September 19 Explained
Events
Pre-1600
1601–1900
- 1676 - Jamestown is burned to the ground by the forces of Nathaniel Bacon during Bacon's Rebellion.
- 1777 - American Revolutionary War: British forces win a tactically expensive victory over the Continental Army in the First Battle of Saratoga.
- 1778 - The Continental Congress passes the first United States federal budget.
- 1796 - George Washington's Farewell Address is printed across America as an open letter to the public.
- 1799 - French Revolutionary Wars: French-Dutch victory against the Russians and British in the Battle of Bergen.
- 1846 - Two French shepherd children, Mélanie Calvat and Maximin Giraud, experience a Marian apparition on a mountaintop near La Salette, France, now known as Our Lady of La Salette.[3]
- 1852 - Annibale de Gasparis discovers the asteroid Massalia from the north dome of the Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte.[4]
- 1862 - American Civil War: Union troops under William Rosecrans defeat a Confederate force commanded by Sterling Price.[5]
- 1863 - American Civil War: The first day of the Battle of Chickamauga, in northwestern Georgia, the bloodiest two-day battle of the conflict, and the only significant Confederate victory in the war's Western Theater.
- 1864 - American Civil War: Union troops under Philip Sheridan defeat a Confederate force commanded by Jubal Early. With over 50,000 troops engaged, it was the largest battle fought in the Shenandoah Valley.
- 1868 - La Gloriosa begins in Spain.
- 1870 - Franco-Prussian War: The siege of Paris begins. The city held out for over four months before surrendering.
- 1893 - In New Zealand, the Electoral Act of 1893 is consented to by the governor, giving all women in New Zealand the right to vote.
1901–present
- 1902 - A stampede at Shiloh Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, leads to the death of 115 attendees.
- 1916 - World War I: During the East African Campaign, colonial forces of the Belgian Congo (Force Publique) under the command of Charles Tombeur capture the town of Tabora after heavy fighting.
- 1939 - World War II: The Battle of Kępa Oksywska concludes, with Polish losses reaching roughly 14% of all the forces engaged.
- 1940 - World War II: Witold Pilecki is voluntarily captured and sent to Auschwitz concentration camp to gather and smuggle out information for the resistance movement.[6] [7]
- 1944 - World War II: The Battle of Hürtgen Forest begins. It will become the longest individual battle that the U.S. Army has ever fought.
- 1944 - World War II: The Moscow Armistice between Finland and the Soviet Union is signed, which officially ended the Continuation War.[8]
- 1946 - The Council of Europe is founded following a speech by Winston Churchill at the University of Zurich.
- 1950 - Korean War: An attack by North Korean forces was repelled at the Battle of Nam River.
- 1957 - Plumbbob Rainier becomes the first nuclear explosion to be entirely contained underground, producing no fallout.
- 1970 - Michael Eavis hosts the first Glastonbury Festival.
- 1970 - Kostas Georgakis, a Greek student of geology, sets himself ablaze in Matteotti Square in Genoa, Italy, as a protest against the dictatorial regime of Georgios Papadopoulos.
- 1976 - Turkish Airlines Flight 452 hits the Taurus Mountains, outskirt of Karatepe, Turkey, killing all 154 passengers and crew.
- 1976 - Two Imperial Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantom II jets fly out to investigate an unidentified flying object.
- 1978 - The Solomon Islands join the United Nations.
- 1982 - Scott Fahlman posts the first documented emoticons :-) and :-(on the Carnegie Mellon University bulletin board system.
- 1983 - Saint Kitts and Nevis gains its independence.[9]
- 1985 - A strong earthquake kills thousands and destroys about 400 buildings in Mexico City.
- 1985 - Tipper Gore and other political wives form the Parents Music Resource Center as Frank Zappa, John Denver, and other musicians testify at U.S. Congressional hearings on obscenity in rock music.
- 1989 - A bomb destroys UTA Flight 772 in mid-air above the Tùnùrù Desert, Niger, killing all 170 passengers and crew.
- 1991 - Ötzi the Iceman is discovered in the Alps on the border between Italy and Austria.
- 1995 - The Washington Post and The New York Times publish the Unabomber manifesto.
- 1997 - The Guelb El-Kebir massacre in Algeria kills 53 people.
- 2006 - The Thai army stages a coup. The Constitution is revoked and martial law is declared.
- 2008 - A Learjet 60 carrying musicians Travis Barker and Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein crashes during a rejected takeoff from Colombia Metropolitan Airport in West Columbia, South Carolina, killing four of the six people on board. Barker and Goldstein both survive.[10]
- 2010 - The leaking oil well in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is sealed.
- 2011 - Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees surpasses Trevor Hoffman to become Major League Baseball's all-time career saves leader with 602.
- 2016 - In the wake of a manhunt, the suspect in a series of bombings in New York and New Jersey is apprehended after a shootout with police.
- 2017 - The 2017 Puebla earthquake strikes Mexico, causing 370 deaths and over 6,000 injuries, as well as extensive damage.
- 2019 - A drone strike by the United States kills 30 civilian farmers in Afghanistan.
- 2021 - The Cumbre Vieja volcano, on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, erupts. The eruption lasts for almost three months, ending on December 13.[11]
- 2022 - The state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom is held at Westminster Abbey, London.[12]
Births
Pre-1600
1601–1900
- 1608 - Alfonso Litta, Roman Catholic cardinal and archbishop (d. 1679)[17]
- 1638 - Isaac Milles, English minister (d. 1720)
- 1662 - Jean-Paul Bignon, French priest and man of letters (d. 1743)
- 1721 - William Robertson, Scottish historian (d. 1793)
- 1749 - Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre, French mathematician and astronomer (d. 1822)
- 1754 - John Ross Key, American lieutenant, lawyer, and judge (d. 1821)
- 1759 - William Kirby, English priest and entomologist (d. 1850)
- 1778 - Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, Scottish lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain (d. 1868)
- 1796 - Hartley Coleridge, English poet and author (d. 1849)
- 1802 - Lajos Kossuth, Hungarian journalist, lawyer, and politician, Governor-President of Hungary (d. 1894)
- 1803 - Maria Anna of Savoy (d. 1884)
- 1811 - Orson Pratt, American mathematician and religious leader (d. 1881)
- 1824 - William Sellers, American engineer, inventor, and businessperson (d. 1905)
- 1828 - Fridolin Anderwert, Swiss judge and politician, President of the Swiss National Council (d. 1880)
- 1856 - Arthur Morgan, Australian politician, 16th Premier of Queensland (d. 1916)
- 1865 - Frank Eugene, American-German photographer (d. 1936)
- 1867 - Arthur Rackham, English illustrator (d. 1939)
- 1869 - Ben Turpin, American comedian and actor (d. 1940)
- 1871 - Frederick Ruple, Swiss-American painter (d. 1938)
- 1882 - Christopher Stone, English radio host (d. 1965)
- 1883 - Mabel Vernon, American educator and activist (d. 1975)
- 1887 - Lovie Austin, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1972)
- 1887 - Lynne Overman, American actor and singer (d. 1943)
- 1888 - James Waddell Alexander II, American mathematician and topologist (d. 1971)
- 1888 - Porter Hall, American actor (d. 1953)
- 1889 - Sarah Louise Delany, American physician and author (d. 1999)
- 1894 - Rachel Field, American author and poet (d. 1942)[18]
- 1898 - Giuseppe Saragat, Italian lawyer and politician, 5th President of Italy (d. 1988)
- 1900 - Ricardo Cortez, American actor (d. 1977)
1901–present
- 1905 - Judith Auer, German World War II resistance fighter (d. 1944)[19]
- 1905 - Leon Jaworski, American lawyer, co-founded Fulbright & Jaworski (d. 1982)[20]
- 1907 - Lewis F. Powell, Jr., American lawyer and jurist (d. 1998)
- 1908 - Paul Bénichou, French historian, author, and critic (d. 2001)
- 1908 - Robert Lecourt, French lawyer, judge, and politician, Lord Chancellor of France (d. 2004)
- 1908 - Tatsuo Shimabuku, Japanese martial artist, founded Isshin-ryū (d. 1975)
- 1909 - Ferdinand Porsche, Austrian engineer and businessman (d. 1998)
- 1910 - Margaret Lindsay, American actress (d. 1981)
- 1910 - Arturo M. Tolentino, Filipino diplomat and politician (d. 2004)
- 1911 - William Golding, British novelist, playwright, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1993)
- 1912 - Reuben David, Indian veterinarian and zoo founder (d. 1989)
- 1912 - Kurt Sanderling, Polish-German conductor (d. 2011)
- 1913 - Frances Farmer, American actress (d. 1970)
- 1913 - Helen Ward, American singer (d. 1998)
- 1915 - Germán Valdés, Mexican actor, singer, and producer (d. 1973)
- 1918 - Pablita Velarde, Santa Clara Pueblo (Native American) painter (d. 2006)
- 1919 - Roger Grenier, French journalist and author (d. 2017)
- 1919 - Amalia Hernández, Mexican choreographer and dancer (d. 2000)
- 1920 - Roger Angell, American journalist, author, and editor (d. 2022) [21]
- 1921 - Paulo Freire, Brazilian philosopher, theorist, and academic (d. 1997)
- 1921 - Billy Ward, American R&B singer-songwriter (d. 2002)
- 1922 - Damon Knight, American author and critic (d. 2002)
- 1922 - Willie Pep, American boxer and referee (d. 2006)
- 1922 - Emil Zátopek, Czech runner (d. 2000)
- 1924 - Vern Benson, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2014)
- 1924 - Don Harron, Canadian actor and screenwriter (d. 2015)
- 1925 - W. Reece Smith, Jr., American lawyer and academic (d. 2013)
- 1926 - Victoria Barbă, Moldovan animated film director (d. 2020)[22]
- 1926 - Masatoshi Koshiba, Japanese physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2020)
- 1926 - James Lipton, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2020)[23]
- 1926 - Duke Snider, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2011)
- 1927 - Helen Carter, American singer (d. 1998)
- 1927 - Rosemary Harris, English actress
- 1927 - William Hickey, American actor (d. 1997)
- 1927 - Nick Massi, American singer and bass player (d. 2000)
- 1928 - Adam West, American actor and businessman (d. 2017)
- 1929 - Marge Roukema, American educator and politician (d. 2014)
- 1930 - Muhal Richard Abrams, American pianist, composer, and educator (d. 2017)
- 1930 - Bettye Lane, American photographer and journalist (d. 2012)
- 1930 - Antonio Margheriti, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2002)
- 1931 - Brook Benton, American pop/R&B/rock & roll singer-songwriter (d. 1988)
- 1931 - Derek Gardner, English engineer (d. 2011)
- 1932 - Mike Royko, American journalist and author (d. 1997)
- 1932 - Stefanie Zweig, German journalist and author (d. 2014)
- 1933 - Gilles Archambault, Canadian journalist and author
- 1933 - David McCallum, Scottish actor (d. 2023)
- 1934 - Brian Epstein, English businessman, The Beatles manager (d. 1967)
- 1934 - Austin Mitchell, English journalist, academic and politician (d. 2021)[24]
- 1935 - Benjamin Thurman Hacker, American admiral (d. 2003)
- 1936 - Martin Fay, Irish fiddler (d. 2012)
- 1936 - Milan Marcetta, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2014)
- 1936 - Al Oerter, American discus thrower (d. 2007)
- 1937 - Abner Haynes, American football player[25] (d. 2024)[26]
- 1939 - Carl Schultz, Hungarian-Australian director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1940 - Bill Medley, American singer-songwriter
- 1940 - Zandra Rhodes, English fashion designer, founded the Fashion and Textile Museum
- 1940 - Paul Williams, American singer-songwriter and actor
- 1941 - Umberto Bossi, Italian politician
- 1941 - Cass Elliot, American singer (d. 1974)
- 1941 - Jim Fox, English pentathlete (d. 2023)
- 1941 - Mariangela Melato, Italian actress (d. 2013)
- 1942 - Freda Payne, American singer and actress
- 1943 - André Boudrias, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2019)
- 1943 - Joe Morgan, American baseball player (d. 2020)[27]
- 1944 - Anders Björck, Swedish politician, 25th Swedish Minister of Defence
- 1944 - Edmund Joensen, Faroese politician, 9th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
- 1944 - İsmet Özel, Turkish poet and scholar
- 1945 - Kate Adie, English journalist and author[28]
- 1945 - David Bromberg, American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter
- 1945 - Randolph Mantooth, American actor
- 1946 - Gerald Brisco, American wrestler
- 1946 - Brian Henton, English race car driver
- 1947 - Henry Bromell, American novelist and screenwriter (d. 2013)
- 1947 - Thomas H. Cook, American author and academic
- 1947 - Lol Creme, English musician, songwriter, and music video director
- 1947 - Brian Hill, American basketball player and coach
- 1947 - Tanith Lee, English author (d. 2015)[29]
- 1948 - Jim Ard, American basketball player[30]
- 1948 - Mykhaylo Fomenko, Ukrainian footballer and manager (d. 2024)
- 1948 - Jeremy Irons, English actor[31]
- 1949 - Twiggy, English model, actress, and singer
- 1949 - Ringo Mendoza, Mexican wrestler
- 1949 - Barry Scheck, American lawyer, co-founded the Innocence Project
- 1949 - Sidney Wicks, American basketball player[32]
- 1950 - Joan Lunden, American television journalist, anchor, and author
- 1950 - Michael Proctor, English physicist, mathematician, and academic
- 1951 - Daniel Lanois, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
- 1952 - Rhys Chatham, American trumpet player, guitarist, and composer
- 1952 - Henry Kaiser, American guitarist and composer
- 1952 - Nile Rodgers, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
- 1952 - George Warrington, American businessman (d. 2007)
- 1953 - Wayne Clark, Australian cricketer
- 1953 - Sarana VerLin, American singer-songwriter and violinist
- 1954 - Adam Phillips, Welsh psychotherapist and author
- 1954 - Eleni Vitali, Greek singer-songwriter
- 1955 - Richard Burmer, American composer and engineer (d. 2006)
- 1957 - Dan Hampton, American football player[33]
- 1957 - Chris Roupas, American basketball player
- 1958 - Lita Ford, English-American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1958 - Kevin Hooks, American actor, director, and producer
- 1960 - Mario Batali, American chef and author
- 1960 - Loïc Bigois, French aerodynamicist and engineer
- 1960 - Yolanda Saldívar, American convicted murderer
- 1961 - Artur Ekert, Polish-British physicist and academic[34]
- 1962 - Randy Myers, American baseball player[35]
- 1962 - Cheri Oteri, American actress, comedian, and screenwriter
- 1962 - Ken Rosenthal, American sportscaster
- 1963 - Jarvis Cocker, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1963 - David Seaman, English footballer
- 1963 - Urmas Tartes, Estonian biologist and photographer
- 1964 - Patrick Marber, English actor, director, and screenwriter
- 1964 - Daniel Wincott, British political scientist
- 1964 - Trisha Yearwood, American singer-songwriter and actress
- 1965 - Andrew Leeds, Australian rugby player and coach
- 1965 - Tim Scott, American politician
- 1965 - Sunita Williams, American captain, pilot, and astronaut
- 1966 - Soledad O'Brien, American journalist and producer
- 1966 - Yoshihiro Takayama, Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist
- 1967 - Jim Abbott, American baseball player
- 1967 - Aleksandr Karelin, Russian wrestler and politician
- 1968 - Monica Crowley, American talk show host and author
- 1969 - Candy Dulfer, Dutch saxophonist
- 1969 - Jacek Frąckiewicz, Polish footballer
- 1969 - Alkinoos Ioannidis, Cypriot singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1969 - Michael Symon, American chef and author
- 1969 - Kostya Tszyu, Russian-Australian boxer
- 1969 - Tapio Wilska, Finnish singer-songwriter
- 1970 - Dan Bylsma, American ice hockey player and coach
- 1970 - Gilbert Dionne, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1970 - Antoine Hey, German footballer and manager
- 1970 - Victor Williams, American actor
- 1971 - Sanaa Lathan, American actress
- 1971 - Mike Sadlo, German footballer and manager
- 1972 - Ryan Girdler, Australian rugby league player[36]
- 1972 - N. K. Jemisin, American writer
- 1972 - Ashot Nadanian, Armenian chess player and coach
- 1973 - Jacinta Allan, Australian politician, 49th Premier of Victoria[37]
- 1973 - Nick Colgan, Irish footballer and coach
- 1973 - Cristiano da Matta, Brazilian race car driver
- 1973 - Javier Duarte, Mexican politician
- 1973 - David Zepeda, Mexican actor, model and singer
- 1974 - Jimmy Fallon, American comedian and talk show host
- 1974 - Hidetaka Miyazaki, Japanese video game designer and executive[38] [39]
- 1975 - Marcus Dunstan, American director and screenwriter
- 1976 - Raja Bell, American basketball player
- 1976 - Jan Hlaváč, Czech ice hockey player
- 1976 - Alison Sweeney, American actress and television host
- 1976 - Sergey Tsinkevich, Belarusian footballer and referee
- 1977 - Poon Yiu Cheuk, Hong Kong footballer and coach
- 1977 - Aakash Chopra, Indian cricketer
- 1977 - Ryan Dusick, American musician and record producer
- 1977 - Tommaso Rocchi, Italian footballer
- 1977 - Mike Smith, American baseball player
- 1977 - Emil Sutovsky, Israeli chess player
- 1978 - Nick Johnson, American baseball player
- 1978 - Brett Keisel, American football player[40]
- 1978 - Jorge López Montaña, Spanish footballer
- 1978 - Nigel Mitchell, English radio and television host
- 1979 - Mikael Tellqvist, Swedish ice hockey player[41]
- 1980 - J. R. Bremer, American-Bosnian basketball player[42]
- 1980 - James Ellison, English motorcycle racer
- 1980 - Sara Quin, Canadian singer and musician
- 1980 - Tegan Quin, Canadian singer and musician
- 1980 - Dimitri Yachvili, French rugby player
- 1981 - Damiano Cunego, Italian cyclist
- 1981 - Rick DiPietro, American ice hockey player
- 1982 - Shaun Barker, English footballer
- 1982 - Eduardo Carvalho, Portuguese footballer
- 1982 - Eleni Daniilidou, Greek tennis player
- 1982 - Jordan Parise, American ice hockey player
- 1982 - Columbus Short, American actor and choreographer
- 1983 - Eamon, American singer and songwriter
- 1983 - Carl Landry, American basketball player[43]
- 1983 - Joni Pitkänen, Finnish ice hockey player[44]
- 1984 - Eva Marie, American wrestler
- 1984 - Ángel Reyna, Mexican footballer
- 1984 - Danny Valencia, American-Israeli baseball player
- 1984 - Kevin Zegers, Canadian actor
- 1985 - Gio González, American baseball player
- 1985 - Alun Wyn Jones, Welsh rugby player[45]
- 1985 - Song Joong-ki, South Korean actor
- 1985 - Nathanael Liminski, German politician[46]
- 1985 - Renee Paquette, Canadian-American television personality[47]
- 1986 - Leon Best, English footballer
- 1986 - Sally Pearson, Australian athlete[48]
- 1987 - Nicolas Pallois, French footballer[49]
- 1987 - Danielle Panabaker, American actress
- 1987 - Carlos Quintero, Colombian footballer
- 1988 - Katrina Bowden, American actress
- 1988 - Kenny Britt, American football player
- 1989 - Tyreke Evans, American basketball player
- 1989 - George Springer, American baseball player[50]
- 1990 - Saki Fukuda, Japanese actress and singer
- 1990 - Savvas Gentsoglou, Greek footballer
- 1990 - Stephon Gilmore, American football player[51]
- 1990 - Kieran Trippier, English footballer
- 1991 - CJ McCollum, American basketball player[52]
- 1992 - Jiro Kuroshio, Japanese wrestler[53]
- 1992 - Diego Antonio Reyes, Mexican footballer
- 1996 - Brandon Clarke, Canadian-American basketball player[54]
- 1996 - Pia Mia, American singer, songwriter, model, and actress
- 1996 - Dejounte Murray, American basketball player[55]
- 1996 - Chris Silva, Gabonese basketball player[56]
- 1998 - Nolan Patrick, Canadian ice hockey player[57]
- 1998 - Trae Young, American basketball player[55]
- 1999 - Precious Achiuwa, Nigerian basketball player[58]
- 2001 - Ghina Raihanah, Indonesian advocate, model, and influencer[59]
Deaths
Pre-1600
1601–1900
- 1605 - Edward Lewknor, English politician (b. 1542)
- 1668 - William Waller, English general and politician (b. 1597)
- 1692 - Giles Corey, American farmer and accused wizard (b. c. 1612)
- 1710 - Ole Rømer, Danish astronomer and instrument maker (b. 1644)
- 1812 - Mayer Amschel Rothschild, German banker (b. 1744)
- 1843 - Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis, French mathematician, physicist, and engineer (b. 1792)
- 1863 - Hans Christian Heg, Norwegian-American colonel and politician (b. 1829)
- 1868 - William Sprague, American minister and politician (b. 1809)
- 1873 - Robert Mackenzie, English-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of Queensland (b. 1811)
- 1881 - James A. Garfield, American general, lawyer, and politician, and the 20th President of the United States (b. 1831)
- 1893 - Alexander Tilloch Galt, English-Canadian politician, 1st Canadian Minister of Finance (b. 1817)[61]
1901–present
- 1902 - Masaoka Shiki, Japanese poet, author, and critic (b. 1867)
- 1905 - Thomas John Barnardo, Irish-English philanthropist (b. 1845)
- 1906 - Maria Georgina Grey, English educator, founded the Girls' Day School Trust (b. 1816)
- 1924 - Alick Bannerman, Australian cricketer and coach (b. 1854)
- 1927 - Michael Ancher, Danish painter (b. 1849)
- 1935 - Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Russian scientist and engineer (b. 1857)
- 1936 - Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, Indian singer and musicologist (b. 1860)
- 1942 - Condé Montrose Nast, American publisher, founded Condé Nast Publications (b. 1873)
- 1944 - Guy Gibson, Indian-English commander, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1918)
- 1949 - George Shiels, Irish-Canadian playwright (b. 1886)
- 1949 - Nikos Skalkottas, Greek violinist and composer (b. 1901)
- 1955 - John D. Dingell, Sr., American journalist and politician (b. 1894)
- 1965 - Lionel Terray, French mountaineer (b. 1921)
- 1967 - Zinaida Serebriakova, Ukrainian-French painter (b. 1884)
- 1968 - Chester Carlson, American physicist and lawyer (b. 1906)
- 1968 - Red Foley, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1910)
- 1972 - Robert Casadesus, French pianist and composer (b. 1899)
- 1973 - Gram Parsons, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1946)
- 1975 - Pamela Brown, English actress (b. 1917)
- 1978 - Étienne Gilson, French historian and philosopher (b. 1884)
- 1985 - Italo Calvino, Italian novelist, short story writer, and journalist (b. 1923)
- 1987 - Einar Gerhardsen, Norwegian civil servant and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Norway (b. 1897)
- 1989 - Willie Steele, American long jumper (b. 1923)
- 1990 - Hermes Pan, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1910)
- 1992 - Jacques Pic, French chef (b. 1932)
- 1995 - Orville Redenbacher, American businessman, founded his own eponymous brand (b. 1907)
- 1998 - Patricia Hayes, English actress (b. 1909)
- 2000 - Ann Doran, American actress (b. 1911)
- 2001 - Rhys Jones, Welsh-Australian archaeologist and academic (b. 1941)
- 2002 - Robert Guéï, Ivorian politician, 3rd President of Côte d'Ivoire (b. 1941)
- 2003 - Slim Dusty, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1927)
- 2004 - Eddie Adams, American photographer and journalist (b. 1933)
- 2004 - Skeeter Davis, American singer-songwriter (b. 1931)
- 2004 - Damayanti Joshi, Indian dancer and choreographer (b. 1928)
- 2004 - Ellis Marsalis, Sr., American businessman and activist (b. 1908)
- 2006 - Elizabeth Allen, American actress (b. 1929)
- 2006 - Danny Flores, American singer-songwriter and saxophonist (b. 1929)
- 2006 - Martha Holmes, American photographer and journalist (b. 1923)
- 2006 - Roy Schuiten, Dutch cyclist and manager (b. 1950)
- 2008 - Earl Palmer, American rhythm and blues drummer (b. 1924)[62]
- 2009 - Milton Meltzer, American historian and author (b. 1915)
- 2009 - Eduard Zimmermann, German journalist (b. 1929)
- 2011 - Thomas Capano, American lawyer and politician (b. 1949)
- 2011 - Dolores Hope, American singer (b. 1909)
- 2011 - George Cadle Price, 1st Prime Minister of Belize (b. 1919)
- 2012 - Rino Ferrario, Italian footballer (b. 1926)
- 2012 - Cecil Gordon, American race car driver (b. 1941)
- 2012 - Bettye Lane, American photographer and journalist (b. 1930)
- 2012 - Itamar Singer, Romanian-Israeli historian and author (b. 1946)
- 2013 - Robert Barnard, English author and critic (b. 1936)
- 2013 - John Reger, American football player (b. 1931)
- 2013 - William Ungar, Polish-American author and philanthropist, founded the National Envelope Corporation (b. 1913)
- 2013 - John D. Vanderhoof, American banker and politician, 37th Governor of Colorado (b. 1922)
- 2013 - Hiroshi Yamauchi, Japanese businessman (b. 1927)
- 2014 - Audrey Long, American actress (b. 1922)
- 2015 - Jackie Collins, English novelist (b. 1937)[63]
- 2015 - Todd Ewen, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1966)
- 2015 - Masajuro Shiokawa, Japanese economist and politician, 63rd Japanese Minister of Finance (b. 1921)
- 2017 - Leonid Kharitonov, Russian bass-baritone (b. 1933)[64]
- 2018 - Arthur Mitchell, American ballet dancer & choreographer (b. 1934) [65]
- 2018 - Bernard "Bunny" Carr, Irish TV presenter (b. 1927) [66]
- 2019 - Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisian soldier, politician, 2nd President of Tunisia (b. 1936) [67]
- 2020 - John Turner, Canadian politician, 17th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1929)[68]
- 2021 - John Challis, English actor (b. 1942)[69]
- 2021 - Jimmy Greaves, English footballer (b. 1940)[70]
- 2021 - Dinky Soliman, Filipino politician, 23rd Secretary of Social Welfare and Development (b. 1953)[71]
Holidays and observances
External links
Notes and References
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- Ackerman . Elliot . The Remarkable Story of the Man Who Volunteered to Enter Auschwitz and Try to Tell the World About It . Time . 17 September 2020 . 26 July 2019 . Witold Pilecki, a Polish cavalry officer turned resistance fighter, undertook the most audacious of missions: to get himself arrested by the Germans and sent to the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz. On September 19, 1940, he went out during a Warsaw street round up and was arrested. He was also successful in the mission that followed: to sabotage the camp and smuggle news to the world through Polish resistance networks of the atrocities occurring within. Only the world wasn't ready to listen..
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