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PAKISTAN · ON THIS DAY1992

A Pakistan International Airlines flight crashes into a hill in Nepal, killing all 167 passengers and crew.

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Born1946 Majid Khan, Indian-Pakistani cricketer Wikipedia ↗

Events

2023 The 2023 Rotterdam shootings occurred, during which two people were killed in a shooting and arson incident at a residence in Delfshaven, Rotterdam. Additionally, one person lost their life in a classroom at the Erasmus University Medical Center. Wikipedia ↗
2022 Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Cayo Costa State Park, Florida as a category four hurricane, killing 169 and doing $113 billion in damage, becoming Florida's costliest hurricane and the deadliest in 89 years. Wikipedia ↗
2018 The 7.5 Mw 2018 Sulawesi earthquake, which triggered a large tsunami, leaves 4,340 dead and 10,679 injured. Wikipedia ↗
2016 The 2016 South Australian blackout occurs, lasting up to three days in some areas. Wikipedia ↗
2014 The 2014 Hong Kong protests begin in response to restrictive political reforms imposed by the NPC in Beijing. Wikipedia ↗
2012 Somali and African Union forces launch a coordinated assault on the Somali port of Kismayo to take back the city from al-Shabaab militants. Wikipedia ↗
2012 Sita Air Flight 601 crashes in Madhyapur Thimi, Nepal, killing all 19 passengers and crew. Wikipedia ↗
2009 The military junta leading Guinea attacks a protest rally, killing or wounding 1,400 people. Wikipedia ↗
2008 Falcon 1 becomes the first privately developed liquid-fuel ground-launched vehicle to put a payload into orbit by the RatSat mission. Wikipedia ↗
2008 The Singapore Grand Prix is held as Formula One's inaugural night race, with Fernando Alonso winning the event. Almost a year later it was revealed that Alonso's team-mate Nelson Piquet Jr. had been ordered to crash his car to help bring out the safety car and give Alonso the advantage and win. Wikipedia ↗

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2006 Typhoon Xangsane passes over Manila after impacting parts of Southern Luzon and Eastern Visayas, becoming the strongest to affect the Philippine capital in 11 years. Wikipedia ↗
2000 Al-Aqsa Intifada: Ariel Sharon visits Al-Aqsa Mosque known to Jews as the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Wikipedia ↗
1995 Bob Denard and a group of mercenaries take the islands of the Comoros in a coup. Wikipedia ↗
1995 Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat sign the Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Wikipedia ↗
1994 The cruise ferry MS Estonia sinks in the Baltic Sea, killing 852 people. Wikipedia ↗
1992 A Pakistan International Airlines flight crashes into a hill in Nepal, killing all 167 passengers and crew. Wikipedia ↗
1986 The Democratic Progressive Party becomes the first opposition party in Taiwan. Wikipedia ↗
1983 John Pat, a 16-year old Aboriginal Australian boy, dies of injuries inflicted by four off-duty police officers in Roebourne, a catalyst to the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. Wikipedia ↗
1975 The Spaghetti House siege, in which nine people are taken hostage, takes place in London. Wikipedia ↗
1973 The ITT Building in New York City is bombed in protest at ITT's alleged involvement in the coup d'état in Chile. Wikipedia ↗
1970 Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser dies of a heart attack in Cairo. Wikipedia ↗
1961 A military coup in Damascus effectively ends the United Arab Republic, the union between Egypt and Syria. Wikipedia ↗
1958 Fernando Rios, a Mexican tour guide in New Orleans, dies of injuries sustained in an incident of gay bashing. Wikipedia ↗
1951 CBS makes the first color televisions available for sale to the general public, but the product is discontinued less than a month later. Wikipedia ↗
1944 World War II: Soviet Army troops liberate Klooga concentration camp in Estonia. Wikipedia ↗
1941 World War II: The Drama uprising against the Bulgarian occupation in northern Greece begins. Wikipedia ↗
1941 Ted Williams achieves a .406 batting average for the season, and becomes the last major league baseball player to bat .400 or better. Wikipedia ↗
1939 World War II: Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union agree on a division of Poland. Wikipedia ↗
1939 World War II: The siege of Warsaw comes to an end. Wikipedia ↗
1928 Alexander Fleming notices a bacteria-killing mold growing in his laboratory, discovering what later became known as penicillin. Wikipedia ↗
1924 The first aerial circumnavigation is completed by a team from the US Army. Wikipedia ↗
1919 Race riots begin in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Wikipedia ↗
1918 World War I: The Fifth Battle of Ypres begins. Wikipedia ↗
1912 The Ulster Covenant is signed by some 500,000 Ulster Unionists in opposition to the Third Irish Home Rule Bill. Wikipedia ↗
1912 Corporal Frank S. Scott of the United States Army becomes the first enlisted man to die in an airplane crash. Wikipedia ↗
1901 Philippine–American War: Filipino guerrillas kill more than forty American soldiers while losing 28 of their own. Wikipedia ↗
1892 The first night game for American football takes place in a contest between Wyoming Seminary and Mansfield State Normal. Wikipedia ↗
1889 The General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) defines the length of a metre. Wikipedia ↗
1871 The Brazilian Parliament passes a law that frees all children thereafter born to slaves, and all government-owned slaves. Wikipedia ↗
1868 The Battle of Alcolea causes Queen Isabella II of Spain to flee to France. Wikipedia ↗
1867 Toronto becomes the capital of Ontario, having also been the capital of Ontario's predecessors since 1796. Wikipedia ↗
1844 Oscar I of Sweden–Norway is crowned king of Sweden. Wikipedia ↗
1821 The Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire is drafted. It will be made public on 13 October. Wikipedia ↗
1787 The Congress of the Confederation votes to send the newly written United States Constitution to the state legislatures for approval. Wikipedia ↗
1781 American Revolutionary War: French and American forces backed by a French fleet begin the siege of Yorktown. Wikipedia ↗
1779 American Revolution: Samuel Huntington is elected President of the Continental Congress, succeeding John Jay. Wikipedia ↗
1644 A Hospitaller galley squadron defeats an Ottoman convoy in the action of 28 September 1644. Wikipedia ↗
1542 Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo of Portugal arrives at what is now San Diego, California. He is the first European in California. Wikipedia ↗
1538 Ottoman–Venetian War: The Ottoman Navy scores a decisive victory over a Holy League fleet in the Battle of Preveza. Wikipedia ↗
1322 Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor, defeats Frederick I of Austria in the Battle of Mühldorf. Wikipedia ↗
1238 King James I of Aragon conquers Valencia from the Moors. Shortly thereafter, he proclaims himself king of Valencia. Wikipedia ↗
1213 Queen consort Gertrude of Merania is assassinated by a group of Hungarian lords. Wikipedia ↗
1106 King Henry I of England defeats his brother Robert Curthose at the Battle of Tinchebray. Wikipedia ↗
1066 William the Conqueror lands in England, beginning the Norman conquest. Wikipedia ↗
995 Boleslaus II, Duke of Bohemia, kills most members of the rival Slavník dynasty. Wikipedia ↗
935 Duke Wenceslaus I of Bohemia is murdered by a group of nobles led by his brother Boleslaus I, who succeeds him. Wikipedia ↗
365 Roman usurper Procopius bribes two legions passing by Constantinople, and proclaims himself emperor. Wikipedia ↗
351 Constantius II defeats the usurper Magnentius. Wikipedia ↗
235 Pope Pontian resigns. He is exiled to the mines of Sardinia, along with Hippolytus of Rome. Wikipedia ↗
48 BC Pompey disembarks at Pelusium upon arriving in Egypt, whereupon he is assassinated by order of King Ptolemy XIII. Wikipedia ↗

Born on this day

1946 Majid Khan, Indian-Pakistani cricketer Wikipedia ↗
2004 Isack Hadjar, French-Algerian racing driver Wikipedia ↗
2000 Frankie Jonas, American actor, singer, and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1999 Kayla Day, American tennis player Wikipedia ↗
1998 Panna Udvardy, Hungarian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
1996 Aiden Moffat, British race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1995 Juancho Hernangómez, Spanish basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1995 Caleb Martin, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗

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1995 Cody Martin, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1995 Jason Williams, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
1993 Jodie Williams, English sprinter Wikipedia ↗
1992 Khem Birch, Canadian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1992 Keir Gilchrist, Canadian actor and musician Wikipedia ↗
1992 Alex Landi, American actor Wikipedia ↗
1992 Paula Ormaechea, Argentine tennis player Wikipedia ↗
1992 Adam Thompson, English-Northern Irish footballer Wikipedia ↗
1992 Kōko Tsurumi, Japanese gymnast Wikipedia ↗
1991 Eddie Rosario, Puerto Rican baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1991 Elvyonn Bailey, American sprinter Wikipedia ↗
1990 Phoenix Battye, Australian rugby player Wikipedia ↗
1989 Çağla Büyükakçay, Turkish tennis player Wikipedia ↗
1989 Darius Johnson-Odom, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1989 Mark Randall, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
1988 Marin Čilić, Croatian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
1988 Esmée Denters, Dutch singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1988 Jason Jordan, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
1988 Olivia Jordan, American actress, model, television host, and beauty pageant titleholder Wikipedia ↗
1988 Hana Mae Lee, American actress, model, and fashion designer Wikipedia ↗
1988 Aleks Vrteski, Australian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1988 Worakls, French DJ and electronic musician Wikipedia ↗
1987 Pierre Becken, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
1987 Gary Deegan, Irish footballer Wikipedia ↗
1987 Hilary Duff, American singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia ↗
1987 Chloë Hanslip, English violinist Wikipedia ↗
1987 Viktoria Leks, Estonian high jumper Wikipedia ↗
1986 Andrés Guardado, Mexican footballer Wikipedia ↗
1986 Meskerem Legesse, Ethiopian runner (died 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1986 Daniel Platzman, American musician Wikipedia ↗
1986 Dominic Waters, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1985 Shindong, South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer Wikipedia ↗
1985 Alina Ibragimova, Russian-English violinist Wikipedia ↗
1984 Jenny Omnichord, Canadian singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1984 Luke Pomersbach, Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
1984 Naim Terbunja, Kosovan-Swedish boxer Wikipedia ↗
1984 Melody Thornton, American singer-songwriter and dancer Wikipedia ↗
1984 Mathieu Valbuena, French footballer Wikipedia ↗
1984 Ryan Zimmerman, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1983 Stefan Moore, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
1983 John Schwalger, New Zealand rugby player Wikipedia ↗
1982 Aleksandr Anyukov, Russian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1982 Abhinav Bindra, Indian target shooter Wikipedia ↗
1982 Ray Emery, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2018) Wikipedia ↗
1982 Ranbir Kapoor, Indian actor and director Wikipedia ↗
1982 Nolwenn Leroy, French singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia ↗
1982 Emeka Okafor, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1982 Dustin Penner, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1982 Aivar Rehemaa, Estonian skier Wikipedia ↗
1982 Anderson Varejão, Brazilian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1982 St. Vincent, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1981 Greg Anderson, American pianist and composer Wikipedia ↗
1981 Willy Caballero, Argentine footballer Wikipedia ↗
1981 José Calderón, Spanish basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1981 Jorge Guagua, Ecuadorian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1981 Jerrika Hinton, American actress Wikipedia ↗
1981 Iracema Trevisan, Brazilian bass player Wikipedia ↗
1980 Marlon Parmer, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1979 Bam Margera, American skateboarder, actor, and stuntman Wikipedia ↗
1979 Taki Tsan, American-Greek rapper and producer Wikipedia ↗
1978 Peter Cambor, American actor Wikipedia ↗
1978 Ben Edmondson, Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
1977 Pak Se-ri, South Korean golfer Wikipedia ↗
1977 Young Jeezy, American rapper Wikipedia ↗
1976 Fedor Emelianenko, Russian mixed martial artist and politician Wikipedia ↗
1976 Bonzi Wells, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1975 Stuart Clark, Australian cricketer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1975 Isamu Jordan, American journalist and academic (died 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1975 Lenny Krayzelburg, Russian-American swimmer Wikipedia ↗
1974 Marco Di Loreto, Italian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1974 Mariya Kiselyova, Russian swimmer Wikipedia ↗
1974 Joonas Kolkka, Finnish footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
1974 Shane Webcke, Australian rugby league player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1973 Brian Rafalski, American ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1972 Leila McKinnon, Iranian-Australian journalist and television host Wikipedia ↗
1972 Dita Von Teese, American model and dancer Wikipedia ↗
1971 Joseph Arthur, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1971 George Eustice, English lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
1971 Braam van Straaten, South African rugby player Wikipedia ↗
1971 Alan Wright, English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1970 Kimiko Date, Japanese tennis player Wikipedia ↗
1970 Mike DeJean, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1970 Gualter Salles, Brazilian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1969 Kerri Chandler, electronic music producer and DJ Wikipedia ↗
1969 Marcel Dost, Dutch decathlete Wikipedia ↗
1969 Ben Greenman, American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
1969 Piper Kerman, American author and memoirist Wikipedia ↗
1969 Éric Lapointe, Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player Wikipedia ↗
1969 Sascha Maassen, German race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1969 Angus Robertson, Scottish politician Wikipedia ↗
1969 Nico Vaesen, Belgian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1968 Francois Botha, South African boxer and mixed martial artist Wikipedia ↗
1968 Mika Häkkinen, Finnish race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1968 Trish Keenan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2011) Wikipedia ↗
1968 Sean Levert, American R&B singer-songwriter and actor (died 2008) Wikipedia ↗
1968 Rob Moroso, American race car driver (died 1990) Wikipedia ↗
1968 Naomi Watts, English-Australian actress and producer Wikipedia ↗
1967 Mira Sorvino, American actress Wikipedia ↗
1967 Moon Zappa, American actress and author Wikipedia ↗
1966 Scott Adams, American football player (died 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1966 Maria Canals-Barrera, Cuban-American actress Wikipedia ↗
1966 Puri Jagannadh, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1965 B.G., the Prince of Rap, American rapper (died 2023) Wikipedia ↗
1964 Claudio Borghi, Argentinian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1964 Gregor Fisken, Scottish race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1964 Janeane Garofalo, American comedian, actress, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1964 Paul Jewell, English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1964 Mārtiņš Roze, Latvian lawyer and politician (died 2012) Wikipedia ↗
1963 Steve Blackman, American wrestler and martial artist Wikipedia ↗
1963 Érik Comas, French race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1963 Johnny Dawkins, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1963 Greg Weisman, American voice actor, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1962 Grant Fuhr, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1962 Laurie Rinker, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
1962 Dietmar Schacht, German footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1962 Chuck Taylor, American journalist Wikipedia ↗
1961 Helen Grant, English lawyer and politician, Minister for Sport and the Olympics Wikipedia ↗
1961 Gregory Jbara, American actor and singer Wikipedia ↗
1961 Quentin Kawānanakoa, American lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
1961 Anne White, American tennis player Wikipedia ↗
1960 Gary Ayres, Australian footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
1960 Tom Byrum, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
1960 Frank Hammerschlag, German footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1960 Gus Logie, Trinidadian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
1960 Kamlesh Patel, Baron Patel of Bradford, English politician Wikipedia ↗
1960 Jennifer Rush, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1960 Socrates Villegas, Filipino archbishop Wikipedia ↗
1959 Laura Bruce, American artist Wikipedia ↗
1959 Ron Fellows, Canadian race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1957 Bill Cassidy, American politician and physician Wikipedia ↗
1955 Stéphane Dion, Canadian sociologist and politician, 15th Canadian Minister of the Environment Wikipedia ↗
1955 Mercy Manci, Xhosa sangoma and HIV activist from South Africa Wikipedia ↗
1955 Kenny Kirkland, American pianist (died 1998) Wikipedia ↗
1954 Steve Largent, American football player and politician Wikipedia ↗
1954 George Lynch, American guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1954 John Scott, English rugby player Wikipedia ↗
1954 Margot Wallström, Swedish politician and diplomat, 42nd Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Wikipedia ↗
1953 Otmar Hasler, Liechtensteiner educator and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Liechtenstein Wikipedia ↗
1952 Christopher Buckley, American satirical novelist Wikipedia ↗
1952 Efthimis Kioumourtzoglou, Greek basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1952 Sylvia Kristel, Dutch model and actress (died 2012) Wikipedia ↗
1952 Andy Ward, English drummer Wikipedia ↗
1951 Jim Diamond, Scottish singer-songwriter and musician (died 2015) Wikipedia ↗
1950 Paul Burgess, English drummer Wikipedia ↗
1950 Christina Hoff Sommers, American author and philosopher Wikipedia ↗
1950 John Sayles, American novelist, director, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1949 Jim Henshaw, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1949 Vernee Watson-Johnson, American actress Wikipedia ↗
1947 Bob Carr, Australian journalist and politician, 37th Australian Minister of Foreign Affairs Wikipedia ↗
1947 Sheikh Hasina, Bangladeshi politician, 10th Prime Minister of Bangladesh Wikipedia ↗
1947 Jon Snow, English journalist and academic Wikipedia ↗
1947 Rhonda Hughes, American mathematician and academic Wikipedia ↗
1946 Tom Bower, English journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
1946 Jeffrey Jones, American actor Wikipedia ↗
1945 Marielle Goitschel, French skier Wikipedia ↗
1945 Manolis Rasoulis, Greek singer-songwriter and journalist (died 2011) Wikipedia ↗
1945 Fusako Shigenobu, Japanese activist, founded the Japanese Red Army Wikipedia ↗
1944 Richie Karl, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
1944 Marcia Muller, American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
1943 Warren Lieberfarb, American businessman Wikipedia ↗
1943 George W. S. Trow, American novelist, playwright, and critic (died 2006) Wikipedia ↗
1943 Nick St. Nicholas, German-Canadian bass player Wikipedia ↗
1942 Pierre Clémenti, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1999) Wikipedia ↗
1942 Edward "Little Buster" Forehand, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2006) Wikipedia ↗
1941 David Lewis, American philosopher and academic (died 2001) Wikipedia ↗
1941 Edmund Stoiber, German lawyer and politician, Minister President of Bavaria Wikipedia ↗
1941 Charley Taylor, American football player (died 2022) Wikipedia ↗
1939 Stuart Kauffman, American biologist and academic Wikipedia ↗
1938 Ben E. King, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2015) Wikipedia ↗
1937 Alice Mahon, English trade union leader and politician (died 2022) Wikipedia ↗
1937 Glenn Sutton, American country music songwriter and record producer (died 2007) Wikipedia ↗
1936 Emmett Chapman, American guitarist, invented the Chapman Stick (died 2021) Wikipedia ↗
1936 Eddie Lumsden, Australian rugby league player (died 2019) Wikipedia ↗
1936 Robert Wolders, Dutch television actor (died 2018) Wikipedia ↗
1935 Bruce Crampton, Australian golfer Wikipedia ↗
1935 David Hannay, Baron Hannay of Chiswick, English diplomat, British Permanent Representative to the United Nations Wikipedia ↗
1935 Ronald Lacey, English actor (died 1991) Wikipedia ↗
1934 Brigitte Bardot, French actress and animal rights activist (died 2025) Wikipedia ↗
1933 Joe Benton, English soldier and politician Wikipedia ↗
1933 Miguel Ortiz Berrocal, Spanish sculptor and educator (died 2006) Wikipedia ↗
1933 Johnny "Country" Mathis, American singer-songwriter (died 2011) Wikipedia ↗
1932 Jeremy Isaacs, Scottish screenwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
1932 Víctor Jara, Chilean singer-songwriter, poet, and director (died 1973) Wikipedia ↗
1930 Tommy Collins, American country music singer-songwriter (died 2000) Wikipedia ↗
1930 Immanuel Wallerstein, American sociologist, author, and academic (died 2019) Wikipedia ↗
1929 Lata Mangeshkar, Indian playback singer and composer (died 2022) Wikipedia ↗
1928 Koko Taylor, American singer (died 2009) Wikipedia ↗
1926 Jerry Clower, American soldier, comedian, and author (died 1998) Wikipedia ↗
1926 Bonnie Leman, American art historian, writer, and publisher of Quilter's Newsletter Magazine (died 2010) Wikipedia ↗
1925 Seymour Cray, American computer scientist, founded the CRAY Computer Company (died 1996) Wikipedia ↗
1925 Cromwell Everson, South African composer (died 1991) Wikipedia ↗
1925 Martin David Kruskal, American physicist and mathematician (died 2006) Wikipedia ↗
1924 Rudolf Barshai, Russian-Swiss viola player and conductor (died 2010) Wikipedia ↗
1924 Marcello Mastroianni, Italian-French actor and singer (died 1996) Wikipedia ↗
1923 Tuli Kupferberg, American singer, poet, and writer (died 2010) Wikipedia ↗
1923 John Scott, 9th Duke of Buccleuch, Scottish captain and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Selkirkshire (died 2007) Wikipedia ↗
1923 William Windom, American actor (died 2012) Wikipedia ↗
1922 Liv Dommersnes, Norwegian actress (died 2014) Wikipedia ↗
1922 Larry Munson, American sportscaster (died 2011) Wikipedia ↗
1922 Jules Sedney, Prime Minister of Suriname (died 2020) Wikipedia ↗
1919 Doris Singleton, American actress (died 2012) Wikipedia ↗
1918 Ángel Labruna, Argentinian footballer and manager (died 1983) Wikipedia ↗
1918 Arnold Stang, American actor (died 2009) Wikipedia ↗
1917 Wee Chong Jin, Singaporean judge (died 2005) Wikipedia ↗
1916 Peter Finch, English-Australian actor (died 1977) Wikipedia ↗
1916 Olga Lepeshinskaya, Ukrainian-Russian ballerina and educator (died 2008) Wikipedia ↗
1915 Ethel Rosenberg, American spy (died 1953) Wikipedia ↗
1914 Maria Franziska von Trapp, Austrian-American refugee and singer (died 2014) Wikipedia ↗
1913 Warja Honegger-Lavater, Swiss illustrator (died 2007) Wikipedia ↗
1913 Alice Marble, American tennis player (died 1990) Wikipedia ↗
1910 Diosdado Macapagal, Filipino lawyer and politician, 9th President of the Philippines (died 1997) Wikipedia ↗
1910 Wenceslao Vinzons, Filipino lawyer and politician (died 1942) Wikipedia ↗
1909 Al Capp, American author and illustrator (died 1979) Wikipedia ↗
1907 Heikki Savolainen, Finnish gymnast and physician (died 1997) Wikipedia ↗
1907 Bhagat Singh, Indian activist (died 1931) Wikipedia ↗
1905 Max Schmeling, German boxer (died 2005) Wikipedia ↗
1903 Haywood S. Hansell, American general (died 1988) Wikipedia ↗
1901 William S. Paley, American broadcaster, founded CBS (died 1990) Wikipedia ↗
1901 Ed Sullivan, American television host (died 1974) Wikipedia ↗
1900 Isabel Pell, American socialite, fought as part of the French Resistance during WWII (died 1951) Wikipedia ↗
1898 Carl Clauberg, German Nazi physician (died 1957) Wikipedia ↗
1898 Mijo Mirković, Croatian economist and author (died 1963) Wikipedia ↗
1893 Hilda Geiringer, Austrian mathematician (died 1973) Wikipedia ↗
1893 Giannis Skarimpas, Greek author, poet, and playwright (died 1984) Wikipedia ↗
1892 Elmer Rice, American playwright (died 1967) Wikipedia ↗
1890 Florence Violet McKenzie, Australian electrical engineer (died 1982) Wikipedia ↗
1889 Jack Fournier, American baseball player and coach (died 1973) Wikipedia ↗
1887 Avery Brundage, American businessman, 5th President of the International Olympic Committee (died 1975) Wikipedia ↗
1885 Emil Väre, Finnish wrestler, coach, and referee (died 1974) Wikipedia ↗
1883 Albert Peyriguère, French priest, hermit and ethnologist (died 1959) Wikipedia ↗
1882 Mart Saar, Estonian organist and composer (died 1963) Wikipedia ↗
1881 Pedro de Cordoba, American actor (died 1950) Wikipedia ↗
1878 Joseph Ruddy, American swimmer and water polo player (died 1962) Wikipedia ↗
1877 Albert Young, American boxer and promoter (died 1940) Wikipedia ↗
1870 Florent Schmitt, French composer and critic (died 1958) Wikipedia ↗
1867 Hiranuma Kiichirō, Japanese lawyer and politician, 35th Prime Minister of Japan (died 1952) Wikipedia ↗
1867 James Edwin Campbell, American educator, school administrator, newspaper editor, poet, and essayist (died 1896) Wikipedia ↗
1866 Oscar Tschirky, Swiss-born American restaurateur (died 1950) Wikipedia ↗
1865 Amélie of Orléans, Queen Consort of Carlos I of Portugal (died 1951) Wikipedia ↗
1860 Paul Ulrich Villard, French chemist and physicist (died 1934) Wikipedia ↗
1856 Kate Douglas Wiggin, American author and educator (died 1923) Wikipedia ↗
1852 Henri Moissan, French chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1907) Wikipedia ↗
1852 Isis Pogson, British astronomer and meteorologist (died 1945) Wikipedia ↗
1852 John French, 1st Earl of Ypres, British Army officer (died 1925) Wikipedia ↗
1844 Robert Stout, Scottish-New Zealand lawyer and politician, 13th Prime Minister of New Zealand (died 1930) Wikipedia ↗
1841 Georges Clemenceau, French journalist, physician, and politician, 85th Prime Minister of France (died 1929) Wikipedia ↗
1836 Thomas Crapper, English plumber, invented the ballcock (died 1910) Wikipedia ↗
1824 Francis Turner Palgrave, English poet and critic (died 1897) Wikipedia ↗
1823 Alexandre Cabanel, French painter and educator (died 1889) Wikipedia ↗
1821 Jonathan Clarkson Gibbs, American minister and politician (died 1874) Wikipedia ↗
1819 Narcís Monturiol, Spanish engineer and publisher (died 1885) Wikipedia ↗
1809 Alvan Wentworth Chapman, American physician and botanist (died 1899) Wikipedia ↗
1803 Prosper Mérimée, French archaeologist, historian, and author (died 1870) Wikipedia ↗
1765 Frederick Christian II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (died 1814) Wikipedia ↗
1746 William Jones, English-Welsh philologist and scholar (died 1794) Wikipedia ↗
1735 Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, English academic and politician, Prime Minister of Great Britain (died 1811) Wikipedia ↗
1705 Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (died 1774) Wikipedia ↗
1705 Johann Peter Kellner, German organist and composer (died 1772) Wikipedia ↗
1681 Johann Mattheson, German composer, lexicographer, and diplomat (died 1764) Wikipedia ↗
1605 Ismaël Bullialdus, French astronomer and mathematician (died 1694) Wikipedia ↗
1573 Théodore de Mayerne, Swiss physician (died 1654) Wikipedia ↗
1555 Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Marshal of France (died 1623) Wikipedia ↗
1494 Agnolo Firenzuola, Italian poet and playwright (died 1545) Wikipedia ↗
616 Javanshir, King of Caucasian Albania (died 680) Wikipedia ↗
551 BC Confucius, Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history. (died 479 BC) Wikipedia ↗

Died on this day

2026 Siti Hasmah, Malaysian physician and civil servant (born 1926) Wikipedia ↗
2024 Winfield Dunn, American politician, 43rd Governor of Tennessee (born 1927) Wikipedia ↗
2024 Drake Hogestyn, American actor (born 1953) Wikipedia ↗
2024 Kris Kristofferson, American singer, songwriter, and actor (born 1936) Wikipedia ↗
2022 Coolio, American rapper (born 1963) Wikipedia ↗
2019 José José, Mexican musician and singer (born 1948) Wikipedia ↗
2018 Predrag Ejdus, Serbian actor (born 1947) Wikipedia ↗
2017 Daniel Pe'er, Israeli television host and newsreader (born 1943) Wikipedia ↗

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2016 Agnes Nixon, American television writer and director (born 1922) Wikipedia ↗
2016 Gary Glasberg, American television writer and producer (born 1966) Wikipedia ↗
2016 Shimon Peres, Polish-Israeli statesman and politician, 9th President of Israel (born 1923) Wikipedia ↗
2016 Gloria Naylor, American novelist (born 1950) Wikipedia ↗
2015 Alexander Faris, Irish composer and conductor (born 1921) Wikipedia ↗
2015 Walter Dale Miller, American rancher and politician, 29th Governor of South Dakota (born 1925) Wikipedia ↗
2015 Ignacio Zoco, Spanish footballer (born 1939) Wikipedia ↗
2014 Dannie Abse, Welsh physician, poet, and author (born 1923) Wikipedia ↗
2014 Joseph H. Alexander, American colonel and historian (born 1938) Wikipedia ↗
2014 Sheila Faith, English dentist and politician (born 1928) Wikipedia ↗
2014 Tim Rawlings, English footballer and manager (born 1932) Wikipedia ↗
2014 Petr Skoumal, Czech pianist and composer (born 1938) Wikipedia ↗
2013 James Emanuel, American-French poet and scholar (born 1921) Wikipedia ↗
2013 Jonathan Fellows-Smith, South African cricketer and rugby player (born 1932) Wikipedia ↗
2013 George Amon Webster, American singer and pianist (born 1945) Wikipedia ↗
2012 Avraham Adan, Israeli general (born 1926) Wikipedia ↗
2012 Chris Economaki, American journalist and sportscaster (born 1920) Wikipedia ↗
2012 Brajesh Mishra, Indian politician and diplomat, 1st Indian National Security Advisor (born 1928) Wikipedia ↗
2010 Kurt Albert, German mountaineer and photographer (born 1954) Wikipedia ↗
2010 Arthur Penn, American director and producer (born 1922) Wikipedia ↗
2010 Dolores Wilson, American soprano and actress (born 1928) Wikipedia ↗
2009 Guillermo Endara, Panamanian lawyer and politician, 32nd President of Panama (born 1936) Wikipedia ↗
2009 Ulf Larsson, Swedish actor and director (born 1956) Wikipedia ↗
2007 René Desmaison, French mountaineer (born 1930) Wikipedia ↗
2007 Wally Parks, American businessman, founded the National Hot Rod Association (born 1913) Wikipedia ↗
2005 Constance Baker Motley, American lawyer, judge, and politician (born 1921) Wikipedia ↗
2004 Geoffrey Beene, American fashion designer (born 1924) Wikipedia ↗
2003 Althea Gibson, American tennis player and golfer (born 1927) Wikipedia ↗
2003 Elia Kazan, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1909) Wikipedia ↗
2003 George Odlum, Saint Lucian politician and diplomat (born 1934) Wikipedia ↗
2002 Patsy Mink, American lawyer and politician (born 1927) Wikipedia ↗
2002 Hartland Molson, Canadian captain and politician (born 1907) Wikipedia ↗
2000 Pierre Trudeau, Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician, 15th Prime Minister of Canada (born 1919) Wikipedia ↗
1999 Escott Reid, Canadian academic and diplomat (born 1905) Wikipedia ↗
1994 Urmas Alender, Estonian singer (born 1953) Wikipedia ↗
1994 José Francisco Ruiz Massieu, Mexican lawyer and politician, 6th Governor of Guerrero (born 1946) Wikipedia ↗
1994 Harry Saltzman, Canadian production manager and producer (born 1915) Wikipedia ↗
1994 K. A. Thangavelu, Indian film actor and comedian (born 1917) Wikipedia ↗
1993 Peter De Vries, American editor and novelist (born 1910) Wikipedia ↗
1993 Alexander A. Drabik, American sergeant (born 1910) Wikipedia ↗
1991 Miles Davis, American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader (born 1926) Wikipedia ↗
1990 Larry O'Brien, American businessman and politician, 57th United States Postmaster General (born 1917) Wikipedia ↗
1989 Ferdinand Marcos, Filipino lawyer and politician, 10th President of the Philippines (born 1917) Wikipedia ↗
1984 Cihad Baban, Turkish journalist, author, and politician (born 1911) Wikipedia ↗
1982 Mabel Albertson, American actress (born 1901) Wikipedia ↗
1981 Rómulo Betancourt, Venezuelan journalist and politician, President of Venezuela (born 1908) Wikipedia ↗
1979 John Herbert Chapman, Canadian physicist and engineer (born 1921) Wikipedia ↗
1978 Pope John Paul I (born 1912) Wikipedia ↗
1970 John Dos Passos, American novelist, poet, essayist, and playwright (born 1896) Wikipedia ↗
1970 Gamal Abdel Nasser, Egyptian colonel and politician, 2nd President of Egypt (born 1918) Wikipedia ↗
1966 André Breton, French author and poet (born 1896) Wikipedia ↗
1964 Harpo Marx, American comedian, actor, and singer (born 1888) Wikipedia ↗
1962 Roger Nimier, French soldier and author (born 1925) Wikipedia ↗
1959 Rudolf Caracciola, German race car driver (born 1901) Wikipedia ↗
1957 Luis Cluzeau Mortet, Uruguayan violinist and composer (born 1888) Wikipedia ↗
1956 William Boeing, American businessman, founded the Boeing Company (born 1881) Wikipedia ↗
1953 Edwin Hubble, American astronomer and scholar (born 1889) Wikipedia ↗
1949 Archbishop Chrysanthus of Athens (born 1881) Wikipedia ↗
1943 Sam Ruben, American chemist and academic (born 1913) Wikipedia ↗
1943 Filippo Illuminato, Italian partisan, Gold Medal of Military Valour (born 1930) Wikipedia ↗
1941 Marion Miley, American golfer, ranked No. 1 in the United States (born 1914) Wikipedia ↗
1938 Charles Duryea, American engineer and businessman, founded the Duryea Motor Wagon Company (born 1861) Wikipedia ↗
1935 William Kennedy Dickson, French-Scottish actor, director, and producer, invented the Kinetoscope (born 1860) Wikipedia ↗
1925 Paul Vermoyal, French actor (born 1888) Wikipedia ↗
1920 Yu Gwan-sun, Korean independence activist (born 1902) Wikipedia ↗
1918 Georg Simmel, German sociologist and philosopher (born 1858) Wikipedia ↗
1918 Freddie Stowers, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1896) Wikipedia ↗
1915 Saitō Hajime, Japanese samurai (born 1844) Wikipedia ↗
1914 Richard Warren Sears, American businessman, co-founded Sears (born 1863) Wikipedia ↗
1904 Lafcadio Hearn, Greek-Japanese historian and author (born 1850) Wikipedia ↗
1902 John Marks Moore, American politician and attorney (born 1853) Wikipedia ↗
1899 Giovanni Segantini, Austrian painter (born 1858) Wikipedia ↗
1895 Louis Pasteur, French chemist and microbiologist (born 1822) Wikipedia ↗
1893 Annie Feray Mutrie, British painter (born 1826) Wikipedia ↗
1891 Herman Melville, American author and poet (born 1819) Wikipedia ↗
1882 Amunda Kolderup, Norwegian opera singer (born 1846) Wikipedia ↗
1873 Émile Gaboriau, French journalist and author (born 1832) Wikipedia ↗
1859 Carl Ritter, German geographer and academic (born 1779) Wikipedia ↗
1844 Pyotr Aleksandrovich Tolstoy, Russian general and politician (born 1769) Wikipedia ↗
1829 Nikolay Raevsky, Russian general and politician (born 1771) Wikipedia ↗
1805 Christoph Franz von Buseck, Prince-Bishop of Bamberg (born 1724) Wikipedia ↗
1742 Jean Baptiste Massillon, French bishop (born 1663) Wikipedia ↗
1702 Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland, French-English lawyer and politician, Lord President of the Council (born 1640) Wikipedia ↗
1694 Gabriel Mouton, French mathematician and theologian (born 1618) Wikipedia ↗
1687 Francis Turretin, Swiss-Italian theologian and academic (born 1623) Wikipedia ↗
1618 Josuah Sylvester, English poet and translator (born 1563) Wikipedia ↗
1596 Margaret Clifford, countess of Derby (born 1540) Wikipedia ↗
1582 George Buchanan, Scottish historian and scholar (born 1506) Wikipedia ↗
1429 Cymburgis of Masovia, duchess consort of Austria (born 1394) Wikipedia ↗
1330 Elizabeth of Bohemia, queen consort of Bohemia (born 1292) Wikipedia ↗
1213 Gertrude of Merania, queen consort of Hungary (born 1185) Wikipedia ↗
1197 Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1165) Wikipedia ↗
980 Minamoto no Hiromasa, Japanese nobleman (born 918) Wikipedia ↗
935 Wenceslaus I, duke of Bohemia (born c. 907) Wikipedia ↗
782 Leoba, Anglo-Saxon nun (born c. 710) Wikipedia ↗
135 Rabbi Akiva, Jewish sage, martyr. (born c. 50) Wikipedia ↗
48 BC Pompey, Roman general and politician (born 106 BC) Wikipedia ↗

Holidays & observances

Events, births, deaths and observances: Wikipedia, “September 28”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pakistan entries reviewed by Newsora24. Updated 14 Oct 2026.