Events

Pre-1600

  • 48 BC – Pompey disembarks at Pelusium upon arriving in Egypt, whereupon he is assassinated by order of King Ptolemy XIII.
  • 235 – Pope Pontian resigns. He is exiled to the mines of Sardinia, along with Hippolytus of Rome.
  • 351 – Constantius II defeats the usurper Magnentius.
  • 365 – Roman usurper Procopius bribes two legions passing by Constantinople, and proclaims himself emperor.
  • 935 – Duke Wenceslaus I of Bohemia is murdered by a group of nobles led by his brother Boleslaus I, who succeeds him.
  • 995 – Boleslaus II, Duke of Bohemia, kills most members of the rival Slavník dynasty.
  • 1066 – William the Conqueror lands in England, beginning the Norman conquest.
  • 1106 – King Henry I of England defeats his brother Robert Curthose at the Battle of Tinchebray.
  • 1213 – Queen consort Gertrude of Merania is assassinated by a group of Hungarian lords.
  • 1238 – King James I of Aragon conquers Valencia from the Moors. Shortly thereafter, he proclaims himself king of Valencia.
  • 1322 – Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, defeats Frederick I of Austria in the Battle of Mühldorf.
  • 1538 – Ottoman–Venetian War: The Ottoman Navy scores a decisive victory over a Holy League fleet in the Battle of Preveza.
  • 1542 – Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo of Portugal arrives at what is now San Diego, California. He is the first European in California.

1601–1900

  • 1779 – American Revolution: Samuel Huntington is elected President of the Continental Congress, succeeding John Jay.
  • 1781 – American Revolution: French and American forces backed by a French fleet begin the siege of Yorktown.
  • 1787 – The Congress of the Confederation votes to send the newly written United States Constitution to the state legislatures for approval.
  • 1821 – The Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire is drafted. It will be made public on 13 October.
  • 1844 – Oscar I of Sweden–Norway is crowned king of Sweden.
  • 1867 – Toronto becomes the capital of Ontario, having also been the capital of Ontario's predecessors since 1796.
  • 1868 – The Battle of Alcolea causes Queen Isabella II of Spain to flee to France.
  • 1871 – The Brazilian Parliament passes a law that frees all children thereafter born to slaves, and all government-owned slaves.
  • 1889 – The General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) defines the length of a metre.
  • 1892 – The first night game for American football takes place in a contest between Wyoming Seminary and Mansfield State Normal.

1901–present

  • 1901 – Philippine–American War: Filipino guerrillas kill more than forty American soldiers while losing 28 of their own.
  • 1912 – The Ulster Covenant is signed by some 500,000 Ulster Unionists in opposition to the Third Irish Home Rule Bill.
  • 1912 – Corporal Frank S. Scott of the United States Army becomes the first enlisted man to die in an airplane crash.
  • 1918 – World War I: The Fifth Battle of Ypres begins.
  • 1919 – Race riots begin in Omaha, Nebraska, United States.
  • 1924 – The first aerial circumnavigation is completed by a team from the US Army.
  • 1928 – Alexander Fleming notices a bacteria-killing mold growing in his laboratory, discovering what later became known as penicillin.
  • 1939 – World War II: Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union agree on a division of Poland.
  • 1939 – World War II: The siege of Warsaw comes to an end.
  • 1941 – World War II: The Drama uprising against the Bulgarian occupation in northern Greece begins.
  • 1941 – Ted Williams achieves a .406 batting average for the season, and becomes the last major league baseball player to bat .400 or better.
  • 1944 – World War II: Soviet Army troops liberate Klooga concentration camp in Estonia.
  • 1951 – CBS makes the first color televisions available for sale to the general public, but the product is discontinued less than a month later.
  • 1958 – Fernando Rios, a Mexican tour guide in New Orleans, dies of injuries sustained in an incident of gay bashing.
  • 1961 – A military coup in Damascus effectively ends the United Arab Republic, the union between Egypt and Syria.
  • 1970 – Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser dies of a heart attack in Cairo.
  • 1973 – The ITT Building in New York City is bombed in protest at ITT's alleged involvement in the coup d'état in Chile.
  • 1975 – The Spaghetti House siege, in which nine people are taken hostage, takes place in London.
  • 1986 – The Democratic Progressive Party becomes the first opposition party in Taiwan.
  • 1992 – A Pakistan International Airlines flight crashes into a hill in Nepal, killing all 167 passengers and crew.
  • 1994 – The cruise ferry sinks in the Baltic Sea, killing 852 people.
  • 1995 – Bob Denard and a group of mercenaries take the islands of the Comoros in a coup.
  • 1995 – Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat sign the Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
  • 2000 – Al-Aqsa Intifada: Ariel Sharon visits Al-Aqsa Mosque known to Jews as the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
  • 2006 – Typhoon Xangsane passes over Manila after impacting parts of Southern Luzon and Eastern Visayas, becoming the strongest to affect the Philippine capital in 11 years.
  • 2008 – Falcon 1 becomes the first privately developed liquid-fuel ground-launched vehicle to put a payload into orbit by the RatSat mission.
  • 2008 – The Singapore Grand Prix is held as Formula One's inaugural night race, with Fernando Alonso winning the event. Almost a year later it was revealed that Alonso's team-mate Nelson Piquet Jr. had been ordered to crash his car to help bring out the safety car and give Alonso the advantage and win.
  • 2009 – The military junta leading Guinea attacks a protest rally, killing or wounding 1,400 people.
  • 2012 – Somali and African Union forces launch a coordinated assault on the Somali port of Kismayo to take back the city from al-Shabaab militants.
  • 2012 – Sita Air Flight 601 crashes in Madhyapur Thimi, Nepal, killing all 19 passengers and crew.
  • 2014 – The 2014 Hong Kong protests begin in response to restrictive political reforms imposed by the NPC in Beijing.
  • 2016 – The 2016 South Australian blackout occurs, lasting up to three days in some areas.
  • 2018 &ndash; The 7.5 M<sub>w</sub> 2018 Sulawesi earthquake, which triggered a large tsunami, leaves 4,340 dead and 10,679 injured.
  • 2022 &ndash; Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Cayo Costa State Park, Florida as a category four hurricane, killing 169 and doing $113 billion in damage, becoming Florida's costliest hurricane and the deadliest in 89 years.
  • 2023 &ndash; The 2023 Rotterdam shootings occurred, during which two people were killed in a shooting and arson incident at a residence in Delfshaven, Rotterdam. Additionally, one person lost their life in a classroom at the Erasmus University Medical Center.

Births

Pre-1600

  • 551 BC &ndash; Confucius, Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history. (died 479 BC)
  • 616 &ndash; Javanshir, King of Caucasian Albania (died 680)
  • 1494 &ndash; Agnolo Firenzuola, Italian poet and playwright (died 1545)
  • 1555 &ndash; Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Marshal of France (died 1623)
  • 1573 &ndash; Théodore de Mayerne, Swiss physician (died 1654)

1601–1900

  • 1605 &ndash; Ismaël Bullialdus, French astronomer and mathematician (died 1694)
  • 1681 &ndash; Johann Mattheson, German composer, lexicographer, and diplomat (died 1764)
  • 1705 &ndash; Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (died 1774)
  • 1705 &ndash; Johann Peter Kellner, German organist and composer (died 1772)
  • 1735 &ndash; Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of Great Britain (died 1811)
  • 1746 &ndash; William Jones, English-Welsh philologist and scholar (died 1794)
  • 1765 &ndash; Frederick Christian II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (died 1814)
  • 1803 &ndash; Prosper Mérimée, French archaeologist, historian, and author (died 1870)
  • 1809 &ndash; Alvan Wentworth Chapman, American physician and botanist (died 1899)
  • 1819 &ndash; Narcís Monturiol, Spanish engineer and publisher (died 1885)
  • 1821 &ndash; Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs, American minister and politician (died 1874)
  • 1823 &ndash; Alexandre Cabanel, French painter and educator (died 1889)
  • 1824 &ndash; Francis Turner Palgrave, English poet and critic (died 1897)
  • 1836 &ndash; Thomas Crapper, English plumber, invented the ballcock (died 1910)
  • 1841 &ndash; Georges Clemenceau, French journalist, physician, and politician, 85th Prime Minister of France (died 1929)
  • 1844 &ndash; Robert Stout, Scottish-New Zealand lawyer and politician, 13th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1930)
  • 1852 &ndash; Henri Moissan, French chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1907)
  • 1852 &ndash; Isis Pogson, British astronomer and meteorologist (died 1945)
  • 1852 &ndash; John French, 1st Earl of Ypres, British Army officer (died 1925)
  • 1856 &ndash; Kate Douglas Wiggin, American author and educator (died 1923)
  • 1860 &ndash; Paul Ulrich Villard, French chemist and physicist (died 1934)
  • 1861 &ndash; Amélie of Orléans, queen consort of Portugal (died 1951)
  • 1866 &ndash; Oscar Tschirky, Swiss-born American restaurateur (died 1950)
  • 1867 &ndash; Hiranuma Kiichirō, Japanese lawyer and politician, 35th Prime Minister of Japan (died 1952)
  • 1867 &ndash; James Edwin Campbell, American educator, school administrator, newspaper editor, poet, and essayist (died 1896)
  • 1870 &ndash; Florent Schmitt, French composer and critic (died 1958)
  • 1877 &ndash; Albert Young, American boxer and promoter (died 1940)
  • 1878 &ndash; Joseph Ruddy, American swimmer and water polo player (died 1962)
  • 1881 &ndash; Pedro de Cordoba, American actor (died 1950)
  • 1882 &ndash; Mart Saar, Estonian organist and composer (died 1963)
  • 1883 &ndash; Albert Peyriguère, French priest, hermit and ethnologist (died 1959)
  • 1885 &ndash; Emil Väre, Finnish wrestler, coach, and referee (died 1974)
  • 1887 &ndash; Avery Brundage, American businessman, 5th President of the International Olympic Committee (died 1975)
  • 1889 &ndash; Jack Fournier, American baseball player and coach (died 1973)
  • 1890 &ndash; Florence Violet McKenzie, Australian electrical engineer (died 1982)
  • 1892 &ndash; Elmer Rice, American playwright (died 1967)
  • 1893 &ndash; Hilda Geiringer, Austrian mathematician (died 1973)
  • 1893 &ndash; Giannis Skarimpas, Greek author, poet, and playwright (died 1984)
  • 1898 &ndash; Carl Clauberg, German Nazi physician (died 1957)
  • 1898 &ndash; Mijo Mirković, Croatian economist and author (died 1963)
  • 1900 &ndash; Isabel Pell, American socialite, fought as part of the French Resistance during WWII (died 1951)

1901–present

  • 1901 &ndash; William S. Paley, American broadcaster, founded CBS (died 1990)
  • 1901 &ndash; Ed Sullivan, American television host (died 1974)
  • 1903 &ndash; Haywood S. Hansell, American general (died 1988)
  • 1905 &ndash; Max Schmeling, German boxer (died 2005)
  • 1907 &ndash; Heikki Savolainen, Finnish gymnast and physician (died 1997)
  • 1907 &ndash; Bhagat Singh, Indian activist (died 1931)
  • 1909 &ndash; Al Capp, American author and illustrator (died 1979)
  • 1915 &ndash; Ethel Rosenberg, American spy (died 1953)
  • 1916 &ndash; Peter Finch, English-Australian actor (died 1977)
  • 1916 &ndash; Olga Lepeshinskaya, Ukrainian-Russian ballerina and educator (died 2008)
  • 1917 &ndash; Wee Chong Jin, Singaporean judge (died 2005)
  • 1918 &ndash; Ángel Labruna, Argentinian footballer and manager (died 1983)
  • 1918 &ndash; Arnold Stang, American actor (died 2009)
  • 1919 &ndash; Doris Singleton, American actress (died 2012)
  • 1922 &ndash; Liv Dommersnes, Norwegian actress (died 2014)
  • 1922 &ndash; Larry Munson, American sportscaster (died 2011)
  • 1922 &ndash; Jules Sedney, Prime Minister of Suriname (died 2020)
  • 1923 &ndash; Tuli Kupferberg, American singer, poet, and writer (died 2010)
  • 1923 &ndash; John Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch, Scottish captain and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Selkirkshire (died 2007)
  • 1923 &ndash; William Windom, American actor (died 2012)
  • 1924 &ndash; Rudolf Barshai, Russian-Swiss viola player and conductor (died 2010)
  • 1924 &ndash; Marcello Mastroianni, Italian-French actor and singer (died 1996)
  • 1925 &ndash; Seymour Cray, American computer scientist, founded the CRAY Computer Company (died 1996)
  • 1925 &ndash; Cromwell Everson, South African composer (died 1991)
  • 1925 &ndash; Martin David Kruskal, American physicist and mathematician (died 2006)
  • 1926 &ndash; Jerry Clower, American soldier, comedian, and author (died 1998)
  • 1926 – Bonnie Leman, American art historian, writer, and publisher of Quilter's Newsletter Magazine (died 2010)
  • 1928 &ndash; Koko Taylor, American singer (died 2009)
  • 1929 &ndash; Lata Mangeshkar, Indian playback singer and composer (died 2022)
  • 1930 &ndash; Tommy Collins, American country music singer-songwriter (died 2000)
  • 1930 &ndash; Immanuel Wallerstein, American sociologist, author, and academic (died 2019)
  • 1932 &ndash; Jeremy Isaacs, Scottish screenwriter and producer
  • 1932 &ndash; Víctor Jara, Chilean singer-songwriter, poet, and director (died 1973)
  • 1933 &ndash; Joe Benton, English soldier and politician
  • 1933 &ndash; Miguel Ortiz Berrocal, Spanish sculptor and educator (died 2006)
  • 1933 &ndash; Johnny "Country" Mathis, American singer-songwriter (died 2011)
  • 1934 &ndash; Brigitte Bardot, French actress and animal rights activist (died 2025)
  • 1935 &ndash; Bruce Crampton, Australian golfer
  • 1935 &ndash; David Hannay, Baron Hannay of Chiswick, English diplomat, British Permanent Representative to the United Nations
  • 1935 &ndash; Ronald Lacey, English actor (died 1991)
  • 1936 &ndash; Emmett Chapman, American guitarist, invented the Chapman Stick (died 2021)
  • 1936 &ndash; Eddie Lumsden, Australian rugby league player (died 2019)
  • 1936 &ndash; Robert Wolders, Dutch television actor (died 2018)
  • 1937 &ndash; Alice Mahon, English trade union leader and politician (died 2022)
  • 1937 &ndash; Glenn Sutton, American country music songwriter and record producer (died 2007)
  • 1938 &ndash; Ben E. King, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2015)
  • 1942 &ndash; Pierre Clémenti, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1999)
  • 1942 &ndash; Edward "Little Buster" Forehand, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2006)
  • 1943 &ndash; Warren Lieberfarb, American businessman
  • 1943 &ndash; George W. S. Trow, American novelist, playwright, and critic (died 2006)
  • 1943 &ndash; Nick St. Nicholas, German-Canadian bass player
  • 1944 &ndash; Richie Karl, American golfer
  • 1944 &ndash; Marcia Muller, American journalist and author
  • 1945 &ndash; Marielle Goitschel, French skier
  • 1945 &ndash; Manolis Rasoulis, Greek singer-songwriter and journalist (died 2011)
  • 1945 &ndash; Fusako Shigenobu, Japanese activist, founded the Japanese Red Army
  • 1946 &ndash; Tom Bower, English journalist and author
  • 1946 &ndash; Jeffrey Jones, American actor
  • 1963 &ndash; Greg Weisman, American voice actor, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1964 &ndash; Claudio Borghi, Argentinian footballer and manager
  • 1964 &ndash; Gregor Fisken, Scottish race car driver
  • 1964 &ndash; Janeane Garofalo, American comedian, actress, and screenwriter
  • 1964 &ndash; Paul Jewell, English footballer and manager
  • 1964 &ndash; Mārtiņš Roze, Latvian lawyer and politician (died 2012)
  • 1965 &ndash; B.G., the Prince of Rap, American rapper (died 2023)
  • 1966 &ndash; Scott Adams, American football player (died 2013)
  • 1966 &ndash; Maria Canals-Barrera, Cuban-American actress
  • 1972 &ndash; Dita Von Teese, American model and dancer
  • 1977 &ndash; Pak Se-ri, South Korean golfer
  • 1977 &ndash; Young Jeezy, American rapper
  • 1988 &ndash; Esmée Denters, Dutch singer-songwriter
  • 1988 &ndash; Jason Jordan, American wrestler
  • 1988 &ndash; Olivia Jordan, American actress, model, television host, and beauty pageant titleholder
  • 1988 &ndash; Hana Mae Lee, American actress, model, and fashion designer
  • 1989 &ndash; Darius Johnson-Odom, American basketball player
  • 1989 &ndash; Mark Randall, English footballer
  • 1990 &ndash; Phoenix Battye, Australian rugby player
  • 1991 &ndash; Eddie Rosario, Puerto Rican baseball player
  • 1991 &ndash; Elvyonn Bailey, American sprinter
  • 1992 &ndash; Khem Birch, Canadian basketball player
  • 1992 &ndash; Keir Gilchrist, Canadian actor and musician
  • 1992 &ndash; Adam Thompson, English-Northern Irish footballer
  • 1992 &ndash; Kōko Tsurumi, Japanese gymnast
  • 1993 &ndash; Jodie Williams, English sprinter
  • 1995 &ndash; Juancho Hernangómez, Spanish basketball player
  • 1995 &ndash; Caleb Martin, American basketball player
  • 1995 &ndash; Cody Martin, American basketball player
  • 1995 &ndash; Jason Williams, English footballer
  • 1996 &ndash; Aiden Moffat, British race car driver
  • 1998 &ndash; Panna Udvardy, Hungarian tennis player
  • 1999 &ndash; Kayla Day, American tennis player
  • 2000 &ndash; Frankie Jonas, American actor, singer, and songwriter

Deaths

Pre-1600

  • 48 BC &ndash; Pompey, Roman general and politician (born 106 BC) (born c. 50)
  • 782 &ndash; Leoba, Anglo-Saxon nun (born c. 710)
  • 935 &ndash; Wenceslaus I, duke of Bohemia (born c. 907)
  • 980 &ndash; Minamoto no Hiromasa, Japanese nobleman (born 918)
  • 1197 &ndash; Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1165)
  • 1213 &ndash; Gertrude of Merania, queen consort of Hungary (born 1185)
  • 1330 &ndash; Elizabeth of Bohemia, queen consort of Bohemia (born 1292)
  • 1429 &ndash; Cymburgis of Masovia, duchess consort of Austria (born 1394)
  • 1582 &ndash; George Buchanan, Scottish historian and scholar (born 1506)
  • 1596 &ndash; Margaret Clifford, countess of Derby (born 1540)

1601–1900

  • 1618 &ndash; Josuah Sylvester, English poet and translator (born 1563)
  • 1687 &ndash; Francis Turretin, Swiss-Italian theologian and academic (born 1623)
  • 1694 &ndash; Gabriel Mouton, French mathematician and theologian (born 1618)
  • 1702 &ndash; Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland, French-English lawyer and politician, Lord President of the Council (born 1640)
  • 1742 &ndash; Jean Baptiste Massillon, French bishop (born 1663)
  • 1805 &ndash; Christoph Franz von Buseck, Prince-Bishop of Bamberg (born 1724)
  • 1829 &ndash; Nikolay Raevsky, Russian general and politician (born 1771)
  • 1844 &ndash; Pyotr Aleksandrovich Tolstoy, Russian general and politician (born 1769)
  • 1859 &ndash; Carl Ritter, German geographer and academic (born 1779)
  • 1873 &ndash; Émile Gaboriau, French journalist and author (born 1832)
  • 1882 &ndash; Amunda Kolderup, Norwegian opera singer (born 1846)
  • 1891 &ndash; Herman Melville, American author and poet (born 1819)
  • 1893 &ndash; Annie Feray Mutrie, British painter (born 1826)
  • 1895 &ndash; Louis Pasteur, French chemist and microbiologist (born 1822)
  • 1899 &ndash; Giovanni Segantini, Austrian painter (born 1858)

1901–present

  • 1902 &ndash; John Marks Moore, American politician and attorney (born 1853)
  • 1904 &ndash; Lafcadio Hearn, Greek-Japanese historian and author (born 1850)
  • 1914 &ndash; Richard Warren Sears, American businessman, co-founded Sears (born 1863)
  • 1915 &ndash; Saitō Hajime, Japanese samurai (born 1844)
  • 1918 &ndash; Georg Simmel, German sociologist and philosopher (born 1858)
  • 1918 &ndash; Freddie Stowers, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1896)
  • 1920 &ndash; Yu Gwan-sun, Korean independence activist (born 1902)
  • 1925 &ndash; Paul Vermoyal, French actor (born 1888)
  • 1935 &ndash; William Kennedy Dickson, French-Scottish actor, director, and producer, invented the Kinetoscope (born 1860)
  • 1938 &ndash; Charles Duryea, American engineer and businessman, founded the Duryea Motor Wagon Company (born 1861)
  • 1941 &ndash; Marion Miley, American golfer, ranked No. 1 in the United States (born 1914)
  • 1943 &ndash; Sam Ruben, American chemist and academic (born 1913)
  • 1943 &ndash; Filippo Illuminato, Italian partisan, Gold Medal of Military Valour (born 1930)
  • 1949 &ndash; Archbishop Chrysanthus of Athens (born 1881)
  • 1953 &ndash; Edwin Hubble, American astronomer and scholar (born 1889)
  • 1956 &ndash; William Boeing, American businessman, founded the Boeing Company (born 1881)
  • 1957 &ndash; Luis Cluzeau Mortet, Uruguayan violinist and composer (born 1888)
  • 1959 &ndash; Rudolf Caracciola, German race car driver (born 1901)
  • 1962 &ndash; Roger Nimier, French soldier and author (born 1925)
  • 1964 &ndash; Harpo Marx, American comedian, actor, and singer (born 1888)
  • 1966 &ndash; André Breton, French author and poet (born 1896)
  • 1970 &ndash; John Dos Passos, American novelist, poet, essayist, and playwright (born 1896)
  • 1970 &ndash; Gamal Abdel Nasser, Egyptian colonel and politician, 2nd President of Egypt (born 1918)
  • 1978 &ndash; Pope John Paul I (born 1912)
  • 1979 &ndash; John Herbert Chapman, Canadian physicist and engineer (born 1921)
  • 1981 &ndash; Rómulo Betancourt, Venezuelan journalist and politician, President of Venezuela (born 1908)
  • 1982 &ndash; Mabel Albertson, American actress (born 1901)
  • 1984 &ndash; Cihad Baban, Turkish journalist, author, and politician (born 1911)
  • 1989 &ndash; Ferdinand Marcos, Filipino lawyer and politician, 10th President of the Philippines (born 1917)
  • 1990 &ndash; Larry O'Brien, American businessman and politician, 57th United States Postmaster General (born 1917)
  • 1991 &ndash; Miles Davis, American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader (born 1926)
  • 1993 &ndash; Peter De Vries, American editor and novelist (born 1910)
  • 1993 &ndash; Alexander A. Drabik, American sergeant (born 1910)
  • 1994 &ndash; Urmas Alender, Estonian singer (born 1953)
  • 1994 &ndash; José Francisco Ruiz Massieu, Mexican lawyer and politician, 6th Governor of Guerrero (born 1946)
  • 1994 &ndash; Harry Saltzman, Canadian production manager and producer (born 1915)
  • 1994 &ndash; K. A. Thangavelu, Indian film actor and comedian (born 1917)
  • 1999 &ndash; Escott Reid, Canadian academic and diplomat (born 1905)
  • 2000 &ndash; Pierre Trudeau, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Canada (born 1919)
  • 2002 &ndash; Patsy Mink, American lawyer and politician (born 1927)
  • 2002 &ndash; Hartland Molson, Canadian captain and politician (born 1907)
  • 2003 &ndash; Althea Gibson, American tennis player and golfer (born 1927)
  • 2003 &ndash; Elia Kazan, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1909)
  • 2003 &ndash; George Odlum, Saint Lucian politician and diplomat (born 1934)
  • 2004 &ndash; Geoffrey Beene, American fashion designer (born 1924)
  • 2005 &ndash; Constance Baker Motley, American lawyer, judge, and politician (born 1921)
  • 2007 &ndash; René Desmaison, French mountaineer (born 1930)
  • 2007 &ndash; Wally Parks, American businessman, founded the National Hot Rod Association (born 1913)
  • 2009 &ndash; Guillermo Endara, Panamanian lawyer and politician, 32nd President of Panama (born 1936)
  • 2009 &ndash; Ulf Larsson, Swedish actor and director (born 1956)
  • 2010 &ndash; Kurt Albert, German mountaineer and photographer (born 1954)
  • 2010 &ndash; Arthur Penn, American director and producer (born 1922)
  • 2010 &ndash; Dolores Wilson, American soprano and actress (born 1928)
  • 2012 &ndash; Avraham Adan, Israeli general (born 1926)
  • 2012 &ndash; Chris Economaki, American journalist and sportscaster (born 1920)
  • 2012 &ndash; Brajesh Mishra, Indian politician and diplomat, 1st Indian National Security Advisor (born 1928)
  • 2013 &ndash; James Emanuel, American-French poet and scholar (born 1921)
  • 2013 &ndash; Jonathan Fellows-Smith, South African cricketer and rugby player (born 1932)
  • 2013 &ndash; George Amon Webster, American singer and pianist (born 1945)
  • 2014 &ndash; Dannie Abse, Welsh physician, poet, and author (born 1923)
  • 2014 &ndash; Joseph H. Alexander, American colonel and historian (born 1938)
  • 2014 &ndash; Sheila Faith, English dentist and politician (born 1928)
  • 2014 &ndash; Tim Rawlings, English footballer and manager (born 1932)
  • 2014 &ndash; Petr Skoumal, Czech pianist and composer (born 1938)
  • 2015 &ndash; Alexander Faris, Irish composer and conductor (born 1921)
  • 2015 &ndash; Walter Dale Miller, American rancher and politician, 29th Governor of South Dakota (born 1925)
  • 2015 &ndash; Ignacio Zoco, Spanish footballer (born 1939)
  • 2016 &ndash; Agnes Nixon, American television writer and director (born 1922)
  • 2016 &ndash; Gary Glasberg, American television writer and producer (born 1966)
  • 2016 &ndash; Shimon Peres, Polish-Israeli statesman and politician, 9th President of Israel (born 1923)
  • 2016 &ndash; Gloria Naylor, American novelist (born 1950)
  • 2017 &ndash; Daniel Pe'er, Israeli television host and newsreader (born 1943)
  • 2018 &ndash; Predrag Ejdus, Serbian actor (born 1947)
  • 2019 &ndash; José José, Mexican musician and singer (born 1948)
  • 2022 &ndash; Coolio, American rapper (born 1963)
  • 2024 &ndash; Winfield Dunn, American politician, 43rd Governor of Tennessee (born 1927)
  • 2024 &ndash; Drake Hogestyn, American actor (born 1953)
  • 2024 &ndash; Kris Kristofferson, American singer, songwriter, and actor (born 1936)

Holidays and observances

  • Christian feast day:
  • Aaron of Auxerre
  • Annemund
  • Chariton the Confessor
  • Conval
  • Eustochium
  • Exuperius
  • Faustus of Riez
  • John of Dukla
  • Leoba
  • Lorenzo Ruiz
  • Paternus of Auch
  • Richard Rolle, Walter Hilton and Margery Kempe (Episcopal Church (USA))
  • Simón de Rojas
  • Wenceslas
  • September 28 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics).
  • Czech Statehood Day (Czech Republic)
  • Freedom from Hunger Day
  • International Day for Universal Access to Information
  • National Day of Awareness and Unity against Child Pornography (Philippines)
  • Teachers' Day (Taiwan and Chinese-Filipino schools in the Philippines), ceremonies dedicated to Confucius are also observed.
  • World Rabies Day (International)

References