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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
* [[917]] &ndash; [[Liu Yan (emperor)|Liu Yan]] declares himself emperor, establishing the [[Southern Han]] state in southern China, at his capital of Panyu.
*[[1367]] &ndash; [[Swa Saw Ke]] becomes king of [[Ava Kingdom|Ava]]<ref name=tt-128>{{cite journal | author=Than Tun | author-link=Than Tun | title=History of Burma: A.D. 1300–1400 | journal=Journal of Burma Research Society | date=December 1959 | volume=XLII | number=II | page=128}}</ref>
*[[1590]] &ndash; An army led by [[Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma|Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma]] forces [[Henry IV of France]] to lift the [[Siege of Paris (1590)|siege of Paris]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Butler|first=A.J.|chapter=The Wars of Religion in France|title=The Cambridge Modern History. Volume III: The Wars of Religion|editor-last1=Ward|editor-first1=Adolphus W.|editor-last2=Prothero|editor-first2=G.W.|editor-last3=Leathes|editor-first3=Stanley|location=London|publisher=MacMillan & Co.|date=1918|oclc=1291437438|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x9VmAAAAMAAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false|page=49}}</ref>

===1601–1900===
*[[1661]] &ndash; Fall of [[Nicolas Fouquet]]: [[Louis XIV]]'s [[Superintendent of Finances]] is arrested in [[Nantes]] by [[Charles de Batz-Castelmore d'Artagnan|D'Artagnan]], captain of the king's [[musketeer]]s.
*[[1697]] &ndash; [[War of the Grand Alliance]] : A French warship commanded by Captain [[Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville]] defeated an English squadron at the [[Battle of Hudson's Bay]].
*[[1698]] &ndash; In an effort to Westernize his nobility, [[Tsar]] [[Peter I of Russia]] imposes a tax on beards for all men except the clergy and peasantry.
*[[1725]] &ndash; Wedding of [[Louis XV]] and [[Maria Leszczyńska]].
*[[1774]] &ndash; [[First Continental Congress|First]] [[Continental Congress]] assembles in [[Philadelphia]].
*[[1781]] &ndash; [[Battle of the Chesapeake]] in the [[American Revolutionary War]]: The British Navy is repelled by the French Navy, contributing to the [[Siege of Yorktown|British surrender at Yorktown]].
*[[1791]] &ndash; [[Olympe de Gouges]] writes the [[Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen]].
*[[1793]] &ndash; [[French Revolution]]: The [[French National Convention]] initiates the [[Reign of Terror]]. 
*[[1798]] &ndash; [[Conscription]] is made mandatory in France by the [[Jourdan law]]. 
*[[1812]] &ndash; [[War of 1812]]: The [[Siege of Fort Wayne]] begins when Chief [[Winamac]]'s forces attack two soldiers returning from the fort's outhouses.
*[[1816]] &ndash; [[Louis XVIII]] of France has to dissolve the [[Chambre introuvable]] ("Unobtainable Chamber").
*[[1836]] &ndash; [[Sam Houston]] is elected as the first president of the [[Republic of Texas]].
*[[1839]] &ndash; The United Kingdom declares [[First Opium War|war]] on the [[Qing dynasty]] of China.
*[[1862]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: The [[Army of Northern Virginia]] crosses the [[Potomac River]] at [[White's Ford]] in the [[Maryland Campaign]].
*[[1877]] &ndash; [[American Indian Wars]]: [[Oglala Lakota|Oglala Sioux]] [[Tribal chief|chief]] [[Crazy Horse]] is [[bayonet]]ed by a United States soldier after resisting confinement in a guardhouse at [[Fort Robinson]] in [[Nebraska]].
*[[1882]] &ndash; The first United States [[Labor Day]] parade is held in New York City. 
*[[1887]] &ndash; A [[Exeter Theatre Royal fire|fire at the Theatre Royal, Exeter]] kills 186, making it the UK's deadliest ever building fire.<ref>{{cite book|title=Theatre Notebook|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e543AAAAIAAJ|year=1971|publisher=Society for Theatre Research|page=153}}</ref><ref name=lloyd>{{cite web|title=Theatres in Exeter, Devonshire|url=http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/ExeterTheatres.htm|last=Lloyd|first=Matthew}}</ref><ref name=candle>{{cite book|last=Delderfield|first=Eric R|title=Cavalcade by Candlelight: History of Exeter's Theatres, 1725–1950|year=1950|publisher=ERD Books|isbn=9780900345128}}</ref>

===1901–present===
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Russo-Japanese War]]: In [[New Hampshire]], United States, the [[Treaty of Portsmouth]], mediated by U.S. President [[Theodore Roosevelt]], ends the war. 
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[World War I]]: [[First Battle of the Marne]] begins. Northeast of Paris, the French attack and defeat German forces who are advancing on the capital. 
*[[1915]] &ndash; The pacifist [[Zimmerwald Conference]] begins.
*[[1932]] &ndash; The [[French Upper Volta]] is broken apart between [[Ivory Coast]], [[French Sudan]], and [[Niger]].
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Spanish Civil War]]: [[Llanes]] falls to the [[Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War)|Nationalists]] following a one-day siege.
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Chile]]: A group of youths affiliated with the fascist [[National Socialist Movement of Chile]] are [[Seguro Obrero massacre|executed after surrendering]] during a failed coup.
*[[1941]] &ndash; Whole territory of [[German occupation of the Baltic states during World War II|Estonia is occupied]] by Nazi Germany.
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: Japanese high command orders withdrawal at [[Battle of Milne Bay|Milne Bay]], the first major Japanese defeat in land warfare during the [[Pacific War]].
*[[1943]] &ndash; World War II: In the [[Pacific War|Pacific Theater]], the [[503rd Infantry Regiment|503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment]] lands and occupies [[Lae Nadzab Airport]], near [[Lae]] during the [[Salamaua–Lae campaign]]. 
*[[1944]] &ndash; Belgium, Netherlands and [[Luxembourg]] constitute [[Benelux]].
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Cold War]]: [[Igor Gouzenko]], a [[Soviet Union]] embassy clerk, defects to Canada, exposing Soviet espionage in North America, signalling the beginning of the Cold War.
*  1945   &ndash; [[Iva Toguri D'Aquino]], a [[Japanese American]] who broadcast under the name [[Orphan Annie]] during [[World War II]], is arrested in [[Yokohama]] by U.S. military authorities amid widespread speculation of her being wartime radio propagandist [[Tokyo Rose]].
*[[1948]] &ndash; In France, [[Robert Schuman]] becomes [[President of the Council of Ministers|President of the Council]] while being [[Foreign minister]]; as such, he is the French negotiator of the major treaties of the end of World War II.
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[KLM Flight 633]] crashes into the [[River Shannon]] in [[Shannon, County Clare]], Ireland, killing 28.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed L-1049C-55-81 Super Constellation PH-LKY Shannon Airport (SNN)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19540905-0|access-date=2021-09-04|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref>
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Cuban Revolution]]: [[Fulgencio Batista]] bombs the revolt in [[Cienfuegos]].
*[[1960]] &ndash; Poet [[Léopold Sédar Senghor]] is the first elected [[President of Senegal]].
*  1960   &ndash; [[Muhammad Ali]] (then known as Cassius Clay) wins the gold medal in the [[Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics|light heavyweight boxing competition at the Olympic Games]] in Rome.
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Mỹ Lai massacre|Mỹ Lai Massacre]]: U.S. Army [[Lieutenant]] [[William Calley]] is charged with six specifications of premeditated murder for the death of 109 [[Vietnam]]ese civilians in [[My Lai]]. 
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Vietnam War]]: [[Operation Jefferson Glenn]] begins: The [[101st Airborne Division|United States 101st Airborne Division]] and the [[South Vietnam]]ese [[1st Division (South Vietnam)|1st Infantry Division]] initiate a new operation in [[Huế|Thừa Thiên–Huế Province]].
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Munich massacre]]: A [[Palestinian terrorist]] group called "[[Black September Organization|Black September]]" attacks and takes hostage 11 [[Israel]]i athletes at the [[1972 Summer Olympics|Munich Olympic Games]]. Two die in the attack and nine are murdered the following day.
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Sacramento, California]]: [[Lynette Fromme]] [[Attempted assassination of Gerald Ford in Sacramento|attempts to assassinate]] U.S. President [[Gerald Ford]].
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Voyager Program]]: [[NASA]] launches the ''[[Voyager 1]]'' spacecraft. 
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Camp David Accords]]: [[Menachem Begin]] and [[Anwar Sadat]] begin peace discussions at [[Camp David|Camp David, Maryland]]. 
*[[1980]] &ndash; The [[Gotthard Road Tunnel]] opens in Switzerland as the world's longest highway tunnel at {{convert|16.9|km|mi}} stretching from [[Göschenen]] to [[Airolo]].
*[[1981]] &ndash; The first women arrive at what becomes [[Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp]] in the UK.<ref name="CND">{{cite web |last1=Muir |first1=Michael |title=30th anniversary of foundation of Greenham Common Women's peace camp  |url=https://cnduk.org/30th-anniversary-foundation-greenham-common-womens-peace-camp/ |access-date=3 September 2022 |date=30 August 2011}}</ref>
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[STS-41-D]]: The [[Space Shuttle Discovery|Space Shuttle ''Discovery'']] lands after its maiden voyage.
*  1984   &ndash; [[Western Australia]] becomes the last Australian state to abolish [[capital punishment]].
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Pan Am Flight 73]] from [[Mumbai]], India with 358 people on board is [[Aircraft hijacking|hijacked]] at [[Karachi International Airport]].
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Sri Lankan civil war|Sri Lankan Civil War]]: Sri Lankan Army soldiers [[Eastern University massacre|slaughter]] 158 civilians.
*[[1991]] &ndash; The current international treaty defending indigenous peoples, [[Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989]], comes into force.
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Hurricane Fran]] makes landfall near [[Cape Fear (headland)|Cape Fear]], [[North Carolina]] as a [[Tropical cyclone|Category 3]] storm with 115&nbsp;mph sustained winds. Fran caused over $3&nbsp;billion in damage and killed 27 people.
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Mandala Airlines Flight 091]] crashes after takeoff from [[Soewondo Air Force Base|Polonia International Airport]] in [[Medan]], Indonesia, killing 149.<ref name="ASN">{{cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-230 PK-RIM Medan-Polonia Airport (MES) |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20050905-0 |website=aviation-safety.net |publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref>
*[[2012]] &ndash; An [[2012 Afyonkarahisar arsenal explosion|accidental explosion]] at a Turkish Army ammunition store in [[Afyonkarahisar|Afyon]], western Turkey kills 25 soldiers and wounds four others.
*[[2021]] &ndash; The President of Guinea, [[Alpha Condé]] is captured by armed forces during a [[2021 Guinean coup d'état|coup d'état]].<ref>{{citation|title= Guinea coup attempt: Soldiers claim to seize power from Alpha Condé|first=|publisher=[[BBC]]|year=2021|url= https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-58453778.amp}}</ref>
*[[2022]] &ndash; [[Liz Truss]] is declared the winner of the [[July–September 2022 Conservative Party leadership election|UK Conservative Party leadership election]], beating [[Rishi Sunak]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-58575895|title=Who is Liz Truss? From teenage Lib Dem to Tory PM|work=BBC News |date=15 September 2021 |access-date=5 September 2022}}</ref>
*  2022   &ndash; At least 93 people die and 25 are missing after a [[2022 Luding earthquake|magnitude 6.8 earthquake]] strikes [[Sichuan]], China.<ref>{{cite news |title=Death Toll From Western China Earthquake Rises to 93 |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/death-toll-from-western-china-earthquake-rises-to-93/6744687.html |access-date=16 October 2022 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=Voice of America |date=12 September 2022}}</ref>

==Births==
===Pre-1600===
* [[989]] &ndash; [[Fan Zhongyan]], Chinese chancellor (died 1052)
*[[1187]] &ndash; [[Louis VIII of France|Louis VIII]], king of France (died 1226)
*[[1201]] &ndash; [[Alix, Duchess of Brittany|Alix of Thouars]], duchess of Brittany (died 1221)
*[[1269]] &ndash; [[Agnes of Bohemia, Duchess of Austria]] (died 1296)<ref>{{cite web |title=AUSTRIA |url=https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/AUSTRIA.htm#RudolfIIdied1290 |website=Foundation for Medieval Genealogy |access-date=17 September 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606025937/https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/AUSTRIA.htm#RudolfIIdied1290 |archive-date=6 June 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[1319]] &ndash; [[Peter IV of Aragon|Peter IV]], king of Aragon (died 1387)
*[[1451]] &ndash; [[Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence|Isabel Neville]], daughter of Richard Neville (died 1476)
*[[1500]] &ndash; [[Maria of Jever]], ruler of the Lordship of Jever (died 1575)
*[[1533]] &ndash; [[Jacopo Zabarella]], Italian philosopher and logician (died 1589)
*[[1540]] &ndash; [[Magnus, Duke of Holstein|Magnus of Holstein]], prince of Denmark  (died 1583)
*[[1567]] &ndash; [[Date Masamune]], Japanese daimyō (died 1636)
*[[1568]] &ndash; [[Tommaso Campanella]], Italian poet, philosopher, and theologian (died 1639)

===1601–1900===
*[[1638]] &ndash; [[Louis XIV]], king of France (died 1715)<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC – History – Historic Figures: Louis XIV (1638–1715) |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/louis_xiv.shtml |website=www.bbc.co.uk |access-date=9 June 2022}}</ref>
*[[1641]] &ndash; [[Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland]], English diplomat (died 1702)
*[[1642]] &ndash; [[Maria of Orange-Nassau (1642–1688)|Maria of Orange-Nassau]], Dutch princess (died 1688)
*[[1651]] &ndash; [[William Dampier]], English explorer (died 1715)
*[[1666]] &ndash; [[Gottfried Arnold]], German historian and theologian (died 1714)
*[[1667]] &ndash; [[Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri]], Italian priest, mathematician, and philosopher (died 1733)
*[[1694]] &ndash; [[František Václav Míča]], Czech conductor and composer (died 1744)
*[[1695]] &ndash; [[Carl Gustaf Tessin]], Swedish politician and diplomat (died 1770)
*[[1722]] &ndash; [[Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony|Frederick Christian]], Prince-Elector of Saxony (died 1763)
*[[1725]] &ndash; [[Jean-Étienne Montucla]], French mathematician and theorist (died 1799)
*[[1735]] &ndash; [[Johann Christian Bach]], German-English [[viol]] player and composer (died 1782)
*[[1750]] &ndash; [[Robert Fergusson]], Scottish poet and author (died 1774)
*[[1769]] &ndash; [[John Shortland]], English commander (died 1810)
*[[1771]] &ndash; [[Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen]] (died 1847)
*[[1772]] &ndash; [[Fath-Ali Shah Qajar]], Iranian king (died 1834)
*[[1774]] &ndash; [[Caspar David Friedrich]], German painter and etcher (died 1840)
*[[1775]] &ndash; [[Juan Martín Díez]], Spanish general (died 1825)
*[[1781]] &ndash; [[Anton Diabelli]], Austrian composer and publisher (died 1858)
*[[1787]] &ndash; [[François Sulpice Beudant]], French mineralogist and geologist (died 1850)
*[[1791]] &ndash; [[Giacomo Meyerbeer]], German pianist and composer (died 1864)
*[[1792]] &ndash; [[Ours-Pierre-Armand Petit-Dufrénoy]], French geologist and mineralogist (died 1857)
*[[1806]] &ndash; [[Christophe Léon Louis Juchault de Lamoricière]], French general and politician, [[Minister of Defence (France)|French Minister of War]] (died 1865)
*[[1817]] &ndash; [[Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy]], Russian poet, author, and playwright (died 1875)
*[[1818]] &ndash; [[Edmund Kennedy]], Australian explorer and surveyor (died 1848)
*[[1826]] &ndash; [[John Wisden]], English cricketer and businessman (died 1884)
*[[1827]] &ndash; [[Goffredo Mameli]], Italian poet and songwriter (died 1849)
*[[1829]] &ndash; [[Lester Allan Pelton]], American inventor (died 1908)
*[[1831]] &ndash; [[Victorien Sardou]], French author and playwright (died 1908)
*[[1833]] &ndash; [[George Huntington Hartford]], American businessman (died 1917) 
*[[1836]] &ndash; [[Justiniano Borgoño]], Peruvian soldier and politician, 57th [[President of Peru]] (died 1921)
*[[1847]] &ndash; [[Jesse James]], American outlaw (died 1882)
*[[1850]] &ndash; [[Eugen Goldstein]], German physicist (died 1930)
*[[1856]] &ndash; [[Thomas E. Watson]], American lawyer, publisher, and politician (died 1922)
*[[1867]] &ndash; [[Amy Beach]], American pianist and composer (died 1944)
*[[1871]] &ndash; [[Friedrich Akel]], Estonian physician and politician, [[Head of State of Estonia]] (d 1941)
*[[1872]] &ndash; [[V. O. Chidambaram Pillai]], Indian lawyer and politician (died 1936)
*[[1872]] &ndash; [[Horace Rice]], Australian tennis player (died 1950)
*[[1873]] &ndash; [[Cornelius Vanderbilt III]], American general and engineer (died 1942)
*[[1874]] &ndash; [[Nap Lajoie]], American baseball player and manager (died 1959)
*[[1876]] &ndash; [[Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb]], German field marshal (died 1956)
*[[1880]] &ndash; [[José María of Manila]], Spanish-Filipino priest and martyr (died 1936)
*[[1881]] &ndash; [[Otto Bauer]], Austrian philosopher and politician, [[Foreign Minister of Austria]] (died 1938)
*  1881   &ndash; [[Henry Maitland Wilson, 1st Baron Wilson]], English field marshal (died 1964)
*[[1883]] &ndash; [[Otto Erich Deutsch]], Austrian musicologist and scholar (died 1967)
*[[1888]] &ndash; [[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]], Indian philosopher and politician, 2nd [[President of India]] (died 1975)
*[[1892]] &ndash; [[Joseph Szigeti]], Hungarian violinist and educator (died 1973)
*[[1897]] &ndash; [[Morris Carnovsky]], American actor (died 1992)
*  1897   &ndash; [[Arthur Nielsen]], American market analyst, founded [[ACNielsen]] (died 1980)
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Humphrey Cobb]], American author and screenwriter (died 1944)
*  1899   &ndash; [[Helen Creighton]], Canadian author and educator (died 1989)

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[Florence Eldridge]], American actress (died 1988)
*  1901   &ndash; [[Mario Scelba]], Italian politician, 33rd [[Prime Minister of Italy]] (died 1991)
*[[1902]] &ndash; [[Jean Dalrymple]], American playwright, producer, manager, and publicist (died 1998)
*  1902   &ndash; [[Darryl F. Zanuck]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1979)
*[[1904]] &ndash; [[Vera Bradford]], Australian pianist and educator (died 2004)
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Maurice Challe]], French general (died 1979)
*  1905   &ndash; [[Arthur Koestler]], Hungarian-English journalist and author (died 1983)
*  1905   &ndash; [[Justiniano Montano]], Filipino lawyer and politician (died 2005)
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[Ralston Crawford]], American painter, lithographer, and photographer (died 1978)
*  1906   &ndash; [[Sunnyland Slim]], American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1995)
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[Josué de Castro]], Brazilian physician, geographer, and activist (died 1973)
*  1908   &ndash; [[Joaquín Nin-Culmell]], German-American pianist and composer (died 2004)
*  1908   &ndash; [[Cecilia Seghizzi]], Italian composer and painter (died 2019)
*  1908   &ndash; [[Renzo Rivolta]], Italian engineer (died 1966)<ref name="IT">{{cite news |url=http://italiantribune.com/cars_49/ |title=The history of the Italian automobile – Part 49 |work=[[Italian Tribune-La Tribuna del Popolo|Italian Tribune]] |date=2 March 2017 |accessdate=2020-05-27 }}</ref>
*[[1909]] &ndash; [[Hans Carste]], German pianist and conductor (died 1971)
*  1909   &ndash; [[Bernard Delfont]], Russian-English talent manager (died 1994)
*  1909   &ndash; [[Archie Jackson]], Scottish-Australian cricketer (died 1933)
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Leila Mackinlay]], English author (died 1996)
*  1910   &ndash; [[Phiroze Palia]], Indian cricketer (died 1981)
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[John Cage]], American composer and theorist (died 1992)
*  1912   &ndash; [[Kristina Söderbaum]], Swedish-German actress and photographer (died 2001)
*  1912   &ndash; [[Frank Thomas (animator)|Frank Thomas]], American voice actor, animator, and screenwriter (died 2004)
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[Stuart Freeborn]], English make up artist (died 2013)
*  1914   &ndash; [[Gail Kubik]], American violinist, composer, and educator (died 1984)
*  1914   &ndash; [[Nicanor Parra]], Chilean physicist, mathematician, and poet (died 2018)
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Frank Shuster]], Canadian comedian, actor, and screenwriter (died 2002)
*  1916   &ndash; [[Frank Yerby]], American novelist (died 1991)
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[Pedro E. Guerrero]], American photographer (died 2012)
*  1917   &ndash; [[Sören Nordin]], Swedish [[Harness racing|harness]] racer and trainer (died 2008)
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Luis Alcoriza]], Mexican actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1992)
*  1918   &ndash; [[Bob Katter, Sr.]], Australian captain and politician (died 1990)
*  1918   &ndash; [[Fred McCarthy (cartoonist)|Fred McCarthy]], American cartoonist and monk (died 2009)
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Elisabeth Volkenrath]], German [[SS]] officer and executed war criminal (died 1945)
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Peter Racine Fricker]], English-American composer and educator (died 1990)
*  1920   &ndash; [[Fons Rademakers]], Dutch-Swiss actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2007)
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Murray Henderson (ice hockey)|Murray Henderson]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2013)
*  1921   &ndash; [[Jack Valenti]], American businessman, created the [[Motion Picture Association of America film rating system|MPAA film rating system]] (died 2007)
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Denys Wilkinson]], English physicist and academic (died 2016)
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[David Hamer]], Australian captain and politician (died 2002)
*  1923   &ndash; [[Ken Meuleman]], Australian cricketer (died 2004)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Paul Dietzel]], American football player and coach (died 2013)
*  1924   &ndash; [[Frank Armitage]], Australian-American artist (died 2016)
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Justin Kaplan]], American author (died 2014)
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Paul Volcker]], American economist and academic (died 2019)
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Joyce Hatto]], English pianist and educator (died 2006)
*  1928   &ndash; [[Albert Mangelsdorff]], German trombonist and educator (died 2005)
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Bob Newhart]], American comedian and actor (died 2024)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/bob-newhart-dead-comedian-1236077300/|title=Bob Newhart, Comedy Icon, Dies at 94|publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|accessdate=July 18, 2024|date=July 18, 2024|last=Dagan|first=Carmel}}</ref>
*  1929   &ndash; [[Andriyan Nikolayev]], Russian general, pilot, and cosmonaut (died 2004)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Burgess |first1=Colin |last2=Hall |first2=Rex |title=The First Soviet Cosmonaut Team: Their Lives, Legacy, and Historical Impact |date=2009 |publisher=Springer |location=Berlin |isbn=9780387848235 |page=59 |lccn=2008935694}}</ref>
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Carol Lawrence]], American actress and singer<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for September 5, 2022 includes celebrities Michael Keaton, Kat Graham |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/09/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-september-5-2022-includes-celebrities-michael-keaton-kat-graham.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=3 September 2023 |date=5 September 2022}}</ref>
*  1932   &ndash; [[Robert H. Dennard]], American electrical engineer and inventor (died 2024)
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa]], Chilean cardinal
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Paul Josef Cordes]], German cardinal (died 2024)
*  1934   &ndash; [[Dennis Letts]], American actor and educator (died 2008)
*  1934   &ndash; [[Kevin McNamara (politician)|Kevin McNamara]], English politician, [[Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland]] (died 2017)
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Werner Erhard]], American author and philanthropist, founded [[Werner Erhard and Associates]] and [[The Hunger Project]]
*  1935   &ndash; [[Helen Gifford]], Australian composer and educator
*  1935   &ndash; [[Lucille Soong]], Chinese-American actress<ref name="AP" />
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Robert Burns (Quebec politician)|Robert Burns]], Canadian lawyer and politician (died 2014)
*  1936   &ndash; [[John Danforth]], American politician and diplomat, 24th [[United States Ambassador to the United Nations]]
*  1936   &ndash; [[Jonathan Kozol]], American sociologist, author, and educator
*  1936   &ndash; [[Bill Mazeroski]], American baseball player and coach
*  1936   &ndash; [[Knuts Skujenieks]], Latvian poet, journalist, and translator (died 2022)
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Antonio Valentín Angelillo]], Argentine footballer and manager (died 2018)
*  1937   &ndash; [[Dick Clement]], English director, producer, and screenwriter
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[John Ferguson, Sr.]], Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager (died 2007)
*  1938   &ndash; [[Doreen Massey, Baroness Massey of Darwen]], English politician (died 2024)
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Claudette Colvin]], American nurse and activist<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Sept. 5: Werner Herzog, Rose McGowan |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/09/05/Famous-birthdays-for-Sept-5-Werner-Herzog-Rose-McGowan/8251662314266/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=3 September 2023 |date=5 September 2022}}</ref>
*  1939   &ndash; [[William Devane]], American actor, director, and screenwriter<ref name="AP" />
*  1939   &ndash; [[George Lazenby]], Australian actor, the second to play [[James Bond]]<ref name="AP" />
*  1939   &ndash; [[John Stewart (musician)|John Stewart]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2008)
*  1939   &ndash; [[George Tremlett]], English journalist, author, and politician (died 2021)
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Valerie Howarth, Baroness Howarth of Breckland]], English politician
*  1940   &ndash; [[Raquel Welch]], American actress and singer (died 2023)<ref>{{cite news |title=Raquel Welch, 1960s film star and sex symbol, dies at 82 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/02/15/actress-raquel-welch-dead/ |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref>
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Dave Dryden]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2022)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stubbs |first=Dave |title=Dave Dryden, former NHL goalie, mask pioneer, dies at 81|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/dave-dryden-dead-at-81/c-336146198 |access-date=October 7, 2022 |website=www.nhl.com |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Werner Herzog]], German actor, director, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="UPI" />
*  1942   &ndash; [[Eduardo Mata]], Mexican conductor and composer (died 1995)
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Dulce Saguisag]], Filipino social worker and politician, 10th [[Secretary of Social Welfare and Development (Philippines)|Filipino Secretary of Social Welfare and Development]] (died 2007)
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Dario Bellezza]], Italian poet, author, and playwright (died 1996)
*  1944   &ndash; [[Gareth Evans (politician)|Gareth Evans]], Australian lawyer and politician, 33rd [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Australia)|Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs]] 
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Eva Bergman]], Swedish director and screenwriter
*  1945   &ndash; [[Al Stewart]], Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP" />
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Kyongae Chang]], South Korean astrophysicist and academic
*  1946   &ndash; [[Dennis Dugan]], American actor and director<ref name="AP" />
*  1946   &ndash; [[Dean Ford]], Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2018)
*  1946   &ndash; [[Freddie Mercury]], British singer and songwriter (died 1991)<ref>{{cite web |title=Freddie Mercury {{!}} Biography, Parents, Songs, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Freddie-Mercury |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=9 January 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1946   &ndash; [[Loudon Wainwright III]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor<ref name="AP" />
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Mel Collins]], Manx saxophonist and flute player<ref name="AP" /> 
*  1947   &ndash; [[Chip Davis]], American pianist, songwriter, and producer 
*  1947   &ndash; [[Buddy Miles]], American singer-songwriter and drummer (died 2008)
*  1947   &ndash; [[Bruce Yardley]], Australian cricketer and sportscaster (died 2019)
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Benita Ferrero-Waldner]], Austrian lawyer, politician, and diplomat, [[Foreign Minister of Austria]]
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Clem Clempson]], English guitarist and songwriter 
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Rosie Cooper]], English businesswoman and politician
*  1950   &ndash; [[Cathy Guisewite]], American cartoonist, created ''[[Cathy]]''<ref name="AP" />
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Paul Breitner]], German footballer
*  1951   &ndash; [[Michael Keaton]], American actor and producer<ref name="AP" />
*  1951   &ndash; [[Jamie Oldaker]], American drummer and percussionist (died 2020)<ref name="AP" />
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[David Glen Eisley]], American rock singer-songwriter and actor
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Victor Davis Hanson]], American historian and journalist
*  1953   &ndash; [[Murray Mexted]], New Zealand rugby player and sportscaster
*  1953   &ndash; [[Eiki Nestor]], Estonian engineer and politician, [[Minister of Social Affairs (Estonia)|Estonian Minister of Social Affairs]]
*  1953   &ndash; [[Paul Piché]], Canadian singer-songwriter
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Richard Austin (cricketer)|Richard Austin]], Jamaican footballer and cricketer (died 2015)
*  1954   &ndash; [[Frederick Kempe]], American journalist and author
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Low Thia Khiang]], Singaporean businessman and politician
*  1956   &ndash; [[Roine Stolt]], Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
*  1956   &ndash; [[Debbie Turner]], American actress
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Rudi Gores]], German footballer and manager
*  1957   &ndash; [[Peter Winnen]], Dutch cyclist 
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Lars Danielsson]], Swedish bassist, composer, and producer
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Frank Schirrmacher]], German journalist and publisher (died 2014)
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Willie Gault]], American football player, athlete, and actor<ref>{{cite web |title=Willie Gault |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/6467/willie-gault |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=3 September 2023}}</ref>
*  1960   &ndash; [[Don Kulick]], Swedish anthropologist and academic
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Marc-André Hamelin]], Canadian pianist and composer
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Tracy Edwards]], English sailor and coach
*  1962   &ndash; [[John McGrath (artistic director)|John McGrath]], Welsh businessman
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Juan Alderete]], American bass player and songwriter 
*  1963   &ndash; [[Kristian Alfonso]], American actress and model<ref name="AP" />
*  1963   &ndash; [[Jeff Brantley]], American baseball player and sportscaster
*  1963   &ndash; [[Terry Ellis]], American R&B singer–songwriter and actress<ref name="AP" />
*  1963   &ndash; [[Taki Inoue]], Japanese race car driver and manager
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Frank Farina]], Australian footballer and manager
*  1964   &ndash; [[Sergei Loznitsa]], Belarusian-Ukrainian director and screenwriter
*  1964   &ndash; [[Ken Norman]], American basketball player
*  1964   &ndash; [[Thomas Mikal Ford]], American actor (died 2016)
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[David Brabham]], Australian race car driver
*  1965   &ndash; [[Hoshitango Imachi]], Japanese wrestler
*  1965   &ndash; [[Nick Talbot]], English geneticist and academic
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Achero Mañas]], Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter
*  1966   &ndash; [[Milinko Pantić]], Serbian footballer and manager
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Matthias Sammer]], German footballer and manager
*  1967   &ndash; [[Jane Sixsmith]], English field hockey player
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Serhiy Kovalets]], Ukrainian footballer and manager
*  1968   &ndash; [[Dennis Scott (basketball)|Dennis Scott]], American basketball player and sportscaster
*  1968   &ndash; [[Robin van der Laan]], Dutch footballer and coach
*  1968   &ndash; [[Brad Wilk]], American singer-songwriter and drummer<ref name="AP" /> 
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Leonardo Araújo]], Brazilian footballer and manager
*  1969   &ndash; [[Mariko Kouda]], Japanese voice actress, singer, and radio host
*  1969   &ndash; [[Mark Ramprakash]], English cricketer and coach
*  1969   &ndash; [[Dweezil Zappa]], American actor and musician<ref name="AP" />
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Liam Lynch (musician)|Liam Lynch]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, puppeteer, and director 
*  1970   &ndash; [[Mohammad Rafique (cricketer)|Mohammad Rafique]], Bangladeshi cricketer
*  1970   &ndash; [[Gilbert Remulla]], Filipino journalist and politician
*  1970   &ndash; [[Johnny Vegas]], English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Adam Hollioake]], Australian cricketer and mixed martial artist
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Shane Sewell]], Canadian-American wrestler and referee
*  1972   &ndash; [[Guy Whittall]], Zimbabwean cricketer
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Paddy Considine]], English actor, director, and screenwriter<ref name="UPI" />
*  1973   &ndash; [[Rose McGowan]], American actress<ref name="AP" />
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Lauren Jeska]], British fell runner convicted of the attempted murder of [[Ralph Knibbs]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/great-britain-ni/lauren-jeska-014470216|title=Lauren Jeska &#124; Profile|website=www.worldathletics.org}}</ref>
*  1974   &ndash; [[Rawl Lewis]], Grenadian cricketer
*  1974   &ndash; [[Ken-Marti Vaher]], Estonian politician, [[Minister of the Interior (Estonia)|Estonian Minister of the Interior]]
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Rod Barajas]], American baseball player and manager
*  1975   &ndash; [[George Boateng]], Dutch footballer and manager
*  1975   &ndash; [[Randy Choate]], American baseball player
*  1975   &ndash; [[Matt Geyer]], Australian rugby league player and coach
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Tatiana Gutsu]], Ukrainian gymnast
*  1976   &ndash; [[Carice van Houten]], Dutch actress and singer<ref name="AP" />
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Rosevelt Colvin]], American football player and sportscaster
*  1977   &ndash; [[Joseba Etxeberria]], Spanish footballer
*  1977   &ndash; [[Minoru Fujita]], Japanese wrestler
*  1977   &ndash; [[Nazr Mohammed]], American basketball player
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Laura Bertram]], Canadian actress
*  1978   &ndash; [[Chris Hipkins]], New Zealand politician, 41st [[Prime Minister of New Zealand]]<ref name="Beehive bio">{{cite web |title=Hon Chris Hipkins |url=https://www.beehive.govt.nz/minister/biography/chris-hipkins |publisher=New Zealand Government |access-date=22 November 2021 |archive-date=22 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122233815/https://www.beehive.govt.nz/minister/biography/chris-hipkins |url-status=live}}</ref>
*  1978   &ndash; [[Chris Jack]], New Zealand rugby player 
*  1978   &ndash; [[Sylvester Joseph]], Antiguan cricketer
*  1978   &ndash; [[Zhang Zhong]], Chinese chess player
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[John Carew]], Norwegian footballer
*  1979   &ndash; [[Stacey Dales]], Canadian basketball player and sportscaster
*  1979   &ndash; [[Julien Lizeroux]], French skier
*  1979   &ndash; [[Salvatore Mastronunzio]], Italian footballer
*  1979   &ndash; [[George O'Callaghan]], Irish footballer
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Franco Costanzo]], Argentine footballer
*  1980   &ndash; [[Kevin Simm]], British singer
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Daniel Moreno]], Spanish cyclist
*  1981   &ndash; [[Kai Rüütel]], Estonian opera singer 
*  1981   &ndash; [[Filippo Volandri]], Italian tennis player
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Alexandre Geijo]], Spanish-Swiss footballer
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Eugen Bopp]], Ukrainian-German footballer
*  1983   &ndash; [[Pablo Granoche]], Uruguayan footballer
*  1983   &ndash; [[Lincoln Riley]], American football coach
*  1983   &ndash; [[Antony Sweeney]], English footballer
*  1983   &ndash; [[Chris Young (outfielder)|Chris Young]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Chris Young |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/chris-young-455759 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=3 September 2023}}</ref>
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Alison Bell (field hockey)|Alison Bell]], Scottish field hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Glasgow 2014 – Alison Bell Profile |url=http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/cycling_road/1028987/alison_bell.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807023307/http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/cycling_road/1028987/alison_bell.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=August 7, 2020 |website=results.glasgow2014.com |access-date=1 April 2020}}</ref>
*  1984   &ndash; [[Chris Anker Sørensen]], Danish cyclist (died 2021)
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Justin Dentmon]], American basketball player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/dentmju01.html|title=Justin Dentmon Stats|website=Basketball-Reference.com}}</ref>
*  1985   &ndash; [[Ryan Guy]], American soccer player
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Colt McCoy]], American football player
*  1986   &ndash; [[Pragyan Ojha]], Indian cricketer
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Denni Avdić]], Swedish footballer
*  1988   &ndash; [[Felipe Caicedo]], Ecuadorian footballer
*  1988   &ndash; [[Emmy Raver-Lampman]], American actress and singer<ref name="UPI" />
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Elena Delle Donne]], American basketball player
*  1989   &ndash; [[Kat Graham]], American actress and singer<ref name="UPI" />
*  1989   &ndash; [[Craig Smith (ice hockey)|Craig Smith]], American ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Craig Smith |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/craig-smith-8475225 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=3 September 2023}}</ref>
*  1989   &ndash; [[José Ángel Valdés]], Spanish footballer
*  1989   &ndash; [[Ben Youngs]], English rugby player
*  1990   &ndash; [[Lance Stephenson]], American basketball player
*  1990   &ndash; [[Yuna Kim]], South Korean figure skater<ref name="UPI" />
*  1990   &ndash; [[Franco Zuculini]], Argentine footballer
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Skandar Keynes]], English actor and political adviser<ref name="AP" />
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Pablo Reyes]], Dominican baseball player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pablo Reyes #19 |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/pablo-reyes-622569 |access-date=10 April 2024 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]]}}</ref>
*  1993   &ndash; [[T. J. Warren]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=T.J. Warren &#124; Brooklyn Nets &#124; NBA.com |website=[[NBA.com]] |url=https://www.nba.com/player/203933/tj-warren}}</ref>
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Gregorio Paltrinieri]], Italian swimmer
*  1995   &ndash; [[Lucas Wallmark]], Swedish ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Lucas Wallmark |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/lucas-wallmark-8478027 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=3 September 2023}}</ref>
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Jarren Duran]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jarren Duran Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status ... |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/duranja01.shtml |website=baseball-reference.com |access-date=September 3, 2024}}</ref>
*  1996   &ndash; [[Sigrid (singer)|Sigrid]], Norwegian singer 
*  1996   &ndash; [[Richairo Zivkovic]], Dutch footballer
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Steven Kwan]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Steven Kwan Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status ... |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kwanst01.shtml |website=baseball-reference.com |access-date=September 3, 2024}}</ref>
*  1997   &ndash; [[Kyōko Saitō]], Japanese idol<ref>{{cite web |title=齊藤 京子 |url=https://www.hinatazaka46.com/s/official/artist/6?ima=0000 |website=日向坂46公式サイト |access-date=11 December 2020 |language=ja |archive-date=16 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416102000/https://www.hinatazaka46.com/s/official/artist/6?ima=0000 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Caroline Dolehide]], American tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Caroline Dolehide {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/322052/caroline-dolehide |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref>
*  1998   &ndash; [[Mac Jones]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Mac Jones |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4241464/mac-jones |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=3 September 2023}}</ref>
*  1998   &ndash; [[Davion Mitchell]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Davion Mitchell &#124; Sacramento Kings  |website=[[NBA.com]] |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1630558/davion-mitchell}}</ref>
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Filip Chytil]], Czech ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Filip Chytil |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/filip-chytil-8480078 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=3 September 2023}}</ref>
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Bukayo Saka]], English footballer<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bukayo Saka |url=https://www.englandfootball.com/mens-senior-team/squad/Bukayo-Saka |access-date=2022-07-04 |website=England Football |language=en}}</ref>
*2001 &ndash; [[Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow]], Australian rugby league player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hamiso Tabuai-Fidoe |url= https://www.dolphinsnrl.com.au/teams/nrl-premiership/dolphins/hamiso-tabuai-fidow/ |access-date=2025-09-06 |website=Dolphins NRL|language=en}}</ref>

==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[590]] &ndash; [[Authari]], Lombard king (born 540)
* [[714]] &ndash; [[Emperor Shang of Tang|Shang]], emperor of the Tang Dynasty
*[[1165]] &ndash; [[Emperor Nijō|Nijō]], emperor of Japan (born 1143)
*[[1235]] &ndash; [[Henry I, Duke of Brabant|Henry I]], duke of Brabant (born 1165)
*[[1311]] &ndash; [[Amadeus Aba]], Hungarian oligarch
*[[1336]] &ndash; [[Charles d'Évreux]], count of Étampes (born 1305)
*[[1526]] &ndash; [[Alonso de Salazar]], Spanish explorer
*[[1548]] &ndash; [[Catherine Parr]], Sixth and last Queen of [[Henry VIII of England]] (born c. 1512)
*[[1562]] &ndash; [[Katharina Zell]], German Protestant reformer (born 1497)
*[[1569]] &ndash; [[Edmund Bonner]], Bishop of London (born c. 1500)

===1601–1900===
*[[1607]] &ndash; [[Pomponne de Bellièvre]], French politician, [[Chancellor of France]] (born 1529)
*[[1629]] &ndash; [[Domenico Allegri]], Italian singer-songwriter (born 1585)
*[[1734]] &ndash; [[Nicolas Bernier]], French composer (born 1664)
*[[1786]] &ndash; [[Jonas Hanway]], English merchant and philanthropist (born 1712)
*[[1803]] &ndash; [[Pierre Choderlos de Laclos]], French general and author (born 1741)
*[[1803]] &ndash; [[François Devienne]], French flute player and composer (born 1759)
*[[1836]] &ndash; [[Ferdinand Raimund]], Austrian actor and playwright (born 1790)
*[[1838]] &ndash; [[Charles Percier]], French architect and interior decorator (born 1764)
*[[1857]] &ndash; [[Auguste Comte]], French sociologist and philosopher (born 1798)
*[[1876]] &ndash; [[Manuel Blanco Encalada]], Chilean admiral and politician, 1st [[President of Chile]] (born 1790)
*[[1877]] &ndash; [[Crazy Horse]], American tribal leader (born 1849)
*[[1894]] &ndash; [[George Stoneman, Jr.]], United States Army cavalry officer (born 1822)
*[[1898]] &ndash; [[Sarah Emma Edmonds]], Canadian-American nurse, soldier, and spy (born 1841)

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[Ignacij Klemenčič]], Slovenian physicist and academic (born 1853)
*[[1902]] &ndash; [[Rudolf Virchow]], German anthropologist, pathologist, and biologist (born 1821)
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[Ludwig Boltzmann]], Austrian physicist and philosopher (born 1844)
*[[1909]] &ndash; [[Louis Bouveault]], French chemist (born 1864)
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[Arthur MacArthur, Jr.]], [[United States|American]] [[Lieutenant general (United States)|LTG (Army)]], [[Medal of Honor]] recipient (born 1845)
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[Marian Smoluchowski]], Austrian-Polish physicist and mountaineer (born 1872)
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Robert Harron]], American actor (born 1893)
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Georgette Agutte]], French painter (born 1867)
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Karl Harrer]], German journalist and politician (born 1890)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Robert Means Thompson]], American soldier, businessman, and philanthropist (born 1849)
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[John Thomson (footballer, born 1909)|John Thomson]], Scottish footballer (born 1909)
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Francisco Acebal]], Spanish journalist, author, and playwright (born 1866)
*  1932   &ndash; [[Paul Bern]], German-American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1889)
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Sidney Myer]], Russian-Australian businessman, founded [[Myer|Myer Stores]] (born 1878)
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Gustave Kahn]], French poet and critic (born 1859)
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Kathleen O'Melia]], Canadian religious sister (born 1869)<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |title=O'Melia, Kathleen Fanny |encyclopedia=[[Dictionary of Canadian Biography]] |url=https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/o_melia_kathleen_fanny_16E.html?revision_id=35233 |access-date=21 June 2025 |last=Gresko |first=Jacqueline |date=2022 |volume=16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250316000533/https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/o_melia_kathleen_fanny_16E.html |archive-date=2025-03-16}}</ref>
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[François de Labouchère]], French soldier and pilot (born 1917)
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Clem Hill]], Australian cricketer and footballer (born 1877)
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Richard C. Tolman]], American physicist and chemist (born 1881)
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Richard Walther Darré]], Argentine-German agronomist and politician, convicted war criminal<ref>https://www.archives.gov/research/captured-german-records/microfilm/m897.pdf</ref> (born 1895)
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Eugen Schiffer]], German lawyer and politician, [[Vice-Chancellor of Germany]] (born 1860)
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Haydn Bunton Sr.]], Australian footballer and coach (born 1911)
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Lewis Akeley]], American academic (born 1861)<ref>{{cite news |title=Funeral Set for Dr. Akeley |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader-obituary-for-lewis-akeley/149409354/ |access-date=June 16, 2024 |work=[[Argus-Leader]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=September 7, 1961 |location=Vermillion |page=2 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Tom Johnston (Scottish politician)|Thomas Johnston]], Scottish journalist and politician, [[Secretary of State for Scotland]] (born 1882)
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Dezső Lauber]], Hungarian golfer, tennis player, and architect (born 1879)
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Jochen Rindt]], German-Austrian race car driver (born 1942)
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Alan Kippax]], Australian cricketer and businessman (born 1897)
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Jack Fournier]], American baseball player and coach (born 1889)
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Alice Catherine Evans]], American microbiologist (born 1881)<ref>{{cite book|first=Peggy|last=Saari|title=Prominent Women of the 20th Century Volume 2|location=New York|publisher=Gale Research|year=1996|page=332|isbn=978-0-78760-646-6}}</ref>
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Marcel Thiry]], Belgian poet and activist (born 1897)
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Alberto di Jorio]], Italian cardinal (born 1884)
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Don Banks]], Australian composer and educator (born 1923)
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Douglas Bader]], English captain and pilot (born 1910)
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Adam Malik]], Indonesian politician and diplomat, 3rd [[Vice President of Indonesia]] (born 1917)
*  1984   &ndash; [[Jane Roberts]], American psychic and author (born 1929)
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Johannes Hint]], Estonian engineer (born 1914)
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Neerja Bhanot]], Indian [[Purser#Aircraft|flight purser]], known for her heroic actions on [[Pan Am Flight 73]], during which she was killed (born 1963)
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Gert Fröbe]], German actor and singer (born 1913)
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Philip Baxter]], Welsh-Australian chemical engineer (born 1905)<ref>{{cite Australian Dictionary of Biography |last1=Gissing |first1=Philip |title=Baxter, Sir John Philip (1905–1989) |id2=baxter-sir-john-philip-12185 |access-date=9 August 2020}}</ref>
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Hugh Foot, Baron Caradon]], English academic and diplomat (born 1907)
*  1990   &ndash; [[Jerry Iger]], American cartoonist and publisher, co-founded [[Eisner & Iger]] (born 1903)
*  1990   &ndash; [[Ivan Mihailov]], Bulgarian politician (born 1896)
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Sharad Joshi]], Indian author and poet (born 1931)
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Fritz Leiber]], American author and poet (born 1910)
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Claude Renoir]], French cinematographer (born 1914)
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Shimshon Amitsur]], Israeli mathematician and scholar (born 1921)
*  1994   &ndash; [[John Newman (Australian politician)|John Newman]], Australian politician (born 1946)
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Benyamin Sueb]], Indonesian comedian, actor, and singer (born 1939)
*  1995   &ndash; [[Salil Chowdhury]], Indian music composer (born 1922)
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Basil Salvadore D'Souza]], Indian bishop (born 1926)
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Leon Edel]], American author and critic (born 1907)
*  1997   &ndash; [[Eddie Little Sky]], American actor (born 1926)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Berumen |first1=Frank Javier Garcia |title=American Indian Image Makers of Hollywood |date=2020 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=9781476636474 |pages=192–193}}</ref>
*  1997   &ndash; [[Georg Solti]], Hungarian conductor and director (born 1912)
*  1997   &ndash; [[Mother Teresa]], Albanian-Indian nun, missionary, and saint, [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1910)
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Ferdinand Biondi]], Canadian radio host (born 1909)
*  1998   &ndash; [[Willem Drees, Jr.]], Dutch economist and politician, [[Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management (Netherlands)|Dutch Minister of Transport]] (born 1922)
*  1998   &ndash; [[Verner Panton]], Danish interior designer (born 1926)
*  1998   &ndash; [[Leo Penn]], American actor and director (born 1921)
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Alan Clark]], English historian and politician, [[Minister for Defence Procurement]] (born 1928)
*  1999   &ndash; [[Allen Funt]], American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1914)
*  1999   &ndash; [[Bryce Mackasey]], Canadian businessman and politician, [[Postmaster General of Canada]] (born 1921)
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Roy Fredericks]], Guyanese cricketer and politician (born 1942)
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Justin Wilson (chef)|Justin Wilson]], American chef and author (born 1914)
*  2001   &ndash; [[Vladimir Žerjavić]], Croatian economist and academic (born 1912)
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[David Todd Wilkinson]], American cosmologist and astronomer (born 1935)
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Gisele MacKenzie]], Canadian-American singer and actress (born 1927)
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Roberto Viaux]], Chilean general (born 1917)
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Jennifer Dunn (politician)|Jennifer Dunn]], American engineer and politician (born 1941)
*  2007   &ndash; [[Paul Gillmor]], American lawyer and politician (born 1939)
*  2007   &ndash; [[Thomas Hansen (musician)|Thomas Hansen]], Norwegian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1976)
*  2007   &ndash; [[D. James Kennedy]], American pastor and author (born 1930)
*  2007   &ndash; [[Nikos Nikolaidis]], Greek director and screenwriter (born 1939)
*[[2009]] &ndash; [[Gani Fawehinmi]], Nigerian lawyer and activist (born 1938)
*[[2010]] &ndash; [[Hedley Beare]], Australian author and academic (born 1932)
*  2010   &ndash; [[Guillaume Cornelis van Beverloo]], Belgian-Dutch poet and painter (born 1922)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Ian Dick]], Australian cricketer and field hockey player (born 1926)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Victoria Fyodorova]], Russian-American actress and author (born 1946)
*  2012   &ndash; [[John Oaksey]], English jockey and journalist (born 1929)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Edwin Bideau]], American lawyer and politician (born 1950)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Geoffrey Goodman]], English pilot, journalist, and author (born 1922)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Isamu Jordan]], American journalist and academic (born 1975)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Bruce Morton (journalist)|Bruce Morton]], American journalist (born 1930)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Mara Neusel]], German mathematician, author, and academic (born 1964)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Goh Eng Wah]], Malaysian-Singaporean businessman, founded [[Eng Wah Global]] (born 1923)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Aadesh Shrivastava]], Indian singer-songwriter (born 1964)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Chester Stranczek]], American baseball player and businessman (born 1929)
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[Hugh O'Brian]], American actor (born 1925)
*  2016   &ndash; [[Phyllis Schlafly]], American lawyer, writer, and political activist (born 1924)
*[[2017]] &ndash; [[Nicolaas Bloembergen]], Dutch-American physicist and Nobel laureate (born 1920)<ref name="death">{{cite web|url=https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/nieuws/2017/09/nobelprijswinnaar-nicolaas-bloembergen-97-overleden|title=Nobelprijswinnaar Nicolaas Bloembergen (97) overleden|website=Universiteit Leiden|date=September 6, 2017 |access-date=May 3, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20170908071727/https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/nieuws/2017/09/nobelprijswinnaar-nicolaas-bloembergen-97-overleden|archive-date=September 8, 2017}}</ref>
*[[2018]] &ndash; [[Bhagwatikumar Sharma]], Indian Gujarati writer and journalist (born 1934)
*  2018   &ndash; [[Beatriz Segall]], Brazilian actress (born 1926)
*[[2019]] &ndash; [[Francisco Toledo]], Mexican painter, sculptor, and graphic artist (born 1940)<ref name="sin">{{citation|website=Sin Embargo.com|title=Todos los colores se visten de negro: Francisco Toledo, el gran, gran pintor mexicano, ha muerto|url=https://www.sinembargo.mx/05-09-2019/3640958|date=September 5, 2019|access-date=Sep 5, 2019|language=es|trans-title=All colors are dressed in black: Francisco Toledo, the great, great Mexican painter, has died}}</ref>
*[[2021]] &ndash; [[Sarah Harding]], English singer, member of [[Girls Aloud]] (born 1981)<ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-58456170|title = Girls Aloud star Sarah Harding dies aged 39|work = [[BBC News]]|date = 5 September 2021|accessdate = 5 September 2021}}</ref>
*[[2024]] &ndash; [[Rebecca Cheptegei]], Ugandan athlete (born 1991)<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Kwai |first1=Isabella |last2=Yoon |first2=John |date=September 5, 2024 |title=Rebecca Cheptegei, Olympic Runner From Uganda, Dies After Gasoline Attack |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/05/sports/rebecca-cheptegei-dead-uganda-olympic-athlete.html |access-date=September 6, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
*  2024   &ndash; [[Herbie Flowers]], English musician (born 1938)<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |date=2024-09-08 |title=Herbie Flowers, Bassist on Lou Reed's 'Walk on the Wild Side,' Dead at 86 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/herbie-flowers-bassist-walk-on-the-wild-side-space-oddity-dead-obit-1235097538/ |access-date=2024-09-09 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>
*  2024   &ndash; [[Radha Charan Gupta]], Indian historian of mathematics (born 1935)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jhansi: पद्मश्री डॉ. राधाचरण गुप्ता का निधन, शिक्षक दिवस पर ली अंतिम सांस, उनके योगदान को रखा जाएगा जीवित |url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/jhansi/padmashree-dr-radha-charan-gupta-an-internationally-renowned-mathematician-of-vedic-mathematics-passed-away-2024-09-05 |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref>
*  2024   &ndash; [[Sérgio Mendes]], Brazilian pianist and composer (born 1941)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Singer |first=Barry |date=September 6, 2024 |title=Sergio Mendes, 83, Dies; Brought Brazilian Rhythms to the U.S. Pop Charts |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/06/arts/music/sergio-mendes-dead.html |access-date=September 6, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
*  2024   &ndash; [[Rich Homie Quan]], American rapper (born 1990)<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Asmelash |first1=Leah |last2=Rosenbloom |first2=Alli |date=2024-09-05 |title=Atlanta rapper Rich Homie Quan, known for hit 'Type of Way,' dead at 33 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/05/entertainment/rich-homie-quan-death/index.html |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref>
*  2024   &ndash; [[Laurent Tirard]], French film director and screenwriter (born 1967)<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-09-05 |title=Le réalisateur Laurent Tirard est mort, à l'âge de 57 ans |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2024/09/05/le-realisateur-laurent-tirard-est-mort-a-l-age-de-57-ans_6304803_3246.html |access-date=2024-09-09 |work=[[Le Monde]] |language=fr}}</ref>

==Holidays and observances==
*Christian [[Calendar of saints|feast day]]:
**[[Bertin]]
**[[Charbel (martyr)]]
**[[Genebald]]
**[[Gregorio Aglipay]] ([[Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church)|Episcopal Church]])
**[[Mother Teresa]]
**[[Ursicinus (Bishop of Ravenna)|Ursicinus of Ravenna]]
**[[Zechariah (priest)|Zechariah]] and [[Elizabeth (biblical figure)|Elisabeth]] ([[Anglican Church|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]]<ref>{{cite web |title=International Days |url=https://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-days/ |website=www.un.org |access-date=2 January 2021 |language=en |date=6 January 2015}}</ref>
*[[Teacher's Day]] ([[India]])
*[[Flag day|The flag-flying day for Denmark's deployed personnel]] ([[Denmark]])<ref>{{cite web |author1=Ministry of Defence |author-link1=Ministry of Defence (Denmark) |title=The flag-flying day for Denmark's deployed personnel |url=http://www.fmn.dk/eng/allabout/Pages/FlagdayforDenmarksdeployedpersonnel.aspx |website=fmn.dk |access-date=5 September 2018 |date=15 August 2018}}</ref>
*[[First day of school]] in [[Vietnam]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{cite web |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/5/ |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}}
* {{NYT On this day|month=09|day=05}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/september/5 |title=Historical Events on September 5 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}}

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