829 – Theophilos succeeds his father Michael II as Byzantine Emperor.BOOK, Skylitzes, John, Wortley, John, John Skylitzes: A Synopsis of Byzantine History, 811â€“1057: Translation and Notes, 7 October 2010, Cambridge University Press, 978-1-139-48915-7, 51,weblink en,
939 – Battle of Andernach: Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, crushes a rebellion against his rule, by a coalition of Eberhard of Franconia and other Frankish dukes.
1263 – The Battle of Largs is fought between Norwegians and Scots.BOOK, Forte, Angelo, Oram, Richard D., Oram, Richard, Pedersen, Frederik, Viking Empires, 5 May 2005, Cambridge University Press, 978-0-521-82992-2, 256,weblink en,
1470 – The Earl of Warwick's rebellion forces King Edward IV of England to flee to the Netherlands,BOOK, Wagner, John A., Wagner, Edward Ed, Encyclopedia of the Wars of the Roses, 2001, ABC-CLIO, 978-1-85109-358-8, 102,weblink en, restoring Henry VI to the throne.WEB, Henry VI {{!, Biography & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-VI-king-of-England |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=4 September 2021 |language=en}}
1552 – Russo-Kazan Wars: Russian troops enter Kazan.BOOK, Hartley, Janet M., The Volga: A History, 12 January 2021, Yale University Press, 978-0-300-24564-6, 45,weblink en,

1601â€“1900

1780 – American Revolutionary War: John AndrÃ©, a British Army officer, is hanged as a spy by the Continental Army.WEB, John AndrÃ© {{!, British military officer |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Andre |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=4 September 2021 |language=en}}
1789 – The United States Bill of Rights is sent to the various States for ratification.BOOK, States, U. S. Constitution Council of the Thirteen Original, The Bill of Rights and the States: The Colonial and Revolutionary Origins of American Liberties, 1992, Rowman & Littlefield, 978-0-945612-29-2, 242,weblink en,
1835 – Texas Revolution: Mexican troops attempt to disarm the people of Gonzales, but encounter stiff resistance from a hastily assembled militia.BOOK, Tucker, Spencer, Arnold, James R., Wiener, Roberta, Pierpaoli (Jr.), Paul G., Cutrer, Thomas W., Santoni, Pedro, The Encyclopedia of the Mexican-American War: A Political, Social, and Military History, 2013, ABC-CLIO, 978-1-85109-853-8, 226,weblink en,
1864 – American Civil War: Confederates defeat a Union attack on Saltville, Virginia. A massacre of wounded Union prisoners ensues.BOOK, Shaffer, Michael, In Memory of Self and Comrades: Thomas Wallace Colley's Recollections of Civil War Service in the 1st Virginia Cavalry, 2018, Univ. of Tennessee Press, 978-1-62190-430-4, 272,weblink en,
1870 – By plebiscite, the citizens of the Papal States accept annexation by the Kingdom of Italy.BOOK, Bartolini, Giulio, A History of International Law in Italy, 2 April 2020, Oxford University Press, 978-0-19-884293-4, 311,weblink en,

1901â€“present

1920 – Ukrainian War of Independence: Mikhail Frunze orders the Red Army to immediately cease hostilities with the Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine.BOOK, Malet, Michael, Nestor Makhno in the Russian Civil War, 1982, English, 978-0-333-25969-6, Palgrave Macmillan, London, 8514426, 64,
1928 – The "Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God", commonly known as Opus Dei, is founded.WEB, Opus Dei {{!, Meaning, Beliefs, Members, & Controversy |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Opus-Dei |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=5 September 2021 |language=en}}WEB, Saint Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer {{!, Biography & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/St-Josemaria-Escriva-de-Balaguer |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=5 September 2021 |language=en}}
1937 – Rafael Trujillo orders the execution of Haitians living in the border region of the Dominican Republic.NEWS, 80 Years On, Dominicans And Haitians Revisit Painful Memories Of Parsley Massacre,weblink NPR, 7 October 2017, 5 September 2021, en, Bishop, Marlon, Fernandez, Tatiana,
1942 – World War II: Ocean Liner {{RMS|Queen Mary}} accidentally rams and sinks {{HMS|Curacoa|D41|6}}, killing over 300 crewmen aboard Curacoa.WEB, Queen Mary's deadly drama at sea,weblink www.scotsman.com, 17 April 2006, 5 September 2021, en,
1944 – World War II: German troops end the Warsaw Uprising.WEB, Warsaw Uprising {{!, Polish history |url=https://www.britannica.com/event/Warsaw-Uprising |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=5 September 2021 |language=en}}
1958 – Guinea declares its independence from France.
1967 – Thurgood Marshall is sworn in as the first African-American justice of the United States Supreme Court.
1968 – Mexican President Gustavo DÃaz Ordaz orders soldiers to suppress a demonstration of unarmed students, ten days before the start of the 1968 Summer Olympics.NEWS, Mexico's 1968 Massacre: What Really Happened?,weblink NPR, 5 September 2021, en,
1970 – An aircraft carrying the Wichita State University football team, administrators, and supporters crashes in Colorado, killing 31 people.WEB, Three generations later, the secrets of Wichita State's devastating plane crash are still unfolding,weblink ESPN.com, 5 September 2021, en, 1 October 2020,
1971 – South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu is re-elected in a one-man election.BOOK, Penniman, Howard R., Elections in South Vietnam,weblink registration, Washington, D.C., American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, 1972, 126–146,
1971 – British European Airways Flight 706 crashes near Aarsele, Belgium, killing 63.WEB, Ranter, Harro, ASN Aircraft accident Vickers 951 Vanguard G-APEC Aarsele,weblink 2022-10-01, aviation-safety.net,
1980 – Michael Myers becomes the first member of either chamber of Congress to be expelled since the Civil War.WEB, Hunter, Marjorie, Myers Is First Member of House To Be Expelled Since Civil War; 'Support of Rebellion' Two Attempts at Expulsion Powell Was Not Seated,weblink The New York Times, 5 September 2021, 3 October 1980,
1990 – Xiamen Airlines Flight 8301 is hijacked and lands at Guangzhou, where it crashes into two other airliners on the ground, killing 132.BOOK, Haine, Edgar A., Disaster in the Air, 2000, Associated University Presses, 978-0-8453-4777-5, 53,weblink en,
1992 – Military police storm the Carandiru Penitentiary in SÃ£o Paulo, Brazil during a prison riot. The resulting massacre leaves 111 prisoners dead.WEB, Brazil police on trial over 1992 Carandiru jail massacre,weblink BBC News, 5 September 2021, 18 February 2014,
1996 – AeroperÃº Flight 603 crashes into the ocean near Peru, killing all 70 people on board.BOOK, Matthewman, Steve, Disasters, Risks and Revelation: Making Sense of Our Times, 29 April 2016, Springer, 978-1-137-29426-5, 65,weblink en,
1996 – The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments are signed by U.S. President Bill Clinton.BOOK, Commission, United States Federal Communications, FCC Record: A Comprehensive Compilation of Decisions, Reports, Public Notices, and Other Documents of the Federal Communications Commission of the United States, 1997, The Commission, 8491,weblink en,
2002 – The Beltway sniper attacks begin in Washington, D.C., extending over three weeks and killing 10 people.WEB, Beltway sniper attacks {{!, Description, History, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Beltway-sniper-attacks |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=5 September 2021 |language=en}}
2004 – The first parkrun, then known as the Bushy Park Time Trial, takes place in Bushy Park, London, UK.WEB, Our story,weblink www.parkrun.com, 18 August 2019,
2006 – Five Amish girls are murdered in a shooting at a school in Pennsylvania, United States.WEB, 'The happening': 10 years after the Amish shooting,weblink The Guardian, 5 September 2021, en, 2 October 2016,
2007 – President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea goes to North Korea for an Inter-Korean summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il.WEB, South Korean president crosses border for landmark summit,weblink The Guardian, 4 September 2021, en, 2 October 2007,
2016 – Ethiopian protests break out during a festival in the Oromia region, killing dozens of people.WEB, Ethiopia: After a year of protests, time to address grave human rights concerns,weblink Amnesty International, 4 September 2021, en, 9 November 2016,
2018 – The Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi is assassinated in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.NEWS, 7 October 2018, Jamal Khashoggi: An unauthorized Turkey source says journalist was murdered in Saudi consulate, BBC News,weblink live, 12 December 2018,weblink 9 October 2018,
2019 – A privately-owned Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress conducting a living history exhibition flight crashes shortly after takeoff from Windsor Locks, Connecticut, killing seven.NEWS,weblink NTSB investigating whether B-17 that crashed at Bradley International Airport Wednesday had engine trouble prior to takeoff, Altimari, Dave, Brindley, Emily, Kovner, Josh, Owens, David, Rondinone, Nicholas, Hartford Courant, March 7, 2021,

Births

Pre-1600

1452 – Richard III of England (d. 1485)WEB, Richard III {{!, Biography & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-III-king-of-England |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=26 June 2020 |language=en}}
1470 – Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal, Daughter of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon (d. 1498)BOOK, Boase, Roger, Secrets of Pinar's Game (2 vols): Court Ladies and Courtly Verse in Fifteenth-Century Spain, 6 June 2017, BRILL, 978-90-04-33836-4, 79,weblink en,
1527 – William Drury, English politician (d. 1579)WEB, DRURY, William (1527-79). {{!, History of Parliament Online |url=https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/drury-william-1527-79 |website=www.historyofparliamentonline.org |access-date=6 September 2021}}
1538 – Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal and saint (d. 1584)WEB, St. Charles Borromeo {{!, Italian cardinal and archbishop |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Charles-Borromeo |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=6 September 2021 |language=en}}

1601â€“1900

1718 – Elizabeth Montagu, English author and critic (d. 1800)WEB, Elizabeth Montagu {{!, English intellectual |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Elizabeth-Montagu |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=6 September 2021 |language=en}}
1768 – William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, English general and politician (d. 1854)WEB, William Carr Beresford, Viscount Beresford {{!, British general |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Carr-Beresford-Viscount-Beresford |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=6 September 2021 |language=en}}
1798 – Charles Albert, King of Sardinia (1831â€“49) (d. 1849)WEB, Charles Albert {{!, king of Sardinia-Piedmont |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Albert |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=6 September 2021 |language=en}}
1800 – Nat Turner, American slave and uprising leader (d. 1831)WEB, Nat Turner {{!, Biography, Rebellion, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nat-Turner |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=6 September 2021 |language=en}}
1815 – James Agnew, Irish-Australian politician, Premier of Tasmania (d. 1901)BOOK, Green, F. C., James Agnew, Agnew, Sir James Willson (1815â€“1901),weblink Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, 6 September 2021,
1821 – Alexander P. Stewart, American general (d. 1908)BOOK, Tucker, Spencer C., American Civil War: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection [6 volumes]: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection, 30 September 2013, ABC-CLIO, 978-1-85109-682-4, 1872,weblink en,
1828 – Charles Floquet, French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 1896)WEB, Charles Floquet {{!, French politician |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Thomas-Floquet |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=6 September 2021 |language=en}}
1832 – Edward Burnett Tylor, English anthropologist (d. 1917)WEB, Sir Edward Burnett Tylor {{!, British anthropologist |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edward-Burnett-Tylor |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=6 September 2021 |language=en}}
1847 – Paul von Hindenburg, German field marshal and politician, 2nd President of Germany (d. 1934)WEB, Paul von Hindenburg {{!, German president |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Paul-von-Hindenburg |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=6 September 2021 |language=en}}
1851 – Ferdinand Foch, French field marshal (d. 1929)WEB, Ferdinand Foch {{!, Biography, World War I, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ferdinand-Foch |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=6 September 2021 |language=en}}
1852 – William Ramsay, Scottish chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1916)WEB, Who was Sir William Ramsay and how did he change the periodic table?,weblink The Independent, 6 September 2021, en, 2 October 2019,
1854 – Patrick Geddes, Scottish biologist, sociologist, geographer, and philanthropist (d. 1932)WEB, Sir Patrick Geddes {{!, Scottish biologist and sociologist |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Patrick-Geddes |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=7 September 2021 |language=en}}
1866 – Swami Abhedananda, Indian mystic and philosopher (d. 1939)WEB, Swami Abhedananda,weblink belurmath.org,
1869 – Mahatma Gandhi, Indian freedom fighter, activist and philosopher (d. 1948)BOOK, Chase's Calendar of Events 2020: The Ultimate Go-to Guide for Special Days, Weeks and Months, 24 September 2019, Rowman & Littlefield, 978-1-64143-316-7, 492,weblink en,
1871 – Cordell Hull, American politician, United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1955)
1871 – Martha Brookes Hutcheson, American landscaper and author (d. 1959)BOOK, Past and Promise: Lives of New Jersey Women, 1 May 1997, Syracuse University Press, 978-0-8156-0418-1, 155,weblink en,
1873 – Stephen Warfield Gambrill, American lawyer and politician (d. 1924)BOOK, House, United States Congress, Memorial Services Held in the House of Representatives of the United States: Together with Remarks Presented in Eulogy of Stephen Warfield Gambrill, Late a Representative from Maryland, 1939, U.S. Government Printing Office, 5,weblink en,
1873 – Pelham Warner, English cricketer and manager (d. 1963)WEB, Pelham Warner profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos,weblink ESPNcricinfo, 7 September 2021, en,
1875 – Pattie Ruffner Jacobs, American suffragist (d. 1935)WEB, Jacobs, Pattie Ruffner (1875-1935), suffragist and social reformer,weblink American National Biography, 2000, 7 September 2021, en, 10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1501042, 978-0-19-860669-7, Johnson, Joan Marie,
1879 – Wallace Stevens, American poet (d. 1955)WEB, Wallace Stevens {{!, American poet |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Wallace-Stevens |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=7 September 2021 |language=en}}
1882 – Boris Shaposhnikov, Russian colonel (d. 1945)BOOK, Tucker, Spencer C., World War II: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection [5 volumes]: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection, 6 September 2016, ABC-CLIO, 978-1-85109-969-6, 1487,weblink en,
1883 – Karl von Terzaghi, Austrian geologist and engineer (d. 1963)WEB, Karl Terzaghi {{!, American engineer |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Karl-Anton-von-Terzaghi |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=7 September 2021 |language=en}}
1890 – Groucho Marx, American comedian and actor (d. 1977)
1893 – Leroy Shield, American composer and conductor (d. 1962)WEB, LeRoy Shields,weblink weblink dead, December 2, 2020, BFI, 7 September 2021, en,
1895 – Ruth Cheney Streeter, American colonel (d. 1990)BOOK, Frank, Lisa Tendrich, An Encyclopedia of American Women at War: From the Home Front to the Battlefields [2 volumes], 17 January 2013, ABC-CLIO, 978-1-59884-444-3, 520,weblink en,
1900 – Leela Roy Nag, Indian freedom fighter, social reformer and politician (d. 1970)WEB, Leela Roy: Bengal's Only Woman In The Constituent Assembly,weblink Feminism in India, 13 August 2018,

1901â€“present

1902 – Leopold Figl, Austrian politician, Chancellor of Austria (d. 1965)BOOK, Tucker, Spencer C., The Cold War: The Definitive Encyclopedia and Document Collection [5 volumes], 27 October 2020, ABC-CLIO, 978-1-4408-6076-8, 539,weblink en,
1904 – Graham Greene, English novelist, playwright, and critic (d. 1991)
1904 – Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indian and politician, Prime Minister of India (d. 1966)WEB, Lal Bahadur Shastri {{!, Biography & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lal-Bahadur-Shastri |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=10 September 2021 |language=en}}
1905 – Franjo Å eper, Croatian cardinal (d. 1981)WEB, Franjo Seper {{!, Croatian prelate |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Franjo-Seper |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=10 September 2021 |language=en}}
1906 – Thomas Hollway, Australian politician, Premier of Victoria (d. 1971)BOOK, Jones, Barry O., Thomas Hollway, Hollway, Thomas Tuke (Tom) (1906â€“1971),weblink Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, 10 September 2021,
1907 – VÃctor Paz Estenssoro, Bolivian politician, President of Bolivia (d. 2001)WEB, Estenssoro, Hugo, Obituary: VÃctor Paz Estenssoro,weblink The Guardian, 10 September 2021, en, 11 June 2001,
1907 – Alexander R. Todd, Scottish biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997)WEB, Alexander Robertus Todd, Baron Todd {{!, British biochemist |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alexander-Robertus-Todd-Baron-Todd |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=10 September 2021 |language=en}}
1909 – Alex Raymond, American cartoonist, creator of Flash Gordon (d. 1956)WEB, Alex Raymond {{!, American cartoonist |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alex-Raymond |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=10 September 2021 |language=en}}
1912 – Frank Malina, American engineer and painter (d. 1981)WEB, FRANK J. MALINA IS DEAD IN PARIS; CO-FOUNDER OF JET PROPULSION LAB,weblink The New York Times, 10 September 2021, 12 November 1981,
1914 – Jack Parsons, American chemist, occultist, and engineer (d. 1952)BOOK, Baker, Alan, The Edge of Science: Mysteries of Mind, Space and Time, 17 January 2013, Random House, 978-1-78057-759-3, 55,weblink en,
1914 – Bernarr Rainbow, English organist, conductor, and historian (d. 1998)WEB, Obituary: Bernarr Rainbow,weblink The Independent, 10 September 2021, en, 23 October 2011,
1915 – Chuck Williams, American author and businessman, founded Williams Sonoma (d. 2015)WEB, Chuck Williams, Founder of Williams-Sonoma, Dies at 100,weblink NBC News, 6 December 2015, 10 September 2021, en,
1917 – Christian de Duve, Belgian cytologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013)WEB, The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1974,weblink NobelPrize.org, 10 September 2021,
1917 – Charles Drake, American actor (d. 1994)BOOK, Wilson, Scott, Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed., 22 August 2016, McFarland, 978-0-7864-7992-4, 207,weblink en,
1919 – John W. Duarte, English guitarist and composer (d. 2004)WEB, Celebrating the Centenary of Jack Duarte: An Appreciation of the Composer and Classical-Guitar Champion,weblink Classical Guitar, 10 September 2021, 8 October 2019,
1921 – Edmund Crispin, English writer and composer (d. 1978)WEB, Authors : Crispin, Edmund : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia,weblink www.sf-encyclopedia.com, 10 September 2021,
1921 – Albert Scott Crossfield, American pilot and engineer (d. 2006)WEB, Albert S. Crossfield,weblink New Mexico Museum of Space History, 10 September 2021,
1921 – Robert Runcie, English archbishop (d. 2000)WEB, Robert Runcie {{!, archbishop of Canterbury |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-Runcie |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=7 September 2021 |language=en}}
1925 – Wren Blair, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (d. 2013)NEWS, Wren Blair: 'A great hockey man' who never let up,weblink The Globe and Mail, 30 January 2013, 11 September 2021, Renzetti, Elizabeth,
1926 – Jan Morris, Welsh historian and author (d. 2020)WEB, Jan Morris obituary,weblink The Guardian, 11 September 2021, en, 20 November 2020,
1928 – George McFarland, American actor (d. 1993)WEB, Obituary: George McFarland,weblink The Independent, 11 September 2021, en, 23 October 2011,
1928 – Wolfhart Pannenberg, Polish-German theologian and academic (d. 2014)BOOK, Hasel, Frank M., Scripture in the Theologies of W. Pannenberg and D.G. Bloesch, 1 March 2004, Wipf and Stock Publishers, 978-1-59244-571-4, 97,weblink en, BOOK, McGrath, Alister E., Theology: The Basic Readings, 5 February 2018, John Wiley & Sons, 978-1-119-15815-8, 219,weblink en,
1929 – Peter Bronfman, Canadian businessman (d. 1996)WEB, Bronfman Family {{!, The Canadian Encyclopedia |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/bronfman-family |website=www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca |access-date=11 September 2021}}
1929 – Moses Gunn, American actor (d. 1993)
1930 – Dave Barrett, Canadian social worker and politician, 26th Premier of British Columbia (d. 2018)WEB, Dave Barrett {{!, The Canadian Encyclopedia |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/david-barrett |website=www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca |access-date=11 September 2021}}
1932 – Maury Wills, American baseball player and manager (d. 2022)WEB, Maury Wills {{!, American baseball player |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Maury-Wills |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=11 September 2021 |language=en}}
1933 – John Gurdon, English biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureateWEB, The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2012,weblink NobelPrize.org, 11 September 2021,
1933 – Dave Somerville, Canadian singer (d. 2015)NEWS, Singer David Somerville was known as the voice that propelled the Diamonds,weblink The Globe and Mail, 3 August 2015, 11 September 2021, Csillag, Ron,
1934 – Richard Scott, Baron Scott of Foscote, English lawyer and judgeWEB, Profile: Hunter of the truth: Lord justice Scott: With the Government,weblink The Independent, 11 September 2021, en, 22 October 2011,
1934 – Earl Wilson, American baseball player (d. 2005)WEB, Earl Wilson,weblink Society for American Baseball Research, 11 September 2021,
1935 – Omar SÃvori, Italian-Argentine footballer and manager (d. 2005)WEB, Omar Sivori,weblink The Independent, 11 September 2021, en, 19 February 2005,
1936 – Dick Barnett, American basketball playerWEB, Dick Barnett,weblink NBA Stats, 11 September 2021, en,
1936 – Connie Dierking, American basketball player (d. 2013)WEB, Connie Dierking, 77, Journeyman Who Was Linked to N.B.A. Greats, Dies,weblink The New York Times, 11 September 2021, 1 January 2014,
1937 – Johnnie Cochran, American lawyer (d. 2005)WEB, Johnnie Cochran,weblink Oxford Reference, 11 September 2021, en,
1938 – Waheed Murad, Pakistani actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1983)WEB, Waheed Murad,weblink weblink dead, September 11, 2021, BFI, 11 September 2021, en,
1938 – Rex Reed, American film criticWEB, Williams, Alex, Rex Reed Bangs a Gong on the Mediocrity of Modern Life,weblink The New York Times, 11 September 2021, 10 January 2018,
1939 – Budhi Kunderan, Indian cricketer (d. 2006)WEB, Budhi Kunderan profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos,weblink ESPNcricinfo, 11 September 2021, en,
1941 – Diana Hendry, English poet and authorBOOK, Publications, Europa, International Who's Who in Poetry 2005, 2 August 2004, Routledge, 978-1-135-35519-7, 710,weblink en,
1941 – Ron Meagher, American rock bass playerLarkin 2011, p. 2490
1942 – Steve Sabol, American director and producer, co-founded NFL Films (d. 2012)WEB, Steve Sabol dies at 69; president of NFL Films,weblink Los Angeles Times, 11 September 2021, 18 September 2012,
1943 – Anna Ford, English journalistWEB, Anna Ford,weblink weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20180607030653weblink">weblink dead, June 7, 2018, BFI, 11 September 2021, en,
1943 – Henri Szeps, Australian actorWEB, Freud Meets CS Lewis,weblink www.abc.net.au, 11 September 2021, en-AU, 12 August 2013,
1944 – Vernor Vinge, American author (d. 2024)WEB, Authors : Vinge, Vernor : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia,weblink www.sf-encyclopedia.com, 11 September 2021,
1945 – Martin Hellman, American cryptographer and academicBOOK, Mollin, Richard A., Codes: The Guide to Secrecy From Ancient to Modern Times, 24 May 2005, CRC Press, 978-1-4200-3508-7, 165,weblink en,
1945 – Don McLean, American singer-songwriter
1946 – Sonthi Boonyaratglin, Thai general and politicianBOOK, Liow, Joseph, Leifer, Michael, Dictionary of the Modern Politics of Southeast Asia, 20 November 2014, Routledge, 978-1-317-62233-8, 345,weblink en,
1947 – Ward Churchill, American author and activistBOOK, Chapman, Roger, Culture Wars: An Encyclopedia of Issues, Viewpoints, and Voices, 2010, M.E. Sharpe, 978-0-7656-2250-1, 92,weblink en,
1948 – Trevor Brooking, English footballer and managerBOOK, Sharratt, Ben, Blows, Kirk, Claret and Blue Blood: Pumping Life into West Ham United, 7 December 2012, Random House, 978-1-78057-764-7, 43,weblink en,
1948 – Avery Brooks, American actorBOOK, Hellmann, Paul T., Historical Gazetteer of the United States, 14 February 2006, Routledge, 978-1-135-94859-7, 315,weblink en,
1948 – Donna Karan, American fashion designer, founded DKNYWEB, Donna Karan {{!, American designer |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Donna-Karan |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=4 September 2021 |language=en}}
1948 – Siim Kallas, Estonian politician, Prime Minister of EstoniaBOOK, East, Roger, Thomas, Richard J., Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders, 3 June 2014, Routledge, 978-1-317-63940-4, 166,weblink en,
1948 – Persis Khambatta, Indian model and actress, (d. 1998)WEB, Persis Khambatta,weblink weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20180608050955weblink">weblink dead, June 8, 2018, BFI, 11 September 2021, en,
1949 – Richard Hell, American singer-songwriter and bass playerBOOK, Hannon, Sharon M., Punks: A Guide to an American Subculture, 2010, ABC-CLIO, 978-0-313-36456-3, 98,weblink en,
1949 – Annie Leibovitz, American photographer
1950 – Mike Rutherford, English guitaristWEB, Mike Rutherford,weblink Oxford Reference, 11 September 2021, en,
1951 – Sting, English singer-songwriter and actor
1952 – Robin Riker, American actress
1953 – Vanessa Bell Armstrong, American singerBOOK, McNeil, W. K., Encyclopedia of American Gospel Music, 18 October 2013, Routledge, 978-1-135-37700-7, 17,weblink en,
1953 – Tom Boswell, American basketball playerWEB, Tom Boswell,weblink National Basketball Association, 1 October 2023,
1954 – Lorraine Bracco, American actressWEB, Rose, Mike, Today's famous birthdays list for October 2, 2022 includes celebrities Sting, Kelly Ripa,weblink The Plain Dealer, Associated Press, 1 October 2023, 2 October 2022,
1955 – Philip Oakey, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producerLarkin 2011, p. 1897
1956 – Freddie Jackson, American soul singerWEB, Freddie Jackson,weblink Oxford Reference, 11 September 2021, en,
1957 – John Cook, American golferWEB, John Cook - Ohio Golf Association,weblink www.ohiogolf.org, 11 September 2021,
1957 – Wade Dooley, English rugby playerWEB, Wade Dooley {{!, Rugby Union {{!}} Players and Officials |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/blogs/rugby/player/9836.html |website=ESPN scrum |access-date=11 September 2021}}
1958 – Robbie Nevil, American singer-songwriter
1960 – Glenn Anderson, Canadian ice hockey playerWEB, Glenn Anderson,weblink Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website, 18 September 2011, 11 September 2021,
1960 – Django Bates, English musician and composerWEB, Django Bates,weblink weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20180602075739weblink">weblink dead, June 2, 2018, BFI, 11 September 2021, en,
1960 – Joe Sacco, Maltese-American journalist and cartoonistBOOK, Duncan, Randy, Smith, Matthew J., Icons of the American Comic Book: From Captain America to Wonder Woman, 2013, ABC-CLIO, 978-0-313-39923-7, 638,weblink en,
1960 – Dereck Whittenburg, American basketball player and coachBOOK, Peeler, Tim, Legends of N.C. State Basketball: Dick Dickey, Tommy Burleson, David Thompson, Jim Valvano, and Other Wolfpack Stars, 3 March 2015, Simon and Schuster, 978-1-61321-790-0, 272,weblink en,
1962 – Mark Rypien, Canadian-American football playerWEB, Mark Rypien Facts & Stats,weblink Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 September 2021, en,
1963 – Keith Bradshaw, Australian cricketerWEB, Keith Bradshaw profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos,weblink ESPNcricinfo, 11 September 2021, en,
1963 – Maria Ressa, Filipino-American journalistWEB, The Nobel Peace Prize 2021,weblink NobelPrize.org, 29 May 2022,
1964 – Dirk Brinkmann, German field hockey playerWEB, Olympedia â€“ Dirk Brinkmann,weblink www.olympedia.org, 11 September 2021,
1965 – Darren Cahill, Australian tennis playerWEB, Olympedia â€“ Darren Cahill,weblink www.olympedia.org, 11 September 2021,
1965 – Tom Moody, Australian cricketerWEB, Tom Moody profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos,weblink ESPNcricinfo, 11 September 2021, en,
1966 – Yokozuna, American wrestler (d. 2000)WEB, Former pro wrestling champion Yokozuna dies at 34,weblink Las Vegas Sun, 1 October 2023, 25 October 2000,
1967 – Frankie Fredericks, Namibian sprinterWEB, Frankie FREDERICKS,weblink Olympics.com, 11 September 2021,
1967 – Thomas Muster, Austrian tennis playerWEB, Thomas Muster {{!, Biography, Titles, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Thomas-Muster |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=11 September 2021 |language=en}}
1967 – Gillian Welch, American singer-songwriter and guitaristBOOK, McCall, Michael, Rumble, John, Kingsbury, Paul, The Encyclopedia of Country Music, 1 February 2012, Oxford University Press, 978-0-19-992083-9, 575,weblink en,
1968 – Jana NovotnÃ¡, Czech tennis player and sportscaster (d. 2017)WEB, Jana NovotnÃ¡ obituary,weblink The Guardian, 11 September 2021, en, 21 November 2017,
1968 – Joey Slotnick, American actor
1968 – Glen Wesley, Canadian ice hockey playerWEB, Glen Wesley Stats and News,weblink NHL.com, 11 September 2021,
1968 – Kelly Willis, American country music singer-songwriterWEB, Kelly Willis,weblink Oxford Reference, 7 September 2021, en,
1969 – Badly Drawn Boy, English musicianWEB, Badly Drawn Boy,weblink Oxford Reference, 11 September 2021, en,
1970 – Eddie Guardado, American baseball playerWEB, Eddie Guardado,weblink Society for American Baseball Research, 11 September 2021,
1970 – Patricia O'Callaghan, Canadian sopranoBOOK, Inc, Nielsen Business Media, Billboard, 17 April 1999, 3,weblink en,
1970 – Kelly Ripa, American actress and talk show host
1970 – Maribel VerdÃº, Spanish actressWEB, Maribel VerdÃº,weblink weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160720113412weblink">weblink dead, July 20, 2016, BFI, 11 September 2021, en,
1971 – Tiffany Darwish, American singer-songwriterBOOK, Mansour, David, From Abba to Zoom: A Pop Culture Encyclopedia of the Late 20th Century, 1 June 2011, Andrews McMeel Publishing, 978-0-7407-9307-3, 488,weblink en,
1971 – Jim Root, American guitarist and songwriterLarkin 2011, p. 1991
1971 – Chris Savino, American comic book artist, writer, animator and creator of The Loud HouseBOOK, The Loud House 1: There Will Be Chaos, 2017, Papercutz, 9781629919515,weblink 23 October 2020,
1972 – Aaron McKie, American basketball playerBOOK, Addy, Steve, Karzen, Jeffrey F., The Detroit Pistons: More Than Four Decades of Motor City Memories, 2002, Sports Publishing LLC, 978-1-58261-553-0, 218,weblink en,
1973 – Melissa Harris-Perry, American journalist, author, and educatorWEB, Bryan, Erika, Melissa Harris-Perry (1973- ) â€¢,weblink blackpast.org, 11 September 2021, 19 March 2016,
1973 – Lene NystrÃ¸m, Norwegian singer, songwriter, and musician
1973 – Efren Ramirez, American actor
1973 – Scott Schoeneweis, American baseball playerWEB, Scott Schoeneweis Stats, Fantasy & News,weblink MLB.com, 11 September 2021, en,
1974 – Bjarke Ingels, Danish architectWEB, Waite, Richard, Serpentine picks five architects for expanded pavilion show,weblink The Architectsâ€™ Journal, 11 September 2021, en, 10 February 2016,
1974 – Brian Knight, American baseball playerBOOK, Goldblatt, Andrew, Major League Umpires' Performance, 2007-2010: A Comprehensive Statistical Review, 10 January 2014, McFarland, 978-0-7864-8687-8, 111,weblink en,
1974 – Matthew Nicholson, Australian cricketerWEB, Matthew Nicholson profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos,weblink ESPNcricinfo, 11 September 2021, en,
1974 – Sam Roberts, Canadian singer-songwriter and musicianWEB, Sam Roberts {{!, The Canadian Encyclopedia |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/sam-roberts-emc |website=www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca |access-date=11 September 2021}}
1974 – Paul Teutul Jr., American motorcycle designer, co-founded Orange County Choppers
1976 – Mark Chilton, English cricketerWEB, Mark Chilton profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos,weblink ESPNcricinfo, 11 September 2021, en,
1978 – Ayumi Hamasaki, Japanese singer, songwriter, actressWEB,weblink Ayumi hamasakiï¼ˆæµœå´Žã‚ã‚†ã¿ï¼‰ official website,
1979 – PrimoÅ¾ Brezec, Slovenian basketball playerWEB, Primoz Brezec,weblink National Basketball Association, 1 October 2023,
1981 – Santi Kolk, Dutch footballerWEB, Santi Kolk,weblink SkySports, 7 September 2021, en,
1981 – Luke Wilkshire, Australian footballerWEB, Olympedia â€“ Luke Wilkshire,weblink www.olympedia.org, 7 September 2021,
1982 – Tyson Chandler, American basketball playerWEB, Tyson Chandler,weblink National Basketball Association, 1 October 2023,
1982 – Esra GÃ¼mÃ¼ÅŸ, Turkish volleyball playerWEB, Olympedia â€“ Esra GÃ¼mÃ¼ÅŸ,weblink www.olympedia.org, 7 September 2021,
1984 – Marion Bartoli, French tennis playerWEB, Marion Bartoli,weblink ESPN.co.uk, 7 September 2021,
1985 – Ã‡aÄŸlar Birinci, Turkish footballerWEB, Ã‡aÄŸlar Birinci,weblink SkySports, 7 September 2021, en,
1985 – Brandon Jackson, American football playerWEB, Brandon Jackson Game by Game Stats and Performance,weblink ESPN, 7 September 2021, en,
1986 – Camilla Belle, American actressWEB, Famous birthdays for Oct. 2: Sting, Don McLean,weblink UPI, 1 October 2023, 2 October 2022,
1987 – Bojana Bobusic, Australian tennis playerWEB, Bojana Bobusic Bio {{!, Bio & Career â€“ WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/312049/bojana-bobusic/bio |website=Women's Tennis Association |access-date=7 September 2021 |language=en}}
1987 – Joe Ingles, Australian basketball playerWEB, Joe Ingles {{!, Utah Jazz {{!}} NBA.com |url=https://www.nba.com/player/204060/joe-ingles/bio |website=www.nba.com |access-date=7 September 2021}}
1987 – Phil Kessel, American ice hockey playerWEB, Olympedia â€“ Phil Kessel,weblink www.olympedia.org, 6 September 2021,
1987 – Christopher Larkin, South Korean-American actor
1987 – Joel Reinders, American football playerWEB, Joel Reinders Stats, News, Bio,weblink ESPN, 6 September 2021, en,
1987 – Ricky Stenhouse Jr., American race car driverWEB, Ricky Stenhouse Jr.,weblink ESPN.com, 6 September 2021,
1988 – Kirara Asuka, Japanese model and adult video actressInfobox data from WEB,weblink æ˜Žæ—¥èŠ±ã‚ãƒ©ãƒ© {{!, æ ªå¼ä¼šç¤¾ã‚ãƒ©ãƒ†ã‚£ã‚¹|accessdate=10 August 2022|publisher=æ ªå¼ä¼šç¤¾ã‚ãƒ©ãƒ†ã‚£ã‚¹|language=ja}}
1988 – Brittany Howard, American singer-songwriter and guitaristWEB, Brittany Howard {{!, American musician |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Brittany-Howard |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=6 September 2021 |language=en}}
1989 – Frederik Andersen, Danish ice hockey playerWEB, Frederik Andersen,weblink National Hockey League, 1 October 2023,
1989 – Josh Bailey, Canadian ice hockey playerWEB, Josh Bailey,weblink National Hockey League, 1 October 2023,
1989 – Aaron Hicks, American baseball playerWEB, Aaron Hicks Stats, Fantasy & News,weblink MiLB.com, 6 September 2021, en,
1989 – George Nash, English rowerWEB, George Nash,weblink British Rowing, 4 September 2021,
1990 – Samantha Barks, Manx actress and singer
1991 – Roberto Firmino, Brazilian footballerWEB, Roberto Firmino,weblink www.eurosport.com, 6 September 2021,
1992 – Alisson Becker, Brazilian footballerWEB, Alisson Becker: Overview,weblink Premier League, 25 October 2023,
1992 – Shane Larkin, American-Turkish basketball playerWEB, Shane Larkin,weblink National Basketball Association, 1 October 2023,
1993 – Lance McCullers Jr., American baseball playerWEB, Lance McCullers Jr.,weblink Major League Baseball, 1 October 2023,
1993 – Elizabeth McLaughlin, American actress
1994 – Joana EidukonytÄ—, Lithuanian tennis playerWEB, Tennis Joana Eidukonyte - ESPN,weblink m.espn.com, 6 September 2021, EN,
1995 – Tepai Moeroa, Cook Islands rugby league playerWEB, Tepai Moeroa,weblink New South Wales Rugby League, May 2016, 6 September 2021, en,
1996 – Tom Trbojevic, Australian rugby league playerWEB, Tom Trbojevic,weblink National Rugby League, 6 September 2021, en,

Deaths

Pre-1600

534 – Athalaric, king of the Ostrogoths in ItalyBOOK, Vitiello, Massimiliano, Amalasuintha: The Transformation of Queenship in the Post-Roman World, 26 September 2017, University of Pennsylvania Press, 978-0-8122-9434-7, 29,weblink en,
829 – Michael II, Byzantine emperorWEB, Michael II {{!, Byzantine emperor |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Michael-II |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=11 September 2021 |language=en}}
939 – Eberhard of FranconiaBOOK, Bachrach, David S., Bachrach, Bernard S., Writing the Military History of Pre-Crusade Europe: Studies in Sources and Source Criticism, 29 December 2020, Routledge, 978-1-000-30013-0, 91,weblink en,
939 – Gilbert, Duke of Lorraine
1264 – Pope Urban IVWEB, Urban IV {{!, pope |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Urban-IV |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=11 September 2021 |language=en}}
1559 – Jacquet of Mantua, French-Italian composer (b. 1483)WEB, Milsom, John, Jachet of Mantua,weblink The Oxford Companion to Music, Oxford University Press, 11 September 2021, en, 10.1093/acref/9780199579037.001.0001, 1 January 2011, 978-0-19-957903-7,

1601â€“1900

1626 – Diego Sarmiento de AcuÃ±a, 1st Count of Gondomar, Spanish academic and diplomat (b. 1567)WEB, Diego Sarmiento de AcuÃ±a, count de Gondomar {{!, Spanish diplomat and ambassador |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Diego-Sarmiento-de-Acuna-conde-de-Gondomar |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=11 September 2021 |language=en}}
1629 – Antonio Cifra, Italian composer (b. 1584)BOOK, Unger, Melvin P., Historical Dictionary of Choral Music, 17 June 2010, Scarecrow Press, 978-0-8108-7392-6, 82,weblink en,
1629 – Pierre de BÃ©rulle, French cardinal and theologian (b. 1575)WEB, Pierre de BÃ©rulle {{!, French cardinal and statesman |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Pierre-de-Berulle |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=11 September 2021 |language=en}}
1674 – George Frederick of Nassau-Siegen, officer in the Dutch Army (b. 1606){{aut|Menk, Friedhelm}} (2004). "Die FÃ¼rstengruft zu Siegen und die darin von 1669 bis 1781 erfolgten Beisetzungen". In: {{aut|Burwitz, Ludwig}} u.a. (Redaktion), Siegener BeitrÃ¤ge. Jahrbuch fÃ¼r regionale Geschichte (in German). Vol. 9. Siegen: Geschichtswerkstatt Siegen â€“ Arbeitskreis fÃ¼r Regionalgeschichte e.V. p. 192; BOOK, Huberty, Michel, Giraud, Alain, Magdelaine, F. & B., l'Allemagne Dynastique, fr, Le Perreux, Alain Giraud, 1981, Tome III: Brunswick-Nassau-Schwarzbourg, 234, ; BOOK, Dek, A.W.E., Genealogie van het Vorstenhuis Nassau, nl, Zaltbommel, Europese Bibliotheek, 1970, 89, ; JOURNAL, Dek, A.W.E., 1968, De afstammelingen van Juliana van Stolberg tot aan het jaar van de Vrede van MÃ¼nster, nl, Spiegel der Historie. Maandblad voor de geschiedenis der Nederlanden, 1968, 7/8, 245, 249,
1678 – Wu Sangui, Qing Chinese general (b. 1612)WEB, Wu Sangui {{!, Chinese general |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Wu-Sangui |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=11 September 2021 |language=en}}
1708 – Anne Jules de Noailles, French general (b. 1650)WEB, Anne-Jules, 2e duke de Noailles {{!, French duke |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Anne-Jules-2e-duc-de-Noailles |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=11 September 2021 |language=en}}
1709 – Ivan Mazepa, Ukrainian diplomat (b. 1639)BOOK, Ivan Katchanovski, Kohut, Zenon E., Nebesio, Bohdan Y., Yurkevich, Myroslav, Historical Dictionary of Ukraine, 11 July 2013, Scarecrow Press, 978-0-8108-7847-1, 361,weblink en,
1724 – FranÃ§ois-TimolÃ©on de Choisy, French historian and author (b. 1644)BOOK, The New American Cyclopaedia: a Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge, 1864, 158,weblink en,
1746 – Josiah Burchett, English admiral and politician (b. 1666)WEB, BURCHETT, Josiah (c.1666-1746), of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, Mdx. {{!, History of Parliament Online |url=https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1690-1715/member/burchett-josiah-1666-1746 |website=www.historyofparliamentonline.org |access-date=12 September 2021}}
1764 – William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1720)ODNB, Cavendish, William, fourth duke of Devonshire (bap. 1720, d. 1764), prime minister,weblink 2004, 12 September 2021, en, 10.1093/ref:odnb/4949, 978-0-19-861412-8, Schweizer, Karl Wolfgang,
1782 – Charles Lee, English-born American general (b. 1732)WEB, Charles Lee (U.S. National Park Service),weblink www.nps.gov, 12 September 2021, en,
1786 – Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel, English admiral and politician (b. 1725)WEB, Augustus Keppel, Viscount Keppel {{!, British admiral |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Augustus-Keppel-Viscount-Keppel-of-Elvedon-Baron-Elden |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=12 September 2021 |language=en}}
1803 – Samuel Adams, American politician, Governor of Massachusetts (b. 1722)WEB, Samuel Adams {{!, Biography, History, Accomplishments, Boston Tea Party, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Samuel-Adams |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=12 September 2021 |language=en}}
1804 – Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot, French engineer (b. 1725)WEB, Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot {{!, Facts, Invention, & Steam Car |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nicolas-Joseph-Cugnot |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=12 September 2021 |language=en}}
1850 – Sarah Biffen, English painter (b. 1784)WEB, Sarah Biffin: the celebrated nineteenth-century artist born without arms or legs {{!, Art UK |url=https://artuk.org/discover/stories/sarah-biffin-the-celebrated-nineteenth-century-artist-born-without-arms-or-legs |website=artuk.org |access-date=12 September 2021 |language=en}}
1853 – FranÃ§ois Arago, French mathematician, physicist, astronomer, and politician (b. 1786)WEB, FranÃ§ois Arago {{!, French physicist |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Francois-Arago |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=12 September 2021 |language=en}}

1901â€“present

1920 – Max Bruch, German composer and conductor (b. 1838)WEB, Max Bruch {{!, German composer |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Max-Bruch |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=12 September 2021 |language=en}}
1927 – Svante Arrhenius, Swedish physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1859)WEB, Svante Arrhenius {{!, Swedish chemist |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Svante-Arrhenius |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=12 September 2021 |language=en}}
1938 – Alexandru Averescu, Romanian military leader and politician, 24th Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1859)WEB, Alexandru Averescu {{!, premier of Romania |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alexandru-Averescu |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=12 September 2021 |language=en}}
1943 – John Evans, English-Australian politician, 21st Premier of Tasmania (b. 1855)BOOK, Townsley, W. A., Evans, Sir John William (1855â€“1943), Sir John William Evans (1855â€“1943),weblink Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, 12 September 2021,
1953 – John Marin, American painter (b. 1870)BOOK, Gallery, University of Rochester Memorial Art, Seeing America: Painting and Sculpture from the Collection of the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, 2006, University Rochester Press, 978-1-58046-246-4, 217,weblink en,
1955 – William R. Orthwein, American swimmer and water polo player (b. 1881)WEB, Olympedia â€“ Bill Orthwein,weblink www.olympedia.org, 12 September 2021,
1968 – Marcel Duchamp, French painter and sculptor (b. 1887)WEB, Marcel Duchamp {{!, Biography & Artwork |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Marcel-Duchamp |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=12 September 2021 |language=en}}
1971 – Jessie Arms Botke, American painter (b. 1883)BOOK, Mattingly, Paul H., An American Art Colony, 16 July 2019, Rowman & Littlefield, 978-1-68393-195-9, 98â€“99,weblink en,
1973 – Paul Hartman, American actor and dancer (b. 1904)BOOK, Slide, Anthony, The Encyclopedia of Vaudeville, 12 March 2012, Univ. Press of Mississippi, 978-1-61703-250-9, 230,weblink en,
1973 – Paavo Nurmi, Finnish runner (b. 1897)WEB, Paavo Nurmi {{!, Finnish athlete |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Paavo-Nurmi |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=12 September 2021 |language=en}}
1974 – Vasily Shukshin, Russian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1929)BOOK, Cornwell, Neil, Reference Guide to Russian Literature, 2 December 2013, Routledge, 978-1-134-26070-6, 734,weblink en,
1975 – K. Kamaraj, Indian lawyer and politician (b. 1903)WEB, Kumaraswami Kamaraj {{!, Indian statesman |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Kumaraswami-Kamaraj |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=12 September 2021 |language=en}}
1981 – Harry Golden, American journalist and author (b. 1902)BOOK, Gale, Steven H., Encyclopedia of American Humorists, 14 April 2016, Routledge, 978-1-317-36227-2, 178,weblink en,
1981 – Hazel Scott, Trinidadian-American activist, actress, and musician (b. 1920)WEB, Biography: Hazel Scott,weblink womenshistory.org, 12 September 2021, en,
1985 – Rock Hudson, American actor (b. 1925)MAGAZINE, The Role of Her Life, Vanity Fair, Kate Andersen, Brower, 77, February 2023, 2, 65, 0733-8899, Magzter, en,
1987 – Madeleine Carroll, English actress (b. 1906)WEB, Madeleine Carroll,weblink weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20180109171910weblink">weblink dead, January 9, 2018, BFI, 12 September 2021, en,
1987 – Peter Medawar, Brazilian-English biologist and zoologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1915)WEB, The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1960,weblink NobelPrize.org, 12 September 2021,
1988 – Alec Issigonis, English car designer, designed the Mini (b. 1906)WEB, Sir Alec Issigonis {{!, British automobile designer |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alec-Issigonis |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=12 September 2021 |language=en}}
1988 – Hamengkubuwono IX, Indonesian politician, Vice President of Indonesia (b. 1912)WEB, Olympedia â€“ Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX,weblink www.olympedia.org, 12 September 2021,
1991 – Hazen Argue, Canadian politician (b. 1921)WEB, Hazen Robert Argue {{!, The Canadian Encyclopedia |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/hazen-robert-argue |website=www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca |access-date=4 September 2021}}
1991 – Demetrios I of Constantinople (b. 1914)WEB, Dimitrios {{!, Greek patriarch |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Dimitrios |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=12 September 2021 |language=en}}
1996 – Robert Bourassa, Canadian lawyer and politician, Premier of Quebec (b. 1933)WEB, Robert Bourassa {{!, The Canadian Encyclopedia |url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/robert-bourassa |website=www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca |access-date=12 September 2021}}
1996 – Andrey Lukanov, Bulgarian politician, 40th Prime Minister of Bulgaria (b. 1938)WEB, Obituary: Andrei Lukanov,weblink The Independent, 12 September 2021, en, 23 October 2011,
1998 – Gene Autry, American actor, singer, and guitarist (b. 1907)BOOK, Ellenberger, Allan R., Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory, 1 May 2001, McFarland, 978-0-7864-5019-0, 80,weblink en,
1999 – Heinz G. Konsalik, German journalist and author (b. 1921)WEB, Heinz G. Konsalik,weblink weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170724030016weblink">weblink dead, July 24, 2017, BFI, 12 September 2021, en,
2000 – David Tonkin, Australian politician, Premier of South Australia (b. 1929)BOOK, Martin, Robert, Responsible Government in South Australia, Volume 2, 2009, Wakefield Press, 978-1-86254-844-2, 176,weblink en,
2001 – Franz Biebl, German composer and academic (b. 1906)BOOK, Unger, Melvin P., Historical Dictionary of Choral Music, 17 June 2010, Scarecrow Press, 978-0-8108-7392-6, 39,weblink en,
2002 – Heinz von Foerster, Austrian-American physicist and philosopher (b. 1911)WEB, Markoff, John, Heinz von Foerster, 90, Dies; Was Information Theorist,weblink The New York Times, 12 September 2021, 9 November 2002,
2003 – John Thomas Dunlop, American scholar and politician, United States Secretary of Labor (b. 1914)BOOK, Hall, Mitchell K., Historical Dictionary of the Nixon-Ford Era, 22 February 2008, Scarecrow Press, 978-0-8108-6410-8, 66,weblink en,
2005 – Nipsey Russell, American comedian and actor (b. 1918)WEB, Nipsey Russell {{!, Biography, TV Shows, Movies, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Nipsey-Russell |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=12 September 2021 |language=en}}
2005 – August Wilson, American author and playwright (b. 1945)WEB, August Wilson {{!, Biography, Plays, Movies, Ma Rainey, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/August-Wilson |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=12 September 2021 |language=en}}
2006 – Helen Chenoweth-Hage, American politician (b. 1938)WEB, Ex-Rep. Chenoweth-Hage dies in car crash,weblink The Denver Post, 12 September 2021, 2 October 2006,
2006 – Paul Halmos, Hungarian-American mathematician (b. 1916)WEB, Pearce, Jeremy, Paul Halmos, 90, Mathematician Known for Simplifying Concepts,weblink The New York Times, 20 October 2006,
2007 – Tex Coulter, American football player (b. 1924)WEB, Tex Coulter Stats,weblink Pro-Football-Reference.com, 12 September 2021, en, WEB, Dewitt Coulter, Football Star, Is Dead at 83,weblink The New York Times, 12 September 2021, 15 October 2007,
2007 – George Grizzard, American actor (b. 1928)WEB, George Grizzard: Dapper, personable actor,weblink The Independent, 12 September 2021, en, 1 January 2008,
2007 – Dan Keating, Irish Republican Army volunteer (b. 1902)WEB, Obituary: Dan Keating,weblink The Guardian, 4 September 2021, en, 15 October 2007,
2010 – Kwa Geok Choo, Singaporean lawyer and scholar (b. 1920)WEB, Wife of Singapore's founder dies - CNN.com,weblink CNN, 12 September 2021, en,
2012 – Nguyá»…n ChÃ Thiá»‡n, Vietnamese-American poet and activist (b. 1939)WEB, Nguyen Chi Thien dies at 73; poet, Vietnamese prisoner,weblink Los Angeles Times, 12 September 2021, 5 October 2012,
2012 – Charles Roach, Trinidadian-Canadian lawyer and activist (b. 1933)NEWS, Charles Roach, Toronto lawyer and human rights advocate, dies at 79,weblink The Toronto Star, 12 September 2021, en, 3 October 2012,
2012 – J. Philippe Rushton, English-Canadian psychologist, theorist, academic (b. 1943)JOURNAL, Hur, Yoon-Mi, Lynn, Richard, John Philippe Rushton, 1943â€“2012, Twin Research and Human Genetics, 497â€“498, en, 10.1017/thg.2012.138, February 2013, 16, 56944241, free,
2013 – Abraham Nemeth, American mathematician and academic (b. 1918)WEB, Rosen, Rebecca J., The Beautiful Code,weblink The Atlantic, 12 September 2021, en, 2 October 2013,
2014 – Robert Flower, Australian footballer (b. 1955)WEB, Robert Flower timeline,weblink melbournefc.com.au, 3 October 2014, 11 September 2021, en,
2015 – Brian Friel, Irish author, playwright, and director (b. 1929)WEB, Brian Friel obituary,weblink The Guardian, 11 September 2021, en, 2 October 2015,
2015 – Coleridge Goode, Jamaican-English bassist and composer (b. 1914)WEB, Coleridge Goode obituary,weblink The Guardian, 11 September 2021, en, 11 October 2015,
2015 – Johnny Paton, Scottish footballer and coach (b. 1923)WEB, Johnny Paton: Energetic left-winger for Chelsea,weblink The Independent, 11 September 2021, en, 7 December 2015,
2016 – Neville Marriner, British conductor (b. 1924)WEB, Sir Neville Marriner obituary,weblink The Guardian, 11 September 2021, en, 2 October 2016,
2017 – Tom Petty, American musician (b. 1950)WEB, Tom Petty's death confirmed â€“ the world pays tribute,weblink NME, 11 September 2021, 3 October 2017,
2018 – Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi journalist (b. 1958)NEWS, 2021-02-24, Jamal Khashoggi: All you need to know about Saudi journalist's death, en-GB, BBC News,weblink 2021-06-26,
2020 – Anne-Marie Hutchinson, British lawyer (b. 1957)NEWS,weblink Anne-Marie Hutchinson obituary, Catherine, Baksi, The Guardian, 19 October 2020, www.theguardian.com,
2022 â€“ Sacheen Littlefeather, American actress, model and activist for Native American civil rights (b. 1946)NEWS, Sacheen Littlefeather, who declined Brando's Oscar, dies at 75, en-US, Washington Post,weblink 2022-10-03, 0190-8286,
2023 â€“ Francis Lee, English football player (b. 1944)WEB, 2023-10-05, Manchester City legend Francis Lee dies aged 79,weblink 2023-10-05, OneFootball, es,

Holidays and observances

Batik Day (Indonesia)WEB, UNESCO Celebrates National Batik Day 2019 with Communities in Borobudur and Klaten,weblink UNESCO, 4 September 2021, en, 4 October 2019,
Christian feast day:
- Denha I of Tikrit (Syriac Orthodox Church)BOOK, Fiey, Jean Maurice, 2004, Saints Syriaques, The Darwin Press, Jean Maurice Fiey, Lawrence Conrad, Lawrence Conrad, 68,
- Memorial of the Holy Guardian AngelsBOOK, Beutner, Dawn Marie, Saints: Becoming an Image of Christ Every Day of the Year, 2020, Ignatius Press, 978-1-62164-341-8, 367,weblink en,
- LeodegarBOOK, Lippiatt, Gregory Edward Martin, Simon V of Montfort and Baronial Government, 1195-1218, 2017, Oxford University Press, 978-0-19-880513-7, 117,weblink en,
- October 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Gandhi's birthday-related observances:
- Gandhi Jayanti (India)
- International Day of Non-ViolenceBOOK, Chase's, Editors of, Chase's Calendar of Events 2022: The Ultimate Go-To Guide for Special Days, Weeks and Months, 15 October 2021, Rowman & Littlefield, 978-1-64143-504-8, 493,weblink en,
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Guinea from France in 1958
National Grandparents Day (Italy)WEB, Grandparents to get their own day in Italy,weblink The Guardian, 4 September 2021, en, 27 July 2005,

References

External links

WEB,weblink On This Day, BBC,
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WEB,weblink Historical Events on October 2, OnThisDay.com,

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