Five letters containing anthrax spores were mailed to various media outlets in the United States.
While posing as an aristocrat, Belgian serial killer Nestor Pirotte murdered an antiques dealer in Brussels, for which crime he was sentenced to death.
An aircraft crashed near Ndola in Northern Rhodesia, resulting in the deaths of 16 people, including United Nations secretary-general Dag Hammarskjöld.
The Australian cricket team's Invincibles tour of England concluded; they had played 34 matches, including five Tests, without defeat.
World War I: The Central Powers' defeat at the Battle of Dobro Pole played a role in the Bulgarian withdrawal from the war and led to the subsequent liberation of Vardar Macedonia.
Daniel David Palmer performed the first chiropractic adjustment, on deaf janitor Harvey Lillard.
The Blackpool Illuminations (example pictured) in the English seaside town of Blackpool were switched on for the first time.
The Indianola hurricane dissipated over Mississippi after killing around eight hundred people in Texas.
Panic of 1873: The American bank Jay Cooke & Company declared bankruptcy, setting off a chain reaction of bank failures.
Nathaniel P. Langford of the Washburn–Langford–Doane Expedition first observed a geyser in the Wyoming Territory erupting at regular intervals, naming it Old Faithful (video featured).
The New York Times, the largest metropolitan newspaper in the United States, was founded.
The United States Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act, decreeing that all escaped slaves be brought back to their masters.
The second Theatre Royal, Covent Garden (interior pictured), opened in London after the original was destroyed by fire.
Byzantine–Seljuk wars: Byzantine forces defeated their Seljuk opponents in the flanks of the nocturnal Battle of Kapetron, but learned of their Georgian allies' defeat in the centre the next morning.
Constantine the Great decisively defeated Licinius in the Battle of Chrysopolis, establishing Constantine's sole control over the Roman Empire and ending the Tetrarchy.
Nerva, the first of the "Five Good Emperors" of ancient Rome, came to power following the assassination of his predecessor Domitian.
The 2016 Uri attack in Jammu and Kashmir, India by terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed results in the deaths of nineteen Indian Army soldiers and all four attackers.
Two security personnel, 17 worshippers in a mosque, and 13 militants are killed during a Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan attack on a Pakistan Air Force base on the outskirts of Peshawar.
Scotland votes against independence from the United Kingdom, by 55% to 45%.
The 2011 Sikkim earthquake is felt across northeastern India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and southern Tibet.
Buddhist monks join anti-government protesters in Myanmar, starting what some call the Saffron Revolution.
First mailing of anthrax letters from Trenton, New Jersey in the 2001 anthrax attacks.
United States media magnate Ted Turner donates US$1 billion to the United Nations.
The Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention is adopted.
An explosion rocks Giant Mine at the height of a labor dispute, killing nine replacement workers in Yellowknife, Canada.
Liechtenstein becomes a member of the United Nations.
The 8888 Uprising in Myanmar comes to an end.
General Henri Namphy, president of Haiti, is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by General Prosper Avril.
Joe Kittinger completes the first solo balloon crossing of the Atlantic.
The Assemblée Nationale votes to abolish capital punishment in France.
Soyuz 38 carries two cosmonauts (including one Cuban) to the Salyut 6 space station.
Voyager I takes the first distant photograph of the Earth and the Moon together.
Hurricane Fifi strikes Honduras with 110 mph winds, killing 5,000 people.
The Bahamas, East Germany and West Germany are admitted to the United Nations.
The wedding of Constantine II of Greece and Princess Anne-Marie of Denmark takes place in Athens.
Burundi, Jamaica, Rwanda and Trinidad and Tobago are admitted to the United Nations.
Aeroflot Flight 213 crashes into a mountain near Chersky Airport, killing 32 people.
U.N. Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld dies in an air crash while attempting to negotiate peace in the Katanga region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Fidel Castro arrives in New York City as the head of the Cuban delegation to the United Nations.
Finnish president J. K. Paasikivi becomes the first Western head of state to be awarded the highest honor of the Soviet Union, the Order of Lenin.
Operation Polo is terminated after the Indian Army accepts the surrender of the army of Hyderabad.
Margaret Chase Smith of Maine becomes the first woman elected to the United States Senate without completing another senator's term.
The National Security Act reorganizes the United States government's military and intelligence services.
General Douglas MacArthur moves his general headquarters from Manila to Tokyo.
World War II: The British submarine HMS Tradewind torpedoes Jun'yō Maru, killing 5,600, mostly slave labourers and POWs.
World War II: Operation Market Garden results in the liberation of Eindhoven.
World War II: The Battle of Arracourt begins.
World War II: Adolf Hitler orders the deportation of Danish Jews.
World War II: The Polish government of Ignacy Mościcki flees to Romania.
World War II: The radio show Germany Calling begins transmitting Nazi propaganda.
The Soviet Union is admitted to the League of Nations.
Imperial Japan instigates the Mukden incident as a pretext to invade and occupy Manchuria.
Juan de la Cierva makes the first Autogyro crossing of the English Channel.
The Columbia Broadcasting System goes on the air.
The Kingdom of Hungary is admitted to the League of Nations.
Fritz Pollard becomes the first African American to play professional football for a major team, the Akron Pros.
The Irish Home Rule Act becomes law, but is delayed until after World War I.
The 1906 Hong Kong typhoon kills an estimated 10,000 people.
The Fashoda Incident triggers the last war scare between Britain and France.
The Pacific Stock Exchange opens.
The Blackpool Illuminations are switched on for the first time.
The U.S. bank Jay Cooke & Company declares bankruptcy, contributing to the Panic of 1873.
American Civil War: John Bell Hood begins the Franklin–Nashville Campaign in an unsuccessful attempt to draw William Tecumseh Sherman back out of Georgia.
American Civil War: The Battle of Chickamauga begins between Confederate and Union forces. It involves the second highest amount of casualties for any American Civil War battle apart from Gettysburg.
The Confederate States celebrate for the first and only time a Thanksgiving Day.
Second Opium War: Battle of Zhangjiawan: Now heading towards Beijing after having recently occupied Tianjin, the allied Anglo-French force engages and defeats a larger Qing Chinese army at Zhangjiawan.
First publication of The New-York Daily Times, which later becomes The New York Times.
The U.S. Congress passes the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850.
The Anti-Corn Law League is established by Richard Cobden.
Tiffany & Co. (first named Tiffany & Young) is founded by Charles Lewis Tiffany and Teddy Young in New York City. The store is called a "stationery and fancy goods emporium".
The 1812 Fire of Moscow dies down after destroying more than three-quarters of the city. Napoleon returns from the Petrovsky Palace to the Moscow Kremlin, spared from the fire.
First Government Junta in Chile. Though supposed to rule only during the Peninsular War in Spain, it is in fact the first step towards independence from Spain, and is commemorated as such.
The Royal Opera House in London opens.
The first cornerstone of the United States Capitol is laid by George Washington.
French and Indian War: The Articles of Capitulation of Quebec are signed.
The Treaty of Belgrade is signed, whereby Austria cedes lands south of the Sava and Danube rivers to the Ottoman Empire.
George I arrives in Great Britain after becoming king on August 1.
The twelfth baktun in the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar begins.
The expedition of Juan Bautista Pastene makes landfall in San Pedro Bay, southern Chile, claiming the territory for Spain.
Thirteen Years' War: In the Battle of Chojnice, the Polish army is defeated by the Teutonic knights.
Philip Augustus becomes king of France at the age of fifteen.
Norwegian king Harald Hardrada lands with Tostig Godwinson at the mouth of the Humber River and begins his invasion of England.
Battle of Kapetron between a combined Byzantine-Georgian army and a Seljuq army.
Constantine the Great decisively defeats Licinius in the Battle of Chrysopolis, establishing Constantine's sole control over the Roman Empire.
Emperor Domitian is assassinated as a result of a plot by his wife Domitia and two Praetorian prefects. Nerva is then proclaimed as his successor.
Jackson Robert Scott, American actor
Aidan Gallagher, American actor and musician
Christian Pulisic, American soccer player
Conor Timmins, Canadian ice hockey player
Viktor Hovland, Norwegian professional golfer
Patrick Schwarzenegger, American-Austrian actor and model
Lewis Holtby, German footballer
Serge Ibaka, Congolese-Spanish basketball player
Seiko Oomori, Japanese singer-songwriter
Mirza Teletović, Bosnian basketball player
Anthony Gonzalez, American football player and politician
Travis Outlaw, American basketball player
Dizzee Rascal, British hip hop musician
Peter Budaj, Slovak ice hockey player
Alessandro Cibocchi, Italian footballer
Arvydas Eitutavičius, Lithuanian basketball player
Leono, Mexican wrestler
Alfredo Talavera, Mexican footballer
Elke Hanel-Torsch, Austrian politician
Lasse Kukkonen, Finnish ice hockey player
Jennifer Tisdale, American actress and singer
Kristaps Valters, Latvian basketball player
Han Ye-seul, South Korean actress
Mickey Higham, English rugby league player
Avi Strool, Israeli footballer
Petri Virtanen, Finnish basketball player
Daniel Aranzubia, Spanish footballer
Robert Pruett, American criminal (died 2017)
Billy Eichner, American actor and comedian
Iain Lees-Galloway, New Zealand politician
Augustine Simo, Cameroonian footballer
Barrett Foa, American actor, singer, and dancer
Kieran West, English rower
Sophina Brown, American actress
Gabriel Gervais, Canadian soccer player
Ronaldo, Brazilian footballer
Kanstantsin Lukashyk, Belarusian target shooter
Jason Sudeikis, American actor and comedian
Guillermo Vargas, Costa Rican photographer and painter
Sol Campbell, English footballer and politician
Damon Jones, American football player and coach
Ticha Penicheiro, Portuguese-American basketball player and agent
Emily Rutherfurd, American actress
Travis Schuldt, American actor
Xzibit, American rapper, actor, and television host
Paul Brousseau, Canadian ice hockey player
Mário Jardel, Brazilian footballer
Aitor Karanka, Spanish footballer and manager
James Marsden, American actor
Louise Sauvage, Australian wheelchair racer
Mark Shuttleworth, South African-English businessman
Brigitte Becue, Belgian swimmer
Adam Cohen, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
David Jefferies, English motorcycle racer (died 2003)
Iain Stewart, Scottish accountant and politician
Lance Armstrong, American cyclist
Anna Netrebko, Russian-Austrian soprano and actress
Jada Pinkett Smith, American actress
Darren Gough, English cricketer
Aisha Tyler, American actress, television host, and author
Brad Beven, Australian triathlete
Cappadonna, American rapper
Toni Kukoč, Croatian basketball player
Upendra Rao, Indian actor, director, and politician
Tara Fitzgerald, English actress
Tom Chorske, American ice hockey player and sportscaster
Jens Henschel, German footballer
Marco Masini, Italian singer-songwriter
Holly Robinson Peete, American actress and singer
Steffen Peters, German-American equestrian
Joanne Catherall, English singer
John Fashanu, English footballer and manager
John Mann, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 2019)
Aden Ridgeway, Australian public servant and politician
Boris Said, American race car driver
James Gandolfini, American actor and producer (died 2013)
Konstantin Kakanias, Greek-American painter and illustrator
Mark Olson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Stephen Flaherty, American composer
Carolyn Harris, British politician
Ian Lucas, English lawyer and politician
Blue Panther, Mexican wrestler
Ian Arkwright, English footballer
Mark Romanek, American director and screenwriter
Ryne Sandberg, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 2025)
John Aldridge, English-Irish footballer and manager
Jeff Bostic, American football player and commentator
Winston Davis, Vincentian cricketer
Malcolm Press, English ecologist and academic
Derek Pringle, Kenyan-English cricketer and journalist
Chris Hedges, American journalist and author
Peter Šťastný, Slovak ice hockey player and politician
Anant Gadgil, Indian politician
Paul Butler, English bishop
Keith Morris, American singer-songwriter
Murtaza Bhutto, Pakistani politician (died 1996)
Takao Doi, Japanese engineer and astronaut
Dennis Johnson, American basketball player and coach (died 2007)
Steven Pinker, Canadian-American psychologist, linguist, and author
Tommy Tuberville, American football player, coach, and Senator
Carl Jackson, American singer-songwriter and producer
John McGlinn, American conductor and historian (died 2009)
Giorgos Dimitrakopoulos, Greek politician
Rick Pitino, American basketball player and coach
Ben Carson, American neurosurgeon, author, and politician
Dee Dee Ramone, American singer-songwriter and bass player (died 2002)
Tony Scott, American baseball player and coach
Darryl Stingley, American football player and scout (died 2007)
Marc Surer, Swiss racing driver and sportscaster
Siobhan Davies, English dancer and choreographer
Vishnuvardhan, Indian actor (died 2009)
Chris Heister, Swedish politician, Governor of Stockholm County
Darryl Sittler, Canadian ice hockey player
Anna Deavere Smith, American actress and playwright
Beth Grant, American actress
Kerry Livgren, American guitarist and songwriter
Mo Mowlam, English academic and politician, Minister for the Cabinet Office (died 2005)
Peter Shilton, English footballer and manager
Lynn Abbey, American computer programmer and author
Russ Abbot, English comedian, actor, and singer
Drew Gilpin Faust, American historian and academic
Giancarlo Minardi, Italian businessman, founded the Minardi Racing Team
Benjamín Brea, Spanish-Venezuelan saxophonist, clarinet player, and conductor (died 2014)
Nicholas Clay, English actor (died 2000)
Kelvin Coe, Australian ballet dancer (died 1992)
Meredith Oakes, Australian-English playwright, translator, and educator
Gailard Sartain, American actor (died 2025)
P. F. Sloan, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2015)
John McAfee, British-American computer programmer and businessman, founded McAfee (died 2021)
Michael Franks, American singer-songwriter
Rocío Jurado, Spanish singer and actress (died 2006)
Charles L. Veach, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (died 1995)
Şenes Erzik, Turkish businessman
Frankie Avalon, American singer and actor
Gerry Harvey, Australian businessman, co-founded Harvey Norman
Jorge Sampaio, Portuguese lawyer and politician, 18th President of Portugal (died 2021)
Jan Camiel Willems, Belgian mathematician and theorist (died 2013)
Billy Robinson, English-American wrestler and trainer (died 2014)
Ralph Backstrom, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2021)
Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri, South African politician (died 2009)
Big Tom, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2018)
Peter Clarke, English cartoonist (died 2012)
John Spencer, English snooker player and sportscaster (died 2006)
Bob Bennett, American soldier and politician (died 2016)
Robert Blake, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 2023)
Scotty Bowman, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Mark di Suvero, Italian-American sculptor
Leonid Kharitonov, Russian actor and singer (died 2017)
Christopher Ricks, English scholar and critic
Charles Roach, Trinidadian-Canadian lawyer and activist (died 2012)
Jimmie Rodgers, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2021)
Fred Willard, American actor and comedian (died 2020)
Nikolay Rukavishnikov, Russian physicist and astronaut (died 2002)
Julio Grondona, Argentinian businessman (died 2014)
John Tolos, Greek-Canadian wrestler (died 2009)
Teddi King, American singer (died 1977)
Nancy Littlefield, American director and producer (died 2007)
Phyllis Kirk, American actress (died 2006)
Muriel Turner, Baroness Turner of Camden, English politician (died 2018)
Bud Greenspan, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2010)
Joe Kubert, American author and illustrator, founded The Kubert School (died 2012)
Harvey Haddix, American baseball player and coach (died 1994)
Dorothy Wedderburn, English economist and academic (died 2012)
J. D. Tippit, American police officer (died 1963)
Eloísa Mafalda, Brazilian actress (died 2018)
Queen Anne of Romania (died 2016)
Al Quie, American politician, 35th Governor of Minnesota (died 2023)
Peter Smithson, English architect, co-designed Robin Hood Gardens (died 2003)
Bertha Wilson, Scottish-Canadian lawyer and jurist, 60th Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada (died 2007)
Hank Bagby, American saxophonist (died 1993)
Grayson Hall, American actress (died 1985)
Ray Steadman-Allen, English composer (died 2014)
Jack Warden, American actor (died 2006)
Tommy Hunter, American fiddler (died 1993)
Johnny Mantz, American race car driver (died 1972)
Henry Wittenberg, American wrestler (died 2010)
June Foray, American actress and voice artist (died 2017)
Phil Taylor, English footballer and manager (died 2012)
Francis Parker Yockey, American lawyer and philosopher (died 1960)
Rossano Brazzi, Italian actor (died 1994)
John Jacob Rhodes, American lawyer and politician (died 2003)
Jack Cardiff, English director, cinematographer, and photographer (died 2009)
María de la Cruz, Chilean journalist and activist (died 1995)
Syd Howe, Canadian ice hockey player (died 1976)
Josef Tal, Israeli pianist and composer (died 2008)
Victor Ambartsumian, Georgian-Armenian astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic (died 1996)
Leon Askin, Austrian actor (died 2005)
Edwin McMillan, American physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1991)
Kaka Hathrasi, Indian poet and author (died 1995)
Maurice Maillot, French actor (died 1968)
Julio Rosales, Filipino cardinal (died 1983)
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, American actor (died 1977)
Agnes de Mille, American dancer and choreographer (died 1993)
Greta Garbo, Swedish-American actress (died 1990)
Bun Cook, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1988)
José de Rivera, American soldier and sculptor (died 1985)
David Eccles, 1st Viscount Eccles, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for Education (died 1999)
Harold Clurman, American director and producer (died 1980)
Willis Laurence James, American violinist and educator (died 1966)
Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, Mauritian philanthropist and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Mauritius (died 1985)
Pablo Sorozábal, Spanish composer and conductor (died 1988)
Jean Batmale, French footballer and manager (died 1973)
John Diefenbaker, Canadian lawyer and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Canada (died 1979)
Walter Koch, German astrologer and author (died 1970)
Tomoji Tanabe, Japanese super-centenarian (died 2009)
Fay Compton, English actress (died 1978)
Arthur Benjamin, Australian pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1960)
William March, American soldier and author (died 1954)
Rafael Pérez y Pérez, Spanish author (died 1984)
Doris Blackburn, Australian activist and politician (died 1970)
Leslie Morshead, Australian general, businessman, and educator (died 1959)
Grey Owl, English-Canadian environmentalist and author (died 1938)
Toni Wolff, Swiss psychologist and author (died 1953)
Powel Crosley Jr., American entrepreneur (died 1961)
Uzeyir Hajibeyov, Azerbaijani composer, conductor, and playwright (died 1948)
Gerald Tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th Baron Berners, English composer, painter, and author (died 1950)
James O. Richardson, American admiral (died 1974)
James Scullin, Australian journalist and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Australia (died 1953)
Tomás Burgos, Chilean philanthropist (died 1945)
Carl Friedberg, German-Italian pianist and educator (died 1955)
Adolf Schmal, Austrian fencer and cyclist (died 1919)
Clark Wissler, American anthropologist, author, and educator (died 1947)
Alberto Franchetti, Italian-American composer and educator (died 1942)
John L. Bates, American lawyer and politician, 41st Governor of Massachusetts (died 1946)
Lincoln Loy McCandless, American businessman and politician (died 1940)
Kate Booth, English Salvation Army officer (died 1955)
John Hessin Clarke, American lawyer and judge (died 1945)
Francis Grierson, English-American pianist and composer (died 1927)
Richard With, Norwegian captain, businessman, and politician, founded Vesteraalens Dampskibsselskab (died 1930)
Cassius Marcellus Coolidge, American artist (died 1934)
Anton Mauve, Dutch painter and educator (died 1888)
Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos, Portuguese archbishop (died 1880)
Léon Foucault, French physicist and academic (died 1868)
Herschel Vespasian Johnson, American lawyer and politician, 41st Governor of Georgia (died 1880)
Christian VIII of Denmark (died 1848)
Justinus Kerner, German poet and author (died 1862)
Joseph Story, American lawyer, jurist, and politician (died 1845)
Pope Gregory XVI (died 1846)
Adrien-Marie Legendre, French mathematician and theorist (died 1833)
Tomás de Iriarte y Oropesa, Spanish poet and playwright (died 1791)
George Read, American lawyer and politician, 3rd Governor of Delaware (died 1798)
Ignaz Holzbauer, Austrian composer and educator (died 1783)
Samuel Johnson, English lexicographer and poet (died 1784)
Johann Gottfried Walther, German organist and composer (died 1748)
Eberhard Louis, Duke of Württemberg (died 1733)
Gilbert Burnet, Scottish bishop, historian, and theologian (died 1715)
Zhang Xianzhong, Chinese rebel leader (died 1647)
Francesca Caccini, Italian singer-songwriter and lute player (died 1640)
Haydar Mirza Safavi, Safavid prince (died 1576)
Henry Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford (died 1563)
Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress (died 1467)
Marie of France, Duchess of Bar (died 1404)
Andronikos Komnenos, Byzantine prince and general (died 1130/31)
Kan Bahlam I, ruler of Palenque (died 583)
Trajan, Roman emperor (died 117)
Kesaria Abramidze, Georgian blogger, actress and model (born 1987)
Nick Gravenites, American singer-songwriter (born 1938)
Salvatore Schillaci, Italian footballer (born 1964)
Brereton C. Jones, American politician, 58th Governor of Kentucky (born 1939)
Jolidee Matongo, South African politician, 97th Mayor of Johannesburg (born 1975)
Chris Anker Sørensen, Danish road bicycle racer (born 1984)
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, United States Supreme Court justice (born 1933)
Afzal Ahsan Randhawa, Pakistani writer, poet, translator and playwright (born 1937)
Eduardo Bonvallet, Chilean footballer and manager (born 1955)
James R. Houck, American astrophysicist and academic (born 1940)
Mario Benjamín Menéndez, Argentinian general and politician (born 1930)
Milan Marcetta, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1936)
Earl Ross, Canadian racing driver (born 1941)
Hirofumi Uzawa, Japanese economist and academic (born 1928)
Kenny Wheeler, Canadian-English trumpet player and composer (born 1930)
Veliyam Bharghavan, Indian politician (born 1928)
Lindsay Cooper, English composer, bassoon and oboe player (born 1951)
Arthur Lamothe, French-Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1928)
Ken Norton, American boxer (born 1943)
Marcel Reich-Ranicki, Polish-German author and critic (born 1920)
Richard C. Sarafian, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1930)
Santiago Carrillo, Spanish theorist and politician (born 1915)
Haim Hefer, Polish-Israeli songwriter and poet (born 1925)
Jack Kralick, American baseball player (born 1935)
Steve Sabol, American director and producer, co-founded NFL Films (born 1942)
Jamey Rodemeyer, American teenage activist (born 1997)
Leo de Berardinis, Italian actor and director (born 1940)
Mauricio Kagel, Argentinian-German composer and educator (born 1931)
Ron Lancaster, American-Canadian football player and coach (born 1938)
Pepsi Tate, Welsh bass player and producer (born 1965)
Edward J. King, American football player, lawyer, and politician, 66th Governor of Massachusetts (born 1925)
Michael Park, English racing driver (born 1966)
Clint C. Wilson, Sr., American cartoonist (born 1914)
Norman Cantor, Canadian-American historian and educator (born 1929)
Russ Meyer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1922)
Emil Fackenheim, German rabbi and philosopher (born 1916)
Bob Mitchell, English educator and politician (born 1927)
Bob Hayes, American sprinter and football player (born 1942)
Mauro Ramos, Brazilian footballer and manager (born 1930)
Margita Stefanović, Serbian keyboard player (born 1959)
Ernie Coombs, American-Canadian television host (born 1927)
Charlie Foxx, American singer and guitarist (Inez and Charlie Foxx) (born 1939)
Jimmy Witherspoon, American singer (born 1920)
Mohammad Hidayatullah, Indian lawyer, judge, and politician, 6th Vice President of India (born 1905)
Alan Watt, Australian public servant and diplomat, Australian Ambassador to Japan (born 1901)
Américo Tomás, Portuguese admiral and politician, 14th President of Portugal (born 1894)
Katherine Anne Porter, American short story writer, novelist, and essayist (born 1890)
Paul Bernays, English-Swiss mathematician and philosopher (born 1888)
Fairfield Porter, American painter and critic (born 1907)
Amanat Ali Khan, Pakistani classical singer (born 1922)
Jimi Hendrix, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1942)
Franchot Tone, American actor, singer, and producer (born 1905)
John Cockcroft, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1897)
Seán O'Casey, Irish dramatist and memoirist (born 1880)
Therese Neumann, German mystic (born 1898)
Dag Hammarskjöld, Swedish economist and diplomat, 2nd Secretary-General of the United Nations, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1905)
Benjamin Péret, French poet and journalist (born 1899)
Olaf Gulbransson, Norwegian painter and illustrator (born 1873)
Adélard Godbout, Canadian agronomist and politician, 15th Premier of Quebec (born 1892)
Charles de Tornaco, Belgian racing driver (born 1927)
Frances Alda, New Zealand-Australian soprano and actress (born 1879)
Gelett Burgess, American author and poet (born 1866)
Frank Morgan, American actor (born 1890)
Volin, Russian anarchist intellectual (born 1882)
Robert G. Cole, American colonel, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1915)
Fred Karno, English actor and screenwriter (born 1866)
Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz, Polish author, painter, and photographer (born 1885)
F. H. Bradley, English philosopher and author (born 1846)
Susan La Flesche Picotte, doctor, teacher, and social reformer, first Native American to earn a medical degree
Pyotr Stolypin, Russian lawyer and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Russia (born 1862)
Grigore Tocilescu, Romanian archaeologist and historian (born 1850)
George MacDonald, Scottish minister, author, and poet (born 1824)
Hippolyte Fizeau, French physicist and academic (born 1819)
Dion Boucicault, Irish-American actor and playwright (born 1820)
Charles XV of Sweden (born 1826)
Joseph K. Mansfield, American general (born 1803)
Joseph Locke, English engineer and politician (born 1805)
Karol Kurpiński, Polish composer and conductor (born 1785)
William Hazlitt, English philosopher, painter, and critic (born 1778)
Safranbolulu Izzet Mehmet Pasha, Ottoman politician, 186th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (born 1743)
August Gottlieb Spangenberg, German bishop and theologian (born 1704)
Leonhard Euler, Swiss mathematician and physicist (born 1707)
Benjamin Kennicott, English theologian and scholar (born 1718)
André Dacier, French scholar and academic (born 1651)
Matthew Prior, English poet, politician, and diplomat, British Ambassador to France (born 1664)
Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (born 1604)
Melchior Klesl, Austrian cardinal (born 1552)
Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Japanese daimyō (born 1536)
Lewis of Luxembourg, archbishop of Rouen
Balša II, ruler of Zeta
Louis V, duke of Bavaria (born 1315)
Andrew, Duke of Calabria (born 1327)
Eudokia Palaiologina, empress of Trebizond (born c. 1265)
Konrad von Hochstaden, archbishop of Cologne
Louis VII, king of France (born 1120)
Eric II, king of Denmark
Liu Sheng, Chinese emperor (born 920)
Zhang Xiong, Chinese warlord
Pietro I Candiano, doge of Venice (born 842)
Wenilo, Frankish archbishop
Constantine III, Roman usurper
Domitian, Roman emperor (born AD 51)
Christian feast day: Constantius (Theban Legion)
Christian feast day: Edward Bouverie Pusey (Episcopal Church)
Christian feast day: Eustorgius I
Christian feast day: Joseph of Cupertino
Christian feast day: Juan Macias
Christian feast day: Methodius of Olympus
Christian feast day: Richardis
Christian feast day: September 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Day of National Music (Azerbaijan)
Island Language Day (Okinawa Prefecture, Japan)
National Day or Dieciocho (Chile)
National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day (United States)
Navy Day (Croatia)
World Water Monitoring Day