy]], queen consort of Spain (d. 1714)
*[[1730]] &ndash; [[Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben]], Prussian-American general (d. 1794)
*[[1739]] &ndash; [[John Rutledge]], American judge and politician, 2nd [[Chief Justice of the United States]] (d. 1800)
*[[1743]] &ndash; [[Marquis de Condorcet]], French mathematician and political scientist (d. 1794)
*[[1771]] &ndash; [[Johann August Apel]], German jurist and author (d. 1816)<ref>{{cite book|author=Albert Ernest Wier|title=The Macmillan Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians: In One Volume|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nx8KAQAAMAAJ|year=1938|publisher=Macmillan|page=60}}</ref>
*[[1773]] &ndash; [[Jonathan Alder]], American captain and farmer (d. 1849)
*[[1783]] &ndash; [[Nadezhda Durova]], Russian soldier (d. 1866)
*[[1797]] &ndash; [[Heinrich Kuhl]], German naturalist and zoologist (d. 1821)
*[[1817]] &ndash; [[Herman Adolfovich Trautschold|Herman Adolfovich Trautscohold]], German geologist and paleontologist (d. 1902)
*[[1819]] &ndash; [[Marthinus Wessel Pretorius]], South African general and politician, 1st [[President of the South African Republic]] (d. 1901)<ref>{{cite book|title=They Made this Land|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=URUaAAAAIAAJ|year=1981|publisher=Donker|isbn=978-0-949937-78-0|page=247}}</ref>
*[[1820]] &ndash; [[Émile Augier]], French playwright (d. 1889)
*  1820   &ndash; [[Earl Van Dorn]], Confederate general (d. 1863)
*[[1821]] &ndash; [[Arthur Saint-Léon]], French choreographer (d. 1870)
*[[1825]] &ndash; [[Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II]], American jurist and politician, 16th [[United States Secretary of the Interior]] (d. 1893)
*[[1826]] &ndash; [[Bernhard Riemann]], German-Italian mathematician and academic (d. 1866)
*[[1850]] &ndash; [[Guerra Junqueiro]], Portuguese journalist, lawyer, and politician (d. 1923)
*[[1853]] &ndash; [[Frederick Corbett]], British officer and [[Victoria Cross]] recipient (d. 1912)
*[[1854]] &ndash; [[David Dunbar Buick]], Scottish-American businessman, founded [[Buick|Buick Motor Company]] (d. 1929)
*[[1857]] &ndash; [[Konstantin Tsiolkovsky]], Russian scientist and engineer (d. 1935)
*[[1859]] &ndash; [[Frank Dawson Adams]], Canadian geologist and academic (d. 1942)
*  1859   &ndash; [[Billy the Kid]], American gunman (d. 1881)
*  1859   &ndash; [[I. L. Patterson]], American politician, 18th [[Governor of Oregon]] (d. 1929)
*[[1860]] &ndash; [[Mihkel Martna]], Estonian journalist and politician (d. 1934)
*[[1864]] &ndash; [[Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky]], Ukrainian writer (d. 1913)
*  1864   &ndash; [[James Tancred]], English admiral (d. 1943)
*[[1865]] &ndash; [[William Murray McPherson]], Australian politician, 31st [[Premier of Victoria]] (d. 1932)
*[[1867]] &ndash; [[Vera Yevstafievna Popova]], Russian chemist (d. 1896)
*[[1868]] &ndash; [[James Alexander Calder]], Canadian educator and politician, [[Minister of Militia and Defence (Canada)|Canadian Minister of Militia and Defence]] (d. 1956)
*[[1869]] &ndash; [[Christian Lous Lange]], Norwegian political scientist, historian, and academic, [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1938)
*[[1871]] &ndash; [[Eivind Astrup]], Norwegian explorer (d. 1895)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Eivind Astrup |first=Susan |last=Barr |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |date=22 August 2023 |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Eivind_Astrup |language=no|access-date=29 March 2024}}</ref>
*[[1874]] &ndash; [[Walter Murdoch]], Australian author and academic (d. 1970)
*[[1878]] &ndash; [[Vincenzo Tommasini]], Italian composer (d. 1950)
*[[1879]] &ndash; [[Rube Foster]], American baseball player and manager (d. 1930)
*  1879   &ndash; [[Periyar E. V. Ramasamy]], Indian businessman, social activist,  and politician (d. 1973)
*[[1881]] &ndash; [[Alfred Carpenter]], English admiral, [[Victoria Cross]] recipient (d. 1955)<ref>{{cite book|title=The Dictionary of National Biography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g6ZZAAAAYAAJ|year=1951|publisher=Oxford University Press|page=188}}</ref>
*[[1883]] &ndash; [[William Carlos Williams]], American poet, short story writer, and essayist (d. 1963)<ref>{{cite book|author=William Carlos Williams|title=William Carlos Williams|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C1DlFf127E8C&pg=PA4|year=2003|publisher=Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.|isbn=978-1-4027-0006-4|page=4}}</ref>
*[[1884]] &ndash; [[Charles Griffes]], American pianist and composer (d. 1920)
*[[1886]] &ndash; [[Anton Irv]], Estonian captain (d. 1919)
*[[1897]] &ndash; [[Earl Webb]], American baseball player and coach (d. 1965)
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Hughie Critz]], American baseball player (d. 1980)
*  1900   &ndash; [[Lena Frances Edwards]], African-American physician, awarded the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] (d. 1986)
*  1900   &ndash; [[J. Willard Marriott]], American businessman, founded the [[Marriott Corporation]] (d. 1985)
*  1900   &ndash; [[Martha Ostenso]], Canadian screenwriter and novelist (d. 1963)
*  1900   &ndash; [[Hedwig Ross]], New Zealand-born educator and political activist, founding member of the [[Communist Party of New Zealand]] (d. 1971)

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[Francis Chichester]], English pilot and sailor (d. 1972)<ref>{{cite book|author=Harold Oxbury|title=Great Britons: Twentieth-Century Lives|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9coZAAAAYAAJ|year=1985|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-211599-7|page=71}}</ref>
*[[1902]] &ndash; [[Bea Miles]], Australian author (d. 1973)
*[[1903]] &ndash; [[Karel Miljon]], Dutch boxer (d. 1984)
*  1903   &ndash; [[Frank O'Connor]], Irish short story writer, novelist, and poet (d. 1966)
*  1903   &ndash; [[Minanogawa Tōzō]], Japanese sumo wrestler, the 34th [[Yokozuna (sumo)|Yokozuna]] (d. 1971)
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Tshekedi Khama]], regent of the [[Bamangwato]] tribe (d. 1959)
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[J. R. Jayewardene]], Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 2nd [[President of Sri Lanka]] (d. 1996)
*  1906   &ndash; [[Edgar Wayburn]], American physician and environmentalist (d. 2010)
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[Warren E. Burger]], American lawyer and judge, 15th [[Chief Justice of the United States]] (d. 1995)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Sept. 17: Baz Luhrmann, Danny Ramirez |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/09/17/Famous-birthdays-for-Sept-17-Baz-Luhrmann-Danny-Ramirez/2561663376031/#:~:text=17%3A%20Baz%20Luhrmann%2C%20Danny%20Ramirez%20%2D%20UPI.com |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=15 September 2023 |date=17 September 2022}}</ref>
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[John Creasey]], English author and politician (d. 1973)<ref>{{cite book|title=Current Biography Yearbook|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K_kZAAAAYAAJ|year=1974|publisher=H.W. Wilson Co.|isbn=978-0-8242-0543-0|page=453}}</ref>
*  1908   &ndash; [[Rafael Israelyan]], Armenian architect and educator, designed the [[Sardarapat Memorial]] and [[St. Vartan Cathedral]] (d. 1973)
*[[1909]] &ndash; [[Elizabeth Enright]], American author and illustrator (d. 1968)
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[Irena Kwiatkowska]], Polish actress (d. 2011)
*  1912   &ndash; [[Maksim Tank]], Belarusian poet, journalist, and translator (d. 1995)
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[Thomas J. Bata]], Czech-Canadian businessman (d. 2008)
*  1914   &ndash; [[William Grut]], Swedish pentathlete (d. 2012)
*  1914   &ndash; [[Shin Kanemaru]], Japanese politician, [[Deputy Prime Minister of Japan]] (d. 1996)
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[M. F. Husain]], Indian painter and director (d. 2011)
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Mary Stewart (novelist)|Mary Stewart]], British author and poet (d. 2014)<ref>{{cite web |title=Mary Stewart obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/may/15/mary-stewart |website=the Guardian |access-date=17 October 2022 |language=en |date=15 May 2014}}</ref>
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[Ib Melchior]], Danish-American author and screenwriter (d. 2015)
*  1917   &ndash; [[Isang Yun]], South Korean-German composer and educator (d. 1995)
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Lea Gottlieb]], Hungarian-Israeli fashion designer, founded the [[Gottex|Gottex Company]] (d. 2012) 
*  1918   &ndash; [[Chaim Herzog]], Irish-born Israeli general and politician, 6th [[President of Israel]] (d. 1997)
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Dinah Sheridan]], English actress (d. 2012)
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Agostinho Neto]], Angolan poet and politician, 1st [[President of Angola]] (d. 1979)
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Ralph Sharon]], English-American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2015)
*  1923   &ndash; [[Hank Williams]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1953)<ref name="UPI" />
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Dorothy Loudon]], American actress and singer (d. 2003)
*  1925   &ndash; [[John List (serial killer)|John List]], American murderer (d. 2008)<ref name="NYT20081228">{{cite news| first=Elizabeth | last=McCracken|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/28/magazine/28List-t.html |title=Wanted: A Killer Disappears Into Another Life |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|location=New York |date=December 28, 2008 |access-date=May 6, 2010}}</ref>
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Bill Black]], American bass player and bandleader  (d. 1965)
*  1926   &ndash; [[Curtis Harrington]], American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2007)
*  1926   &ndash; [[Hovie Lister]], American minister and pianist (d. 2001)
*  1926   &ndash; [[Jean-Marie Lustiger]], French cardinal (d. 2007)
*  1926   &ndash; [[Jack McDuff]], American singer and organist (d. 2001)
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[George Blanda]], American football player (d. 2010)<ref name="UPI" />
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Park Honan]], American author and academic (d. 2014)
*  1928   &ndash; [[Roddy McDowall]], English-American actor (d. 1998)<ref name="UPI" />
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Sil Austin]], American saxophonist (d. 2001)
*  1929   &ndash; [[David Craig, Baron Craig of Radley]], Northern Irish air marshal and politician
*  1929   &ndash; [[Stirling Moss]], English racing driver and sportscaster (d. 2020)<ref name="UPI" />
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[David Huddleston]], American actor (d. 2016)<ref name="UPI" />
*  1930   &ndash; [[Lalgudi Jayaraman]], Indian violinist and composer (d. 2013)
*  1930   &ndash; [[Theo Loevendie]], Dutch clarinet player and composer
*  1930   &ndash; [[Edgar Mitchell]], American captain, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2016)<ref name="UPI" />
*  1930   &ndash; [[Jim Rohn]], American philosopher and author (d. 2009)
*  1930   &ndash; [[Thomas P. Stafford]], American general, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2024) <ref name="UPI" />
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[Anne Bancroft]], American actress (d. 2005)<ref name="UPI" />
*  1931   &ndash; [[Jean-Claude Carrière]], French actor and screenwriter (d. 2021) 
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Robert B. Parker]], American author and academic (d. 2010)
*  1932   &ndash; [[Indarjit Singh]], Indian-English journalist
*  1932   &ndash; [[Samuel Ogbemudia]], Nigerian army officer and politician (d. 2017)
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Bulldog Brower]], American wrestler (d. 1997)
*  1933   &ndash; [[Chuck Grassley]], American lawyer and politician
*  1933   &ndash; [[Claude Provost]], Canadian-American ice hockey player (d. 1984)
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Maureen Connolly]], American tennis player (d. 1969)<ref name="UPI" />
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Ken Kesey]], American novelist, essayist, and poet (d. 2001)<ref name="UPI" />
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Gerald Guralnik]], American physicist and academic (d. 2014)
*  1936   &ndash; [[Michael Hennagin]], American composer and educator (d. 1993)
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Nigel Boocock]], English-Australian motorcycle racer (d. 2015)
*  1937   &ndash; [[Orlando Cepeda]], Puerto Rican baseball player<ref name="UPI" /> (d. 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-29 |title=Orlando Cepeda, the slugging Hall of Fame first baseman nicknamed 'Baby Bull,' dies at 86 |url=https://apnews.com/article/orlando-cepeda-died-86-giants-2d8b17a39dd0814b290f175196b938d8 |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>
*  1937   &ndash; [[Sitakant Mahapatra]], Indian poet and literary critic
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Paul Benedict]], American actor (d. 2008)
*  1938   &ndash; [[Perry Robinson]], American clarinet player and composer (d. 2018)
*  1938   &ndash; [[Bobby Wine]], American baseball player and coach 
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Carl Dennis]], American poet and educator
*  1939   &ndash; [[Shelby Flint]], American singer-songwriter and voice actress
*  1939   &ndash; [[David Souter]], American lawyer and jurist (d. 2025)<ref name="UPI" /> 
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Jan Eliasson]], Swedish politician and diplomat, 4th [[Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations]]
*  1940   &ndash; [[Peter Lever]], English cricketer (d. 2025)
*  1940   &ndash; [[Gilberto Parlotti]], Italian motorcycle racer (d. 1972)
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Bob Matsui]], American lawyer and politician (d. 2005)
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Robert Graysmith]], American author and illustrator
*  1942   &ndash; [[Des Lynam]], Irish-English journalist and author
*  1942   &ndash; [[Lupe Ontiveros]], American actress (d. 2012)
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Les Emmerson]], Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2021)
*  1944   &ndash; [[Reinhold Messner]], Italian mountaineer and explorer
*  1944   &ndash; [[Jean Taylor]], American mathematician and academic
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[David Emerson]], Canadian economist and politician, 8th [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada)|Minister of Foreign Affairs for Canada]]
*  1945   &ndash; [[Phil Jackson]], American basketball player and coach<ref name="UPI" />
*  1945   &ndash; [[Bhakti Charu Swami]], Indian religious leader (d. 2020)
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Billy Bonds]], English footballer and manager
*  1946   &ndash; [[Heimar Lenk]], Estonian journalist and politician
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Tessa Jowell]], English social worker and politician, [[Minister for the Cabinet Office]] (d. 2018)
*  1947   &ndash; [[Enrique Krauze]], Mexican historian, critic, and publisher 
*  1947   &ndash; [[Gail Carson Levine]], American author
*  1947   &ndash; [[Jeff MacNelly]], American cartoonist (d. 2000)<ref name="UPI" />
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Kemal Monteno]], Bosnian singer-songwriter (d. 2015)
*  1948   &ndash; [[John Ritter]], American actor and producer (d. 2003)<ref name="UPI" />
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Ron Stevens]], Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 2014)
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Narendra Modi]], Indian politician; Chief Minister of [[Gujarat]] and 14th [[Prime Minister of India]]<ref name="UPI" />
*  1950   &ndash; [[Fee Waybill]], American singer-songwriter and producer<ref>{{cite book|author=Colin Larkin|title=The Virgin Encyclopedia of Seventies Music|url=https://archive.org/details/virginencycloped00lark|url-access=registration|year=1997|publisher=Virgin|isbn=978-0-7535-0154-2|page=[https://archive.org/details/virginencycloped00lark/page/n444 443]}}</ref> 
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Russell Brown (Scottish politician)|Russell Brown]], Scottish politician
*  1951   &ndash; [[Cassandra Peterson]], American actress, television host, and producer<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for September 17, 2022 includes celebrities Cassandra 'Elvira' Peterson, Paul Feig |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/09/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-september-17-2022-includes-celebrities-cassandra-elvira-peterson-paul-feig.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=15 September 2023 |date=17 September 2022}}</ref>
*  1951   &ndash; [[Kermit Washington]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Kermit Washington |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/78467/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=15 September 2023}}</ref>
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Harold Solomon]], American tennis player and coach
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Luís Amado]], Portuguese politician, former Minister of Foreign Affairs
*  1953 &ndash; [[Junior Bridgeman]], American basketball player and businessman (d. 2025)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sandomir |first=Richard |date=March 15, 2025 |title=Junior Bridgeman, N.B.A. Player Turned Mogul, Dies at 71 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/sports/basketball/junior-bridgeman-dead.html |access-date=March 18, 2025 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Junior Bridgeman |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/76252/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=15 September 2023}}</ref>
*  1953 &ndash; [[Tamasin Day-Lewis]], English chef and author
*  1953 &ndash; [[Altaf Hussain (Pakistani politician)|Altaf Hussain]], Pakistani-English soldier and politician
*  1953 &ndash; [[Rita Rudner]], American actress, comedian, and screenwriter<ref name="AP" />
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Joël-François Durand]], French pianist and composer
*  1954   &ndash; [[Bill Irwin (wrestler)|Bill Irwin]], American wrestler
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Scott Simpson (golfer)|Scott Simpson]], American golfer
*  1955   &ndash; [[Charles Martinet]],  American actor
*  1955   &ndash; [[Mike Parson]], American politician, 57th [[List of Governors of Missouri|Governor of Missouri]]
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Almazbek Atambayev]], Kyrgyz politician, 4th [[President of Kyrgyzstan]]
*  1956   &ndash; [[Thad Bosley]], American baseball player and coach
*  1956   &ndash; [[Mandawuy Yunupingu]], Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[David Bintley]], English ballet dancer and director
*  1957   &ndash; [[Steve Bryles]], American businessman and politician (d. 2012)
*  1957   &ndash; [[Nurten Yılmaz]], Austrian politician<ref>{{cite web |title=Recherchieren: Personen -Nurten Yılmaz |url=https://www.parlament.gv.at/person/83117 |publisher=[[Austrian Parliament]] |access-date=14 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240929183244/https://www.parlament.gv.at/person/83117 |archive-date=29 September 2024 |location=Vienna, Austria |language=de}}</ref>
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Janez Janša]], Slovenian politician, 5th [[Prime Minister of Slovenia]]
*  1958   &ndash; [[Tom Waddell (baseball)|Tom Waddell]], Scottish-American baseball player (d. 2019)
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[John Bottomley]], Canadian singer-songwriter (d. 2011)
*  1960   &ndash; [[Kevin Clash]], American puppeteer<ref name="AP" />
*  1960   &ndash; [[John Franco]], American baseball player
*  1960   &ndash; [[Damon Hill]], English racing driver and guitarist
*  1960   &ndash; [[Alan Krueger]], American economist and academic (d. 2019)
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Jim Cornette]], American wrestling manager and sportscaster
*  1961   &ndash; [[Giorgos Koumoutsakos]], Greek politician
*  1961   &ndash; [[Ty Tabor]], American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Paul Feig]], American director, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="AP" />
*  1962   &ndash; [[Baz Luhrmann]], Australian director, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="AP" />
*  1962   &ndash; [[Dustin Nguyen]], Vietnamese-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
*  1962   &ndash; [[Hesham Qandil]], Egyptian engineer and politician, 51st [[Prime Minister of Egypt]]
*  1962   &ndash; [[Wayne Riley]], Australian golfer
*  1962   &ndash; [[BeBe Winans]], American singer-songwriter and producer<ref name="AP" /> 
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Masahiro Chono]], American-Japanese wrestler and manager
*  1963   &ndash; [[James Urbaniak]], American actor, producer, and screenwriter
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Kyle Chandler]], American actor<ref name="AP" /> 
*  1965   &ndash; [[Yuji Naka]], Japanese video game designer, created ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]''
*  1965   &ndash; [[Guy Picciotto]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer 
*  1965   &ndash; [[Bryan Singer]], American director, producer, and screenwriter 
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Doug E. Fresh]], American rapper and producer<ref name="AP" /> 
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Michael Carbajal]], American boxer
*  1967   &ndash; [[Malik Yoba]], American actor<ref name="AP" />
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Anastacia]], American singer-songwriter<ref name="AP" />
*  1968   &ndash; [[Cheryl Strayed]], American author
*  1968   &ndash; [[Tito Vilanova]], Spanish footballer and manager (d. 2014)
*  1968   &ndash; [[Valeri Zelepukin]], Russian ice hockey player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Valeri Zelepukin |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/valeri-zelepukin-8458483 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=15 September 2023}}</ref>
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Adam Devlin]], English guitarist and songwriter 
*  1969   &ndash; [[Ken Doherty]], Irish snooker player<ref>{{cite book|author=Ken Doherty|title=Life in the Frame: My Story|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZSGtDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT17|date=2011|publisher=Kings Road Publishing|isbn=978-1-84358-865-8|page=17}}</ref>
*  1969   &ndash; [[Keith Flint]], English singer-songwriter (d. 2019)
*  1969   &ndash; [[Matthew Settle]], American actor<ref name="AP" />
*  1969   &ndash; [[Paul Varelans]], American MMA fighter and wrestler
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Nate Berkus]], American interior designer and television host<ref name="UPI" />
*  1971   &ndash; [[Mike Catt]], South African-English rugby player and coach
*  1971   &ndash; [[Andy Edwards (footballer, born 1971)|Andy Edwards]], English footballer
*  1971   &ndash; [[Bobby Lee]], American actor and comedian<ref name="AP" />
*  1971   &ndash; [[Mauro Milanese]], Italian footballer and manager
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Diego Albanese]], Argentine rugby player
*  1973   &ndash; [[Demis Nikolaidis]], Greek footballer
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Nona Gaye]], American singer, model, and actress<ref name="AP" />
*  1974   &ndash; [[Tormod Granheim]], Norwegian skier and explorer 
*  1974   &ndash; [[Craig Spence (golfer)|Craig Spence]], Australian golfer
*  1974   &ndash; [[Rasheed Wallace]], American basketball player and coach
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Wilko de Vogt]], Dutch footballer
*  1975   &ndash; [[Jimmie Johnson]], American race car driver
*  1975   &ndash; [[Pumpkinhead (rapper)|Pumpkinhead]], American rapper (d. 2015)
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Sam Esmail]], American screenwriter
*  1977   &ndash; [[Simone Perrotta]], Italian footballer
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Nick Cordero]], Canadian actor and singer (d. 2020)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-17|title=Amanda Kloots Celebrates What Would've Been Husband Nick Cordero's 42nd Birthday 2 Months After His Death|url=https://people.com/theater/amanda-kloots-celebrates-nick-cordero-42nd-birthday/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025070624/https://people.com/theater/amanda-kloots-celebrates-nick-cordero-42nd-birthday/|archive-date=2020-10-25|access-date=2021-07-05|website=[[People.com]]|language=en}}</ref>
*  1978   &ndash; [[Shawn Horcoff]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Shawn Horcoff |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/shawn-horcoff-8467423 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=15 September 2023}}</ref>
*  1978   &ndash; [[Arne Slot]], Dutch football manager<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eredivisie.nl/subpage.aspx?l1=1643&playerid=32417&action=playerinfo |title=Speler informatie Arne Slot |trans-title=Player information Arne Slot |publisher=Eredivisie |language=nl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081113234713/http://www.eredivisie.nl/subpage.aspx?l1=1643&playerid=32417&action=playerinfo |archive-date=13 November 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Steffen Algreen]], Danish footballer
*  1979   &ndash; [[Akin Ayodele]], American football player
*  1979   &ndash; [[Chuck Comeau]], Canadian musician<ref name="AP" />
*  1979   &ndash; [[Billy Miller (actor)|Billy Miller]], American actor<ref name="AP" />
*  1979   &ndash; [[Chris Minns]], Australian politician, 47th [[Premier of New South Wales]]<ref name="NSW Parl">{{Cite NSW Parliament |id= 108|name=Mr (Chris) Christopher John Minns, MP |former= |access-date=15 December 2019}}</ref>
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Dan Haren]], American baseball player
*  1980   &ndash; [[Shabana Mahmood]], English lawyer and politician, [[Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury]]
*  1980   &ndash; [[Oliver Risser]], Namibian footballer
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Casey Janssen]], American baseball player
*  1981   &ndash; [[Bakari Koné]], Ivorian footballer
*  1981   &ndash; [[Francis Manioru]], Solomon sprinter
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Garth Murray]], Canadian ice hockey player
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Ice Seguerra]], Filipino singer, actor, director, and former chairman of the [[National Youth Commission (Philippines)|National Youth Commission of the Philippines]] (2016–18)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.celebritiesph.com/actresses/filipino-actresses/aiza-seguerra.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011142946/http://www.celebritiesph.com/actresses/filipino-actresses/aiza-seguerra.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=October 11, 2008|title=Aiza Seguerra|access-date=21 September 2022|publisher=Wow! Celebrities}}</ref>
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Domenico Citro]], Italian footballer
*  1984   &ndash; [[Mary DeScenza]], American swimmer
*  1984   &ndash; [[John Kucera]], Canadian skier
*  1984   &ndash; [[Patrick van Luijk]], Dutch sprinter
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Tomáš Berdych]], Czech tennis player
*  1985   &ndash; [[Brendan Clarke]], Irish footballer
*  1985   &ndash; [[José Gonçalves (footballer)|José Gonçalves]], Portuguese footballer
*  1985   &ndash; [[Brendan Oake]], Australian rugby league player
*  1985   &ndash; [[Alexander Ovechkin]], Russian ice hockey player<ref name="UPI" />
*  1985   &ndash; [[Mason Raymond]], Canadian ice hockey player
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Ravichandran Ashwin]], Indian cricketer
*  1986   &ndash; [[Paolo De Ceglie]], Italian footballer
*  1986   &ndash; [[Sophie (musician)|Sophie]], English music producer, disc jockey and singer (d. 2021)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Pareles|first=Jon|author-link=Jon Pareles|date=30 January 2021|title=Sophie, Who Pushed the Boundaries of Pop Music, Dies at 34|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/30/arts/music/sophie-dead.html|access-date=21 September 2022|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=14 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214220318/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/30/arts/music/sophie-dead.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*  1986   &ndash; [[Yussef Suleiman]], Syrian footballer (d. 2013)
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Paul Huntington]], English footballer
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Danielle Brooks]], American actress<ref name="AP" />
*  1989   &ndash; [[Kate Deines]], American soccer player
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Pixie Geldof]], English model and singer 
*  1990   &ndash; [[Sean Scannell]], English footballer 
*  1990   &ndash; [[Marcus Semien]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Marcus Semien |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/marcus-semien-543760 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=15 September 2023}}</ref>
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Ryo Ishikawa]], Japanese golfer
*  1991   &ndash; [[Justyna Jegiołka]], Polish tennis player
*  1991   &ndash; [[Cameron King]], Australian rugby league player
*  1991   &ndash; [[Mena Massoud]], Egyptian-Canadian actor<ref name="UPI" />
*  1991   &ndash; [[Egor Yakovlev]], Russian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Egor Yakovlev |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/egor-yakovlev-8480948 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=15 September 2023}}</ref>
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Alfonzo McKinnie]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Alfonzo McKinnie |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1628035/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=15 September 2023}}</ref>
*  1992   &ndash; [[Danny Ramirez]], American actor<ref name="UPI" />
*  1992   &ndash; [[José Ramírez (infielder)|José Ramírez]], Dominican baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=José Ramírez |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/jose-ramirez-608070 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=15 September 2023}}</ref>
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Sofiane Boufal]], Moroccan footballer<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/12584/Sofiane-Boufal/overview |title=Sofiane Boufal: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=29 August 2019}}</ref>
*  1993   &ndash; [[Sophie Howard (footballer)|Sophie Howard]], Scottish footballer<ref>{{cite web |title=Sophie Howard – Defender – Women's First Team {{!}} Reading FC |url=https://www.readingfc.co.uk/teams/reading-fc-women/defender/sophie-howard/ |website=www.readingfc.co.uk |access-date=28 April 2020}}</ref>
*  1993   &ndash; [[Nikolai Prokhorkin]], Russian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Nikolai Prokhorkin |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/nikolai-prokhorkin-8476947 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=15 September 2023}}</ref>
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Na In-woo]], South Korean actor<ref>{{cite web |title=Na In Woo |url=http://www.viki.com/celebrities/21194 |website=viki.com}}</ref>
*  1994   &ndash; [[Denyse Tontz]], Salvadoran-American actress and singer<ref name="AP" />
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Michael Bunting]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Michael Bunting Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Salary, Title |url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/players/b/buntimi01.html |website=hockey-reference.com |access-date=20 April 2023}}</ref>
*  1995   &ndash; [[Patrick Mahomes]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Patrick Mahomes player profile |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/bio/_/id/3139477/patrick-mahomes |website=ESPN.com}}</ref>
*  1995   &ndash; [[YooA|Yoo Si-ah]], South Korean singer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ohmy-girl.com/omg_official/|title=Oh My Girl – Profile & Gallery|publisher=WM Entertainment}}</ref>
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Duje Ćaleta-Car]], Croatian footballer<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF |title=FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Croatia |publisher=FIFA |page=7 |date=15 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611000407/https://www.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF |archive-date=11 June 2019 |access-date=22 March 2023}}</ref>
*  1996   &ndash; [[Esteban Ocon]], French Formula One racing driver<ref>{{Cite web |title=Esteban Ocon – F1 Driver for Alpine |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/drivers/esteban-ocon.html |access-date=2022-10-10 |website=Formula 1® – The Official F1® Website |language=en}}</ref>
*  1996   &ndash; [[Slayyyter]], American singer and songwriter<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.out.com/music/2022/11/01/slayyyter-talks-new-music-gays-her-upcoming-tour-tove-lo#toggle-gdpr |title=Slayyyter Talks New Music, the Gays, & Her Upcoming Tour With Tove Lo |publisher=Out |website=out.com |date=1 November 2022 |access-date=22 March 2023 |quote=The 26-year-old commands the Austin City Limits music festival stage with her unmistakable brand of chaos pop, a glitzy exclamation of sex, drugs, and queer euphoria. |last=Henderson |first=Taylor}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |user=slayyyter |author=Slayyyter |number=1306447330950823938 |title=mixtape anniversary in a few hours... and my bday... |date=16 September 2020 |access-date=22 March 2023}}</ref>
*  1996   &ndash;[[Choi Young-jae]], South Korean singer and actor<ref>{{cite web|title=갓세븐 영재, 웃음+감동 팬미팅 성료…역조공이 어마어마|url=https://www.chosun.com/entertainments/broadcast/2022/09/19/I5MALI3BJHH7I4P52VTTPGH7MU/|work=Osen|date=19 September 2022|access-date=27 February 2025|language=ko}}</ref>
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Auston Matthews]], American ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Auston Matthews Stats and News |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/auston-matthews-8479318 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=September 13, 2019}}</ref>
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Kim Dong-hyun (singer, born 1998)|Kim Dong-hyun]], South Korean singer<ref>{{cite web|work=더팩트|title="0917 생일 축하♥"…AB6IX 김동현 위한 특별 프로젝트|url=https://m.tf.co.kr/read/starwars/1884370.htm|date=30 August 2021|access-date=16 March 2025|language=ko}}</ref>
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Jaimee Fourlis]], Australian tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jaimee Fourlis |url=http://www.espn.com/tennis/player/_/id/2893/jaimee-fourlis |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jaimee Fourlis {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/322822/jaimee-fourlis |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref>
*  1999   &ndash; [[Daniel Huttlestone]], English actor<ref name="UPI" />
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Elina Avanesyan]], Russian-Armenian  tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elina Avanesyan {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/327620/elina-avanesyan |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Elina Avanesyan – Player Profile – Tennis |url=https://www.eurosport.co.uk/tennis/elina-avanesyan_prs553785/person.shtml |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=Eurosport UK |language=en}}</ref>
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==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[456]] &ndash; [[Remistus]], Roman general 
* [[936]] &ndash; [[Unni (bishop)|Unni]], archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen
* [[958]] &ndash; [[Li Jingsui]], Chinese prince (b. 920)
*[[1025]] &ndash; [[Hugh Magnus]], king of France (b. 1007)
*[[1148]] &ndash; [[Conan III, Duke of Brittany|Conan III]], duke of Brittany (b. 1070)
*[[1179]] &ndash; [[Hildegard of Bingen]], German abbess and polymath (b. 1098)<ref>{{cite book|first=Sabina|last=Flanagan|title=Hildegard of Bingen: A Visionary Life|location=London|publisher=Routledge|year=1998|page=8|isbn=978-0-41518-551-6}}</ref>
*[[1322]] &ndash; [[Robert III, Count of Flanders|Robert III]], count of Flanders (b. 1249)
*[[1415]] &ndash; [[Michael de la Pole, 2nd Earl of Suffolk]] (b. 1367)
*[[1422]] &ndash; [[Constantine II of Bulgaria|Constantine II]], tsar of Bulgaria
*[[1482]] &ndash; [[William III, Landgrave of Thuringia|William III]], duke of Luxembourg (b. 1425)
*[[1563]] &ndash; [[Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland]], English soldier (b. 1526)
*[[1574]] &ndash; [[Pedro Menéndez de Avilés]], Spanish admiral and explorer, founded [[St. Augustine, Florida]] (b. 1519)
*[[1575]] &ndash; [[Heinrich Bullinger]], Swiss theologian and reformer (b. 1504)

===1601–1900===
*[[1609]] &ndash; [[Judah Loew ben Bezalel]], Bohemian rabbi, mystic and philosopher (b. 1520)
*[[1621]] &ndash; [[Robert Bellarmine]], Italian cardinal and saint (b. 1542)
*[[1626]] &ndash; [[Johann Schweikhard von Kronberg]], German cleric and politician, Archbishop-Elector of Mainz (b. 1553)
*[[1630]] &ndash; [[Thomas Lake]], English politician, [[Secretary of State (England)|English Secretary of State]] (b. 1567)
*[[1637]] &ndash; [[Katherine Clifton, 2nd Baroness Clifton]], English-Scottish peer
*[[1665]] &ndash; [[Philip IV of Spain|Philip IV]], king of Spain (b. 1605)
*[[1676]] &ndash; [[Sabbatai Zevi]], Turkish rabbi and scholar (b. 1626)
*[[1679]] &ndash; [[John of Austria the Younger]], Spanish general and politician, [[List of governors of the Habsburg Netherlands|Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands]] (b. 1629)
*[[1701]] &ndash; [[Stanislaus Papczyński]], Polish priest and saint (b. 1631)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kim był i kim jest? |url=https://papczynski.pl/swiety-ojciec/kim-byl-i-kim-jest/ |access-date=2022-07-13 |website=Sanktuarium św. o. Stanisława Papczyńskiego |language=pl-PL}}</ref>
*[[1721]] &ndash; [[Marguerite Louise d'Orléans]], French princess (b. 1645)<ref name=Acton54>Acton, p. 54.</ref>
*[[1762]] &ndash; [[Francesco Geminiani]], Italian violinist and composer (b. 1687)
*[[1771]] &ndash; [[Tobias Smollett]], Scottish author and poet (b. 1721)
*[[1803]] &ndash; [[Franz Xaver Süssmayr]], Austrian composer and director (b. 1766)
*[[1808]] &ndash; [[Benjamin Bourne]], American judge and politician (b. 1755)
*[[1817]] &ndash; [[Jacques Bernard d'Anselme]], French general (b. 1740)
*[[1836]] &ndash; [[Antoine Laurent de Jussieu]], French botanist and author (b. 1748)
*[[1852]] &ndash; [[Francisco Javier Echeverría]], Mexican businessman and politician. President (1841) (b. 1797)<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.buscabiografias.com/biografia/verDetalle/10060/Francisco%20Javier%20Echeverria|publisher=Busca Biografias|access-date=May 27, 2019|language=es|title=Francisco Javier Echeverría}}</ref> 
*[[1858]] &ndash; [[Dred Scott]], American slave (b. 1795)
*[[1862]] &ndash; [[Lawrence O'Bryan Branch]], American politician and [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] general (b. 1820)
*  1862   &ndash; [[William E. Starke]], [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] general (b. 1814)
*[[1863]] &ndash; [[Charles Robert Cockerell]], English archaeologist and architect (b. 1788)
*  1863   &ndash; [[Alfred de Vigny]], French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1797)
*[[1864]] &ndash; [[Walter Savage Landor]], English author and poet (b. 1775)
*[[1868]] &ndash; [[Roman Nose]], Native American warrior (b. circa 1823)
*[[1877]] &ndash; [[Henry Fox Talbot]], English photographer, developed the [[Calotype|Calotype Process]] (b. 1800)
*[[1878]] &ndash; [[Orélie-Antoine de Tounens]], French lawyer and adventurer (b. 1825)
*[[1879]] &ndash; [[Eugène Viollet-le-Duc]], French architect and theorist (b. 1814)
*[[1892]] &ndash; [[Rudolf von Jhering]], German jurist (b. 1818)<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Seagle |first=William |date=1945 |title=Rudolf von Jhering: Or Law as a Means to an End |url=https://chicagounbound.uchicago.edu/uclrev/vol13/iss1/4 |journal=[[University of Chicago Law Review]] |volume=13 |issue=1 |pages=71–89 [88] |doi=10.2307/1597562 |issn=0041-9494 |jstor=1597562}}</ref>
*[[1894]] &ndash; [[Deng Shichang]], Chinese captain (b. 1849)
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Charles Alfred Pillsbury]], American businessman, co-founded the [[Pillsbury Company]] (b. 1842)

===1901–present===
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[Ignaz Brüll]], Czech-Austrian pianist and composer (b. 1846)
*  1907   &ndash; [[Edmonia Lewis]], American sculptor (b. 1844)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.artfixdaily.com/blogs/post/51-sculptors-death-unearthed-edmonia-lewis-died-in-london-in-1907|title=Sculptor's Death Date Unearthed: Edmonia Lewis Died in London in 1907|website=ArtfixDaily|language=en|access-date=2018-11-30}}</ref>
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[Henri Julien]], Canadian cartoonist (b. 1852)
*  1908   &ndash; [[Thomas Selfridge]], American lieutenant and pilot (b. 1882)
*[[1909]] &ndash; [[Thomas Bent]], Australian businessman and politician, 22nd [[Premier of Victoria]] (b. 1838)
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Stefanos Dragoumis]], Greek judge and politician, 92nd [[Prime Minister of Greece]] (b. 1842)
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Carl Eytel]], German-American painter and illustrator (b. 1862)
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Joseph De Piro]], Maltese priest and missionary (b. 1877)
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Ettie Annie Rout]], New Zealand author and activist (b. 1877)
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Walter Dubislav]], German logician and philosopher of science, Vienna circle member (b. 1895)
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Bruno Jasieński]], Polish poet and author (b. 1901)
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Friedrich Zickwolff]], German general (b. 1893)
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Ruth Benedict]], American anthropologist and academic (b. 1887)
*  1948   &ndash; [[Folke Bernadotte]], Swedish soldier and diplomat (b. 1895)
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Jimmy Yancey]], American pianist and composer (b. 1898) 
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[David Curtiss Munson|David Munson]], American runner (b. 1884)
*  1953   &ndash; [[Hans Feige]], German general (Wehrmacht) (b. 1880)
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Adnan Menderes]], Turkish lawyer and politician, 9th [[List of Prime Ministers of Turkey|Prime Minister of Turkey]] (b. 1899)
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Alejandro Casona]], Spanish poet and playwright (b. 1903)
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Fritz Wunderlich]], German tenor and actor (b. 1930)
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Carlos Lamarca]], Brazilian captain (b. 1937)
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Akim Tamiroff]], American actor (b. 1899)
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Hugo Winterhalter]], American bandleader and composer (b. 1909)
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Nicola Moscona]], Greek-American operatic bass (b. 1907)
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Anastasio Somoza Debayle]], Nicaraguan commander and politician, 73rd [[President of Nicaragua]] (b. 1925)
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Manos Loïzos]], Egyptian-Greek composer (b. 1937)
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Humberto Sousa Medeiros]], Portuguese-American cardinal (b. 1915)
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Richard Basehart]], American actor and director (b. 1914)
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Laura Ashley]], Welsh fashion designer, founded [[Laura Ashley plc]] (b. 1925) 
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Harry Locke]], English actor (b. 1913)
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Zino Francescatti]], French violinist and composer (b. 1902)
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Roger Wagner]], American conductor and educator (b. 1914)
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Willie Mosconi]], American [[Pool (cue sports)|pool]] player and actor (b. 1913)
*  1993   &ndash; [[Christian Nyby]], American director and producer (b. 1913)
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[John Delafose]], American accordion player (b. 1939)
*  1994   &ndash; [[Vitas Gerulaitis]], American tennis player and coach (b. 1954)
*  1994   &ndash; [[Karl Popper]], Austrian-English philosopher and academic (b. 1902)
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Isadore Epstein]], Estonian-American astronomer and academic (b. 1919)
*  1995   &ndash; [[Lucien Victor]], Belgian cyclist (b. 1931)
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Spiro Agnew]], American soldier and politician, 39th [[Vice President of the United States]] (b. 1918)
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Red Skelton]], American actor and comedian (b. 1913)
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Ted Binion]], American poker player and businessman (b. 1943)
*  1998   &ndash; [[Geoffrey Dutton]], Australian historian and author (b. 1922)
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Frankie Vaughan]], English singer and actor (b. 1928)
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Georgiy Gongadze]], Georgian-Ukrainian journalist and director (b. 1969)
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Erich Hallhuber]], German actor (b. 1951)
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Jacques Lacarrière]], French journalist and critic (b. 1925)
*  2005   &ndash; [[Alfred Reed]], American composer and educator (b. 1921)
*[[2009]] &ndash; [[Dick Durock]], American stuntman and actor (b. 1937)
*  2009   &ndash; [[Noordin Mohammad Top]], Malaysian terrorist (b. 1968)
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[Colin Madigan]], Australian architect and author, designed the [[National Gallery of Australia]] (b. 1921)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Melvin Charney]], Canadian sculptor and architect (b. 1935)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Lou Kenton]], English soldier and potter (b. 1908)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Russell E. Train]], American soldier and civil servant (b. 1920)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Kristian Gidlund]], Swedish drummer and journalist  (b. 1983)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Larry Lake (musician)|Larry Lake]], American-Canadian trumpet player and composer (b. 1943)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Bernie McGann]], Australian saxophonist and composer (b. 1937)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Alex Naumik]], Lithuanian-Norwegian singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1949)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Michael J. Noonan (Fianna Fáil politician)|Michael J. Noonan]], Irish farmer and politician, 25th [[Minister for Defence (Ireland)|Irish Minister of Defence]] (b. 1935)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Marvin Rainwater]], American singer-songwriter (b. 1925)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Eiji Toyoda]], Japanese businessman (b. 1913)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[George Hamilton IV]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1937)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Andriy Husin]], Ukrainian footballer and manager (b. 1972)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Wakachichibu Komei]], Japanese sumo wrestler (b. 1939)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Charles Read (RAAF officer)|Charles Read]], Australian air marshal (b. 1918)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Peter von Bagh]], Finnish historian, director, and screenwriter (b. 1943)
*  2014   &ndash; [[China Zorrilla]], Uruguayan actress (b. 1922)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Ingrīda Andriņa]], Latvian actress (b. 1944)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Dettmar Cramer]], German footballer and manager (b. 1925)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Milo Hamilton]], American sportscaster (b. 1927)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Vadim Kuzmin (physicist)|Vadim Kuzmin]], Russian physicist and academic (b. 1937)
*  2015   &ndash; [[David Willcocks]], English organist, composer, and conductor (b. 1919)
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[Bahman Golbarnezhad]], Iranian racing cyclist (b. 1968)
*  2016   &ndash; [[Sigge Parling]], Swedish footballer (b. 1936)
*[[2017]] &ndash; [[Bobby Heenan]], American professional wrestling manager (b. 1944)<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Chavez |first1=Chris |title=WWE Icon Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan Dies At 73 Years Old |url=https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2017/09/17/bobby-brain-heenan-death-wwe-legend |magazine=Sports Illustrated |access-date=14 October 2019}}</ref>
*[[2019]] &ndash; [[Cokie Roberts]], American journalist and bestselling author (b. 1943)<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/cokie-roberts-death-age-journalist-cause-books-family-a9109196.html|title= Cokie Roberts death: Women in journalism mourn renowned writer|website=The Independent|date =2019-09-17|access-date=2019-10-14}}</ref>
*[[2020]] &ndash; [[Robert W. Gore]], American engineer and businessman, co-inventor of [[Gore-Tex]] (b. 1937)<ref>{{cite web |title=Robert W. Gore, Chairman Emeritus of W.L. Gore & Associates, and Inventor of GORE-TEX® Technology Dies at 83 |url=https://www.gore.com/news-events/press-release/robert-gore-passing |website=www.gore.com |publisher=[[W. L. Gore and Associates]] |access-date=22 September 2020 |language=en |date=18 September 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Schudel|first=Matt|date=September 19, 2020|title=Robert W. Gore, company president and inventor of Gore-Tex, dies at 83|language=en-US|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/robert-w-gore-company-president-and-inventor-of-gore-tex-dies-at-83/2020/09/19/c6da5244-faa9-11ea-89e3-4b9efa36dc64_story.html|access-date=September 21, 2020|issn=0190-8286}}</ref>
*[[2021]] &ndash; [[Abdelaziz Bouteflika]], Algerian politician, President of Algeria (b. 1937)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-09-18|title=Algeria's former President Bouteflika dies at 84|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/algerias-former-president-bouteflika-dies-84-2021-09-17/|access-date=2021-09-19|website=[[Reuters]]|language=en}}</ref>
*[[2022]] &ndash; [[Maarten Schmidt]], Dutch astronomer (b. 1929)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2022-09-23/maarten-schmidt-astronomer-who-changed-our-understanding-of-the-cosmos-dies |title=Maarten Schmidt dies; Caltech astronomer changed our understanding of the cosmos |first1=John Jr. |last1=Johnson |work=The Los Angeles Times |access-date=24 September 2022 |date=23 September 2022}}</ref>
*[[2024]] – [[Nelson DeMille]], American lieutenant and author (b. 1943)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Green |first=Penelope |date=September 20, 2024 |title=Nelson DeMille, Blockbuster Author Who Thrilled Millions, Dies at 81 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/20/books/nelson-demille-dead.html |access-date=September 21, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
*2024 – [[Neil King Jr.]], American journalist and author (b. 1959)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gabriel |first=Trip |date=September 27, 2024 |title=Neil King Jr., Who Wrote of a Long Walk of ‘Renewal,’ Dies at 65 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/27/books/neil-king-jr-dead.html |access-date=September 28, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
*2024 – [[JD Souther]], American singer, songwriter, and actor (b. 1945)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=2024-09-18 |title=JD Souther, Singer Who Co-Wrote Eagles Classics Like ‘New Kid in Town,’ Dies at 78 |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/obituaries-people-news/jd-souther-dead-eagles-new-kid-in-town-1236148047/ |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
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==Holidays and observances==
*[[Australian Citizenship Day]]
*Christian [[feast day]]:
**[[Albert of Vercelli]]
**[[Ariadne of Phrygia]]
**[[Beatification|Blessed]] [[Cecilia Eusepi]]
**[[Stanislaus Papczyński]]
**[[Hildegard of Bingen]] 
**[[Lambert of Maastricht|Lambert]]
**[[Robert Bellarmine]]
**[[Satyrus of Milan]]
**[[Socrates and Stephen]]
**[[Zygmunt Szczęsny Feliński]]
**[[September 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
*[[Constitution Day and Citizenship Day]], observed on the previous Friday if it falls on a Saturday, the following Monday if on a Sunday; and the beginning of the [[Constitution Week]] (United States)
*[[Heroes' Day (Angola)]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=James |first1=W. Martin |title=Historical Dictionary of Angola |date=2018 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1-5381-1123-9 |page=255 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZtJKDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA255 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Marathwada Liberation Day]] ([[Maharashtra]])
*[[National Unity Day (Belarus)]] (since 2021)<ref name=d206>[https://president.gov.by/ru/events/v-belarusi-uchrezhden-den-narodnogo-edinstva В Беларуси учрежден День народного единства ], at the official &nbsp;internet portal of President of Belarus<br>{{Cite web|url=https://pravo.by/document/?guid=12551&p0=P32100206&p1=1&p5=0|title=Указ Президента Республики Беларусь №206}}</ref>
*[[Operation Market Garden|Operation Market Garden Anniversary]] is still remembered with parachuting and dedications on this day. (Netherlands)
*[[Teachers' Day]] ([[Honduras]])

==References==
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