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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
*[[1058]] &ndash; [[Agnes of Poitou]] and [[Andrew I of Hungary]] meet to negotiate about the border territory of [[Burgenland]].<ref>Landeschronik Niederösterreich: 3000 Jahre in Daten, Dokumenten und Bildern, Seite 104, Karl Gutkas, C. Brandstätter, 1990.</ref>
*[[1066]] &ndash; At the [[Battle of Fulford]], Harald Hardrada defeats earls Morcar and Edwin.<ref>{{cite book|author=Martin Collier|title=Changing Times, 1066-1500|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OWm1-yf3cXsC&pg=RA3-PP6|year=2003|publisher=Heinemann|isbn=978-0-435-31330-2|page=3}}</ref>
*[[1187]] &ndash; [[Saladin]] begins the [[Siege of Jerusalem (1187)|Siege of Jerusalem]].
*[[1260]] &ndash; The [[Great Prussian Uprising]] among the old Prussians begins against the Teutonic Knights.<ref>{{cite book|author=Andrzej Wakar|title=Bartoszyce: z dziejów miasta i okolic|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mA9JAAAAIAAJ|year=1987|publisher=Wydawn. Pojezierze|isbn=978-83-7002-239-6|page=438|language=pl}}</ref>
*[[1378]] &ndash; Cardinal [[Antipope Clement VII|Robert of Geneva]] is elected as Pope Clement VII, beginning the [[Papal schism of 1378|Papal schism]].
*[[1498]] &ndash; The [[1498 Nankai earthquake|Nankai tsunami]] washes away the building housing the [[Kōtoku-in|Great Buddha at Kōtoku-in]]; it has been located outside ever since.
*[[1519]] &ndash; [[Ferdinand Magellan]] sets sail from Sanlúcar de Barrameda with about 270 men on his expedition which ultimately culminates in the first circumnavigation of the globe.
*[[1586]] &ndash; A number of conspirators in the [[Babington Plot#Arrests, trials and executions|Babington Plot]] are hanged, drawn and quartered.<ref>Francis Edwards, S.J., ''Plots and plotters in the reign of Elizabeth I''. (Dublin: Four Courts, 2002), p. 164. {{ISBN?}}</ref><ref>{{Citation | last = Holinshed | first = Raphael | author-link = Raphael Holinshed | title = Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland | volume = 4 | publisher = Johnson | location = London | year = 1808}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Babington Plot |url=http://www.gunpowder-plot.org/babingtonplot.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060218021207/http://www.gunpowder-plot.org/babingtonplot.asp |archive-date=February 18, 2006 |access-date=September 13, 2022 |publisher=The Gunpowder Plot Society}}</ref>

===1601–1900===
*[[1602]] &ndash; The Spanish-held Dutch town of [[Grave, Netherlands|Grave]] [[Siege of Grave (1602)|capitulates to a besieging Dutch and English army]] under the command of [[Maurice of Orange]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Dalton|first1=Charles|title=Life and Times of General Sir Edward Cecil, Viscount Wimbledon, Colonel of an English Regiment in the Dutch Service, 1605–1631, and One of His Majesty|date=2012|pages=93–97|publisher=HardPress|isbn=9781407753157}}</ref>
*[[1697]] &ndash; The [[Treaty of Ryswick]] is signed by France, England, Spain, the Holy Roman Empire and the Dutch Republic, ending the Nine Years' War.
*[[1737]] &ndash; The [[Walking Purchase]] concludes, which forces the cession of {{convert|1.2|e6acre|km2}} of Lenape-Delaware tribal land to the Pennsylvania Colony.
*[[1792]] &ndash; French troops stop an allied invasion of France at the [[Battle of Valmy]].<ref>{{cite book|title=A Brief History of France|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jUsvAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA263|year=1875|publisher=A.S. Barnes|pages=263}}</ref>
*[[1835]] &ndash; The decade-long [[Ragamuffin War]] starts when rebels capture [[Porto Alegre]] in Brazil.
*[[1848]] &ndash; The [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]] is created.<ref>{{Cite web |title=September 20 — AAAS Founded (1848) – Today in Conservation |url=https://todayinconservation.com/2017/09/september-20-aaas-founded-1848/ |access-date=2025-09-25 |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[1854]] &ndash; [[Crimean War]]: British and French troops defeat Russians at the [[Battle of Alma]].
*[[1857]] &ndash; The [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]] ends with the recapture of Delhi by troops loyal to the East India Company.
*[[1860]] &ndash; The future King [[Edward VII of the United Kingdom]] begins the first visit to North America by a Prince of Wales.
*[[1863]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: The [[Battle of Chickamauga]], in northwestern Georgia, ends in a Confederate victory.
*[[1870]] &ndash; The ''Bersaglieri'' corps [[capture of Rome|enter Rome]] through the ''Porta Pia'', and complete the unification of Italy.
*[[1871]] &ndash; Bishop [[John Coleridge Patteson]], first bishop of Melanesia, is martyred on [[Nukapu]], now in the Solomon Islands.
*[[1881]] &ndash; U.S. President [[Chester A. Arthur]] is sworn in upon the death of [[James A. Garfield]] the previous day.<ref>{{cite book | last = Anthony | first = Carl | title = America's first families : an inside view of 200 years of private life in the White House | publisher = Touchstone | location = New York | year = 2000 | isbn = 9780684864426 | page=35}}</ref>
*[[1893]] &ndash; [[Charles Duryea]] and his brother road-test the first American-made gasoline-powered automobile.

===1901–present===
*[[1911]] &ndash; The White Star Line's {{RMS|Olympic}} collides with the British warship {{HMS|Hawke|1891|6}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Olympic|title=Olympic &#124; British ship|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|access-date=November 23, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Collision Between H.M.S. ''Hawke'' and R.M.S. ''Olympic'' |url=https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1911/december/collision-between-h-ms-hawke-and-r-m-s-olympic |website=U.S. Naval Institute |language=en |date=December 1, 1911}}{{subscription required|s}}</ref>
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Irish War of Independence]]: British police known as "[[Black and Tans]]" [[Sack of Balbriggan|burn the town of Balbriggan]] and kill two local men in revenge for an [[Irish Republican Army (1919–1922)|IRA]] assassination.<ref>Leeson, D.M. ''The Black and Tans: British Police and Auxiliaries in the Irish War of Independence, 1920–1921''. Oxford University Press, 2011. pp. 25–26 {{ISBN?}}</ref>
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[The Holocaust in Lithuania]]: Lithuanian Nazis and local police begin a mass execution of 403 Jews in [[Nemenčinė]].<ref>{{cite book|author1=Josifas Levinsonas|author2=Joseph Levinson|title=The Shoah (Holocaust) in Lithuania|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-bdtAAAAMAAJ|year=2006|publisher=Vilna Gaon Jewish State Museum|isbn=978-5-415-01902-1|page=119}}</ref> 
*[[1946]] &ndash; The first [[Cannes Film Festival]] is held, having been delayed for seven years due to World War II.<ref>{{cite book|author=Chris Gore|title=The Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HthkAAAAMAAJ|year=2001|publisher=IFILM Pub.|isbn=978-1-58065-032-8|page=225}}</ref>
*  1946   &ndash; Six days after a [[1946 Faroese independence referendum|referendum]], King Christian X of Denmark annuls the declaration of independence of the Faroe Islands. 
*[[1954]] &ndash; The [[Moomin comic strips|''Moomin'' comics]], created by [[Tove Jansson]] and [[Lars Jansson (cartoonist)|Lars Jansson]], is published internationally in the London newspaper ''[[The Evening News (London newspaper)|The Evening News]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moomin.com/en/blog/moomin-comic-book/#2ec0a6bd|title=The Moomin comic strip turns 70 and is released in gorgeous softcover!|website=Moomin.com|date=3 July 2024|access-date=23 December 2024}}</ref>
*[[1955]] &ndash; The [[Treaty on Relations between the USSR and the GDR]] is signed.
*[[1961]] &ndash; Greek general [[Konstantinos Dovas]] becomes Prime Minister of Greece.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://zarate.eu/greece.htm|title=Political Leaders: Greece|website=zarate.eu|access-date=November 23, 2020}}</ref>
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[James Meredith]], an African American, is temporarily barred from entering the University of Mississippi.
*[[1965]] &ndash; Following the [[Battle of Burki]], the Indian Army captures Dograi in during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.
*[[1967]] &ndash; The Cunard Liner ''[[Queen Elizabeth 2]]'' is launched in Clydebank, Scotland.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/launched-at-clydebank-the-magnificent-qe2-ruled-the-waves/|title=Launched at Clydebank on this day 50 years ago, the magnificent QE2 ruled the waves |publisher=The Sunday Post|first=|last=|date=September 19, 2017 |access-date=November 23, 2020}}</ref>
*[[1971]] &ndash; Having weakened after making landfall in Nicaragua the previous day, [[Hurricane Irene–Olivia|Hurricane Irene]] regains enough strength to be renamed Hurricane Olivia, making it the first known hurricane to cross from the Atlantic Ocean into the Pacific.
*[[1973]] &ndash; Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in the [[Battle of the Sexes (tennis)|Battle of the Sexes]] tennis match at the Houston Astrodome.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2015/04/1973-billie-jean-king-beats-bobby-riggs-battle-sexes/54497/|title=1973: Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs in the Battle of the Sexes|website=Tennis.com|access-date=November 23, 2020}}</ref>
*  1973   &ndash; Singer [[Jim Croce]], songwriter and musician [[Maury Muehleisen]] and four others die when their light aircraft crashes shortly after takeoff from Natchitoches Regional Airport in Louisiana.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nightswithalicecooper.com/2020/09/18/remembering-jim-croce/|title=Remembering Jim Croce|website=nightswithalicecooper.com|access-date=November 23, 2020|date=September 18, 2020|archive-date=August 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230830180953/https://nightswithalicecooper.com/2020/09/18/remembering-jim-croce/|url-status=usurped}}</ref>
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Vietnam]] is admitted to the United Nations.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/09/21/archives/vietnam-is-admitted-to-the-un-as-32d-general-assembly-opens.html|title=Vietnam Is Admitted to the U.N. As 32d General Assembly Opens (Published 1977)|newspaper=The New York Times |date=September 21, 1977|access-date=November 23, 2020}}</ref>
*[[1979]] &ndash; A French-supported ''[[1979 Central African Republic coup d'état|coup d'état]]'' in the [[Central African Empire]] overthrows Emperor Bokassa I.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/09/21/archives/bokassa-is-reported-overthrown-in-coup-in-central-african-empire.html|title=Bokassa Is Reported Overthrown In Coup in Central African Empire |newspaper=The New York Times |date=September 21, 1979|access-date=November 23, 2020}}</ref>
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[1982 NFL season|NFL season]]: American football players in the National Football League begin a 57-day strike.<ref>{{cite book|author=Commerce Clearing House|title=Tax Court Memorandum Decisions|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WQlEAQAAIAAJ|year=1997|publisher=Commerce Clearing House|page=2660}}</ref>
*[[1984]] &ndash; A suicide bomber in a car [[1984 United States embassy annex bombing in Beirut|attacks]] the U.S. embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, killing twenty-two people.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/09/21/world/23-die-including-2-americans-terrorist-car-bomb-attack-us-embassy-beirut-blast.html|title=23 Die, Including 2 Americans, In Terrorist Car Bomb Attack On The U.S. Embassy At Beirut; Blast Kills Driver|first1=John|last1=Kifner|newspaper=The New York Times |date=September 21, 1984|access-date=November 23, 2020}}</ref>
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[USAir Flight 5050]] crashes into [[Bowery Bay]] during a [[rejected takeoff]] from [[LaGuardia Airport]], killing two people.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-401 N416US New York-La Guardia Airport, NY (LGA) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19890920-0 |access-date=September 19, 2022 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[South Ossetia]] declares its independence from Georgia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uca.edu/politicalscience/dadm-project/europerussiacentral-asia-region/georgiasouth-ossetia-1990-present/|title=38. Georgia/South Ossetia (1990–present)|website=uca.edu|access-date=November 23, 2020}}</ref>
*[[2000]] &ndash; The United Kingdom's MI6 Secret Intelligence Service building is [[2000 MI6 attack|attacked]] by individuals using a Russian-built RPG-22 anti-tank missile.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/sep/21/rebeccaallison.jamiewilson|title=Blasts rock MI6 headquarters|first1=Jamie|last1=Wilson|first2=Rebecca|last2=Allison|first3=Steven|last3=Morris|first4=Vikram|last4=Dodd|newspaper=The Guardian |date=September 21, 2000|access-date=November 23, 2020|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref>
*[[2001]] &ndash; In an address to a joint session of Congress and the American people, U.S. President George W. Bush declares a "[[war on terror]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2001/09/20010920-8.html|title=President Declares 'Freedom at War with Fear'|website=georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov|access-date=November 26, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Transcript of President Bush's address |work=CNN |date=September 20, 2001 |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2001/US/09/20/gen.bush.transcript/ |access-date=September 20, 2021 |archive-date=February 25, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080225062850/http://edition.cnn.com/2001/US/09/20/gen.bush.transcript/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[2003 Maldives civil unrest|Civil unrest in the Maldives]] breaks out after a prisoner is killed by guards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2003-09-21/riots-break-out-in-maldives-over-prisoners-death/1481580|title=Riots break out in Maldives over prisoner's death|date=September 20, 2003|website=www.abc.net.au|access-date=November 23, 2020}}</ref>
*[[2007]] &ndash; Between 15,000 and 20,000 protesters march on Jena, Louisiana, United States, in support of [[Jena Six|six black youths]] who had been convicted of assaulting a white classmate.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/21/us/21cnd-jena.html|title=Thousands Protest Arrests of 6 Blacks in Jena, La.|first=Richard G.|last=Jones|newspaper=The New York Times |date=September 21, 2007|access-date=November 23, 2020}}</ref>
*[[2008]] &ndash; A dump truck full of explosives [[Islamabad Marriott Hotel bombing|detonates]] in front of the Marriott hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, killing 54 people and injuring 266 others.<ref>[https://www.uk.mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSLK18396120080922 Reuters]{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
*[[2011]] &ndash; The United States military ends its "[[don't ask, don't tell]]" policy, allowing gay men and women to serve openly for the first time.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14981082|title='Don't ask, don't tell' ban on gays in US military ends|work=BBC News |date=September 20, 2011|access-date=November 23, 2020}}</ref>
*[[2017]] &ndash; [[Hurricane Maria]] makes landfall in Puerto Rico as a powerful [[Category 4 hurricane|Category&nbsp;4 hurricane]], resulting in 2,975 deaths, US$90&nbsp;billion in damage, and a major humanitarian crisis.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45338080|title=Puerto Rico increases Hurricane Maria death toll to 2,975|work=BBC News |date=August 28, 2018|access-date=November 23, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://money.cnn.com/2017/09/28/news/economy/puerto-rico-hurricane-maria-damage-estimate/index.html|title=Hurricane Maria could be a $95 billion storm for Puerto Rico|first=Jill|last=Disis|date=September 28, 2017|website=CNNMoney|access-date=November 23, 2020}}</ref>
*[[2018]] &ndash; At least 161 people die after a [[Sinking of MV Nyerere|ferry capsizes]] close to the pier on [[Ukara Island]] in [[Lake Victoria]], [[Tanzania]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/world/africa/article/2165320/captain-capsized-ferry-lake-victoria-arrested-after-order-tanzania|title=Captain of capsized ferry on Lake Victoria arrested after order from Tanzania president|date=September 22, 2018}}</ref>
*[[2019]] &ndash; Roughly four&nbsp;million people, mostly students, [[September 2019 climate strikes|demonstrate across the world to address climate change]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/sep/26/greta-thunberg-teenager-on-a-global-mission-to-make-a-difference|title=Greta Thunberg: teenager on a global mission to 'make a difference'|work=[[The Guardian]]|last=Belam|first=Martin|date=September 26, 2019|access-date=October 6, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Vox 350">{{cite web |url=https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2019/9/20/20876143/climate-strike-2019-september-20-crowd-estimate |title=How big was the global climate strike? 4 million people, activists estimate. |work=[[Vox (website)|Vox]] |author-last1=Barclay |author-first1=Eliza |author-last2=Resnick |author-first2=Brian |date=September 20, 2019 |access-date=September 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921012020/https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2019/9/20/20876143/climate-strike-2019-september-20-crowd-estimate |archive-date=September 21, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Sixteen-year-old [[Greta Thunberg]] from Sweden leads the demonstration in New York City.<ref>{{citation|website=Mother Jones|date=Sep 20, 2019|access-date=Sep 20, 2019|title=You've Got to See These Inspiring Photos to Understand the Scale of Today's Global Climate Strikes|author=Abigail Weinberg |url=https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2019/09/youve-got-to-see-these-inspiring-photos-to-understand-the-scale-of-todays-global-climate-strikes/}}</ref><ref>{{citation|website=NPR|date=Sep 20, 2019|access-date=Sep 20, 2019|title=A Rising Generation Asserts Itself On Climate Change|author=Jeff Brady|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/09/20/761916356/global-youth-climate-strike-expected-to-draw-large-crowds}}</ref><ref>{{citation |website=Politico|date=Sep 20, 2019|title=Climate strikes sweep the globe|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/climate-strikes-sweep-the-globe/|author=Paola Tamma}}</ref>

==Births==
===Pre-1600===
* [[917]] &ndash; [[Kyunyeo]], Korean poet (died 973)
*[[1161]] &ndash; [[Emperor Takakura]] of Japan (died 1181)
*[[1449]] &ndash; [[Philipp I, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg]] (died 1500)
*[[1486]] &ndash; [[Arthur, Prince of Wales]] (died 1502)<ref>{{cite book|author=J. A. B. Somerset|title=Shropshire|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gPSNsR2NGAgC&pg=PA714|date=1994|publisher=University of Toronto Press|isbn=978-0-8020-0648-6|pages=714}}</ref>
*[[1504]] &ndash; [[Philip III, Count of Nassau-Weilburg]] (died 1559)
*[[1514]] &ndash; [[Philipp IV, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg]] (died 1590)
*[[1593]] &ndash; [[Gottfried Scheidt]], German organist and composer (died 1661)
*[[1599]] &ndash; [[Christian the Younger of Brunswick]] (died 1623)

===1601–1900===
*[[1608]] &ndash; [[Jean-Jacques Olier]], French priest and mystic, founder of the [[Society of Saint-Sulpice]] (died 1657)
*[[1614]] &ndash; [[Martino Martini]], Italian missionary, cartographer and historian (died 1661)
*[[1685]] &ndash; [[Giuseppe Matteo Alberti]], Italian violinist and composer (died 1751)
*[[1685]] &ndash; [[Mateo de Toro Zambrano, 1st Count of La Conquista]], President of the [[Government Junta of Chile (1810)|First Government Junta]] of Chile (died 1811)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.genealog.cl/Apellidos/Toro/#ToroZambranoUreta,Mateo |title=Recopilación de Genealogia Chilena |access-date=January 5, 2009 |last=Pilleux Cepeda |first=Mauricio |language=es }}</ref>
*[[1746]] &ndash; [[Maurice, Count de Benyovszky]], Slovak-Hungarian explorer (died 1786)
*[[1758]] &ndash; [[Jean-Jacques Dessalines]], Haitian emperor (died 1806)<ref>{{cite book|author=Michael R. Hall|title=Historical Dictionary of Haiti|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3RbzX4PjxtgC&pg=PA80|year=2012|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-7810-5|pages=80}}</ref>
*[[1778]] &ndash; [[Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen]], Russian admiral, cartographer, and explorer (died 1852)
*[[1800]] &ndash; [[Benjamin Franklin White]], American singer and composer (died 1879)
*[[1815]] &ndash; [[Richard Dry]], Australian politician, 7th [[Premier of Tasmania]] (died 1869) 
*[[1819]] &ndash; [[Frederick Ellsworth Sickels]], American inventor (died 1895)
*[[1820]] &ndash; [[John F. Reynolds]], American general (died 1863)
*[[1831]] &ndash; [[Kate Harrington (poet)|Kate Harrington]], American poet and educator (died 1917)
*[[1833]] &ndash; [[Ernesto Teodoro Moneta]], Italian soldier and journalist, [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1918)
*[[1842]] &ndash; [[James Dewar]], Scottish-English chemist and physicist (died 1923)<ref>{{cite book | first1=Alexander | last1=Findlay | first2=William Hobson | last2=Mills | title=British Chemists | place=London | publisher=Chemical Society | year=1947 | oclc=2884090 | page=31}}</ref>
*[[1844]] &ndash; [[William H. Illingworth]], English-American photographer (died 1893)
*[[1847]] &ndash; [[Susanna Rubinstein]], Austrian psychologist (died 1914)
*[[1851]] &ndash; [[Henry Arthur Jones]], English playwright and critic (died 1929)
*[[1853]] &ndash; [[Chulalongkorn]], Siamese king (died 1910)
*[[1861]] &ndash; [[Herbert Putnam]], American lawyer and publisher, 8th [[Librarian of Congress]] (died 1955)
*[[1872]] &ndash; [[Maurice Gamelin]], French general (died 1958)
*[[1873]] &ndash; [[Sidney Olcott]], Canadian-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1949)
*  1873   &ndash; [[Ferenc Szisz]], Hungarian race car driver (died 1944)
*[[1875]] &ndash; [[Matthias Erzberger]], German publicist and politician (died 1921)
*[[1876]] &ndash; [[Carleton Ellis]], American inventor and chemist (died 1941)
*[[1878]] &ndash; [[Upton Sinclair]], American novelist, critic, and essayist (died 1968)
*  1878   &ndash; [[Francisco Lagos Cházaro]], acting president of Mexico (died 1932)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.buscabiografias.com/biografia/verDetalle/9080/Francisco%20Lagos%20Chazaro|title=Francisco Lagos Chazaro|publisher=Busca Biografias |language=es|access-date=May 29, 2019}}</ref>
*[[1880]] &ndash; [[Ildebrando Pizzetti]], Italian composer, musicologist and critic (died 1968)
*[[1884]] &ndash; [[Maxwell Perkins]], American editor (died 1947)
*[[1885]] &ndash; [[Enrico Mizzi]], Maltese lawyer and politician, 6th [[Prime Minister of Malta]] (died 1950)
*[[1886]] &ndash; [[Charles Williams (British writer)|Charles Williams]], English author, poet, and critic (died 1945)
*[[1889]] &ndash; [[Oskar Kaplur]], Estonian wrestler (died 1962)
*  1889   &ndash; [[Charles Reidpath]], American runner and general (died 1975)
*[[1890]] &ndash; [[Linda Eenpalu]], Estonian activist and politician (died 1967)
*[[1891]] &ndash; [[Tomás Garrido Canabal]], Mexican revolutionary (died 1943)
*[[1893]] &ndash; [[Colin Fraser Barron]], Scottish-Canadian sergeant, [[Victoria Cross]] recipient (died 1958)
*  1893   &ndash; [[Hermann Lux (footballer)|Hermann Lux]], German footballer and manager (died 1962)
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[Walter Dubislav]], German logician and philosopher of science (died 1937)
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Leo Strauss]], German-American political scientist, philosopher, and academic (died 1973)

===1901–present===
*[[1902]] &ndash; [[Stevie Smith]], English author and poet (died 1971)<ref>{{cite book|author=Sanford Sternlicht|title=In Search of Stevie Smith|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dVYqcKFZQQEC&pg=PA4|date=1991|publisher=Syracuse University Press|isbn=978-0-8156-2504-9|page=4}}</ref>
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[Jean Dréville]], French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1997)
*  1906   &ndash; [[Vera Faddeeva]], Russian mathematician (died 1983)
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Dorothy Vaughan]], American mathematician (died 2008)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Sept. 20: Sophia Loren, Gary Cole |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/09/20/Famous-birthdays-for-Sept-20-Sophia-Loren-Gary-Cole/5181663437071/#:~:text=Sept.,-20%20(UPI)%20%2D%2D |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=19 September 2023 |date=20 September 2022}}</ref>
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Sidney Dillon Ripley]], American ornithologist and academic (died 2001)
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[Kenneth More]], English actor (died 1982)
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[Malik Meraj Khalid]], Pakistani politician, [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]] (died 2003)
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[Red Auerbach]], American basketball player and coach (died 2006)<ref name="UPI" />
*  1917   &ndash; [[Olga Dahl]], Swedish genealogist (died 2009)
*  1917   &ndash; [[Fernando Rey]], Spanish actor (died 1994)
*  1917   &ndash; [[Clarice Taylor]], American actress (died 2011)<ref name=boston>{{cite news|title=Clarice Taylor of 'The Cosby Show' dies at 93|url=http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2011/06/02/clarice_taylor_of_the_cosby_show_dies_at_93/|work=Boston.com|access-date=June 2, 2011}}</ref>
*  1917   &ndash; [[Obdulio Varela]], Uruguayan footballer (died 1996)
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Jay Ward]], American animator, producer, and screenwriter, founded [[Jay Ward Productions]] (died 1989)<ref>{{cite web |title=Joseph W Cohen, born on September 20, 1920 in San Francisco County, California. |url=https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/joseph_w_cohen_born_1920_552765 |website=CaliforniaBirthIndex.org |access-date=December 11, 2021}}</ref>
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Chico Hamilton]], American drummer, composer, and bandleader (died 2013)
*  1923   &ndash; [[Maurice Sauvé]], Canadian economist, academic, and politician (died 1992)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Gogi Grant]], American singer (died 2016)
*  1924   &ndash; [[Albert Marre]], American director, and producer (died 2012)
*  1924   &ndash; [[Jackie Paris]], American singer and guitarist (died 2004)
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[James Bernard (composer)|James Bernard]], English composer and screenwriter (died 2001)
*  1925   &ndash; [[Ananda Mahidol]], King Rama VIII of [[Thailand]] (died 1946)
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Libero Liberati]], Italian motorcycle racer (died 1962)
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Colette Bonheur]], Canadian singer (died 1966)
*  1927   &ndash; [[John Dankworth]], English saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer (died 2010)
*  1927   &ndash; [[Red Mitchell]], American bassist, composer, and poet (died 1992)<ref>{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1992|edition=1st|isbn=0-85112-580-8|pages=286–287}}</ref>
*  1927   &ndash; [[Rachel Roberts (actress)|Rachel Roberts]], Welsh actress (died 1980)
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Alberto de Lacerda]], Mozambican-Portuguese poet and radio host (died 2007)
*  1928   &ndash; [[Olga Ferri]], Argentinian dancer and choreographer (died 2012)
*  1928   &ndash; [[Donald Hall]], American poet, editor, and critic (died 2018)
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Anne Meara]], American actress and playwright (died 2015)
*  1929   &ndash; [[Vittorio Taviani]], Italian film director and screenwriter (died 2018)
*  1929   &ndash; [[Joe Temperley]], Scottish saxophonist and clarinet player (died 2016)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Richard Montague]], American mathematician and philosopher (died 1971)
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[Cherd Songsri]], Thai director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2006)
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Dennis Viollet]], English footballer and manager (died 1999)
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Hamit Kaplan]], Turkish World and Olympic champion sports wrestler (died 1976)
*  1934   &ndash; [[Sophia Loren]], Italian actress<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for September 20, 2022 includes celebrities Jon Bernthal, George R.R. Martin |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/09/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-september-20-2022-includes-celebrities-jon-bernthal-george-rr-martin.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=19 September 2023 |date=20 September 2022}}</ref> 
*  1934   &ndash; [[David Marquand]], Welsh academic and politician<ref>{{cite web|url=https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-david-marquand/index.html|title=Mr David Marquand|website=Hansard|access-date=May 26, 2019}}</ref> (died 2024)
*  1934   &ndash; [[Jeff Morris (actor)|Jeff Morris]], American actor (died 2004)
*  1934   &ndash; [[Rajinder Puri]], Indian cartoonist, journalist, and activist (died 2015)
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[David Pegg]], English footballer (died 1958)
*  1935   &ndash; [[Keith Roberts]], English author and illustrator (died 2000)
*  1935   &ndash; [[Jim Taylor (fullback)|Jim Taylor]], American football player and sportscaster (died 2018)
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Andrew Davies (writer)|Andrew Davies]], Welsh author, screenwriter, and producer
*  1936   &ndash; [[Salvador Reyes Monteón]], Mexican footballer and manager (died 2012)
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Birgitta Dahl]], Swedish politician, [[Minister for the Environment (Sweden)|Swedish Minister for the Environment]]
*  1937   &ndash; [[Garry Johnson]], English general
*  1937   &ndash; [[Monica Zetterlund]], Swedish actress and singer (died 2005)
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Eric Gale]], American guitarist and producer (died 1994)
*  1938   &ndash; [[Jane Manning]], English soprano and educator (died 2021)
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Tarō Asō]], Japanese target shooter and politician, 92nd [[Prime Minister of Japan]]
*  1940   &ndash; [[William Finley (actor)|William Finley]], American actor (died 2012)
*  1940   &ndash; [[Anna Pavord]], Welsh-English journalist and author
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Dale Chihuly]], American sculptor and educator<ref name="UPI" />
*  1941   &ndash; [[Sammy McMillan]], Irish footballer
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Rose Francine Rogombé]], Gabonese lawyer and politician, [[List of heads of state of Gabon|President of Gabon]] (died 2015)
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Paul Madeley]], English footballer (died 2018)
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj]], Spiritual Master, Head of [[Science of Spirituality]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soulcoaches.com/rajinder-singhji-maharaj/|title=Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj|last=Biography|website=Soulcoaches|access-date=October 1, 2018}}</ref>
*  1946   &ndash; [[Pete Coors]], American businessman and politician
*  1946   &ndash; [[Markandey Katju]], Indian lawyer and judge
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Mia Martini]], Italian singer (died 1995)
*  1947   &ndash; [[Patrick Poivre d'Arvor]], French journalist and author
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Rey Langit]], Filipino journalist and radio host
*  1948   &ndash; [[Victoria Mallory]], American singer and actress (died 2014)
*  1948   &ndash; [[George R. R. Martin]], American novelist and short story writer<ref name="AP" />
*  1948   &ndash; [[Chuck Panozzo]], American bass player<ref name="AP" />
*  1948   &ndash; [[John Panozzo]], American drummer (died 1996)
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Mahesh Bhatt]], Indian director, producer, and screenwriter 
*  1949   &ndash; [[Anthony Denison]], American actor<ref name="AP" />
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Loredana Bertè]], Italian singer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://loredanaberte.it/bio-1950/|title=Biografia – L'Infanzia: 1950 Loredana Bertè Official Website|last=Biography|website=Loredana Bertè Official Website|date=October 27, 2017 |access-date=September 20, 2022}}</ref>
*  1950   &ndash; [[Matt Blair]], American football player (died 2020)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Craig |first1=Mark |title=Former Vikings great Matt Blair dies at age 70, likely linked to CTE |url=https://www.startribune.com/former-vikings-great-matt-blair-dies-at-age-70-likely-linked-to-cte/572832852/ |publisher=[[Star Tribune]] |access-date=19 September 2023 |date=23 October 2020}}</ref>
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Guy Lafleur]], Canadian ice hockey player (died 2022)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cowan |first=Stu |date=April 22, 2022 |title=Montreal Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur dies at 70 |url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/hockey/nhl/hockey-inside-out/lafleur |website=Montreal Gazette |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Geleven |first1=Douglas |title=Canadiens icon Guy Lafleur, one of hockey's flashiest players, dead at 70 |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/guy-lafleur-obituary-1.5766441 |access-date=April 22, 2022 |agency=CBC News |date=April 22, 2022}}</ref>
*  1951   &ndash; [[Javier Marías]], Spanish journalist, author, and academic (died 2022)
*  1951   &ndash; [[Debbi Morgan]], American actress<ref name="AP" />
*  1951   &ndash; [[Greg Valentine]], American wrestler
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Rocky Mattioli]], Italian-Australian boxer
*  1953   &ndash; [[Steve Tom]], American actor
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Anne McIntosh]], Scottish lawyer and politician
*  1954   &ndash; [[Henry Samueli]], American businessman, co-founded [[Broadcom Corporation]] 
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Betsy Brantley]], American actress<ref name="AP" />
*  1955   &ndash; [[Johnny Kidd (wrestler)|Johnny Kidd]], English wrestler
*  1955   &ndash; [[Haim Moshe]], Israeli singer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nli.org.il/en/a-topic/987007306231105171|title=Haim Moshe|publisher=[[National Library of Israel]]}}</ref>
*  1955   &ndash; [[José Rivero]], Spanish golfer
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Jennifer Tour Chayes]], American mathematician and computer scientist
*  1956   &ndash; [[Gary Cole]], American actor<ref name="AP" />
*  1956   &ndash; [[Steve Coleman]], American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader
*  1956   &ndash; [[John Harle]], English saxophonist, composer, conductor, and producer
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Alannah Currie]], New Zealand singer-songwriter 
*  1957   &ndash; [[Michael Hurst]], New Zealand actor and director
*  1957   &ndash; [[Vladimir Tkachenko|Vladimir Tkatchenko]], Russian basketball player<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fibaeurope.com/cid_KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.playerID_9568.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_1979.roundID_2257.teamID_2792.html|title=Vladimir Tkatchenko {{!}} European Championship for Men (1979)}}</ref>
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Arn Anderson]], American wrestler and trainer
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Joseph Alessi]], American trombonist and educator
*  1959   &ndash; [[Joanna Domańska]], Polish pianist and educator
*  1959   &ndash; [[Meral Okay]], Turkish actress, producer, and screenwriter (died 2012)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkeys-famous-screenwriter-dies-18012|title=Turkey's famous screenwriter dies|location=Istanbul|work=[[Hürriyet Daily News]]|date=April 10, 2012|access-date=June 10, 2023}}</ref>
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Lee Hall (playwright)|Lee Hall]], English playwright and screenwriter
*  1960   &ndash; [[Dave Hemingway]], English singer-songwriter and drummer 
*  1960   &ndash; [[Deborah Roberts]], American journalist
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Lisa Bloom]], American lawyer and journalist
*  1961   &ndash; [[Caroline Flint]], English politician, [[Minister of State for Europe]]
*  1961   &ndash; [[Erwin Koeman]], Dutch retired football player and coach
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Jim Al-Khalili]], Iraqi-English physicist, author, and academic
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Anil Dalpat]], Pakistani cricketer
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Randy Bradbury]], American bass player<ref name="AP" />
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen]], Danish badminton player
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Nuno Bettencourt]], Portuguese singer-songwriter and guitarist
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Death & Destruction|Roger Anderson]], American wrestler 
*  1967   &ndash; [[Martin Harrison (American football)|Martin Harrison]], American football player
*  1967   &ndash; [[Kristen Johnston]], American actress<ref name="AP" />
*  1967   &ndash; [[Gunnar Nelson (musician)|Gunnar Nelson]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP" /> 
*  1967   &ndash; [[Matthew Nelson (musician)|Matthew Nelson]], American singer-songwriter and bass player<ref name="AP" /> 
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Ijaz Ahmed (cricketer, born 1968)|Ijaz Ahmed]], Pakistani cricketer and coach
*  1968   &ndash; [[Philippa Forrester]], English television and radio presenter, producer and author
*  1968   &ndash; [[Leah Pinsent]], Canadian actress
*  1968   &ndash; [[Darrell Russell (dragster driver)|Darrell Russell]], American race car driver (died 2004)
*  1968   &ndash; [[Norah Vincent]], American writer (died 2022)<ref>{{cite news |last1=Green |first1=Penelope |title=Norah Vincent, Who Chronicled Passing as a Man, Is Dead at 53 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/18/obituaries/norah-vincent-dead.html |access-date=January 19, 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=August 18, 2022}}</ref>
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Patrick Pentland]], Irish-Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer 
*  1969   &ndash; [[Tim Rogers (musician)|Tim Rogers]], Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
*  1969   &ndash; [[Ben Shepherd]], American musician and songwriter
*  1969   &ndash; [[Richard Witschge]], Dutch footballer and coach
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[N'Bushe Wright]], American actress and dancer
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Todd Blackadder]], New Zealand rugby player and coach
*  1971   &ndash; [[Masashi Hamauzu]], Japanese pianist and composer
*  1971   &ndash; [[Henrik Larsson]], Swedish footballer and manager
*  1971   &ndash; [[Dominika Peczynski]], Swedish singer and television host 
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Enuka Okuma]], Canadian actress<ref name="AP" />
*  1972   &ndash; [[Victor Ponta]], Romanian jurist and politician, 63rd [[Prime Minister of Romania]]
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Ronald McKinnon (American football)|Ronald McKinnon]], American football player
*  1973   &ndash; [[Jo Pavey]], English runner
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Asia Argento]], Italian actress<ref name="UPI" />
*  1975   &ndash; [[Moon Bloodgood]], American actress<ref name="AP" />
*  1975   &ndash; [[Joel Gertner]], American wrestling announcer
*  1975   &ndash; [[Juan Pablo Montoya]], Colombian race car driver
*  1975   &ndash; [[Jason Robinson (musician)|Jason Robinson]], American saxophonist and composer 
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Jon Bernthal]], American actor<ref name="AP" />
*  1976   &ndash; [[Ainsley Earhardt]], American political commentator
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[The-Dream]], American singer, songwriter, and producer<ref name="AP" />
*  1977   &ndash; [[Chris Mooney (journalist)|Chris Mooney]], American journalist and academic
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Jason Bay]], Canadian-American baseball player
*  1978   &ndash; [[Patrizio Buanne]], Austrian-Italian singer-songwriter and producer
*  1978   &ndash; [[Héctor Camacho Jr.]], Puerto Rican-American boxer
*  1978   &ndash; [[Dante Hall]], American football player
*  1978   &ndash; [[Sarit Hadad]], Israeli singer<ref>{{cite web|title=Israeli Pop Singer Sarit Hadad's Song 'Nadlik Beyakhad Ner' Selected to Compete in the Eurovision Song Contest|url=https://jwa.org/thisweek/nov/26/2001/israeli-pop-singer-sarit-hadads-song-nadlik-beyakhad-ner-selected-compete|date= November 26, 2001|publisher=[[Jewish Women's Archive]]}}</ref>
*  1978   &ndash; [[Scott Minto (rugby league)|Scott Minto]], Australian rugby league player
*  1978   &ndash; [[Charlie Weber (actor)|Charlie Weber]], American actor<ref name="AP" />
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Crystle Stewart]], American actress and beauty queen<ref name="AP" />
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Yung Joc]], American rapper<ref name="AP" />
*  1980   &ndash; [[Vladimir Karpets]], Russian cyclist
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Feliciano López]], Spanish tennis player
*  1981   &ndash; [[David McMillan (American football)|David McMillan]], American football player (died 2013)
*  1981   &ndash; [[Ryan Tandy]], Australian rugby league player (died 2014)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/ryan-tandy-rugby-league-player-whose-career-was-overshadowed-by-personal-demons-and-who-was-banned-for-matchfixing-9302964.html|title=Ryan Tandy: Rugby league player whose career was overshadowed by personal demons and who was banned for match-fixing|last=Hadfield|first=Dave|work=[[The Independent]]|date=April 29, 2014|access-date=June 10, 2023}}</ref>
*  1981   &ndash; [[Jordan Tata]], American baseball player
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Jason Bacashihua]], American ice hockey player
*  1982   &ndash; [[Aaron Burkart]], German race car driver
*  1982   &ndash; [[Brian Fortuna]], American dancer and choreographer
*  1982   &ndash; [[Inna Osypenko-Radomska]], Ukrainian-Azerbaijani sprint kayaker<ref>{{cite web|title=Inna Osipenko-Rodomska|url=https://www.olympic.org/inna-osipenko-rodomska|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=March 6, 2020}}</ref>
*  1982   &ndash; [[Sexy Star]], Mexican wrestler
*  1982   &ndash; [[Athanasios Tsigas]], Greek footballer
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Sancho Lyttle]], Vincentian-Spanish basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Sancho Lyttle |url=https://www.wnba.com/player/101023/sancho-lyttle |publisher=[[WNBA]] |access-date=19 September 2023}}</ref>
*  1983   &ndash; [[Freya Ross]], Scottish runner 
*  1983   &ndash; [[Ángel Sánchez (infielder)|Ángel Sánchez]], Puerto Rican baseball player
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Brian Joubert]], French figure skater
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Ian Desmond]], American baseball player
*  1985   &ndash; [[Mami Yamasaki]], Japanese model and actress
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Hayato Fujita]], Japanese wrestler
*  1986   &ndash; [[Aldis Hodge]], American actor<ref name="AP" />
*  1986   &ndash; [[İbrahim Kaş]], Turkish footballer
*  1986   &ndash; [[Jason Nightingale]], New Zealand rugby league player
*  1986   &ndash; [[A. J. Ramos]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=AJ Ramos |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/aj-ramos-573109 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=19 September 2023}}</ref>
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Gain (singer)|Gain]], South Korean singer<ref>{{cite book |author=Mark Russell |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=etDZAwAAQBAJ |title=K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution |date=2014 |publisher=Tuttle Publishing |isbn=978-1-4629-1411-1 |page=89 |access-date=October 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527064350/https://books.google.com/books?id=etDZAwAAQBAJ |archive-date=May 27, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>
*  1987   &ndash; [[Jack Lawless]], American drummer<ref name="AP" /> 
*  1987   &ndash; [[Tito Tebaldi]], Italian rugby player
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Sergei Bobrovsky]], Russian ice hockey player
*  1988   &ndash; [[Coby Fleener]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Coby Fleener |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/14900/coby-fleener |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=19 September 2023}}</ref>
*  1988   &ndash; [[Khabib Nurmagomedov]], Russian mixed martial artist<ref>{{Cite web|title=Khabib Nurmagomedov – About|url=http://khabib.com/en/about/|access-date=June 21, 2021|archive-date=June 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604214106/http://khabib.com/en/about/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*  1988   &ndash; [[Ayano Ōmoto]], Japanese singer and dancer 
*  1988   &ndash; [[Ryan Simpkins (rugby league)|Ryan Simpkins]], Australian rugby league player
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Ken Giles]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Ken Giles |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/ken-giles-571704 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=19 September 2023}}</ref>
*  1990   &ndash; [[Carlos Hyde]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Carlos Hyde |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/16777/carlos-hyde |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=19 September 2023}}</ref>
*  1990   &ndash; [[Donatas Motiejūnas]], Lithuanian basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Donatas Motiejunas |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/202700/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=19 September 2023}}</ref>
*  1990   &ndash; [[Phillip Phillips]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP" />
*  1990   &ndash; [[John Tavares (ice hockey)|John Tavares]], Canadian ice hockey player
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Isaac Cofie]], Ghanaian footballer
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Michał Żyro]], Polish footballer
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Kyle Anderson (basketball)|Kyle Anderson]], American-Chinese basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Kyle Anderson |url=https://www.nba.com/player/203937/kyle-anderson |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=19 September 2023}}</ref>
*  1993   &ndash; [[Julian Draxler]], German footballer
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Laura Dekker]], Dutch sailor
*  1995   &ndash; [[Sammi Hanratty]], American actress<ref name="UPI" />
*  1995   &ndash; [[Rob Holding]], English footballer
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Ioana Loredana Roșca]], Romanian tennis player
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Itamar Einhorn]], Israeli Olympic cyclist<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/itamar-einhorn|title=Itamar Einhorn|website=www.procyclingstats.com}}</ref>
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Trevon Diggs]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Trevon Diggs |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4040966/trevon-diggs |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=19 September 2023}}</ref>
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Thomas Matthew Crooks]], American attempted assassin of [[Donald Trump]] (died 2024)<ref>{{cite web |title=Trump rally shooter Thomas Crooks: Neighbors, classmates, employer speak |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2024/07/14/thomas-crooks-trump-rally-shooter/74397935007/ |website=USA Today |access-date=14 July 2024}}</ref>

==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[855]] &ndash; [[Gozbald]], bishop of Würzburg
*[[1085]] &ndash; [[Hermann II, Count Palatine of Lotharingia]] (born 1049)
*[[1190]] &ndash; [[Adelog of Hildesheim]], German bishop
*[[1241]] &ndash; [[Conrad II of Salzwedel]], German nobleman and bishop
*[[1246]] &ndash; [[Michael of Chernigov]] (born 1185)
*[[1266]] &ndash; [[Jan Prandota]], Bishop of Kraków
*[[1328]] &ndash; [[Ibn Taymiyyah]], Syrian theologian and scholar (born 1263)
*[[1384]] &ndash; [[Louis I, Duke of Anjou]] (born 1339)
*[[1440]] &ndash; [[Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg]] (born 1371)
*[[1460]] &ndash; [[Gilles Binchois]], Flemish composer (born 1400)
*[[1492]] &ndash; [[Anne Neville, Countess of Warwick]] (born 1426)
*[[1501]] &ndash; [[Agostino Barbarigo]], Doge of Venice
*  1501   &ndash; [[Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset]], stepson of [[Edward IV of England]] (born 1457)
*[[1533]] &ndash; [[Veit Stoss]], German sculptor (born c. 1447)
*[[1537]] &ndash; [[Pavle Bakić]], medieval Serb monarch; last [[Serbian Despotate|Serb Despot]]
*[[1565]] &ndash; [[Cipriano de Rore]], Flemish composer and teacher (born 1515)
*[[1586]] &ndash; Sir [[Anthony Babington]], English Catholic conspirator (born 1561)
*  1586   &ndash; [[Chidiock Tichborne]], English conspirator and poet (born 1558)
*[[1590]] &ndash; [[Lodovico Agostini]], Italian priest, composer, and scholar (born 1534)

===1601–1900===
*[[1625]] &ndash; [[Heinrich Meibom (poet)|Heinrich Meibom]], German historian and poet (born 1555)
*[[1627]] &ndash; [[Jan Gruter]], Dutch scholar and critic (born 1560)
*[[1639]] &ndash; [[Johannes Meursius]], Dutch historian and scholar (born 1579)
*[[1643]] &ndash; [[Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland]], English soldier and politician, [[Secretary of State (England)|Secretary of State for England]] (born 1610)
*[[1684]] &ndash; [[Kim Seok-ju]], Korean scholar and politician (born 1634)
*[[1793]] &ndash; [[Fletcher Christian]], English lieutenant and mutineer (born 1764)
*[[1803]] &ndash; [[Robert Emmet]], [[Irish republican]] (born 1780)
*[[1815]] &ndash; [[Nicolas Desmarest]], French geologist and scholar (born 1725)
*[[1839]] &ndash; [[Sir Thomas Hardy, 1st Baronet]], English admiral (born 1769)
*[[1840]] &ndash; [[José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia]], Paraguayan lawyer and politician, [[Consul of Paraguay]] (born 1766)
*[[1845]] &ndash; [[Matvei Gedenschtrom]], Russian explorer and public servant (born 1780)
*[[1852]] &ndash; [[Philander Chase]], American bishop and educator, founded [[Kenyon College]] (born 1775)
*[[1855]] &ndash; [[José Trinidad Reyes]], Honduran priest and educator (born 1797)
*[[1863]] &ndash; [[Jacob Grimm]], German philologist and mythologist (born 1785)
*[[1884]] &ndash; [[Leopold Fitzinger]], Austrian zoologist and author (born 1802)
*[[1898]] &ndash; [[Theodor Fontane]], German author and poet (born 1819)

===1901–present===
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[Robert R. Hitt]], American politician, 13th [[United States Assistant Secretary of State]] (born 1834)
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[Pablo de Sarasate]], Spanish violinist and composer (born 1844)
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[George Nichols (actor)|George Nichols]], American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1864)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Gombojab Tsybikov]], Russian anthropologist and explorer (born 1873)
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Francisco S. Carvajal]], Mexican lawyer and politician, president 1914 (born 1870)<ref>{{citation|url=https://presidentes.mx/francisco-s-carvajal|publisher=Presidentes.mx|title=Francisco S. Carvajal|language=es|access-date=May 28, 2019|archive-date=May 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528070059/https://presidentes.mx/francisco-s-carvajal|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Annie Besant]], English theosophist and activist (born 1847)
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Paul Bruchési]], Canadian archbishop (born 1855)
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Kārlis Ulmanis]], Latvian prime minister and president (born 1877)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kārlis Ulmanis {{!}} Valsts prezidenta kanceleja |url=https://www.president.lv/en/karlis-ulmanis |access-date=April 14, 2023 |website=www.president.lv |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Augusto Tasso Fragoso]], Brazilian politician, [[President of Brazil]] (born 1869)
*  1945   &ndash; [[William Seabrook]], American occultist, journalist, and explorer (born 1884)
*  1945   &ndash; [[Eduard Wirths]], German physician (born 1909)
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Fiorello H. La Guardia]], American lawyer and politician, 99th [[Mayor of New York City]] (born 1882)
*  1947   &ndash; [[Jantina Tammes]], Dutch biologist, geneticist, and academic (born 1871)
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Heino Kaski]], Finnish pianist and composer (born 1885)
*  1957   &ndash; [[Jean Sibelius]], Finnish violinist and composer (born 1865)
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Alexandros Othonaios]], Greek general and politician, 126h [[Prime Minister of Greece]] (born 1879)
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Giorgos Seferis]], Greek poet and diplomat, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1900)
*  1971   &ndash; [[James Westerfield]], American actor (born 1913)
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Pierre-Henri Simon]], French historian and author (born 1903)
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Jim Croce]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1943)
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Saint-John Perse]], French poet and diplomat, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1887)
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Ludvík Svoboda]], Czech general and politician, 8th [[President of Czechoslovakia]] (born 1895)
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Steve Goodman]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1948)
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Michael Stewart (playwright)|Michael Stewart]], American playwright and composer (born 1924)
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Erich Hartmann]], German soldier and pilot (born 1922)
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Abioseh Nicol]], Sierra Leonean physician, academic, and diplomat (born 1924)
*  1994   &ndash; [[Jule Styne]], American composer (born 1905)
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Paul Erdős]], Hungarian-Polish mathematician and academic (born 1913)
*  1996   &ndash; [[Reuben Kamanga]], Zambian politician, 1st [[Vice-President of Zambia]] (born 1929)
*  1996   &ndash; [[Paul Weston]], American pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1912)
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Robert Lebel (ice hockey)|Robert Lebel]], Canadian businessman (born 1905)
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Gherman Titov]], Russian general, pilot, and astronaut (born 1935)
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Sergei Bodrov Jr.]], Russian actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1971)
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Simon Muzenda]], Zimbabwean politician, 1st [[Vice-President of Zimbabwe]] (born 1922)
*  2003   &ndash; [[Gareth Williams, Baron Williams of Mostyn]], Welsh lawyer and politician, [[Lord President of the Council]] (born 1941)
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Brian Clough]], English footballer and manager (born 1935)
*  2004   &ndash; [[Townsend Hoopes]], American soldier and historian (born 1922)
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Simon Wiesenthal]], Austrian human rights activist, [[Holocaust]] survivor (born 1908)
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Armin Jordan]], Swiss conductor (born 1932)
*  2006   &ndash; [[Sven Nykvist]], Swedish director, producer, and cinematographer (born 1922)
*  2006   &ndash; [[John W. Peterson]], American pilot and songwriter (born 1921)
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Johnny Gavin (footballer)|Johnny Gavin]], Irish footballer (born 1928)
*[[2010]] &ndash; [[Leonard Skinner]], American soldier and educator (born 1933)
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[Oscar Handlin]], American historian and author (born 1915)
*  2011   &ndash; [[Burhanuddin Rabbani]], Afghan academic and politician, 10th [[President of Afghanistan]] (born 1940)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Fortunato Baldelli]], Italian cardinal (born 1935)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Richard H. Cracroft]], American author and academic (born 1936)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Tereska Torrès]], French soldier and author (born 1920)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[James B. Vaught]], American general (born 1926)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Gilles Verlant]], Belgian journalist and critic (born 1957)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Anatoly Berezovoy]], Russian colonel, pilot, and cosmonaut (born 1942)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Polly Bergen]], American actress and singer (born 1930)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Takako Doi]], Japanese scholar and politician (born 1928)
*  2014   &ndash; [[George Sluizer]], French-Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1932)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Mario Caiano]], Italian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1933)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Jagmohan Dalmiya]], Indian businessman (born 1940)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Jack Larson]], American actor (born 1928)
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[Curtis Hanson]], American film director and screenwriter (born 1945)
*  2016   &ndash; [[Peter Leo Gerety]], American bishop (born 1912)
*  [[2023]]- [[Maddy Cusack]], English football player (born 1995)<ref>{{Cite news |title=Maddy Cusack: Sheffield United Women midfielder dies aged 27 |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12040/12966565/maddy-cusack-sheffield-united-women-midfielder-dies-aged-27 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250211212316/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12040/12966565/maddy-cusack-sheffield-united-women-midfielder-dies-aged-27 |archive-date=2025-02-11 |access-date=2025-09-22 |work=Sky Sports |language=en-GB}}</ref>
*  [[2024]] &ndash; [[Ibrahim Aqil]], Hezbollah militant (born 1962)<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Bachega |first1=Hugo |last2=Cursino |first2=Malu |date=September 20, 2024 |title=Beirut strike: Top Hezbollah commander killed in Israeli strike |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y9wyy9pr2o |access-date=September 21, 2024 |website=[[BBC]] |language=en-GB}}</ref>
*  2024 &ndash; [[Kathryn Crosby]], American actress and singer (born 1933)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Green |first=Penelope |date=September 22, 2024 |title=Kathryn Crosby, Actress and Bing Crosby's Widow, Dies at 90 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/22/obituaries/kathryn-crosby-dead.html |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
*  2024 &ndash; [[Daniel J. Evans]], American politician, 16th [[List of governors of Washington|Governor of Washington]] (born 1925)<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Clymer |first1=Adam |last2=McFadden |first2=Robert D. |date=September 21, 2024 |title=Daniel J. Evans, 98, Washington State Governor Who Went to Senate, Dies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/21/obituaries/daniel-j-evans-dead.html |access-date=September 22, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
*  2024 &ndash; [[Sayuri (musician)|Sayuri]], Japanese musician (born 1996)<ref>{{Cite web |last=People |first=29 Comments |date=2024-09-28 |title=Singer-Songwriter Sayuri Dies at 28 |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-09-27/singer-songwriter-sayuri-dies-at-28/.216062 |access-date=2024-09-29 |website=Anime News Network |language=en}}</ref>
*  2024 &ndash; [[Cleo Sylvestre]], English actress (born 1945)<ref>{{cite web |title=Cleo Sylvestre: Trailblazing actress dies aged 79 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn8jg8dgy12o |website=BBC News |access-date=20 September 2024 |date=20 September 2024}}</ref>
*  2024 – [[Eduardo Xol]], American designer and author (born 1966)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-26 |title='Extreme Makeover: Home Edition' designer dies after Palm Springs stabbing |url=https://abc7.com/post/eduardo-xol-extreme-makeover-home-edition-dies-after-palm-springs-stabbing/15359498/ |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=ABC7 Los Angeles |language=en}}</ref>
*  [[2025]]- [[Matt Beard]], English football manager (born 1978)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-20 |title=Matt Beard: Former Liverpool women manager dies aged 47 |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c0r00qx5llko |access-date=2025-09-22 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Holidays and observances==
* Christian [[feast day]]:
** [[Pope Agapetus I|Agapitus]] ([[Western Christianity]])
** [[Saint Eustace|Eustace]] (Western Christianity)
** [[Saint Evilasius|Evilasius]]
** [[Saint Fausta|Fausta of Cyzicus]]
** [[Glycerius (bishop of Milan)|Glycerius of Milan]]
** [[Jean-Charles Cornay]] (one of [[Vietnamese Martyrs]])
** [[John Coleridge Patteson]] (commemoration, [[Anglicanism]])
** [[José Maria de Yermo y Parres]]
** [[Korean Martyrs]], including [[Andrew Kim Taegon]] and [[Laurent-Marie-Joseph Imbert]]
** [[Theodore, Philippa and companions]]
** [[Vincent Madelgarius|Vincent Madelgarius (Maelceadar)]]
** [[September 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
* [[Constitution Day (Nepal)]]
* [[Independence Day (South Ossetia)|Independence Day]] of [[South Ossetia]] (not fully recognized)
* [[National Youth Day (Thailand)]]
* [[Oil Workers' Day]] ([[Azerbaijan]])
* [[Universal Children's Day (Germany)]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/20 |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}}
* {{NYT On this day|month=09|day=20}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/september/20 |title=Historical Events on September 20 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}}

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