September 25 Explained
Events
Pre-1600
1601–1900
1901–present
- 1906 - Leonardo Torres Quevedo demonstrates the Telekino in the Bilbao Abra (Spain), guiding an electric boat from the shore with people on board, which was controlled at a distance over, in what is considered to be the origin of modern wireless remote-control operation principles.[5] [6] [7]
- 1911 - An explosion of badly degraded propellant charges on board the French battleship Liberté detonates the forward ammunition magazines and destroys the ship.
- 1912 - Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is founded in New York City.
- 1915 - World War I: The Second Battle of Champagne begins.
- 1918 - World War I: The end of the Battle of Megiddo, the climax of the British Army's Sinai and Palestine campaign under General Edmund Allenby.[8]
- 1926 - The international Convention to Suppress the Slave Trade and Slavery is first signed.
- 1937 - Second Sino-Japanese War: The Chinese Eighth Route Army gains a minor, but morale-boosting victory in the Battle of Pingxingguan.
- 1944 - World War II: Surviving elements of the British 1st Airborne Division withdraw from Arnhem via Oosterbeek.
- 1955 - The Royal Jordanian Air Force is founded.
- 1956 - TAT-1, the first submarine transatlantic telephone cable system, is inaugurated.
- 1957 - Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, is integrated by the use of United States Army troops.
- 1959 - Solomon Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, is mortally wounded by a Buddhist monk, Talduwe Somarama, and dies the next day.
- 1962 - The People's Democratic Republic of Algeria is formally proclaimed. Ferhat Abbas is elected President of the provisional government.
- 1962 - The North Yemen Civil War begins when Abdullah al-Sallal dethrones the newly crowned Imam al-Badr and declares Yemen a republic under his presidency.
- 1963 - Lord Denning releases the UK government's official report on the Profumo affair.
- 1964 - The Mozambican War of Independence against Portugal begins.
- 1969 - The charter establishing the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation is signed.
- 1974 - Dr. Frank Jobe performs first ulnar collateral ligament replacement surgery (better known as Tommy John surgery) on baseball player Tommy John.
- 1977 - About 4,200 people take part in the first running of the Chicago Marathon.
- 1978 - PSA Flight 182, a Boeing 727, collides in mid-air with a Cessna 172 and crashes in San Diego, killing all 135 aboard Flight 182, both occupants of the Cessna, as well as seven people on the ground.
- 1981 - Belize joins the United Nations.
- 1983 - Thirty-eight IRA prisoners, armed with six handguns, hijack a prison meals lorry and smash their way out of the Maze Prison.
- 1985 - 3 civilians killed by alleged supporters of the Palestine Liberation Organization in Larnaca yacht killings. [9]
- 1987 - Fijian Governor-General Penaia Ganilau is overthrown in a coup d'état led by Lieutenant colonel Sitiveni Rabuka.[10]
- 1992 - NASA launches the Mars Observer. Eleven months later, the probe would fail while preparing for orbital insertion.
- 1997 - NASA launches Space Shuttle Atlantis on STS-86 to the Mir space station.[11]
- 1998 - PauknAir Flight 4101, a British Aerospace 146, crashes near Melilla Airport in Melilla, Spain, killing 38 people.[12]
- 2003 - The 8.3 Hokkaidō earthquake strikes just offshore Hokkaidō, Japan.
- 2018 - Bill Cosby is sentenced to three to ten years in prison for aggravated sexual assault.
Births
Pre-1600
1601–1900
- 1636 - Ferdinand Joseph, Prince of Dietrichstein, German prince (d. 1698)
- 1644 - Ole Rømer, Danish astronomer and instrument maker (d. 1710)
- 1663 - Johann Nikolaus Hanff, German organist and composer (d. 1711)
- 1683 - Jean-Philippe Rameau, French composer and theorist (d. 1764)
- 1694 - Henry Pelham, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1754)
- 1711 - Qianlong Emperor of China (d. 1799)
- 1738 - Nicholas Van Dyke, American lawyer and politician, 7th Governor of Delaware (d. 1789)
- 1741 - Wenzel Pichl, Czech violinist, composer, and director (d. 1805)
- 1744 - Frederick William II of Prussia (d. 1797)
- 1758 - Josepha Barbara Auernhammer, Austrian pianist and composer (d. 1820)
- 1761 - William Mullins, 2nd Baron Ventry, Anglo-Irish politician and peer (d. 1827)
- 1764 - Fletcher Christian, English sailor (d. 1793)
- 1766 - Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu, French general and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of France (d. 1822)
- 1771 - Nikolay Raevsky, Russian general and politician (d. 1829)
- 1773 - Agostino Bassi, Italian entomologist and author (d. 1856)
- 1782 - Charles Maturin, Irish author and playwright (d. 1824)
- 1798 - Jean-Baptiste Élie de Beaumont, French geologist and engineer (d. 1874)
- 1816 - Georg August Rudolph, German lawyer and politician, 3rd Mayor of Marburg (d. 1893)
- 1825 - William Pitt Ballinger, American lawyer and politician (d. 1888)
- 1825 - Joachim Heer, Swiss lawyer and politician, President of the National Council (d. 1879)
- 1839 - Karl Alfred von Zittel, German palaeontologist and geologist (d. 1904)
- 1862 - Léon Boëllmann, French organist and composer (d. 1897)
- 1862 - Billy Hughes, English-Australian carpenter and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1952)[14]
- 1865 - Henri Lebasque, French artist (d. 1937)
- 1866 - Thomas Hunt Morgan, American biologist, geneticist, and embryologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1945)
- 1867 - Yevgeny Miller, Russian general (d. 1938)
- 1877 - Plutarco Elías Calles, Mexican general and President (d. 1945)[15]
- 1879 - Lope K. Santos, Filipino lawyer and politician, 4th Governor of Rizal (d. 1963)
- 1881 - Lu Xun, Chinese author and critic (d. 1936)
- 1884 - Adolf Bolm, Russian ballet dancer and choreographer (d. 1951)
- 1888 - Hanna Ralph, German actress (d. 1978)
- 1889 - Charles Kenneth Scott Moncrieff, Scottish author and translator (d. 1930)
- 1893 - Harald Cramér, Swedish mathematician and statistician (d. 1985)
- 1896 - Sandro Pertini, Italian journalist and politician, 7th President of Italy (d. 1990)
- 1897 - William Faulkner, American novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1962)
- 1898 - Robert Brackman, Ukrainian-American painter and educator (d. 1980)
- 1899 - Udumalai Narayana Kavi, Indian poet and songwriter (d. 1981)
- 1900 - Artur Sirk, Estonian soldier, lawyer, and politician (d. 1937)
1901–present
- 1901 - Robert Bresson, French director and screenwriter (d. 1999)
- 1901 - Gordon Coventry, Australian footballer (d. 1968)
- 1903 - Mark Rothko, Latvian-American painter and educator (d. 1970)[16]
- 1906 - Volfgangs Dārziņš, Latvian composer, pianist, and music critic (d. 1962)
- 1906 - Phyllis Pearsall, English painter, cartographer, and author (d. 1996)
- 1906 - Dmitri Shostakovich, Russian pianist and composer (d. 1975)
- 1908 - Jacqueline Audry, French director and screenwriter (d. 1977)
- 1910 - Ralph Jordan, American football player and coach (d. 1980)
- 1911 - Eric Williams, Trinidadian historian and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (d. 1981)
- 1914 - John Manners, English naval officer and cricketer[17] (d. 2020)
- 1916 - Jessica Anderson, Australian author and playwright (d. 2010)
- 1916 - Deendayal Upadhyaya, Indian economist, sociologist, and journalist (d. 1968)
- 1917 - Phil Rizzuto, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2007)
- 1920 - Sergei Bondarchuk, Ukrainian-Russian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1994)
- 1920 - Satish Dhawan, Indian engineer (d. 2002)
- 1921 - Rob Muldoon, New Zealand sergeant, accountant, and politician, 31st Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1992)
- 1922 - Hammer DeRoburt, Nauruian educator and politician, 1st President of Nauru (d. 1992)
- 1923 - Robert Laxalt, American author and academic (d. 2001)
- 1923 - Sam Rivers, American saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer (d. 2011)
- 1924 - Norman Ayrton, English actor and director (d. 2017)
- 1924 - Red Webb, American baseball player (d. 1996)
- 1925 - Silvana Pampanini, Italian model, actress, and director, Miss Italy 1946 (d. 2016)
- 1926 - Jack Hyles, American pastor and author (d. 2001)
- 1926 - Aldo Ray, American actor (d. 1991)
- 1927 - Carl Braun, American basketball player and coach (d. 2010)[18]
- 1927 - Colin Davis, English conductor and educator (d. 2013)
- 1929 - Ronnie Barker, English actor and screenwriter (d. 2005)
- 1929 - Delia Scala, Italian ballerina and actress (d. 2004)
- 1929 - Barbara Walters, American journalist, producer, and author (d. 2022)[19]
- 1930 - Nino Cerruti, Italian fashion designer, founded Cerruti (d. 2022)
- 1930 - Shel Silverstein, American author, poet, illustrator, and songwriter (d. 1999)
- 1931 - Manouchehr Atashi, Iranian journalist and poet (d. 2005)
- 1931 - Bryan John Birch, English mathematician and scholar
- 1932 - Glenn Gould, Canadian pianist and composer (d. 1982)
- 1932 - Terry Medwin, Welsh footballer and manager (d. 2024)
- 1932 - Adolfo Suárez, Spanish lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Spain (d. 2014)
- 1933 - Hubie Brown, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster
- 1933 - Ian Tyson, Canadian folk singer-songwriter and musician (d. 2022)
- 1936 - Ken Forsse, American toy creator and author, created Teddy Ruxpin (d. 2014)
- 1936 - Juliet Prowse, South African-American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 1996)
- 1936 - Moussa Traoré, Malian general and politician 2nd President of Mali (d. 2020)
- 1937 - Mary Allen Wilkes, American computer scientist and lawyer
- 1938 - Ron Hill, English runner and businessman (d. 2021)
- 1938 - Jonathan Motzfeldt, Greenlandic priest and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Greenland (d. 2010)
- 1938 - Enn Tarto, Estonian politician (d. 2021)
- 1939 - Leon Brittan, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (d. 2015)
- 1939 - Feroz Khan, Indian actor, director, and producer (d. 2009)
- 1939 - David S. Mann, American lawyer and politician, Mayor of Cincinnati
- 1940 - Tim Severin, Indian-English explorer, historian, and author (d. 2020)
- 1941 - Vivien Stern, Baroness Stern, English academic and politician
- 1942 - Oscar Bonavena, Argentinian boxer (d. 1976)
- 1942 - Robert Miano, American actor and producer
- 1942 - Henri Pescarolo, French race car driver
- 1942 - John Taylor, English pianist and educator (d. 2015)
- 1942 - Dee Dee Warwick, American singer (d. 2008)
- 1943 - Robert Gates, American lieutenant, academic, and politician, 22nd United States Secretary of Defense
- 1943 - John Locke, American keyboard player (d. 2006)
- 1943 - Aram Saroyan, American poet and novelist
- 1943 - Robert Walden, American actor, director, and screenwriter
- 1944 - Michael Douglas, American actor and producer[20]
- 1944 - Doris Matsui, American politician
- 1944 - Grayson Shillingford, Dominican cricketer (d. 2009)
- 1945 - Kathleen Brown, American lawyer and politician, 29th California State Treasurer
- 1945 - Carol Vadnais, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2014)
- 1946 - Bishan Singh Bedi, Indian cricketer and coach (d. 2023)
- 1946 - Felicity Kendal, English actress[21]
- 1946 - Bryan MacLean, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1998)
- 1946 - Janusz Majer, Polish mountaineer
- 1946 - Gil Morgan, American golfer
- 1946 - Ali Parvin, Iranian footballer
- 1946 - Jerry Penrod, American bass player
- 1947 - Giannos Kranidiotis, Greek politician and diplomat (d. 1999)
- 1947 - Cheryl Tiegs, American model and actress
- 1947 - Cecil Womack, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2013)
- 1948 - Mimi Kennedy, American actress and screenwriter
- 1948 - Vasile Șirli, Romanian musical composer and producer[22]
- 1948 - Vladimir Yevtushenkov, Russian businessman
- 1949 - Pedro Almodóvar, Spanish director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1949 - Jeff Borowiak, American tennis player
- 1949 - Steve Mackay, American saxophonist and composer (d. 2015)
- 1949 - Anson Williams, American actor, singer, and director
- 1950 - E. C. Coleman, American basketball player[23]
- 1950 - Stanisław Szozda, Polish cyclist and trainer (d. 2013)
- 1951 - Yardena Arazi, Israeli singer
- 1951 - Burleigh Drummond, American drummer and songwriter
- 1951 - Graeme Knowles, English bishop
- 1951 - Mark Hamill, American actor, singer, and producer
- 1951 - Bob McAdoo, American basketball player and coach
- 1952 - Colin Friels, Scottish-Australian actor
- 1952 - Jimmy Garvin, American wrestler and manager
- 1952 - bell hooks, American author and activist (d. 2021)
- 1952 - Cherríe Moraga, American poet, playwright, and activist
- 1952 - Tommy Norden, American actor
- 1952 - Chris Pond, English politician
- 1952 - Christopher Reeve, American actor, producer, and activist (d. 2004)
- 1953 - Richard Harvey, English mandolin player, keyboard player, and composer
- 1953 - Ron Rash, American novelist, short story writer, poet
- 1954 - Sylvester Croom, American football player and coach
- 1954 - Joep Lange, Dutch physician and academic (d. 2014)
- 1954 - Juande Ramos, Spanish footballer and manager
- 1955 - Ludo Coeck, Belgian footballer (d. 1985)
- 1955 - Zucchero Fornaciari, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1955 - Amyr Klink, Brazilian sailor and explorer
- 1955 - Luanne Rice, American author and activist
- 1955 - Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, German footballer and manager
- 1955 - Steven Severin, English bass player, songwriter, and producer
- 1956 - W. Daniel Hillis, American computer scientist, engineer, and author, founded the Thinking Machines Corporation
- 1956 - Jamie Hyneman, American special effects designer and television host, founded M5 Industries
- 1956 - Miroslav Volf, Croatian Protestant theologian and public intellectual
- 1957 - Vladimir Popovkin, Russian general (d. 2014)
- 1958 - Randy Kerber, American keyboard player, composer, and conductor
- 1958 - Michael Madsen, American actor and producer
- 1959 - Jeon Soo-il, South Korean director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1960 - Igor Belanov, Ukrainian footballer and manager
- 1961 - Mehmet Aslantuğ, Turkish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1961 - Heather Locklear, American actress
- 1961 - Steve Scott, British journalist and presenter
- 1961 - Tim Zoehrer, Australian cricketer
- 1962 - Kalthoum Sarrai, Tunisian-French psychologist and journalist (d. 2010)
- 1962 - Aida Turturro, American actress
- 1962 - Dariusz Wdowczyk, Polish footballer and coach
- 1963 - Tate Donovan, American actor
- 1963 - Keely Shaye Smith, American journalist and author
- 1964 - Gary Ayles, English race car driver
- 1964 - Barbara Dennerlein, German organist
- 1964 - Maria Doyle Kennedy, Irish actress and singer
- 1964 - Rebecca Gablé, German novelist
- 1964 - Kikuko Inoue, Japanese singer-songwriter and voice actress
- 1964 - Joey Saputo, Canadian businessman
- 1965 - Matt Battaglia, American football player, actor, and producer
- 1965 - Saffron Henderson, Canadian voice actress and singer
- 1965 - Scottie Pippen, American basketball player and sportscaster
- 1965 - Anne Roumanoff, French actress and screenwriter
- 1965 - Dave Rundle, South African cricketer
- 1965 - Rob Schmidt, American director and screenwriter
- 1965 - Rafael Martín Vázquez, Spanish footballer and coach
- 1965 - Nicky Winmar, Australian footballer
- 1966 - Stanislav Bunin, Russian pianist and educator
- 1966 - Jason Flemyng, English actor
- 1966 - Todd Philcox, American football player
- 1967 - Kim Issel, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1967 - Ashwin Sood, English-Canadian drummer and producer
- 1968 - John A. List, American economist and academic
- 1968 - Will Smith, American actor, producer, and rapper
- 1968 - John Worsfold, Australian footballer and coach
- 1969 - Hansie Cronje, South African cricketer (d. 2002)
- 1969 - Bill Simmons, American journalist and author
- 1969 - Hal Sparks, American actor, comedian, musician and political commentator[24]
- 1969 - Tony Womack, American baseball player
- 1969 - Catherine Zeta-Jones, Welsh actress
- 1970 - Curtis Buckley, American football player and psychiatrist
- 1971 - Nikos Boudouris, Greek basketball player and manager
- 1971 - John Lynch, American football player and sportscaster
- 1971 - Seb Sanders, English jockey
- 1972 - Douglas September, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
- 1973 - Tijani Babangida, Nigerian footballer
- 1973 - Jenny Chapman, English politician
- 1973 - Bridgette Wilson, American actress, singer, model, and beauty queen
- 1974 - Bill Bowler, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- 1974 - Olivier Dacourt, French footballer
- 1974 - John Granville, American scholar and diplomat (d. 2008)
- 1974 - Paul Hurst, English footballer and manager
- 1974 - Daniel Kessler, English-American singer and guitarist
- 1974 - Frank Leder, German fashion designer
- 1974 - Robbie Mears, Australian rugby league player and coach
- 1974 - Eric Moss, American football player (d. 2019)
- 1974 - Joel Prpic, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1974 - Javier Rosas, Mexican triathlete
- 1974 - Kemel Thompson, Jamaican hurdler
- 1975 - Daniela Ceccarelli, Italian skier
- 1975 - Declan Donnelly, English entertainer
- 1975 - Matt Hasselbeck, American football player
- 1975 - Dat Nguyen, American football player and coach
- 1976 - Santigold, American singer-songwriter and producer
- 1976 - Chauncey Billups, American basketball player
- 1976 - Eric Roberson, American singer-songwriter and producer
- 1976 - Charlotte Ayanna, Puerto Rican-American actress
- 1977 - Clea DuVall, American actress
- 1977 - Robbie Jones, American actor
- 1977 - Mike Krahulik, American illustrator
- 1977 - Toni Lydman, Finnish ice hockey player[25]
- 1977 - Joel David Moore, American actor
- 1977 - Wil Nieves, Puerto Rican-American baseball player
- 1978 - Joe Cotton, Canadian-New Zealand singer
- 1978 - Roudolphe Douala, Cameroonian footballer
- 1978 - Ricardo Gardner, Jamaican footballer
- 1978 - Jodie Kidd, English model and actress
- 1978 - Ryan Leslie, American singer-songwriter and producer
- 1978 - Joel Piñeiro, Puerto Rican baseball player
- 1979 - Kyle Bennett, American BMX rider (d. 2012)
- 1979 - Rashad Evans, American mixed martial artist and wrestler
- 1979 - Jason Koumas, Welsh footballer
- 1979 - Jean-René Lisnard, French tennis player
- 1980 - Chris Owen, American actor
- 1980 - T.I., American rapper, songwriter, producer, and actor
- 1981 - Rocco Baldelli, American baseball player and manager
- 1981 - Jason Bergmann, American baseball player
- 1981 - Lee Norris, American actor
- 1982 - Hyun Bin, South Korean actor
- 1983 - Donald Glover, American actor, rapper, producer, and screenwriter
- 1983 - Terrance Pennington, American football player
- 1984 - Cherine Anderson, Jamaican singer-songwriter and actress
- 1984 - Matt Carle, American ice hockey player[26]
- 1984 - Ivory Latta, American basketball player[27]
- 1984 - Matías Silvestre, Argentinian footballer
- 1984 - Zach Woods, American actor and comedian
- 1985 - Gökhan Güleç, Turkish footballer
- 1985 - Marvin Matip, German footballer
- 1986 - Heidi El Tabakh, Egyptian-Canadian tennis player
- 1986 - Jamie O'Hara, English footballer
- 1986 - Marten Strauch, German rugby player
- 1986 - Steve Forrest, American drummer
- 1986 - Choi Yoon-young, South Korean actress
- 1987 - Monica Niculescu, Romanian tennis player
- 1987 - Mustafa Yumlu, Turkish footballer
- 1989 - Jordan Gavaris, Canadian actor
- 1989 - Cuco Martina, Curaçaoan footballer
- 1989 - Aldon Smith, American football player
- 1990 - Mao Asada, Japanese figure skater
- 1990 - Daria Strokous, Russian model, actress, and photographer
- 1991 - Emmy Clarke, American actress
- 1991 - Alessandro Crescenzi, Italian footballer
- 1991 - Calle Järnkrok, Swedish ice hockey player
- 1992 - Zoël Amberg, Swiss race car driver
- 1992 - Kerrod Holland, Australian rugby league player
- 1992 - Massimo Luongo, Australian footballer
- 1992 - Keauna McLaughlin, American figure skater
- 1992 - Rosalía, Spanish singer-songwriter[28]
- 1992 - Ruslan Zhiganshin, Russian ice dancer
- 1993 - Brandin Cooks, American football player[29]
- 1993 - Toby Greene, Australian footballer
- 1993 - Abdel Nader, Egyptian-American basketball player[30]
- 1995 - Todd Hazelwood, Australian race car driver[31]
- 1996 - Anett Vilipuu, Estonian footballer
- 1996 - Yue Yuan, Chinese tennis player [32] [33]
- 2001 - Cade Cunningham, American basketball player[34]
- 2009 - Leah Jeffries, American actress[35]
Deaths
Pre-1600
- 1066 - Harald Hardrada, Norwegian king (b. 1015)
- 1066 - Maria Haraldsdotter, Norwegian princess
- 1066 - Tostig Godwinson, English son of Godwin, Earl of Wessex (b. c. 1029)
- 1086 - William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 1025)
- 1087 - Simon I de Montfort, French nobleman (b. c. 1025)
- 1333 - Prince Morikuni, Japanese shōgun (b. 1301)
- 1367 - Jakushitsu Genkō, Japanese poet (b. 1290)
- 1396 - Jean de Carrouges, French knight (b. 1330)
- 1396 - Jean de Vienne, French general and admiral (b. 1341)
- 1496 - Piero Capponi, Italian soldier and politician (b. 1447)
- 1506 - Philip I of Castile (b. 1478)
- 1534 - Pope Clement VII (b. 1478)
- 1536 - Johannes Secundus, Dutch author and poet (b. 1511)
- 1550 - Georg von Blumenthal, German bishop (b. 1490)
- 1588 - Tilemann Heshusius, German Gnesio-Lutheran theologian (b. 1527)
1601–1900
- 1602 - Caspar Peucer, German physician, scholar, and reformer (b. 1525)
- 1615 - Arbella Stuart, English noblewoman and woman of letters (b. 1575)
- 1617 - Emperor Go-Yōzei of Japan (b. 1572)
- 1617 - Francisco Suárez, Spanish priest, philosopher, and theologian (b. 1548)
- 1621 - Mary Sidney, English writer (b. 1561)
- 1626 - Lancelot Andrewes, English bishop and scholar (b. 1555)
- 1630 - Ambrogio Spinola, 1st Marquis of the Balbases, Italian general and politician, Governor of the Duchy of Milan (b. 1569)
- 1665 - Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (b. 1610)
- 1703 - Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll, Scottish general (b. 1658)
- 1774 - John Bradstreet, Canadian-English general (b. 1714)
- 1777 - Johann Heinrich Lambert, Swiss mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (b. 1728)
- 1791 - William Bradford, American soldier and publisher (b. 1719)
- 1792 - Adam Gottlob Moltke, Danish politician and diplomat (b. 1710)
- 1794 - Paul Rabaut, French pastor (b. 1718)
- 1828 - Charlotta Seuerling, Swedish singer, harpsichord player, and composer (b. 1783)
- 1849 - Johann Strauss I, Austrian composer (b. 1804)[36]
- 1867 - Oliver Loving, American rancher, co-developed the Goodnight–Loving Trail (b. 1812)
- 1893 - Louise von François, German author (b. 1817)
- 1900 - Félix-Gabriel Marchand, Canadian journalist and politician, 11th Premier of Québec (b. 1832)
- 1900 - John M. Palmer, American general and politician, 15th Governor of Illinois (b. 1817)
1901–present
- 1901 - Arthur Fremantle, English general and politician, Governor of Malta (b. 1835)
- 1905 - Jacques Marie Eugène Godefroy Cavaignac, French educator and politician (b. 1853)
- 1917 - Thomas Ashe, Irish Republican Brotherhood volunteer and rebel commander. Died as a result of forced feeding while on hunger strike. (b. 1885)[37]
- 1918 - Mikhail Alekseyev, Russian general (b. 1857)
- 1926 - Herbert Booth, English songwriter and bandleader (b. 1862)
- 1928 - Richard F. Outcault, American cartoonist, created The Yellow Kid and Buster Brown (b. 1863)
- 1929 - Miller Huggins, American baseball player and manager (b. 1879)
- 1933 - Ring Lardner, American journalist and author (b. 1885)
- 1938 - Lev Zadov, Ukrainian intelligence agent (b. 1893)[38]
- 1939 - Ali Saip Ursavaş, Turkish soldier and politician (b. 1885)
- 1941 - Foxhall P. Keene, American polo player, golfer, and race car driver (b. 1867)
- 1943 - Alexander Hall, Scottish-Canadian soccer player (b. 1880)
- 1946 - Hans Eppinger, Austrian physician (b. 1879)
- 1955 - Martha Norelius Swedish-born American swimmer (b. 1909)[39]
- 1958 - John B. Watson, American psychologist and academic (b. 1878)
- 1960 - Emily Post, American author and educator (b. 1873)
- 1961 - Frank Fay, American actor and singer (b. 1897)
- 1968 - Hans F. K. Günther, German eugenicist and academic (b. 1891)
- 1968 - Cornell Woolrich, American author and screenwriter (b. 1903)
- 1970 - Erich Maria Remarque, German-Swiss author and translator (b. 1898)
- 1971 - Hugo Black, American captain, jurist, and politician (b. 1886)
- 1972 - Alejandra Pizarnik, Argentine poet (b. 1936)[40]
- 1980 - John Bonham, English drummer and songwriter (b. 1948)
- 1980 - Lewis Milestone, Russian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1895)
- 1980 - Marie Under, Estonian author and poet (b. 1883)
- 1983 - Leopold III of Belgium (b. 1901)
- 1984 - Walter Pidgeon, Canadian-American actor (b. 1897)
- 1986 - Darshan Singh Canadian, Indian-Canadian trade union leader and activist (b. 1917)
- 1986 - Donald MacDonald, Canadian union leader and politician (b. 1909)
- 1986 - Nikolay Semyonov, Russian physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1896)
- 1986 - Hans Vogt, Norwegian linguist and academic (b. 1909)
- 1987 - Mary Astor, American actress (b. 1906)
- 1987 - Emlyn Williams, Welsh actor and playwright (b. 1905)
- 1988 - Billy Carter, American farmer and businessman (b. 1937)
- 1988 - Arthur Võõbus, Estonian-American orientalist and scholar (b. 1909)
- 1990 - Prafulla Chandra Sen, Indian accountant and politician, 3rd Chief Minister of West Bengal (b. 1897)
- 1991 - Klaus Barbie, German SS captain, known as the "Butcher of Lyon" (b. 1913)
- 1991 - Viviane Romance, French actress and producer (b. 1912)
- 1992 - Ivan Vdović, Serbian musician (b. 1961)
- 1995 - Dave Bowen, Welsh footballer and manager (b. 1928)
- 1995 - Annie Elizabeth Delany, American dentist and author (b. 1891)
- 1997 - Hélène Baillargeon, Canadian singer and actress (b. 1916)
- 1997 - Jean Françaix, French pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1912)
- 1999 - Marion Zimmer Bradley, American author (b. 1930)
- 2003 - Aqila al-Hashimi, Iraqi translator and politician (b. 1953)
- 2003 - Herb Gardner, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1934)
- 2003 - Franco Modigliani, Italian-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)
- 2003 - George Plimpton, American writer and literary editor (b. 1927)
- 2005 - Don Adams, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1923)
- 2005 - Madeline-Ann Aksich, Canadian businesswoman and philanthropist (b. 1956)
- 2005 - George Archer, American golfer (b. 1939)
- 2005 - Urie Bronfenbrenner, Russian-American psychologist and ecologist (b. 1917)
- 2005 - Ghulam Mustafa Khan, Pakistani linguist and critic (b. 1912)
- 2005 - M. Scott Peck, American psychiatrist and author (b. 1936)
- 2005 - Friedrich Peter, Austrian lawyer and politician (b. 1921)
- 2006 - Jeff Cooper, American target shooter and author (b. 1920)
- 2006 - John M. Ford, American author and poet (b. 1957)
- 2007 - Haidar Abdel-Shafi, Palestinian physician and politician (b. 1919)
- 2007 - André Emmerich, German-American art dealer (b. 1924)
- 2008 - Derog Gioura, Nauruan politician, 23rd President of Nauru (b. 1932)
- 2009 - Alicia de Larrocha, Spanish pianist (b. 1923)
- 2009 - Pierre Falardeau, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1946)
- 2011 - Wangari Maathai, Kenyan environmentalist and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1940)
- 2012 - Billy Barnes, American composer and songwriter (b. 1927)
- 2012 - John Bond, English footballer and manager (b. 1932)
- 2012 - Eric Ives, English historian and academic (b. 1931)
- 2012 - Alonso Lujambio, Mexican academic and politician (b. 1962)
- 2012 - Andy Williams, American singer (b. 1927)
- 2013 - Ron Fenton, English footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1940)
- 2013 - Choi In-ho, South Korean author and screenwriter (b. 1945)
- 2013 - José Montoya, American poet and academic (b. 1932)
- 2013 - Billy Mure, American guitarist and composer (b. 1915)
- 2013 - Pablo Verani, Italian-Argentinian lawyer and politician (b. 1938)
- 2013 - Bennet Wong, Canadian psychiatrist and academic, co-founded Haven Institute (Gabriola Island, Canada) (b. 1930)
- 2014 - Ulrick Chérubin, Haitian-Canadian educator and politician (b. 1943)
- 2014 - Sulejman Tihić, Bosnian lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1951)
- 2014 - Dorothy Tyler-Odam, English high jumper (b. 1920)
- 2015 - Claudio Baggini, Italian Roman Catholic prelate (b. 1936)
- 2015 - John Galvin, American general (b. 1929)
- 2015 - Tom Kelley, American baseball player and manager (b. 1944)
- 2015 - Moti Kirschenbaum, Israeli journalist (b. 1939)
- 2016 - José Fernández, Cuban-American baseball player (b. 1992)
- 2016 - Arnold Palmer, American golfer (b. 1929)
- 2016 - Nahid Hattar, Jordanian writer and political activist (b. 1960)
- 2017 - Jan Tříska, Czech actor (b. 1936)[41]
- 2023 - David McCallum, Scottish actor (b. 1933)[42]
Holidays and observances
External links
Notes and References
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- News: Compozitorul Vasili Șirli: 'Eu am făcut muzică și am lucrat ca să-mi câștig pâinea. Și marii compozitori au lucrat ca să-și plătească chiria'. Simona. Chițan. Adevărul. 8 July 2017. ro.
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- Web site: Birthday: Hal Sparks. 21 September 2015. 21 March 2022. Wisconsin State Journal.
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- Web site: 12 August 2021. La verdadera edad de Rosalía, desvelada por ella misma. The true age of Rosalía, revealed by herself. live. 21 September 2023. HuffPost. es. https://web.archive.org/web/20210928153235/https://www.huffingtonpost.es/entry/edad-rosalia_es_6115048fe4b07c140311efd7. 28 September 2021.
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