Mount Ontake in central Japan unexpectedly erupted, killing 63 people in the nation's deadliest eruption in more than 100 years.
The Taliban drove Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani out of Kabul, tortured and murdered former president Mohammad Najibullah, and established the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
Led by pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi (pictured), the political party National League for Democracy was founded in Burma.
American software developer Richard Stallman announced plans for the Unix-like operating system GNU, the first free software developed by the GNU Project.
Iran–Iraq War: Iran broke the Iraqi siege of Abadan by Operation Samen-ol-A'emeh
Two members of ETA political-military and three members of the Revolutionary Antifascist Patriotic Front, sentenced to death for murder, became the last people to be executed in Spain.
The British Aircraft Corporation TSR-2, an advanced Cold War tactical strike and reconnaissance aircraft that was later cancelled, made its maiden flight.
Members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference unanimously selected Zeng Liansong's design for the flag of China.
SS Patrick Henry, the first of 2,710 Liberty ships built during World War II by the United States, was launched.
World War II: Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy and the Empire of Japan signed the Tripartite Pact in Berlin, officially forming a military alliance known as the Axis.
The Broadhurst Theatre opened in New York City with a performance of Misalliance by George Bernard Shaw.
Lij Iyasu (pictured), the emperor-designate of Ethiopia, was deposed in favor of his aunt Zewditu.
The first production Ford Model T, the car credited with initiating the mass use of automobiles in the United States, was completed at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit, Michigan.
The Ellen Southard was wrecked in a storm at Liverpool, England; the U.S. Congress subsequently awarded 27 Gold Lifesaving Medals to the men who rescued her crew.
The paddle steamer SS Arctic sank after a collision with SS Vesta 50 miles (80 km) off the coast of Newfoundland, killing approximately 320 people.
The British East India Company inaugurated the Horsburgh Lighthouse on the rocky outcrop of Pedra Branca, Singapore, which later became the subject of a territorial dispute.
Locomotion No. 1 hauled the train on the opening day of the Stockton and Darlington Railway, the first public railway in the world to use steam locomotives.
In a letter to the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres in Paris, Jean-François Champollion announced his initial successes in deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs on the Rosetta Stone (pictured).
The Treaty of Melno was signed, establishing the Prussian–Lithuanian border, which afterwards remained unchanged for about 500 years.
Second Nagorno-Karabakh War: Azerbaijan launches an offensive against the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, inhabited predominantly by ethnic Armenians.
Over two million people participated in worldwide strikes to protest climate change across 2,400 locations worldwide.
63 people are killed in an eruption of Mount Ontake in Japan.
In Minneapolis, a gunman shoots seven citizens, killing five and then himself.
CNSA astronaut Zhai Zhigang becomes the first Chinese person to perform a spacewalk.
NASA launches the Dawn probe to the asteroid belt.
The SMART-1 satellite is launched.
In Switzerland, a gunman shoots 18 citizens, killing 14 and then himself.
The Google internet search engine retroactively claims this date as its birthday.
The Battle of Kabul ends in a Taliban victory; an Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is established.
Confusion on a tanker ship results in the Julie N oil spill in Portland, Maine.
The Sukhumi massacre takes place in Abkhazia.
Palestinian prisoners went on a 15-day hunger strike.
The National League for Democracy is formed by Aung San Suu Kyi and others to fight dictatorship in Myanmar.
Japan Airlines Flight 715 crashes on approach to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang, Malaysia, killing 34 of the 79 people on board.
The last use of capital punishment in Spain sparks worldwide protests.
Texas International Airlines Flight 655 crashes into the Black Fork Mountain Wilderness near Mena, Arkansas, killing all 11 people on board.
The British TSR-2 aircraft XR219 makes its maiden flight.
The Yemen Arab Republic is established.
Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring is published, inspiring an environmental movement and the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Typhoon Vera kills nearly 5,000 people in Japan.
USAF Captain Milburn G. Apt becomes the first person to exceed Mach 3. Shortly thereafter, the Bell X-2 goes out of control and Captain Apt is killed.
Zeng Liansong's design is chosen as the flag of the People's Republic of China.
World War II: The Kassel Mission results in the largest loss by a USAAF group on any mission during the war.
World War II: Last day of the Matanikau action on Guadalcanal as United States Marines barely escape after being surrounded by Japanese forces.
World War II: The Greek National Liberation Front is established with Georgios Siantos as acting leader.
The SS Patrick Henry is launched, becoming the first of more than 2,700 Liberty ships.
World War II: The Tripartite Pact is signed in Berlin by Germany, Japan and Italy.
The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth is launched in Glasgow.
Bobby Jones wins the (pre-Masters) Grand Slam of golf.
The Republic of China is recognized by the United States.
King Constantine I of Greece abdicates his throne in favor of his eldest son, George II.
Iyasu V is proclaimed deposed as ruler of Ethiopia in a palace coup in favor of his aunt Zewditu.
Production of the Model T automobile begins at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit.
"Wreck of the Old 97": an American rail disaster, in which 11 people are killed; it later becomes the subject of a popular ballad.
The merchant sailing ship Ellen Southard is wrecked in a storm at Liverpool.
The paddle steamer SS Arctic, owned by the Collins Line of New York, sinks off the coast of Newfoundland, following a collision with a smaller vessel, the SS Vesta. Only 88 of over 300 people on board survive. About a dozen of the occupants of the Vesta are killed when their lifeboat is hit by the Arctic.
The world's first public railway to use steam locomotives, the Stockton and Darlington Railway, is ceremonially opened with the engine Locomotion pulling wagons with coal and passengers from Shildon to Darlington to Stockton.
Jean-François Champollion officially informs the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres in France that he has deciphered the Rosetta Stone.
The Army of the Three Guarantees triumphantly enters Mexico City, led by Agustín de Iturbide. The following day Mexico is declared independent.
The National Assembly of France votes to award full citizenship to Jews.
American Revolution: Lancaster, Pennsylvania becomes the capital of the United States for one day after Congress evacuates Philadelphia.
The Venetians surrender the fortress of Candia to the Ottomans, thus ending the 21-year-long Siege of Candia.
The armies of Sweden are defeated by the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in the Battle of Kircholm.
The Society of Jesus (Jesuits) receives its charter from Pope Paul III.
The Siege of Vienna begins when Suleiman I attacks the city.
After the brief Gollub War, the Teutonic Knights sign the Treaty of Melno with Poland and Lithuania.
The Battle of Płowce is fought, between the Kingdom of Poland and the Teutonic Order. The Poles are defeated but their leaders escape capture.
William the Conqueror and his army set sail from the mouth of the Somme river, beginning the Norman conquest of England.
Jenna Ortega, American actress
Caleb Love, American basketball player
David Malukas, American race car driver
Ioana Mincă, Romanian tennis player
Jaiden Animations, American YouTuber and animator
Kwon Eun-bi, South Korean singer and musical actress
Christian Wood, American basketball player
Dylan Walker, Australian rugby league player
Sayak Chakraborty, Indian television actor
Lisandro Magallán, Argentinian footballer
Ryan Murray, Canadian ice hockey player
Monica Puig, Puerto Rican-American tennis player
Vinnie Sunseri, American football player
Lachlan Burr, Australian rugby league player
Sam Lerner, American actor
Ryan O'Shaughnessy, Irish singer-songwriter and actor
Granit Xhaka, Swiss footballer
Ousmane Barry, Guinean footballer
Simona Halep, Romanian tennis player
Thomas Mann, American actor
Anete Paulus, Estonian footballer
Rio Uchida, Japanese model and actress
Dion Lewis, American football player
Park Tae-hwan, South Korean swimmer
Lisa Ryzih, German pole vaulter
Ádám Bogdán, Hungarian footballer
Austin Carlile, American singer-songwriter
Vanessa James, French figure skater
Olga Puchkova, Russian tennis player
Vin Mazzaro, American baseball player
Ricardo Risatti, Argentinian race car driver
Matt Shoemaker American baseball player
Massimo Bertocchi, Canadian decathlete
Anthony Morrow, American basketball player
Daniel Pudil, Czech footballer
Ibrahim Touré, Ivorian footballer (died 2014)
Paul Bevan, Australian footballer
Davide Capello, Italian footballer
John Lannan, American baseball player
Avril Lavigne, Canadian singer-songwriter, actress, and fashion designer
Wouter Weylandt, Belgian cyclist (died 2011)
Jay Bouwmeester, Canadian ice hockey player
Jeon Hye-bin, South Korean actress and singer
Chris Quinn, American basketball player and coach
Anna Camp, American actress
Jon McLaughlin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Markus Rosenberg, Swedish footballer
Lil Wayne, American rapper, producer, and actor
Tan White, American basketball player
Darrent Williams, American football player (died 2007)
Sophie Crumb, American author and illustrator
Brendon McCullum, New Zealand cricketer
Lakshmipathy Balaji, Indian cricketer
Asashōryū Akinori, Mongolian sumo wrestler, the 68th Yokozuna
Ehron VonAllen, American singer-songwriter and producer
Jon Garland, American baseball player
Zita Görög, Hungarian actress and model
Christian Jones, Australian race car driver
Steve Simpson, Australian rugby league player
Brad Arnold, American singer-songwriter
Jon Rauch, American baseball player
Mihaela Ursuleasa, Romanian pianist (died 2012)
Andrus Värnik, Estonian javelin thrower
Matt Harding, American video game designer and dancer
Jason Phillips, American baseball player and coach
Francesco Totti, Italian footballer
Carrie Brownstein, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
Vratislav Lokvenc, Czech footballer
Stanislav Pozdnyakov, Russian fencer
Indira Varma, British actress
Sylvia Crawley, American basketball player and coach
Clara Hughes, Canadian cyclist and speed skater
Gwyneth Paltrow, American actress, blogger, and businesswoman
Craig L. Rice, American politician
Horacio Sandoval, Mexican illustrator
Yoshiharu Habu, Japanese chess player and author
Tamara Taylor, Canadian actress
Mari Kiviniemi, Finnish politician, 41st Prime Minister of Finland
Patrick Muldoon, American actor
Uche Okechukwu, Nigerian footballer
Debbie Wasserman Schultz, American politician
Stephanie Wilson, American engineer and astronaut
Lorenzo Cherubini, Italian singer-songwriter and rapper
Steve Kerr, American basketball player, coach and sportscaster
Bernard Lord, Canadian lawyer and politician, 30th Premier of New Brunswick
Peter MacKay, Canadian lawyer and politician, 50th Canadian Minister of Justice
Alexis Stewart, American radio and television host
Predrag Brzaković, Serbian footballer (died 2012)
Tracy Camp, American computer scientist and academic
Johnny du Plooy, South African boxer (died 2013)
Stephan Jenkins, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Marc Maron, American comedian, actor, and radio host
Gavin Larsen, New Zealand cricketer and sportscaster
Jean-Marc Barr, German-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
Beth Heiden, American speed skater and cyclist
Shaun Cassidy, American actor, singer, producer, and screenwriter
Irvine Welsh, Scottish author and playwright
Bill Athey, English cricketer, footballer, and coach
Steve Archibald, Scottish footballer and manager
Ray Hadley, Australian radio host and sportscaster
Dmitry Sitkovetsky, Russian violinist and conductor
Larry Wall, American computer programmer and author
Diane Abbott, English journalist and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for International Development
Mata Amritanandamayi, Indian guru and saint
Claudio Gentile, Italian footballer and manager
Greg Ham, Australian keyboard player, saxophonist and songwriter (died 2012)
Katie Fforde, English author
Dumitru Prunariu, Romanian pilot, engineer and cosmonaut
Geoff Gallop, Australian politician, 27th Premier of Western Australia
Michel Rivard, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Jim Shooter, American author and illustrator (died 2025)
John Marsden, Australian writer (died 2024)
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Japanese-American actor and martial artist
Graham Richardson, Australian journalist and politician, 39th Australian Minister for Health
Mike Schmidt, American baseball player
Jahn Teigen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2020)
Tom Braidwood, Canadian actor, director, and producer
Les Chapman, English footballer and manager
Duncan Fletcher, Rhodesian-Zimbabwean cricketer and coach
A Martinez, American actor
Dick Advocaat, Dutch football manager and former player
Richard Court, Australian politician, 26th Premier of Western Australia
Barbara Dickson, Scottish singer-songwriter and actress
Denis Lawson, Scottish actor, director, and screenwriter
Meat Loaf, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (died 2022)
Liz Torres, Puerto Rican-American actress and comedian
Nicos Anastasiades, Cypriot lawyer and politician, seventh President of Cyprus
T. C. Cannon, American painter and sculptor (died 1978)
Jack Goldstein, Canadian-American painter (died 2003)
Angélica María, American-born Mexican singer-songwriter and actress
Gary Sutherland, American baseball player and scout
Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta (died 2021)
Randy Bachman, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist
Dith Pran, Cambodian photographer and journalist (died 2008)
Alvin Stardust, English singer and actor (died 2014)
Peter Bonetti, English footballer and coach (died 2020)
Serge Ménard, Canadian lawyer and politician
Don Nix, American saxophonist, songwriter, and producer
Josephine Barstow, English soprano and actress
Benoni Beheyt, Belgian cyclist
Nicholas Haslam, English interior designer and author
Carol Lynn Pearson, American author, poet, and playwright
Kathy Whitworth, American golfer (died 2022)
Jean-Loup Dabadie, French journalist, songwriter, and screenwriter (died 2020)
Vasyl Durdynets, Ukrainian politician and diplomat, eighth Prime Minister of Ukraine
Don Cornelius, American television host and producer (died 2012)
Gordon Honeycombe, English actor, playwright, and author (died 2015)
Al MacNeil, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Wilford Brimley, American actor (died 2020)
Claude Jarman, Jr., American actor and producer (died 2025)
Dick Schaap, American sportscaster and author (died 2001)
Rodney Cotterill, Danish-English physicist and neuroscientist (died 2007)
Greg Morris, American actor (died 1996)
Geoff Bent, English footballer (died 1958)
Michael Colvin, English captain and politician (died 2000)
Gabriel Loubier, Canadian politician
Oliver E. Williamson, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2020)
Marcia Neugebauer, American geophysicist
Freddy Quinn, Austrian singer, guitarist, and actor
Paul Reichmann, Austrian-Canadian businessman, founded Olympia and York (died 2013)
Calvin Jones, American pianist, composer, and educator (died 2004)
Bruno Junk, Estonian race walker (died 1995)
Barbara Murray, English actress (died 2014)
Margaret Rule, English archaeologist and historian (died 2015)
Chrysostomos I of Cyprus (died 2007)
Red Rodney, American trumpet player (died 1994)
Romano Scarpa, Italian author and illustrator (died 2005)
Sada Thompson, American actress (died 2011)
Steve Stavro, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (died 2006)
Robert Edwards, English physiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2013)
George Gladir, American author (died 2013)
Ernest Becker, American-Canadian anthropologist, author, and academic (died 1974)
Bud Powell, American pianist and composer (died 1966)
Fred Singer, Austrian-American physicist and academic (died 2020)
Josef Škvorecký, Czech-Canadian author and publisher (died 2012)
Sammy Benskin, American pianist and bandleader (died 1992)
Arthur Penn, American director and producer (died 2010)
Miklós Jancsó, Hungarian director and screenwriter (died 2014)
Milton Subotsky, American screenwriter and producer, co-founded Amicus Productions (died 1991)
Bernard Waber, American author and illustrator (died 2013)
William Conrad, American actor, director, and producer (died 1994)
Alan A. Freeman, English record producer (died 1985)
Jayne Meadows, American actress and author (died 2015)
Charles H. Percy, American lieutenant and politician (died 2011)
James H. Wilkinson, American mathematician and computer scientist (died 1986)
Martin Ryle, English astronomer and author, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1984)
Malcolm Shepherd, 2nd Baron Shepherd (died 2001)
Konstantin Gerchik, Soviet military leader (died 2001)
Louis Auchincloss, American novelist and essayist (died 2010)
Carl Ballantine, American magician and actor (died 2009)
William T. Orr, American actor and producer (died 2002)
Benjamin Rubin, American microbiologist (died 2010)
S. Yizhar, Israeli academic and politician (died 2006)
Albert Ellis, American psychologist and author (died 2007)
Marcey Jacobson, American-Mexican photographer (died 2009)
Bernard Miles, English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1991)
Bhagat Singh, Indian socialist revolutionary (disputed with 28 September) (died 1931)
William Empson, English poet and critic (died 1984)
Jim Thompson, American author and screenwriter (died 1977)
Sergei Varshavsky, Russian art collector and author (died 1980)
Conrad Heidkamp, German footballer and manager (died 1994)
Edvard Kocbek, Slovenian poet and politician (died 1981)
Vincent Youmans, American composer and producer (died 1946)
Gilbert Ashton, English cricketer (died 1981)
Sam Ervin, American soldier and politician (died 1985)
Lothar von Richthofen, German lieutenant and pilot (died 1922)
George Bambridge, English diplomat (died 1943)
Harry Blackstone, Sr., American magician (died 1965)
Charles Benjamin Howard, Canadian businessman and politician (died 1964)
Dorothy Greenhough-Smith, English figure skater and tennis player (died 1965)
Hans Hahn, Austrian mathematician and philosopher (died 1934)
Frederick Schule, American hurdler and coach (died 1962)
Cyril Scott, English poet and composer (died 1970)
Vithalbhai Patel, Indian legislator and political leader (died 1933)
Grazia Deledda, Italian novelist and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1936)
Eurosia Fabris, Italian saint (died 1932)
Andrej Hlinka, Slovak priest and politician (died 1938)
Corinne Roosevelt Robinson, American poet and author (died 1933)
Gaston Tarry, French mathematician and academic (died 1913)
Alphonse François Renard, Belgian geologist and petrographer (died 1903)
Alfred Thayer Mahan, American captain and historian (died 1914)
Thomas Nast, German-American cartoonist (died 1902)
Lawrence Sullivan Ross, American general and politician, 19th Governor of Texas (died 1898)
William Babcock Hazen, American general (died 1887)
William "Bull" Nelson, American general (died 1862)
Henri-Frédéric Amiel, Swiss philosopher, poet, and critic (died 1881)
Hermann Kolbe, German chemist and academic (died 1884)
George Müller, German-English evangelist and missionary, founded the Ashley Down Orphanage (died 1898)
Samuel Francis Du Pont, American admiral (died 1865)
Agustín de Iturbide, Mexican royalist turned insurgent; first emperor of Mexico (died 1824)
Martha Jefferson Randolph, daughter of Thomas Jefferson who had twelve children (died 1836)
Antoine Philippe de La Trémoille, French general (died 1794)
Francis Russell, Marquess of Tavistock, Irish politician (died 1767)
Michael Denis, Austrian lepidopterist, author, and poet (died 1800)
Samuel Adams, American philosopher and politician, fourth Governor of Massachusetts (died 1803)
Abraham Gotthelf Kästner, German mathematician and epigrammatist (died 1800)
Alphonsus Maria de' Liguori, Italian bishop and saint (died 1787)
Giovanni Carlo Maria Clari, Italian violinist and composer (died 1754)
Sofia Alekseyevna of Russia (died 1704)
Solomon Stoddard, American pastor and librarian (died 1729)
Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet, French bishop and theologian (died 1704)
Louis XIII of France (died 1643)
Robert Blake, English admiral (died 1657)
Flaminio Scala, Italian playwright and stage actor (died 1624)
Takenaka Shigeharu, Japanese samurai (died 1579)
Stefan Batory, King of Poland (died 1586)
Guillaume Rondelet, French physician (died 1566)
Hieronymus Łaski, Polish diplomat (died 1542)
John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk (died 1491)
Stanisław Kazimierczyk, Polish canon regular and saint (died 1489)
Cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (died 1464)
Adolf, Count Palatine of the Rhine (died 1327)
John II, Duke of Brabant (died 1312)
Wenceslaus II of Bohemia, King of Bohemia and Poland (died 1305)
Ermentrude of Orléans, Queen of the Franks (probable year; d. 869)
Ninmyō, Japanese emperor (died 850)
Hassan Nasrallah, Lebanese politician, 3rd Secretary-General of Hezbollah (born 1960)
Maggie Smith, English actress (born 1934)
Michael Gambon, Irish-English actor (born 1940)
Kavita Mahajan, Indian author and translator (born 1967)
Michael Payton, American football quarterback (born 1970)
Manoharsinhji Pradyumansinhji, Indian nobleman and politician (born 1935)
Marty Balin, American singer, co-founder of the band Jefferson Airplane (born 1942)
Hugh Hefner, American publisher, founder of Playboy Enterprises (born 1926)
Syed Ahmed, Indian author and politician, 16th Governor of Manipur (born 1945)
Pietro Ingrao, Italian journalist and politician (born 1915)
Kallen Pokkudan, Indian activist and author (born 1937)
Frank Tyson, English-Australian cricketer, coach, and journalist (born 1930)
Gaby Aghion, French fashion designer, founded Chloé (born 1921)
Wally Hergesheimer, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1927)
Abdelmajid Lakhal, Tunisian actor and director (born 1939)
James Traficant, American lawyer and politician (born 1941)
Oscar Castro-Neves, Brazilian-American guitarist, composer, and conductor (born 1940)
Mauricio González-Gordon y Díez, Spanish sherry maker and conservationist (born 1923)
Eddie Bert, American trombonist (born 1922)
Herbert Lom, Czech-English actor (born 1917)
David Croft, English director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1922)
Imre Makovecz, Hungarian architect (born 1935)
Johnny "Country" Mathis, American singer-songwriter (born 1933)
Balaji Sadasivan, Singaporean neurosurgeon and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Singapore (born 1955)
Ivan Dykhovichny, Russian director and screenwriter (born 1947)
Henri Pachard, American director and producer (born 1939)
Dale Houston, American singer-songwriter (born 1940)
Kenji Nagai, Japanese photographer and journalist (born 1957)
Helmut Kallmeyer, German chemist and soldier (born 1910)
Ronald Golias, Brazilian comedian and actor (born 1929)
Mary Lee Settle, American novelist, essayist, and memoirist (born 1918)
John E. Mack, American psychiatrist and author (born 1929)
Jean Lucas, French racing driver (born 1927)
Donald O'Connor, American actor, singer, and dancer (born 1925)
Doak Walker, American football player (born 1927)
Walter Trampler, American viola player and educator (born 1915)
Mohammad Najibullah, Afghan physician and politician, seventh President of Afghanistan (born 1947)
Jimmy Doolittle, American general, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1896)
Fraser MacPherson, Canadian saxophonist and educator (born 1928)
Zhang Leping, Chinese comic artist (born 1910)
Joe Hulme, English footballer and cricketer (born 1904)
Cliff Burton, American bass player and songwriter (born 1962)
Lloyd Nolan, American actor (born 1902)
Chronis Exarhakos, Greek actor (born 1932)
Wilfred Burchett, Australian journalist and author (born 1911)
Robert Montgomery, American actor, singer, director, and producer (born 1904)
Gracie Fields, English actress and singer (born 1898)
Jimmy McCulloch, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1953)
Jack Lang, Australian lawyer and politician, 23rd Premier of New South Wales (born 1876)
Silvio Frondizi, Argentinian lawyer and academic (born 1907)
S. R. Ranganathan, Indian mathematician, librarian, and academic (born 1892)
Felix Yusupov, Russian husband of Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia (born 1887)
Clara Bow, American actress (born 1905)
William Stanier, English engineer, co-designed the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (born 1876)
H.D., American poet, novelist, and memoirist (born 1886)
Sylvia Pankhurst, English activist (born 1882)
Gerald Finzi, English composer and educator (born 1901)
Babe Didrikson Zaharias, American basketball player and golfer (born 1911)
Aimee Semple McPherson, Canadian-American evangelist, founded the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel (born 1890)
Douglas Albert Munro, United States Coast Guard signalman, posthumously awarded Medal of Honor, (born 1919)
Walter Benjamin, German philosopher and critic (born 1892)
Julius Wagner-Jauregg, Austrian physician and neuroscientist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1857)
Alan Gray, English composer and organist (born 1855)
Ellen Willmott, English horticulturalist (born 1858)
Engelbert Humperdinck, German composer and educator (born 1854)
Adelina Patti, Italian-French opera singer (born 1843)
Edgar Degas, French painter and sculptor (born 1834)
Remy de Gourmont, French novelist, poet, and critic (born 1858)
Auguste Michel-Lévy, French geologist and academic (born 1844)
Thomas Joseph Byrnes, Australian politician, 12th Premier of Queensland (born 1860)
Ivan Goncharov, Russian author and critic (born 1812)
Charles Gordon Greene, American journalist and politician (born 1804)
Braxton Bragg, American general (born 1817)
Bernard Courtois, French chemist and pharmacist (born 1777)
Raja Ram Mohan Roy, Indian humanitarian and reformer (born 1772)
Karl Christian Friedrich Krause, German philosopher and author (born 1781)
Étienne Bézout, French mathematician and theorist (born 1730)
Hugh Boulter, Irish archbishop (born 1672)
Peter Artedi, Swedish ichthyologist and zoologist (born 1705)
Laurence Eusden, English poet and author (born 1688)
George Smalridge, English bishop (born 1662)
Pope Innocent XII (born 1615)
Robert Arnauld d'Andilly, French writer (born 1589)
Vincent de Paul, French priest and saint (born 1581)
Olimpia Maidalchini, Roman noble (born 1591)
Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria (born 1573)
Lorenzo Ruiz, Filipino saint (born c.1600)
John VII, Count of Nassau-Siegen (born 1561)
Piotr Skarga, Polish Jesuit and polemicist (born 1536)
Pope Urban VII (born 1521)
Emperor Go-Nara of Japan (born 1497)
Felice della Rovere, illegitimate daughter of Pope Julius II (born 1483)
William of Wykeham, English bishop (born 1320)
Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse (born 1197)
Renaud de Courtenay, Anglo-Norman nobleman (born 1125)
Richeza of Berg, Duchess of Bohemia (born c.1095)
Bonfilius, Italian saint and bishop of Foligno (bornc. 1040)
Vekenega, Croatian Benedictine abbess
Kyŏn Hwŏn, king of Later Baekje (born 867)
Pugu Huai'en, Chinese general during the Tang dynasty
Christian feast days: Adheritus
Christian feast days: Bonfilius
Christian feast days: Caius of Milan
Christian feast days: Vincent de Paul
Christian feast days: Cosmas and Damian
Christian feast days: September 27 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Consumación de la Independencia (Mexico)
French Community Holiday (French community of Belgium)
Independence Day (Turkmenistan), celebrates the independence of Turkmenistan from USSR in 1991.
Meskel (Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Church, following Julian calendar, September 28 on leap years)
National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (United States)
Polish Underground State's Day (Poland)
World Tourism Day (International)