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Events

=Pre-1600=

  • 1058 – Agnes of Poitou and Andrew I of Hungary meet to negotiate about the border territory of Burgenland.Landeschronik Niederösterreich: 3000 Jahre in Daten, Dokumenten und Bildern, Seite 104, Karl Gutkas, C. Brandstätter, 1990.
  • 1066 – At the Battle of Fulford, Harald Hardrada defeats earls Morcar and Edwin.{{cite book|author=Martin Collier|title=Changing Times, 1066-1500|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OWm1-yf3cXsC&pg=RA3-PP6|year=2003|publisher=Heinemann|isbn=978-0-435-31330-2|page=3}}
  • 1187 – Saladin begins the Siege of Jerusalem.
  • 1260 – The Great Prussian Uprising among the old Prussians begins against the Teutonic Knights.{{cite book|author=Andrzej Wakar|title=Bartoszyce: z dziejów miasta i okolic|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mA9JAAAAIAAJ|year=1987|publisher=Wydawn. Pojezierze|isbn=978-83-7002-239-6|page=438|language=pl}}
  • 1378 – Cardinal Robert of Geneva is elected as Pope Clement VII, beginning the Papal schism.
  • 1498 – The Nankai tsunami washes away the building housing the Great Buddha at Kōtoku-in; it has been located outside ever since.
  • 1519 – Ferdinand Magellan sets sail from Sanlúcar de Barrameda with about 270 men on his expedition which ultimately culminates in the first circumnavigation of the globe.
  • 1586 – A number of conspirators in the Babington Plot are hanged, drawn and quartered.Francis Edwards, S.J., Plots and plotters in the reign of Elizabeth I. (Dublin: Four Courts, 2002), p. 164. {{ISBN?}}{{Citation | last = Holinshed | first = Raphael | author-link = Raphael Holinshed | title = Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland | volume = 4 | publisher = Johnson | location = London | year = 1808}}{{Cite web |title=The Babington Plot |url=http://www.gunpowder-plot.org/babingtonplot.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060218021207/http://www.gunpowder-plot.org/babingtonplot.asp |archive-date=February 18, 2006 |access-date=September 13, 2022 |publisher=The Gunpowder Plot Society}}

=1601–1900=

  • 1602 – The Spanish-held Dutch town of Grave capitulates to a besieging Dutch and English army under the command of Maurice of Orange.{{cite book|last1=Dalton|first1=Charles|title=Life and Times of General Sir Edward Cecil, Viscount Wimbledon, Colonel of an English Regiment in the Dutch Service, 1605–1631, and One of His Majesty|date=2012|pages=93–97|publisher=HardPress|isbn=9781407753157}}
  • 1697 – The Treaty of Ryswick is signed by France, England, Spain, the Holy Roman Empire and the Dutch Republic, ending the Nine Years' War.
  • 1737 – The Walking Purchase concludes, which forces the cession of {{convert|1.2|e6acre|km2}} of Lenape-Delaware tribal land to the Pennsylvania Colony.
  • 1792 – French troops stop an allied invasion of France at the Battle of Valmy.{{cite book|title=A Brief History of France|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jUsvAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA263|year=1875|publisher=A.S. Barnes|pages=263}}
  • 1835 – The decade-long Ragamuffin War starts when rebels capture Porto Alegre in Brazil.
  • 1854 – Crimean War: British and French troops defeat Russians at the Battle of Alma.
  • 1857 – The Indian Rebellion of 1857 ends with the recapture of Delhi by troops loyal to the East India Company.
  • 1860 – The future King Edward VII of the United Kingdom begins the first visit to North America by a Prince of Wales.
  • 1863 – American Civil War: The Battle of Chickamauga, in northwestern Georgia, ends in a Confederate victory.
  • 1870 – The Bersaglieri corps enter Rome through the Porta Pia, and complete the unification of Italy.
  • 1871 – Bishop John Coleridge Patteson, first bishop of Melanesia, is martyred on Nukapu, now in the Solomon Islands.
  • 1881 – U.S. President Chester A. Arthur is sworn in upon the death of James A. Garfield the previous day.{{cite book | last = Anthony | first = Carl | title = America's first families : an inside view of 200 years of private life in the White House | publisher = Touchstone | location = New York | year = 2000 | isbn = 9780684864426 | page=35}}
  • 1893 – Charles Duryea and his brother road-test the first American-made gasoline-powered automobile.

=1901–present=

  • 1911 – The White Star Line's {{RMS|Olympic}} collides with the British warship {{HMS|Hawke|1891|6}}.{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Olympic|title=Olympic | British ship|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|access-date=November 23, 2020}}{{cite web |title=Collision Between H.M.S. Hawke and R.M.S. Olympic |url=https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1911/december/collision-between-h-ms-hawke-and-r-m-s-olympic |website=U.S. Naval Institute |language=en |date=December 1, 1911}}{{subscription required|s}}
  • 1920 – Irish War of Independence: British police known as "Black and Tans" burn the town of Balbriggan and kill two local men in revenge for an IRA assassination.Leeson, D.M. The Black and Tans: British Police and Auxiliaries in the Irish War of Independence, 1920–1921. Oxford University Press, 2011. pp. 25–26 {{ISBN?}}
  • 1941 – The Holocaust in Lithuania: Lithuanian Nazis and local police begin a mass execution of 403 Jews in Nemenčinė.{{cite book|author1=Josifas Levinsonas|author2=Joseph Levinson|title=The Shoah (Holocaust) in Lithuania|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-bdtAAAAMAAJ|year=2006|publisher=Vilna Gaon Jewish State Museum|isbn=978-5-415-01902-1|page=119}}
  • 1946 – The first Cannes Film Festival is held, having been delayed for seven years due to World War II.{{cite book|author=Chris Gore|title=The Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HthkAAAAMAAJ|year=2001|publisher=IFILM Pub.|isbn=978-1-58065-032-8|page=225}}
  • 1946 – Six days after a referendum, King Christian X of Denmark annuls the declaration of independence of the Faroe Islands.
  • 1954 – The Moomin comics, created by Tove Jansson and Lars Jansson, is published internationally in the London newspaper The Evening News.{{cite web|url=https://www.moomin.com/en/blog/moomin-comic-book/#2ec0a6bd|title=The Moomin comic strip turns 70 and is released in gorgeous softcover!|website=Moomin.com|date=3 July 2024|access-date=23 December 2024}}
  • 1955 – The Treaty on Relations between the USSR and the GDR is signed.
  • 1961 – Greek general Konstantinos Dovas becomes Prime Minister of Greece.{{Cite web|url=http://zarate.eu/greece.htm|title=Political Leaders: Greece|website=zarate.eu|access-date=November 23, 2020}}
  • 1962 – James Meredith, an African American, is temporarily barred from entering the University of Mississippi.
  • 1965 – Following the Battle of Burki, the Indian Army captures Dograi in during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.
  • 1967 – The Cunard Liner Queen Elizabeth 2 is launched in Clydebank, Scotland.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/launched-at-clydebank-the-magnificent-qe2-ruled-the-waves/|title=Launched at Clydebank on this day 50 years ago, the magnificent QE2 ruled the waves |publisher=The Sunday Post|first=|last=|date=September 19, 2017 |access-date=November 23, 2020}}
  • 1971 – Having weakened after making landfall in Nicaragua the previous day, Hurricane Irene regains enough strength to be renamed Hurricane Olivia, making it the first known hurricane to cross from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific.
  • 1973 – Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes tennis match at the Houston Astrodome.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2015/04/1973-billie-jean-king-beats-bobby-riggs-battle-sexes/54497/|title=1973: Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes|website=Tennis.com|access-date=November 23, 2020}}
  • 1973 – Singer Jim Croce, songwriter and musician Maury Muehleisen and four others die when their light aircraft crashes shortly after takeoff from Natchitoches Regional Airport in Louisiana.{{Cite web|url=https://nightswithalicecooper.com/2020/09/18/remembering-jim-croce/|title=Remembering Jim Croce|website=nightswithalicecooper.com|access-date=November 23, 2020|date=September 18, 2020|archive-date=August 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230830180953/https://nightswithalicecooper.com/2020/09/18/remembering-jim-croce/|url-status=dead}}
  • 1977 – Vietnam is admitted to the United Nations.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/09/21/archives/vietnam-is-admitted-to-the-un-as-32d-general-assembly-opens.html|title=Vietnam Is Admitted to the U.N. As 32d General Assembly Opens (Published 1977)|newspaper=The New York Times |date=September 21, 1977|access-date=November 23, 2020}}
  • 1979 – A French-supported coup d'état in the Central African Empire overthrows Emperor Bokassa I.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/09/21/archives/bokassa-is-reported-overthrown-in-coup-in-central-african-empire.html|title=Bokassa Is Reported Overthrown In Coup in Central African Empire |newspaper=The New York Times |date=September 21, 1979|access-date=November 23, 2020}}
  • 1982 – NFL season: American football players in the National Football League begin a 57-day strike.{{cite book|author=Commerce Clearing House|title=Tax Court Memorandum Decisions|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WQlEAQAAIAAJ|year=1997|publisher=Commerce Clearing House|page=2660}}
  • 1984 – A suicide bomber in a car attacks the U.S. embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, killing twenty-two people.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/09/21/world/23-die-including-2-americans-terrorist-car-bomb-attack-us-embassy-beirut-blast.html|title=23 Die, Including 2 Americans, In Terrorist Car Bomb Attack On The U.S. Embassy At Beirut; Blast Kills Driver|first1=John|last1=Kifner|newspaper=The New York Times |date=September 21, 1984|access-date=November 23, 2020}}
  • 1989 – USAir Flight 5050 crashes into Bowery Bay during a rejected takeoff from LaGuardia Airport, killing two people.{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-401 N416US New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19890920-0 |access-date=September 19, 2022 |website=aviation-safety.net}}
  • 1990 – South Ossetia declares its independence from Georgia.{{Cite web|url=https://uca.edu/politicalscience/dadm-project/europerussiacentral-asia-region/georgiasouth-ossetia-1990-present/|title=38. Georgia/South Ossetia (1990–present)|website=uca.edu|access-date=November 23, 2020}}
  • 2000 – The United Kingdom's MI6 Secret Intelligence Service building is attacked by individuals using a Russian-built RPG-22 anti-tank missile.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/sep/21/rebeccaallison.jamiewilson|title=Blasts rock MI6 headquarters|first1=Jamie|last1=Wilson|first2=Rebecca|last2=Allison|first3=Steven|last3=Morris|first4=Vikram|last4=Dodd|newspaper=The Guardian |date=September 21, 2000|access-date=November 23, 2020|via=www.theguardian.com}}
  • 2001 – In an address to a joint session of Congress and the American people, U.S. President George W. Bush declares a "War on Terror".{{Cite web|url=https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2001/09/20010920-8.html|title=President Declares 'Freedom at War with Fear'|website=georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov|access-date=November 26, 2019}}{{cite news |title=Transcript of President Bush's address |work=CNN |date=September 20, 2001 |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2001/US/09/20/gen.bush.transcript/ |access-date=September 20, 2021 |archive-date=February 25, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080225062850/http://edition.cnn.com/2001/US/09/20/gen.bush.transcript/ |url-status=dead }}
  • 2003 – Civil unrest in the Maldives breaks out after a prisoner is killed by guards.{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2003-09-21/riots-break-out-in-maldives-over-prisoners-death/1481580|title=Riots break out in Maldives over prisoner's death|date=September 20, 2003|website=www.abc.net.au|access-date=November 23, 2020}}
  • 2007 – Between 15,000 and 20,000 protesters march on Jena, Louisiana, United States, in support of six black youths who had been convicted of assaulting a white classmate.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/21/us/21cnd-jena.html|title=Thousands Protest Arrests of 6 Blacks in Jena, La.|first=Richard G.|last=Jones|newspaper=The New York Times |date=September 21, 2007|access-date=November 23, 2020}}
  • 2008 – A dump truck full of explosives detonates in front of the Marriott hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, killing 54 people and injuring 266 others.[https://www.uk.mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSLK18396120080922 Reuters]{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
  • 2011 – The United States military ends its "don't ask, don't tell" policy, allowing gay men and women to serve openly for the first time.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14981082|title='Don't ask, don't tell' ban on gays in US military ends|work=BBC News |date=September 20, 2011|access-date=November 23, 2020}}
  • 2017 – Hurricane Maria makes landfall in Puerto Rico as a powerful Category 4 hurricane, resulting in 2,975 deaths, US$90 billion in damage, and a major humanitarian crisis.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45338080|title=Puerto Rico increases Hurricane Maria death toll to 2,975|work=BBC News |date=August 28, 2018|access-date=November 23, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://money.cnn.com/2017/09/28/news/economy/puerto-rico-hurricane-maria-damage-estimate/index.html|title=Hurricane Maria could be a $95 billion storm for Puerto Rico|first=Jill|last=Disis|date=September 28, 2017|website=CNNMoney|access-date=November 23, 2020}}
  • 2018 – At least 161 people die after a ferry capsizes close to the pier on Ukara Island in Lake Victoria, Tanzania.{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/world/africa/article/2165320/captain-capsized-ferry-lake-victoria-arrested-after-order-tanzania|title=Captain of capsized ferry on Lake Victoria arrested after order from Tanzania president|date=September 22, 2018}}
  • 2019 – Roughly four million people, mostly students, demonstrate across the world to address climate change.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/26/greta-thunberg-teenager-on-a-global-mission-to-make-a-difference|title=Greta Thunberg: teenager on a global mission to 'make a difference'|work=The Guardian|last=Belam|first=Martin|date=September 26, 2019|access-date=October 6, 2019}}{{cite web |url=https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2019/9/20/20876143/climate-strike-2019-september-20-crowd-estimate |title=How big was the global climate strike? 4 million people, activists estimate. |work=Vox |author-last1=Barclay |author-first1=Eliza |author-last2=Resnick |author-first2=Brian |date=September 20, 2019 |access-date=September 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921012020/https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2019/9/20/20876143/climate-strike-2019-september-20-crowd-estimate |archive-date=September 21, 2019 |url-status=live}} Sixteen-year-old Greta Thunberg from Sweden leads the demonstration in New York City.{{citation|website=Mother Jones|date=Sep 20, 2019|access-date=Sep 20, 2019|title=You've Got to See These Inspiring Photos to Understand the Scale of Today's Global Climate Strikes|author=Abigail Weinberg |url=https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2019/09/youve-got-to-see-these-inspiring-photos-to-understand-the-scale-of-todays-global-climate-strikes/}}{{citation|website=NPR|date=Sep 20, 2019|access-date=Sep 20, 2019|title=A Rising Generation Asserts Itself On Climate Change|author=Jeff Brady|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/09/20/761916356/global-youth-climate-strike-expected-to-draw-large-crowds}}{{citation |website=Politico|date=Sep 20, 2019|title=Climate strikes sweep the globe|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/climate-strikes-sweep-the-globe/|author=Paola Tamma}}

Births

=Pre-1600=

=1601–1900=

=1901–present=

  • 1902 – Stevie Smith, English author and poet (d. 1971){{cite book|author=Sanford Sternlicht|title=In Search of Stevie Smith|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dVYqcKFZQQEC&pg=PA4|date=1991|publisher=Syracuse University Press|isbn=978-0-8156-2504-9|page=4}}
  • 1906 – Jean Dréville, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1997)
  • 1906 – Vera Faddeeva, Russian mathematician (d. 1983)
  • 1910 – Dorothy Vaughan, American mathematician (d. 2008){{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Sept. 20: Sophia Loren, Gary Cole |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/09/20/Famous-birthdays-for-Sept-20-Sophia-Loren-Gary-Cole/5181663437071/#:~:text=Sept.,-20%20(UPI)%20%2D%2D |publisher=UPI |access-date=19 September 2023 |date=20 September 2022}}
  • 1913 – Sidney Dillon Ripley, American ornithologist and academic (d. 2001)
  • 1914 – Kenneth More, English actor (d. 1982)
  • 1915 – Malik Meraj Khalid, Pakistani politician, Prime Minister of Pakistan (d. 2003)
  • 1917 – Red Auerbach, American basketball player and coach (d. 2006)
  • 1917 – Olga Dahl, Swedish genealogist (d. 2009)
  • 1917 – Fernando Rey, Spanish actor (d. 1994)
  • 1917 – Clarice Taylor, American actress (d. 2011){{cite news|title=Clarice Taylor of 'The Cosby Show' dies at 93|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2011/06/02/clarice_taylor_of_the_cosby_show_dies_at_93/|work=Boston.com|access-date=June 2, 2011}}
  • 1917 – Obdulio Varela, Uruguayan footballer (d. 1996)
  • 1920 – Jay Ward, American animator, producer, and screenwriter, founded Jay Ward Productions (d. 1989){{cite web |title=Joseph W Cohen, born on September 20, 1920 in San Francisco County, California. |url=https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/joseph_w_cohen_born_1920_552765 |website=CaliforniaBirthIndex.org |access-date=December 11, 2021}}
  • 1921 – Chico Hamilton, American drummer, composer, and bandleader (d. 2013)
  • 1923 – Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Indian actor and producer (d. 2014)
  • 1923 – Maurice Sauvé, Canadian economist, academic, and politician (d. 1992)
  • 1924 – Gogi Grant, American singer (d. 2016)
  • 1924 – Albert Marre, American director, and producer (d. 2012)
  • 1924 – Jackie Paris, American singer and guitarist (d. 2004)
  • 1925 – James Bernard, English composer and screenwriter (d. 2001)
  • 1925 – Ananda Mahidol, King Rama VIII of Thailand (d. 1946)
  • 1926 – Libero Liberati, Italian motorcycle racer (d. 1962)
  • 1927 – Colette Bonheur, Canadian singer (d. 1966)
  • 1927 – John Dankworth, English saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer (d. 2010)
  • 1927 – Red Mitchell, American bassist, composer, and poet (d. 1992){{cite book|title=The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz|editor=Colin Larkin|publisher=Guinness Publishing|date=1992|edition=1st|isbn=0-85112-580-8|pages=286–287}}
  • 1927 – Rachel Roberts, Welsh actress (d. 1980)
  • 1928 – Alberto de Lacerda, Mozambican-Portuguese poet and radio host (d. 2007)
  • 1928 – Olga Ferri, Argentinian dancer and choreographer (d. 2012)
  • 1928 – Donald Hall, American poet, editor, and critic (d. 2018)
  • 1929 – Anne Meara, American actress and playwright (d. 2015)
  • 1929 – Vittorio Taviani, Italian film director and screenwriter (d. 2018)
  • 1929 – Joe Temperley, Scottish saxophonist and clarinet player (d. 2016)
  • 1930 – Richard Montague, American mathematician and philosopher (d. 1971)
  • 1931 – Cherd Songsri, Thai director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2006)
  • 1933 – Dennis Viollet, English footballer and manager (d. 1999)
  • 1934 – Hamit Kaplan, Turkish World and Olympic champion sports wrestler (d. 1976)
  • 1934 – Sophia Loren, Italian actress{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for September 20, 2022 includes celebrities Jon Bernthal, George R.R. Martin |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/09/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-september-20-2022-includes-celebrities-jon-bernthal-george-rr-martin.html |website=The Plain Dealer |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=19 September 2023 |date=20 September 2022}}
  • 1934 – David Marquand, Welsh academic and politician{{cite web|url=https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-david-marquand/index.html|title=Mr David Marquand|website=Hansard|access-date=May 26, 2019}} (d. 2024)
  • 1934 – Jeff Morris, American actor (d. 2004)
  • 1934 – Rajinder Puri, Indian cartoonist, journalist, and activist (d. 2015)
  • 1935 – David Pegg, English footballer (d. 1958)
  • 1935 – Keith Roberts, English author and illustrator (d. 2000)
  • 1935 – Jim Taylor, American football player and sportscaster (d. 2018)
  • 1936 – Andrew Davies, Welsh author, screenwriter, and producer
  • 1936 – Salvador Reyes Monteón, Mexican footballer and manager (d. 2012)
  • 1937 – Birgitta Dahl, Swedish politician, Swedish Minister for the Environment
  • 1937 – Garry Johnson, English general
  • 1937 – Monica Zetterlund, Swedish actress and singer (d. 2005)
  • 1938 – Eric Gale, American guitarist and producer (d. 1994)
  • 1938 – Jane Manning, English soprano and educator (d. 2021)
  • 1940 – Tarō Asō, Japanese target shooter and politician, 92nd Prime Minister of Japan
  • 1940 – William Finley, American actor (d. 2012)
  • 1940 – Anna Pavord, Welsh-English journalist and author
  • 1941 – Dale Chihuly, American sculptor and educator
  • 1941 – Sammy McMillan, Irish footballer
  • 1942 – Rose Francine Rogombé, Gabonese lawyer and politician, President of Gabon (d. 2015)
  • 1944 – Paul Madeley, English footballer (d. 2018)
  • 1946 – Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj, Spiritual Master, Head of Science of Spirituality{{cite web|url=http://soulcoaches.com/rajinder-singhji-maharaj/|title=Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj|last=Biography|website=Soulcoaches|access-date=October 1, 2018}}
  • 1946 – Pete Coors, American businessman and politician
  • 1946 – Markandey Katju, Indian lawyer and judge
  • 1947 – Mia Martini, Italian singer (d. 1995)
  • 1947 – Patrick Poivre d'Arvor, French journalist and author
  • 1948 – Rey Langit, Filipino journalist and radio host
  • 1948 – Victoria Mallory, American singer and actress (d. 2014)
  • 1948 – George R. R. Martin, American novelist and short story writer
  • 1948 – Chuck Panozzo, American bass player
  • 1948 – John Panozzo, American drummer (d. 1996)
  • 1949 – Mahesh Bhatt, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1949 – Anthony Denison, American actor
  • 1950 – Loredana Bertè, Italian singer{{cite web|url=https://loredanaberte.it/bio-1950/|title=Biografia – L'Infanzia: 1950 Loredana Bertè Official Website|last=Biography|website=Loredana Bertè Official Website|date=October 27, 2017 |access-date=September 20, 2022}}
  • 1950 – Matt Blair, American football player (d. 2020){{cite web |last1=Craig |first1=Mark |title=Former Vikings great Matt Blair dies at age 70, likely linked to CTE |url=https://www.startribune.com/former-vikings-great-matt-blair-dies-at-age-70-likely-linked-to-cte/572832852/ |publisher=Star Tribune |access-date=19 September 2023 |date=23 October 2020}}
  • 1951 – Guy Lafleur, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2022) {{Cite web |last=Cowan |first=Stu |date=April 22, 2022 |title=Montreal Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur dies at 70 |url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/hockey-inside-out/lafleur |website=Montreal Gazette |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Geleven |first1=Douglas |title=Canadiens icon Guy Lafleur, one of hockey's flashiest players, dead at 70 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/guy-lafleur-obituary-1.5766441 |access-date=April 22, 2022 |agency=CBC News |date=April 22, 2022}}
  • 1951 – Javier Marías, Spanish journalist, author, and academic (d. 2022)
  • 1951 – Debbi Morgan, American actress
  • 1951 – Greg Valentine, American wrestler
  • 1953 – Rocky Mattioli, Italian-Australian boxer
  • 1953 – Steve Tom, American actor
  • 1954 – Anne McIntosh, Scottish lawyer and politician
  • 1954 – Henry Samueli, American businessman, co-founded Broadcom Corporation
  • 1955 – Betsy Brantley, American actress
  • 1955 – Johnny Kidd, English wrestler
  • 1955 – Haim Moshe, Israeli singer{{cite web|url=https://www.nli.org.il/en/a-topic/987007306231105171|title=Haim Moshe|publisher=National Library of Israel}}
  • 1955 – José Rivero, Spanish golfer
  • 1956 – Jennifer Tour Chayes, American mathematician and computer scientist
  • 1956 – Gary Cole, American actor
  • 1956 – Steve Coleman, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader
  • 1956 – John Harle, English saxophonist, composer, conductor, and producer
  • 1957 – Alannah Currie, New Zealand singer-songwriter
  • 1957 – Michael Hurst, New Zealand actor and director
  • 1957 – Vladimir Tkatchenko, Ukrainian-Russian basketball player{{Cite web|url=http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.playerID_9568.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_1979.roundID_2257.teamID_2792.html|title=Vladimir Tkatchenko {{!}} European Championship for Men (1979)}}
  • 1958 – Arn Anderson, American wrestler and trainer
  • 1959 – Joseph Alessi, American trombonist and educator
  • 1959 – Joanna Domańska, Polish pianist and educator
  • 1959 – Meral Okay, Turkish actress, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012){{cite web|url=https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkeys-famous-screenwriter-dies-18012|title=Turkey's famous screenwriter dies|location=Istanbul|work=Hürriyet Daily News|date=April 10, 2012|access-date=June 10, 2023}}
  • 1960 – Lee Hall, English playwright and screenwriter
  • 1960 – Dave Hemingway, English singer-songwriter and drummer
  • 1960 – Deborah Roberts, American journalist
  • 1961 – Lisa Bloom, American lawyer and journalist
  • 1961 – Caroline Flint, English politician, Minister of State for Europe
  • 1961 – Erwin Koeman, Dutch retired football player and coach
  • 1962 – Jim Al-Khalili, Iraqi-English physicist, author, and academic
  • 1963 – Anil Dalpat, Pakistani cricketer
  • 1964 – Randy Bradbury, American bass player
  • 1965 – Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen, Danish badminton player
  • 1966 – Nuno Bettencourt, Portuguese singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1967 – Roger Anderson, American wrestler
  • 1967 – Martin Harrison, American football player
  • 1967 – Kristen Johnston, American actress
  • 1967 – Gunnar Nelson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1967 – Matthew Nelson, American singer-songwriter and bass player
  • 1968 – Ijaz Ahmed, Pakistani cricketer and coach
  • 1968 – Philippa Forrester, English television and radio presenter, producer and author
  • 1968 – Leah Pinsent, Canadian actress
  • 1968 – Darrell Russell, American race car driver (d. 2004)
  • 1968 – Norah Vincent, American writer (d. 2022){{cite news |last1=Green |first1=Penelope |title=Norah Vincent, Who Chronicled Passing as a Man, Is Dead at 53 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/18/obituaries/norah-vincent-dead.html |access-date=January 19, 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=August 18, 2022}}
  • 1969 – Patrick Pentland, Irish-Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
  • 1969 – Tim Rogers, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1969 – Ben Shepherd, American musician and songwriter
  • 1969 – Richard Witschge, Dutch footballer and coach
  • 1970 – N'Bushe Wright, American actress and dancer
  • 1971 – Todd Blackadder, New Zealand rugby player and coach
  • 1971 – Masashi Hamauzu, Japanese pianist and composer
  • 1971 – Henrik Larsson, Swedish footballer and manager
  • 1971 – Dominika Peczynski, Swedish singer and television host
  • 1972 – Enuka Okuma, Canadian actress
  • 1972 – Victor Ponta, Romanian jurist and politician, 63rd Prime Minister of Romania
  • 1973 – Ronald McKinnon, American football player
  • 1973 – Jo Pavey, English runner
  • 1975 – Asia Argento, Italian actress
  • 1975 – Moon Bloodgood, American actress
  • 1975 – Joel Gertner, American wrestling announcer
  • 1975 – Juan Pablo Montoya, Colombian race car driver
  • 1975 – Jason Robinson, American saxophonist and composer
  • 1976 – Jon Bernthal, American actor
  • 1976 – Ainsley Earhardt, American political commentator
  • 1977 – The-Dream, American singer, songwriter, and producer
  • 1977 – Chris Mooney, American journalist and academic
  • 1978 – Jason Bay, Canadian-American baseball player
  • 1978 – Patrizio Buanne, Austrian-Italian singer-songwriter and producer
  • 1978 – Héctor Camacho Jr., Puerto Rican-American boxer
  • 1978 – Dante Hall, American football player
  • 1978 – Sarit Hadad, Israeli singer{{cite web|title=Israeli Pop Singer Sarit Hadad's Song 'Nadlik Beyakhad Ner' Selected to Compete in the Eurovision Song Contest|url=https://jwa.org/thisweek/nov/26/2001/israeli-pop-singer-sarit-hadads-song-nadlik-beyakhad-ner-selected-compete|date= November 26, 2001|publisher=Jewish Women's Archive}}
  • 1978 – Scott Minto, Australian rugby league player
  • 1978 – Charlie Weber, American actor
  • 1979 – Crystle Stewart, American actress and beauty queen
  • 1980 – Yung Joc, American rapper
  • 1980 – Vladimir Karpets, Russian cyclist
  • 1981 – Feliciano López, Spanish tennis player
  • 1981 – David McMillan, American football player (d. 2013)
  • 1981 – Ryan Tandy, Australian rugby league player (d. 2014){{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/ryan-tandy-rugby-league-player-whose-career-was-overshadowed-by-personal-demons-and-who-was-banned-for-matchfixing-9302964.html|title=Ryan Tandy: Rugby league player whose career was overshadowed by personal demons and who was banned for match-fixing|last=Hadfield|first=Dave|work=The Independent|date=April 29, 2014|access-date=June 10, 2023}}
  • 1981 – Jordan Tata, American baseball player
  • 1982 – Jason Bacashihua, American ice hockey player
  • 1982 – Aaron Burkart, German race car driver
  • 1982 – Brian Fortuna, American dancer and choreographer
  • 1982 – Inna Osypenko-Radomska, Ukrainian-Azerbaijani sprint kayaker{{cite web|title=Inna Osipenko-Rodomska|url=https://www.olympic.org/inna-osipenko-rodomska|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=March 6, 2020}}
  • 1982 – Sexy Star, Mexican wrestler
  • 1982 – Athanasios Tsigas, Greek footballer
  • 1983 – Sancho Lyttle, Vincentian-Spanish basketball player{{cite web |title=Sancho Lyttle |url=https://www.wnba.com/player/101023/sancho-lyttle |publisher=WNBA |access-date=19 September 2023}}
  • 1983 – Freya Ross, Scottish runner
  • 1983 – Ángel Sánchez, Puerto Rican baseball player
  • 1984 – Brian Joubert, French figure skater
  • 1985 – Ian Desmond, American baseball player
  • 1985 – Mami Yamasaki, Japanese model and actress
  • 1986 – Hayato Fujita, Japanese wrestler
  • 1986 – Aldis Hodge, American actor
  • 1986 – İbrahim Kaş, Turkish footballer
  • 1986 – Jason Nightingale, New Zealand rugby league player
  • 1986 – A. J. Ramos, American baseball player{{cite web |title=AJ Ramos |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/aj-ramos-573109 |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=19 September 2023}}
  • 1987 – Gain, South Korean singer{{cite book |author=Mark Russell |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=etDZAwAAQBAJ |title=K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution |date=2014 |publisher=Tuttle Publishing |isbn=978-1-4629-1411-1 |page=89 |access-date=October 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527064350/https://books.google.com/books?id=etDZAwAAQBAJ |archive-date=May 27, 2016 |url-status=live}}
  • 1987 – Jack Lawless, American drummer
  • 1987 – Tito Tebaldi, Italian rugby player
  • 1988 – Sergei Bobrovsky, Russian ice hockey player
  • 1988 – Coby Fleener, American football player{{cite web |title=Coby Fleener |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/14900/coby-fleener |publisher=ESPN |access-date=19 September 2023}}
  • 1988 – Khabib Nurmagomedov, Russian mixed martial artist{{Cite web|title=Khabib Nurmagomedov – About|url=http://khabib.com/en/about/|access-date=June 21, 2021|archive-date=June 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604214106/http://khabib.com/en/about/|url-status=dead}}
  • 1988 – Ayano Ōmoto, Japanese singer and dancer
  • 1988 – Ryan Simpkins, Australian rugby league player
  • 1990 – Ken Giles, American baseball player{{cite web |title=Ken Giles |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/ken-giles-571704 |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=19 September 2023}}
  • 1990 – Carlos Hyde, American football player{{cite web |title=Carlos Hyde |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/16777/carlos-hyde |publisher=ESPN |access-date=19 September 2023}}
  • 1990 – Donatas Motiejūnas, Lithuanian basketball player{{cite web |title=Donatas Motiejunas |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/202700/career |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=19 September 2023}}
  • 1990 – Phillip Phillips, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1990 – John Tavares, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1991 – Isaac Cofie, Ghanaian footballer
  • 1992 – Michał Żyro, Polish footballer
  • 1993 – Kyle Anderson, American-Chinese basketball player{{cite web |title=Kyle Anderson |url=https://www.nba.com/player/203937/kyle-anderson |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=19 September 2023}}
  • 1993 – Julian Draxler, German footballer
  • 1995 – Laura Dekker, Dutch sailor
  • 1995 – Sammi Hanratty, American actress
  • 1995 – Rob Holding, English footballer
  • 1996 – Ioana Loredana Roșca, Romanian tennis player
  • 1997 – Itamar Einhorn, Israeli Olympic cyclist{{Cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/itamar-einhorn|title=Itamar Einhorn|website=www.procyclingstats.com}}
  • 1998 – Trevon Diggs, American football player{{cite web |title=Trevon Diggs |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4040966/trevon-diggs |publisher=ESPN |access-date=19 September 2023}}
  • 2003 – Thomas Matthew Crooks, American attempted assassin of Donald Trump (d. 2024){{cite web |title=Trump rally shooter Thomas Crooks: Neighbors, classmates, employer speak |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2024/07/14/thomas-crooks-trump-rally-shooter/74397935007/ |website=USA Today |access-date=14 July 2024}}

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