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Acontecimientos
- 36 a. C.In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompey, son of Pompey, thus ending Pompeian resistance to the Second Triumvirate.
- 301San Marino, one of the smallest nations in the world and the world's oldest republic still in existence, is founded by Saint Marinus.
- 590Consecration of Pope Gregory I (Gregory the Great).
- 673King Wamba of the Visigoths puts down a revolt by Hilderic, governor of Nîmes (France) and rival for the throne.
- 863Major Byzantine victory under general Petronas at the Battle of Lalakaon against an Arab raid under emir Umar al-Aqta, who is killed in battle.
- 1189Richard I of England (a.k.a. Richard "the Lionheart") is crowned at Westminster.
- 1260The Mamluks defeat the Mongols at the Battle of Ain Jalut in Palestine, marking their first decisive defeat and the point of maximum expansion of the Mongol Empire.
- 1335At the congress of Visegrád Charles I of Hungary mediates a reconciliation between two neighboring monarchs, John of Bohemia and Casimir III of Poland.
- 1411The Treaty of Selymbria is concluded between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice.
- 1650Victory over the royalists in the Battle of Dunbar opens the way to Edinburgh for the New Model Army during the English invasion of Scotland.
- 1651The Battle of Worcester is the last significant action in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
- 1658The death of Oliver Cromwell; Richard Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of England.
- 1666The Royal Exchange burns down in the Great Fire of London.
- 1777American Revolutionary War: During the Battle of Cooch's Bridge, the Flag of the United States is flown in battle for the first time.
- 1783American Revolutionary War: The war ends with the signing of the Treaty of Paris by the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain.
- 1798The week long battle of St. George's Caye begins between Spain and Britain off the coast of Belize.
- 1812Twenty-four settlers are killed in the Pigeon Roost Massacre in Indiana.
- 1838Future abolitionist Frederick Douglass escapes from slavery.
- 1843King Otto of Greece is forced to grant a constitution following an uprising in Athens.
- 1855American Indian Wars: In Nebraska, 700 soldiers under United States General William S. Harney avenge the Grattan massacre by attacking a Sioux village and killing 100 men, women and children.
- 1861American Civil War: Confederate General Leonidas Polk invades neutral Kentucky, prompting the state legislature to ask for Union assistance.
- 1870Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Metz begins, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory on October 23.
- 1878Over 640 die when the crowded pleasure boat collides with the in the River Thames.
- 1879Siege of the British Residency in Kabul: British envoy Sir Louis Cavagnari and 72 men of the Guides are massacred by Afghan troops while defending the British Residency in Kabul. Their heroism and loyalty became famous and revered throughout the British Empire.
- 1895John Brallier becomes the first openly paid professional American football player, when he was paid US$10 by David Berry, to play for the Latrobe Athletic Association in a 12–0 win over the Jeanette Athletic Association.
- 1911A fire that started on Fraser's Million Dollar Pier destroys six to eight square blocks of Ocean Park, California.
- 1914Wilhelm, Prince of Albania leaves the country after just six months due to opposition to his rule.
- 1914French composer Albéric Magnard is killed defending his estate against invading German soldiers.
- 1914World War I: Start of the Battle of Grand Couronné, a German assault against French positions on high ground near the city of Nancy.
- 1916World War I: Leefe Robinson destroys the German airship Schütte-Lanz SL 11 over Cuffley, north of London; this is the first German airship to be shot down on British soil.
- 1925, the United States' first American-built rigid airship, is destroyed in a squall line over Noble County, Ohio. Fourteen of her 42-man crew perished, including her commander, Zachary Lansdowne.
- 1933Yevgeniy Abalakov is the first man to reach the highest point in the Soviet Union, Communism Peak (now called Ismoil Somoni Peak and situated in Tajikistan) (7495 m).
- 1935Sir Malcolm Campbell reaches a speed of 304.331 miles per hour on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, becoming the first person to drive an automobile over 300 mph.
- 1939World War II: France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia declare war on Germany after the invasion of Poland, forming the Allied nations. The Viceroy of India also declares war, but without consulting the provincial legislatures.
- 1939World War II: The United Kingdom and France begin a naval blockade of Germany that lasts until the end of the war. This also marks the beginning of the Battle of the Atlantic.
- 1941The Holocaust: Karl Fritzsch, deputy camp commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp, experiments with the use of Zyklon B in the gassing of Soviet POWs.
- 1942World War II: In response to news of its coming liquidation, Dov Lopatyn leads an uprising in the Ghetto of Lakhva (present-day Belarus).
- 1943World War II: British and Canadian troops land on the Italian mainland. On the same day, Walter Bedell Smith and Giuseppe Castellano sign the Armistice of Cassibile, although it is not announced for another five days.
- 1944Holocaust: Diarist Anne Frank and her family are placed on the last transport train from the Westerbork transit camp to the Auschwitz concentration camp, arriving three days later.
- 1945A three-day celebration begins in China, following the Victory over Japan Day on September 2.
- 1950"Nino" Farina becomes the first Formula One Drivers' champion after winning the 1950 Italian Grand Prix.
- 1954The People's Liberation Army begins shelling the Republic of China-controlled islands of Quemoy, starting the First Taiwan Strait Crisis.
- 1967Dagen H in Sweden: Traffic changes from driving on the left to driving on the right overnight.
- 1971Qatar becomes an independent state.
- 1976Viking program: The American Viking 2 spacecraft lands at Utopia Planitia on Mars.
- 1978During the Rhodesian Bush War a group of ZIPRA guerrillas shot down civilian Vickers Viscount aircraft (Air Rhodesia Flight 825) with a Soviet-made SAM Strela-2; of 56 passengers and crew 38 people died in crash, 10 were massacred by the guerrillas at the site.
- 1981The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, an international bill of rights for women, is instituted by the United Nations.
- 1987In a coup d'état in Burundi, President Jean-Baptiste Bagaza is deposed by Major Pierre Buyoya.
- 1989Cubana de Aviación Flight 9046 crashes into a residential area of Havana shortly after takeoff from José Martí International Airport, killing 150.
- 1989Varig Flight 254 crashes in the Amazon rainforest near São José do Xingu in Brazil, killing 12.
- 1997Vietnam Airlines Flight 815 (Tupolev Tu-134) crashes on approach into Phnom Penh airport, killing 64.
- 2001In Belfast, Protestant loyalists begin a picket of Holy Cross, a Catholic primary school for girls.
- 2004Beslan school siege ends, resulting in over 330 fatalities, including 186 children.
- 2010After taking off from Dubai International Airport, UPS Airlines Flight 6 develops an in-flight fire in the cargo hold and crashes near Nad Al Sheba, killing both crew members on board.
- 2016The U.S. and China, together responsible for 40% of the world's carbon emissions, both formally ratify the Paris global climate agreement.
- 2017North Korea conducts its sixth and most powerful nuclear test.
Nacimientos
- 1034Emperor Go-Sanjō of Japan (died 1073)
- 1568Adriano Banchieri, Italian organist and composer (died 1634)
- 1675Paul Dudley, American lawyer and jurist (died 1751)
- 1693Charles Radclyffe, English captain and politician (died 1746)
- 1695Pietro Antonio Locatelli, Italian violin player and composer (died 1764)
- 1704Joseph de Jussieu, French explorer, geographer, and mathematician, (died 1779)
- 1710Abraham Trembley, Swiss biologist and zoologist (died 1784)
- 1724Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, Irish-English general and politician, 21st Governor General of Canada (died 1808)
- 1781Eugène de Beauharnais, French general and politician (died 1824)
- 1803Prudence Crandall, American educator (died 1890)
- 1810Paul Kane, Irish-Canadian painter (died 1871)
- 1811John Humphrey Noyes, American activist, founded the Oneida Community (died 1886)
- 1814James Joseph Sylvester, English mathematician and academic (died 1897)
- 1820George Hearst, American businessman and politician (died 1891)
- 1840Jacob Christian Fabricius, Danish composer (died 1919)
- 1841Tom Emmett, English cricketer (died 1904)
- 1849Sarah Orne Jewett, American novelist, short story writer and poet (died 1909)
- 1851Olga Constantinovna of Russia, Queen consort of the Hellenes (died 1926)
- 1854Charles Tatham, American fencer (died 1939)
- 1856Louis Sullivan, American architect and educator, designed the Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building (died 1924)
- 1869Fritz Pregl, Slovenian chemist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1930)
- 1875Ferdinand Porsche, Austrian-German engineer and businessman, founded Porsche (died 1951)
- 1878Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers, English tennis player (died 1960)
- 1882Johnny Douglas, English cricketer and boxer (died 1930)
- 1887Frank Christian, American trumpet player (died 1973)
- 1897Sally Benson, American author and screenwriter (died 1972)
- 1899Frank Macfarlane Burnet, Australian virologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1985)
- 1900Percy Chapman, English cricketer (died 1961)
- 1900Urho Kekkonen, Finnish journalist, lawyer, and politician, 8th President of Finland (died 1986)
- 1901Eduard van Beinum, Dutch violinist, pianist, and conductor (died 1959) las demás fuentes: 3 sep 1900
- 1905Carl David Anderson, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1991)
- 1905John Mills, New Zealand cricketer (died 1972)
- 1907Loren Eiseley, American anthropologist, philosopher, and author (died 1977)
- 1908Lev Pontryagin, Russian mathematician and academic (died 1988)
- 1910Kitty Carlisle, American actress, singer, socialite, and game show panelist (died 2007)
- 1910Franz Jáchym, Austrian Roman Catholic archbishop (died 1984)
- 1910Maurice Papon, French civil servant and convicted war criminal (died 2007)
- 1911Bernard Mammes, American cyclist and sergeant (died 2000)
- 1913Alan Ladd, American actor and producer (died 1964)
- 1914Dixy Lee Ray, American biologist and politician, 17th Governor of Washington (died 1994)
- 1915Knut Nystedt, Norwegian organist and composer (died 2014)
- 1915Memphis Slim, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1988)
- 1916Eddie Stanky, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 1999)
- 1918Helen Wagner, American actress (died 2010)
- 1919Phil Stern, American soldier and photographer (died 2014)
- 1920Tereska Torrès, French soldier and author (died 2012)
- 1921John Aston Sr., English footballer (died 2003)
- 1921Thurston Dart, English pianist, conductor, and musicologist (died 1971)
- 1921Marguerite Higgins, American journalist and author (died 1966) las demás fuentes: 3 sep 1920
- 1923Glen Bell, American businessman, founded Taco Bell (died 2010)
- 1923Alice Gibson, Belizean chief librarian and educator (died 2021)
- 1923Fred Hawkins, American golfer (died 2014)
- 1923Mort Walker, American cartoonist (died 2018)
- 1924Mary Grace Canfield, American actress (died 2014)
- 1925Anne Jackson, American actress (died 2016)
- 1925Bengt Lindström, Swedish painter and sculptor (died 2008)
- 1925Hank Thompson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2007)
- 1926Alison Lurie, American author and academic (died 2020)
- 1926Irene Papas, Greek actress (died 2022) las demás fuentes: 3 sep 1929
- 1926Uttam Kumar, Indian Bengali actor, director, producer, singer, composer and playback singer (died 1980)
- 1928Gaston Thorn, Luxembourg lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Luxembourg (died 2007)
- 1928Pilar Pallete, Peruvian-American painter and actress
- 1929Whitey Bulger, American organized crime boss (died 2018)
- 1929Carlo Clerici, Swiss cyclist (died 2007)
- 1929Steve Rickard, New Zealand-Australian wrestler, trainer, and promoter (died 2015)
- 1929Armand Vaillancourt, Canadian sculptor and painter
- 1930Cherry Wilder, New Zealand author and poet (died 2002)
- 1931Albert DeSalvo, American serial killer known as the Boston Strangler (died 1973)
- 1931Dick Motta, American basketball player and coach
- 1931Guy Spitaels, Belgian academic and politician, 7th Minister-President of Wallonia (died 2012)
- 1932Eileen Brennan, American actress and singer (died 2013)
- 1933Basil Butcher, Guyanese cricketer (died 2019)
- 1933Tompall Glaser, American singer-songwriter (died 2013)
- 1934Freddie King, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1976)
- 1935Helmut Clasen, German-Canadian motorcycle racer
- 1936Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisian soldier and politician, 2nd President of Tunisia (died 2019)
- 1938Liliane Ackermann, French microbiologist, community leader, writer, and lecturer (died 2007)
- 1938Sarah Bradford, English historian and author
- 1938Caryl Churchill, English-Canadian playwright
- 1938Richard MacCormac, English architect, founded MJP Architects (died 2014)
- 1938Ryōji Noyori, Japanese chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1940Frank Duffy, English architect
- 1940Pauline Collins, English actress (died 2025)
- 1940Eduardo Galeano, Uruguayan journalist and author (died 2015)
- 1940Brian Lochore, New Zealand rugby player and coach (died 2019)
- 1941Sergei Dovlatov, Russian-American journalist and author (died 1990)
- 1942Al Jardine, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1943Valerie Perrine, American model and actress (died 2026)
- 1944Geoff Arnold, English cricketer and coach
- 1944Ray Groom, Australian footballer, lawyer, and politician, 39th Premier of Tasmania
- 1945George Biondo, American bass player and songwriter
- 1945Peter Goddard, English physicist and mathematician
- 1945Martha Saxton, American Historian (died 2023)
- 1947Kjell Magne Bondevik, Norwegian minister and politician, 26th Prime Minister of Norway
- 1947Michael Connarty, Scottish educator and politician
- 1947Mario Draghi, Italian banker and economist
- 1947Gérard Houllier, French footballer and coach (died 2020)
- 1947Susan Milan, English flute player and composer
- 1948Don Brewer, American drummer and singer-songwriter
- 1948Lyudmila Karachkina, Ukrainian astronomer
- 1948Fotis Kouvelis, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Justice
- 1948Levy Mwanawasa, Zambian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Zambia (died 2008)
- 1949José Pékerman, Argentine footballer, coach, and manager
- 1949Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria (died 2004)
- 1950Doug Pinnick, American rock singer-songwriter and bass player
- 1951Denys Hobson, South African cricketer
- 1951D. Rolland Jennings, American politician
- 1952Shakti Kapoor, Indian actor
- 1953Jean-Pierre Jeunet, French director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1953George Peponis, Greek-Australian rugby league player and physician
- 1954Jaak Uudmäe, Estonian triple jumper and coach
- 1955Steve Jones, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1956Jishu Dasgupta, Indian actor and director (died 2012)
- 1956Pat McGeown, Irish republican activist (died 1996)
- 1956Stephen Woolley, English director and producer
- 1957Garth Ancier, American businessman
- 1957Earl Cureton, American basketball player and coach (died 2024)
- 1957Steve Schirripa, American actor and producer
- 1957Sadhguru, Indian yogi, mystic
- 1957Ivan Šramko, Governor of the National Bank of Slovakia
- 1960Nick Gibb, English accountant and politician
- 1961Andy Griffiths, Australian author
- 1962David De Roure, English computer scientist and academic
- 1963Sam Adams, American politician, 51st Mayor of Portland
- 1963Mubarak Ghanim, Emirati footballer
- 1963Malcolm Gladwell, Canadian journalist, essayist, and critic
- 1964Adam Curry, American-Dutch businessman and television host, co-founded mevio
- 1964Spike Feresten, American screenwriter and producer
- 1964Junaid Jamshed, Pakistani singer-songwriter, guitarist and naat khawan (died 2016)
- 1964Holt McCallany, American actor las demás fuentes: 3 sep 1963
- 1965Rachel Johnson, British journalist
- 1965Vaden Todd Lewis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1965Costas Mandylor, Australian actor
- 1965Charlie Sheen, American actor and producer
- 1966Steven Johnson Leyba, American painter and author
- 1966Vladimir Ryzhkov, Russian historian and politician
- 1967Chris Gatling, American basketball player
- 1967Luis Gonzalez, American baseball player
- 1968Grace Poe, Filipino educator and politician
- 1969Noah Baumbach, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
- 1969John Fugelsang, American comedian, actor, and talk show host
- 1969Robert Karlsson, Swedish golfer
- 1969Marianna Komlos, Canadian bodybuilder, model, and wrestler (died 2004)
- 1969Matthew Offord, English journalist and politician
- 1969John Picacio, American artist
- 1970Jeremy Glick, American businessman (died 2001)
- 1970George Lynch, American basketball player and coach
- 1970Gareth Southgate, English footballer and manager
- 1971Kiran Desai, Indian-American author
- 1971Glen Housman, Australian swimmer
- 1971Chabeli Iglesias, Portuguese-Spanish journalist
- 1971Paolo Montero, Uruguayan footballer and manager
- 1972Christine Boudrias, Canadian speed skater
- 1972Bob Evans, American wrestler and trainer
- 1972Robbie O'Davis, Australian rugby league player
- 1972Martin Straka, Czech ice hockey player
- 1973Jennifer Paige, American singer
- 1973Damon Stoudamire, American basketball player and coach
- 1974Martin Gerber, Swiss ice hockey player
- 1974Clare Kramer, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
- 1974Rahul Sanghvi, Indian cricketer
- 1975Daniel Chan, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor
- 1975Cristobal Huet, French ice hockey player
- 1975Redfoo, American singer-songwriter, producer, and dancer
- 1976Valery V. Afanasyev, Russian ice hockey player and coach
- 1976Ashley Jones, American actress
- 1976Jevon Kearse, American football player
- 1976Raheem Morris, American football player and coach
- 1977Casey Hampton, American football player
- 1977Rui Marques, Angolan footballer
- 1977Olof Mellberg, Swedish footballer
- 1977Nate Robertson, American baseball player
- 1978Terje Bakken, Norwegian singer-songwriter (died 2004)
- 1978John Curtis, English footballer
- 1978Nichole Hiltz, American actress
- 1978Michal Rozsíval, Czech ice hockey player
- 1978Nick Wechsler, American actor
- 1979Júlio César, Brazilian footballer
- 1979Tomo Miličević, Bosnian-American guitarist
- 1980B.G., American rapper and actor
- 1980Daniel Bilos, Argentine footballer
- 1980Cindy Burger, Dutch footballer
- 1980Jason McCaslin, Canadian singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer
- 1981Fearne Cotton, English television and radio presenter
- 1982Sarah Burke, Canadian skier (died 2012)
- 1982Andrew McMahon, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
- 1982Kaori Natori, Japanese singer
- 1982Tiago Rannow, Brazilian footballer
- 1982Chris Wilcox, American basketball player
- 1983Augusto Farfus, Brazilian race car driver
- 1983Nicky Hunt, English footballer
- 1983Marcus McCauley, American football player
- 1983Valdas Vasylius, Lithuanian basketball player
- 1984Mason Crosby, American football player
- 1984Garrett Hedlund, American actor
- 1984T. J. Perkins, Filipino-American wrestler
- 1985Scott Carson, English footballer
- 1985Kelvin Wilson, English footballer
- 1986Shaun White, American snowboarder, skateboarder, and guitarist
- 1986OMI, Jamaican singer
- 1986Capitão Telhada, Brazilian politician
- 1987Allie, Canadian wrestler
- 1987Modibo Maïga, Malian footballer
- 1987Dawid Malan, English cricketer
- 1987James Neal, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1988Jérôme Boateng, Ghanaian-German footballer
- 1988Hana Makhmalbaf, Iranian director and producer
- 1990Mohammad Shami, Indian cricketer
- 1992August Alsina, American singer-songwriter
- 1992Sakshi Malik, Indian wrestler
- 1993Lee So-jung, South Korean singer
- 1993Dominic Thiem, Austrian tennis player
- 1993Lee Seong-jong, South Korean singer
- 1994Francis Molo, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1994Glen Rea, English-Irish footballer
- 1995Myles Jack, American football player
- 1995Niklas Süle, German footballer
- 1996Joy, South Korean idol and actress
- 1996Abrahm DeVine, American swimmer
- 1996William Eskelinen, Swedish footballer
- 1996Nanda Kyaw, Burmese footballer
- 1996Florian Maitre, French cyclist
- 1996Callum Moore, Australian footballer
- 1996Neilson Powless, American cyclist
- 1996Yoane Wissa, French-Congolese footballer
- 1997Reniece Boyce, West Indian cricketer
- 1997Carter Kieboom, American baseball player
- 1997Salome Pazhava, Georgian rhythmic gymnast
- 1997Devin Singletary, American football player
- 1997Bernard Tekpetey, Ghanaian footballer
- 1998Oskar Seuntjens, Belgian politician
- 1999Rich Brian, Indonesian rapper and singer
- 2000Brandon Williams, English footballer
- 2001Kaia Gerber, American model and actress
- 2003Jack Dylan Grazer, American actor
- 2010Tanitoluwa Adewumi, Nigerian-American chess player
Fallecimientos
- 264Sun Xiu, Chinese emperor (born 235)
- 618Xue Ju, emperor of Qin
- 863Umar al-Aqta, Arab emir
- 931Uda, emperor of Japan (born 867)
- 1120Gerard Thom (The Blessed Gerard), founder of the Knights Hospitaller (born c. 1040)
- 1189Jacob of Orléans, French Jewish scholar
- 1301Alberto I della Scala, Lord of Verona
- 1313Anna of Bohemia (born 1290)
- 1354Joanikije II, Serbian patriarch and saint
- 1400John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter (born c. 1352) las demás fuentes: 16 ene 1400
- 1402Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Italian son of Galeazzo II Visconti (born 1351)
- 1420Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany (born 1340)
- 1467Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress (born 1434)
- 1592Robert Greene, English author and playwright (born 1558)
- 1609Jean Richardot, Belgian diplomat (born 1540)
- 1634Edward Coke, English lawyer, judge, and politician, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales (born 1552)
- 1653Claudius Salmasius, French scholar and author (born 1588)
- 1658Oliver Cromwell, English general and politician, Lord Protector of England (born 1599)
- 1720Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway, French general and diplomat (born 1648)
- 1729Jean Hardouin, French historian and scholar (born 1646)
- 1766Archibald Bower, Scottish historian and author (born 1686)
- 1808John Montgomery, American merchant and politician (born 1722)
- 1857John McLoughlin, Canadian-American businessman (born 1784)
- 1866Konstantin Flavitsky, Russian painter (born 1830) juliano y gregoriano
- 1877Adolphe Thiers, French historian and politician, 2nd President of France (born 1797)
- 1883Ivan Turgenev, Russian author and playwright (born 1818)
- 1886William W. Snow, American lawyer and politician (born 1812)
- 1893James Harrison, Scottish-Australian engineer, journalist, and politician (born 1816)
- 1901Evelyn Abbott, English classical scholar (born 1843)
- 1903Joseph Skipsey, English miner, author and poet (born 1832)
- 1906Mihály Kolossa, Hungarian author and poet (born 1846)
- 1914Albéric Magnard, French composer and educator (born 1865)
- 1929John Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey, English jurist and politician (born 1840)
- 1936Nikita Balieff, Armenian-Russian puppeteer and director (born 1876)
- 1941Rafailo Momčilović, Serbian Orthodox hegumen and painter (born 1875)
- 1942Will James, Canadian-American author and illustrator (born 1892)
- 1942Séraphine Louis, French painter (born 1864) las demás fuentes: 11 dic 1942
- 1944John Lumsden, Irish physician, founded the St. John Ambulance Brigade of Ireland (born 1869)
- 1948Edvard Beneš, Czech academic and politician, 2nd President of Czechoslovakia (born 1884)
- 1954Marika Kotopouli, Greek actress (born 1887) las demás fuentes: 11 sep 1954
- 1961Robert E. Gross, American businessman (born 1897)
- 1962E. E. Cummings, American poet and playwright (born 1894)
- 1963Louis MacNeice, Irish poet and playwright (born 1907)
- 1967Francis Ouimet, American golfer and banker (born 1893)
- 1969John Lester, American cricketer and soccer player (born 1871)
- 1970Vasil Gendov, Bulgarian actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1891)
- 1970Vince Lombardi, American football player and coach (born 1913)
- 1970Alan Wilson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1943)
- 1974Harry Partch, American composer and theorist (born 1901)
- 1977Gianni Vella, Maltese artist (born 1885)
- 1980Barbara O'Neil, American actress (born 1910)
- 1980Duncan Renaldo, Romanian-American actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1904)
- 1981Alec Waugh, English soldier and author (born 1898)
- 1985Johnny Marks, American songwriter (born 1909)
- 1987Morton Feldman, American composer and educator (born 1926)
- 1988Ferit Melen, Turkish civil servant and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1906)
- 1989Gaetano Scirea, Italian footballer (born 1953)
- 1991Frank Capra, Italian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1897)
- 1993David Brown, English businessman (born 1904)
- 1994James Thomas Aubrey, Jr., American screenwriter and producer (born 1918)
- 1994Billy Wright, English footballer and manager (born 1924)
- 1995Mary Adshead, English painter (born 1904)
- 1996Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Australian painter (born 1910)
- 1999Emma Bailey, American auctioneer and author (born 1910)
- 2000Edward Anhalt, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1914)
- 2001Pauline Kael, American film critic and author (born 1919)
- 2002Kenneth Hare, Canadian climatologist and academic (born 1919)
- 2002W. Clement Stone, American businessman, philanthropist, and author (born 1902)
- 2003Alan Dugan, American soldier and poet (born 1923)
- 2003Rudolf Leiding, German businessman (born 1914)
- 2005R. S. R. Fitter, English biologist and author (born 1913)
- 2005William Rehnquist, American lawyer and jurist, 16th Chief Justice of the United States (born 1924)
- 2007Carter Albrecht, American keyboard player and guitarist (born 1973)
- 2007Syd Jackson, New Zealand trade union leader and activist (born 1939)
- 2007Jane Tomlinson, English runner (born 1964)
- 2007Steve Fossett, American aviator (born 1944)
- 2008Donald Blakeslee, American colonel and pilot (born 1917)
- 2010Noah Howard, American saxophonist (born 1943)
- 2010Robert Schimmel, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (born 1950)
- 2012Griselda Blanco, Colombian drug lord (born 1943)
- 2012Harold Dunaway, American race car driver and pilot (born 1933)
- 2012Michael Clarke Duncan, American actor (born 1957)
- 2012Siegfried Jamrowski, Russian-German soldier and pilot (born 1917)
- 2012Sun Myung Moon, Korean religious leader and businessman, founded the Unification Church (born 1920)
- 2012Charlie Rose, American lawyer and politician (born 1939)
- 2013Ralph M. Holman, American lawyer and judge (born 1914)
- 2013Pedro Ferriz Santacruz, Mexican-American journalist (born 1921)
- 2013José Ramón Larraz, Spanish director and screenwriter (born 1929)
- 2013Janet Lembke, American author and scholar (born 1933)
- 2013Don Meineke, American basketball player (born 1930)
- 2013Lewis Morley, Hong Kong-Australian photographer (born 1925)
- 2014Aarno Raninen, Finnish singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1944)
- 2014A. P. Venkateswaran, Indian soldier and politician, 14th Foreign Secretary of India (born 1930) las demás fuentes: 2 sep 2014
- 2015Adrian Cadbury, English rower and businessman (born 1929)
- 2015Judy Carne, English actress and comedian (born 1939)
- 2015Carter Lay, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1971)
- 2015Zhang Zhen, Chinese general and politician (born 1914)
- 2015Chandra Bahadur Dangi, world record holder for shortest man (born 1939)
- 2017Walter Becker, American musician, songwriter, and record producer (born 1950)
- 2017John Ashbery, American poet (born 1927)
- 2024Flora Fraser, 21st Lady Saltoun, Scottish peer (born 1930)
- 2024Wayne Graham, American baseball player and coach (born 1936)
- 2024Charley Johnson, American football player (born 1938)
- 2026Ritu Khullar, Canadian jurist (born 1964)
Celebraciones
- China's victory over Japan commemoration related observances:
- Armed Forces Day (Republic of China)
- V-J Day (People's Republic of China)
- Feast of San Marino and the Republic, celebrates the foundation of the Republic of San Marino in 301.
- Flag Day (Australia)
- Independence Day, celebrates the second independence of Qatar from the United Kingdom in 1971.
- Levy Mwanawasa Day (Zambia)
- Merchant Navy Remembrance Day (Canada)
- Merchant Navy Day (United Kingdom)
- National Welsh Rarebit Day (United States)
- Tokehega Day (Tokelau, New Zealand)
Santoral
- Blessed Bartholomew Gutierrez
- Blessed Brigida Morello Zancano
- Mansuetus of Toul
- Marinus
- Phoebe
- Pope Gregory I
- Remaclus
- Prudence Crandall (Episcopal Church (USA))
- September 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)