September 16

Events

 * - declared  by his followers.
 * - ,sometimes called the "Old Pretender", becomes the to the thrones of  and.
 * - : the is fought.
 * - conquers,.
 * - With the ,  begins 's fight for independence from
 * - ns set fire to shortly after midnight - the city is burned completely down days later.
 * - of -, the first American educational institution outside the United States is founded by, an American philanthropist.
 * - was played in
 * - Settlers race in for prime land in the.
 * -, , incorporated as the only city in.
 * - is founded.
 * - The is incorporated.
 * - The : a bomb in a horse wagon explodes in front of the building in  - 38 are killed with 400 injured.
 * - elected, widely regarded as the most effective  of the House in  history.
 * - Concerned that the  was about to align his petroleum-rich country with  during, the  and the  occupy  and forced him to resign in favor of his son,.
 * - First episode-  is aired.
 * - is deposed in.
 * - is formed from, ,   and.
 * - The opens at  in  to the world premiere of 's, .
 * - of  declares military rule due to the hijacking of four civilian airliners by the  . This results in the formation of the   paramilitary unit.
 * - gains its independence from.
 * - The first prototype of the interceptor makes its maiden flight.
 * - saves 20 people from the trolleybus that had fallen into
 * - An earthquake hits the city of, measuring 7.5-7.9 on the  killing about 25,000 people.
 * - in.
 * - The is signed to protect the  from.
 * - The trial of nian "strongman" begins in the.
 * - : the is forced out of the  by s and is forced to devalue against the.
 * - touches land near, , becoming the third (now fourth) costliest hurricane to strike the.
 * - carrying 128 crew and passengers crashes in  killing 89 people.

Births

 * -, daughter of and  (d. )
 * -, German magistra and the first componist to be known by name (d. )
 * - King, (d. )
 * -, Emperor of China (d. )
 * -, French composer (d. )
 * -, German physician and traveler (d. )
 * -, French mathematician (d. )
 * -, English statesman and philosopher (d. )
 * -, British general (d. )
 * -, French geologist (d. )
 * -, Russian field marshal (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, American historian (d. )
 * -, French geologist (d. )
 * -, German physician, laureate (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Chinese politician (d. )
 * -, American department store founder (d. )
 * -, English art critic (d. )
 * -, English writer (d. )
 * -, Alsatian sculptor and painter (d. )
 * -, French composer and teacher (d. )
 * -, Finnish writer, laureate (d. )
 * -, Austrian-born German spy (d. )
 * 1891  -, German naval leader (d. )
 * -, Hungarian film director (d. )
 * 1893  -, Hungarian physiologist,  laureate (d. )
 * -, Czech poet (d. )
 * -, English soldier (d. )
 * -, German race car driver (d. )
 * 1910  -, Adolf Hitler's chauffeur (d. )
 * -, American radio and television personality (d. )
 * -, Indian singer (d. )
 * 1916  -,  politician (d. )
 * -, Canadian born educator and writer (d. )
 * -, American jazz singer
 * -, American actress
 * 1922  -, French actor and singer (d. )
 * -, Minister Mentor of Singapore
 * -, American actress
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * 1925  -, American musician
 * 1925  -,  (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * 1927  -, American actor (d. )
 * -, British occultist (d. )
 * -, American actress
 * -, American basketball player
 * 1934  -, American actor
 * -, American artist
 * 1935  -, American public transit specialist
 * -, Russian wrestler
 * -, South African writer and painter
 * -, American political advisor
 * -, British musician
 * -, American writer
 * -, Jamaican American drummer
 * -, American fashion model
 * 1946  -, Australian politician
 * 1946  -, Spanish singer
 * -, British comedian
 * 1947  -, Mexican historian and writer
 * -, American bassist
 * 1948  -, English musician
 * -, American actor
 * -, American television presenter
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1953  -, Canadian-born novelist and essayist
 * -, American jazz guitarist
 * 1954  -, English musician
 * 1954  -, American singer
 * -, American basketball player
 * 1955  -, British television presenter
 * 1955  -, Puerto Rican singer
 * 1955  -, American baseball player
 * -, American magician
 * 1956  -, American actor
 * -, Irish footballer
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1958  -, Welsh footballer
 * 1958  -, American actress
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, British actor
 * 1960  -, American comic book writer
 * -, British singer
 * -, American singer
 * -, American actress
 * 1964  -, Austalian entertainer
 * 1964  -, Spanish actress
 * -, American actress
 * -, American singer
 * 1968  -, American director and writer
 * -, American musician
 * -, American comedian
 * -, Kazakh cyclist
 * 1973  -, American writer
 * -, Australian singer and songwriter
 * -, Former S Club 7 Member
 * 1976  -, American basketball player
 * 1976  -, American actress
 * -, American basketball player
 * 1978  -, American singer
 * -, Czech hockey player
 * -, American actress
 * 1981  -, Chinese actress
 * -, English footballer
 * -, Georgian-British singer
 * 1984  -, American actress and singer
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actress
 * -, American comedian and co-founder of
 * -, American actress
 * 1988  -, American singer
 * -, of Jordan

Deaths

 * -, (b. )
 * -, deposed (murder)
 * - (b. )
 * -, German chronicler (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, Flemish theologian (b. )
 * -, American colonial poet (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, German physicist (b. )
 * -, English privy councillor (b. )
 * -, Italian castrato singer (b. )
 * -, French explorer (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, Russian general and statesman (b. )
 * -, English explorer (b. )
 * -, Danish general (b. )
 * -, Puerto Rican politician, medical doctor and diplomat (b. )
 * -, English mountain climber (b. )
 * -, Russian physicist (b. )
 * -, English physician, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, baseball player (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Irish tenor (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Chinese painter (b. )
 * -, Korean musician, composer, and conductor (b. )
 * -, Ziegfeld girl and businesswoman (b. )
 * -, English musician (b. )
 * 1977  -, Greek-American soprano (b. )
 * -, Swiss psychologist (b. )
 * -, American poet, dramatist, and critic (b. )
 * -, American politician and writer (b. )
 * -, Slovenian skier (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * 1996 -, American actor (b.  )
 * -, Ukrainian journalist (b. )
 * -, American film producer (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, German actor (b. )
 * 2003  -, singer and actor (b. )
 * -, inventor of the (b. )
 * -, creator of Freenode (b. )
 * 2006  -, Canadian ice hockey player (b. )
 * -, of the  series (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * In, the third day of the , when the initiates walked to the sea at and purified themselves in the water.
 * - Saint, ,.
 * Also see.
 * - (from ; proclaimed, recognised , instituted ; See ).
 * - (from, ).