September 17

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Events

Pre-1600

1111 – Highest Galician nobility led by Pedro Fróilaz de Traba and the bishop Diego Gelmírez crown Alfonso VII as "King of Galicia".<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1176 – The Battle of Myriokephalon is the last attempt by the Byzantine Empire to recover central Anatolia from the Seljuk Turks.
1382 – Louis the Great's daughter, Mary, is crowned "king" of Hungary.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1462 – Thirteen Years' War: A Polish army under Piotr Dunin decisively defeats the Teutonic Order at the Battle of Świecino.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1543 – The first Finnish-language book, the Abckiria by Mikael Agricola, is published in Stockholm.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1577 – The Treaty of Bergerac is signed between King Henry III of France and the Huguenots.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

1601–1900

1620 – Polish–Ottoman War: The Ottoman Empire defeats the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during the Battle of Cecora.
1631 – Sweden wins a major victory at the Battle of Breitenfeld against the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years' War.
1658 – The Battle of Vilanova is fought between Portugal and Spain during the Portuguese Restoration War.
1683 – Antonie van Leeuwenhoek writes a letter to the Royal Society describing "animalcules", later known as protozoa.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1775 – American Revolutionary War: The invasion of Quebec by the Continental Army begins with the Siege of Fort St. Jean.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1776 – The Presidio of San Francisco is founded in New Spain.
1778 – The Treaty of Fort Pitt is signed. It is the first formal treaty between the United States and a Native American tribe.
1787 – The United States Constitution is signed at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, bringing the Constitutional Convention to an end.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1793 – War of the Pyrenees: France defeats a Spanish force at the Battle of Peyrestortes.
1794 – Flanders Campaign: France completes its conquest of the Austrian Netherlands at the Battle of Sprimont.
1809 – 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 – American abolitionist Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery.
1859 – Joshua A. Norton declares himself "Norton I, Emperor of the United States."
1861 – Argentine Civil Wars: The State of Buenos Aires defeats the Argentine Confederation at the Battle of Pavón.
1862 – American Civil War: George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac halts the first invasion of the 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>Template:Cite web</ref>
1862 – American Civil War: The Allegheny Arsenal explosion in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania results in the single largest civilian disaster during the war.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1894 – Battle of the Yalu River, the largest naval engagement of the First Sino-Japanese War.
1900 – Philippine–American War: Filipinos under Juan Cailles defeat Americans under Colonel Benjamin F. Cheatham Jr. at Mabitac.

1901–present

1901 – Second Boer War: A Boer column defeats a British force at the Battle of Blood River Poort.
1901 – Second Boer War: Boers capture a squadron of the 17th Lancers at the Battle of Elands River.
1908 – The Wright Flyer flown by Orville Wright, with Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge as passenger, crashes, killing Selfridge, who becomes the first airplane fatality.
1914 – Andrew Fisher becomes Prime Minister of Australia for the third time.
1914 – World War I: The Race to the Sea begins.
1916 – 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 – The National Football League is organized as the American Professional Football Association in Canton, Ohio.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1924 – 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 – The Okeechobee hurricane strikes southeastern Florida, killing more than 2,500 people.
1930 – The Kurdish Ararat rebellion is suppressed by the Turks.
1932 – A speech by Laureano Gómez leads to the escalation of the Leticia Incident.
1935 – The Niagara Gorge Railroad ceases operations after a rockslide.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1939 – World War II: The Soviet invasion of Poland begins.
1939 – World War II: Template:Ship sinks the British aircraft carrier Template:HMS.
1940 – World War II: Due to setbacks in the Battle of Britain and approaching autumn weather, Hitler postpones Operation Sea Lion.
1941 – World War II: A decree of the Soviet State Committee of Defense restores compulsory military training.
1941 – World War II: Soviet forces enter Tehran during the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran.
1944 – World War II: Allied airborne troops parachute into the Netherlands as the "Market" half of Operation Market Garden and British XXX Corps advances into the Netherlands as the "Garden" half of the Operation.
1944 – World War II: Soviet troops launch the Tallinn Offensive against Germany and pro-independence Estonian units.
1944 – World War II: German forces are attacked by the Allies in the Battle of San Marino.
1948 – The 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 – The Nizam of Hyderabad surrenders his sovereignty over the Hyderabad State and joins the Indian Union.
1949 – The Canadian steamship Template:SS burns in Toronto Harbour with the loss of over 118 lives.
1961 – The world's first retractable roof stadium, the Civic Arena, opens in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
1961 – Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 706 crashes during takeoff from O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, killing all 37 people on board.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1965 – The Battle of Chawinda is fought between Pakistan and India.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1974 – Bangladesh, Grenada and Guinea-Bissau join the United Nations.
1976 – The Space Shuttle Enterprise is unveiled by NASA.
1978 – The Camp David Accords are signed by Israel and Egypt.
1980 – After weeks of strikes at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk, Poland, the nationwide independent trade union Solidarity is established.
1980 – Former Nicaraguan President Anastasio Somoza Debayle is killed in Asunción, Paraguay.
1983 – Vanessa Williams becomes the first black Miss America.
1991 – Estonia, North Korea, South Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, the Marshall Islands and Micronesia join the United Nations.
1991 – The first version of the Linux kernel (0.01) is released to the Internet.
1992 – An Iranian Kurdish leader and his two joiners are assassinated by political militants in Berlin.
2001 – 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 aftermath of the September 11 attacks.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2006 – Fourpeaked Mountain in Alaska erupts, marking the first eruption for the volcano in at least 10,000 years.
2006 – An audio tape of 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 widespread protests across the country.
2011 – Occupy Wall Street movement begins in Zuccotti Park, New York City.
2013 – Grand Theft Auto V earns more than half a billion dollars on its first day of release.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2016 – Two bombs explode in Seaside Park, New Jersey, and Manhattan. Thirty-one people are injured in the Manhattan bombing.
2018 – A Russian reconnaissance aircraft carrying 15 people on board is brought down by a Syrian surface-to-air missile over the Mediterranean Sea.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Births

Pre-1600

879 – Charles the Simple, Frankish king (d. 929)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1433 – James of Portugal, Portuguese prince and cardinal (d. 1459)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1479 – Celio Calcagnini, Italian astronomer (d. 1541)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1550 – Paul V, pope of the Catholic Church (d. 1621)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1565 – Edward Fortunatus, German nobleman (d. 1600)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1578 – John Prideaux, English administrator and bishop (d. 1650)

1601–1900

1605 – Francesco Sacrati, Italian composer (d. 1650)
1630 – Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma (d. 1694)
1639 – Hans Herr, Swiss bishop (d. 1725)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1688 – Maria Luisa of Savoy, queen consort of Spain (d. 1714)
1730 – Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, Prussian-American general (d. 1794)
1739 – John Rutledge, American judge and politician, 2nd Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1800)
1743 – Marquis de Condorcet, French mathematician and political scientist (d. 1794)
1771 – Johann August Apel, German jurist and author (d. 1816)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1773 – Jonathan Alder, American captain and farmer (d. 1849)
1783 – Nadezhda Durova, Russian soldier (d. 1866)
1797 – Heinrich Kuhl, German naturalist and zoologist (d. 1821)
1817 – Herman Adolfovich Trautscohold, German geologist and paleontologist (d. 1902)
1819 – Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, South African general and politician, 1st President of the South African Republic (d. 1901)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1820 – Émile Augier, French playwright (d. 1889)
1820 – Earl Van Dorn, Confederate general (d. 1863)
1821 – Arthur Saint-Léon, French choreographer (d. 1870)
1825 – Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II, American jurist and politician, 16th United States Secretary of the Interior (d. 1893)
1826 – Bernhard Riemann, German-Italian mathematician and academic (d. 1866)
1850 – Guerra Junqueiro, Portuguese journalist, lawyer, and politician (d. 1923)
1853 – Frederick Corbett, British officer and Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1912)
1854 – David Dunbar Buick, Scottish-American businessman, founded Buick Motor Company (d. 1929)
1857 – Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Russian scientist and engineer (d. 1935)
1859 – Frank Dawson Adams, Canadian geologist and academic (d. 1942)
1859 – Billy the Kid, American gunman (d. 1881)
1859 – I. L. Patterson, American politician, 18th Governor of Oregon (d. 1929)
1860 – Mihkel Martna, Estonian journalist and politician (d. 1934)
1864 – Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky, Ukrainian writer (d. 1913)
1864 – James Tancred, English admiral (d. 1943)
1865 – William Murray McPherson, Australian politician, 31st Premier of Victoria (d. 1932)
1867 – Vera Yevstafievna Popova, Russian chemist (d. 1896)
1868 – James Alexander Calder, Canadian educator and politician, Canadian Minister of Militia and Defence (d. 1956)
1869 – Christian Lous Lange, Norwegian political scientist, historian, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1938)
1871 – Eivind Astrup, Norwegian explorer (d. 1895)<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
1874 – Walter Murdoch, Australian author and academic (d. 1970)
1878 – Vincenzo Tommasini, Italian composer (d. 1950)
1879 – Rube Foster, American baseball player and manager (d. 1930)
1879 – Periyar E. V. Ramasamy, Indian businessman, social activist, and politician (d. 1973)
1881 – Alfred Carpenter, English admiral, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1955)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1883 – William Carlos Williams, American poet, short story writer, and essayist (d. 1963)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1884 – Charles Griffes, American pianist and composer (d. 1920)
1886 – Anton Irv, Estonian captain (d. 1919)
1897 – Earl Webb, American baseball player and coach (d. 1965)
1900 – Hughie Critz, American baseball player (d. 1980)
1900 – Lena Frances Edwards, African-American physician, awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom (d. 1986)
1900 – J. Willard Marriott, American businessman, founded the Marriott Corporation (d. 1985)
1900 – Martha Ostenso, Canadian screenwriter and novelist (d. 1963)
1900 – Hedwig Ross, New Zealand-born educator and political activist, founding member of the Communist Party of New Zealand (d. 1971)

1901–present

1901 – Francis Chichester, English pilot and sailor (d. 1972)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1902 – Bea Miles, Australian author (d. 1973)
1903 – Karel Miljon, Dutch boxer (d. 1984)
1903 – Frank O'Connor, Irish short story writer, novelist, and poet (d. 1966)
1903 – Minanogawa Tōzō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 34th Yokozuna (d. 1971)
1905 – Tshekedi Khama, regent of the Bamangwato tribe (d. 1959)
1906 – J. R. Jayewardene, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 2nd President of Sri Lanka (d. 1996)
1906 – Edgar Wayburn, American physician and environmentalist (d. 2010)
1907 – Warren E. Burger, American lawyer and judge, 15th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1995)<ref name="UPI">Template:Cite web</ref>
1908 – John Creasey, English author and politician (d. 1973)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1908 – Rafael Israelyan, Armenian architect and educator, designed the Sardarapat Memorial and St. Vartan Cathedral (d. 1973)
1909 – Elizabeth Enright, American author and illustrator (d. 1968)
1912 – Irena Kwiatkowska, Polish actress (d. 2011)
1912 – Maksim Tank, Belarusian poet, journalist, and translator (d. 1995)
1914 – Thomas J. Bata, Czech-Canadian businessman (d. 2008)
1914 – William Grut, Swedish pentathlete (d. 2012)
1914 – Shin Kanemaru, Japanese politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1996)
1915 – M. F. Husain, Indian painter and director (d. 2011)
1916 – Mary Stewart, British author and poet (d. 2014)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1917 – Ib Melchior, Danish-American author and screenwriter (d. 2015)
1917 – Isang Yun, South Korean-German composer and educator (d. 1995)
1918 – Lea Gottlieb, Hungarian-Israeli fashion designer, founded the Gottex Company (d. 2012)
1918 – Chaim Herzog, Irish-born Israeli general and politician, 6th President of Israel (d. 1997)
1920 – Dinah Sheridan, English actress (d. 2012)
1922 – Agostinho Neto, Angolan poet and politician, 1st President of Angola (d. 1979)
1923 – Ralph Sharon, English-American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2015)
1923 – Hank Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1953)<ref name="UPI" />
1925 – Dorothy Loudon, American actress and singer (d. 2003)
1925 – John List, American murderer (d. 2008)<ref name="NYT20081228">Template:Cite news</ref>
1926 – Bill Black, American bass player and bandleader (d. 1965)
1926 – Curtis Harrington, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2007)
1926 – Hovie Lister, American minister and pianist (d. 2001)
1926 – Jean-Marie Lustiger, French cardinal (d. 2007)
1926 – Jack McDuff, American singer and organist (d. 2001)
1927 – George Blanda, American football player (d. 2010)<ref name="UPI" />
1928 – Park Honan, American author and academic (d. 2014)
1928 – Roddy McDowall, English-American actor (d. 1998)<ref name="UPI" />
1929 – Sil Austin, American saxophonist (d. 2001)
1929 – David Craig, Baron Craig of Radley, Northern Irish air marshal and politician
1929 – Stirling Moss, English racing driver and sportscaster (d. 2020)<ref name="UPI" />
1930 – David Huddleston, American actor (d. 2016)<ref name="UPI" />
1930 – Lalgudi Jayaraman, Indian violinist and composer (d. 2013)
1930 – Theo Loevendie, Dutch clarinet player and composer
1930 – Edgar Mitchell, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2016)<ref name="UPI" />
1930 – Jim Rohn, American philosopher and author (d. 2009)
1930 – Thomas P. Stafford, American general, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2024) <ref name="UPI" />
1931 – Anne Bancroft, American actress (d. 2005)<ref name="UPI" />
1931 – Jean-Claude Carrière, French actor and screenwriter (d. 2021)
1932 – Robert B. Parker, American author and academic (d. 2010)
1932 – Indarjit Singh, Indian-English journalist
1932 – Samuel Ogbemudia, Nigerian army officer and politician (d. 2017)
1933 – Bulldog Brower, American wrestler (d. 1997)
1933 – Chuck Grassley, American lawyer and politician
1933 – Claude Provost, Canadian-American ice hockey player (d. 1984)
1934 – Maureen Connolly, American tennis player (d. 1969)<ref name="UPI" />
1935 – Ken Kesey, American novelist, essayist, and poet (d. 2001)<ref name="UPI" />
1936 – Gerald Guralnik, American physicist and academic (d. 2014)
1936 – Michael Hennagin, American composer and educator (d. 1993)
1937 – Nigel Boocock, English-Australian motorcycle racer (d. 2015)
1937 – Orlando Cepeda, Puerto Rican baseball player<ref name="UPI" /> (d. 2024)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1937 – Sitakant Mahapatra, Indian poet and literary critic
1938 – Paul Benedict, American actor (d. 2008)
1938 – Perry Robinson, American clarinet player and composer (d. 2018)
1938 – Bobby Wine, American baseball player and coach
1939 – Carl Dennis, American poet and educator
1939 – Shelby Flint, American singer-songwriter and voice actress
1939 – David Souter, American lawyer and jurist (d. 2025)<ref name="UPI" />
1940 – Jan Eliasson, Swedish politician and diplomat, 4th Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
1940 – Peter Lever, English cricketer (d. 2025)
1940 – Gilberto Parlotti, Italian motorcycle racer (d. 1972)
1941 – Bob Matsui, American lawyer and politician (d. 2005)
1942 – Robert Graysmith, American author and illustrator
1942 – Des Lynam, Irish-English journalist and author
1942 – Lupe Ontiveros, American actress (d. 2012)
1944 – Les Emmerson, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2021)
1944 – Reinhold Messner, Italian mountaineer and explorer
1944 – Jean Taylor, American mathematician and academic
1945 – David Emerson, Canadian economist and politician, 8th Minister of Foreign Affairs for Canada
1945 – Phil Jackson, American basketball player and coach<ref name="UPI" />
1945 – Bhakti Charu Swami, Indian religious leader (d. 2020)
1946 – Billy Bonds, English footballer and manager
1946 – Heimar Lenk, Estonian journalist and politician
1947 – Tessa Jowell, English social worker and politician, Minister for the Cabinet Office (d. 2018)
1947 – Enrique Krauze, Mexican historian, critic, and publisher
1947 – Gail Carson Levine, American author
1947 – Jeff MacNelly, American cartoonist (d. 2000)<ref name="UPI" />
1948 – Kemal Monteno, Bosnian singer-songwriter (d. 2015)
1948 – John Ritter, American actor and producer (d. 2003)<ref name="UPI" />
1949 – Ron Stevens, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 2014)
1950 – Narendra Modi, Indian politician; Chief Minister of Gujarat and 14th Prime Minister of India<ref name="UPI" />
1950 – Fee Waybill, American singer-songwriter and producer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1951 – Russell Brown, Scottish politician
1951 – Cassandra Peterson, American actress, television host, and producer<ref name="AP">Template:Cite web</ref>
1951 – Kermit Washington, American basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1952 – Harold Solomon, American tennis player and coach
1953 – Luís Amado, Portuguese politician, former Minister of Foreign Affairs
1953 – Junior Bridgeman, American basketball player and businessman (d. 2025)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1953 – Tamasin Day-Lewis, English chef and author
1953 – Altaf Hussain, Pakistani-English soldier and politician
1953 – Rita Rudner, American actress, comedian, and screenwriter<ref name="AP" />
1954 – Joël-François Durand, French pianist and composer
1954 – Bill Irwin, American wrestler
1955 – Scott Simpson, American golfer
1955 – Charles Martinet, American actor
1955 – Mike Parson, American politician, 57th Governor of Missouri
1956 – Almazbek Atambayev, Kyrgyz politician, 4th President of Kyrgyzstan
1956 – Thad Bosley, American baseball player and coach
1956 – Mandawuy Yunupingu, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2013)
1957 – David Bintley, English ballet dancer and director
1957 – Steve Bryles, American businessman and politician (d. 2012)
1957 – Nurten Yılmaz, Austrian politician<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1958 – Janez Janša, Slovenian politician, 5th Prime Minister of Slovenia
1958 – Tom Waddell, Scottish-American baseball player (d. 2019)
1960 – John Bottomley, Canadian singer-songwriter (d. 2011)
1960 – Kevin Clash, American puppeteer<ref name="AP" />
1960 – John Franco, American baseball player
1960 – Damon Hill, English racing driver and guitarist
1960 – Alan Krueger, American economist and academic (d. 2019)
1961 – Jim Cornette, American wrestling manager and sportscaster
1961 – Giorgos Koumoutsakos, Greek politician
1961 – Ty Tabor, American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist
1962 – Paul Feig, American director, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="AP" />
1962 – Baz Luhrmann, Australian director, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="AP" />
1962 – Dustin Nguyen, Vietnamese-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1962 – Hesham Qandil, Egyptian engineer and politician, 51st Prime Minister of Egypt
1962 – Wayne Riley, Australian golfer
1962 – BeBe Winans, American singer-songwriter and producer<ref name="AP" />
1963 – Masahiro Chono, American-Japanese wrestler and manager
1963 – James Urbaniak, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1965 – Kyle Chandler, American actor<ref name="AP" />
1965 – Yuji Naka, Japanese video game designer, created Sonic the Hedgehog
1965 – Guy Picciotto, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1965 – Bryan Singer, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1966 – Doug E. Fresh, American rapper and producer<ref name="AP" />
1967 – Michael Carbajal, American boxer
1967 – Malik Yoba, American actor<ref name="AP" />
1968 – Anastacia, American singer-songwriter<ref name="AP" />
1968 – Cheryl Strayed, American author
1968 – Tito Vilanova, Spanish footballer and manager (d. 2014)
1968 – Valeri Zelepukin, Russian ice hockey player and coach<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1969 – Adam Devlin, English guitarist and songwriter
1969 – Ken Doherty, Irish snooker player<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1969 – Keith Flint, English singer-songwriter (d. 2019)
1969 – Matthew Settle, American actor<ref name="AP" />
1969 – Paul Varelans, American MMA fighter and wrestler
1971 – Nate Berkus, American interior designer and television host<ref name="UPI" />
1971 – Mike Catt, South African-English rugby player and coach
1971 – Andy Edwards, English footballer
1971 – Bobby Lee, American actor and comedian<ref name="AP" />
1971 – Mauro Milanese, Italian footballer and manager
1973 – Diego Albanese, Argentine rugby player
1973 – Demis Nikolaidis, Greek footballer
1974 – Nona Gaye, American singer, model, and actress<ref name="AP" />
1974 – Tormod Granheim, Norwegian skier and explorer
1974 – Craig Spence, Australian golfer
1974 – Rasheed Wallace, American basketball player and coach
1975 – Wilko de Vogt, Dutch footballer
1975 – Jimmie Johnson, American race car driver
1975 – Pumpkinhead, American rapper (d. 2015)
1977 – Sam Esmail, American screenwriter
1977 – Simone Perrotta, Italian footballer
1978 – Nick Cordero, Canadian actor and singer (d. 2020)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1978 – Shawn Horcoff, Canadian ice hockey player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1978 – Arne Slot, Dutch football manager<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1979 – Steffen Algreen, Danish footballer
1979 – Akin Ayodele, American football player
1979 – Chuck Comeau, Canadian musician<ref name="AP" />
1979 – Billy Miller, American actor<ref name="AP" />
1979 – Chris Minns, Australian politician, 47th Premier of New South Wales<ref name="NSW Parl">Template:Cite NSW Parliament</ref>
1980 – Dan Haren, American baseball player
1980 – Shabana Mahmood, English lawyer and politician, Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
1980 – Oliver Risser, Namibian footballer
1981 – Casey Janssen, American baseball player
1981 – Bakari Koné, Ivorian footballer
1981 – Francis Manioru, Solomon sprinter
1982 – Garth Murray, Canadian ice hockey player
1983 – Ice Seguerra, Filipino singer, actor, director, and former chairman of the National Youth Commission of the Philippines (2016–18)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1984 – Domenico Citro, Italian footballer
1984 – Mary DeScenza, American swimmer
1984 – John Kucera, Canadian skier
1984 – Patrick van Luijk, Dutch sprinter
1985 – Tomáš Berdych, Czech tennis player
1985 – Brendan Clarke, Irish footballer
1985 – José Gonçalves, Portuguese footballer
1985 – Brendan Oake, Australian rugby league player
1985 – Alexander Ovechkin, Russian ice hockey player<ref name="UPI" />
1985 – Mason Raymond, Canadian ice hockey player
1986 – Ravichandran Ashwin, Indian cricketer
1986 – Paolo De Ceglie, Italian footballer
1986 – Sophie, English music producer, disc jockey and singer (d. 2021)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1986 – Yussef Suleiman, Syrian footballer (d. 2013)
1987 – Paul Huntington, English footballer
1989 – Danielle Brooks, American actress<ref name="AP" />
1989 – Kate Deines, American soccer player
1990 – Pixie Geldof, English model and singer
1990 – Sean Scannell, English footballer
1990 – Marcus Semien, American baseball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1991 – Ryo Ishikawa, Japanese golfer
1991 – Justyna Jegiołka, Polish tennis player
1991 – Cameron King, Australian rugby league player
1991 – Mena Massoud, Egyptian-Canadian actor<ref name="UPI" />
1991 – Egor Yakovlev, Russian ice hockey player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1992 – Alfonzo McKinnie, American basketball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1992 – Danny Ramirez, American actor<ref name="UPI" />
1992 – José Ramírez, Dominican baseball player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1993 – Sofiane Boufal, Moroccan footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1993 – Sophie Howard, Scottish footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1993 – Nikolai Prokhorkin, Russian ice hockey player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1994 – Na In-woo, South Korean actor<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1994 – Denyse Tontz, Salvadoran-American actress and singer<ref name="AP" />
1995 – Michael Bunting, Canadian ice hockey player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1995 – Patrick Mahomes, American football player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1995 – Yoo Si-ah, South Korean singer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1996 – Duje Ćaleta-Car, Croatian footballer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1996 – Esteban Ocon, French Formula One racing driver<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1996 – Slayyyter, American singer and songwriter<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref>
1996 –Choi Young-jae, South Korean singer and actor<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1997 – Auston Matthews, American ice hockey player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1998 – Kim Dong-hyun, South Korean singer<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1999 – Jaimee Fourlis, Australian tennis player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1999 – Daniel Huttlestone, English actor<ref name="UPI" />
2002 – Elina Avanesyan, Russian-Armenian tennis player<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Deaths

Pre-1600

456 – Remistus, Roman general
936 – Unni, archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen
958 – Li Jingsui, Chinese prince (b. 920)
1025 – Hugh Magnus, king of France (b. 1007)
1148 – Conan III, duke of Brittany (b. 1070)
1179 – Hildegard of Bingen, German abbess and polymath (b. 1098)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
1322 – Robert III, count of Flanders (b. 1249)
1415 – Michael de la Pole, 2nd Earl of Suffolk (b. 1367)
1422 – Constantine II, tsar of Bulgaria
1482 – William III, duke of Luxembourg (b. 1425)
1563 – Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland, English soldier (b. 1526)
1574 – Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, Spanish admiral and explorer, founded St. Augustine, Florida (b. 1519)
1575 – Heinrich Bullinger, Swiss theologian and reformer (b. 1504)

1601–1900

1609 – Judah Loew ben Bezalel, Bohemian rabbi, mystic and philosopher (b. 1520)
1621 – Robert Bellarmine, Italian cardinal and saint (b. 1542)
1626 – Johann Schweikhard von Kronberg, German cleric and politician, Archbishop-Elector of Mainz (b. 1553)
1630 – Thomas Lake, English politician, English Secretary of State (b. 1567)
1637 – Katherine Clifton, 2nd Baroness Clifton, English-Scottish peer
1665 – Philip IV, king of Spain (b. 1605)
1676 – Sabbatai Zevi, Turkish rabbi and scholar (b. 1626)
1679 – John of Austria the Younger, Spanish general and politician, Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands (b. 1629)
1701 – Stanislaus Papczyński, Polish priest and saint (b. 1631)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1721 – Marguerite Louise d'Orléans, French princess (b. 1645)<ref name=Acton54>Acton, p. 54.</ref>
1762 – Francesco Geminiani, Italian violinist and composer (b. 1687)
1771 – Tobias Smollett, Scottish author and poet (b. 1721)
1803 – Franz Xaver Süssmayr, Austrian composer and director (b. 1766)
1808 – Benjamin Bourne, American judge and politician (b. 1755)
1817 – Jacques Bernard d'Anselme, French general (b. 1740)
1836 – Antoine Laurent de Jussieu, French botanist and author (b. 1748)
1852 – Francisco Javier Echeverría, Mexican businessman and politician. President (1841) (b. 1797)<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
1858 – Dred Scott, American slave (b. 1795)
1862 – Lawrence O'Bryan Branch, American politician and Confederate general (b. 1820)
1862 – William E. Starke, Confederate general (b. 1814)
1863 – Charles Robert Cockerell, English archaeologist and architect (b. 1788)
1863 – Alfred de Vigny, French author, poet, and playwright (b. 1797)
1864 – Walter Savage Landor, English author and poet (b. 1775)
1868 – Roman Nose, Native American warrior (b. circa 1823)
1877 – Henry Fox Talbot, English photographer, developed the Calotype Process (b. 1800)
1878 – Orélie-Antoine de Tounens, French lawyer and adventurer (b. 1825)
1879 – Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, French architect and theorist (b. 1814)
1892 – Rudolf von Jhering, German jurist (b. 1818)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
1894 – Deng Shichang, Chinese captain (b. 1849)
1899 – Charles Alfred Pillsbury, American businessman, co-founded the Pillsbury Company (b. 1842)

1901–present

1907 – Ignaz Brüll, Czech-Austrian pianist and composer (b. 1846)
1907 – Edmonia Lewis, American sculptor (b. 1844)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1908 – Henri Julien, Canadian cartoonist (b. 1852)
1908 – Thomas Selfridge, American lieutenant and pilot (b. 1882)
1909 – Thomas Bent, Australian businessman and politician, 22nd Premier of Victoria (b. 1838)
1923 – Stefanos Dragoumis, Greek judge and politician, 92nd Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1842)
1925 – Carl Eytel, German-American painter and illustrator (b. 1862)
1933 – Joseph De Piro, Maltese priest and missionary (b. 1877)
1936 – Ettie Annie Rout, New Zealand author and activist (b. 1877)
1937 – Walter Dubislav, German logician and philosopher of science, Vienna circle member (b. 1895)
1938 – Bruno Jasieński, Polish poet and author (b. 1901)
1943 – Friedrich Zickwolff, German general (b. 1893)
1948 – Ruth Benedict, American anthropologist and academic (b. 1887)
1948 – Folke Bernadotte, Swedish soldier and diplomat (b. 1895)
1951 – Jimmy Yancey, American pianist and composer (b. 1898)
1953 – David Munson, American runner (b. 1884)
1953 – Hans Feige, German general (Wehrmacht) (b. 1880)
1961 – Adnan Menderes, Turkish lawyer and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1899)
1965 – Alejandro Casona, Spanish poet and playwright (b. 1903)
1966 – Fritz Wunderlich, German tenor and actor (b. 1930)
1971 – Carlos Lamarca, Brazilian captain (b. 1937)
1972 – Akim Tamiroff, American actor (b. 1899)
1973 – Hugo Winterhalter, American bandleader and composer (b. 1909)
1975 – Nicola Moscona, Greek-American operatic bass (b. 1907)
1980 – Anastasio Somoza Debayle, Nicaraguan commander and politician, 73rd President of Nicaragua (b. 1925)
1982 – Manos Loïzos, Egyptian-Greek composer (b. 1937)
1983 – Humberto Sousa Medeiros, Portuguese-American cardinal (b. 1915)
1984 – Richard Basehart, American actor and director (b. 1914)
1985 – Laura Ashley, Welsh fashion designer, founded Laura Ashley plc (b. 1925)
1987 – Harry Locke, English actor (b. 1913)
1991 – Zino Francescatti, French violinist and composer (b. 1902)
1992 – Roger Wagner, American conductor and educator (b. 1914)
1993 – Willie Mosconi, American pool player and actor (b. 1913)
1993 – Christian Nyby, American director and producer (b. 1913)
1994 – John Delafose, American accordion player (b. 1939)
1994 – Vitas Gerulaitis, American tennis player and coach (b. 1954)
1994 – Karl Popper, Austrian-English philosopher and academic (b. 1902)
1995 – Isadore Epstein, Estonian-American astronomer and academic (b. 1919)
1995 – Lucien Victor, Belgian cyclist (b. 1931)
1996 – Spiro Agnew, American soldier and politician, 39th Vice President of the United States (b. 1918)
1997 – Red Skelton, American actor and comedian (b. 1913)
1998 – Ted Binion, American poker player and businessman (b. 1943)
1998 – Geoffrey Dutton, Australian historian and author (b. 1922)
1999 – Frankie Vaughan, English singer and actor (b. 1928)
2000 – Georgiy Gongadze, Georgian-Ukrainian journalist and director (b. 1969)
2003 – Erich Hallhuber, German actor (b. 1951)
2005 – Jacques Lacarrière, French journalist and critic (b. 1925)
2005 – Alfred Reed, American composer and educator (b. 1921)
2009 – Dick Durock, American stuntman and actor (b. 1937)
2009 – Noordin Mohammad Top, Malaysian terrorist (b. 1968)
2011 – Colin Madigan, Australian architect and author, designed the National Gallery of Australia (b. 1921)
2012 – Melvin Charney, Canadian sculptor and architect (b. 1935)
2012 – Lou Kenton, English soldier and potter (b. 1908)
2012 – Russell E. Train, American soldier and civil servant (b. 1920)
2013 – Kristian Gidlund, Swedish drummer and journalist (b. 1983)
2013 – Larry Lake, American-Canadian trumpet player and composer (b. 1943)
2013 – Bernie McGann, Australian saxophonist and composer (b. 1937)
2013 – Alex Naumik, Lithuanian-Norwegian singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1949)
2013 – Michael J. Noonan, Irish farmer and politician, 25th Irish Minister of Defence (b. 1935)
2013 – Marvin Rainwater, American singer-songwriter (b. 1925)
2013 – Eiji Toyoda, Japanese businessman (b. 1913)
2014 – George Hamilton IV, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1937)
2014 – Andriy Husin, Ukrainian footballer and manager (b. 1972)
2014 – Wakachichibu Komei, Japanese sumo wrestler (b. 1939)
2014 – Charles Read, Australian air marshal (b. 1918)
2014 – Peter von Bagh, Finnish historian, director, and screenwriter (b. 1943)
2014 – China Zorrilla, Uruguayan actress (b. 1922)
2015 – Ingrīda Andriņa, Latvian actress (b. 1944)
2015 – Dettmar Cramer, German footballer and manager (b. 1925)
2015 – Milo Hamilton, American sportscaster (b. 1927)
2015 – Vadim Kuzmin, Russian physicist and academic (b. 1937)
2015 – David Willcocks, English organist, composer, and conductor (b. 1919)
2016 – Bahman Golbarnezhad, Iranian racing cyclist (b. 1968)
2016 – Sigge Parling, Swedish footballer (b. 1936)
2017 – Bobby Heenan, American professional wrestling manager (b. 1944)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
2019 – Cokie Roberts, American journalist and bestselling author (b. 1943)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2020 – Robert W. Gore, American engineer and businessman, co-inventor of Gore-Tex (b. 1937)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2021 – Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Algerian politician, President of Algeria (b. 1937)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
2022 – Maarten Schmidt, Dutch astronomer (b. 1929)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2024 – Nelson DeMille, American lieutenant and author (b. 1943)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2024 – Neil King Jr., American journalist and author (b. 1959)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2024 – JD Souther, American singer, songwriter, and actor (b. 1945)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Holidays and observances

Australian Citizenship Day
Christian feast day:
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>Template:Cite book</ref>
Marathwada Liberation Day (Maharashtra)
National Unity Day (Belarus) (since 2021)<ref name=d206>В Беларуси учрежден День народного единства , at the official internet portal of President of Belarus
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Operation Market Garden Anniversary is still remembered with parachuting and dedications on this day. (Netherlands)
Teachers' Day (Honduras)

References

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External links

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