19 September

Notable Births

Precious Achiuwa

b. 1999

Nigerian basketball player (born 1999)

Trae Young

b. 1998

American basketball player (born 1998)

Brandon Clarke

b. 1996

Canadian basketball player (born 1996)

Dejounte Murray

b. 1996

American basketball player (born 1996)

Chris Silva

b. 1996

Gabonese basketball player (born 1996)

Brent Faiyaz

b. 1995

American R&B singer (born 1995)

Rachel Sennott

b. 1995

American actress and comedian (born 1995)

Pi'erre Bourne

b. 1993

American record producer and rapper (born 1993)

Jiro Kuroshio

b. 1992

Japanese professional wrestler (born 1992)

Palmer Luckey

b. 1992

American entrepreneur (born 1992)

Diego Reyes

b. 1992

Mexican footballer (born 1992)

CJ McCollum

b. 1991

American basketball player (born 1991)

Savvas Gentsoglou

b. 1990

Greek footballer

Stephon Gilmore

b. 1990

American football player (born 1990)

Kieran Trippier

b. 1990

English footballer (born 1990)

Darwin Quintero

b. 1987

Colombian footballer (born 1987)

Leon Best

b. 1986

Footballer (born 1986)

Sally Pearson

b. 1986

Australian athlete (born 1986)

Alun Wyn Jones

b. 1985

Welsh rugby union player (born 1985)

Song Joong-ki

b. 1985

South Korean actor (born 1985)

Notable Deaths

John Challis

d. 2021

English actor (1942–2021)

Jimmy Greaves

d. 2021

English footballer (1940–2021)

Dinky Soliman

d. 2021

Filipino politician, activist, and social worker (1953–2021)

John Turner

d. 2020

Prime Minister of Canada in 1984

Zine El Abidine Ben Ali

d. 2019

President of Tunisia from 1987 to 2011

Arthur Mitchell (dancer)

d. 2018

American ballet dancer and choreographer (1934–2018)

Leonid Kharitonov (singer)

d. 2017

Russian choir-soloist and concert singer

Jackie Collins

d. 2015

English novelist (1937–2015)

Masajuro Shiokawa

d. 2015

Japanese politician

Audrey Long

d. 2014

American actress (1922–2014)

John Reger

d. 2013

American football player (1931–2013)

John D. Vanderhoof

d. 2013

American politician

Hiroshi Yamauchi

d. 2013

Japanese businessman (1927–2013)

Rino Ferrario

d. 2012

Italian footballer (1926–2012)

Itamar Singer

d. 2012

Romanian-born Israeli historian (1946–2012)

Earl R. Fox

d. 2012

Last active American service member to have served in World War II

Dolores Hope

d. 2011

American singer, entertainer, philanthropist (1909–2011)

George Cadle Price

d. 2011

Leader of Belize (1961–1984, 1989–1993)

Eduard Zimmermann

d. 2009

German journalist and television presenter

Earl Palmer

d. 2008

American drummer (1924–2008)

On This Day in History

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2023

Azerbaijan launches a military offensive against the Republic of Artsakh in the Nagorno-Karabakh region; this leads to the flight of the Armenian population.

Azerbaijan

2022

The state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom is held at Westminster Abbey, London.

Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II

2022

A strong earthquake kills 2 and injures over 30 in Mexico's state of Michoacán.

2022 Michoacán earthquake

2021

The Cumbre Vieja volcano, on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, erupts. The eruption lasts for almost three months, ending on December 13.

Cumbre Vieja

2017

The 2017 Puebla earthquake strikes Mexico, causing 370 deaths and over 6,000 injuries, as well as extensive damage.

2017 Puebla earthquake

2016

In the wake of a manhunt, the suspect in a series of bombings in New York and New Jersey is apprehended after a shootout with police.

2016 New York and New Jersey bombings

2011

Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees surpasses Trevor Hoffman to become Major League Baseball's all-time career saves leader with 602.

Mariano Rivera

2010

The leaking oil well in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is sealed.

Deepwater Horizon oil spill

2008

A Learjet 60 carrying musicians Travis Barker and Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein crashes during a rejected takeoff from Colombia Metropolitan Airport in West Columbia, South Carolina, killing four of the six people on board. Barker and Goldstein both survive.

Learjet 60

2006

The Thai army stages a coup. The Constitution is revoked and martial law is declared.

2006 Thai coup d'état

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1997

The Guelb El-Kebir massacre in Algeria kills 53 people.

Guelb El-Kebir massacre

1995

The Washington Post and The New York Times publish the Unabomber Manifesto.

Industrial Society and Its Future

1991

Ötzi the Iceman is discovered in the Alps on the border between Italy and Austria.

Ötzi

1989

A bomb destroys UTA Flight 772 in mid-air above the Tùnùrù Desert, Niger, killing all 170 passengers and crew.

UTA Flight 772

1985

A strong earthquake kills thousands and destroys about 400 buildings in Mexico City.

1985 Mexico City earthquake

1985

Tipper Gore and other political wives form the Parents Music Resource Center as Frank Zappa, John Denver, and other musicians testify at U.S. Congressional hearings on obscenity in rock music.

Tipper Gore