September 24 Explained
Events
Pre-1600
1601–1900
1901–present
- 1906 - U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devils Tower in Wyoming as the nation's first National Monument.
- 1906 - Racial tensions exacerbated by rumors lead to the Atlanta Race Riot, further increasing racial segregation.
- 1911 - His Majesty's Airship No. 1, Britain's first rigid airship, is wrecked by strong winds before her maiden flight at Barrow-in-Furness.
- 1929 - Jimmy Doolittle performs the first flight without a window, proving that full instrument flying from take off to landing is possible.
- 1932 - Gandhi and Dr. Ambedkar agree to the Poona Pact, which reserved seats in the Indian provincial legislatures for the "Depressed Classes" (Untouchables).
- 1935 - Earl and Weldon Bascom produce the first rodeo ever held outdoors under electric lights.
- 1946 - Cathay Pacific Airways is founded in Hong Kong.
- 1946 - The top-secret Clifford-Elsey Report on the Soviet Union is delivered to President Truman.
- 1948 - The Honda Motor Company is founded.
- 1950 - The eastern United States is covered by a thick haze from the Chinchaga fire in western Canada.[3]
- 1954 - AEC Routemaster, the iconic London bus was introduced.[4]
- 1957 - President Eisenhower sends the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock, Arkansas, to enforce desegregation.
- 1959 - TAI Flight 307 crashes during takeoff from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport in Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, killing 55 people.[5]
- 1960 -, the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is launched.
- 1972 - Japan Airlines Flight 472 lands at Juhu Aerodrome instead of Santacruz Airport in Bombay, India.
- 1973 - Guinea-Bissau declares its independence from Portugal.
- 1975 - Southwest Face expedition members become the first persons to reach the summit of Mount Everest by any of its faces, instead of using a ridge route.
- 1993 - The Cambodian monarchy is restored, with Norodom Sihanouk as king.
- 1996 - Representatives of 71 nations sign the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty at the United Nations.
- 2005 - Hurricane Rita makes landfall in the United States, devastating portions of southwestern Louisiana and extreme southeastern Texas.
- 2007 - Between 30,000 and 100,000 people take part in anti-government protests in Yangon, Burma, the largest in 20 years.
- 2008 - Thabo Mbeki resigns as president of South Africa.
- 2009 - The G20 summit begins in Pittsburgh with 30 global leaders in attendance.
- 2009 - SA Airlink Flight 8911 crashes near Durban International Airport in Durban, South Africa, killing the captain and injuring the rest of the crew.[6]
- 2013 - A 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes southern Pakistan, killing at least 327 people.
- 2014 - The Mars Orbiter Mission makes India the first Asian nation to reach Mars orbit, and the first nation in the world to do so in its first attempt.
- 2015 - At least 1,100 people are killed and another 934 wounded after a stampede during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia.
- 2023 - NASA's OSIRIS-REx capsule containing samples from the asteroid 101955 Bennu successfully lands back on Earth.[7]
Births
Pre-1600
- 15 - Vitellius, Roman emperor (d. 69)[8]
- 936 - 'Adud al-Dawla, Buyid king (d. 983)
- 1301 - Ralph de Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford, English soldier (d. 1372)[9]
- 1418 - Anne of Cyprus, Duchess of Savoy (probable;[10] d. 1462)
- 1433 - Shekha of Amarsar, Rajput chieftain (d. 1488)
- 1473 - Georg von Frundsberg, German Knight and landowner (d. 1528)
- 1501 - Gerolamo Cardano, Italian mathematician, physician, and astrologer (d. 1576)
- 1534 - Guru Ram Das, fourth Sikh Guru (d. 1581)
- 1564 - William Adams, English sailor and navigator (d. 1620)
- 1583 - Albrecht von Wallenstein, Bohemian general (d. 1634)
1601–1900
- 1625 - Johan de Witt, Dutch mathematician and politician (d. 1672)
- 1667 - Jean-Louis Lully, French composer (d. 1688)
- 1705 - Count Leopold Joseph von Daun, Austrian field marshal (d. 1766)
- 1717 - Horace Walpole, English historian, author, and politician (d. 1797)[11]
- 1755 - John Marshall, American Continental Army officer, jurist, and politician, 4th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court (d. 1835)
- 1761 - F.L.Æ. Kunzen, German-Danish composer and conductor (d. 1817)
- 1796 - Antoine-Louis Barye, French sculptor and educator (d. 1875)
- 1801 - Mikhail Ostrogradsky, Ukrainian-Russian mathematician and physicist (d. 1862)
- 1802 - Adolphe d'Archiac, French paleontologist and geologist (d. 1868)
- 1812 - Mary Ann Browne, British poet and writer of musical scores (d. 1845)[12]
- 1817 - Ramón de Campoamor y Campoosorio, Spanish poet and philosopher (d. 1901)
- 1829 - Charles S. West, American jurist and politician, Secretary of State of Texas (d. 1885)
- 1845 - Nikolai Anderson, Estonian philologist and author (d. 1905)
- 1858 - Eugene Foss, American businessman and politician, 45th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1939)
- 1859 - Julius Klengel, German cellist and composer (d. 1933)
- 1861 - Bhikaiji Cama, Indian activist (d. 1936)
- 1870 - Georges Claude, French chemist and engineer, invented Neon lighting (d. 1960)
- 1871 - Lottie Dod, English tennis player, golfer, and archer (d. 1960)
- 1872 - Jaan Teemant, Estonian lawyer and politician, 7th State Elder of Estonia (d. 1941)
- 1873 - María de las Mercedes Adam de Aróstegui, Cuban pianist and composer (d. 1957)
- 1878 - Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, Swiss author and poet (d. 1947)
- 1880 - Sarah Knauss, American super-centenarian, oldest verified American person ever (d. 1999)
- 1882 - Max Decugis, French tennis player (d. 1978)
- 1883 - Franklin Clarence Mars, American businessman, founded Mars, Incorporated (d. 1934)
- 1883 - Lawson Robertson, Scottish-American high jumper and coach (d. 1951)
- 1884 - Gustave Garrigou, French cyclist (d. 1963)
- 1884 - İsmet İnönü, Turkish general and politician, 2nd President of Turkey (d. 1973)
- 1884 - Hugo Schmeisser, German weapons designer and engineer (d. 1953)
- 1885 - Artur Lemba, Estonian pianist, composer, and educator (d. 1963)
- 1890 - Mike González, Cuban baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1977)
- 1890 - A. P. Herbert, English author and playwright (d. 1971)
- 1892 - Adélard Godbout, Canadian agronomist and politician, 15th Premier of Québec (d. 1956)
- 1893 - Blind Lemon Jefferson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1929)
- 1894 - Tommy Armour, Scottish-American golfer and sportscaster (d. 1968)
- 1894 - Billy Bletcher, American actor, singer, and screenwriter (d. 1979)
- 1895 - André Frédéric Cournand, French physician and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1988)
- 1896 - F. Scott Fitzgerald, American novelist and short story writer (d. 1940)
- 1898 - Howard Florey, Australian pharmacologist and pathologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1968)
- 1898 - Charlotte Moore Sitterly, American astronomer (d. 1990)
- 1899 - William Dobell, Australian painter (d. 1970)
- 1899 - Bessie Braddock, British politician (d. 1970)[13]
- 1900 - Ham Fisher, American cartoonist (d. 1955)
1901–present
- 1901 - Alexandra Adler, Austrian neurologist and psychologist (d. 2001)
- 1905 - Severo Ochoa, Spanish–American physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1993)
- 1906 - Leonard Marsh, Canadian sociologist and academic (d. 1982)
- 1906 - Józef Nawrot, Polish footballer (d. 1982)
- 1907 - Ben Oakland, American pianist, composer, and songwriter (d. 1979)
- 1909 - Gerard Antoni Ciołek, Polish historian and architect (d. 1966)
- 1910 - Jean Servais, Belgian-French actor (d. 1976)
- 1911 - Konstantin Chernenko, Soviet politician (d. 1985)
- 1912 - Robert Lewis Taylor, American author (d. 1998)
- 1913 - Herb Jeffries, American singer (d. 2014)
- 1914 - Esther Eng, Chinese-American film director (d. 1970)[14]
- 1914 - John Kerr, Australian politician, 18th Governor-General of Australia (d. 1991)
- 1914 - Andrzej Panufnik, Polish pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1991)
- 1916 - Ruth Leach Amonette, American businesswoman and author (d. 2004)
- 1918 - Michael J. S. Dewar, Indian-born American theoretical chemist who developed the Dewar–Chatt–Duncanson model (d. 1997)
- 1918 - Audra Lindley, American actress (d. 1997)
- 1920 - Richard Bong, American soldier and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1945)
- 1920 - Jan Carew, Guyanese-American author, poet, and playwright (d. 2012)
- 1920 - Ovadia Yosef, Iraqi-Israeli rabbi and scholar (d. 2013)
- 1921 - Jim McKay, American sportscaster and journalist (d. 2008)
- 1921 - Sheila MacRae, English-American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2014)
- 1922 - Ettore Bastianini, Italian actor and singer (d. 1967)
- 1922 - Bert I. Gordon, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2023)
- 1922 - Theresa Merritt, American actress and singer (d. 1998)
- 1922 - John Moffatt, English actor and playwright (d. 2012)
- 1923 - Louis Edmonds, American actor (d. 2001)
- 1923 - Fats Navarro, American trumpet player and composer (d. 1950)
- 1923 - Raoul Bott, Hungarian-American mathematician (d. 2005)
- 1924 - Nina Bocharova, Ukrainian gymnast (d. 2020)
- 1924 - Voula Zouboulaki, Egyptian-Greek actress (d. 2015)
- 1925 - Autar Singh Paintal, Indian physiologist and academic (d. 2004)
- 1927 - Arthur Malet, English-American actor and singer (d. 2013)
- 1929 - John Carter, American clarinet player, saxophonist, and flute player (d. 1991)
- 1930 - Jack Gaughan, American illustrator (d. 1985)[15]
- 1930 - Józef Krupiński, Polish poet and author (d. 1998)
- 1930 - Angelo Muscat, Maltese-English actor (d. 1977)
- 1930 - Benjamin Romualdez, Filipino politician and diplomat (d. 2012)
- 1930 - John W. Young, American captain, engineer, and astronaut (d. 2018)[16]
- 1931 - Elizabeth Blackadder, Scottish painter and printmaker (d. 2021)[17]
- 1931 - Cardiss Collins, American lawyer and politician (d. 2013)
- 1931 - Brian Glanville, English journalist and author
- 1931 - Anthony Newley, English singer and actor (d. 1999)
- 1931 - Mike Parkes, English race car driver (d. 1977)
- 1932 - Miguel Montuori, Argentinian-Italian footballer and manager (d. 1998)
- 1932 - Walter Wallmann, German politician, Minister-President of Hesse (d. 2013)
- 1933 - Raffaele Farina, Italian cardinal
- 1933 - Mel Taylor, American drummer (d. 1996)
- 1934 - Tommy Anderson, Scottish footballer and manager (d. 2018)
- 1934 - John Brunner, English-Scottish author and screenwriter (d. 1995)
- 1934 - John Kasmin, English art dealer
- 1934 - Bernard Nevill, English painter, designer, and academic (d. 2019)
- 1934 - Chick Willis, American singer and guitarist (d. 2013)
- 1934 - Manfred Wörner, German politician and diplomat, 7th Secretary General of NATO (d. 1994)
- 1934 - Donald Wrye, American director, screenwriter, and producer (d. 2015)
- 1936 - Sivanthi Adithan, Indian businessman (d. 2013)
- 1936 - Jim Henson, American puppeteer, director, producer, and screenwriter, created The Muppets (d. 1990)
- 1938 - Steve Douglas, American saxophonist, flute player, and producer (d. 1993)
- 1939 - Wayne Henderson, American trombonist and producer (d. 2014)
- 1939 - Moti Kirschenbaum, Israeli journalist (d. 2015)
- 1939 - Jacques Vallée, French ufologist
- 1940 - Yves Navarre, French author (d. 1994)
- 1941 - John Mackey, American football player (d. 2011)
- 1941 - Linda McCartney, American singer, photographer, and activist (d. 1998)
- 1942 - Gerry Marsden, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2021)
- 1944 - Eavan Boland, Irish poet and academic (d. 2020)
- 1944 - Sven-Ole Thorsen, Danish bodybuilder and stuntman
- 1944 - Victoria Vetri, Playboy's 1967 Miss September and 1968 Playmate of the Year.
- 1945 - Lou Dobbs, American journalist and author (d. 2024)[18]
- 1945 - Carson Van Osten, American comics creator and musician (d. 2015)
- 1945 - John Rutter, English composer, conductor, and producer
- 1946 - Jerry Donahue, American guitarist and producer
- 1946 - Joe Greene, American football player, coach, and actor
- 1946 - Lars Emil Johansen, Greenlandic educator and politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Greenland
- 1946 - César Pedroso, Cuban pianist and songwriter (d. 2022)
- 1946 - Pat Pocock, Welsh-English cricketer
- 1946 - María Teresa Ruiz, Chilean astronomer
- 1947 - Stephen Mueller, American painter (d. 2011)
- 1948 - Gordon Clapp, American actor
- 1948 - Phil Hartman, Canadian-American actor and screenwriter (d. 1998)
- 1948 - Garth Porter, New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter and producer
- 1949 - Baleka Mbete, South African politician, Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa
- 1949 - Anders Arborelius, Swedish cardinal
- 1950 - Mohinder Amarnath, Indian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster
- 1950 - John Kessel, American author, poet, and playwright
- 1950 - Harriet Walter, English actress
- 1951 - Douglas Kmiec, American scholar and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Malta
- 1952 - Dieter Hochheimer, German footballer and manager
- 1952 - Mark Sandman, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1999)
- 1954 - Marco Tardelli, Italian footballer and coach
- 1955 - Riccardo Illy, Italian businessman and politician, President of Friuli Venezia Giulia
- 1956 - Hubie Brooks, American baseball player
- 1957 - Wolfgang Wolf, German footballer and manager
- 1958 - Kevin Sorbo, American actor and producer[19]
- 1959 - Theo Paphitis, Cypriot-English businessman
- 1959 - Steve Whitmire, American puppeteer
- 1960 - Amy Sky, Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
- 1961 - Christopher L. Eisgruber, American lawyer and academic
- 1961 - John Logan, American screenwriter and producer
- 1961 - Luc Picard, Canadian actor, director, and screenwriter
- 1962 - Ally McCoist, Scottish footballer and manager
- 1962 - Mike Phelan, English footballer, coach, and manager
- 1962 - Tim Supple, English director and producer
- 1962 - Nia Vardalos, Canadian-American actress and screenwriter
- 1962 - Ilgvars Zalāns, Latvian painter
- 1963 - Michael Potter, Australian rugby player and coach
- 1963 - Ben Preston, English journalist
- 1964 - Rafael Palmeiro, Cuban-American baseball player
- 1964 - Marko Pomerants, Estonian lawyer and politician, Estonian Minister of the Interior
- 1964 - Ronald van der Kemp, Dutch fashion designer
- 1965 - Robert Irvine, English chef and television host
- 1965 - Njål Ølnes, Norwegian saxophonist and composer
- 1965 - Sean McNabb, American singer and bass player
- 1965 - Janet Weiss, American drummer
- 1966 - Christophe Bouchut, French race car driver
- 1966 - Rajesh Khattar, Indian voice actor
- 1966 - Bernard Gilkey, American baseball player
- 1966 - Stefan Molyneux, Irish-Canadian philosopher, author, and blogger
- 1966 - Michael O. Varhola, American journalist and author
- 1967 - Noreena Hertz, English economist, author, and academic
- 1969 - Shawn Crahan, American drummer, songwriter, and producer
- 1969 - Christopher Pincher, English politician
- 1969 - Shamim Sarif, English author, director, and screenwriter
- 1969 - Paul Ray Smith, American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 2003)
- 1969 - Megan Ward, American actress
- 1971 - Michael S. Engel, American paleontologist and entomologist
- 1971 - Mike Michalowicz, American businessman and author
- 1971 - Kevin Millar, American baseball player and sportscaster
- 1971 - Peter Salisbury, English drummer
- 1972 - Conor Burns, British politician
- 1972 - Kate Fleetwood, English actress
- 1973 - Eddie George, American football player and sportscaster
- 1973 - Gillian Lindsay, Scottish rower[20]
- 1973 - Rodrick Rhodes, American basketball player and coach
- 1974 - John McDonald, American baseball player
- 1976 - Carlos Almeida, Angolan basketball player
- 1976 - Ian Bohen, American actor
- 1976 - Stephanie McMahon, American wrestler and businesswoman
- 1976 - Yakkun Sakurazuka, Japanese voice actress and singer (d. 2013)
- 1976 - Vahur Vahtramäe, Estonian footballer
- 1977 - Frank Fahrenhorst, German footballer and manager
- 1977 - Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila, American football player[21]
- 1977 - Casey Rabach, American football player
- 1978 - Wietse van Alten, Dutch archer
- 1979 - Fábio Aurélio, Brazilian footballer
- 1979 - Kim Jong-min, South Korean singer
- 1980 - Daniele Bennati, Italian cyclist
- 1980 - Dean Canto, Australian race car driver
- 1980 - Petri Pasanen, Finnish footballer
- 1980 - Victoria Pendleton, English cyclist
- 1980 - John Arne Riise, Norwegian footballer
- 1981 - Ryan Briscoe, Australian race car driver
- 1981 - Drew Gooden, American basketball player
- 1981 - Tomáš Surový, Slovak ice hockey player[22]
- 1982 - Morgan Hamm, American gymnast
- 1982 - Paul Hamm, American gymnast
- 1982 - Jeff Karstens, American baseball player
- 1983 - Liam Finn, Australian-New Zealand singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1983 - Randy Foye, American basketball player
- 1983 - Ben Harris, Australian rugby league player
- 1984 - Bobby Brown, American basketball player[23]
- 1985 - Jonathan Soriano, Spanish footballer
- 1986 - Eloise Mumford, American actress
- 1987 - Spencer Treat Clark, American actor
- 1987 - Matthew Connolly, English footballer
- 1987 - Grey Damon, American actor
- 1987 - Gürhan Gürsoy, Turkish footballer
- 1988 - Karl Alzner, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1988 - Steven Kampfer, American ice hockey player[24]
- 1988 - Kyle Sullivan, American actor
- 1989 - Pia Wurtzbach, Filipina actress, model, and beauty queen, Miss Universe 2015[25]
- 1990 - Vontaze Burfict, American football player[26]
- 1991 - Perry Jones, American basketball player[27]
- 1991 - Oriol Romeu, Spanish footballer
- 1991 - Maximiliano Uggè, Italian footballer
- 1993 - Sonya Deville, American wrestler and mixed martial artist[28]
- 1993 - Ben Platt, American actor, singer, and songwriter
- 1997 - Tosin Adarabioyo, English footballer
- 1998 - Nikolas Cruz, American mass murderer[29]
- 2002 - Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro, Spanish tennis player[30]
- 2003 - Joe Locke, Manx actor
Deaths
Pre-1600
- 366 - Pope Liberius
- 768 - Pepin the Short, Frankish king (b. 714)
- 887 - Gao Pian, general of the Tang Dynasty (b. 821)
- 1054 - Hermann of Reichenau, German composer, mathematician, and astronomer (b. 1013)[31]
- 1120 - Welf II, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1072)
- 1143 - Agnes of Germany (b. 1072)
- 1143 - Pope Innocent II
- 1180 - Manuel I Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (b. 1118)
- 1218 - Robert of Knaresborough (b. 1160)
- 1228 - Stefan the First-Crowned, Serbian king (b. 1165)
- 1270 - Philip of Montfort, Lord of Castres
- 1275 - Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford, English politician, Lord High Constable of England (b. 1208)
- 1435 - Isabeau of Bavaria (b. 1370)
- 1459 - Eric of Pomerania, King of Norway, Denmark and Sweden (b. 1382)
- 1494 - Poliziano, Italian poet and scholar (b. 1454)
- 1534 - Michael Glinski, Lithuanian prince (b. c. 1470)
- 1541 - Paracelsus, German-Swiss physician, botanist, and chemist (b. 1493)
- 1545 - Albert of Mainz, German cardinal (b. 1490)
- 1562 - Henry Grey, 4th Earl of Kent, English politician (b. 1495)
- 1572 - Túpac Amaru, last of the Incas
1601–1900
- 1605 - Manuel Mendes, Portuguese composer and educator (b. 1547)
- 1621 - Jan Karol Chodkiewicz, Polish commander (b. 1560)
- 1646 - Duarte Lobo, Portuguese composer and educator (b. 1565)
- 1655 - Frederick, Landgrave of Hesse-Eschwege (b. 1617)
- 1707 - Vincenzo da Filicaja, Italian poet and author (b. 1642)
- 1732 - Emperor Reigen of Japan (b. 1654)
- 1742 - Johann Matthias Hase, German mathematician, astronomer, and cartographer (b. 1684)
- 1790 - John Keyse Sherwin, English engraver (b. 1751)
- 1798 - Bartholomew Teeling, leader of the United Irishmen executed during the Irish Rebellion of 1798[32]
- 1802 - Alexander Radishchev, Russian author and critic (b. 1749)
- 1834 - Pedro I of Brazil (b. 1798)
- 1848 - Branwell Brontë, English painter and poet (b. 1817)
- 1863 - William Debenham, English businessman, founded Debenhams (b. 1794)
- 1889 - D. H. Hill, American general and academic (b. 1821)
- 1889 - Charles Leroux, American balloonist and skydiver (b. 1856)
- 1892 - Patrick Gilmore, Irish-American soldier and composer (b. 1829)
- 1896 - Louis Gerhard De Geer, Swedish lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Sweden (b. 1818)
1901–present
- 1904 - Niels Ryberg Finsen, Faroese-Danish physician and author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1860)
- 1929 - Mahidol Adulyadej, Thai prince (b. 1892)
- 1930 - William A. MacCorkle, American lawyer and politician, 9th Governor of West Virginia (b. 1857)
- 1933 - Mike Donlin, American baseball player and actor (b. 1878)
- 1933 - Alice Muriel Williamson, English author (b. 1869)
- 1936 - József Klekl, Slovene priest and journalist (b. 1879)
- 1938 - Lev Schnirelmann, Belarusian-Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1900)
- 1939 - Carl Laemmle, German-American film producer, founded Universal Studios (b. 1867)
- 1939 - Charles Tatham, American fencer (b. 1854)
- 1945 - Hans Geiger, German physicist and academic, co-invented the Geiger counter (b. 1882)
- 1947 - Andrew C. McLaughlin, American historian and author (b. 1861)
- 1948 - Warren William, American actor (b. 1894)
- 1950 - Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine (b. 1863)
- 1962 - Charles Reisner, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1887)
- 1973 - August Kippasto, Estonian-Australian wrestler and poet (b. 1887)
- 1973 - Josué de Castro, Brazilian physician, geographer, and activist (b. 1908)
- 1975 - Earle Cabell, American businessman and politician, Mayor of Dallas (b. 1906)
- 1976 - Philip Gbeho, Ghanaian composer and educator (b. 1904)
- 1978 - James Bassett, American journalist and author (b. 1912)
- 1978 - Ida Noddack, German chemist and physicist (b. 1896)[33]
- 1978 - Hasso von Manteuffel, German general and politician (b. 1897)
- 1980 - Theodor Luts, Estonian-Brazilian director, producer, and cinematographer (b. 1896)
- 1981 - Patsy Kelly, American actress and dancer (b. 1910)
- 1982 - Sarah Churchill, English actress (b. 1914)
- 1982 - Józef Nawrot, Polish-English footballer (b. 1906)
- 1984 - Neil Hamilton, American actor (b. 1899)
- 1991 - Dr. Seuss, American children's book writer, poet, and illustrator (b. 1904)
- 1993 - Ian Stuart Donaldson, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1957)
- 1993 - Bruno Pontecorvo, Italian physicist and academic (b. 1913)
- 1994 - Barry Bishop, American mountaineer, photographer, and scholar (b. 1932)
- 1996 - Zeki Müren, Turkish singer-songwriter (b. 1931)
- 1998 - Jeff Moss, American composer and screenwriter (b. 1942)
- 2002 - Youssouf Togoïmi, Chadian politician (b. 1953)
- 2002 - Mike Webster, American football player (b. 1952)
- 2003 - Rosalie Allen, American singer and radio host (b. 1924)
- 2003 - Lyle Bettger, American actor (b. 1915)
- 2004 - Françoise Sagan, French author and screenwriter (b. 1935)
- 2006 - Michael Ferguson, PIRA volunteer, lawyer, and politician (b. 1953)
- 2006 - Phil Latulippe, Canadian soldier and runner (b. 1909)
- 2008 - Oliver Crawford, American screenwriter and author (b. 1917)
- 2008 - Irene Dailey, American actress (b. 1920)
- 2008 - Mickey Vernon, American baseball player and coach (b. 1918)
- 2009 - Nelly Arcan, Canadian author (b. 1975)
- 2010 - Gennady Yanayev, Russian engineer and politician, Vice President of the Soviet Union (b. 1937)
- 2012 - Pierre Adam, French cyclist (b. 1924)
- 2012 - Bruno Bobak, Polish-Canadian painter and educator (b. 1923)
- 2012 - Pedro Vázquez Colmenares, Mexican lawyer and politician, Governor of Oaxaca (b. 1934)
- 2013 - Paul Dietzel, American football player and coach (b. 1924)
- 2013 - Margaret Feilman, Australian architect and urban planner (b. 1921)
- 2013 - Boris Karvasarsky, Ukrainian-Russian psychiatrist and author (b. 1931)
- 2013 - Anthony Lawrence, English-Hong Kong journalist and author (b. 1912)
- 2013 - Sagadat Nurmagambetov, Kazakh general and politician (b. 1924)
- 2013 - Paul Oliver, American football player (b. 1984)
- 2014 - Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, English aristocrat, socialite, and author (b. 1920)
- 2014 - Christopher Hogwood, English harpsichord player and conductor, founded the Academy of Ancient Music (b. 1941)
- 2014 - Madis Kõiv, Estonian physicist, philosopher, and author (b. 1929)
- 2015 - Alan Moore, Australian painter and educator (b. 1914)
- 2015 - Wang Zhongshu, Chinese archaeologist and academic (b. 1925)
- 2016 - Mel Charles, Welsh footballer (b. 1935)
- 2016 - Vladimir Kuzmichyov, Russian footballer (b. 1979)
- 2016 - Bill Mollison, Australian researcher, author and biologist (b. 1928)
- 2016 - Bill Nunn, American actor (b. 1953)
- 2016 - Buckwheat Zydeco, American accordionist and bandleader (b. 1947)
- 2020 - Dean Jones, Australian cricketer, coach and commentator (b. 1961)[34]
- 2022 - Pharoah Sanders, American jazz saxophonist (b. 1940)[35]
Holidays and observances
External links
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