Members of the Atlanta Police Department conduct a raid on a gay bar, with patrons later alleging that their constitutional rights had been violated and the city agreeing to pay over $1 million in settlements.
British forces freed soldiers and civilians who had been held captive by the militant group the West Side Boys, contributing to the end of the Sierra Leone Civil War.
Pope John Paul II consecrated the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, one of the largest churches in the world, in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast.
Typhoon Ellen dissipated after destroying hundreds of homes across Hong Kong and the Philippines.
After centuries of Portuguese rule, the country of Guinea-Bissau was formally recognized as independent.
At the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, German driver Wolfgang von Trips's car collided with another, causing it to become airborne and crash into a side barrier, killing him and 15 spectators.
Running barefoot in the marathon event at the Rome Olympics, Abebe Bikila became the first athlete from sub-Saharan Africa to win an Olympic gold medal.
While riding a train to Darjeeling, India, Sister Teresa Bojaxhiu, later Mother Teresa (pictured), experienced what she later described as the "call within the call", directing her to "leave the convent and help the poor while living among them".
Mike the Headless Chicken (pictured) was decapitated on a farm in Colorado; he survived another 18 months as part of sideshows before choking to death.
Led by the United Kingdom and France, nine nations met at the Nyon Conference to address international piracy in the Mediterranean Sea.
John Doubleday completed a "masterly" restoration of the Portland Vase (pictured), which had been smashed into hundreds of pieces seven months prior.
American Revolutionary War: Captain William Pickles of the Continental Navy boarded and captured the British sloop HMS West Florida at the Battle of Lake Pontchartrain.
Johann Sebastian Bach led the first performance of Jesu, der du meine Seele, BWV 78, a chorale cantata based on a passion hymn by Johann Rist.
Anglo-Scottish Wars: English forces defeated the Scots at the Battle of Pinkie near Musselburgh, Lothian, Scotland.
The "Minor Judgement Day" earthquake struck in the Sea of Marmara, devastating much of Constantinople and killing more than 1,000 people.
Death of Queen Elizabeth II: King Charles III is formally proclaimed as monarch at a meeting of the Accession Council in St James's Palace.
Hurricane Irma makes landfall on Cudjoe Key, Florida as a Category 4, after causing catastrophic damage throughout the Caribbean. Irma resulted in 134 deaths and $77.2 billion (2017 USD) in damage.
The Large Hadron Collider at CERN, described as the biggest scientific experiment in history, is powered up in Geneva, Switzerland.
Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif returns to Pakistan after seven years in exile, following a military coup in October 1999.
Switzerland, traditionally a neutral country, becomes a full member of the United Nations.
Antônio da Costa Santos, mayor of Campinas, Brazil is assassinated.
During his appearance on the British TV game show Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, contestant Charles Ingram reaches the £1 million top prize, but it was later revealed that he had cheated to the top prize by listening to coughs from his wife and another contestant.
Operation Barras successfully frees six British soldiers held captive for over two weeks and contributes to the end of the Sierra Leone Civil War.
Hamida Djandoubi, convicted of torture and murder, is the last person to be executed by guillotine in France.
A British Airways Hawker Siddeley Trident and an Inex-Adria DC-9 collide near Zagreb, Yugoslavia, killing 176.
Guinea-Bissau gains independence from Portugal.
The people of Gibraltar vote to remain a British dependency rather than becoming part of Spain.
In the Italian Grand Prix, a crash causes the death of German Formula One driver Wolfgang von Trips and 15 spectators who are hit by his Ferrari, the deadliest accident in F1 history.
At the Summer Olympics in Rome, Abebe Bikila becomes the first sub-Saharan African to win a gold medal, winning the marathon in bare feet.
World War II: In the course of Operation Achse, German troops begin their occupation of Rome.
World War II: The British Army carries out an amphibious landing on Madagascar to re-launch Allied offensive operations in the Madagascar Campaign.
World War II: The submarine HMS Oxley is mistakenly sunk by the submarine HMS Triton near Norway and becomes the Royal Navy's first loss of a submarine in the war.
World War II: The Canadian declaration of war on Germany receives royal assent.
Nine nations attend the Nyon Conference to address international piracy in the Mediterranean Sea.
First World Individual Motorcycle Speedway Championship, Held at London's (England) Wembley Stadium
The New York City Subway's third competing subway system, the municipally owned IND, is opened.
The Republic of German-Austria signs the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, ceding significant territories to Italy, Yugoslavia, and Czechoslovakia.
Russian Civil War: The Red Army captures Kazan.
Empress Elisabeth of Austria is assassinated by Luigi Lucheni.
Lattimer massacre: A sheriff's posse kills 19 unarmed striking immigrant miners in Lattimer, Pennsylvania, United States.
George Mary Searle discovers the asteroid 55 Pandora.
Elias Howe is granted a patent for the sewing machine.
The United States defeats a British Fleet at the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812.
At the Battle of St. George's Caye, British Honduras defeats Spain.
American Revolutionary War: Nathan Hale volunteers to spy for the Continental Army.
Johann Sebastian Bach leads the first performance of Jesu, der du meine Seele, BWV 78, a chorale cantata based on a passion hymn by Johann Rist.
Reapers' War: Junta de Braços (Assembly of Estates) of the Principality of Catalonia summoned. It assumes the sovereignty and enacts a series of revolutionary mesures which will lead to the Catalan Republic.
Fifty-five Christians are executed in Nagasaki during the Great Genna Martyrdom
John Smith is elected council president of Jamestown, Virginia.
Edward Maria Wingfield is ousted as first president of the governing council of the Colony of Virginia; he is replaced by John Ratcliffe.
German pirate Klein Henszlein and 33 of his crew are beheaded in Hamburg.
Spanish Jesuit missionaries land in present-day Virginia to establish the short-lived Ajacán Mission.
Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima: Takeda Shingen defeats Uesugi Kenshin in the climax of their ongoing conflicts.
The Battle of Pinkie, the last full-scale military confrontation between England and Scotland, resulting in a decisive victory for the forces of Edward VI.
Thomas Wolsey is invested as a Cardinal.
An earthquake known as "The Lesser Judgment Day" hits Constantinople.
John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy is assassinated by adherents of the Dauphin, the future Charles VII of France.
The first synod of pope Urban II starts in Melfi, with seventy bishops and twelve abbots in attendance. The synod issues several decrees about church law and deals with the relation with the Greek part of the Church.
The bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde.
Gabriel Bateman, American actor
Armando Broja, Albanian-born English footballer
Nick Cross, American football player
Laura Taylor, Australian swimmer
Anna Blinkova, Russian tennis player
Sheck Wes, American rapper
Brooke Henderson, Canadian golfer
Troy Terry, American ice hockey player
Jack Grealish, English footballer
Matt Rife, American comedian and actor
Mohamed Sylla, French rapper
Sam Kerr, Australian footballer
Ricky Ledo, American basketball player
Ayub Masika, Kenyan footballer
Boadu Maxwell Acosty, Ghanaian footballer
Sam Morsy, Egyptian footballer
Corban Knight, Canadian ice hockey player
Manish Pandey, Indian cricketer
Matt Ritchie, English footballer
Lee Sawyer, English footballer
Bobby Sharp, Canadian wrestler
Jordan Staal, Canadian ice hockey player
Jared Lee Loughner, American mass murderer
Paul Goldschmidt, American baseball player
Nana Tanimura, Japanese singer-songwriter and actress
Alex Saxon, American actor
Angel McCoughtry, American basketball player
Ashley Monroe, American singer-songwriter
Eoin Morgan, Irish- English cricketer
Aleksandrs Čekulajevs, Latvian footballer
James Graham, English rugby league player
Neil Walker, American baseball player
Sander Post, Estonian footballer
Harry Treadaway, English actor
Luke Treadaway, English actor
Drake Younger, American wrestler
Fernando Belluschi, Argentinian footballer
Shawn James, Guyanese-American basketball player
Jérémy Toulalan, French footballer
Joey Votto, Canadian baseball player
Misty Copeland, American ballerina and author
Javi Varas, Spanish footballer
Marco Chiudinelli, Swiss tennis player
Germán Denis, Argentinian footballer
Bonnie Maxon, American wrestler
Roger Mason Jr., American basketball player
Trevor Murdoch, American wrestler
Mikey Way, American bass player and songwriter
Tetsuya Yamagami, Japanese assassin of Shinzo Abe
Jacob Young, American actor
Julia Goldsworthy, English politician
Alex Horne, British comedian
Ramūnas Šiškauskas, Lithuanian basketball player
Mike DiBiase, American wrestler
Caleb Ralph, New Zealand rugby player
Marty Holah, New Zealand rugby player
Gustavo Kuerten, Brazilian tennis player
Vassilis Lakis, Greek footballer
Matt Morgan, American wrestler
Reinder Nummerdor, Dutch volleyball player
Dan O'Toole, Canadian sportscaster
Melanie Pullen, American photographer
Mohammad Akram, Pakistani cricketer and coach
Mirko Filipović, Croatian mixed martial artist, boxer, and politician
Ryan Phillippe, American actor and producer
Ben Wallace, American basketball player
Ferdinand Coly, Senegalese footballer
Mark Huizinga, Dutch martial artist
Tim Stimpson, English rugby player
James Duval, American actor and producer
Bente Skari, Norwegian skier
Joe Bravo, American jockey
Ménélik, Cameroonian-French rapper
Dean Gorré, Surinamese footballer and manager
Paula Kelley, American singer-songwriter
Neera Tanden, American lawyer and policy analyst
Craig Innes, New Zealand rugby player
Johnathon Schaech, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
Andreas Herzog, Austrian footballer and manager
Big Daddy Kane, American rapper, producer, and actor
Guy Ritchie, English director, producer, and screenwriter
Yuki Saito, Japanese singer and actress
Joe Nieuwendyk, Canadian ice hockey player and manager
Jack Ma, Chinese businessman, co-founder of Alibaba Group
John E. Sununu, American engineer and politician
Randy Johnson, American baseball player
Bill Stevenson, American drummer, songwriter, and producer
Alison Bechdel, American author and illustrator
Margaret Ferrier, Scottish politician
Colin Firth, English actor and producer
Tim Hunter, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
David Lowery, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Michael Earl, American actor, singer, and puppeteer (died 2015)
Chris Columbus, American director, producer, and screenwriter
Siobhan Fahey, Irish singer-songwriter and producer
Kate Burton, British-American actress
Carol Decker, English singer-songwriter
Johnnie Fingers, Irish keyboard player and songwriter
Pat Mastelotto, American rock drummer
Jackie Ashley, English journalist
Lorely Burt, English politician
Clark Johnson, American-Canadian actor
Don Wilson, American kickboxer and actor
Pat Cadigan, American science fiction author
Amy Irving, American actress
John Thurso, Scottish businessman and politician
Medea Benjamin, American activist, founder of Code Pink
Vic Toews, Paraguayan-Canadian lawyer and politician, 48th Canadian Minister of Justice
Sarah Coakley, English philosopher, theologian, and academic
Steve Keirn, American wrestler
Bill Rogers, American golfer
Rosie Flores, American singer and guitarist
Tom Lund, Norwegian football player
Joe Perry, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Barriemore Barlow, English rock drummer and songwriter
Babette Cole, English author and illustrator (died 2017)
Don Muraco, American wrestler
Bill O'Reilly, American journalist and author
Zhang Chengzhi, Chinese historian and author
Brian Donohoe, Scottish politician
Judy Geeson, English actress
Bob Lanier, American basketball player and coach (died 2022)
Margaret Trudeau, Canadian actress and talk show host, 12th Spouse of the Prime Minister of Canada
Charlie Waters, American football player, coach, and radio host
Larry Nelson, American golfer
David Pountney, English director and manager
Michèle Alliot-Marie, French lawyer and politician, French Minister of Foreign and European Affairs
Jim Hines, American sprinter and football player (died 2023)
Don Powell, English rock drummer
Patrick Norman, Canadian singer-songwriter
José Feliciano, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter and guitarist
Gerard Henderson, Australian journalist and author
Mike Mullane, American colonel and astronaut
Thomas Allen, English actor, singer, and academic
Danny Hutton, Irish-American singer
Stephen Jay Gould, American paleontologist, biologist, and author (died 2002)
Christopher Hogwood, English harpsichord player and conductor, founded the Academy of Ancient Music (died 2014)
Gunpei Yokoi, Japanese video game designer, invented Game Boy (died 1997)
Roy Ayers, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, vibraphonist, and producer (died 2025)
Buck Buchanan, American football player (died 1992)
Bob Chance, American baseball player (died 2013)
David Hamilton, English radio and television host
Jared Diamond, American biologist, geographer, and author
Tommy Overstreet, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2015)
Peter Lovesey, British writer (died 2025)
Mary Oliver, American poet (died 2019)
Charles Kuralt, American journalist (died 1997)
Roger Maris, American baseball player and coach (died 1985)
Jim Oberstar, American educator and politician (died 2014)
Larry Sitsky, Australian pianist, composer, and educator
Mr. Wrestling II, American wrestler (died 2020)
Yevgeny Khrunov, Russian colonel and cosmonaut (died 2000)
Karl Lagerfeld, German-French fashion designer and photographer (died 2019)
Bo Goldman, American playwright, screenwriter, and producer (died 2023)
Isabel Colegate, English author and agent (died 2023)
Philip Baker Hall, American actor (died 2022)
Aino Kukk, Estonian chess player and engineer (died 2006)
Michel Bélanger, Canadian businessman and banker (died 1997)
John Golding, English historian, scholar, and curator (died 2012)
Arnold Palmer, American golfer and businessman (died 2016)
Roch Bolduc, Canadian civil servant and politician
Walter Ralston Martin, American minister and author, founded the Christian Research Institute (died 1989)
Jean Vanier, Canadian philosopher and humanitarian, founded L'Arche (died 2019)
Johnny Keating, Scottish trombonist, composer, and producer (died 2015)
Beryl Cook, English painter and illustrator (died 2008)
Roy Brown, American singer-songwriter (died 1981)
Dick Lucas, English minister and cleric
Boris Tchaikovsky, Russian pianist and composer (died 1996)
Ted Kluszewski, American baseball player and coach (died 1988)
Boyd K. Packer, American educator and religious leader, 26th President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (died 2015)
Glen P. Robinson, American businessman, founded Scientific Atlanta (died 2013)
Joann Lõssov, Estonian basketball player and coach (died 2000)
John W. Morris, American general (died 2013)
Fabio Taglioni, Italian engineer (died 2001)
Lex van Delden, Dutch composer (died 1988)
Miguel Serrano, Chilean poet and diplomat (died 2009)
Edmond O'Brien, American actor (died 1985)
Terence O'Neill, Baron O'Neill of the Maine, Anglo-Irish captain and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Northern Ireland (died 1990)
Robert Wise, American director and producer (died 2005)
Lincoln Gordon, American academic and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Brazil (died 2009)
Basappa Danappa Jatti, Indian lawyer and politician, 5th Vice President of India (died 2002)
Angus Bethune, Australian soldier and politician, 33rd Premier of Tasmania (died 2004)
Raymond Scott, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (died 1994)
Waldo Rudolph Wedel, American archaeologist and author (died 1996)
Alva R. Fitch, American general (died 1989)
Dorothy Hill, Australian geologist and palaeontologist (died 1997)
Karl Wien, German geographer, academic, and mountaineer (died 1937)
Honey Craven, American horse rider and manager (died 2003)
Max Shachtman, American theorist and politician (died 1972)
Cyril Connolly, English author and critic (died 1974)
Bessie Love, American actress (died 1986)
Waldo Semon, American chemist and engineer (died 1999)
Georges Bataille, French philosopher, novelist, and poet (died 1962)
Hilde Hildebrand, German actress and singer (died 1976)
Adele Astaire, American actress and dancer (died 1981)
Robert Taschereau, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician, 11th Chief Justice of Canada (died 1970)
Ye Ting, Chinese general (died 1946)
Viswanatha Satyanarayana, Indian poet and author (died 1976)
Alexander Dovzhenko, Soviet screenwriter/producer/director of Ukrainian origin (died 1956)
Arthur Compton, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1962)
Bob Heffron, New Zealand-Australian miner and politician, 30th Premier of New South Wales (died 1978)
Elsa Schiaparelli, Italian-French fashion designer (died 1973)
Franz Werfel, Austrian-Bohemian author, poet, and playwright (died 1945)
Mortimer Wheeler, British archaeologist and officer (died 1976)
Ivar Böhling, Finnish wrestler (died 1929)
Israel Abramofsky, Russian-American painter (died 1976)
Giovanni Gronchi, Italian soldier and politician, 3rd President of the Italian Republic (died 1978)
Kenneth Mason, English soldier and geographer (died 1976)
Govind Ballabh Pant, Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (died 1961)
H.D., American poet, novelist, and memoirist (died 1961)
Johannes de Jong, Dutch cardinal (died 1955)
Carl Clinton Van Doren, American critic and biographer (died 1950)
Herbert Johanson, Estonian architect (died 1964)
Georgia Douglas Johnson, American poet and playwright (died 1966)
Laura Cornelius Kellogg, Native American activist (died 1947)
Hugh D. McIntosh, Australian businessman (died 1942)
George Hewitt Myers, American forester and philanthropist (died 1957)
Mamie Dillard, African American educator, clubwoman and suffragist (died 1954)
Ranjitsinhji, Indian cricketer (died 1933)
Charles Collett, English engineer (died 1952)
Jeppe Aakjær, Danish author and poet (died 1930)
Carl Correns, German botanist and geneticist (died 1933)
Marianne von Werefkin, Russian-Swiss painter (died 1938)
Hans Niels Andersen, Danish businessman, founded the East Asiatic Company (died 1937)
Alice Brown Davis, American tribal chief (died 1935)
Abel Hoadley, English-Australian candy maker, created the Violet Crumble (died 1918)
Isaac K. Funk, American minister and publisher, co-founded Funk & Wagnalls (died 1912)
Charles Sanders Peirce, American mathematician, statistician, and philosopher (died 1914)
Joseph Wheeler, American general and politician (died 1906)
William Jervois, English captain, engineer, and politician, 10th Governor of South Australia (died 1897)
Marie Laveau, American voodoo practitioner (died 1881)
Harriet Arbuthnot, English diarist (died 1834)
Jacques Boucher de Crèvecœur de Perthes, French archaeologist and author (died 1868)
John J. Crittenden, American statesman and politician (died 1863)
Justina Jeffreys, Jamaican-born British gentlewoman (died 1869)
Nicolás Bravo, Mexican soldier and politician, 11th President of Mexico (died 1854)
William Mason, American surgeon and politician (died 1860)
Hannah Webster Foster, American author (died 1840)
John Soane, English architect and academic, designed the Royal Academy and Freemasons' Hall (died 1837)
Niccolò Jommelli, Italian composer (died 1774)
Henry Purcell, English organist and composer (died 1695)
Caspar Bartholin the Younger, Danish anatomist (died 1738)
Maria Theresa of Spain (died 1683)
Thomas Sydenham, English physician and author (died 1689)
Nicholas Lanier, English singer-songwriter and lute player (died 1666)
Hernando Arias de Saavedra, Paraguayan-Argentinian soldier and politician (died 1634)
Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia, Spanish general (died 1615)
George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (died 1596)
Wolfgang Musculus, German theologian (died 1563)
Pope Julius III (died 1555)
Eleanor, Princess of Asturias (died 1425)
Guo Wei, posthumously known as Emperor Taizu of Later Zhou
Eutychius, patriarch of Alexandria (died 940)
Frankie Beverly, American soul/funk singer-songwriter, musician, and producer (born 1946)
Jim Sasser, American lawyer and politician, 6th United States Ambassador to China (born 1936)
Ian Wilmut, British embryologist (born 1944)
Diana Rigg, British actress (born 1938)
Norman Farberow, American psychologist and academic (born 1918)
Adrian Frutiger, Swiss typeface designer (born 1928)
Antoine Lahad, Lebanese general (born 1927)
Emilio Botín, Spanish banker and businessman (born 1934)
Richard Kiel, American actor (born 1939)
Edward Nelson, American mathematician and academic (born 1932)
George Spencer, American baseball player (born 1926)
Paul K. Sybrowsky, American religious leader and academic (born 1944)
John Hambrick, American journalist and actor (born 1940)
Ibrahim Makhous, Syrian politician, Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1925)
Josef Němec, Czech boxer (born 1933)
Clay Shaw, American accountant and politician (born 1939)
Jack Vance, Canadian general (born 1933)
Raquel Correa, Chilean journalist (born 1934)
Robert Gammage, American captain, lawyer, and politician (born 1938)
Lance LeGault, American actor and stuntman (born 1935)
Stanley Long, English director, producer, cinematographer, and screenwriter (born 1933)
John Moffatt, English actor and playwright (born 1922)
Cliff Robertson, American actor (born 1923)
Gérald Beaudoin, Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1929)
Vernon Handley, English conductor (born 1930)
Anita Roddick, English businesswoman, founded The Body Shop (born 1942)
Joe Sherlock, Irish politician (born 1930)
Ted Stepien, American businessman (born 1925)
Jane Wyman, American actress (born 1917)
Patty Berg, American golfer (born 1918)
Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV, Tongan king (born 1918)
Hermann Bondi, Austrian mathematician and cosmologist (born 1919)
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, American singer and guitarist (born 1924)
Brock Adams, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 5th United States Secretary of Transportation (born 1927)
Zaib-un-Nissa Hamidullah, Indian-Pakistani journalist and author (born 1921)
Joanne Dru, American actress (born 1922)
Hans List, Austrian scientist and inventor (born 1896)
Charles Drake, American actor (born 1917)
Jack Crawford, Australian tennis player (born 1908)
Virginia Satir, American psychotherapist and author (born 1916)
Boris Rõtov, Estonian chess player (born 1937)
Ernst Öpik, Estonian astronomer and astrophysicist (born 1893)
Jock Stein, Scottish footballer and manager (born 1922)
Felix Bloch, Swiss-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1905)
Norah Lofts, English author (born 1904)
Jon Brower Minnoch, American heaviest man (born 1941)
B. J. Vorster, South African lawyer and politician, 4th State President of South Africa (born 1915)
Agostinho Neto, Angolan politician, 1st President of Angola (born 1922)
Dalton Trumbo, American screenwriter and novelist (born 1905)
Hans Swarowsky, Hungarian-Austrian conductor and educator (born 1899)
George Paget Thomson, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1892)
Cornelia Meigs, American author and playwright (born 1884)
Pier Angeli, Italian-American actress and singer (born 1932)
Erna Mohr, German zoologist (born 1894)
Emil Julius Gumbel, German mathematician and statistician (born 1891)
Father Divine, American spiritual leader (born 1880)
Leo Carrillo, American actor and singer (born 1880)
Wolfgang von Trips, German race car driver (born 1928)
Peter Anders, German tenor and actor (born 1908)
Youssef Aftimus, Lebanese engineer and architect, designed the Beirut City Hall (born 1866)
Ferdinand I of Bulgaria (born 1861)
Issy Smith, British-Australian soldier and Jewish recipient of the Victoria Cross (born 1890)
Wilhelm Fritz von Roettig, German general (born 1888)
Charles Cruft, English businessman, founded Crufts (born 1852)
Sergei Tretyakov, Russian author and playwright (born 1892)
Huey Long, American lawyer and politician, 40th Governor of Louisiana (born 1893)
George Henschel, German-English pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1850)
Giuseppe Campari, Italian race car driver (born 1892)
Baconin Borzacchini, Italian race car driver (born 1898)
Stanisław Czaykowski, Polish race car driver (born 1899)
Dmitri Egorov, Russian mathematician and academic (born 1869)
Salvatore Maranzano, Italian-American gangster (born 1886)
Sukumar Ray, Indian poet and playwright (born 1887)
Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, English poet and activist (born 1840)
J. F. Archibald, Australian journalist and publisher, founded the Archibald Prize (born 1856)
Charles Boucher de Boucherville, Canadian physician and politician, 3rd Premier of Quebec (born 1822)
Bagha Jatin, Indian philosopher and author (born 1879 )
Pete Browning, American baseball player (born 1861)
Empress Elisabeth of Austria (born 1837)
David Humphreys Storer, American physician and naturalist (born 1804)
Charles III, Prince of Monaco (born 1818)
Simon Sechter, Austrian organist, composer, and conductor (born 1788)
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, American minister and educator (born 1787)
William Hobson, Irish-New Zealand soldier and politician, 1st Governor of New Zealand (born 1792)
Letitia Christian Tyler, American wife of John Tyler, 11th First Lady of the United States (born 1790)
Mary Wollstonecraft, English philosopher, historian, and novelist (born 1759)
Ferdinand Konščak, Croatian missionary and explorer (born 1703)
Émilie du Châtelet, French mathematician and physicist (born 1706)
Ignacia del Espíritu Santo, Filipino nun, founded the Religious of the Virgin Mary (born 1663)
Gerrard Winstanley, English activist (born 1609)
Henrietta Maria of France, Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland (born 1609)
Luzzasco Luzzaschi, Italian organist and composer (born 1545)
William Morgan, Welsh bishop and translator (born 1545)
Richard Grenville, English admiral and politician (born 1542)
Anthony Denny, English politician (born 1501)
John Colet, English theologian and scholar (born 1467)
Philibert II, Duke of Savoy (born 1480)
Federico da Montefeltro, Italian warlord (born 1422)
Jacopo Piccolomini-Ammannati, Italian cardinal and humanist (born 1422)
John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy (born 1371)
Joanna of Dreux, Countess of Penthievre and Duchess of Brittany (born 1319)
Louis I of Hungary (born 1326)
Robert of Taranto, King of Albania
Emperor Go-Nijō of Japan (born 1285)
Nicholas of Tolentino, Italian mystic and saint (born 1245)
John II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal (born 1237)
William de Redvers, 5th Earl of Devon, English politician
Henry II, Count of Champagne (born 1166)
Matilda of England, Holy Roman Empress (born 1102)
Louis IV, king of West Francia (born 920)
Gao Xingzhou, Chinese general (born 885)
Baldwin II, Frankish margrave (born c. 865)
Li Chongfu, imperial prince of the Chinese Tang dynasty (born c. 680)
Guo Zhengyi, official of the Chinese Tang dynasty
Dugu Qieluo, empress of the Chinese Sui dynasty (born 544)
Qin Shi Huang, first emperor of China (born 260 BC)
Amerindian Heritage Day (Guyana)
Children's Day (Honduras)
Christian feast day: Alexander Crummell (Episcopal Church)
Christian feast day: Aubert
Christian feast day: Blessed Thomas Tsugi, Charles Spinola, and Great Martyrs of Nagasaki
Christian feast day: Edmund James Peck (Anglican Church of Canada)
Christian feast day: Nicholas of Tolentino
Christian feast day: Theodard of Maastricht
Christian feast day: September 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Gibraltar National Day
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