On this day | September 19th

On this day: September 19th

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AD 96 Nerva, suspected of complicity of the death of Domitian, is declared emperor by Senate. The Senate then annuls laws passed by Domitian and orders his statues to be destroyed.

634 Siege of Damascus (634): The Rashidun Arabs under Khalid ibn al-Walid capture Damascus from the Byzantine Empire.

1356 Battle of Poitiers: An English army under the command of Edward the Black Prince defeats a French army and captures King John II.

1410 End of the Siege of Marienburg (1410): The State of the Teutonic Order repulses the joint Kingdom of Poland (1385–1569)—Grand Duchy of Lithuania forces.

1676 Jamestown is burned to the ground by the forces of Nathaniel Bacon during Bacon's Rebellion.

1777 American Revolutionary War: British forces win a tactically expensive victory over the Continental Army in the First Battle of Saratoga.

1778 The Continental Congress passes the first United States federal budget.

1796 George Washington's Farewell Address is printed across America as an open letter to the public.

1799 French Revolutionary Wars: French-Dutch victory against the Russians and British in the Battle of Bergen (1799).

1846 Two French shepherd children, Mélanie Calvat and Maximin Giraud, experience a Marian apparition on a mountaintop near La Salette, France, now known as Our Lady of La Salette.

1852 Annibale de Gasparis discovers the asteroid 20 Massalia from the north dome of the Astronomical Observatory of Capodimonte.

1862 American Civil War: Union troops under William Rosecrans Battle of Iuka a Confederate force commanded by Sterling Price.

1863 American Civil War: The first day of the Battle of Chickamauga, in northwestern Georgia, the bloodiest two-day battle of the conflict, and the only significant Confederate victory in the war's Western Theater.

1864 American Civil War: Union troops under Philip Sheridan Third Battle of Winchester a Confederate force commanded by Jubal Early. With over 50,000 troops engaged, it was the largest battle fought in the Shenandoah Valley.

1868 Glorious Revolution (Spain) begins in Spain.

1870 Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Paris (1870–71) begins. The city held out for over four months before surrendering.

1893 In New Zealand, the Women's suffrage in New Zealand is consented to by the governor, giving all women in New Zealand the right to vote.

1902 A Shiloh Baptist Church stampede in Birmingham, Alabama, leads to the death of 115 attendees.

1916 World War I: During the East African Campaign, colonial forces of the Belgian Congo (Force Publique) under the command of Charles Tombeur Battle of Tabora after heavy fighting.

1939 World War II: The Battle of Kępa Oksywska concludes, with Polish losses reaching roughly 14% of all the forces engaged.

1940 World War II: Witold Pilecki is voluntarily captured and sent to Auschwitz concentration camp to gather and smuggle out information for the resistance movement.

1944 World War II: The Battle of Hürtgen Forest begins. It will become the longest individual battle that the U.S. Army has ever fought.

1944 World War II: The Moscow Armistice between Finland and the Soviet Union is signed, which officially ended the Continuation War.

1946 The Council of Europe is founded following a speech by Winston Churchill at the University of Zurich.

1950 Korean War: An attack by Korean People's Army was repelled at the Battle of Nam River.

1957 ''Operation Plumbbob Rainier'' becomes the first nuclear explosion to be entirely contained underground, producing no fallout.

1960 Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistani President Ayub Khan sign the Indus Waters Treaty for the control and management of the Indus, Chenab, Jhelum River, Ravi River, Sutlej and Beas River rivers.

1970 Michael Eavis hosts the first Glastonbury Festival.

1970 Kostas Georgakis, a Greek student of geology, sets himself ablaze in Matteotti Square in Genoa, Italy, as a protest against the dictatorial regime of Georgios Papadopoulos.

1976 Turkish Airlines Flight 452 hits the Taurus Mountains, outskirt of Karatepe, Turkey, killing all 154 passengers and crew.

1976 Two Imperial Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantom II jets fly out to 1976 Tehran UFO incident.

1978 The Solomon Islands join the United Nations.

1982 Scott Fahlman posts the first documented emoticons :-) and :-( on the Carnegie Mellon University bulletin board system.

1983 Saint Kitts and Nevis gains its independence.

1985 1985 Mexico City earthquake kills thousands and destroys about 400 buildings in Mexico City.

1985 Tipper Gore and other political wives form the Parents Music Resource Center as Frank Zappa, John Denver, and other musicians testify at U.S. Congressional hearings on obscenity in rock music.

1989 A bomb destroys UTA Flight 772 in mid-air above the Tùnùrù Desert, Niger, killing all 170 passengers and crew.

1991 Ötzi is discovered in the Alps on the border between Italy and Austria.

1995 ''The Washington Post'' and ''The New York Times'' publish the Unabomber manifesto.

1997 The Guelb El-Kebir massacre in Algeria kills 53 people.

2006 The Thai army 2006 Thai coup d'état. The Constitution is revoked and martial law is declared.

2008 A Learjet 60 carrying musicians Travis Barker and DJ AM 2008 South Carolina Learjet 60 crash during a rejected takeoff from Columbia Metropolitan Airport in West Columbia, South Carolina, killing four of the six people on board. Barker and Goldstein both survive.

2010 The leaking oil well in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is sealed.

2011 Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees surpasses Trevor Hoffman to become Major League Baseball's all-time career saves leader with 602.

2016 In the wake of a manhunt, the suspect in 2016 New York and New Jersey bombings is apprehended after a shootout with police.

2017 The 2017 Puebla earthquake strikes Mexico, causing 370 deaths and over 6,000 injuries, as well as extensive damage.

2019 A drone strike by the United States kills 30 civilian farmers in Afghanistan.

2021 The Cumbre Vieja volcano, on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, 2021 Cumbre Vieja volcanic eruption. The eruption lasts for almost three months, ending on December 13.

2022 The Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom is held at Westminster Abbey, London.

AD 86 Antoninus Pius, Roman emperor (d. 161)

866 Leo VI the Wise, Byzantine emperor (d. 912)

931 Emperor Muzong of Liao, emperor of the Liao dynasty (d. 969)

1377 Albert IV, Duke of Austria (d. 1404)

1426 Marie of Cleves, Duchess of Orléans, French noble (d. 1487)

1477 Ferrante d'Este, Ferrarese nobleman and condottiero (d. 1540)

1551 Henry III of France (d. 1589)

1560 Thomas Cavendish, English naval explorer, led the third expedition to circumnavigate the globe (d. 1592)

1608 Alfonso Litta, Roman Catholic cardinal and archbishop (d. 1679)

1638 Isaac Milles, English minister (d. 1720)

1662 Jean-Paul Bignon, French priest and man of letters (d. 1743)

1721 William Robertson (historian), Scottish historian (d. 1793)

1749 Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre, French mathematician and astronomer (d. 1822)

1754 John Ross Key, American lieutenant, lawyer, and judge (d. 1821)

1759 William Kirby (entomologist), English priest and entomologist (d. 1850)

1778 Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, Scottish lawyer and politician, Lord Chancellor (d. 1868)

1796 Hartley Coleridge, English poet and author (d. 1849)

1802 Lajos Kossuth, Hungarian journalist, lawyer, and politician, List of heads of state of Hungary (d. 1894)

1803 Maria Anna of Savoy (d. 1884)

1811 Orson Pratt, American mathematician and religious leader (d. 1881)

1824 William Sellers, American engineer, inventor, and businessperson (d. 1905)

1828 Fridolin Anderwert, Swiss judge and politician, President of the Swiss National Council (d. 1880)

1856 Arthur Morgan (Queensland politician), Australian politician, 16th Premier of Queensland (d. 1916)

1865 Frank Eugene, American-German photographer (d. 1936)

1867 Arthur Rackham, English illustrator (d. 1939)

1869 Ben Turpin, American comedian and actor (d. 1940)

1871 Frederick Ruple, Swiss-American painter (d. 1938)

1882 Christopher Stone (broadcaster), English radio host (d. 1965)

1883 Mabel Vernon, American educator and activist (d. 1975)

1887 Lovie Austin, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1972)

1887 Lynne Overman, American actor and singer (d. 1943)

1888 James Waddell Alexander II, American mathematician and topologist (d. 1971)

1888 Porter Hall, American actor (d. 1953)

1889 Sarah Louise Delany, American physician and author (d. 1999)

1894 Rachel Field, American author and poet (d. 1942)

1898 Giuseppe Saragat, Italian lawyer and politician, 5th President of Italy (d. 1988)

1900 Ricardo Cortez, American actor (d. 1977)

1905 Judith Auer, German World War II resistance fighter (d. 1944)

1905 Leon Jaworski, American lawyer, co-founded Fulbright & Jaworski (d. 1982)

1907 Lewis F. Powell, Jr., American lawyer and jurist (d. 1998)

1908 Paul Bénichou, French historian, author, and critic (d. 2001)

1908 Robert Lecourt, French lawyer, judge, and politician, Lord Chancellor of France (d. 2004)

1908 Tatsuo Shimabuku, Japanese martial artist, founded Isshin-ryū (d. 1975)

1909 Ferdinand Anton Ernst Porsche, Austrian engineer and businessman (d. 1998)

1910 Margaret Lindsay, American actress (d. 1981)

1910 Arturo Tolentino, Filipino diplomat and politician (d. 2004)

1911 William Golding, British novelist, playwright, and poet, Nobel Prize in Literature laureate (d. 1993)

1912 Reuben David, Indian veterinarian and zoo founder (d. 1989)

1912 Kurt Sanderling, Polish-German conductor (d. 2011)

1913 Frances Farmer, American actress (d. 1970)

1913 Helen Ward (singer), American singer (d. 1998)

1915 Germán Valdés, Mexican actor, singer, and producer (d. 1973)

1918 Pablita Velarde, Santa Clara Pueblo (Native American) painter (d. 2006)

1919 Roger Grenier, French journalist and author (d. 2017)

1919 Amalia Hernández, Mexican choreographer and dancer (d. 2000)

1920 Roger Angell, American journalist, author, and editor (d. 2022)

1921 Paulo Freire, Brazilian philosopher, theorist, and academic (d. 1997)

1921 Billy Ward and his Dominoes, American R&B singer-songwriter (d. 2002)

1922 Damon Knight, American author and critic (d. 2002)

1922 Willie Pep, American boxer and referee (d. 2006)

1922 Emil Zátopek, Czech runner (d. 2000)

1924 Vern Benson, American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 2014)

1924 Don Harron, Canadian actor and screenwriter (d. 2015)

1925 W. Reece Smith, Jr., American lawyer and academic (d. 2013)

1926 Victoria Barbă, Moldovan animated film director (d. 2020)

1926 Masatoshi Koshiba, Japanese physicist and academic, Nobel Prize in Physics laureate (d. 2020)

1926 James Lipton, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2020)

1926 Duke Snider, American baseball player and sportscaster (d. 2011)

1927 Helen Carter, American singer (d. 1998)

1927 Rosemary Harris, English actress

1927 William Hickey (actor), American actor (d. 1997)

1927 Nick Massi, American singer and bass player (d. 2000)

1928 Adam West, American actor and businessman (d. 2017)

1929 Marge Roukema, American educator and politician (d. 2014)

1930 Muhal Richard Abrams, American pianist, composer, and educator (d. 2017)

1930 Bettye Lane, American photographer and journalist (d. 2012)

1930 Antonio Margheriti, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2002)

1931 Brook Benton, American pop/R&B/rock & roll singer-songwriter (d. 1988)

1931 Derek Gardner (designer), English engineer (d. 2011)

1932 Mike Royko, American journalist and author (d. 1997)

1932 Stefanie Zweig, German journalist and author (d. 2014)

1933 Gilles Archambault, Canadian journalist and author

1933 David McCallum, Scottish actor (d. 2023)

1934 Brian Epstein, English businessman, The Beatles manager (d. 1967)

1934 Austin Mitchell, English journalist, academic and politician (d. 2021)

1935 Benjamin Thurman Hacker, American admiral (d. 2003)

1936 Martin Fay, Irish fiddler (d. 2012)

1936 Milan Marcetta, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2014)

1936 Al Oerter, American discus thrower (d. 2007)

1937 Abner Haynes, American football player (d. 2024)

1939 Carl Schultz, Hungarian-Australian director, producer, and screenwriter

1940 Bill Medley, American singer-songwriter

1940 Zandra Rhodes, English fashion designer, founded the Fashion and Textile Museum

1940 Paul Williams (songwriter), American singer-songwriter and actor

1941 Umberto Bossi, Italian politician

1941 Cass Elliot, American singer (d. 1974)

1941 Jim Fox (pentathlete), English pentathlete (d. 2023)

1941 Mariangela Melato, Italian actress (d. 2013)

1942 Freda Payne, American singer and actress

1943 André Boudrias, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2019)

1943 Joe Morgan, American baseball player (d. 2020)

1944 Anders Björck, Swedish politician, 25th Minister for Defence (Sweden)

1944 Edmund Joensen, Faroese politician, 9th Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands

1944 İsmet Özel, Turkish poet and scholar

1945 Kate Adie, English journalist and author

1945 David Bromberg, American multi-instrumentalist, singer, and songwriter

1945 Randolph Mantooth, American actor

1946 Gerald Brisco, American wrestler

1946 Brian Henton, English race car driver

1947 Henry Bromell, American novelist and screenwriter (d. 2013)

1947 Thomas H. Cook, American author and academic

1947 Lol Creme, English musician, songwriter, and music video director

1947 Brian Hill (basketball), American basketball player and coach

1947 Tanith Lee, English author (d. 2015)

1948 Jim Ard, American basketball player

1948 Mykhaylo Fomenko, Ukrainian footballer and manager (d. 2024)

1948 Jeremy Irons, English actor

1949 Twiggy, English model, actress, and singer

1949 Ringo Mendoza, Mexican wrestler

1949 Barry Scheck, American lawyer, co-founded the Innocence Project

1949 Sidney Wicks, American basketball player

1950 Joan Lunden, American television journalist, anchor, and author

1950 Michael Proctor (academic), English physicist, mathematician, and academic

1951 Daniel Lanois, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

1952 Rhys Chatham, American trumpet player, guitarist, and composer

1952 Henry Kaiser (musician), American guitarist and composer

1952 Nile Rodgers, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer

1952 George Warrington, American businessman (d. 2007)

1953 Wayne Clark (cricketer), Australian cricketer

1953 Sarana VerLin, American singer-songwriter and violinist

1954 Adam Phillips (psychologist), Welsh psychotherapist and author

1954 Eleni Vitali, Greek singer-songwriter

1955 Richard Burmer, American composer and engineer (d. 2006)

1957 Dan Hampton, American football player

1957 Chris Roupas, American basketball player

1958 Lita Ford, English-American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1958 Kevin Hooks, American actor, director, and producer

1960 Mario Batali, American chef and author

1960 Loïc Bigois, French aerodynamicist and engineer

1960 Yolanda Saldívar, American convicted murderer

1961 Artur Ekert, Polish-British physicist and academic

1962 Randy Myers, American baseball player

1962 Cheri Oteri, American actress, comedian, and screenwriter

1962 Ken Rosenthal, American sportscaster

1963 Jarvis Cocker, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

1963 David Seaman, English footballer

1963 Urmas Tartes, Estonian biologist and photographer

1964 Patrick Marber, English actor, director, and screenwriter

1964 Daniel Wincott, British political scientist

1964 Trisha Yearwood, American singer-songwriter and actress

1965 Andrew Leeds, Australian rugby player and coach

1965 Tim Scott, American politician

1965 Sunita Williams, American captain, pilot, and astronaut

1966 Soledad O'Brien, American journalist and producer

1966 Yoshihiro Takayama, Japanese wrestler and mixed martial artist

1967 Jim Abbott, American baseball player

1967 Aleksandr Karelin, Russian wrestler and politician

1968 Monica Crowley, American talk show host and author

1969 Candy Dulfer, Dutch saxophonist

1969 Jacek Frąckiewicz, Polish footballer

1969 Alkinoos Ioannidis, Cypriot singer-songwriter and guitarist

1969 Michael Symon, American chef and author

1969 Kostya Tszyu, Russian-Australian boxer

1969 Tapio Wilska, Finnish singer-songwriter

1970 Dan Bylsma, American ice hockey player and coach

1970 Gilbert Dionne, Canadian ice hockey player

1970 Antoine Hey, German footballer and manager

1970 Victor Williams, American actor

1971 Sanaa Lathan, American actress

1971 Mike Sadlo, German footballer and manager

1972 Ryan Girdler, Australian rugby league player

1972 N. K. Jemisin, American writer

1972 Ashot Nadanian, Armenian chess player and coach

1973 Jacinta Allan, Australian politician, 49th Premier of Victoria

1973 Nick Colgan, Irish footballer and coach

1973 Cristiano da Matta, Brazilian race car driver

1973 Javier Duarte, Mexican politician

1973 David Zepeda, Mexican actor, model and singer

1974 Jimmy Fallon, American comedian and talk show host

1974 Hidetaka Miyazaki, Japanese video game designer and executive

1975 Marcus Dunstan, American director and screenwriter

1976 Raja Bell, American basketball player

1976 Jan Hlaváč, Czech ice hockey player

1976 Alison Sweeney, American actress and television host

1976 Sergey Tsinkevich, Belarusian footballer and referee

1977 Poon Yiu Cheuk, Hong Kong footballer and coach

1977 Aakash Chopra, Indian cricketer

1977 Ryan Dusick, American musician and record producer

1977 Tommaso Rocchi, Italian footballer

1977 Mike Smith (2000s pitcher), American baseball player

1977 Emil Sutovsky, Israeli chess player

1978 Nick Johnson (baseball), American baseball player

1978 Brett Keisel, American football player

1978 Jorge López Montaña, Spanish footballer

1978 Nigel Mitchell, English radio and television host

1979 Mikael Tellqvist, Swedish ice hockey player

1980 J. R. Bremer, American-Bosnian basketball player

1980 James Ellison (motorcycle racer), English motorcycle racer

1980 Tegan and Sara, Canadian singer and musician

1980 Dimitri Yachvili, French rugby player

1981 Damiano Cunego, Italian cyclist

1981 Rick DiPietro, American ice hockey player

1982 Shaun Barker, English footballer

1982 Eduardo Carvalho, Portuguese footballer

1982 Eleni Daniilidou, Greek tennis player

1982 Jordan Parise, American ice hockey player

1982 Columbus Short, American actor and choreographer

1983 Eamon (singer), American singer and songwriter

1983 Carl Landry, American basketball player

1983 Joni Pitkänen, Finnish ice hockey player

1984 Eva Marie, American wrestler

1984 Ángel Reyna, Mexican footballer

1984 Danny Valencia, American-Israeli baseball player

1984 Kevin Zegers, Canadian actor

1985 Gio González, American baseball player

1985 Alun Wyn Jones, Welsh rugby player

1985 Song Joong-ki, South Korean actor

1985 Nathanael Liminski, German politician

1985 Renee Paquette, Canadian-American television personality

1986 Leon Best, English footballer

1986 Sally Pearson, Australian athlete

1987 Nicolas Pallois, French footballer

1987 Danielle Panabaker, American actress

1987 Carlos Quintero, Colombian footballer

1988 Katrina Bowden, American actress

1988 Kenny Britt, American football player

1989 Tyreke Evans, American basketball player

1989 George Springer, American baseball player

1990 Saki Fukuda, Japanese actress and singer

1990 Savvas Gentsoglou, Greek footballer

1990 Stephon Gilmore, American football player

1990 Kieran Trippier, English footballer

1991 CJ McCollum, American basketball player

1992 Jiro Kuroshio, Japanese wrestler

1992 Diego Antonio Reyes, Mexican footballer

1996 Brandon Clarke, Canadian-American basketball player

1996 Pia Mia, American singer, songwriter, model, and actress

1996 Dejounte Murray, American basketball player

1996 Chris Silva, Gabonese basketball player

1998 Nolan Patrick, Canadian ice hockey player

1998 Trae Young, American basketball player

1999 Precious Achiuwa, Nigerian basketball player

2001 Ghina Raihanah, Indonesian advocate, model, and influencer

643 Goeric of Metz, Frankish bishop and saint

690 Theodore of Tarsus, English archbishop and saint (b. 602)

961 Helena Lekapene, Byzantine empress

979 Gotofredo I (archbishop of Milan), archbishop of Milan

1123 Emperor Taizu of Jin (b. 1068)

1147 Igor II of Kiev

1339 Emperor Go-Daigo of Japan (b. 1288)

1356 Peter I, Duke of Bourbon (b. 1311)

1356 Walter VI, Count of Brienne (b. 1304)

1580 Catherine Brandon, Duchess of Suffolk, English noblewoman (b. 1519)

1589 Jean-Antoine de Baïf, French poet (b. 1532)

1605 Edward Lewknor (died 1605), English politician (b. 1542)

1668 William Waller, English general and politician (b. 1597)

1692 Giles Corey, American farmer and accused wizard (b. c. 1612)

1710 Ole Rømer, Danish astronomer and instrument maker (b. 1644)

1812 Mayer Amschel Rothschild, German banker (b. 1744)

1843 Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis, French mathematician, physicist, and engineer (b. 1792)

1863 Hans Christian Heg, Norwegian-American colonel and politician (b. 1829)

1868 William Sprague (Michigan politician), American minister and politician (b. 1809)

1873 Sir Robert Mackenzie, 10th Baronet, English-Australian politician, 3rd Premier of Queensland (b. 1811)

1881 James A. Garfield, American general, lawyer, and politician, and the 20th President of the United States (b. 1831)

1893 Alexander Tilloch Galt, English-Canadian politician, 1st Canadian Minister of Finance (b. 1817)

1902 Masaoka Shiki, Japanese poet, author, and critic (b. 1867)

1905 Thomas John Barnardo, Irish-English philanthropist (b. 1845)

1906 Maria Georgina Grey, English educator, founded the Girls' Day School Trust (b. 1816)

1924 Alick Bannerman, Australian cricketer and coach (b. 1854)

1927 Michael Ancher, Danish painter (b. 1849)

1935 Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Russian scientist and engineer (b. 1857)

1936 Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, Indian singer and musicologist (b. 1860)

1942 Condé Montrose Nast, American publisher, founded Condé Nast Publications (b. 1873)

1944 Guy Gibson, Indian-English commander, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1918)

1949 George Shiels, Irish-Canadian playwright (b. 1886)

1949 Nikos Skalkottas, Greek violinist and composer (b. 1901)

1955 John D. Dingell, Sr., American journalist and politician (b. 1894)

1965 Lionel Terray, French mountaineer (b. 1921)

1967 Zinaida Serebriakova, Ukrainian-French painter (b. 1884)

1968 Chester Carlson, American physicist and lawyer (b. 1906)

1968 Red Foley, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1910)

1972 Robert Casadesus, French pianist and composer (b. 1899)

1973 Gram Parsons, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1946)

1975 Pamela Brown (actress), English actress (b. 1917)

1978 Étienne Gilson, French historian and philosopher (b. 1884)

1985 Italo Calvino, Italian novelist, short story writer, and journalist (b. 1923)

1987 Einar Gerhardsen, Norwegian civil servant and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Norway (b. 1897)

1989 Willie Steele, American long jumper (b. 1923)

1990 Hermes Pan, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1910)

1992 Jacques Pic, French chef (b. 1932)

1995 Orville Redenbacher, American businessman, founded Orville Redenbacher's (b. 1907)

1998 Patricia Hayes, English actress (b. 1909)

2000 Ann Doran, American actress (b. 1911)

2001 Rhys Jones (archaeologist), Welsh-Australian archaeologist and academic (b. 1941)

2002 Robert Guéï, Ivorian politician, 3rd President of Côte d'Ivoire (b. 1941)

2003 Slim Dusty, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1927)

2004 Eddie Adams (photographer), American photographer and journalist (b. 1933)

2004 Skeeter Davis, American singer-songwriter (b. 1931)

2004 Damayanti Joshi, Indian dancer and choreographer (b. 1928)

2004 Ellis Marsalis, Sr., American businessman and activist (b. 1908)

2006 Elizabeth Allen (actress), American actress (b. 1929)

2006 Danny Flores, American singer-songwriter and saxophonist (b. 1929)

2006 Martha Holmes (photographer), American photographer and journalist (b. 1923)

2006 Roy Schuiten, Dutch cyclist and manager (b. 1950)

2008 Earl Palmer, American rhythm and blues drummer (b. 1924)

2009 Milton Meltzer, American historian and author (b. 1915)

2009 Eduard Zimmermann, German journalist (b. 1929)

2011 Thomas Capano, American lawyer and politician (b. 1949)

2011 Dolores Hope, American singer (b. 1909)

2011 George Cadle Price, 1st Prime Minister of Belize (b. 1919)

2012 Rino Ferrario, Italian footballer (b. 1926)

2012 Cecil Gordon, American race car driver (b. 1941)

2012 Bettye Lane, American photographer and journalist (b. 1930)

2012 Itamar Singer, Romanian-Israeli historian and author (b. 1946)

2013 Robert Barnard, English author and critic (b. 1936)

2013 John Reger, American football player (b. 1931)

2013 William Ungar, Polish-American author and philanthropist, founded the National Envelope Corporation (b. 1913)

2013 John D. Vanderhoof, American banker and politician, 37th Governor of Colorado (b. 1922)

2013 Hiroshi Yamauchi, Japanese businessman (b. 1927)

2014 Audrey Long, American actress (b. 1922)

2015 Jackie Collins, English novelist (b. 1937)

2015 Todd Ewen, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1966)

2015 Masajuro Shiokawa, Japanese economist and politician, 63rd Minister of Finance (Japan) (b. 1921)

2017 Leonid Kharitonov (singer), Russian bass-baritone (b. 1933)

2018 Arthur Mitchell (dancer), American ballet dancer & choreographer (b. 1934)

2018 Bunny Carr, Irish TV presenter (b. 1927)

2019 Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisian soldier, politician, 2nd President of Tunisia (b. 1936)

2020 John Turner, Canadian politician, 17th Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1929)

2021 John Challis, English actor (b. 1942)

2021 Jimmy Greaves, English footballer (b. 1940)

2021 Dinky Soliman, Filipino politician, 23rd Secretary of Social Welfare and Development (b. 1953)

Christian calendar of saints:

- Alonso de Orozco Mena

- Emilie de Rodat

- Goeric of Metz

- Januarius (Western Christianity)

- Feast of San Gennaro

- Our Lady of La Salette

- Theodore of Tarsus (Anglican Communion, Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church)

- Trophimus, Sabbatius, and Dorymedon

- September 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Armed Forces Day (Chile)

Day of the First Public Appearance of the Slovak National Council

Second day of Fiestas Patrias (Chile)

Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Saint Kitts and Nevis from the United Kingdom in 1983.

International Talk Like a Pirate Day