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==Events==
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===Pre-1600===
*[[46 BC]] &ndash; [[Julius Caesar]] dedicates a [[Temple of Venus Genetrix|temple to Venus Genetrix]], fulfilling a vow he made at the [[Battle of Pharsalus]].
* [[715]] &ndash; Ragenfrid defeats Theudoald at the [[Battle of Compiègne]].
*[[1087]] &ndash; [[William II of England|William II]] is crowned King of England, and reigns until 1100.
*[[1212]] &ndash; The [[Golden Bull of Sicily]] is issued to confirm the hereditary royal title in Bohemia for the Přemyslid dynasty.
*[[1345]] &ndash; Friso-Hollandic Wars: Frisians defeat Holland in the [[Battle of Warns]].
*[[1371]] &ndash; Serbian–Turkish wars: Ottoman Turks fought against a Serbian army at the [[Battle of Maritsa]].
*[[1423]] &ndash; [[Hundred Years' War]]: A French army defeats the English at the [[Battle of La Brossinière]].<ref>{{cite book |title=The Counts of Laval: Culture, Patronage and Religion in Fifteenth- and Sixteenth-century France |last= Walsby|first= Malcolm |year= 2007 |publisher=Ashgate Publishing |location= Aldershot|isbn= 9780754658115}}</ref>
*[[1493]] &ndash; Pope Alexander VI issues the papal bull ''[[Dudum siquidem]]'' to the Spanish, extending the grant of new lands he made them in ''[[Inter caetera]]''.
*[[1580]] &ndash; [[Francis Drake]] finishes [[Francis Drake's circumnavigation|his circumnavigation of the Earth]] in Plymouth, England.
===1601–1900===
*[[1687]] &ndash; [[Morean War]]: The [[Parthenon]] in Athens, used as a gunpowder depot by the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] garrison, is partially destroyed after being bombarded during the [[Siege of the Acropolis (1687)|Siege of the Acropolis]] by [[Republic of Venice|Venetian]] forces.
*[[1688]] &ndash; The city council of Amsterdam votes to support William of Orange's invasion of England, which became the [[Glorious Revolution]].
*[[1777]] &ndash; American Revolution: British troops [[Philadelphia campaign|occupy]] Philadelphia.
*[[1789]] &ndash; [[George Washington]] appoints [[Thomas Jefferson]] the first [[United States Secretary of State]].<ref>{{cite book|author=George Washington|title=The Writings of George Washington: Part fifth: comprising speeches and messages to Congress, proclamations, and addresses|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vOip62Ta_WgC&pg=PA432|year=1837|publisher=American Stationers' Company, John B. Russell|pages=432}}</ref>
*[[1799]] &ndash; [[War of the 2nd Coalition]]: French troops [[Second Battle of Zurich|defeat]] Austro-Russian forces, leading to the collapse of Suvorov's campaign.<ref>{{cite book|title=The United Service|url=https://archive.org/details/unitedservice07unkngoog|year=1904|publisher=L.R. Hamersly & Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/unitedservice07unkngoog/page/n8 685]}}</ref> 
*[[1810]] &ndash; A new [[Swedish Act of Succession|Act of Succession]] is adopted by the Riksdag of the Estates, and [[Jean Baptiste Bernadotte]] becomes heir to the Swedish throne.<ref>{{cite book|author=William Rae Wilson|title=Travels in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Hanover, Germany, Netherlands, &c|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6eZdYl28maMC&pg=RA1-PA5|year=1826|publisher=Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green|pages=1}}</ref>
===1901–present===
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Albert Einstein]] publishes the third of his [[Annus Mirabilis papers]], introducing the special theory of relativity.
*[[1907]] &ndash; Four months after the [[1907 Imperial Conference]], New Zealand and Newfoundland are promoted from colonies to dominions within the British Empire.
*[[1914]] &ndash; The [[Federal Trade Commission|United States Federal Trade Commission]] is established by the [[Federal Trade Commission Act]].<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Winerman|first1=Marc|title=The Origins of the FTC: Concentration, Cooperation, Control, and Competition|journal=Antitrust Law Journal|date=2003|volume=71|pages=1–97|url=https://www.ftc.gov/sites/default/files/attachments/federal-trade-commission-history/origins.pdf|access-date=December 6, 2017}}</ref>
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[World War I]]: The [[Battle of Polygon Wood]] begins.
*[[1918]] &ndash; World War I: The [[Meuse-Argonne Offensive]] began which would last until the total surrender of German forces.
*[[1923]] &ndash; The German government calls off the passive resistance to the French and Belgian [[occupation of the Ruhr]].
*[[1933]] &ndash; As gangster [[Machine Gun Kelly (gangster)|Machine Gun Kelly]] surrenders to the FBI, he shouts out, "Don't shoot, [[G-Man (slang)|G-Men]]!", which becomes a nickname for FBI agents.
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Spanish Civil War]]: [[Lluis Companys]] [[Cabinet reshuffle|reshuffles]] the [[Generalitat de Catalunya]], with the [[Libertarian Marxism|marxist]] [[POUM]] and [[anarcho-syndicalist]] [[National Confederation of Labor|CNT]] joining the government.<ref>{{cite book|last=Preston|first=Paul|title=The Spanish Civil War. Reaction, revolution & revenge|publisher=Harper Perennial|location=London|year=2006|pages=253–254}}</ref>
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[The Holocaust|Holocaust]]: Senior SS official August Frank issues [[August Frank memorandum|a memorandum]] detailing how Jews should be "evacuated".
*[[1950]] &ndash; Korean War: United Nations troops [[Second Battle of Seoul|recapture Seoul]] from North Korean forces.
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Rationing in the United Kingdom|Rationing]] of sugar in the United Kingdom ends.
*[[1954]] &ndash; The Japanese rail ferry ''[[Tōya Maru]]'' sinks during a typhoon in the Tsugaru Strait, Japan, killing 1,172.
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Typhoon Vera]], the strongest typhoon to hit Japan in recorded history, makes landfall, killing 4,580 people and leaving nearly 1.6&nbsp;million others homeless.
*[[1960]] &ndash; In Chicago, the first televised [[United States presidential debates#1960 Kennedy–Nixon debates|debate]] takes place between presidential candidates Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy.
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Air Caribbean Flight 309]] crashes in [[Residencial Las Casas]] in [[San Juan, Puerto Rico]], killing six.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=Accident Beechcraft D18S N500L, 26 Sep 1978 |url=https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=4067 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
*[[1980]] &ndash; A [[Oktoberfest bombing|terrorist bombing]] at the [[Oktoberfest]] in [[Munich]], Germany, kills 13 people and injures 213 others.
*[[1983]] &ndash; Soviet Air Force officer [[Stanislav Petrov]] identifies a report of an incoming nuclear missile as a [[1983 Soviet nuclear false alarm incident|computer error and not an American first strike]], thus preventing nuclear war.
*1983 – [[Soyuz 7K-ST No. 16L]], intended to launch a crew to the [[Salyut 7]] space station, explodes on the launch pad. The [[launch escape system]] is activated before the [[Soyuz-U]] rocket explodes, saving the crew.<ref name="americaspace">{{cite web |last=Evans |first=Ben |date=September 28, 2013 |title='We Were Swearing!' Thirty Years Since Russia's Brush With Disaster |url=http://www.americaspace.com/?p=42882 |access-date=2014-01-24}}</ref>
*[[1984]] &ndash; The United Kingdom and China agree to a [[transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong]], to take place in 1997.
*[[1992]] &ndash; A [[Nigerian Air Force]] [[Lockheed C-130 Hercules]] [[1992 Nigerian Air Force C-130 crash|crashes]] in [[Ejigbo, Lagos]], killing 159.
*[[1994]] &ndash; A [[Yakovlev Yak-40]] [[1994 Vanavara air disaster|crashes]] into a river near [[Vanavara (rural locality)|Vanavara]], Russia, killing 24.<ref name="BAAA">{{Cite web |title=Crash of a Yakovlev Yak-40 in Vanavara: 28 killed |url=http://www.baaa-acro.com/1994/archives/crash-of-a-yakovlev-yak-40-in-vanavara-28-killed/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421093920/http://www.baaa-acro.com/1994/archives/crash-of-a-yakovlev-yak-40-in-vanavara-28-killed/ |archive-date=2017-04-21 |access-date=2017-04-20 |website=Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives}}</ref>
*[[1997]] &ndash; A [[Garuda Indonesia]] [[Airbus A300]] [[Garuda Indonesia Flight 152|crashes]] near Medan airport, killing 234.
*  1997   &ndash; An [[1997 Umbria and Marche earthquake|earthquake]] strikes the Italian regions of Umbria and the Marche, causing part of the Basilica of St. Francis at Assisi to collapse.
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Anti-globalization protests in Prague]] (some 20,000 protesters) turn violent during the IMF and World Bank summits.
*  2000   &ndash; The {{MS|Express Samina}} sinks off Paros in the Aegean Sea killing 80 passengers.
*[[2002]] &ndash; The overcrowded Senegalese ferry, {{MV|Le Joola}}, capsizes off the coast of the Gambia killing more than 1,000.
*[[2009]] &ndash; [[Typhoon Ketsana]] hits the Philippines, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, causing 700 fatalities.
*[[2010]] &ndash; The [[2010 Philippine Bar exam bombing|Philippine Bar exam bombing]] occurred near the [[De La Salle University]] in Taft Avenue, Manila injuring 47 people.<ref name='44 people injured in bomb explosion in La Salle, Manila'>{{cite news | title = 44 people injured in bomb explosion in La Salle, Manila | url = http://www.tribuneonline.org/metro/20100928met1.html | newspaper = The Daily Tribune | location = Manila | date = 2010-09-28 | accessdate = 2011-06-02 | author = Pat C. Santos}}</ref>
*[[2014]] &ndash; A [[2014 Iguala mass kidnapping|mass kidnapping]] occurs in Iguala, Mexico.
*[[2022]] &ndash; [[Izhevsk school shooting|A mass shooting]] occurs at a school in [[Izhevsk]], [[Udmurtia]], Russia, resulting in the deaths of 18 people, including 11 children.<ref name=Ведомости>{{cite news |title=Число погибших из-за стрельбы в ижевской школе увеличилось до 18 |url=https://www.vedomosti.ru/society/news/2022/11/08/949352-chislo-pogibshih-iz-za-strelbi-izhevskoi-shkole-uvelichilos-18 |access-date=26 September 2024 |work=Ведомости |date=8 November 2022 |language=ru}}</ref>
*[[2024]] &ndash; [[Hurricane Helene]] makes landfall in [[Perry, Florida|Perry]], [[Florida]] as a [[Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale#Category 4|Category 4 hurricane]], killing over 250 people, causing US$78.7 billion in damage and becoming the deadliest hurricane in the [[Lower 48|mainland]] [[United States]] since [[Hurricane Katrina|Katrina]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=NCEI.Monitoring.Info@noaa.gov |title=Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters {{!}} National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/billions/events |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=www.ncei.noaa.gov |language=en}}</ref> 
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==Births==
===Pre-1600===
* [[932]] &ndash; [[Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah]], Arab caliph (d. 975)
*[[1329]] &ndash; [[Anne of Bavaria]], German queen consort (d. 1353)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/gnd136828701.html#ndbcontent|title=Anna|website=Deutsche Biographie|author=Thilo Vogelsang|access-date=16 September 2020}}</ref>
*[[1406]] &ndash; [[Thomas de Ros, 8th Baron de Ros]], English soldier and politician (d. 1430)
*[[1462]] &ndash; [[Engelbert, Count of Nevers]], younger son of [[John I, Duke of Cleves]] (d. 1506)<ref>{{Cite ADB|4|330|330|Engelbert von Cleve|Karl Leopold Strauven|ADB:Engelbert von Cleve}}</ref>
*[[1526]] &ndash; [[Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken]] (d. 1569)
===1601–1900===
*[[1637]] &ndash; [[Sébastien Leclerc (1637–1714)|Sébastien Leclerc]], French painter (d. 1714)<ref>{{cite book|author=Georges Duplessis|title=The Wonders of Engraving|url=https://archive.org/details/wondersengravin00duplgoog|year=1871|publisher=S. Low, son, and Marston|pages=[https://archive.org/details/wondersengravin00duplgoog/page/n263 255]}}</ref>
*[[1641]] &ndash; [[Nehemiah Grew]], English plant anatomist and physiologist (d. 1712)
*[[1651]] &ndash; [[Francis Daniel Pastorius]], founder of [[Germantown, Philadelphia]] (d. 1720)<ref>{{cite book|title=The Penn Monthly|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T75OAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA2|year=1872|publisher=University Press Company|pages=2}}</ref>
*[[1660]] &ndash; [[George William, Duke of Liegnitz]] (d. 1675)
*[[1698]] &ndash; [[William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire]] (d. 1755)<ref>{{cite book|author=Barak Longmate|title=Stockdale's Peerage of England, Scotland and Ireland|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8zMwAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA24|year=1810|publisher=J. Stockdale|pages=24}}</ref>
*[[1711]] &ndash; [[Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple]], English politician, [[First Lord of the Admiralty]] (d. 1779)
*[[1750]] &ndash; [[Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood]], English admiral (d. 1810)
*[[1758]] &ndash; [[Cosme Argerich]], Argentinian physician (d. 1820)
*[[1767]] &ndash; [[Wenzel Müller]], Austrian composer and conductor (d. 1835)
*[[1774]] &ndash; [[Johnny Appleseed]], American gardener and environmentalist (d. 1845)
*[[1783]] &ndash; [[Richard Griffin, 3rd Baron Braybrooke]], English politician and literary figure (d. 1858)
*[[1791]] &ndash; [[Théodore Géricault]], French painter and lithographer (d. 1824)
*[[1792]] &ndash; [[William Hobson]], Irish-New Zealand explorer and politician, 1st [[Governor of New Zealand]] (d. 1842)
*[[1820]] &ndash; [[Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar]], Indian philosopher, painter, and academic (d. 1891)
*[[1840]] &ndash; [[Louis-Olivier Taillon]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 8th [[Premier of Quebec]] (d. 1923)
*[[1843]] &ndash; [[Joseph Furphy]], Australian author and poet (d. 1912)
*[[1848]] &ndash; [[Henry Walters]], American art collector and philanthropist (d. 1931)
*[[1849]] &ndash; [[Ivan Pavlov]], Russian physiologist and physician, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1936)<ref name="SaariAllison1996">{{cite book|author1=Peggy Saari|author2=Stephen Allison|author3=Marie C. Ellavich|title=Scientists: P–Z|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hC8UAQAAMAAJ|year=1996|publisher=U-X-L|isbn=9780787609627|page=7467}}</ref>
*[[1856]] &ndash; [[Anna Paaske]], Norwegian opera singer and music teacher (d. 1935)<ref>{{cite news|title=70 aar. Sangerinnen fru Anna Paaske |url=https://www.nb.no/items/d337ba0c7ca1e59ac04d00aaea09133b?page=1|work=Haugesunds Dagblad|date=24 September 1926|location=Haugesund|page=2|language=no}}</ref>
*[[1865]] &ndash; [[Archibald Butt]], [[United States Army]] Officer (d. 1912)<ref>{{cite web |title=Archibald Willingham Butt |url=https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-victim/archibald-butt.html |website=Archibald Willingham Butt |access-date=7 August 2022}}</ref>
*  1865   &ndash; [[Mary Russell, Duchess of Bedford]] (d. 1937)
*[[1869]] &ndash; [[Komitas]], Armenian-French priest and composer (d. 1935)
*[[1870]] &ndash; [[Christian X of Denmark]] (d. 1947)<ref>{{cite book|title=The American Whitaker Almanac and Encyclopedia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W1QwAAAAIAAJ|year=1915|page=471}}</ref>
*[[1872]] &ndash; [[Max Ehrmann]], American poet and lawyer (d. 1945)
*[[1873]] &ndash; [[Wacław Berent]], Polish author and translator (d. 1940)
*[[1874]] &ndash; [[Lewis Hine]], American photographer and activist (d. 1940)
*  1874   &ndash; [[Charles Vyner Brooke]], [[Raj of Sarawak|3rd Raj of Sarawak]] (d. 1963)<ref>{{acad|id=BRK894CV|name=Brooke, Charles Vyner}}</ref>
*[[1875]] &ndash; [[Edmund Gwenn]], English-American actor (d. 1959)<ref>{{cite book|title=Current Biography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TfEpAQAAMAAJ|year=1943|publisher=H.W. Wilson Company|page=263}}</ref>
*[[1876]] &ndash; [[Edith Abbott]], American economist, social worker, and author (d. 1957)<ref>{{cite book |first1=James |last1=Cicarelli |first2=Julianne |last2=Cicarelli |title=Distinguished Women Economists |location=Westport |publisher=Greenwood |year=2003 |page=1 |isbn=978-0-31330-331-9}}</ref>
*  1876   &ndash; [[Ghulam Bhik Nairang]], Indian poet, lawyer, and politician (d. 1952)
*[[1877]] &ndash; [[Ugo Cerletti]], Italian neurologist and academic (d. 1963)
*  1877   &ndash; [[Alfred Cortot]], Swiss pianist and conductor (d. 1962)
*  1877   &ndash; [[Bertha De Vriese]], Belgian physician (d. 1958)
*[[1878]] &ndash; [[Walter Steinbeck]], German actor (d. 1942)
*[[1884]] &ndash; [[Jack Bickell]], Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 1951)
*[[1886]] &ndash; [[Archibald Hill]], English physiologist, academic, and politician, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1977)
*[[1887]] &ndash; [[Edwin Keppel Bennett]], English author and poet (d. 1958)
*  1887   &ndash; [[Antonio Moreno]], Spanish-American actor and director (d. 1967)
*  1887   &ndash; [[Barnes Wallis]], English scientist and engineer, invented the [[Bouncing bomb]] (d. 1979)
*[[1888]] &ndash; [[J. Frank Dobie]], American journalist and author (d. 1964)
*  1888   &ndash; [[T. S. Eliot]], English poet, playwright, critic, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1965)
*[[1889]] &ndash; [[Gordon Brewster]], Irish cartoonist (d. 1946)
*  1889   &ndash; [[Martin Heidegger]], German philosopher and academic (d. 1976)
*[[1890]] &ndash; [[Jack Tresadern]], English footballer and manager (d. 1959)
*[[1891]] &ndash; [[William McKell]], Australian politician, 12th [[Governor General of Australia]] (d. 1985)
*  1891   &ndash; [[Charles Münch]], French violinist and conductor (d. 1968)
*  1891   &ndash; [[Hans Reichenbach]], German philosopher from the Vienna Circle (d. 1953)
*[[1892]] &ndash; [[Robert Staughton Lynd]], American sociologist and academic (d. 1970)
*[[1894]] &ndash; [[Gladys Brockwell]], American actress (d. 1929)
*  1895   &ndash; [[Jürgen Stroop]], German general (d. 1952)
*[[1897]] &ndash; [[Pope Paul VI]] (d. 1978)
*  1897   &ndash; [[Arthur Rhys-Davids]], English lieutenant and pilot (d. 1917)
*[[1898]] &ndash; [[George Gershwin]], American pianist and composer (d. 1937)
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Suzanne Belperron]], French jewelry designer (d. 1983)

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[George Raft]], American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1980)
*  1901   &ndash; [[Ted Weems]], American bandleader and musician (d. 1963)
*[[1902]] &ndash; [[Albert Anastasia]],  Italian-American mobster (d. 1957)<ref>{{cite book|author-link=Michael Newton (author)|last=Newton|first=Michael|title=Boss of Murder, Inc.: The Criminal Life of Albert Anastasia|date=March 23, 2020|pages=3–4}}</ref>
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Millito Navarro]], Puerto Rican baseball player (d. 2011)
*  1905   &ndash; [[Karl Rappan]], Austrian footballer and coach (d. 1996)
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[Anthony Blunt]], English historian and spy (d. 1983)
*  1907   &ndash; [[Shug Fisher]], American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and comedian (d. 1984)
*  1907   &ndash; [[Bep van Klaveren]], Dutch boxer (d. 1992)
*[[1909]] &ndash; [[Bill France, Sr.]], American race car driver, founded [[NASCAR]] (d. 1992)
*  1909   &ndash; [[A. P. Hamann]], American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (d. 1977)
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[Al Helfer]], American sportscaster (d. 1975)
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Frank Brimsek]], American ice hockey player (d. 1998)
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[Achille Compagnoni]], Italian skier and mountaineer (d. 2009)
*  1914   &ndash; [[Jack LaLanne]], American fitness expert (d. 2011)
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[Réal Caouette]], Canadian journalist and politician (d. 1976)
*  1917   &ndash; [[Tran Duc Thao]], Vietnamese-French philosopher and theorist (d. 1993)
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Eric Morley]], English businessman and television host, founded the [[Miss World]] (d. 2000)
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Barbara Britton]], American actress (d. 1980)
*  1919   &ndash; [[Matilde Camus]], Spanish poet and author (d. 2012)
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Takis Miliadis]], Greek actor (d. 1985)
*  1922   &ndash; [[Nicholas Romanov, Prince of Russia]] (d. 2014)
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Dev Anand]], Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2011)
*  1923   &ndash; [[Hugh Griffiths, Baron Griffiths]], English cricketer, lawyer, and judge (d. 2015)
*  1923   &ndash; [[James Hennessy (diplomat)|James Hennessy]], English businessman and diplomat (d. 2024)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Jean Hoerni]], Swiss physicist, inventor and businessman (d. 1997)
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Norm Dussault]], American-Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2012)
*  1925   &ndash; [[Marty Robbins]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and race car driver (d. 1982)
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Julie London]], American singer and actress (d. 2000)
*  1926   &ndash; [[Manfred Mayrhofer]], Austrian philologist and academic (d. 2011)
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Robert Cade]], American physician and educator, co-invented [[Gatorade]] (d. 2007)
*  1927   &ndash; [[Patrick O'Neal (actor)|Patrick O'Neal]], American actor (d. 1994)
*  1927   &ndash; [[Enzo Bearzot]], Italian footballer and manager (d. 2010)
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Bob Van der Veken]], Belgian actor (d. 2019)
*  1928   &ndash; [[Wilford White]], American football player (d. 2013)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Philip Bosco]], American actor (d. 2018)
*  1930   &ndash; [[Joe Brown (climber)|Joe Brown]], English mountaineer and author (d. 2020)
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[Kenneth Parnell]], American sex offender (d. 2008)
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Donna Douglas]], American actress (d. 2015)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Sept. 26: Serena Williams, James Blake |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/09/26/Famous-birthdays-for-Sept-26-Serena-Williams-James-Blake/6901664047279/#:~:text=26%3A%20Serena%20Williams%2C%20James%20Blake%20%2D%20UPI.com |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=25 September 2023 |date=26 September 2022}}</ref>
*  1932   &ndash; [[Joyce Jameson]], American actress (d. 1987)
*  1932   &ndash; [[Manmohan Singh]], Indian economist and politician, 13th [[Prime Minister of India]] (d. 2024)<ref>{{cite news |title=Manmohan Singh, India's reluctant prime minister, dies aged 92 |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/india/manmohan-singh-indias-reluctant-prime-minister-dies-aged-92-2024-12-26/ |access-date=26 December 2024 |work=Reuters |date=26 December 2024}}</ref>
*  1932   &ndash; [[Vladimir Voinovich]], Russian author and poet (d. 2018)
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Neil Coles]], English golfer and architect
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Bob Barber (cricketer)|Bob Barber]], English cricketer 
*  1935   &ndash; [[Lou Myers (actor)|Lou Myers]], American actor (d. 2013)
*  1935   &ndash; [[Joe Sherlock]], Irish politician (d. 2007)
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Leroy Drumm]], American sailor and songwriter (d. 2010)
*  1936   &ndash; [[Winnie Madikizela-Mandela]], South African academic and politician, 8th [[First Lady of South Africa]] (d. 2018)<ref name="UPI"></ref>
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Valentin Pavlov]], Russian banker and politician, 11th [[Premier of the Soviet Union]] (d. 2003)
*  1937   &ndash; [[Jerry Weintraub]], American film producer and agent (d. 2015)<ref name="UPI"></ref>
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Lucette Aldous]], New Zealand-Australian ballerina and educator (d. 2021)
*  1938   &ndash; [[Jonathan Goldsmith]], American actor<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/79109/|title=Dos Equis' pitchman is Jewish actor living in Marina del Rey – Hollywood Jew|work=Jewish Journal|date=4 May 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=The Most Interesting (Actor) in the World|author=David Savona|magazine=Cigar Aficionado|volume=18|issue=6|date=October 2010|page= |pages=162–168|url=http://www.cigaraficionado.com/webfeatures/show/id/15578/p/1/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109133729/http://www.cigaraficionado.com/webfeatures/show/id/15578/p/1/|archive-date=November 9, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*  1938   &ndash; [[Lars-Jacob Krogh]], Norwegian journalist (d. 2010)
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Ricky Tomlinson]], English actor and screenwriter<ref>{{cite book|author=Ricky Tomlinson|title=Ricky|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=esZbYYAvjfcC&pg=PT10|date= 2008|publisher=Little, Brown Book Group|isbn=978-0-7481-0914-2|pages=10}}</ref>
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Salvatore Accardo]], Italian violinist and conductor
*  1941   &ndash; [[Martine Beswick]], Jamaican-English model and actress
*  1941   &ndash; [[David Frizzell]], American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Kent McCord]], American actor<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1942   &ndash; [[Gloria E. Anzaldúa]], American scholar of Chicana cultural theory (d. 2004)
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Ian Chappell]], Australian cricketer and sportscaster
*  1943   &ndash; [[Tim Schenken]], Australian racing driver
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Jan Brewer]], American politician, 22nd [[Governor of Arizona]]
*  1944   &ndash; [[Keith O'Nions]], English geologist and academic
*  1944   &ndash; [[Anne Robinson]], English journalist and game show host<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Louise Beaudoin]], Canadian academic and politician
*  1945   &ndash; [[Gal Costa]], Brazilian singer (d. 2022)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dicionariompb.com.br/gal-costa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811121419/http://www.dicionariompb.com.br/gal-costa|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 11, 2011|title=Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Popular Brasileira}}</ref>
*  1945   &ndash; [[Bryan Ferry]], English singer-songwriter<ref name="AP"></ref> 
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Andrea Dworkin]], American activist and author (d. 2005)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article380289.ece|title=Obituary|work=[[The Times]]|date=April 13, 2005|access-date=July 18, 2009|location=London}}{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
*  1946   &ndash; [[John MacLachlan Gray]], Canadian actor, playwright, and composer
*  1946   &ndash; [[Mary Beth Hurt]], American actress<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1946   &ndash; [[Radha Krishna Mainali]], Nepalese politician
*  1946   &ndash; [[Louise Simonson]], American author
*  1946   &ndash; [[Claudette Werleigh]], Haitian Prime Minister<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://catcher.sandiego.edu/items/peacestudies/Claudette-Werleigh-Haiti.pdf|title=Building Bridges, Building Peace: The Life and Work of Claudette Werleigh of Haiti|last=Das|first=Bijoyeta|website=University of San Diego|page=15}}</ref>
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Lucius Allen]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Lucius Allen |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/76027/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=25 September 2023}}</ref>
*  1947   &ndash; [[Lynn Anderson]], American singer and actress (d. 2015)<ref name="UPI"></ref>
*  1947   &ndash; [[Philippe Lavil]], French singer and actor
*  1947   &ndash; [[Dick Roth]], American swimmer
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Olivia Newton-John]], English-Australian singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2022)<ref>{{cite web |title=Obituary: Olivia Newton-John |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40105353 |website=BBC News |access-date=8 August 2022 |date=8 August 2022}}</ref>
*  1948   &ndash; [[Vladimír Remek]], Czech politician, diplomat, cosmonaut and military pilot<ref>{{cite book |last1=Burgess |first1=Colin |title=Interkosmos: The Eastern Bloc's Early Space Program |date=2016 |publisher=Springer Praxis Books |location=Cham |isbn=9783319241630 |page=13}}</ref>
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Clodoaldo]], Brazilian footballer and manager
*  1949   &ndash; [[Wendy Saddington]], Australian singer and journalist (d. 2013)
*  1949   &ndash; [[Jane Smiley]], American novelist<ref name="UPI"></ref>
*  1949   &ndash; [[Minette Walters]], English journalist and author
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Andy Haden]], New Zealand rugby player (d. 2020)
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Tommy Taylor (footballer, born 1951)|Tommy Taylor]], English footballer and manager
*  1951   &ndash; [[Stuart Tosh]], Scottish singer-songwriter and drummer 
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Dolores Keane]], Irish singer and actress 
*  1953   &ndash; [[Douglas A. Melton]], American biologist and academic
*  1953   &ndash; [[Paul Stephenson (police officer)|Paul Stephenson]], English police officer
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Craig Chaquico]], American guitarist 
*  1954   &ndash; [[Kevin Kennedy (baseball)|Kevin Kennedy]], American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster
*  1954   &ndash; [[Cesar Rosas]], Mexican-American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Carlene Carter]], American singer-songwriter<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Steve Butler]], American race car driver and engineer
*  1956   &ndash; [[Linda Hamilton]], American actress<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for September 26, 2022 includes celebrities Serena Williams, Linda Hamilton |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/09/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-september-26-2022-includes-celebrities-serena-williams-linda-hamilton.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=25 September 2023 |date=26 September 2022}}</ref>
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Bob Staake]], American author and illustrator
*  1957   &ndash; [[Klaus Augenthaler]], German footballer and manager
*  1957   &ndash; [[Michael Dweck]], American photographer and director
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Rudi Cerne]], German figure skater and journalist
*  1958   &ndash; [[Darby Crash]], American singer-songwriter (d. 1980)
*  1958   &ndash; [[Robert Kagan]], Greek-American historian and author
*  1958   &ndash; [[Kenny Sansom]], English footballer
*  1958   &ndash; [[Richard B. Weldon Jr.]], American sailor and politician
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Andrew Bolt]], Australian journalist
*  1959   &ndash; [[Trevor Dodds]], Namibian golfer
*  1959   &ndash; [[Rich Gedman]], American baseball player and coach
*  1959   &ndash; [[Ilya Kormiltsev]], Russian poet and translator (d. 2007)
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Uwe Bein]], German footballer and manager
*  1960   &ndash; [[Jouke de Vries]], Dutch academic and politician
*  1960   &ndash; [[Doug Supernaw]], American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2020)
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Jeanie Buss]], American sports executive<ref>{{cite book|last1=Buss|first1=Jeanie|last2=Springer|first2=Steve|title=Laker Girl|page=24|year=2010|publisher=Triumph Books|isbn=9781600785115}}</ref>
*  1961   &ndash; [[Cindy Herron]], American singer-songwriter and actress<ref name="AP"></ref> 
*  1961   &ndash; [[Marianne Mikko]], Estonian journalist and politician
*  1961   &ndash; [[Will Self]], English novelist and journalist<ref name="UPI"></ref> 
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Melissa Sue Anderson]], American-Canadian actress<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1962   &ndash; [[Jonas Bergqvist]], Swedish ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jonas Bergqvist |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/jonas-bergqvist-8445436 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=25 September 2023}}</ref>
*  1962   &ndash; [[Mark Haddon]], English author and poet
*  1962   &ndash; [[Steve Moneghetti]], Australian runner
*  1962   &ndash; [[Al Pitrelli]], American guitarist and songwriter
*  1962   &ndash; [[Tracey Thorn]], English singer-songwriter and writer<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1962   &ndash; [[Jacky Wu]], Taiwanese singer, actor, and television host
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Lysette Anthony]], English actress and producer
*  1963   &ndash; [[Joe Nemechek]], American race car driver
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Dave Martinez]], American baseball player and coach
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Radisav Ćurčić]], Serbian-Israeli basketball player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/curcira01.html|title=Radisav Ćurčić Stats|website=Basketball-Reference.com}}</ref>
*  1965   &ndash; [[Petro Poroshenko]], Ukrainian businessman and politician, 5th [[President of Ukraine]]
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Jillian Barberie]], Canadian actress and sportscaster<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1966   &ndash; [[Christos Dantis]], Greek singer-songwriter and producer
*  1966   &ndash; [[Shane Dye]], New Zealand jockey
*  1966   &ndash; [[Craig Heyward]], American football player (d. 2006)
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Bruno Akrapović]], Bosnian footballer and manager
*  1967   &ndash; [[Shannon Hoon]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1995)
*  1967   &ndash; [[Craig Janney]], American ice hockey player
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Jim Caviezel]], American actor<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1968   &ndash; [[Ben Shenkman]], American actor<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Andy Petterson]], Australian footballer and coach
*  1969   &ndash; [[David Slade]], English director and producer
*  1969   &ndash; [[Holger Stanislawski]], German footballer and manager
*  1969   &ndash; [[Paul Warhurst]], English footballer and manager
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Daryl Beattie]], Australian motorcycle racer
*  1970   &ndash; [[Sheri Moon Zombie]], American actress and fashion designer
*  1970   &ndash; [[David Parland]], Swedish guitarist (d. 2013)
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Ras Kass]], American rapper and producer 
*  1972   &ndash; [[Beto O'Rourke]], American politician<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=O000170|title=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress}}</ref>
*  1972   &ndash; [[Shawn Stockman]], American singer 
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Marty Casey]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist
*  1973   &ndash; [[Julienne Davis]], American actress, producer, and screenwriter
*  1973   &ndash; [[Dr. Luke]], American record producer and songwriter<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1973   &ndash; [[Chris Small]], Scottish snooker player and coach
*  1973   &ndash; [[Olga Vasdeki]], Greek triple jumper
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Boris Cepeda]], German-Ecuadorian pianist and diplomat
*  1974   &ndash; [[Gary Hall Jr.]], American swimmer
*  1974   &ndash; [[Martin Müürsepp]], Estonian basketball player and coach
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Emma Härdelin]], Swedish singer and violinist 
*  1975   &ndash; [[Jake Paltrow]], American director and screenwriter
*  1975   &ndash; [[Chiara Schoras]], German actress
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Michael Ballack]], German footballer
*  1976   &ndash; [[Sami Vänskä]], Finnish bass player 
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Kerem Özyeğen]], Turkish singer-songwriter and guitarist 
*  1977   &ndash; [[Aka Plu]], Japanese comedian and actor
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot]], Kenyan runner
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Jon Harley]], English footballer
*  1979   &ndash; [[Simon Kirch]], German sprinter
*  1979   &ndash; [[Chris Kunitz]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Chris Kunitz |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/chris-kunitz-8470543 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=25 September 2023}}</ref>
*  1979   &ndash; [[Naomichi Marufuji]], Japanese wrestler
*  1979   &ndash; [[Fuifui Moimoi]], Tongan-New Zealand rugby league player
*  1979   &ndash; [[Cameron Mooney]], Australian footballer
*  1979   &ndash; [[Jaycie Phelps]], American gymnast
*  1979   &ndash; [[Taavi Rõivas]], Estonian politician, [[Prime Minister of Estonia|16th Prime Minister of Estonia]]
*  1979   &ndash; [[Jacob Tierney]], Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Patrick Friesacher]], Austrian racing driver
*  1980   &ndash; [[Brooks Orpik]], American ice hockey player
*  1980   &ndash; [[Daniel Sedin]], Swedish ice hockey player
*  1980   &ndash; [[Henrik Sedin]], Swedish ice hockey player
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Asuka (wrestler)|Asuka]], Japanese professional wrestler
*  1981   &ndash; [[Yao Beina]], Chinese singer (d. 2015)
*  1981   &ndash; [[Christina Milian]], American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1981   &ndash; [[Ayumi Tsunematsu]], Japanese voice actress
*  1981   &ndash; [[Serena Williams]], American tennis player<ref>{{cite web |title=Serena Williams – Olympic Tennis {{!}} United States of America |url=https://www.olympic.org/serena-williams#:~:text=With%20four%20Olympic%20gold%20medals,tennis%20player%20of%20all%20time. |website=International Olympic Committee |access-date=28 June 2020 |language=en |date=17 December 2018}}</ref>
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Rob Burrow]], English rugby player (d. 2024)<ref>{{cite news|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=2 June 2024|access-date=3 June 2024|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jun/02/rob-burrow-leeds-scrum-half-dies-41-mnd-rugby-league|title=Rob Burrow, former Leeds scrum-half, dies at 41, years after MND diagnosis|first=Aaron|last=Bower}}</ref>
*  1982   &ndash; [[Simon Picone]], Italian rugby player
*  1982   &ndash; [[Miguel Alfredo Portillo]], Argentinian footballer
*  1982   &ndash; [[John Scott (ice hockey, born 1982)|John Scott]], Canadian ice hockey player
*  1982   &ndash; [[Sun Li (actress)|Sun Li]], Chinese actress <ref>{{Cite web|title=孙俪生日还有后续！继"送屁"之后，活宝邓超再送老婆8小时睡眠_微博|url=http://www.sohu.com/a/420977864_388887|access-date=3 December 2024|website=www.sohu.com|language=en}}</ref>
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Archimede Morleo]], Italian footballer
*  1983   &ndash; [[Zoe Perry]], American actress<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1983   &ndash; [[Ricardo Quaresma]], Portuguese footballer
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Nev Schulman]], American photographer, television host, and producer<ref name="UPI"></ref>
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Talulah Riley]], English actress<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1985   &ndash; [[Greg Stiemsma]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Greg Stiemsma |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/201880/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=25 September 2023}}</ref>
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Sean Doolittle]], American baseball player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/player/sean-doolittle-448281|title=Major League Baseball official website|website=[[MLB.com]] }}</ref>
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Cyril Gautier]], French road bicycle racer
*  1987   &ndash; [[Rosanna Munter]], Swedish singer-songwriter
*  1987   &ndash; [[Vladimir Niculescu]], Romanian footballer
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Chris Archer]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Chris Archer |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/chris-archer-502042 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=25 September 2023}}</ref>
*  1988   &ndash; [[James Blake (musician)|James Blake]], English singer-songwriter and producer<ref name="UPI"></ref>
*  1988   &ndash; [[Kiira Korpi]], Finnish figure skater
*  1988   &ndash; [[Buddy Matthews]], Australian wrestler<ref>{{cite web |title=Buddy Murphy |url=https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/23120394/wwe-profile-page-buddy-murphy |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=25 September 2023 |date=23 January 2020}}</ref>
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Jonny Bairstow]], English cricketer
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Réka Demeter]], Hungarian football defender
*  1991   &ndash; [[Alma Jodorowsky]], French actress, fashion model and singer
*  1991   &ndash; [[Dan Preston]], English footballer
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Yoo Ara]], South Korean singer and actress
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Michael Kidd-Gilchrist]], American basketball player
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Lucas Gafarot]], Spanish footballer
*  1994   &ndash; [[Jack Conger]], American swimmer
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Miloš Veljković]], Serbian footballer
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Shake Milton]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Shake Milton |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1629003/shake-milton |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=25 September 2023}}</ref>
*  1996   &ndash; [[Jessika Ponchet]], French tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Women's Tennis Association  |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/319421/jessika-ponchet |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jessika Ponchet – Player Profile – Tennis |url=https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/jessika-ponchet_prs474528/person.shtml |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=Eurosport |language=en}}</ref>
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Frankie Amaya]], American soccer player<ref>{{cite web |title=Frankie Amaya |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/frankie-amaya/ |website=Major League Soccer |access-date=23 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*  2000   &ndash; [[Princess Salma bint Abdullah]], Jordanian princess
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Xinyu Wang]], Chinese tennis player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/326376/xinyu-wang|title=WTAtennis.com Profile: Xinyu Wang|publisher=[[Women's Tennis Association]]|access-date=17 October 2022}}</ref>
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==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[800]] &ndash; [[Berowulf]], bishop of [[Bishopric of Würzburg|Würzburg]]
* [[862]] &ndash; [[Musa ibn Musa al-Qasawi]], Muslim military leader (b. c. 790)
*[[1241]] &ndash; [[Fujiwara no Teika]], Japanese poet
*[[1290]] &ndash; [[Margaret, Maid of Norway]] Queen of Scotland (b. 1283)
*[[1313]] &ndash; [[Gottfried von Hagenau]], Alsatian theologian, medical doctor, and poet
*[[1327]] &ndash; [[Cecco d'Ascoli]], Italian encyclopaedist, physician and poet (b. 1257)
*[[1328]] &ndash; [[Ibn Taymiya]], Islamic scholar and philosopher of Harran (b. 1263)
*[[1345]] &ndash; [[William II, Count of Hainaut]]
*[[1371]] &ndash; [[Jovan Uglješa]], Serbian despot
*[[1413]] &ndash; [[Stephen III, Duke of Bavaria]] (b. 1337)
*[[1417]] &ndash; [[Francesco Zabarella]], Italian cardinal (b. 1360)
*[[1468]] &ndash; [[Juan de Torquemada (cardinal)|Juan de Torquemada]], Spanish cardinal and theologian (b. 1388)
*[[1536]] &ndash; [[Didier de Saint-Jaille]], 46th Grandmaster of the [[Knights Hospitaller]]
*[[1588]] &ndash; [[Amias Paulet]], Governor of Jersey (b. 1532)
*[[1600]] &ndash; [[Claude Le Jeune]], French composer (b. 1530)
===1601–1900===
*[[1620]] &ndash; [[Taichang Emperor]] of China (b. 1582)
*[[1623]] &ndash; [[Charles Grey, 7th Earl of Kent]], English politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire]] (b. 1540)
*[[1626]] &ndash; [[Wakisaka Yasuharu]], Japanese daimyō (b. 1554)
*[[1716]] &ndash; [[Antoine Parent]], French mathematician and theorist (b. 1666)
*[[1764]] &ndash; [[Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro]], Spanish monk and scholar (b. 1676)
*[[1800]] &ndash; [[William Billings]], American composer and educator (b. 1746)
*[[1802]] &ndash; [[Jurij Vega]], Slovene mathematician and physicist (b. 1754)
*[[1820]] &ndash; [[Daniel Boone]], American hunter and explorer (b. 1734)
*[[1825]] &ndash; [[José Bernardo de Tagle y Portocarrero, Marquis of Torre Tagle]], Peruvian soldier and politician, 2nd President of Peru (b. 1779)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Basadre |first=Jorge |year=2005 |orig-year=First published 1939 |title=Historia de la República del Perú (1822–1933) |volume=1 |page=98 |edition=9th |language=es |trans-title=History of the Republic of Peru (1822–1933) |location=Lima |publisher=El Comercio |isbn=978-612-306-354-2}}</ref>
*[[1846]] &ndash; [[Thomas Clarkson]], English abolitionist (b. 1760)<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC – History – Thomas Clarkson |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/clarkson_thomas.shtml |website=www.bbc.co.uk |access-date=17 March 2022}}</ref>
*[[1868]] &ndash; [[August Ferdinand Möbius]], German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1790)
*[[1877]] &ndash; [[Hermann Grassmann]], German mathematician and physicist (b. 1809)
===1901–present===
*[[1902]] &ndash; [[Levi Strauss]], German-American businessman, founded [[Levi Strauss & Co.]] (b. 1829)
*[[1904]] &ndash; [[Lafcadio Hearn]], Greek-Japanese author and academic (b. 1850)
*  1904   &ndash; [[John Fitzwilliam Stairs]], Canadian businessman and politician (b. 1848)
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Charles Wade]], Australian politician, 17th [[Premier of New South Wales]] (b. 1863)
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Andy Adams (writer)|Andy Adams]], American author (b. 1859)
*  1935   &ndash; [[Iván Persa]], Slovene-Hungarian priest and author (b. 1861)
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Bessie Smith]], American singer and actress (b. 1894)
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Henri Fertet]], [[French Resistance]] fighter (b. 1926)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ordredelaliberation.fr/fr/compagnons/henri-fertet |title=Henri Fertet |website=[[Musée de l'Ordre de la Libération]] |language=fr |access-date=2019-12-01}}</ref>
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Béla Bartók]], Hungarian pianist and composer (b. 1881)
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[William Strunk Jr.]], American author and educator (b. 1869)
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Hugh Lofting]], English-American author and poet (b. 1886)
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Hans Cloos]], German geologist and academic (b. 1885)
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[George Santayana]], Spanish philosopher, novelist, and poet (b. 1863)
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Xu Beihong]], Chinese painter and educator (b. 1895)
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Ellen Roosevelt]], American tennis player (b. 1868)
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Arthur Powell Davies]], American minister and author (b. 1902)
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike]], Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 4th [[Prime Minister of Sri Lanka]] (b. 1899)
*  1959   &ndash; [[Leslie Morshead]], Australian general (b. 1889)
*  1959   &ndash; [[Teodor Ussisoo]], Estonian furniture designer and educator (b. 1878)
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Charles Erwin Wilson]], American politician, [[United States Secretary of Defense|5th United States Secretary of Defense]] (b. 1890)<ref name="Historical Office Charles E. Wilson">{{cite web |url=https://history.defense.gov/Multimedia/Biographies/Article-View/Article/571268/charles-e-wilson/ |title=Charles E. Wilson – Dwight D. Eisenhower Administration |work=Office of the Secretary of Defense – Historical Office}}</ref>
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[James Fitzmaurice (pilot)|James Fitzmaurice]], Irish soldier and pilot (b. 1898)
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Ben Shlomo Lipman-Heilprin]], Polish-Israeli neurologist and physician (b. 1902)
*  1968   &ndash; [[Daniel Johnson Sr.]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th [[Premier of Quebec]] (b. 1915)
*  1968   &ndash; [[Władysław Kędra]], Polish pianist (b. 1918)
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Charles Correll]], American actor and screenwriter (b. 1890)
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Samuel Flagg Bemis]], American historian and author (b. 1891)
*  1973   &ndash; [[Ralph Earnhardt]], American race car driver (b. 1928)
*  1973   &ndash; [[Anna Magnani]], Italian actress and singer (b. 1908)
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Leopold Ružička]], Croatian-Swiss chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1887)
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Uday Shankar]], Indian dancer and choreographer (b. 1900)
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Manne Siegbahn]], Swedish physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1886)
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Arthur Hunnicutt]], American actor (b. 1910)
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Alec Hurwood]], Australian cricketer (b. 1902)
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Paquirri]], Spanish bullfighter (b. 1948)
*  1984   &ndash; [[John Facenda]], American sportscaster (b. 1913)
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Ramang]], Indonesian footballer and manager (b. 1928)
*  1987   &ndash; [[Herbert Tichy]], Austrian geologist, journalist, and mountaineer (b. 1912)
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Branko Zebec]], Croatian and Yugoslav football player and coach (b. 1929)
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Hemanta Kumar Mukhopadhyay]], Indian singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1920)
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Hiram Abas]], Turkish intelligence officer (b. 1932)
*  1990   &ndash; [[Alberto Moravia]], Italian author and critic (b. 1907)
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Billy Vaughn]], American singer and bandleader (b. 1919)
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Kalju Pitksaar]], Estonian chess player (b. 1931)
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Nicu Ceaușescu]], Romanian politician (b. 1951)
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Dorothy Kingsley]], American screenwriter and producer (b. 1909)<ref>{{cite web |title=Obituary: Dorothy Kingsley |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-dorothy-kingsley-1233896.html |website=The Independent |access-date=26 October 2021 |language=en |date=23 October 2011}}</ref>
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Betty Carter]], American singer (b. 1930)
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Oseola McCarty]], American philanthropist (b. 1908)
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Richard Mulligan]], American actor (b. 1932)
*  2000   &ndash; [[Baden Powell de Aquino]], Brazilian guitarist and composer (b. 1937)
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Nils Bohlin]], Swedish engineer, invented [[three-point safety belt]] (b. 1920)<ref>{{cite web | title=Inventor of three-point seat belt dies | work=Deathwatch | url=http://slick.org/deathwatch/mailarchive/msg00869.html | accessdate=August 1, 2005 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051110014724/http://slick.org/deathwatch/mailarchive/msg00869.html | archivedate=November 10, 2005 }}</ref>
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Shawn Lane]], American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (b. 1963)
*  2003   &ndash; [[Robert Palmer]], English singer-songwriter (b. 1949)
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Marianna Komlos]], Canadian bodybuilder, model, and wrestler (b. 1969)
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Helen Cresswell]], English author and screenwriter (b. 1934)
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Byron Nelson]], American golfer and coach (b. 1912)
*  2006   &ndash; [[Iva Toguri D'Aquino]], American wartime propaganda broadcaster (b. 1916)
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Bill Wirtz]], American businessman (b. 1929)
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Marc Moulin]], Belgian keyboard player, producer, and journalist (b. 1942)
*  2008   &ndash; [[Paul Newman]], American actor, director, producer, and businessman (b. 1925)
*[[2010]] &ndash; [[Terry Newton]], English rugby player (b. 1978)
*  2010   &ndash; [[Gloria Stuart]], American actress (b. 1910)
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[Bob Cassilly]], American sculptor, founded the [[City Museum]] (b. 1949)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[M'el Dowd]], American actress and singer (b. 1933)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Sylvia Fedoruk]], Canadian physicist and politician, 17th [[Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan]] (b. 1927)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Eugene Genovese]], American historian and author (b. 1930)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Sam Steiger]], American journalist and politician (b. 1929)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Azizan Abdul Razak]], Malaysian politician, 10th [[List of Menteris Besar of Kedah|Menteri Besar of Kedah]] (b. 1944)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Seánie Duggan]], Irish hurler (b. 1922)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Mario Montez]], Puerto Rican-American actor (b. 1935)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Sos Sargsyan]], Armenian actor and director (b. 1929)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Jim Boeke]], American football player and coach (b. 1938)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Sam Hall (writer)|Sam Hall]], American screenwriter (b. 1921)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Gerald Neugebauer]], American astronomer and physicist (b. 1932)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Tamir Sapir]], Georgian-American businessman (b. 1946)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Eudóxia Maria Froehlich]], Brazilian zoologist (b. 1928)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Sidney Phillips]], American soldier, physician, and author (b. 1924)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Ana Seneviratne]], Sri Lankan police officer and diplomat (b. 1927)
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[Toughie (frog)|Toughie]], [[endling|last known]] [[Rabbs' fringe-limbed treefrog]] (h. {{floruit|2005}})<ref>{{cite news |last=Daley |first=Jason |date=October 4, 2016 |title=Adiós, Toughie: The Last Known Rabb's Fringe-Limbed Tree Frog Dies in Atlanta |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/adios-toughie-last-rabbs-fringe-limbed-tree-frog-dies-atlanta-180960671/ |work=[[Smithsonian (magazine)|Smithsonian]] |location= |access-date=June 26, 2023 |quote=Since his discovery in 2005, Toughie the frog has been the face of amphibian extinction}}</ref>
*[[2019]] &ndash; [[Jacques Chirac]], French politician, President of France (b. 1932)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-13299221?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/cywd23g0g3wt/obituaries&link_location=live-reporting-story|title=Chirac: A life in French politics|website=BBC News |date =2019-09-26|access-date =2019-10-06}}</ref>
*[[2024]] &ndash; [[John Ashton (actor)|John Ashton]], American actor (b. 1948)<ref>{{cite web|title='Beverly Hills Cop' Actor John Ashton Dead at 76|url=https://www.tmz.com/2024/09/29/beverly-hills-cop-john-ashton-dead/|website=TMZ|date=September 29, 2024}}</ref>
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==Holidays and observances==
* Christian [[calendar of saints|feast days]]:
** [[Canadian Martyrs]] (Catholic Church in Canada)
** [[Saints Cosmas and Damian|Cosmas and Damian]]
** [[John of Meda]]
** [[Nilus the Younger]]
** [[Wilson Carlile]] ([[Calendar of saints (Church of England)|Anglican]])
** [[September 26 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
* [[Flag Day|Day of the National Flag]] ([[Ecuador]])
* [[Dominion Day]] ([[New Zealand]])
* [[European Day of Languages]] ([[European Union]])<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC – Languages – Event – The European Day of Languages, 26th September |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/edl/ |website=www.bbc.co.uk |access-date=26 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons]]<ref>{{cite web |title=International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons|url=https://www.un.org/en/observances/nuclear-weapons-elimination-day |website=United Nations |access-date=26 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926153256/https://www.un.org/en/observances/nuclear-weapons-elimination-day |archive-date=26 September 2023}}</ref>
* [[1983 Soviet nuclear false alarm incident|Petrov day]]<ref>{{Cite journal |title=LW Petrov Day 2022 (Monday, 9/26) – LessWrong |url=https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/KTEciTeFwL2tTujZk/lw-petrov-day-2022-monday-9-26 |access-date=2022-09-23 |website=www.lesswrong.com |date=22 September 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Yemen Arab Republic|Revolution Day]] ([[Yemen]])

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/26 |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}}
* {{NYT On this day|month=09|day=26}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/september/26 |title=Historical Events on September 26 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}}

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