September 16

Events 
 Up to 1900 
 307 – Emperor Severus II is captured and imprisoned at Tres Tabernae.
 1400 – Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales.
 1620 – The Mayflower sets sail from Plymouth, England, for America.
 1701 – James Francis Edward Stuart, referred to as the 'Old Pretender', becomes the Jacobite claimant to the thrones of Scotland and England.
 1776 – American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Harlem Heights is fought.
 1779 – American Revolutionary War: The French–American Siege of Savannah begins.
 1795 – The first British occupation of the Cape Colony, South Africa, begins.
 1810 – Grito de Dolores: Miguel Hidalgo begins Mexico's fight for independence from Spain.
 1812 – The Fire of Moscow begins. Three quarters of the city are destroyed.
 1859 – David Livingstone reaches Lake Malawi.
 1893 – Settlers make a land run for prime land in the Cherokee Strip in Oklahoma.

 1901 – 2000 
 1902 – Alagoas becomes a state of Brazil.
 1908 – General Motors is founded.
 1918 – On the British Monitor (a type of warship), a munitions explosion occurs while it is located in Dover Harbour, killing 77 people.
 1919 – The American Legion is incorporated
 1920 – Wall Street bombing: A bomb in a horse wagon explodes in front of the J. P. Morgan building in New York City, killing 38 people and injuring over 400.
 1925 – HC Rotterdam, the biggest field hockey team in the Netherlands, is founded.
 1928 – The Okeechobee hurricane in Florida kills 2500 people.
 1939 – The Japanese–Soviet border conflict is settled.
 1941 – The Shah of Iran is forced to resign by the United Kingdom and Soviet Union.
 1943 – World War II: The Allied invasion of Italy concludes.
 1945 – Japanese forces in Hong Kong surrender.
 1947 – Typhoon Kathleen hits Saitama, Tokyo and the Tone River in Japan, killing at least 1,930 people.
 1947 – The United Kingdom formally ends its state of war with Austria.
 1955 – Juan Peron is removed from power in a coup in Argentina.
 1955 – A Soviet Navy Zulu class submarine becomes the first submarine to launch a ballistic missile.
 1959 – The first successful photocopier, the Xerox 914, is introduced in a demonstration in live television in New York City.
 1961 – The remainder of Hurricane Debbie causes damage in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
 1963 – Malaysia is formed by the Federation of Malaya, Singapore, British North Borneo (Sabah), and Sarawak. Singapore withdraws a short time later.
 1966 – The Metropolitan Opera House opens in New York City.
 1970 – King Hussein of Jordan declares military rule following the hijacking of four civilian airlineers by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
 1971 – Typhoon Nancy makes landfall in Osaka, Japan, killing 173 people.
 1975 – Papua New Guinea becomes independent from Australia.
 1975 – Cape Verde, Mozambique and São Tomé and Príncipe join the UN.
 1976 – Sharvash Karapetyan saves 20 people from a trolleybus that had fallen into a Yerevan reservoir.
 1978 – An earthquake with a magnitude of over 7.5 hits Tabas in Iran, killing at least 25,000 people.
 1980 – Saint Vincent and the Grenadines join the UN.
 1982 – Sabra and Shatila massacre in Lebanon.
 1983 – Arnold Schwarzenegger becomes a US citizen.
 1987 – The Monntreal Protocol for preservation of ozone layer against ozone depletion enters into force.
 1990 – The railroad connecting China and Kazakhstan is completed.
 1991 – The trial of the deposed Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega begins in the United States.
 1992 – The pound sterling, the UK's currency, is forced out of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism.
 1995 – Greece ends its embargo on the Republic of Macedonia.
 1998 – Meryl Streep receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

 From 2001 
 2005 – Camorra organised crime boss Paolo Di Lauro is arrested in Naples, Italy.
 2007 – An aircraft carrying 128 people crashes in Phuket, Thailand, killing 89 people.
 2009 – Yukio Hatoyama becomes Prime Minister of Japan, after just under a year with Taro Aso in this position.
 2013 – A gunman kills 12 people at the Navy Yard in Washington, DC.

 Births 
 Up to 1850 
 16 – Drusilla, daughter of Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder (d. 38)
 1098 – Hildegard of Bingen, German writer, composer, and saint (d. 1179)
 1387 – King Henry V of England (d. 1422)
 1494 – Francesco Mauriloco, Italian polymath (d. 1575)
 1507 – Jiajing Emperor, Emperor of China (d. 1567)
 1615 – Heinrich Bach, German organist and composer (d. 1692)
 1666 – Antoine Parent, French mathematician (d. 1716)
 1678 – Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, English statesman and philosopher (d. 1751)
 1688 – John Gay, English writer (d. 1732)
 1716 – Angelo Maria Amorevoli, Italian Baroque tenor (d. 1798)
 1725 – Nicolas Demarest, French geologist (d. 1815)
 1736 – Carter Braxton, American founding father (d. 1797)
 1745 – Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov, Russian field marshal (d. 1813)
 1777 – Nathan Mayer Rothschild, English banker and financier (d. 1813)
 1782 – Daoguang Emperor, Emperor of China (d. 1850)
 1812 – Robert Fortune, Scottish gardener, scientist and explorer (d. 1880)
 1823 – Mihailo Obrenovic III, Prince of Serbia (d. 1868)
 1825 – Simeon Bavier, Swiss diplomat, engineer and politician (d. 1896)
 1830 – Patrick Francis Moran, Irish–Australian cardinal (d. 1911)
 1837 – King Peter V of Portugal (d. 1861)
 1842 – Alessandro Fortis, Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1909)
 1844 – Paul Taffanel, French flautist and conductor (d. 1908)

 1851 – 1900 
 1851 – Emilia Pardo Bazan, Galician-Spanish writer (d. 1912)
 1853 – Albrecht Kossel, German doctor, won the 1910 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1917)
 1858 – Andrew Bonar Law, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1923)
 1859 – Yuan Shikai, Chinese military leader and politician (d. 1916)
 1866 – Georg Voigt, German politician (d. 1927)
 1867 – Vantila Bratianu, Romanian politician (d. 1930)
 1870 – John Pius Boland, Irish jurist, politician and tennis player (d. 1958)
 1875 – James C. Penney, founder of American department store J.C. Penney (d. 1971)
 1877 – Jacob Schick, American–Canadian inventor and businessman (d. 1937)
 1878 – Herwarth Walden, German writer, publisher and composer (d. 1941)
 1886 – Demetre Chiparis, Romanian sculptor (d. 1947)
 1886 – Jean Arp, German–French sculptor, painter and writer (d. 1966)
 1887 – Nadia Boulanger, French composer and pianist (d. 1979)
 1888 – Frans Eemil Sillanpaa, Finnish writer (d. 1964)
 1888 – W. O. Bentley, British racing driver and entrepreneur (d. 1971)
 1891 – Stephanie von Hohenlohe, Austrian–born German spy (d. 1972)
 1891 – Karl Dönitz, German naval leader (d. 1980)
 1893 – Alexander Korda, Hungarian movie director (d. 1956)
 1893 – Albert Szent-Györgyi de Nagyrápolt, Hungarian scientist, won the 1937 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1986)
 1898 – H. A. Rey, American author and illustrator (d. 1977)
 1899 – Hans Swarowsky, Austrian conductor (d. 1975)

 1901 – 1950 
 1901 – Ugo Frigerio, Italian athlete (d. 1968)
 1903 – Joe Venuti, Italian–American jazz violinist (d. 1978)
 1903 – Gwen Bristow, American writer and journalist (d. 1980)
 1905 – Vladimir Holan, Czech poet (d. 1980)
 1909 – Marshall Carter, American general, Director of the NSA (d. 1993)
 1912 – Gyorgy Sarosi, Hungarian footballer (d. 1993)
 1913 – Felicien Marceau, French journalist and writer (d. 2012)
 1916 – Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw, 1st Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis (d. 1978)
 1917 – Alexander Schmorell, German Resistance activist (d. 1943)
 1919 – Lawrence Dobkin, American actor (d. 2002)
 1920 – J. J. C. Smart, British–Australian philosopher (d. 2012)
 1920 – Staryl C. Austin, American air force general (d. 2015)
 1921 – Jon Hendricks, American jazz songwriter and singer
 1922 – Guy Hamilton, English movie director (d. 2016)
 1922 – Janis Paige, American actress
 1923 – Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister of Singapore and statesman (d. 2015)
 1924 – Lauren Bacall, American actress (d. 2014)
 1924 – Hank Peters, American baseball executive (d. 2015)
 1925 – Charlie Byrd, American jazz guitarist (d. 1999)
 1925 – Charles Haughey, Prime Minister of Ireland (d. 2006)
 1925 – B. B. King, American blues musician (d. 2015)
 1926 – Robert H. Schuller, American televangelist (d. 2015)
 1927 – Peter Falk, American actor (d. 2011)
 1927 – Sadako Ogata, Japanese academic, diplomat ad writer
 1928 – Rex Trailer, American television presenter, actor and singer (d. 2013)
 1929 – Stan Stephens, American politician, 20th Governor of Montana
 1930 – Anne Francis, American actress (d. 2011)
 1930 – Jerry Parr, American secret service agent (d. 2015)
 1934 – Ronnie Drew, Irish singer (The Dubliners) (d. 2008)
 1935 – Jules Bass, American Stop-motion animator
 1935 – Billy Boy Arnold, American blues musician and songwriter
 1937 – Pavel Bobek, Czech singer (d. 2013)
 1942 – Bernie Calvert, British musician
 1943 – Oskar Lafontaine, German politician
 1943 – James Alan McPherson, American writer (d. 2016)
 1944 – B. J. Ward, American actress and singer
 1945 – Alexander Rutskoy, Russian politician
 1946 – Mike Reynolds, Australian politician
 1946 – Camilo Sesto, Spanish singer-songwriter
 1947 – Russ Abbot, British comedian
 1948 – Rosemary Casals, American tennis player
 1948 – Julia Donaldson, English writer
 1948 – Kenney Jones, English musician
 1949 – Ed Begley, Jr., American actor
 1949 – Chrisye, Indonesian singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2007)
 1950 – Loyd Grossman, American television presenter and food critic
 1950 – Loyola de Palacio, Spanish politician (d. 2006)

 1951 – 1975 
 1951 – Andy Irvine, Scottish rugby player
 1952 – Fatos Nano, Albanian politician
 1952 – Mickey Rourke, American actor
 1953 – Kurt Fuller, American actor
 1953 – Jerry Pate, American golfer
 1953 – Manuel Pellegrini, Chilean footballer and coach
 1953 – Mark Malloch Brown, British politician
 1954 – Sanjoy Bandopadhyay, Indian sitarist and composer
 1954 – Colin Newman, British singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer
 1955 – Janet Ellis, British television presenter
 1956 – David Copperfield, American magician
 1957 – Norman Lamb, English politician
 1957 – Pierre Moscovici, French politician
 1958 – Jennifer Tilly, American actress
 1958 – Neville Southall, Welsh footballer
 1958 – Orel Hershiser, American baseball player and coach
 1960 – Ean Evans, American musician (Lynyrd Skynyrd) (d. 2009)
 1960 – Danny John-Jules, English actor
 1961 – Bilinda Butcher, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
 1964 – Molly Shannon, American actress
 1965 – Karl-Heinz Riedle, German footballer
 1966 – John Bel Edwards, American attorney and politician 
 1968 – Rafael Alkorta, Spanish footballer
 1968 – Marc Anthony, American musician
 1971 – Amy Poehler, American actress, comedienne and writer
 1972 – Liz Bonnin, Irish television presenter
 1972 – Sprent Dabwido, Nauruan politician, former President of Nauru
 1973 – Alexander Vinokourov, Kazakhstani cyclist
 1974 – Mario Haas, Austrian footballer
 1974 – Loona, Dutch singer
 1975 – Adel Chedli, Tunisian footballer

 From 1976 
 1976 – Tina Barrett, British singer (S Club)
 1976 – Greg Buckner, American basketball player
 1978 – Ebrahim Mirzapour, Iranian footballer
 1978 – Carolina Dieckmann, Brazilian actress
 1979 – Keisuke Tsuboi, Japanese footballer
 1979 – Flo Rida, American rapper
 1979 – Fanny, French singer
 1980 – Patrik Stefan, Czech ice hockey player
 1981 – Alexis Bledel, American actress
 1983 – Kirsty Coventry, Zimbabwean swimmer
 1983 – Brandon Moss, American baseball player
 1984 – Katie Melua, Georgian–British singer
 1984 – Sabrina Bryan, American actress and singer
 1986 – Ian Harding, British actor
 1987 – Kyle Lafferty, Northern Irish footballer
 1987 – Burry Stander, South African cyclist (d. 2013)
 1987 – Daren Kagasoff, American actor
 1988 – Teddy Geiger, American singer-songwriter, guitarist and actor
 1988 – Sarah Steele, American actress
 1989 – José Salomon Rondon, Venezuelan footballer
 1992 – Nick Jonas, American singer and guitarist (The Jonas Brothers)
 1992 – Jake Roche, English actor and singer
 2005 – Princess Jalilah bint Ali of Jordan

 Deaths 
 Up to 1900 
 96 – Domitian, Roman Emperor (b. 51)
 307 – Flavius Valerius Severus, Roman Emperor
 655 – Pope Martin I
 1087 – Severus II, Roman Emperor
 1100 – Bernold of Constance, German chronicler and writer (b. 1054)
 1345 – John IV, Duke of Brittany (b. 1295)
 1380 – King Charles V of France (b. 1338)
 1394 – Avignon Pope Clement VII (b. 1342)
 1498 – Tomas de Torquemada, Spanish grand inquisitor (b. 1420)
 1589 – Michael Baius, Flemish theologian (b. 1513)
 1701 – James II of England and VII of Scotland (b. 1633)
 1736 – Gabriel Fahrenheit, physicist (b. 1686)
 1782 – Farinelli, Italian singer (b. 1705)
 1792 – Quang Trung, Emperor of Vietnam (b. 1753)
 1803 – Nicolas Baudin, French explorer, cartographer and naturalist (b. 1754)
 1819 – John Jeffries, American physician, balloonist and meteorologist (b. 1744)
 1824 – King Louis XVIII of France (b. 1755)
 1843 – Ezekiel Hart, Canadian businessman and politician (b. 1770)
 1845 – Thomas Davis, Irish nationalist and writer (b. 1814)
 1887 – Sakoigawa Namiemon, Japanese sumo wrestler (b. 1841)
 1911 – Edward Whymper, English mountain climber (b. 1840)
 1925 – Alexander Friedmann, Russian mathematician and cosmologist (b. 1888)
 1925 – Leo Fall, Austrian composer (b. 1873)
 1932 – Ronald Ross, British doctor, won the 1902 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1857)
 1931 – Omar Mukhtar, resistance leader in Italian Libya
 1936 – Jean-Baptiste Charcot, French scientist (b. 1867)
 1940 – Charles Cochrane-Baillie, 2nd Baron Lamington, British politician, 8th Governor of Queensland, Australia (b. 1860)
 1944 – Gustav Bauer, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1870)
 1946 – James Hopwood Jeans, English physicist, astronomer and mathematician (b. 1877)

 From 1951 
 1957 – Qi Baishi, Chinese painter (b. 1864)
 1965 – Ahn Eak-tai, Korean composer and conductor (b. 1906)
 1965 – Fred Quimby, American animation producer (b. 1886)
 1977 – Marc Bolan, English musician (b. 1947)
 1977 – Maria Callas, Greek–American soprano (b. 1923)
 1980 – Jean Piaget, Swiss psychologist (b. 1896)
 1984 – Louis Reard, French engineer and fashion designer (b. 1897)
 1987 – Christopher Soames, Baron Soames, British politician (b. 1920)
 1987 – Howard Moss, American poet, playwright and critic (b. 1922)
 1991 – Olga Spessivtseva, Russian ballerina (b. 1895)
 1992 – Millicent Fenwick, American politician and writer (b. 1910)
 1993 – Oodgeroo Noonuccal, Australian poet and activist (b. 1920)
 1996 – Gene Nelson, American actor, director and screenwriter (b. 1920)
 2000 – Georgiy Gongadze, Georgian–Ukrainian journalist (b. 1969)
 2002 – James Gregory, American actor (b. 1911)
 2003 – Sheb Wooley, American actor and singer (b. 1921)
 2004 – Izora Armstead, American singer (The Weather Girls) (b. 1942)
 2005 – Gordon Gould, American inventor (b. 1920)
 2006 – Floyd Curry, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1925)
 2006 – Fouad el-Mohandes, Egyptian actor (b. 1924)
 2007 – Robert Jordan, American writer (b. 1948)
 2009 – Mary Travers, American singer (b. 1936)
 2012 – Princess Ragnhild of Norway, Norwegian royal, sister of Harald V of Norway (b. 1930)
 2012 – John Ingle, American actor (b. 1928)
 2013 – Kim Hamilton, American actress (b. 1932)
 2013 – Patsy Swayze, American dancer and choreographer (b. 1927)
 2014 – Buster Jones, American actor and television presenter (b. 1943)
 2014 – Alf Ivar Samuelsen, Norwegian politician (b. 1942)
 2015 – Guy Béart, French singer-songwriter (b. 1930)
 2015 – Ton van de Ven, Dutch industrial designer (b. 1944)
 2015 – David Ashby, British motorcycle racer (b. 1949)
 2016 – Edward Albee, American playwright (b. 1928)
 2016 – Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, 10th President of Italy (b. 1920)
 2016 – Gabriele Amorth, Italian priest and exorcist (b. 1925)
 2016 – Antonio Mascarenhas Monteiro, former President of Cape Verde (b. 1944)

 Observances 
 Independence Day in Mexico and Papua New Guinea
 Malaysia Day
 International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone layer
 National Heroes' Day (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
 Statehood Day (Alagoas, a state of Brazil)

Category:Days of the year