September 23

September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 99 days remaining until the end of the year. It is frequently the day of the autumnal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere and the day of the vernal equinox in the Southern Hemisphere.

Events

• 1122 – Pope Callixtus II and Holy Roman Emperor Henry V agree to the Concordat of Worms to put an end to the Investiture Controversy.
• 1338 – The Battle of Arnemuiden was the first naval battle of the Hundred Years' War and the first naval battle using artillery, as the English ship Christofer had three cannon and one hand gun.
• 1409 – Battle of Kherlen, the second significant victory over Ming China by the Mongols since 1368.
• 1459 – Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Wars of the Roses, is fought at Blore Heath in Staffordshire.
• 1568 – Spanish naval forces rout an English fleet, under the command of John Hawkins, at the Battle of San Juan de Ulúa near Veracruz.
• 1641 – The Merchant Royal, carrying a treasure worth over a billion US dollars, is lost at sea off Land's End.
• 1642 – First commencement exercises occur at Harvard College.
• 1779 – American Revolution: John Paul Jones on board the USS Bonhomme Richard wins the Battle of Flamborough Head.
• 1780 – American Revolution: British Major John André is arrested as a spy by American soldiers exposing Benedict Arnold's change of sides.
• 1803 – Second Anglo-Maratha War: Battle of Assaye between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire in India.
• 1806 – Lewis and Clark return to St. Louis after exploring the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
• 1821 – Tripolitsa, Greece, is captured by Greek rebels during the Greek War of Independence.
• 1845 – The Knickerbockers Baseball Club, the first baseball team to play under the modern rules, is founded in New York.
• 1846 – Astronomers Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier, John Couch Adams and Johann Gottfried Galle collaborate on the discovery of Neptune.
• 1868 – Grito de Lares ("Lares Revolt") occurs in Puerto Rico against Spanish rule.
• 1889 – Nintendo Koppai (Later Nintendo Company, Limited) is founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce and market the playing card game Hanafuda.
• 1899 – American Asiatic Squadron destroys a Filipino battery at the Battle of Olongapo.
• 1905 – Norway and Sweden sign the "Karlstad treaty", peacefully dissolving the Union between the two countries.
• 1908 – University of Alberta in Alberta, Canada, is founded.
• 1909 – The Phantom of the Opera (original title: Le Fantôme de l'Opéra), a novel by French writer Gaston Leroux, is first published as a serialization in Le Gaulois.
• 1913 – Roland Garros of France becomes the first to fly in an airplane across the Mediterranean (from St. Raphael France to Bizerte, Tunisia).
• 1932 – The Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd is renamed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• 1936 – First ascent of Siniolchu by a German team.
• 1938 – Mobilization of the Czechoslovak army in response to the Munich Crisis.
• 1942 – World War II: The Matanikau action on Guadalcanal begins U.S. Marines attack Japanese units along the Matanikau River.
• 1943 – World War II: The Nazi puppet state the Italian Social Republic is founded.
• 1950 – Korean War: The Battle of Hill 282 the first US friendly-fire incident on British military personnel since World War II occurred.
• 1952 – Richard Nixon makes his "Checkers speech".
• 1959 – Iowa farmer and corn breeder Roswell Garst hosts Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev.
• 1959 – The MS Princess of Tasmania, Australia's first passenger roll-on/roll-off diesel ferry, makes her maiden voyage across Bass Strait.
• 1962 – The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts opens in New York City.
• 1969 – The Chicago Eight trial opens in Chicago.
• 1973 – Juan Perón returns to power in Argentina.
• 1983 – Saint Kitts and Nevis joins the United Nations.
• 1983 – Gerrie Coetzee of South Africa becomes the first African boxing world heavyweight champion.
• 1983 – Gulf Air Flight 771 is bombed, killing all 117 people on board.
• 1986 – Jim Deshaies of the Houston Astros sets the major-league record by striking out the first eight batters of the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
• 1988 – José Canseco of the Oakland Athletics becomes the first member of the 40–40 club.
• 1992 – A large Provisional Irish Republican Army bomb destroys forensic laboratories in Belfast.
• 1999 – Celebrate Bisexuality Day was first observed in the United States.
• 1999 – NASA announces that it has lost contact with the Mars Climate Orbiter.
• 2002 – The first public version of the web browser Mozilla Firefox ("Phoenix 0.1") is released.
• 2004 – Hurricane Jeanne: At least 1,070 in Haiti are reported to have been killed by floods.
• 2008 – Kauhajoki school shooting: Matti Saari kills 10 people before committing suicide.

Births

• 63 BC – Augustus, Roman emperor (d. 14)
• 1158 – Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1186)
• 1215 – Kublai Khan, Mongolian emperor (d. 1294)
• 1434 – Yolande of Valois (d. 1478)
• 1598 – Eleonore Gonzaga, Italian wife of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1655)
• 1642 – Giovanni Maria Bononcini, Italian violinist and composer (d. 1678)
• 1647 – Joseph Dudley, American politician, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (d. 1720)
• 1650 – Jeremy Collier, English bishop (d. 1726)
• 1713 – Ferdinand VI of Spain (d. 1759)
• 1740 – Empress Go-Sakuramachi of Japan (d. 1813)
• 1759 – Marie Clotilde of France (d. 1802)
• 1771 – Emperor Kōkaku of Japan (d. 1840)
• 1778 – Mariano Moreno, Argentinian journalist, lawyer, and politician (d. 1811)
• 1781 – Princess Juliane of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (d. 1860)
• 1791 – Johann Franz Encke, German astronomer (d. 1865)
• 1791 – Theodor Körner, German soldier and author (d. 1813)
• 1800 – William Holmes McGuffey, American educator and author (d. 1873)
• 1819 – Hippolyte Fizeau, French physicist (d. 1896)
• 1838 – Victoria Woodhull, American journalist and activist (d. 1927)
• 1852 – William Stewart Halsted, American surgeon (d. 1922)
• 1853 – Princess Marie Elisabeth of Saxe-Meiningen (d. 1923)
• 1861 – Robert Bosch, German engineer and businessman, founded Robert Bosch GmbH (d. 1942)
• 1863 – Mary Church Terrell, American author and activist (d. 1954)
• 1864 – Draga Mašin, Serbian wife of Alexander I of Serbia (d. 1903)
• 1865 – Emma Orczy, Hungarian-English author and playwright (d. 1947)
• 1869 – Typhoid Mary, Irish-American carrier of Typhoid fever (d. 1938)
• 1876 – Moshe Zvi Segal, Israeli rabbi and scholar (d. 1968)
• 1877 – Léon Sée, French fencer (d. 1960)
• 1880 – John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr, Scottish biologist, physician, and educator, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1971)
• 1889 – Walter Lippmann, American journalist (d. 1974)
• 1890 – Friedrich Paulus, German general (d. 1957)
• 1893 – Cläre Lotto, German actress (d. 1952)
• 1895 – Miron Merzhanov, Russian architect (d. 1975)
• 1895 – Johnny Mokan, American baseball player (d. 1985)
• 1897 – Walter Pidgeon, Canadian-American actor and singer (d. 1984)
• 1898 – Les Haylen, Australian journalist and politician (d. 1977)
• 1899 – Tom C. Clark, American lawyer and judge, 59th Attorney General of the United States (d. 1977)
• 1899 – Louise Nevelson, Ukrainian-American sculptor (d. 1988)
• 1900 – Bill Stone, English soldier (d. 2009)
• 1901 – Jaroslav Seifert, Czech poet and journalist, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1986)
• 1902 – Su Buqing, Chinese mathematician and educator (d. 2003)
• 1905 – Tiny Bradshaw, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1958)
• 1906 – Bardu Ali, American singer and guitarist (d. 1995)
• 1906 – Charles Ritchie, Canadian diplomat (d. 1995)
• 1907 – Albert Ammons, American pianist (d. 1949)
• 1907 – Anne Desclos, French journalist and author (d. 1998)
• 1907 – Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza (d. 1976)
• 1908 – Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, Indian poet, academic, and politician (d. 1974)
• 1909 – Lorenc Antoni, Kosovo-Albanian composer and conductor (d. 1991)
• 1911 – Frank Moss, American lawyer and politician (d. 2003)
• 1912 – Ghulam Mustafa Khan, Pakistani linguist, author, and critic (d. 2005)
• 1912 – Tony Smith, American sculptor (d. 1980)
• 1913 – Carl-Henning Pedersen, Danish painter (d. 2007)
• 1914 – Omar Ali Saifuddien III, Bruneian sultan (d. 1986)
• 1915 – Julius Baker, American flute player and educator (d. 2003)
• 1915 – Clifford Shull, American physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 2001)
• 1916 – Aldo Moro, Italian politician, 39th Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1978)
• 1920 – Mickey Rooney, American actor, singer, director, and producer
• 1923 – Vello Helk, Estonian-Danish historian
• 1923 – Margaret Pellegrini, American actress (d. 2013)
• 1924 – Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal, Nicaraguan journalist and publisher (d. 1978)
• 1924 – Heinrich Schultz, Estonian festival organizer (d. 2012)
• 1925 – Eleonora Rossi Drago, Italian actress (d. 2007)
• 1925 – Denis Twitchett, English historian and scholar (d. 2006)
• 1926 – André Cassagnes, French toy maker, created the Etch A Sketch (d. 2013)
• 1926 – John Coltrane, American saxophonist and composer (Miles Davis Quintet) (d. 1967)
• 1926 – Jimmy Woode, American bassist (Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band) (d. 2005)
• 1927 – Mighty Joe Young, American singer and guitarist (d. 1999)
• 1928 – Frank Foster, American saxophonist and composer (d. 2011)
• 1929 – Wally Whyton, English singer-songwriter (The Vipers Skiffle Group) (d. 1997)
• 1930 – Sehba Akhtar, Pakistani poet and songwriter (d. 1996)
• 1930 – Colin Blakely, Irish-English actor (d. 1987)
• 1930 – Ray Charles, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (d. 2004)
• 1931 – Hilly Kristal, American businessman, founded CBGB (d. 2007)
• 1931 – Stan Lynde, American author and illustrator (d. 2013)
• 1931 – Gerald Merrithew, Canadian educator and politician (d. 2004)
• 1932 – Georg Keßler, German footballer and manager
• 1934 – Ahmad Shah, Crown Prince of Afghanistan
• 1935 – Prem Chopra, Pakistani actor
• 1935 – Les McCann, American singer and pianist
• 1935 – Ron Tindall, English footballer and manager (d. 2012)
• 1935 – Arland D. Williams, Jr., American passenger on Air Florida Flight 90 (d. 1982)
• 1936 – Valentín Paniagua, Peruvian lawyer and politician, 91st President of Peru (d. 2006)
• 1936 – Sylvain Saudan, Swiss skier
• 1936 – Tareq Suheimat, Jordanian physician and politician
• 1937 – Jacques Poulin, Canadian author
• 1938 – Tom Lester, American actor and producer
• 1938 – Romy Schneider, Austrian-French actress and singer (d. 1982)
• 1939 – Henry Blofeld, English cricketer and journalist
• 1939 – Roy Buchanan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Snakestretchers) (d. 1988)
• 1939 – Janusz Gajos, Polish actor
• 1939 – Sonny Vaccaro, American businessman
• 1940 – Tim Rose, American singer-songwriter and banjo player (The Big 3) (d. 2002)
• 1940 – Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, Iranian singer-songwriter
• 1940 – Michel Temer, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 25th Vice President of Brazil
• 1941 – George Jackson, American activist and author, co-founded the Black Guerrilla Family (d. 1971)
• 1941 – Simon Nolet, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1941 – Norma Winstone, English singer-songwriter
• 1942 – Sila María Calderón, Puerto Rican politician, 8th Governor of Puerto Rico
• 1943 – Tanuja, Indian actress
• 1943 – Julio Iglesias, Spanish singer-songwriter
• 1943 – Marty Schottenheimer, American football player and coach
• 1944 – Eric Bogle, Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter
• 1944 – Norbert Walter, German economist (d. 2012)
• 1945 – Ron Bushy, American drummer (Iron Butterfly)
• 1945 – Igor Ivanov, Russian politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Russia
• 1945 – Paul Petersen, American actor and singer
• 1946 – Franz Fischler, Austrian politician
• 1946 – Anne Wheeler, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1947 – Christian Bordeleau, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1947 – Mary Kay Place, American actress, singer, director, and screenwriter
• 1947 – Neal Smith, American drummer and songwriter (Plasmatics)
• 1948 – Don Grolnick, American pianist and composer (d. 1996)
• 1948 – Dan Toler, American guitarist (The Allman Brothers Band and Gregg Allman Band) (d. 2013)
• 1949 – Floella Benjamin, Trinidadian-English actress, author, and politician
• 1949 – Jerry B. Jenkins, American author
• 1949 – Bruce Springsteen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (E Street Band and Steel Mill)
• 1950 – George Garzone, American saxophonist and educator
• 1951 – Steven Springer, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2012)
• 1952 – Mark Bego, American author
• 1952 – Dennis Lamp, American baseball player
• 1952 – Jim Morrison, American baseball player and manager
• 1952 – Peter Schrank, Swiss cartoonist
• 1954 – Charlie Barnett, American actor (d. 1996)
• 1954 – Cherie Blair, English lawyer and academic, Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
• 1956 – Peter David, American author, actor, and screenwriter
• 1956 – Paolo Rossi, Italian footballer
• 1957 – Rosalind Chao, American actress
• 1957 – Tony Fossas, Cuban-American baseball player and coach
• 1957 – Kumar Sanu, Indian singer-songwriter
• 1958 – Danielle Dax, English singer-songwriter and producer (Lemon Kittens)
• 1958 – Marvin Lewis, American football player and coach
• 1958 – Larry Mize, American golfer
• 1958 – Khaled El Sheikh, Bahraini singer-songwriter and composer
• 1959 – Jason Alexander, American actor, singer, director, and producer
• 1959 – Martin Page, English singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (Q-Feel)
• 1960 – Luis Moya, Spanish race car driver
• 1961 – Lesley Fitz-Simons, Scottish actress (d. 2013)
• 1961 – Chi McBride, American actor
• 1961 – William C. McCool, American commander, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2003)
• 1961 – Elizabeth Peña, American actress and director
• 1963 – Anne-Marie Cadieux, Canadian actress
• 1964 – Clayton Blackmore, Welsh footballer and manager
• 1964 – Koshi Inaba, Japanese singer-songwriter (B'z)
• 1964 – Larry Krystkowiak, American basketball player and coach
• 1964 – Bill Phillips, American businessman and author
• 1966 – Pete Harnisch, American baseball player
• 1966 – LisaRaye McCoy-Misick, American actress and fashion designer
• 1967 – Chris Wilder, English footballer and manager
• 1968 – Adam Price, Welsh politician
• 1968 – Yvette Fielding, English actress and producer
• 1969 – Donald Audette, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1969 – Patrick Fiori, French singer-songwriter
• 1969 – Tapio Laukkanen, Finnish race car driver
• 1969 – Jan Suchopárek, Czech footballer and manager
• 1970 – Lucia Cifarelli, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (KMFDM, MDFMK, KGC, Schwein, and Drill)
• 1970 – Ani DiFranco, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1970 – Giorgos Koltsidas, Greek footballer
• 1971 – Moin Khan, Pakistani cricketer and coach
• 1971 – Lee Mi-yeon, South Korean actress
• 1971 – Eric Montross, American basketball player and sportscaster
• 1972 – Sarah Bettens, Belgian singer-songwriter and guitarist (K's Choice)
• 1972 – Ana Marie Cox, American author and blogger
• 1972 – Jermaine Dupri, American rapper and producer
• 1972 – Shim Eun-ha, South Korean actress
• 1972 – Karl Pilkington, English actor and producer
• 1973 – Ingrid Fliter, Argentinian pianist
• 1973 – Vangelis Krios, Greek footballer
• 1973 – Artim Šakiri, Macedonian footballer and manager
• 1974 – Matt Hardy, American wrestler
• 1974 – Harumi Inoue, Japanese swimmer and actress
• 1975 – Jaime Bergman, American model and actress
• 1975 – Layzie Bone, American rapper and actor (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Bone Brothers, and Mo Thugs)
• 1975 – Kim Dong-moon, South Korean badminton player
• 1975 – Chris Hawkins, English journalist
• 1975 – Eric Miller, Irish rugby player, footballer, and coach
• 1976 – Sarah Blasko, Australian singer-songwriter and producer
• 1976 – Faune A. Chambers, American actress
• 1976 – Kip Pardue, American actor
• 1976 – Rob James-Collier, English model and actor
• 1976 – Wladimir Sidorenko, Ukrainian boxer
• 1977 – Matthieu Descoteaux, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1977 – Dmitri Kulikov, Estonian footballer
• 1977 – Fabio Ongaro, Italian rugby player
• 1977 – Brett Prebble, Australian jockey
• 1977 – Suzanne Tamim, Lebanese singer and actress (d. 2008)
• 1977 – Rachael Yamagata, American singer-songwriter and pianist
• 1978 – Worm Miller, American actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1978 – Keri Lynn Pratt, American actress
• 1979 – Ricky Davis, American basketball player
• 1979 – Anthony Mackie, American actor
• 1979 – Fábio Simplício, Brazilian footballer
• 1979 – Lote Tuqiri, Fijian-Australian rugby player
• 1980 – Cameron Litvack, American screenwriter and producer
• 1980 – Matt White, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1981 – Robert Doornbos, Dutch race car driver
• 1981 – Natalie Horler, German singer (Cascada and Siria)
• 1981 – Misti Traya, American actress
• 1982 – Mait Künnap, Estonian tennis player
• 1982 – Shyla Stylez, Canadian porn actress
• 1983 – Shane del Rosario, American mixed martial artist and kick-boxer (d. 2013)
• 1983 – Märt Israel, Estonian discus thrower
• 1983 – Joffrey Lupul, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1983 – Regan Smith, American race car driver
• 1984 – Patrick Ehelechner, German ice hockey player
• 1984 – Kate French, American actress
• 1984 – Matt Kemp, American baseball player
• 1984 – Anneliese van der Pol, Dutch-American actress and singer
• 1985 – Brian Brohm, American football player
• 1985 – Joba Chamberlain, American baseball player
• 1985 – Maki Goto, Japanese singer-songwriter and actress (Morning Musume, Nochiura Natsumi, Petitmoni, Gomattō, and Def.Diva)
• 1985 – Chris Johnson, American football player
• 1985 – Hossein Ka'abi, Iranian footballer
• 1985 – Lukáš Kašpar, Czech ice hockey player
• 1986 – Martin Cranie, English footballer
• 1987 – Skylar Astin, American actor and singer
• 1988 – Juan Martín del Potro, Argentinian tennis player
• 1988 – Anthony Straker, English-Grenadian footballer
• 1988 – Yannick Weber, Swiss ice hockey player
• 1989 – Brandon Jennings, American basketball player
• 1989 – Mara Scherzinger, German actress
• 1990 – Agustín Sierra, Argentinian actor and singer
• 1991 – Key, South Korean singer, dancer, and actor (Shinee)
• 1991 – Melanie Oudin, American tennis player
• 1996 – Lee Hi, South Korean singer

Deaths

• 1193 – Robert de Sablé, French knight
• 1241 – Snorri Sturluson, Icelandic historian, poet, and politician (b. 1178)
• 1390 – John I, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1346)
• 1535 – Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg (b. 1513)
• 1571 – John Jewel, English bishop (b. 1522)
• 1573 – Azai Hisamasa, Japanese warlord (b. 1524)
• 1605 – Pontus de Tyard, French priest and poet (b. 1521)
• 1675 – Valentin Conrart, French author (b. 1603)
• 1728 – Christian Thomasius, German jurist and philosopher (b. 1655)
• 1738 – Herman Boerhaave, Dutch botanist and physician (b. 1668)
• 1764 – Robert Dodsley, English author (b. 1703)
• 1773 – Johan Ernst Gunnerus, Norwegian bishop and botanist (b. 1718)
• 1789 – John Rogers, American lawyer and politician (b. 1723)
• 1830 – Elizabeth Monroe, American wife of James Monroe, 5th First Lady of the United States (b. 1768)
• 1835 – Vincenzo Bellini, Italian composer (b. 1801)
• 1851 – Émilie Gamelin, Canadian nun, founded the Sisters of Providence (b. 1800)
• 1844 – Alexander von Benckendorff, Russian general and politician (b. 1783)
• 1846 – John Ainsworth Horrocks, English explorer (b. 1818)
• 1850 – José Gervasio Artigas, Uruguayan general (b. 1764)
• 1867 – Michael O'Laughlen, American conspirator (b. 1840)
• 1870 – Prosper Mérimée, French archaeologist and historian (b. 1803)
• 1871 – Louis-Joseph Papineau, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1786)
• 1873 – Jean Chacornac, French astronomer (b. 1823)
• 1877 – Urbain Le Verrier, French mathematician (b. 1811)
• 1889 – Wilkie Collins, English author and playwright (b. 1824)
• 1900 – William Marsh Rice, American businessman, founded Rice University (b. 1816)
• 1913 – Donato Álvarez, Argentinian general (b. 1825)
• 1917 – Werner Voss, German lieutenant and pilot (b. 1897)
• 1929 – Richard Adolf Zsigmondy, Austrian-German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1865)
• 1939 – Sigmund Freud, Czech-English neurologist and psychiatrist (b. 1856)
• 1940 – Marcel Van Crombrugge, Belgian rower (b. 1880)
• 1940 – Hale Holden, American railroad executive (b. 1869)
• 1943 – Salvo D'Acquisto, Italian military officer (b. 1920)
• 1943 – Elinor Glyn, English author, screenwriter, and producer (b. 1864)
• 1944 – Jakob Schaffner, Swiss author (b. 1875)
• 1950 – Sam Barry, American basketball player and coach (b. 1892)
• 1958 – Jacob Nicol, Canadian lawyer, publisher, and politician (b. 1876)
• 1967 – Stanislaus Zbyszko, Polish wrestler and strongman (b. 1879)
• 1968 – Pio of Pietrelcina, Italian priest and saint (b. 1887)
• 1970 – Bourvil, French actor and singer (b. 1917)
• 1971 – James Waddell Alexander II, American mathematician and topologist (b. 1888)
• 1971 – Billy Gilbert, American actor and singer (b. 1894)
• 1973 – Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1904)
• 1974 – Cliff Arquette, American actor (b. 1905)
• 1974 – Robbie McIntosh, Scottish drummer (Average White Band and The Senate) (b. 1950)
• 1978 – Lyman Bostock, American baseball player (b. 1950)
• 1979 – Catherine Lacey, English actress (b. 1904)
• 1981 – Chief Dan George, Canadian actor, author, and poet (b. 1899)
• 1987 – Bob Fosse, American dancer, choreographer, and actor (b. 1927)
• 1988 – Tibor Sekelj, Yugoslavian explorer and author (b. 1912)
• 1992 – Ivar Ivask, Estonian poet and scholar (b. 1927)
• 1992 – Glendon Swarthout, American author (b. 1918)
• 1992 – James Van Fleet, American general (b. 1892)
• 1994 – Jerry Barber, American golfer (b. 1916)
• 1994 – Robert Bloch, American author (b. 1917)
• 1994 – Madeleine Renaud, French actress (b. 1900)
• 1996 – Fujiko Fujio, Japanese illustrator (b. 1933)
• 1997 – Natalie Savage Carlson, American author (b. 1906)
• 1998 – Ray Bowden, English footballer (b. 1909)
• 1998 – Mary Frann, American actress (b. 1943)
• 1999 – Ivan Goff, Australian-American screenwriter and producer (b. 1910)
• 2000 – Aurelio Rodríguez, Mexican baseball player and manager (b. 1947)
• 2000 – Carl Rowan, American journalist and author (b. 1925)
• 2001 – Ron Hewitt, Welsh footballer (b. 1928)
• 2002 – Vernon Corea, Sri Lankan-English radio host (b. 1927)
• 2003 – Zubayr Al-Rimi, Saudi Arabian terrorist (b. 1974)
• 2003 – Yuri Senkevich, Russian physician and journalist (b. 1937)
• 2004 – André Hazes, Dutch singer (b. 1951)
• 2004 – Billy Reay, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1918)
• 2005 – Roger Brierley, English actor (b. 1935)
• 2005 – Filiberto Ojeda Ríos, Puerto Rican activist (b. 1933)
• 2006 – Malcolm Arnold, English trumpet player and composer (b. 1921)
• 2006 – Etta Baker, American singer and guitarist (b. 1913)
• 2008 – Peter Leonard, Australian journalist (b. 1942)
• 2008 – Loren Pope, American journalist (b. 1910)
• 2009 – Paul B. Fay, American businessman and politician, United States Secretary of the Navy (b. 1918)
• 2010 – Malcolm Douglas, Australian television host (b. 1941)
• 2010 – Teresa Lewis, American murderer (b. 1969)
• 2012 – Henry Champ, Canadian journalist (b. 1937)
• 2012 – Pavel Grachev, Russian general and politician, 1st Minister of Defence for Russia (b. 1948)
• 2012 – K Lal, Indian magician (b. 1924)
• 2012 – Godfrey Milton-Thompson, English admiral (b. 1930)
• 2012 – Albert Henry Ottenweller, American bishop (b. 1916)
• 2012 – Roberto Rodríguez, Venezuelan baseball player and coach (b. 1941)
• 2012 – Corrie Sanders, South African boxer (b. 1966)
• 2012 – Sam Sniderman, Canadian businessman, founded Sam the Record Man (b. 1920)
• 2012 – Maths O. Sundqvist, Swedish businessman (b. 1950)
• 2013 – Abdel Hamid al-Sarraj, Syrian colonel and politician (b. 1925)
• 2013 – Gil Dozier, American lawyer and politician (b. 1934)
• 2013 – Oscar Espinosa Chepe, Cuban-Spanish economist (b. 1940)
• 2013 – Anthony Hawkins, Australian actor (b. 1932)
• 2013 – Annette Kerr, Scottish-English actress (b. 1920)
• 2013 – Christopher Koch, Australian author (b. 1932)
• 2013 – Paul Kuhn, German singer, pianist, and bandleader (b. 1928)
• 2013 – Gia Maione, American singer (b. 1941)
• 2013 – Vlatko Marković, Croatian footballer and manager (b. 1937)
• 2013 – Ruth Patrick, American botanist and limnologist (b. 1907)
• 2013 – Stanisław Szozda, Polish cyclist (b. 1950)

Holidays and observances

• Celebrate Bisexuality Day (Bisexual community)
• Christian Feast Day:
  • Adomnán
  • Padre Pio
  • Pope Linus
  • Sossius
  • Thecla (Roman Catholic Church)
  • September 23 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics).
• Teachers' Day (Brunei Darussalam)
• Holocaust Memorial Day (Lithuania)
• National Day (Saudi Arabia)

External links

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