September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years ) in the Gregorian calendar . There are 101 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Monday, Wednesday or Friday (58 in 400 years each) than on Saturday or Sunday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Tuesday or Thursday (56).
Events
455 – Emperor Avitus enters Rome with a Gallic army and consolidates his power.1170 – Combined English and Irish forces, under the command of Richard de Clare, Earl of Pembroke and Diarmait Mac Murchada, King of Leinster seize Norse-Gaelic Dublin , forcing Ascall mac Ragnaill, King of Dublin into exile.1217 – Livonian Crusade : The Estonian leader Lembitu and Livonian leader Kaupo the Accursed are killed in Battle of Matthew's Day .1435 – The Congress of Arras causes Burgundy to switch sides in the Hundred Years' War .1745 – Battle of Prestonpans : A Hanoverian army under the command of Sir John Cope is defeated, in ten minutes, by the Jacobite forces of Prince Charles Edward Stuart 1776 – Part of New York City is burned shortly after being occupied by British forces.1780 – American Revolutionary War : Benedict Arnold gives the British the plans to West Point .1792 – French Revolution : The National Convention declares France a republic and abolishes the absolute monarchy .1843 – John Williams Wilson takes possession of the Strait of Magellan on behalf of the newly independent Chilean government.1860 – Second Opium War : An Anglo -French force defeats Chinese troops at the Battle of Palikao .1896 – Mahdist War : British forces under the command of Horatio Kitchener takes Dongola in the Sudan .1897 – The "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus " editorial is published in the New York Sun .1898 – Empress Dowager Cixi seizes power and ends the Hundred Days' Reform in China.1921 – A storage silo in Oppau , Germany, explodes , killing 500-600 people.1933 – Salvador Lutteroth ran the first ever EMLL (now CMLL ) show in Mexico, marking the birth of Lucha libre 1934 – A large typhoon hits western Honshū , Japan, killing 3,036 people.1937 – J. R. R. Tolkien 's The Hobbit 1938 – The Great Hurricane of 1938 makes landfall on Long Island in New York. The death toll is estimated at 500-700 people.1939 – Romanian Prime Minister Armand Călinescu is assassinated by far-right legionnaires of the fascist paramilitary organization Iron Guard .1942 – The Holocaust : On the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur , Nazis send over 1,000 Jews of Pidhaitsi (west Ukraine ) to Bełżec extermination camp .1942 – In Poland, at the end of Yom Kippur, Germans order Jews to permanently evacuate Konstantynów and move to the ghetto in Biała Podlaska , established to assemble Jews from seven nearby towns, including Janów Podlaski , Rossosz and Terespol .
1942 – In Dunaivtsi , Ukraine , Nazis murder 2,588 Jews.
1942 – The Boeing B-29 Superfortress makes its maiden flight.
1953 – Lieutenant No Kum-sok , a North Korean pilot, defects to South Korea and is associated with Operation Moolah .1961 – Maiden flight of the Boeing CH-47 Chinook transportation helicopter.1964 – Malta gains independence from the United Kingdom.1964 – The North American XB-70 Valkyrie , the world's first Mach 3 bomber, makes its maiden flight from Palmdale, California .
1965 – The Gambia , Maldives and Singapore are admitted as members of the United Nations .1971 – Bahrain , Bhutan and Qatar join the United Nations .1972 – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos signs Proclamation № 1081 , placing the entire country under martial law and marking the beginning of his authoritarian rule.1976 – Orlando Letelier is assassinated in Washington, D.C. He is a member of the Chilean socialist government of Salvador Allende , overthrown in 1973 by Augusto Pinochet .1976 – Seychelles joins the United Nations .
1981 – Belize is granted full independence from the United Kingdom .1981 – Sandra Day O'Connor is unanimously approved by the U.S. Senate as the first female Supreme Court justice.
1984 – Brunei joins the United Nations .1991 – Armenia is granted independence from Soviet Union .1993 – Russian President Boris Yeltsin suspends parliament and scraps the then-functioning constitution, thus triggering the Russian constitutional crisis of 1993 .1996 – The Defense of Marriage Act passes the United States Congress (a vote of 342-67 in the House of Representatives and a vote of 85-14 in the Senate ). The law prohibited federal recognition of same-sex marriage , while allowing states to adopt any marital definition of their choosing.1999 – Chi-Chi earthquake occurs in central Taiwan , leaving about 2,400 people dead.2001 – Deep Space 1 flies within 2,200 km of Comet Borrelly .2001 – America: A Tribute to Heroes is broadcast by over 35 network and cable channels, raising over $200 million for the victims of the September 11 attacks .
2003 – Galileo Jupiter 's atmosphere, where it is crushed by the pressure at the lower altitudes.2005 – Hurricane Rita becomes the third most intense hurricane (dropped to fourth on October 19, 2005).2013 – Al-Shabaab Islamic militants attack the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi , Kenya , killing at least 67 people.
Births
1051 – Bertha of Savoy (d. 1087)1411 – Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York , English politician, Lord Protector of England (d. 1460)1415 – Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1493)1428 – Jingtai Emperor of China (d. 1457)1433 – Guillaume Fichet , French scholar and academic (d. 1480)1452 – Girolamo Savonarola , Italian priest and philosopher (d. 1498)1559 – Cigoli , Italian painter and architect (d. 1613)1629 – Philip Howard , English cardinal (d. 1694)1645 – Louis Jolliet , Canadian explorer (d. 1700)1706 – Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg (d. 1735)1756 – John Loudon McAdam , Scottish engineer (d. 1836)1758 – Christopher Gore , American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 8th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1827)1760 – Ivan Dmitriev , Russian poet and politician, Minister of Justice for Imperial Russia (d. 1837)1819 – Princess Louise Marie Thérèse of Artois (d. 1864)1840 – Murad V , Ottoman sultan (d. 1904)1842 – Abdul Hamid II , 34th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (d. 1918)1846 – Mihály Kolossa , Hungarian-Slovene author and poet (d. 1906)1849 – Maurice Barrymore , Indian-American actor (d. 1905)1853 – Heike Kamerlingh Onnes , Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1926)1859 – Francesc Macià , Catalan colonel and politician, 122nd President of Catalonia (d. 1933)1860 – Wilson Kettle , Canadian centenarian (d. 1963)1862 – James E. Talmage , English-American religious leader and author (d. 1933)1863 – John Bunny , American actor (d. 1915)1866 – Charles Nicolle , French-Tunisian microbiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1936)1866 – H. G. Wells , English novelist, historian, and critic (d. 1946)
1867 – Charles Bathurst, 1st Viscount Bledisloe , English politician, 4th Governor-General of New Zealand (d. 1958)1867 – Henry L. Stimson , American colonel, lawyer, and politician, 46th United States Secretary of State (d. 1950)
1872 – Henry Tingle Wilde , English chief officer on the RMS Titanic (d. 1912)1873 – Papa Jack Laine , American drummer and bandleader (d. 1966)1874 – Gustav Holst , English composer and educator (d. 1934)1878 – Peter McWilliam , Scottish-English footballer and manager (d. 1951)1882 – Geevarghese Ivanios , Indian metropolitan (d. 1953)1884 – Dénes Kőnig , Hungarian mathematician and theorist (d. 1944)1890 – Max Immelmann , German lieutenant and pilot (d. 1916)1890 – Charles William Train , English sergeant, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1965)
1894 – Anton Piëch , Austrian lawyer and businessman (d. 1952)1899 – Frederick Coutts , Scottish 8th General of The Salvation Army (d. 1986)1902 – Luis Cernuda , Spanish poet and critic (d. 1963)1902 – Allen Lane , English publisher, founded Penguin Books (d. 1970)
1902 – Howie Morenz , Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1937)
1903 – Preston Tucker , American engineer and businessman, designed the Tucker Sedan (d. 1956)1905 – Robert Lebel , Canadian businessman and politician (d. 1999)1906 – Henry Beachell , American biologist and botanist (d. 2006)1909 – Kwame Nkrumah , Ghanaian educator and politician, 1st President of Ghana (d. 1972)1910 – Meinrad Schütter , Swiss composer (d. 2006)1912 – Chuck Jones , American animator, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2002)1912 – György Sándor , Hungarian pianist and composer (d. 2005)
1914 – Slam Stewart , American bassist and composer (d. 1987)1916 – Françoise Giroud , Swiss-French journalist and politician, French Minister of Culture (d. 2003)1917 – Phyllis Nicolson , English mathematician and academic (d. 1968)1918 – John Gofman , American physicist, chemist, and biologist (d. 2007)1918 – Karl Slover , Slovak-American actor (d. 2011)
1919 – Mario Bunge , Argentinian-Canadian physicist and philosopher1919 – Herman Fowlkes, Jr. , American trumpet player and educator (d. 1993)
1919 – Fazlur Rahman Malik , Pakistani philosopher and scholar (d. 1988)
1921 – John McHale , American baseball player and manager (d. 2008)1921 – Jimmy Young , English singer and radio host (d. 2016)
1924 – Hermann Buhl , Austrian mountaineer (d. 1957)1926 – Don Dunstan , Fijian-Australian lawyer and politician, 35th Premier of South Australia (d. 1999)1926 – Donald A. Glaser , American physicist and neurobiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013)
1926 – Noor Jehan , Pakistani actress and singer (d. 2000)
1926 – Reies Tijerina , American pastor and activist (d. 2015)
1927 – Fereydoon Moshiri , Iranian poet and critic (d. 2000)1927 – Ward Swingle , American-French singer-songwriter and conductor (d. 2015)
1929 – Shafi Hadi , American saxophonist1929 – Sándor Kocsis , Hungarian footballer and manager (d. 1979)
1929 – Edgar Valter , Estonian author and illustrator (d. 2006)
1929 – Bernard Williams , English-Italian philosopher and academic (d. 2003)
1930 – John Morgan , Welsh-Canadian actor and screenwriter (d. 2004)1930 – Bob Stokoe , English footballer and manager (d. 2004)
1931 – Larry Hagman , American actor, director, and producer (d. 2012)1932 – Shirley Conran , English journalist and author1932 – Don Preston , American keyboard player and composer1933 – Allan Jeans , Australian footballer and coach (d. 2011)1933 – Dick Simon , American race car driver
1934 – Leonard Cohen , Canadian singer-songwriter and poet1935 – Jimmy Armfield , English footballer and manager1935 – Henry Gibson , American actor (d. 2009)
1936 – Ian Albery , English manager and producer1936 – Dickey Lee , American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1936 – Yury Luzhkov , Russian soldier and politician, 2nd Mayor of Moscow
1936 – Diane Rehm , American journalist and radio host
1937 – John D'Amico , Canadian ice hockey player and referee (d. 2005)1938 – Doug Moe , American basketball player and coach1939 – Agnivesh , Indian philosopher, academic, and politician1940 – Ron Fenton , English footballer, coach, and manager (d. 2013)1940 – Hermann Knoflacher , Austrian engineer and academic
1940 – Bill Kurtis , American journalist and producer
1941 – Jack Brisco , American wrestler and manager (d. 2010)1941 – R. James Woolsey, Jr. , American scholar and diplomat, 16th Director of Central Intelligence
1942 – Sam McDowell , American baseball player1944 – Steve Beshear , American lawyer and politician, 61st Governor of Kentucky 1944 – Marcus Binney , English historian and author
1944 – Fannie Flagg , American actress, comedian, and author
1944 – Hamilton Jordan , American politician, 8th White House Chief of Staff (d. 2008)
1944 – Bobby Tench , English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1945 – Jerry Bruckheimer , American film and television producer1945 – Richard Childress , American race car driver and businessman
1945 – Shaw Clifton , Northern Irish 18th General of The Salvation Army
1945 – Kay Ryan , American poet and educator
1946 – Rose Garrard , English sculptor and author1946 – Moritz Leuenberger , Swiss lawyer and politician, 87th President of the Swiss Confederation
1946 – Mart Siimann , Estonian psychologist and politician, 12th Prime Minister of Estonia
1947 – Don Felder , American guitarist and songwriter1947 – Keith Harris , English ventriloquist and singer (d. 2015)
1947 – Stephen King , American author and screenwriter
1947 – Ed Nimmervoll , Austrian-Australian journalist, historian, and author (d. 2014)
1947 – Marsha Norman , American playwright and author
1948 – Jack Dromey , English union leader and politician1949 – Henry Butler , American pianist and photographer1949 – Artis Gilmore , American basketball player and radio host
1949 – Odilo Scherer , Brazilian cardinal
1950 – Charles Clarke , English economist and politician, Secretary of State for Education 1950 – Bill Murray , American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter
1951 – Bruce Arena , American soccer player and manager1951 – Eddie Delahoussaye , American jockey
1951 – Aslan Maskhadov , Chechen general and politician, 3rd President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (d. 2005)
1952 – Dave Gregory , English guitarist and keyboard player1952 – John Taylor, Baron Taylor of Warwick , English lawyer and politician
1953 – Arie Luyendyk , Dutch race car driver and sportscaster1954 – Shinzō Abe , Japanese lawyer and politician, 90th Prime Minister of Japan 1954 – Thomas S. Ray , American ecologist and academic
1954 – Phil Taylor , English drummer (d. 2015)
1955 – Richard Hieb , American engineer and astronaut1955 – Mika Kaurismäki , Finnish director, producer, and screenwriter
1956 – Jack Givens , American basketball player and sportscaster1956 – Marta Kauffman , American screenwriter and producer
1956 – Ricky Morton , American wrestler and trainer
1957 – Ethan Coen , American director, producer, and screenwriter1957 – Mark Levin , American lawyer, radio host, and author
1957 – Sidney Moncrief , American basketball player and coach
1957 – Kevin Rudd , Australian politician and diplomat, 26th Prime Minister of Australia
1958 – Bruno Fitoussi , French poker player and architect1958 – Rick Mahorn , American basketball player and coach
1958 – Simon Mayo , English radio host
1958 – Penny Smith , English journalist and actress
1959 – Crin Antonescu , Romanian educator and politician, President of Romania 1959 – Andrzej Buncol , Polish footballer
1959 – Dave Coulier , American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter
1959 – Danny Cox , English-American baseball player and coach
1959 – Corinne Drewery , English singer-songwriter
1960 – David James Elliott , Canadian-American actor and director1960 – Kelley Eskridge , American author and screenwriter
1960 – Musalia Mudavadi , Kenyan politician and Former Deputy Prime Minister
1960 – Graham Southern , English art dealer and gallery owner
1961 – Billy Collins, Jr. , American boxer (d. 1984)1961 – Dan Borislow , American businessman, invented the magicJack (d. 2014)
1961 – Nancy Travis , American actress and producer
1962 – Rob Morrow , American actor1963 – Curtly Ambrose , Antiguan cricketer and bass player1963 – Cecil Fielder , American baseball player and manager
1963 – Angus Macfadyen , Scottish actor and screenwriter
1963 – Mamoru Samuragochi , Japanese composer
1963 – Trevor Steven , English footballer
1963 – David J. Wales , British academic and educator
1964 – Jorge Drexler , Uruguayan singer-songwriter1964 – Lester Quitzau , Canadian guitarist
1965 – Frédéric Beigbeder , French author and critic1965 – Cheryl Hines , American actress
1965 – Juanjo Mena , Spanish conductor
1965 – Johanna Vuoksenmaa , Finnish director and screenwriter
1965 – David Wenham , Australian actor and producer
1966 – Kerrin Lee-Gartner , Canadian skier and journalist1966 – James Richardson , English television presenter and journalist
1967 – Glen Benton , American singer-songwriter and bass player1967 – Faith Hill , American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
1967 – Suman Pokhrel , Nepali poet and songwriter
1967 – Tyler Stewart , Canadian drummer
1968 – David Jude Jolicoeur , American rapper and producer1968 – Ricki Lake , American actress, producer, and talk show host
1969 – Anne Burrell , American chef and television host1969 – Jason Christiansen , American baseball player
1969 – Curtis Leschyshyn , Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
1970 – Melissa Ferrick , American singer-songwriter and guitarist1970 – Samantha Power , Irish-born American journalist, academic, and diplomat, 28th United States Ambassador to the United Nations
1970 – Unique Priscilla , Indonesian actress and model
1971 – John Crawley , English cricketer and academic1971 – Alfonso Ribeiro , American actor and golf player
1971 – Luke Wilson , American actor, director, and screenwriter
1972 – Olivia Bonamy , French actress1972 – Liam Gallagher , English singer-songwriter
1972 – Jon Kitna , American football player and coach
1972 – David Silveria , American drummer and songwriter
1973 – Vanessa Grigoriadis , American journalist and author1973 – Virginia Ruano Pascual , Spanish tennis player
1973 – Oswaldo Sánchez , Mexican footballer
1974 – Bryce Drew , American basketball player and coach1974 – Jana Kandarr , German tennis player
1974 – Andy Todd , English footballer and manager
1975 – Doug Davis , American baseball player1976 – Jonas Bjerre , Danish singer-songwriter and guitarist1976 – Poul Hübertz , Danish footballer and manager
1977 – Kārlis Lācis , Latvian pianist and composer1977 – Andre Pärn , Estonian basketball player
1977 – Brian Tallet , American baseball player
1978 – Paulo Costanzo , Canadian actor, director, and producer1978 – Luke Godden , Australian footballer
1978 – Doug Howlett , New Zealand rugby player
1978 – Mario Miranda , Brazilian mixed martial artist
1979 – James Allan , Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist1979 – Richard Dunne , Irish footballer
1979 – Chris Gayle , Jamaican cricketer
1979 – Julian Gray , English footballer
1979 – Monika Merl , German runner
1980 – Stacy Clark , American singer-songwriter1980 – Robert Hoffman , American actor, dancer and choreographer
1980 – Nyree Kindred , Welsh swimmer
1980 – Tomas Scheckter , South African race car driver
1981 – Nicole Richie , American actress, fashion designer, and author1982 – Eduardo Azevedo , Brazilian race car driver1982 – Marat Izmailov , Russian footballer
1982 – Danny Kass , American snowboarder
1982 – Christos Tapoutos , Greek basketball player
1982 – Rowan Vine , English footballer
1983 – Fernando Cavenaghi , Argentinian footballer1983 – Kristian Gidlund , Swedish drummer and journalist (d. 2013)
1983 – Maggie Grace , American actress
1983 – Greg Jennings , American football player
1983 – Joseph Mazzello , American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
1983 – Anna Meares , Australian cyclist
1984 – Wale , American rapper1984 – Ben Wildman-Tobriner , American swimmer
1985 – Justin Durant , American football player1986 – Faris Badwan , English singer-songwriter1986 – Lindsey Stirling , American violinist and composer
1987 – Jimmy Clausen , American football player1987 – Anthony Don , Australian rugby league player
1987 – Marcelo Estigarribia , Paraguayan footballer
1987 – Murilo Maccari , Brazilian footballer
1987 – Ashley Paris , American basketball player
1987 – Courtney Paris , American basketball player
1987 – Michał Pazdan , Polish footballer
1988 – Doug Baldwin , American football player1988 – Bilawal Bhutto Zardari , Pakistani politician
1989 – Jason Derulo , American singer-songwriter1989 – Sandor Earl , Australian rugby league player
1989 – Emma Watkins , Australian singer and actress
1990 – Al-Farouq Aminu , American basketball player1990 – Danny Batth , English footballer
1990 – Ivan Dorschner , American-Filipino model and actor
1990 – Sam Kasiano , New Zealand rugby league player
1991 – Anastassia Kovalenko , Estonian motorcycle racer1992 – Chen , South Korean singer1992 – Rodrigo Godínez , Mexican footballer
1993 – Kwon Mina , South Korean singer and actress1993 – Derik Osede , Spanish footballer
1994 – Ben Proud , English swimmer1998 – Miguel Tanfelix , Filipino television actor
Deaths
19 BC – Virgil , Roman poet (b. 70 BC)454 – Flavius Aetius , Roman general and politician (b. 396)687 – Pope Conon (b. 630)1217 – Lembitu , Estonian soldier1217 – Caupo of Turaida
1235 – Andrew II of Hungary (b. 1175)1327 – Edward II of England (b. 1284)1397 – Richard FitzAlan, 11th Earl of Arundel , English admiral (b. 1346)1558 – Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1500)1576 – Gerolamo Cardano , Italian mathematician, physician, and astrologer (b. 1501)1586 – Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle , French cardinal and diplomat (b. 1517)1626 – François de Bonne, Duke of Lesdiguières (b. 1543)1719 – Johann Heinrich Acker , German historian and academic (b. 1647)1743 – Jai Singh II , Indian king (b. 1688)1748 – John Balguy , English philosopher and author (b. 1686)1796 – François Séverin Marceau-Desgraviers , French general (b. 1769)1798 – George Read , American lawyer and politician, 3rd Governor of Delaware (b. 1733)1812 – Emanuel Schikaneder , German actor and playwright (b. 1751)1832 – Walter Scott , Scottish novelist, playwright, and poet (b. 1771)1860 – Arthur Schopenhauer , German philosopher and author (b. 1788)1874 – Jean-Baptiste Élie de Beaumont , French geologist and engineer (b. 1794)1875 – Princess Alexandra of Bavaria (b. 1826)1880 – Manuel Montt , Chilean scholar and politician, 6th President of Chile (b. 1809)1904 – Chief Joseph , American tribal leader (b. 1840)1906 – Samuel Arnold , American conspirator (b. 1838)1926 – Léon Charles Thévenin , French engineer (b. 1857)1933 – Kenji Miyazawa , Japanese author and poet (b. 1896)1938 – Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić , Croatian author and poet (b. 1874)1939 – Armand Călinescu , Romanian economist and politician, 39th Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1893)1942 – John Symes , English cricketer (b. 1879)1944 – Artur Phleps , Romanian general (b. 1881)1947 – Harry Carey , American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1878)1953 – Necmettin Sadak , Turkish publisher and politician, 10th Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1890)1954 – Mikimoto Kōkichi , Japanese businessman (b. 1858)1956 – Bill Struth , Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1875)1957 – Haakon VII of Norway (b. 1872)1958 – Peter Whitehead , English race car driver (b. 1914)1962 – Bo Carter , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1892)1963 – Paulino Masip , Spanish author, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1899)1966 – Paul Reynaud , French lawyer and politician, 118th Prime Minister of France (b. 1878)1971 – Bernardo Houssay , Argentinian physiologist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1887)1972 – Henry de Montherlant , French essayist, novelist, and dramatist (b. 1896)1974 – Walter Brennan , American actor (b. 1894)1974 – Jacqueline Susann , American author and actress (b. 1918)
1975 – Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu , Turkish painter and poet (b. 1911)1976 – Orlando Letelier , Chilean economist and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Chile (b. 1932)1982 – Ivan Bagramyan , Russian general (b. 1897)1985 – Gu Long , Chinese author and screenwriter (b. 1937)1987 – Jaco Pastorius , American bass player, composer, and producer (b. 1951)1988 – Glenn Robert Davis , American lieutenant and politician (b. 1914)1989 – Ertem Eğilmez , Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1929)1989 – Rajini Thiranagama , Sri Lankan physician and academic (b. 1954)
1990 – Takis Kanellopoulos , Greek director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1933)1991 – Gordon Bashford , English engineer (b. 1916)1992 – Tarachand Barjatya , Indian film producer, founded Rajshri Productions (b. 1914)1995 – Rudy Perpich , American dentist and politician, 34th Governor of Minnesota (b. 1928)1998 – Florence Griffith Joyner , American sprinter (b. 1959)2000 – Jacques Flynn , Canadian lawyer and politician, 35th Canadian Minister of Justice (b. 1915)2000 – Leonid Rogozov , Russian physician and surgeon (b. 1934)
2002 – Robert L. Forward , American physicist and engineer (b. 1932)2004 – Bob Mason , English actor and screenwriter (b. 1952)2006 – Tasos Athanasiadis , Greek author (b. 1913)2006 – Boz Burrell , English singer-songwriter and bass player (b. 1946)
2007 – Hallgeir Brenden , Norwegian skier (b. 1929)2007 – Alice Ghostley , American actress (b. 1923)
2007 – Rex Humbard , American evangelist and television host (b. 1919)
2009 – Robert Ginty , American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1948)2011 – John Du Cann , English guitarist (b. 1946)2011 – Jun Henmi , Japanese author and poet (b. 1939)
2011 – Pamela Ann Rymer , American lawyer and judge (b. 1941)
2012 – José Curbelo , Cuban-American pianist and manager (b. 1917)2012 – Yehuda Elkana , Israeli historian and philosopher (b. 1934)
2012 – Sven Hassel , Danish-German soldier and author (b. 1917)
2012 – Bill King , English commander, sailor, and author (b. 1910)
2012 – Tom Umphlett , American baseball player and manager (b. 1930)
2013 – Ruhila Adatia-Sood , Kenyan journalist and radio host (b. 1982)2013 – Kofi Awoonor , Ghanaian author, poet, and diplomat (b. 1935)
2013 – Michel Brault , Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1928)
2013 – Harl H. Haas, Jr. , American lawyer, jurist, and politician (b. 1932)
2013 – Walter Wallmann , German lawyer and politician, Minister-President of Hesse (b. 1932)
2013 – Ko Wierenga , Dutch lawyer and politician (b. 1933)
2014 – Michael Harari , Israeli intelligence officer (b. 1927)2014 – Caldwell Jones , American basketball player and coach (b. 1950)
2014 – Sheldon Patinkin , American director and playwright (b. 1935)
2015 – Ben Cauley , American trumpet player and songwriter (b. 1947)2015 – Yoram Gross , Polish-Australian director and producer (b. 1926)
2015 – Ray Warleigh , Australian-English saxophonist and flute player (b. 1938)
2015 – Richard Williamson , American footballer and coach (b. 1941)
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