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September 16th


- Christian Feast Day:
- Independence Day, celebrates the declaration of independence of Mexico from Spain in 1810. See Fiestas Patrias
- International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer (International)
- Malaysia Day (Malaysia)

September 16th


- 2007 - One-Two-GO Airlines Flight 269 carrying 128 crew and passengers crashes in Thailand killing 89 people.
- 2005 - The Camorra organized crime boss Paolo Di Lauro gets arrested in Naples, Italy.
- 1992 - Black Wednesday: the Pound Sterling is forced out of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism by currency speculators and is forced to devalue against the German mark.
- 1991 - The trial of the deposed Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega begins in the United States.
- 1990 - The railroad between the People's Republic of China and Kazakhstan becomes complete at Dostyk, adding a sizable link to the concept of the Eurasian Land Bridge.
- 1987 - The Montreal Protocol is signed to protect the ozone layer from depletion.
- 1982 - Sabra and Shatila massacre in Lebanon.
- 1980 - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines join the United Nations.
- 1978 - An earthquake measuring 7.5 to 7.9 on the Richter scale hits the city of Tabas, Iran killing about 25,000 people.
- 1976 - Shavarsh Karapetyan saves 20 people from the trolleybus that had fallen into Erevan reservoir.
- 1975 - Papua New Guinea gains its independence from Australia.
- 1975 - The Cape Verde Islands, Mozambique, and Sao Tome and Principe join the United Nations.
- 1975 - The first prototype of the MiG-31 interceptor makes its maiden flight.
- 1970 - King Hussein of Jordan declares military rule following the hijacking of four civilian airliners by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). This results in the formation of the Black September Palestinian paramilitary unit.
- 1966 - The Metropolitan Opera House opens at Lincoln Center in New York City with the world premiere of Samuel Barber's opera, Antony and Cleopatra.
- 1963 - Malaysia is formed from the Federation of Malaya, Singapore, British North Borneo (Sabah) and Sarawak. However, Singapore soon leaves this new country,
- 1955 - Juan Perón is deposed as the ruler of Argentina.
- 1947 - Typhoon Kathleen hits Saitama, Tokyo and Tone River area, at least 1,930 killed.
- 1945 - World War II: The surrender of the Japanese troops in Hong Kong. The surrender is accepted by the Royal Navy Admiral Sir Cecil Harcourt.
- 1941 - World War II: concerned that Reza Pahlavi the Shah of Persia is about to ally his petroleum-rich empire with Nazi Germany during World War II, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union invade Iran in late August and force the Shah to abdicate in favor of his son, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
- 1920 - The Wall Street bombing: a bomb in a horse wagon explodes in front of the J. P. Morgan building in New York City – 38 are killed and 400 injured.
- 1919 - The American Legion is incorporated.
- 1908 - The General Motors Corporation is founded.
- 1893 - Settlers race in Oklahoma for prime land in the Cherokee Strip.
- 1880 - The Cornell Daily Sun prints its first issue in Ithaca, N.Y.. The Sun is the nation's oldest, continuously-independent college daily in the United States.
- 1863 - Robert College of Istanbul-Turkey, the first American educational institution outside the United States, is founded by Christopher Robert, an American philanthropist.
- 1812 - The Fire of Moscow (1812) begins shortly after midnight and destroys three quarters of the city days later.
- 1810 - With the Grito de Dolores, Father Miguel Hidalgo begins Mexico's fight for independence from Spain.
- 1795 - The first occupation by United Kingdom of Cape Colony, South Africa with the Battle of Hout Bay, after successive victories at the Battle of Muizenberg and Wynberg, after William V requested protection against revolutionary France's occupation of the Netherlands.
- 1776 - American Revolutionary War: the Battle of Harlem Heights is fought.
- 1701 - James Francis Edward Stuart, sometimes called the "Old Pretender", becomes the Jacobite claimant to the thrones of England and Scotland.
- 1620 - The Mayflower starts her voyage to North America
- 1400 - Owain Glynd?r is declared Prince of Wales by his followers.

September 16th


- 2005 - Princess Jalilah bint Ali, of Jordan
- 1992 - Nick Jonas, American singer and guitar player (Jonas Brothers)
- 1989 - Dustin Tokarski, Canadian ice hockey goalie
- 1988 - Sarah Steele, American actress
- 1988 - Teddy Geiger, American singer
- 1987 - Daren Kagasoff, American actor
- 1987 - Louis Clément Ngwat-Mahop, Cameroonian football player
- 1987 - Travis Wall, American dancer and dance instructor
- 1987 - Anthony Padilla, American Youtuber, part of popular channel Smosh
- 1987 - Kyle Lafferty, Northern Irish Footballer
- 1986 - Gordon Beckham, American baseball player
- 1986 - Kyla Pratt, American actress
- 1985 - Madeline Zima, American actress
- 1984 - Sabrina Bryan, American actress and singer (The Cheetah Girls)
- 1984 - Katie Melua, Georgian/British singer
- 1983 - Kirsty Coventry, Zimbabwean Olympic swimmer
- 1983 - Brandon Moss, American baseball player
- 1983 - Legedu Naanee, American football player
- 1983 - John Afoa, New Zealand All Black rugby player
- 1982 - Leon Knight, English footballer
- 1982 - Michele Rizzo, Italian rugby player
- 1981 - Fan Bingbing, Chinese actress
- 1981 - Alexis Bledel, American actress (Gilmore Girls)
- 1980 - Patrik Stefan, Czech hockey player
- 1979 - Bobby Korecky, American baseball player
- 1979 - Aileen Celeste, Venezuelan actress
- 1979 - Fanny, French singer
- 1978 - Dan Dickau, American basketball player
- 1978 - Matthew Rogers, American singer
- 1977 - Greg Ball, American politician
- 1976 - Tina Barrett, British singer (S Club)
- 1976 - Greg Buckner, American basketball player
- 1975 - Shannon Noll, Australian singer and songwriter
- 1973 - Alexander Vinokourov, Kazakh cyclist
- 1973 - Justin Haythe, American writer
- 1973 - George Corrie, English footballer
- 1972 - Mark Bruener, American football player
- 1972 - Sprent Dabwido, Nauruan politician
- 1972 - James Westman, Canadian Operatic Baritone
- 1972 - Shalane McCall, American actress
- 1971 - Amy Poehler, American comedian (Saturday Night Live)
- 1970 - Mark Schultz, American musician
- 1969 - Justine Frischmann, English musician (Elastica)
- 1968 - Marc Anthony, American singer
- 1968 - Walt Becker, American director and writer
- 1967 - Hiroya Oku, Japanese Manga-ka
- 1966 - Kevin Young, American athlete
- 1965 - Katy Kurtzman, American actress
- 1965 - Karl-Heinz Riedle, German footballer
- 1964 - Molly Shannon, American actress
- 1964 - Mary Coustas, Australian entertainer
- 1964 - Rossy de Palma, Spanish actress
- 1964 - Dave Sabo, American musician (Skid Row)
- 1963 - Richard Marx, American singer
- 1961 - Bilinda Butcher, British singer (My Bloody Valentine)
- 1960 - Danny John-Jules, British actor
- 1960 - Kurt Busiek, American comic book writer
- 1960 - Yianna Katsoulos, French singer
- 1959 - Tim Raines, American baseball player
- 1959 - Dave Richardson, former South African cricketer
- 1959 - Peter Keleghan, Canadian actor
- 1958 - Orel Hershiser, American baseball player
- 1958 - Neville Southall, Welsh footballer
- 1958 - Jennifer Tilly, American actress
- 1957 - Anca Parghel, Romanian jazz singer
- 1957 - David McCreery, Irish footballer
- 1956 - David Copperfield, American magician
- 1955 - Robin Yount, American baseball player
- 1955 - Ron Brewer, American basketball player
- 1955 - Janet Ellis, British television presenter
- 1955 - Yolandita Monge, Puerto Rican singer
- 1954 - Earl Klugh, American jazz guitarist
- 1954 - William McKeen, American author
- 1954 - Colin Newman, English musician (Wire)
- 1954 - Frank Reed, American singer (The Chi-Lites)
- 1953 - Alan Barton, English musician (Black Lace, Smokie) (d. 1995)
- 1953 - Nancy Huston, Canadian-born novelist and essayist
- 1953 - Jerry Pate, American golfer
- 1953 - Eric Vail, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1952 - Mickey Rourke, American actor
- 1950 - David Bellamy, American guitarist and singer
- 1950 - Loyd Grossman, American television presenter
- 1950 - Henry Louis Gates, American scholar
- 1949 - Ed Begley, Jr., American actor
- 1948 - Ron Blair, American bassist
- 1948 - Kenney Jones, English musician (The Small Faces; Faces; The Who)
- 1948 - Susan Ruttan, American actress
- 1947 - Russ Abbot, British comedian
- 1947 - Enrique Krauze, Mexican historian and writer
- 1946 - Cathee Dahmen, American fashion model
- 1946 - Mike Reynolds, Australian politician
- 1946 - Camilo Sesto, Spanish singer
- 1945 - Pat Stevens, American actress and voice actress (d. 2010)
- 1944 - Winston Grennan, Jamaican American drummer
- 1943 - James Alan McPherson, American writer
- 1942 - Bernie Calvert, British musician (The Hollies)
- 1941 - Richard Perle, American political advisor
- 1939 - Breyten Breytenbach, South African writer and painter
- 1937 - Alexander Medved, Russian wrestler
- 1935 - Jules Bass, American author, producer, director and composer
- 1935 - Carl Andre, American artist
- 1935 - Bob Kiley, American public transit specialist
- 1934 - Elgin Baylor, American basketball player
- 1934 - George Chakiris, American actor
- 1934 - Ronnie Drew, Ex-Singer of The Dubliners and Solo Artist (d. 2008)
- 1930 - Anne Francis, American actress
- 1928 - Lady Gwen Thompson, British occultist (d. 1986)
- 1927 - Peter Falk, American actor
- 1927 - Jack Kelly, American actor (d. 1992)
- 1926 - Tommy Bond, American actor (d. 2005)
- 1926 - Takao Tanabe, Canadian painter
- 1925 - Charlie Byrd, American musician (d. 1999)
- 1925 - B. B. King, American musician
- 1925 - Charles Haughey, Prime Minister of Ireland (d. 2006)
- 1924 - Lauren Bacall, American actress
- 1923 - Lee Kuan Yew, Minister Mentor of Singapore
- 1922 - Janis Paige, American actress
- 1922 - Marcel Mouloudji, French actor and singer (d. 1994)
- 1922 - Guy Hamilton, English film director
- 1921 - Jon Hendricks, American jazz singer
- 1919 - Laurence J. Peter, Canadian born educator and writer (d. 1990)
- 1919 - Andy Russell, American popular vocalist (d. 1992)
- 1916 - Robert Bradshaw, Saint Kitts and Nevis politician (d. 1978)
- 1916 - M.S. Subbulakshmi, Indian singer (d. 2004)
- 1916 - Frank Leslie Walcott, Barbadian labour leader (d. 1999)
- 1914 - Allen Funt, American radio and television personality (d. 1999)
- 1910 - Karl Kling, German race car driver (d. 2003)
- 1910 - Erich Kempka, Adolf Hitler's chauffeur (d. 1975)
- 1906 - Jack Churchill, English soldier (d. 1996)
- 1905 - Vladimír Holan, Czech poet (d. 1980)
- 1898 - H.A. Rey, American children's author, creator of "Curious George" (d. 1977)
- 1897 - Milt Franklyn, American musician (d. 1962)
- 1896 - Margaret Fitzgerald, Canadian supercentenarian (d. 2009)
- 1893 - Alexander Korda, Hungarian film director (d. 1956)
- 1893 - Albert Szent-Györgyi, Hungarian physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1986)
- 1891 - Stephanie von Hohenlohe, Austrian-born German spy (d. 1972)
- 1891 - Karl Dönitz, German naval leader (d. 1980)
- 1888 - F. E. Sillanpää, Finnish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1964)
- 1887 - Nadia Boulanger, French composer and teacher (d. 1979)
- 1886 - Jean Arp, Alsatian sculptor and painter (d. 1966)
- 1883 - T. E. Hulme, English writer (d. 1917)
- 1881 - Clive Bell, English art critic (d. 1964)
- 1875 - James C. Penney, American department store founder (d. 1971)
- 1866 - Georg Voigt, German politician (d. 1927)
- 1859 - Yuan Shikai, Chinese politician (d. 1916)
- 1858 - Andrew Bonar Law, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1923)
- 1853 - Albrecht Kossel, German physician, Nobel laureate (d. 1927)
- 1844 - Claude-Paul Taffanel, French flautist, conductor and instructor regarded as the founder of the French Flute School (d. 1908)
- 1827 - Jean Albert Gaudry, French geologist (d. 1908)
- 1823 - Francis Parkman, American historian (d. 1893)
- 1795 - Saverio Mercadante, Italian composer (d. 1870)
- 1782 - Daoguang, Emperor of China (d. 1850)
- 1745 - Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov, Russian field marshal (d. 1813)
- 1725 - Nicolas Desmarest, French geologist (d. 1815)
- 1722 - Gabriel Christie, British general (d. 1799)
- 1678 - Henry St John, English statesman and philosopher (d. 1751)
- 1666 - Antoine Parent, French mathematician (d. 1716)
- 1651 - Engelbert Kaempfer, German physician and traveler (d. 1716)
- 1557 - Jacques Mauduit, French composer (d. 1627)
- 1507 - Jiajing, Emperor of China (d. 1567)
- 1386 - King Henry V of England, (d. 1422)
- 1098 - Hildegard of Bingen, German magistra and the first composer whose biography is known (d. 1179)
- 16 - Drusilla, daughter of Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder (d. 38)