Five bomb blasts took place in Delhi, India, killing at least 20 people as part of a series of attacks perpetrated by the Indian Mujahideen.
A software bug caused a simulated pandemic in the online video game World of Warcraft, serving as a model for epidemiologists to understand how human interaction influences disease outbreaks.
Nirvana released their third and final studio album, In Utero, which went on to sell more than 15 million copies.
Hurricane Gilbert reached a minimum pressure of 888 mb (26.22 inHg) with sustained flight-level winds of 185 mph (295 km/h), making it the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record at the time.
Super Mario Bros., one of the most influential and best-selling video games in history, was first released in Japan for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
South Vietnamese generals Lâm Văn Phát and Dương Văn Đức staged a coup attempt after being demoted by junta leader Nguyễn Khánh.
The Soviet spacecraft Luna 2 (model pictured) struck the Moon, becoming the first spacecraft to reach another celestial body.
The Boston police strike ended after four days of rule by the state militia, the deaths of nine people, and accusations that striking officers were "agents of Lenin".
World War I: The French army repulsed a German assault against their positions on high ground near the city of Nancy.
An explosion drove an iron rod through the head of railroad foreman Phineas Gage; his survival and recovery influenced 19th-century discussion of psychology and neuroscience.
War of 1812: Fort McHenry in Baltimore's Inner Harbor was attacked by British forces during the Battle of Baltimore, inspiring Francis Scott Key to write "Defence of Fort McHenry", later used as the lyrics to the United States national anthem.
French and Indian War: British forces won the Battle of the Plains of Abraham near Quebec City, despite General James Wolfe being mortally wounded.
The siege of Inabayama Castle, the final battle in Oda Nobunaga's campaign to conquer Mino Province, began; it culminated in a decisive victory for Nobunaga.
After three years of exile, French theologian John Calvin returned to Geneva to reform the church under a system of Christian theology later known as Calvinism.
According to Roman tradition, the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus (depicted), the most important temple in ancient Rome, was dedicated.
Taliban insurgents attack the United States consulate in Herat, Afghanistan, with two members of the Afghan National Police reported dead and about 20 civilians injured.
Delhi, India, is hit by a series of bomb blasts, resulting in 30 deaths and 130 injuries.
The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is adopted by the United Nations General Assembly.
The McLaren F1 team are found guilty of possessing confidential information from the Ferrari team, fined $100 million, and excluded from the constructors' championship standings.
Civilian aircraft traffic resumes in the United States after the September 11 attacks.
A German Air Force Tupolev Tu-154 and a United States Air Force Lockheed C-141 Starlifter collide in mid-air near Namibia, killing 33.
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin shakes hands with Palestine Liberation Organization chairman Yasser Arafat at the White House after signing the Oslo Accords granting limited Palestinian autonomy.
Largest anti-Apartheid march in South Africa, led by Desmond Tutu.
Hurricane Gilbert is the strongest recorded hurricane in the Western Hemisphere, later replaced by Hurricane Wilma in 2005 (based on barometric pressure).
Goiânia accident: A radioactive object is stolen from an abandoned hospital in Goiânia, Brazil, contaminating many people in the following weeks and causing some to die from radiation poisoning.
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes Kalamata, Greece with a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing at least 20 and causing heavy damage in the city.
Super Mario Bros. is released in Japan for the NES, which starts the Super Mario series of platforming games.
Spantax Flight 995 crashes at Málaga Airport during a rejected takeoff, killing 50 of the 394 people on board.
South Africa grants independence to the "homeland" of Venda (not recognised outside South Africa).
State police and National Guardsmen storm New York's Attica Prison to quell a prison revolt, which claimed 43 lives.
Chairman Mao Zedong's second in command and successor Marshal Lin Biao flees China after the failure of an alleged coup. His plane crashes in Mongolia, killing all aboard.
Cold War: Albania leaves the Warsaw Pact.
South Vietnamese Generals Lâm Văn Phát and Dương Văn Đức fail in a coup attempt against General Nguyễn Khánh.
Martin Luther King Jr. addresses a crowd of 20,000 West Berliners on Sunday, in Waldbühne.
An appeals court orders the University of Mississippi to admit James Meredith, the first African-American student admitted to the segregated university.
The IBM 305 RAMAC is introduced, the first commercial computer to use disk storage.
The dike around the Dutch polder East Flevoland is closed.
Nikita Khrushchev is appointed General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
Deputy Prime Minister of India Vallabhbhai Patel orders the Army to move into Hyderabad to integrate it with the Indian Union.
Margaret Chase Smith is elected United States senator, and becomes the first woman to serve in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the United States Senate.
World War II: Start of the Battle of Meligalas between the Greek Resistance forces of the Greek People's Liberation Army (ELAS) and the collaborationist security battalions.
World War II: Second day of the Battle of Edson's Ridge in the Guadalcanal Campaign. U.S. Marines successfully defeat attacks by the Japanese with heavy losses for the Japanese forces.
Elizabeth McCombs becomes the first woman elected to the New Zealand Parliament.
Following a military coup in Spain, Miguel Primo de Rivera takes over, setting up a dictatorship.
The final act of the Greco-Turkish War, the Great Fire of Smyrna, commences.
The Santos-Dumont 14-bis makes a short hop, the first flight of a fixed-wing aircraft in Europe.
Filipino insurgents defeat a small American column in the Battle of Pulang Lupa, during the Philippine–American War.
Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian (5,199 m – 17,058 ft), the highest peak of Mount Kenya.
Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film.
Anglo-Egyptian War: The Battle of Tel el-Kebir is fought.
The Basuto Gun War breaks out after the Basuto launch a rebellion against the Cape Colony.
American Civil War: Union soldiers find a copy of Robert E. Lee's battle plans in a field outside Frederick, Maryland. It is the prelude to the Battle of Antietam.
Vermont railroad worker Phineas Gage survives an iron rod 1+1⁄4 inches (3.2 cm) in diameter being driven through his brain; the reported effects on his behavior and personality stimulate discussion of the nature of the brain and its functions.
Mexican–American War: Six teenage military cadets known as Niños Héroes die defending Chapultepec Castle in the Battle of Chapultepec. American troops under General Winfield Scott capture Mexico City in the Mexican–American War.
The Greek Army rebels (OS date: September 3) against the autocratic rule of king Otto of Greece, demanding the granting of a constitution.
In a turning point in the War of 1812, the British fail to capture Baltimore. During the battle, Francis Scott Key composes his poem "Defence of Fort McHenry", which is later set to music and becomes the United States' national anthem.
War of 1812: A supply wagon sent to relieve Fort Harrison is ambushed in the Attack at the Narrows.
Finnish War: In the Battle of Jutas, Swedish forces under Lieutenant General Georg Carl von Döbeln beat the Russians, making von Döbeln a Swedish war hero.
Beethoven's Mass in C major, Op. 86, is premiered, commissioned by Nikolaus I, Prince Esterházy, and displeasing him.
King Louis XVI of France accepts the new constitution.
The Congress of the Confederation sets the date for the first presidential election in the United States, and New York City becomes the country's temporary capital.
American Revolutionary War: Franco-Spanish troops launch the unsuccessful "grand assault" during the Great Siege of Gibraltar.
Battle of the Plains of Abraham: the British defeat the French near Quebec City in the Seven Years' War, known in the United States as the French and Indian War.
Great Britain, Austria and the Kingdom of Sardinia sign the Treaty of Worms.
Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Scottish Royalists are defeated by Covenanters at the Battle of Philiphaugh.
Henry Hudson reaches the river that would later be named after him – the Hudson River.
Battle of Tangier: a Portuguese expeditionary force initiates a failed attempt to seize the Moroccan citadel of Tangier.
Ögedei Khan is proclaimed Khagan of the Mongol Empire in Kodoe Aral, Khentii: Mongolia.
Belisarius of the Byzantine Empire defeats Gelimer and the Vandals at the Battle of Ad Decimum, near Carthage, North Africa.
Yax Nuun Ahiin I is crowned as 15th Ajaw of Tikal
The Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on Rome's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September.
Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, king of Rome, celebrates a triumph for his victories over the Sabines, and the surrender of Collatia.
Yeonjun, South Korean singer, songwriter and dancer
Adrian Kempe, Swedish ice hockey player
Lili Reinhart, American actress
Joca, Portuguese footballer
Jerry Tollbring, Swedish handball player
Leonor Andrade, Portuguese singer
Anna Karolína Schmiedlová, Slovak tennis player
Cameron Munster, Australian rugby league player
Sepp Kuss, American professional cyclist
Niall Horan, Irish singer
Alice Merton, Irish-Canadian singer and songwriter
Darren Waller, American football player
Ksenia Afanasyeva, Russian gymnast
Craig Cunningham, Canadian ice hockey player
Aoi Nakabeppu, Japanese model and actress
Luciano Narsingh, Dutch footballer
Elysée Irié Bi Séhi, Ivorian footballer
Kenny Edwards, New Zealand rugby league player
Jon Mannah, Australian rugby league player (died 2013)
Thomas Müller, German footballer
William Owusu, Ghanaian footballer
Luis Rentería, Panamanian footballer (died 2014)
Keith Treacy, Irish footballer
Edenilson Bergonsi, Brazilian footballer
Jonathan de Guzmán, Canadian-Dutch footballer
Luke Fitzgerald, Irish rugby player
Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgarian tennis player
Steve Colpaert, Belgian footballer
Derek Hardman, American football player
Kamui Kobayashi, Japanese race car driver
Sean Williams, American basketball player
David Jordan, English singer-songwriter
Tom Learoyd-Lahrs, Australian rugby league player
Nabil Abou-Harb, American director, producer, and screenwriter
Baron Corbin, American wrestler
James Bourne, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Molly Crabapple, American illustrator and journalist
Ryan Del Monte, Canadian ice hockey player
Eduard Ratnikov, Estonian footballer
Lloyd Dyer, English footballer
Nenê, Brazilian basketball player
Rickie Weeks, American baseball player
Colin Marston, American guitarist, bassist, and producer/engineer
Miha Zupan, Slovenian basketball player
Koldo Fernández, Spanish cyclist
Angelina Love, Canadian-American wrestler
Andreas Biermann, German footballer (died 2014)
Han Chae-young, South Korean actress
Daisuke Matsuzaka, Japanese baseball player
Evangelos Nastos, Greek footballer
Viren Rasquinha, Indian field hockey player
Ben Savage, American actor
Geike Arnaert, Belgian singer
Tony Henry, English footballer
Swizz Beatz, American rapper and producer
Peter Sunde, Swedish businessman
Masato Shibata, Japanese wrestler
Fiona Apple, American singer-songwriter, producer, and pianist
Ivan De Battista, Maltese actor, singer, director, and producer
Daisuke Tsuda, Japanese singer-songwriter and drummer
Ro Khanna, American politician
Craig McMillan, New Zealand cricketer, coach, and sportscaster
Elvis Mihailenko, Latvian boxer, trainer, and sportscaster
José Théodore, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
Puma Swede, Swedish pornographic actress
Akihiro Asai, Japanese race car driver
Joe Don Rooney, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Idan Tal, Israeli footballer
Travis Knight, American basketball player
Éric Lapointe, Canadian football player
Craig Rivet, Canadian ice hockey player
Christine Arron, French runner
Fabio Cannavaro, Italian footballer and manager
Carlo Nash, English footballer and photographer
Ben Alexander, Australian rugby league player (died 1992)
Goran Ivanišević, Croatian tennis player and coach
Stella McCartney, English fashion designer
Manabu Namiki, Japanese pianist and composer
Lee Abramson, American bass player and composer (died 2016)
Martín Herrera, Argentinian footballer
Louise Lombard, English actress
Daniel Fonseca, Uruguayan footballer
Dominic Fumusa, American actor
Tyler Perry, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
Shane Warne, Australian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster (died 2022)
Brad Johnson, American football player
Bernie Williams, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and guitarist
Michael Johnson, American former sprinter and journalist
Tim "Ripper" Owens, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Stephen Perkins, American drummer and songwriter
Maria Furtwängler, German physician and actress
Brendan Hall, Australian rugby league player
Igor Kravchuk, Russian ice hockey player
Louis Mandylor, Australian actor
Annie Duke, American poker player and author
Jeff Ross, American comedian, director, and author
Zak Starkey, English drummer
Tavis Smiley, American talk show host, journalist, and author
Yuri Alexandrov, Russian boxer (died 2013)
Antony Galione, English pharmacologist
Theodoros Roussopoulos, Greek journalist and politician
Robin Smith, South African-English cricketer
Neal Lancaster, American golfer
Tõnu Õnnepalu, Estonian author
Dave Mustaine, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
KK Null, Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist
Peter Roskam, American lawyer and politician
Kevin Carter, South African photojournalist (died 1994)
Bob Eggleton, American artist
Tatyana Mitkova, Russian journalist
Bobby Davro, English comedian and actor
Paweł Przytocki, Polish conductor and academic
Kōji Tamaki, Japanese singer-songwriter and actor
Vinny Appice, American rock drummer
Judy Blumberg, American ice dancer and sportscaster
Mal Donaghy, Irish footballer and manager
Brad Hooker, English-American philosopher and academic
Eleanor King, English lawyer and judge
John G. Trueschler, American lawyer and politician
Mark Wiebe, American golfer
Keith Black, American neurosurgeon and academic
Bongbong Marcos, 17th President of the Philippines
Alain Ducasse, French-Monégasque chef
Anne Geddes, Australian-New Zealand photographer and fashion designer
Martin Hurson, Irish Republican, hunger striker (died 1981)
Joni Sledge, American singer and songwriter (died 2017)
Colin Moynihan, 4th Baron Moynihan, English rower and politician, Minister for Sport and the Olympics
Joe Morris, American guitarist and composer
Steve Kilbey, English-Australian singer-songwriter and bass player
Isiah Whitlock Jr., American actor
Réjean Giroux, Canadian ice hockey player
Randy Jones, American pop and disco singer
Don Was, American bass player and producer
Anne Devlin, Irish author, playwright, and screenwriter
Salva Kiir Mayardit, South Sudanese politician, 1st President of South Sudan
Jean Smart, American actress
Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz, Polish lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Poland
Christine Estabrook, American actress
Pat Holland, English footballer and manager
Jeff Lowe, American mountaineer (died 2018)
Jim Cleamons, American basketball player and coach
John W. Henry, American businessman
Nell Carter, American actress and singer (died 2003)
Dimitri Nanopoulos, Greek physicist and academic
Sitiveni Rabuka, Fijian general and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Fiji
Frank Marshall, American director and producer
Henri Kuprashvili, Georgian swimmer
Noël Godin, Belgian actor, director, and screenwriter
Andres Küng, Swedish journalist and politician (died 2002)
Carol Barnes, English journalist (died 2008)
Jacqueline Bisset, English actress and producer
Peter Cetera, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer
Midget Farrelly, Australian surfer (died 2016)
Mildred D. Taylor, American author
Michel Côté, Canadian businessman and politician
Tadao Ando, Japanese architect and academic, designed Piccadilly Gardens
David Clayton-Thomas, English-Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Ahmet Necdet Sezer, Turkish judge and politician, 10th President of the Republic of Turkey
Óscar Arias, Costa Rican politician, President of Costa Rica, Nobel Prize laureate
Brian Brain, English cricketer (died 2023)
Kerry Stokes, Australian businessman
Arleen Auger, American soprano and educator (died 1993)
Richard Kiel, American actor and voice artist (died 2014)
Guntis Ulmanis, Latvian economist and politician, 5th President of Latvia
Joel-Peter Witkin, American photographer
John Smith, Scottish lawyer and politician, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (died 1994)
Don Bluth, American animator, director, and producer, co-founded Sullivan Bluth Studios and Fox Animation Studios
Stefano Delle Chiaie, Italian activist, founded National Vanguard (died 2019)
Tony Pickard, English tennis player and coach
Eileen Fulton, American actress (died 2025)
Donald Mackay, Australian businessman and activist (died 1977)
Lewie Steinberg, American bass player (died 2016)
Fernando González Pacheco, Spanish-Colombian journalist and actor (died 2014)
Radoslav Brzobohatý, Czech actor (died 2012)
Bengt Hallberg, Swedish pianist and composer (died 2013)
Barbara Bain, American actress
Robert Bédard, Canadian tennis player and sportscaster
Marjorie Jackson-Nelson, Australian sprinter and politician, 33rd Governor of South Australia
Rein Maran, Estonian cinematographer
Robert Gavron, Baron Gavron, English publisher and philanthropist (died 2015)
Robert Indiana, American painter and sculptor (died 2018)
Tzannis Tzannetakis, Greek soldier and politician, 175th Prime Minister of Greece (died 2010)
Laura Cardoso, Brazilian actress
Andrew Brimmer, American economist and academic (died 2012)
Emile Francis, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (died 2022)
J. Frank Raley Jr., American soldier and politician (died 2012)
Mel Tormé, American singer-songwriter and actor (died 1999)
Harold Blair, Australian tenor and educator (died 1976)
Scott Brady, American actor (died 1985)
Maurice Jarre, French composer and conductor (died 2009)
Édouard Boubat, French photographer and journalist (died 1999)
Charles Brown, American singer and pianist (died 1999)
Caroline Duby Glassman, American lawyer and jurist (died 2013)
Else Holmelund Minarik, Danish-American journalist and author (died 2012)
Mary Midgley, English philosopher and author (died 2018)
George Weidenfeld, Baron Weidenfeld, Austrian-English journalist, publisher, and philanthropist (died 2016)
Ray Charles, American singer-songwriter and conductor (died 2015)
Dick Haymes, Argentinian actor and singer (died 1980)
Carol Kendall, American historian and author (died 2012)
Robert Ward, American soldier, composer, and educator (died 2013)
Roald Dahl, British novelist, poet, and screenwriter (died 1990)
Leonard Feather, English-American pianist, composer, producer, and journalist (died 1994)
Kai Setälä, Finnish physician and professor (died 2005)
Maurice K. Goddard, American colonel and politician (died 1995)
Reta Shaw, American actress (died 1982)
Bill Monroe, American singer-songwriter and mandolin player (died 1996)
Ray Bowden, English footballer (died 1998)
Frits Thors, Dutch journalist and radio host (died 2014)
Chu Berry, American saxophonist (died 1941)
Karolos Koun, Greek director and playwright (died 1987)
Sicco Mansholt, Dutch farmer and politician, 4th President of the European Commission (died 1995)
Mae Questel, American actress and vocal artist (died 1998)
Alberta Williams King, American civil rights organizer, mother of Martin Luther King, Jr. (died 1974)
Gladys George, American actress (died 1954)
Claudette Colbert, American actress (died 1996)
Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, Romanian politician (died 1938)
Roger Désormière, French conductor and composer (died 1963)
C. Sittampalam, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician (died 1964)
Morris Kirksey, American rugby player and sprinter (died 1981)
J. B. Priestley, English novelist and playwright (died 1984)
Julian Tuwim, Polish poet, playwright, and director (died 1953)
Larry Shields, American clarinet player (died 1953)
Max Pruss, German captain and pilot (died 1960)
Antony Noghès, French-Monegasque businessman, founded the Monaco Grand Prix (died 1978)
Leopold Ružička, Croatian-Swiss biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1976)
Amelie Beese, German pilot and sculptor (died 1925)
Robert Robinson, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1975)
Wilhelm Blaschke, Austrian-German mathematician and academic (died 1962)
LeRoy Samse, American pole vaulter (died 1956)
Petros Voulgaris, Greek admiral and politician, 136th Prime Minister of Greece (died 1957)
Ramón Grau, Cuban physician and politician, 6th President of Cuba (died 1969)
Jesse L. Lasky, American film producer, co-founded Famous Players–Lasky (died 1958)
Wilhelm Filchner, German-Swiss explorer (died 1957)
Stanley Lord, English captain (died 1962)
Sherwood Anderson, American novelist and short story writer (died 1941)
Henry F. Ashurst, American lawyer and politician (died 1962)
Arnold Schoenberg, Austrian composer and painter (died 1951)
Constantin Carathéodory, German mathematician and author (died 1950)
Kijūrō Shidehara, Japanese politician and diplomat, 44th Prime Minister of Japan (died 1951)
William Birdwood, Indian-English field marshal (died 1951)
John J. Pershing, American general and lawyer (died 1948)
Michał Drzymała, Polish rebel and activist (died 1937)
Milton S. Hershey, American businessman, founded The Hershey Company (died 1945)
Walter Reed, American physician and biologist (died 1902)
John H. Bankhead, American soldier and politician (died 1920)
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Austrian author (died 1916)
Clara Schumann, German pianist and composer (died 1896)
Lucy Goode Brooks, Former American slave and a founder of Friends' Asylum for Colored Orphans (died 1900)
John Sedgwick, American general and educator (died 1864)
Arnold Ruge, German philosopher and author (died 1880)
Oliver Evans, American inventor, engineer and businessman (died 1819)
Sir William Brereton, 1st Baronet, English commander and politician (died 1698)
Francesco Manelli, Italian theorbo player and composer (died 1667)
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, English academic and politician, Lord High Treasurer (died 1598)
John Leland, English poet and historian (died 1552)
Cesare Borgia, Italian cardinal (died 1507)
Minkhaung I, King of Ava (died 1431)
John II Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (died 1143)
Kʼinich Ahkal Moʼ Nahb III, Mayan ruler (died 730)
Julia Flavia, Roman daughter of Titus (died AD 91)
Wolfgang Gerhardt, German politician (born 1943)
Pravin Gordhan, South African politician (born 1949)
Lex Marinos, Australian actor (born 1949)
Mary McFadden, American fashion designer (born 1938)
Jean-Luc Godard, French-Swiss film director, screenwriter, and film critic (born 1930)
Eddie Money, American musician (born 1949)
Pete Domenici, American politician, senator of New Mexico (born 1932)
Jonathan Riley-Smith, British historian (born 1938)
Vivinho, Brazilian footballer (born 1961)
Erma Bergmann, American baseball player (born 1924)
Brian Close, English cricketer and coach (born 1931)
Moses Malone, American basketball player and sportscaster (born 1955)
Benjamin Adekunle, Nigerian general (born 1936)
Helen Filarski, American baseball player (born 1924)
Milan Galić, Serbian footballer (born 1938)
Frank Torre, American baseball player and manager (born 1931)
Olusegun Agagu, Nigerian politician, 15th Governor of Ondo State (born 1948)
Robert J. Behnke, American biologist and academic (born 1929)
Rick Casares, American football player (born 1931)
Luiz Gushiken, Brazilian trade union leader and politician (born 1950)
William Duckworth, American composer and author (born 1943)
Peter Lougheed, Canadian football player, lawyer, and politician, 10th Premier of Alberta (born 1928)
Edgar Metcalfe, English-Australian actor and director (born 1933)
Ranganath Misra, Indian lawyer and jurist, 21st Chief Justice of India (born 1926)
Walter Bonatti, Italian mountaineer and journalist (born 1930)
Paul Burke, American actor (born 1926)
Whakahuihui Vercoe, New Zealand archbishop (born 1928)
Ann Richards, American educator and politician, 45th Governor of Texas (born 1933)
Toni Fritsch, Austrian footballer (born 1945)
Julio César Turbay Ayala, Colombian lawyer and politician, 25th President of Colombia (born 1916)
Luis E. Miramontes, Mexican chemist, co-invented the birth-control pill (born 1925)
Charlie Brandt, American serial killer (born 1957)
Frank O'Bannon, American publisher, lawyer, and politician, 47th Governor of Indiana (born 1930)
George Stanley, Canadian soldier, historian, and author, designed the Flag of Canada (born 1907)
Johnny Craig, American sailor and illustrator (born 1926)
Jaroslav Drobný, Czech-English ice hockey player and tennis player (born 1921)
Dorothy McGuire, American actress (born 1916)
Betty Jeffrey, Australian nurse and author (born 1908)
Benjamin Bloom, American psychologist and academic (born 1913)
Necdet Calp, Turkish civil servant and politician (born 1922)
Harry Lumley, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1926)
Frank Renouf, New Zealand businessman (born 1918)
George Wallace, American sergeant, lawyer, and politician, 45th Governor of Alabama (born 1919)
Georges Guétary, Egyptian-French actor, singer, and dancer (born 1915)
Georgios Mitsibonas, Greek footballer (born 1962)
Tupac Shakur, American rapper, producer, and actor (born 1971)
Carl Voss, American ice hockey player and referee (born 1907)
Robert Irving, English soldier and conductor (born 1913)
Metin Oktay, Turkish footballer and manager (born 1936)
Joe Pasternak, Hungarian-American production manager and producer (born 1901)
Mervyn LeRoy, American actor, director, and producer (born 1900)
Dane Rudhyar, French-American astrologer, composer, and author (born 1895)
Reed Crandall, American illustrator (born 1917)
William Loeb III, American publisher (born 1905)
Leopold Stokowski, English conductor (born 1882)
Armand Mondou, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1905)
Albert Tessier, Canadian priest, historian, and director (born 1895)
Mudicondan Venkatarama Iyer, Indian singer and musicologist (born 1897)
Betty Field, American actress (born 1913)
Sajjad Zaheer, Indian poet and philosopher (born 1905)
Lin Biao, Chinese general and politician, 2nd Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (born 1907)
Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden, Yemeni-Saudi Arabian businessman, founded Saudi Binladin Group (born 1903)
Robert George, English air marshal and politician, 24th Governor of South Australia (born 1896)
Leonard Lord, English businessman (born 1896)
Leó Weiner, Hungarian composer and educator (born 1885)
Mary Brewster Hazelton, American painter (born 1868)
August Krogh, Danish physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1874)
Amon Göth, Austrian captain and Nazi war criminal (born 1908)
Eugene Lanceray, Russian painter, sculptor, and illustrator (born 1875)
William Watt, Australian lawyer and politician, 24th Premier of Victoria (born 1871)
W. Heath Robinson, English cartoonist (born 1872)
Elias Disney, Canadian-American farmer and businessman (born 1859)
David Robertson, Scottish rugby player and golfer (born 1869)
Lili Elbe, Danish model and painter (born 1882)
Jatindra Nath Das, Indian activist (born 1904)
Italo Svevo, Italian author and playwright (born 1861)
Frederic Crowninshield, American artist and author (born 1845)
Andrew L. Harris, American general and politician, 44th Governor of Ohio (born 1835)
Aurel Vlaicu, Romanian pilot and engineer (born 1882)
Joseph Furphy, Australian author and poet (born 1843)
Nogi Maresuke, Japanese general (born 1849)
Rajanikanta Sen, Bangladeshi poet and composer (born 1865)
René Goblet, French lawyer and politician, 52nd Prime Minister of France (born 1828)
Emmanuel Chabrier, French pianist and composer (born 1841)
Friedrich Kiel, German composer and educator (born 1821)
Ambrose Burnside, American general and politician, 30th Governor of Rhode Island (born 1824)
Ludwig Feuerbach, German anthropologist and philosopher (born 1804)
İbrahim Şinasi, Turkish journalist, author, and translator (born 1826)
Nicolas Oudinot, French general (born 1767)
Hezqeyas, Ethiopian emperor
Saverio Bettinelli, Italian poet, playwright, and critic (born 1718)
Charles James Fox, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (born 1749)
Claude Martin, French-English general and explorer (born 1735)
Benjamin Heath, English scholar and author (born 1704)
James Wolfe, English general (born 1727)
Leopold V, Archduke of Austria (born 1586)
Karin Månsdotter, Queen of Sweden (born 1550)
Philip II of Spain (born 1526)
Michel de Montaigne, French philosopher and author (born 1533)
John Cheke, English scholar and politician, Secretary of State for England (born 1514)
Andrea Mantegna, Italian painter and engraver (born 1431)
Charles II, Duke of Bourbon (born 1434)
Isabella of Valois, French princess and queen of England (born 1389)
Notburga, Austrian saint (born 1265)
Al-Adid, last Fatimid caliph (born 1151)
Cormac mac Cuilennáin, king of Munster (Ireland)
Pietro Tradonico, doge of Venice
Kavad I, Sasanian King of Kings of Iran (born 473)
Marcellinus of Carthage, martyr and saint
Titus, Roman emperor (born AD 39)
Christian feast day: Feast of the Cross (Assyrian Church of the East)
Christian feast day: Aimé (Amatus)
Christian feast day: Ame
Christian feast day: Eulogius of Alexandria
Christian feast day: John Chrysostom
Christian feast day: Marcellinus of Carthage
Christian feast day: Maurilius (Maurille) of Angers
Christian feast day: Nectarius of Autun
Christian feast day: Venerius the Hermit
Christian feast day: Wulfthryth (Wilfrida) of Wilton
Christian feast day: September 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Day of the Programmer, during a non-leap year. (Russia)
Día de los Niños Héroes (Mexico)
Engineer's Day (Mauritius)
Roald Dahl Day (Africa, United Kingdom, Latin America)