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- Christian Feast Day:
- Día de los Niños Héroes (Mexico)
- Epulum Jovis, celebrated on the Ides of September, during the Ludi Romani. (Roman Empire)
- National Celiac Disease Awareness Day (United States)
- Programmers' Day, during a non-leap year. (Russia and programmers around the world)
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- 2008 - Hurricane Ike makes landfall on the Texas Gulf Coast of the United States, causing heavy damage to Galveston Island, Houston and surrounding areas.
- 2007 - The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is adopted by the United Nations General Assembly.
- 2001 - Civilian aircraft traffic resumes in the U.S. after the September 11, 2001 attacks.
- 1994 - Ulysses probe passes the Sun's south pole.
- 1993 - Public unveiling of the Oslo Accords, an Israeli-Palestinian agreement initiated by Norway.
- 1993 - Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin shakes hands with PLO chairman Yasser Arafat at the White House after signing an accord granting limited Palestinian autonomy.
- 1989 - Largest anti-Apartheid march in South Africa, led by Desmond Tutu.
- 1988 - Hurricane Gilbert is the strongest recorded hurricane in the Western Hemisphere, later replaced by Hurricane Wilma in (based on barometric pressure).
- 1987 - Goiânia accident: A radioactive object is stolen from an abandoned hospital in Goiânia, Brazil, contaminating many people in the following weeks and causing some to die from radiation poisoning.
- 1979 - South Africa grants independence to the "homeland" of Venda (not recognised outside South Africa).
- 1971 - State police and National Guardsmen storm New York's Attica Prison to end a prison revolt.
- 1971 - People's Republic of China: Chairman Mao Zedong's second in command and successor Marshal Lin Biao flees the country via plane after the failure of alleged coup against Mao. The plane crashes in Mongolia, killing all aboard.
- 1968 - Albania leaves the Warsaw Pact.
- 1964 - South Vietnamese Generals Lam Van Phat and Duong Van Duc fail in a coup attempt against General Nguyen Khanh.
- 1956 - The dike around the Dutch polder East Flevoland is closed.
- 1956 - IBM introduces the first computer disk storage unit, the RAMAC 305.
- 1953 - Nikita Khrushchev is appointed secretary-general of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
- 1948 - Margaret Chase Smith is elected senator, and becomes the first woman to serve in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the United States Senate.
- 1943 - Chiang Kai-shek elected President of the Republic of China.
- 1943 - The Municipal Theatre of Corfu is destroyed during an aerial bombardment by Luftwaffe.
- 1942 - World War II: Second day of the Battle of Edson's Ridge in the Guadalcanal campaign. U.S. Marines successfully defeated attacks by the Imperial Japanese Army with heavy losses for the Japanese forces.
- 1940 - World War II: German bombs damage Buckingham Palace.
- 1935 - Rockslide near Whirlpool Rapids Bridge ends the International Railway (New York – Ontario).
- 1933 - Elizabeth McCombs becomes the first woman elected to the New Zealand Parliament.
- 1923 - Following a military coup in Spain, Miguel Primo de Rivera takes over, setting up a dictatorship.
- 1922 - The final act of the Greco-Turkish War, the Great Fire of Smyrna, commences.
- 1922 - The temperature (in the shade) at Al 'Aziziyah, Libya reaches a world record 57.8 °C (136.0 °F).
- 1914 - World War I: South African troops open hostilities in German south-west Africa (Namibia) with an assault on the Ramansdrift police station.
- 1914 - World War I: The Battle of Aisne begins between Germany and France.
- 1906 - First flight of a fixed-wing aircraft in Europe.
- 1900 - Filipino resistance fighters defeat a small American column in the Battle of Pulang Lupa, during the Philippine-American War.
- 1899 - Henry Bliss is the first person in the United States to be killed in an automobile accident.
- 1899 - Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian (5,199 m – 17,058 ft), the highest peak of Mount Kenya.
- 1898 - Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film.
- 1882 - The Battle of Tel el-Kebir is fought in the 1882 Anglo-Egyptian War.
- 1862 - American Civil War: Union soldiers find a copy of Robert E. Lee's battle plans in a field outside Frederick, Maryland. It is the prelude to the Battle of Antietam.
- 1850 - First ascent of Piz Bernina, the highest summit of the eastern Alps.
- 1848 - Vermont railroad worker Phineas Gage survives a 3-foot (0.91 m)-plus iron rod being driven through his head; the reported effects on his behavior and personality stimulate thinking about the nature of the brain and its functions.
- 1847 - Mexican-American War: Six teenage military cadets known as Niños Héroes die defending Chapultepec Castle in the Battle of Chapultepec. American General Winfield Scott captures Mexico City in the Mexican-American War.
- 1814 - In a turning point in the War of 1812, the British fail to capture Baltimore, Maryland.
- 1812 - War of 1812: A supply wagon sent to relieve Fort Harrison is ambushed in the Attack at the Narrows.
- 1808 - Finnish War: In the Battle of Jutas, Swedish forces under Lieutenant General Georg Carl von Döbeln beat the Russians, making von Döbeln a Swedish war hero.
- 1791 - King Louis XVI of France accepts the new constitution.
- 1788 - The Philadelphia Convention sets the date for the first presidential election in the United States, and New York City becomes the country's temporary capital.
- 1759 - Battle of the Plains of Abraham: British defeat French near Quebec City in the Seven Years' War, known in the United States as the French and Indian War.
- 1743 - Great Britain, Austria and Savoy-Sardinia sign the Treaty of Worms.
- 1609 - Henry Hudson reaches the river that would later be named after him – the Hudson River.
- 1584 - San Lorenzo del Escorial Palace in Madrid is finished.
- 1504 - Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand issue a Royal Warrant for the construction of a Royal Chapel (Capilla Real) to be built.
- 1501 - Michelangelo begins work on his statue of David.
- 1440 - Gilles de Rais is finally taken into custody upon an accusation brought against him by the Bishop of Nantes.
- 1229 - Ögedei Khan was proclaimed Qaghan of the Mongol Empire in Kodoe Aral, Khentii: Mongolia.
- 1213 - End of Battle of Muret, during the Albigensian Crusade to destroy the Cathar heresy.
- 585 - 585 BC – Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, king of Rome, celebrates a triupmh for his victories over the Sabines, and the surrender of Collatia.
- 533 - General Belisarius of the Byzantine Empire defeats Gelimer and the Vandals at the Battle of Ad Decimium, near Carthage, North Africa.
- 509 - 509 BC – The temple of Jupiter on Rome's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September.
- 122 - Construction of Hadrian's Wall begins.
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- 1989 - Thomas Müller, German footballer
- 1988 - Keith Treacy, Irish footballer
- 1987 - Luke Fitzgerald, Irish rugby union footballer
- 1987 - Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgarian tennis player
- 1986 - Kamui Kobayashi, Japanese racing driver
- 1986 - Sean Williams, American basketball player
- 1986 - Brian Visser, American soccer player
- 1985 - Emi Suzuki, Japanese model
- 1984 - Nabil Abou-Harb, Arab-American filmmaker
- 1983 - James Bourne, English musician
- 1982 - Miha Zupan, Slovenian basketball player
- 1982 - Lloyd Dyer, English footballer
- 1982 - Nenê, Brazilian basketball player
- 1981 - August, American pornographic actress
- 1981 - Koldo Fernández, Spanish cyclist
- 1981 - Lauren Williams, Canadian wrestler
- 1980 - Han Chae Young, South Korean actress and model
- 1980 - Evangelos Nastos, Greek footballer
- 1980 - Ben Savage, American actor
- 1980 - Daisuke Matsuzaka, Japanese baseball player
- 1979 - Geike Arnaert, Belgian singer (Hooverphonic)
- 1979 - Ivan Miljkovi?, Serbian volleyball player
- 1978 - Megan Henning, American actress
- 1978 - Peter Sunde, Scandinavian entrepreneur
- 1977 - Fiona Apple, American singer
- 1977 - Ivan De Battista, Maltese actor and singer
- 1977 - Daisuke Tsuda, Japanese singer (Maximum the Hormone)
- 1976 - Craig McMillan, New Zealand cricketer
- 1976 - José Théodore, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1975 - Joe Don Rooney, American musician (Rascal Flatts)
- 1975 - Akihiro Asai, Japanese racing driver
- 1974 - Keith Murray, American rapper
- 1974 - Craig Rivet, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1974 - Éric Lapointe, Canadian football player
- 1974 - Travis Knight, American basketball player
- 1973 - Christine Arron, French runner
- 1973 - Kelly Chen, Chinese singer
- 1973 - Mahima Chaudhry, Indian actress
- 1973 - Fabio Cannavaro, Italian footballer
- 1971 - Goran Ivaniševi?, Croatian tennis player
- 1971 - Manabu Namiki, Japanese composer
- 1971 - Stella McCartney, English fashion designer
- 1970 - Martín Herrera, former Argentine footballer
- 1970 - Louise Lombard, British actress
- 1970 - Yuki Matsuoka, Japanese voice actress
- 1970 - Jason Scott Sadofsky, American programmer
- 1969 - Ilka Knickenberg, German actress
- 1969 - Tyler Perry, American actor and filmmaker
- 1969 - Shane Warne, Australian cricketer
- 1968 - Brad Johnson, American football player
- 1968 - Emma Sjöberg, Swedish model
- 1968 - Bernie Williams, Puerto Rican baseball player
- 1967 - Michael Johnson, American athlete
- 1967 - Tim "Ripper" Owens, American singer (Iced Earth, ex-Judas Priest)
- 1966 - Maria Furtwängler, German physician
- 1966 - Louis Mandylor, Australian actor
- 1965 - Zak Starkey, British musician
- 1965 - Annie Duke, American poker player
- 1965 - Jeffrey Ross, American Comedian
- 1964 - Tavis Smiley, American talk show host, journalist and author
- 1963 - Theodoros Roussopoulos, Greek politician
- 1962 - Tõnu Õnnepalu, Estonian poet and author
- 1961 - Dave Mustaine, American musician (ex-Metallica, Megadeth)
- 1961 - Barton Hawkins, American biophysical chemist
- 1961 - KK Null, Japanese musician
- 1961 - Peter Roskam, Republican Congressman from Illinois
- 1960 - Greg Baldwin, American voiceover actor (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
- 1958 - Pawe? Przytocki, Polish conductor
- 1957 - John G. Trueschler, American politician
- 1957 - Vinny Appice, American musician (Black Sabbath, Dio, Heaven and Hell)
- 1957 - Judy Blumberg, American ice dancer
- 1956 - Anne Geddes, Australian photographer
- 1955 - Joe Morris, American musician
- 1954 - Steve Kilbey, English musician (The Church)
- 1952 - Randy Jones, American musician (The Village People)
- 1952 - Raymond O'Connor, American actor
- 1952 - Don Was, American singer
- 1951 - Jean Smart, American actress
- 1950 - Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz, Polish politician
- 1949 - Fred "Sonic" Smith, American guitarist (MC5) (d. 1994)
- 1948 - Nell Carter, American actress (d. 2003)
- 1948 - Dimitri Nanopoulos, Greek physicist
- 1946 - Frank Marshall, American film producer
- 1945 - Noël Godin, Belgian humorist
- 1945 - Andres Küng, Swedish-Estonian politician, journalist (d. 2002)
- 1944 - Carol Barnes, British newsreader (d. 2009)
- 1944 - Jacqueline Bisset, British actress
- 1944 - Peter Cetera, American musician (Chicago)
- 1942 - Michel Côté, Canadian politician
- 1941 - Tadao Ando, Japanese architect
- 1941 - Ahmet Necdet Sezer, 10th President of Turkey
- 1941 - David Clayton-Thomas, Canadian singer (Blood, Sweat & Tears)
- 1940 - Óscar Arias, Costa Rican politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
- 1939 - Richard Kiel, American actor
- 1939 - Joel-Peter Witkin, American photographer
- 1938 - Judith Martin, American etiquette writer
- 1938 - John Smith, Labour Party Leader 1992 – 1994 (d. 1994)
- 1937 - Don Bluth, American animator
- 1936 - Stefano Delle Chiaie, Italian neo-Nazi
- 1936 - Joe E. Tata, American actor
- 1933 - Eileen Fulton, American actress
- 1931 - Barbara Bain, American actress
- 1931 - Robert Bédard, Canadian tennis player
- 1930 - Robert Gavron, Baron Gavron, British printing millionaire
- 1929 - Nicolai Ghiaurov, Bulgarian opera singer (d. 2004)
- 1926 - Emile Francis, Canadian ice hockey player and executive
- 1925 - Mel Tormé, American singer (d. 1999)
- 1924 - Scott Brady, American film actor (d. 1985)
- 1924 - Harold Blair, Australian tenor, Aboriginal activist (d. 1976)
- 1924 - Maurice Jarre, French composer (d. 2009)
- 1923 - Edouard Boubat, French photographer (d. 1999)
- 1922 - Charles Brown, American singer and pianist (d. 1999)
- 1919 - Mary Midgley, American philosopher
- 1918 - Dick Haymes, Argentine singer and actor (d. 1980)
- 1917 - Robert Ward, American composer
- 1916 - Roald Dahl, British writer (d. 1990)
- 1911 - Bill Monroe, American singer (d. 1996)
- 1909 - Ray Bowden, English footballer (d. 1998)
- 1909 - Frits Thors, Dutch newscaster
- 1908 - Karolos Koun, Greek theater director (d. 1987)
- 1908 - Sicco Mansholt, Dutch statesmand (d.1995)
- 1904 - Gladys George, American stage and screen actress (d. 1954)
- 1903 - Claudette Colbert, American actress (d. 1996)
- 1899 - Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, leader of the Iron Guard (d. 1938)
- 1895 - Morris Kirksey, American rugby player (d. 1981)
- 1894 - J.B. Priestley, English playwright and novelist (d. 1984)
- 1894 - Julian Tuwim, Polish poet (d. 1953)
- 1893 - Larry Shields, American musician (d. 1953)
- 1887 - Lavoslav Ruzicka, Croatian chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1976)
- 1886 - Amelie Beese, German aviator and sculptor. (d. 1925)
- 1886 - Sir Robert Robinson, British chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1975)
- 1885 - Wilhelm Blaschke, Austrian geometer (d. 1962)
- 1882 - Ramón Grau, Cuban president (d. 1969)
- 1877 - Wilhelm Filchner, German explorer (d. 1957)
- 1877 - Stanley Lord, captain of the SS Californian the night of the Titanic disaster (d. 1962)
- 1876 - Sherwood Anderson, American writer (d. 1941)
- 1874 - Henry Fountain Ashurst, American politician (d. 1962)
- 1874 - Arnold Schoenberg, Austrian-born composer (d. 1951)
- 1873 - Constantin Carathéodory, Greek mathematician (d. 1950)
- 1863 - Arthur Henderson, British politician and union leader, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1935)
- 1860 - John J. Pershing, American general (d. 1948)
- 1857 - Micha? Drzyma?a, Polish peasant rebel (d. 1937)
- 1857 - Milton S. Hershey, American confectioner (d. 1945)
- 1851 - Walter Reed, American physician and biologist (d. 1902)
- 1842 - John H. Bankhead, U.S. Senator (d. 1920)
- 1830 - Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, Austrian writer (d. 1916)
- 1819 - Clara Schumann, German pianist and composer (d. 1896)
- 1813 - John Sedgwick, American Civil War general (d. 1864)
- 1802 - Arnold Ruge, German philosopher and writer (d. 1880)
- 1775 - Laura Secord, Canadian war heroine (d. 1868)
- 1766 - Samuel Wilson, possible namesake of Uncle Sam (d. 1854)
- 1694 - Yeongjo of Joseon, ruler of Korea (d. 1776)
- 1676 - Élisabeth Charlotte of Orléans, Duchess of Lorraine (d. 1741)
- 1604 - William Brereton, English soldier and politician (d. 1661)
- 1520 - William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, English statesman (d. 1598)
- 1502 - John Leland, English antiquarian (d. 1552)
- 1475 - Cesare Borgia, Italian aristocrat (d. 1507)
- 1087 - John II Komnenos, Byzantine Emperor (d. 1143)
- 786 - Al-Ma'mun, Abbasid caliph (d. 833)
- 678 - K'inich Ahkal Mo' Naab' III, Ruler of Palenque (d. 730)
- 64 - Julia Flavia, daughter of Roman Emperor Titus (d. 91)