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September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 117 days remain until the end of the year.

Events

Pre-1600

  • 917 – Liu Yan declares himself emperor, establishing the Southern Han state in southern China, at his capital of Panyu.
  • 1367 – Swa Saw Ke becomes king of Ava[1]
  • 1590 – An army led by Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma forces Henry IV of France to lift the siege of Paris.[2]

1601–1900

1901–present

Births

Pre-1600

  • 989 – Fan Zhongyan, Chinese chancellor (died 1052)
  • 1187 – Louis VIII, king of France (died 1226)
  • 1201 – Alix of Thouars, duchess of Brittany (died 1221)
  • 1269 – Agnes of Bohemia, Duchess of Austria (died 1296)
  • 1319 – Peter IV, king of Aragon (died 1387)
  • 1451 – Isabel Neville, daughter of Richard Neville (died 1476)
  • 1500 – Maria of Jever, ruler of the Lordship of Jever (died 1575)
  • 1533 – Jacopo Zabarella, Italian philosopher and logician (died 1589)
  • 1540 – Magnus of Holstein, prince of Denmark (died 1583)
  • 1567 – Date Masamune, Japanese daimyō (died 1636)
  • 1568 – Tommaso Campanella, Italian poet, philosopher, and theologian (died 1639)

1601–1900

  • 1638 – Louis XIV, king of France (died 1715)[14]
  • 1641 – Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland, English diplomat (died 1702)
  • 1642 – Maria of Orange-Nassau, Dutch princess (died 1688)
  • 1651 – William Dampier, English explorer (died 1715)
  • 1666 – Gottfried Arnold, German historian and theologian (died 1714)
  • 1667 – Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri, Italian priest, mathematician, and philosopher (died 1733)
  • 1694 – František Václav Míča, Czech conductor and composer (died 1744)
  • 1695 – Carl Gustaf Tessin, Swedish politician and diplomat (died 1770)
  • 1722 – Frederick Christian, Prince-Elector of Saxony (died 1763)
  • 1725 – Jean-Étienne Montucla, French mathematician and theorist (died 1799)
  • 1735 – Johann Christian Bach, German-English viol player and composer (died 1782)
  • 1750 – Robert Fergusson, Scottish poet and author (died 1774)
  • 1769 – John Shortland, English commander (died 1810)
  • 1771 – Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen (died 1847)
  • 1772 – Fath-Ali Shah Qajar, Iranian king (died 1834)
  • 1774 – Caspar David Friedrich, German painter and etcher (died 1840)
  • 1775 – Juan Martín Díez, Spanish general (died 1825)
  • 1781 – Anton Diabelli, Austrian composer and publisher (died 1858)
  • 1787 – François Sulpice Beudant, French mineralogist and geologist (died 1850)
  • 1791 – Giacomo Meyerbeer, German pianist and composer (died 1864)
  • 1792 – Ours-Pierre-Armand Petit-Dufrénoy, French geologist and mineralogist (died 1857)
  • 1806 – Christophe Léon Louis Juchault de Lamoricière, French general and politician, French Minister of War (died 1865)
  • 1817 – Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy, Russian poet, author, and playwright (died 1875)
  • 1818 – Edmund Kennedy, Australian explorer and surveyor (died 1848)
  • 1826 – John Wisden, English cricketer and businessman (died 1884)
  • 1827 – Goffredo Mameli, Italian poet and songwriter (died 1849)
  • 1829 – Lester Allan Pelton, American inventor (died 1908)
  • 1831 – Victorien Sardou, French author and playwright (died 1908)
  • 1833 – George Huntington Hartford, American businessman (died 1917)
  • 1836 – Justiniano Borgoño, Peruvian soldier and politician, 57th President of Peru (died 1921)
  • 1847 – Jesse James, American outlaw (died 1882)
  • 1850 – Eugen Goldstein, German physicist (died 1930)
  • 1856 – Thomas E. Watson, American lawyer, publisher, and politician (died 1922)
  • 1867 – Amy Beach, American pianist and composer (died 1944)
  • 1871 – Friedrich Akel, Estonian physician and politician, Head of State of Estonia (d 1941)
  • 1872 – V. O. Chidambaram Pillai, Indian lawyer and politician (died 1936)
  • 1872 – Horace Rice, Australian tennis player (died 1950)
  • 1873 – Cornelius Vanderbilt III, American general and engineer (died 1942)
  • 1874 – Nap Lajoie, American baseball player and manager (died 1959)
  • 1876 – Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, German field marshal (died 1956)
  • 1880 – José María of Manila, Spanish-Filipino priest and martyr (died 1936)
  • 1881 – Otto Bauer, Austrian philosopher and politician, Foreign Minister of Austria (died 1938)
  • 1881 – Henry Maitland Wilson, 1st Baron Wilson, English field marshal (died 1964)
  • 1883 – Otto Erich Deutsch, Austrian musicologist and scholar (died 1967)
  • 1888 – Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Indian philosopher and politician, 2nd President of India (died 1975)
  • 1892 – Joseph Szigeti, Hungarian violinist and educator (died 1973)
  • 1897 – Morris Carnovsky, American actor (died 1992)
  • 1897 – Arthur Nielsen, American market analyst, founded ACNielsen (died 1980)
  • 1899 – Humphrey Cobb, American author and screenwriter (died 1944)
  • 1899 – Helen Creighton, Canadian author and educator (died 1989)

1901–present

  • 1901 – Florence Eldridge, American actress (died 1988)
  • 1901 – Mario Scelba, Italian politician, 33rd Prime Minister of Italy (died 1991)
  • 1902 – Jean Dalrymple, American playwright, producer, manager, and publicist (died 1998)
  • 1902 – Darryl F. Zanuck, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1979)
  • 1904 – Vera Bradford, Australian pianist and educator (died 2004)
  • 1905 – Maurice Challe, French general (died 1979)
  • 1905 – Arthur Koestler, Hungarian-English journalist and author (died 1983)
  • 1905 – Justiniano Montano, Filipino lawyer and politician (died 2005)
  • 1906 – Ralston Crawford, American painter, lithographer, and photographer (died 1978)
  • 1906 – Sunnyland Slim, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1995)
  • 1908 – Josué de Castro, Brazilian physician, geographer, and activist (died 1973)
  • 1908 – Joaquín Nin-Culmell, German-American pianist and composer (died 2004)
  • 1908 – Cecilia Seghizzi, Italian composer and painter (died 2019)
  • 1908 – Renzo Rivolta, Italian engineer (died 1966)[15]
  • 1909 – Hans Carste, German pianist and conductor (died 1971)
  • 1909 – Bernard Delfont, Russian-English talent manager (died 1994)
  • 1909 – Archie Jackson, Scottish-Australian cricketer (died 1933)
  • 1910 – Leila Mackinlay, English author (died 1996)
  • 1910 – Phiroze Palia, Indian cricketer (died 1981)
  • 1912 – John Cage, American composer and theorist (died 1992)
  • 1912 – Kristina Söderbaum, Swedish-German actress and photographer (died 2001)
  • 1912 – Frank Thomas, American voice actor, animator, and screenwriter (died 2004)
  • 1914 – Stuart Freeborn, English make up artist (died 2013)
  • 1914 – Gail Kubik, American violinist, composer, and educator (died 1984)
  • 1914 – Nicanor Parra, Chilean physicist, mathematician, and poet (died 2018)
  • 1916 – Frank Shuster, Canadian comedian, actor, and screenwriter (died 2002)
  • 1916 – Frank Yerby, American novelist (died 1991)
  • 1917 – Pedro E. Guerrero, American photographer (died 2012)
  • 1917 – Sören Nordin, Swedish harness racer and trainer (died 2008)
  • 1918 – Luis Alcoriza, Mexican actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1992)
  • 1918 – Bob Katter, Sr., Australian captain and politician (died 1990)
  • 1918 – Fred McCarthy, American cartoonist and monk (died 2009)
  • 1919 – Elisabeth Volkenrath, German SS officer and executed war criminal (died 1945)
  • 1920 – Peter Racine Fricker, English-American composer and educator (died 1990)
  • 1920 – Fons Rademakers, Dutch-Swiss actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2007)
  • 1921 – Murray Henderson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2013)
  • 1921 – Jack Valenti, American businessman, created the MPAA film rating system (died 2007)
  • 1922 – Denys Wilkinson, English physicist and academic (died 2016)
  • 1923 – David Hamer, Australian captain and politician (died 2002)
  • 1923 – Ken Meuleman, Australian cricketer (died 2004)
  • 1924 – Paul Dietzel, American football player and coach (died 2013)
  • 1924 – Frank Armitage, Australian-American artist (died 2016)
  • 1925 – Justin Kaplan, American author (died 2014)
  • 1927 – Paul Volcker, American economist and academic (died 2019)
  • 1928 – Joyce Hatto, English pianist and educator (died 2006)
  • 1928 – Albert Mangelsdorff, German trombonist and educator (died 2005)
  • 1929 – Bob Newhart, American comedian and actor (died 2024)[16]
  • 1929 – Andriyan Nikolayev, Russian general, pilot, and cosmonaut (died 2004)[17]
  • 1932 – Carol Lawrence, American actress and singer[18]
  • 1932 – Robert H. Dennard, American electrical engineer and inventor (died 2024)
  • 1933 – Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa, Chilean cardinal
  • 1934 – Paul Josef Cordes, German cardinal (died 2024)
  • 1934 – Dennis Letts, American actor and educator (died 2008)
  • 1934 – Kevin McNamara, English politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (died 2017)
  • 1935 – Werner Erhard, American author and philanthropist, founded Werner Erhard and Associates and The Hunger Project
  • 1935 – Helen Gifford, Australian composer and educator
  • 1935 – Lucille Soong, Chinese-American actress[18]
  • 1936 – Robert Burns, Canadian lawyer and politician (died 2014)
  • 1936 – John Danforth, American politician and diplomat, 24th United States Ambassador to the United Nations
  • 1936 – Jonathan Kozol, American sociologist, author, and educator
  • 1936 – Bill Mazeroski, American baseball player and coach (died 2026)
  • 1936 – Knuts Skujenieks, Latvian poet, journalist, and translator (died 2022)
  • 1937 – Antonio Valentín Angelillo, Argentine footballer and manager (died 2018)
  • 1937 – Dick Clement, English director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1938 – John Ferguson, Sr., Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (died 2007)
  • 1938 – Doreen Massey, Baroness Massey of Darwen, English politician (died 2024)
  • 1939 – Claudette Colvin, American nurse and activist (died 2026)[19]
  • 1939 – William Devane, American actor, director, and screenwriter[18]
  • 1939 – George Lazenby, Australian actor, the second to play James Bond[18]
  • 1939 – John Stewart, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2008)
  • 1939 – George Tremlett, English journalist, author, and politician (died 2021)
  • 1940 – Valerie Howarth, Baroness Howarth of Breckland, English politician
  • 1940 – Raquel Welch, American actress and singer (died 2023)[20]
  • 1941 – Dave Dryden, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2022)[21]
  • 1942 – Werner Herzog, German actor, director, producer, and screenwriter[22]
  • 1942 – Eduardo Mata, Mexican conductor and composer (died 1995)
  • 1943 – Dulce Saguisag, Filipino social worker and politician, 10th Filipino Secretary of Social Welfare and Development (died 2007)
  • 1944 – Dario Bellezza, Italian poet, author, and playwright (died 1996)
  • 1944 – Gareth Evans, Australian lawyer and politician, 33rd Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • 1945 – Eva Bergman, Swedish director and screenwriter
  • 1945 – Al Stewart, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist[18]
  • 1946 – Kyongae Chang, South Korean astrophysicist and academic
  • 1946 – Dennis Dugan, American actor and director[18]
  • 1946 – Dean Ford, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2018)
  • 1946 – Freddie Mercury, British singer and songwriter (died 1991)[23]
  • 1946 – Loudon Wainwright III, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor[18]
  • 1947 – Mel Collins, Manx saxophonist and flute player[18]
  • 1947 – Chip Davis, American pianist, songwriter, and producer
  • 1947 – Buddy Miles, American singer-songwriter and drummer (died 2008)
  • 1947 – Bruce Yardley, Australian cricketer and sportscaster (died 2019)
  • 1948 – Benita Ferrero-Waldner, Austrian lawyer, politician, and diplomat, Foreign Minister of Austria
  • 1949 – Clem Clempson, English guitarist and songwriter
  • 1950 – Rosie Cooper, English businesswoman and politician
  • 1950 – Cathy Guisewite, American cartoonist, created Cathy[18]
  • 1951 – Paul Breitner, German footballer
  • 1951 – Michael Keaton, American actor and producer[18]
  • 1951 – Jamie Oldaker, American drummer and percussionist (died 2020)[18]
  • 1952 – David Glen Eisley, American rock singer-songwriter and actor
  • 1953 – Victor Davis Hanson, American historian and journalist
  • 1953 – Murray Mexted, New Zealand rugby player and sportscaster
  • 1953 – Eiki Nestor, Estonian engineer and politician, Estonian Minister of Social Affairs
  • 1953 – Paul Piché, Canadian singer-songwriter
  • 1954 – Richard Austin, Jamaican footballer and cricketer (died 2015)
  • 1954 – Frederick Kempe, American journalist and author
  • 1956 – Low Thia Khiang, Singaporean businessman and politician
  • 1956 – Roine Stolt, Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
  • 1956 – Debbie Turner, American actress
  • 1957 – Rudi Gores, German footballer and manager
  • 1957 – Peter Winnen, Dutch cyclist
  • 1958 – Lars Danielsson, Swedish bassist, composer, and producer
  • 1959 – Frank Schirrmacher, German journalist and publisher (died 2014)
  • 1960 – Willie Gault, American football player, athlete, and actor[24]
  • 1960 – Don Kulick, Swedish anthropologist and academic
  • 1961 – Marc-André Hamelin, Canadian pianist and composer
  • 1962 – Tracy Edwards, English sailor and coach
  • 1962 – John McGrath, Welsh businessman
  • 1963 – Juan Alderete, American bass player and songwriter
  • 1963 – Kristian Alfonso, American actress and model[18]
  • 1963 – Jeff Brantley, American baseball player and sportscaster
  • 1963 – Terry Ellis, American R&B singer–songwriter and actress[18]
  • 1963 – Taki Inoue, Japanese race car driver and manager
  • 1964 – Frank Farina, Australian footballer and manager
  • 1964 – Sergei Loznitsa, Belarusian-Ukrainian director and screenwriter
  • 1964 – Ken Norman, American basketball player
  • 1964 – Thomas Mikal Ford, American actor (died 2016)
  • 1965 – David Brabham, Australian race car driver
  • 1965 – Hoshitango Imachi, Japanese wrestler
  • 1965 – Nick Talbot, English geneticist and academic
  • 1966 – Achero Mañas, Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter
  • 1966 – Milinko Pantić, Serbian footballer and manager
  • 1967 – Matthias Sammer, German footballer and manager
  • 1967 – Jane Sixsmith, English field hockey player
  • 1968 – Serhiy Kovalets, Ukrainian footballer and manager
  • 1968 – Dennis Scott, American basketball player and sportscaster
  • 1968 – Robin van der Laan, Dutch footballer and coach
  • 1968 – Brad Wilk, American singer-songwriter and drummer[18]
  • 1969 – Leonardo Araújo, Brazilian footballer and manager
  • 1969 – Mariko Kouda, Japanese voice actress, singer, and radio host
  • 1969 – Mark Ramprakash, English cricketer and coach
  • 1969 – Dweezil Zappa, American actor and musician[18]
  • 1970 – Liam Lynch, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, puppeteer, and director
  • 1970 – Mohammad Rafique, Bangladeshi cricketer
  • 1970 – Gilbert Remulla, Filipino journalist and politician
  • 1970 – Johnny Vegas, English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 1971 – Adam Hollioake, Australian cricketer and mixed martial artist
  • 1972 – Guy Whittall, Zimbabwean cricketer
  • 1973 – Paddy Considine, English actor, director, and screenwriter[22]
  • 1973 – Rose McGowan, American actress[18]
  • 1974 – Lauren Jeska, British fell runner convicted of the attempted murder of Ralph Knibbs[25]
  • 1974 – Ken-Marti Vaher, Estonian politician, Estonian Minister of the Interior
  • 1975 – George Boateng, Dutch footballer and manager
  • 1975 – Randy Choate, American baseball player
  • 1976 – Tatiana Gutsu, Ukrainian gymnast
  • 1976 – Carice van Houten, Dutch actress and singer[18]
  • 1977 – Joseba Etxeberria, Spanish footballer
  • 1977 – Nazr Mohammed, American basketball player
  • 1978 – Chris Hipkins, New Zealand politician, 41st Prime Minister of New Zealand[26]
  • 1978 – Chris Jack, New Zealand rugby player
  • 1978 – Sylvester Joseph, Antiguan cricketer
  • 1978 – Zhang Zhong, Chinese chess player
  • 1979 – John Carew, Norwegian footballer
  • 1979 – Julien Lizeroux, French skier
  • 1979 – Salvatore Mastronunzio, Italian footballer
  • 1980 – Franco Costanzo, Argentine footballer
  • 1981 – Daniel Moreno, Spanish cyclist
  • 1981 – Kai Rüütel, Estonian opera singer
  • 1983 – Eugen Bopp, Ukrainian-German footballer
  • 1983 – Pablo Granoche, Uruguayan footballer
  • 1983 – Chris Young, American baseball player[27]
  • 1984 – Alison Bell, Scottish field hockey player[28]
  • 1984 – Chris Anker Sørensen, Danish cyclist (died 2021)
  • 1985 – Justin Dentmon, American basketball player[29]
  • 1985 – Ryan Guy, American soccer player
  • 1986 – Pragyan Ojha, Indian cricketer
  • 1988 – Denni Avdić, Swedish footballer
  • 1988 – Felipe Caicedo, Ecuadorian footballer
  • 1988 – Emmy Raver-Lampman, American actress and singer[22]
  • 1989 – Elena Delle Donne, American basketball player
  • 1989 – Kat Graham, American actress and singer[22]
  • 1989 – Craig Smith, American ice hockey player[30]
  • 1989 – José Ángel Valdés, Spanish footballer
  • 1989 – Ben Youngs, English rugby player
  • 1990 – Lance Stephenson, American basketball player
  • 1990 – Yuna Kim, South Korean figure skater[22]
  • 1990 – Franco Zuculini, Argentine footballer
  • 1991 – Skandar Keynes, English actor and political adviser[18]
  • 1993 – Pablo Reyes, Dominican baseball player[31]
  • 1993 – T. J. Warren, American basketball player[32]
  • 1994 – Kings Elliot, Swiss-English singer[33]
  • 1994 – Sarah Carli, Australian track and field athlete[34]
  • 1994 – Bonnie Anderson, Australian singer, songwriter and actress[35]
  • 1994 – Dayton Wetherby, US-born Panamanian footballer[36]
  • 1994 – Nediam Vargas, Venezuelan sprinter[37]
  • 1994 – Gregorio Paltrinieri, Italian swimmer
  • 1995 – Lucas Wallmark, Swedish ice hockey player[38]
  • 1996 – Jarren Duran, American baseball player[39]
  • 1996 – Sigrid, Norwegian singer
  • 1996 – Richairo Zivkovic, Dutch footballer
  • 1997 – Steven Kwan, American baseball player[40]
  • 1997 – Kyōko Saitō, Japanese idol[41]
  • 1998 – Caroline Dolehide, American tennis player[42]
  • 1998 – Mac Jones, American football player[43]
  • 1998 – Davion Mitchell, American basketball player[44]
  • 1999 – Filip Chytil, Czech ice hockey player[45]
  • 2001 – Bukayo Saka, English footballer[46]
  • 2001 – Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow, Australian rugby league player[47]
  • 2007 – Matthew Schaefer, Canadian ice hockey player[48]

Deaths

Pre-1600

  • 590 – Authari, Lombard king (born 540)
  • 714 – Shang, emperor of the Tang Dynasty
  • 1165 – Nijō, emperor of Japan (born 1143)
  • 1235 – Henry I, duke of Brabant (born 1165)
  • 1311 – Amadeus Aba, Hungarian oligarch
  • 1336 – Charles d'Évreux, count of Étampes (born 1305)
  • 1526 – Alonso de Salazar, Spanish explorer
  • 1548 – Catherine Parr, Queen Consort of England and sixth wife of Henry VIII of England (born c. 1512)
  • 1562 – Katharina Zell, German Protestant reformer (born 1497)
  • 1569 – Edmund Bonner, Bishop of London (born c. 1500)

1601–1900

  • 1607 – Pomponne de Bellièvre, French politician, Chancellor of France (born 1529)
  • 1629 – Domenico Allegri, Italian singer-songwriter (born 1585)
  • 1734 – Nicolas Bernier, French composer (born 1664)
  • 1786 – Jonas Hanway, English merchant and philanthropist (born 1712)
  • 1803 – Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, French general and author (born 1741)
  • 1803 – François Devienne, French flute player and composer (born 1759)
  • 1836 – Ferdinand Raimund, Austrian actor and playwright (born 1790)
  • 1838 – Charles Percier, French architect and interior decorator (born 1764)
  • 1857 – Auguste Comte, French sociologist and philosopher (born 1798)
  • 1876 – Manuel Blanco Encalada, Chilean admiral and politician, 1st President of Chile (born 1790)
  • 1877 – Crazy Horse, American tribal leader (born 1849)
  • 1894 – George Stoneman, Jr., United States Army cavalry officer (born 1822)[49]
  • 1898 – Sarah Emma Edmonds, Canadian-American nurse, soldier, and spy (born 1841)

1901–present

  • 1901 – Ignacij Klemenčič, Slovenian physicist and academic (born 1853)
  • 1902 – Rudolf Virchow, German anthropologist, pathologist, and biologist (born 1821)
  • 1906 – Ludwig Boltzmann, Austrian physicist and philosopher (born 1844)
  • 1909 – Louis Bouveault, French chemist (born 1864)
  • 1912 – Arthur MacArthur, Jr., American LTG (Army), Medal of Honor recipient (born 1845)
  • 1917 – Marian Smoluchowski, Austrian-Polish physicist and mountaineer (born 1872)
  • 1920 – Robert Harron, American actor (born 1893)
  • 1922 – Georgette Agutte, French painter (born 1867)
  • 1926 – Karl Harrer, German journalist and politician (born 1890)
  • 1930 – Robert Means Thompson, American soldier, businessman, and philanthropist (born 1849)
  • 1931 – John Thomson, Scottish footballer (born 1909)
  • 1932 – Francisco Acebal, Spanish journalist, author, and playwright (born 1866)
  • 1932 – Paul Bern, German-American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1889)
  • 1934 – Sidney Myer, Russian-Australian businessman, founded Myer Stores (born 1878)
  • 1936 – Gustave Kahn, French poet and critic (born 1859)
  • 1939 – Kathleen O'Melia, Canadian religious sister (born 1869)[50]
  • 1942 – François de Labouchère, French soldier and pilot (born 1917)
  • 1945 – Clem Hill, Australian cricketer and footballer (born 1877)
  • 1948 – Richard C. Tolman, American physicist and chemist (born 1881)
  • 1953 – Richard Walther Darré, Argentine-German agronomist and politician, convicted war criminal[51] (born 1895)
  • 1954 – Eugen Schiffer, German lawyer and politician, Vice-Chancellor of Germany (born 1860)
  • 1955 – Haydn Bunton Sr., Australian footballer and coach (born 1911)
  • 1961 – Lewis Akeley, American academic (born 1861)[52]
  • 1965 – Thomas Johnston, Scottish journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland (born 1882)
  • 1966 – Dezső Lauber, Hungarian golfer, tennis player, and architect (born 1879)
  • 1970 – Jochen Rindt, German-Austrian race car driver (born 1942)
  • 1972 – Alan Kippax, Australian cricketer and businessman (born 1897)
  • 1973 – Jack Fournier, American baseball player and coach (born 1889)
  • 1975 – Alice Catherine Evans, American microbiologist (born 1881)[53]
  • 1977 – Marcel Thiry, Belgian poet and activist (born 1897)
  • 1979 – Alberto di Jorio, Italian cardinal (born 1884)
  • 1980 – Don Banks, Australian composer and educator (born 1923)
  • 1982 – Douglas Bader, English captain and pilot (born 1910)
  • 1983 – Meng Qingshu, Chinese politician (born 1911)[54]
  • 1984 – Adam Malik, Indonesian politician and diplomat, 3rd Vice President of Indonesia (born 1917)
  • 1984 – Jane Roberts, American psychic and author (born 1929)
  • 1985 – Johannes Hint, Estonian engineer (born 1914)
  • 1986 – Neerja Bhanot, Indian flight purser, known for her heroic actions on Pan Am Flight 73, during which she was killed (born 1963)
  • 1988 – Gert Fröbe, German actor and singer (born 1913)
  • 1989 – Philip Baxter, Welsh-Australian chemical engineer (born 1905)[55]
  • 1990 – Hugh Foot, Baron Caradon, English academic and diplomat (born 1907)
  • 1990 – Jerry Iger, American cartoonist and publisher, co-founded Eisner & Iger (born 1903)
  • 1990 – Ivan Mihailov, Bulgarian politician (born 1896)
  • 1991 – Sharad Joshi, Indian author and poet (born 1931)
  • 1992 – Fritz Leiber, American author and poet (born 1910)
  • 1993 – Claude Renoir, French cinematographer (born 1914)
  • 1994 – Shimshon Amitsur, Israeli mathematician and scholar (born 1921)
  • 1994 – John Newman, Australian politician (born 1946)
  • 1995 – Benyamin Sueb, Indonesian comedian, actor, and singer (born 1939)
  • 1995 – Salil Chowdhury, Indian music composer (born 1922)
  • 1996 – Basil Salvadore D'Souza, Indian bishop (born 1926)
  • 1997 – Leon Edel, American author and critic (born 1907)
  • 1997 – Eddie Little Sky, American actor (born 1926)[56]
  • 1997 – Georg Solti, Hungarian conductor and director (born 1912)
  • 1997 – Mother Teresa, Albanian-Indian nun, missionary, and saint, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1910)
  • 1998 – Ferdinand Biondi, Canadian radio host (born 1909)
  • 1998 – Willem Drees, Jr., Dutch economist and politician, Dutch Minister of Transport (born 1922)
  • 1998 – Verner Panton, Danish interior designer (born 1926)
  • 1998 – Leo Penn, American actor and director (born 1921)
  • 1999 – Alan Clark, English historian and politician, Minister for Defence Procurement (born 1928)
  • 1999 – Allen Funt, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1914)
  • 1999 – Bryce Mackasey, Canadian businessman and politician, Postmaster General of Canada (born 1921)
  • 2000 – Roy Fredericks, Guyanese cricketer and politician (born 1942)
  • 2001 – Justin Wilson, American chef and author (born 1914)
  • 2001 – Vladimir Žerjavić, Croatian economist and academic (born 1912)
  • 2002 – David Todd Wilkinson, American cosmologist and astronomer (born 1935)
  • 2003 – Gisele MacKenzie, Canadian-American singer and actress (born 1927)
  • 2005 – Roberto Viaux, Chilean general (born 1917)
  • 2007 – Jennifer Dunn, American engineer and politician (born 1941)
  • 2007 – Paul Gillmor, American lawyer and politician (born 1939)
  • 2007 – Thomas Hansen, Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1976)
  • 2007 – D. James Kennedy, American pastor and author (born 1930)
  • 2007 – Nikos Nikolaidis, Greek director and screenwriter (born 1939)
  • 2009 – Gani Fawehinmi, Nigerian lawyer and activist (born 1938)
  • 2010 – Hedley Beare, Australian author and academic (born 1932)
  • 2010 – Guillaume Cornelis van Beverloo, Belgian-Dutch poet and painter (born 1922)
  • 2012 – Ian Dick, Australian cricketer and field hockey player (born 1926)
  • 2012 – Victoria Fyodorova, Russian-American actress and author (born 1946)
  • 2012 – John Oaksey, English jockey and journalist (born 1929)
  • 2013 – Edwin Bideau, American lawyer and politician (born 1950)
  • 2013 – Geoffrey Goodman, English pilot, journalist, and author (born 1922)
  • 2013 – Isamu Jordan, American journalist and academic (born 1975)
  • 2014 – Bruce Morton, American journalist (born 1930)
  • 2014 – Mara Neusel, German mathematician, author, and academic (born 1964)
  • 2015 – Goh Eng Wah, Malaysian-Singaporean businessman, founded Eng Wah Global (born 1923)
  • 2015 – Aadesh Shrivastava, Indian singer-songwriter (born 1964)
  • 2015 – Chester Stranczek, American baseball player and businessman (born 1929)
  • 2016 – Hugh O'Brian, American actor (born 1925)[57]
  • 2016 – Phyllis Schlafly, American lawyer, writer, and political activist (born 1924)
  • 2017 – Nicolaas Bloembergen, Dutch-American physicist and Nobel laureate (born 1920)[58]
  • 2018 – Bhagwatikumar Sharma, Indian Gujarati writer and journalist (born 1934)
  • 2018 – Beatriz Segall, Brazilian actress (born 1926)
  • 2019 – Francisco Toledo, Mexican painter, sculptor, and graphic artist (born 1940)[59]
  • 2021 – Sarah Harding, English singer, member of Girls Aloud (born 1981)[60]
  • 2024 – Rebecca Cheptegei, Ugandan athlete (born 1991)[61]
  • 2024 – Herbie Flowers, English musician (born 1938)[62]
  • 2024 – Radha Charan Gupta, Indian historian of mathematics (born 1935)[63]
  • 2024 – Sérgio Mendes, Brazilian pianist and composer (born 1941)[64]
  • 2024 – Rich Homie Quan, American rapper (born 1990)[65]
  • 2024 – Laurent Tirard, French film director and screenwriter (born 1967)[66]

Holidays and observances

  • Christian feast day:
    • Bertin
    • Charbel (martyr)
    • Genebald
    • Gregorio Aglipay (Episcopal Church)
    • Mother Teresa
    • Ursicinus of Ravenna
    • Zechariah and Elisabeth (Anglican and Eastern Orthodox Church)
    • September 5 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • Earliest date on which Jeûne genevois can fall, while September 11 is the latest; celebrated on Thursday after the first Sunday of September. (Canton of Geneva)
  • International Day of Charity[67]
  • Teacher's Day (India)
  • The flag-flying day for Denmark's deployed personnel (Denmark)[68]
  • First day of school in Vietnam

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