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{{*mp}} [[1876]] – '''[[Abdul Hamid II]]''' became [[Sultan]] of the [[Ottoman Empire]] when his brother [[Murad V]] was deposed.<!--Tagged with {{unreferenced}} |
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{{*mp}} [[1920]] – [[Polish Armed Forces|Polish forces]], led by their [[Polish cavalry|cavalry]], defeated the [[Bolshevik]] [[Red Army]] in the '''[[Battle of Komarów]]'''.<!--tagged with {{unreferenced}} |
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{{*mp}} [[1992]] – The one-party [[Marxism|Marxist]] rule in the '''[[Republic of the Congo]]''' officially ended when [[Pascal Lissouba]]<!-Not bolded, too stubby-> was inaugurated as its [[Heads of state of the Republic of the Congo|president]] after a [[Multi-party system|multi-party]] [[election]].<!--Tagged with {{expand}} |
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{{*mp}} [[2005]] – Up to 1,000 people died following '''[[2005 Baghdad bridge stampede|a stampede]]''' on the [[Al-Aaimmah bridge]] in [[Baghdad]], the biggest loss of life in [[Iraq]] in one day since the [[2003 invasion of Iraq]].<!--Tagged with {{refimprove}} |
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| [[List of national independence days|Independence Day]] in '''[[Kyrgyzstan]]''' ([[1991]]) and '''[[Trinidad and Tobago]]''' ([[1962]]) |
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| '''[[Heroes' Day#Philippines|National Heroes' Day]]''' in the Philippines (2020)<!--last Monday in August--> |
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| [[1056]] – After a sudden illness a few days prior, Byzantine Empress '''[[Theodora Porphyrogenita (11th century)|Theodora Porphyrogenita]]''' died without children to succeed the throne, ending the [[Macedonian dynasty]]. |
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| [[1422]] – As the only heir to the throne, '''[[Henry VI of England|{{nowrap|Henry VI}}]]''' became [[List of English monarchs|King of England]] at the age of eight months following the death of his father [[Henry V of England|{{nowrap|Henry V}}]]. |
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| [[1813]] – [[Peninsular War]]: At the '''[[Battle of San Marcial]]''', the Spanish Army of Galicia<!--not linked, no article--> under [[Manuel Freire de Andrade|Manuel Alberto Freire]] turned back [[Jean-de-Dieu Soult|Nicolas Soult]]'s last major offensive against [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|Arthur Wellesley]]'s allied army. |
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| [[1920]] – [[Polish–Soviet War]]: [[Polish Armed Forces|Polish forces]], led by [[Polish cavalry|their cavalry]], defeated the [[Bolshevik]] [[Red Army]] in the '''[[Battle of Komarów]]'''. |
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| [[1935]] – In an effort to [[United States non-interventionism|stay out of the growing European conflict]], the [[United States Congress|U.S. Congress]] passed the first of the '''[[Neutrality Acts of the 1930s|Neutrality Acts]]'''. |
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| [[1945]] – The '''[[Liberal Party of Australia]]''', one of the two major [[Politics of Australia|Australian political parties]], was founded to replace the [[United Australia Party]]. |
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| [[1965]] – The '''[[Aero Spacelines Super Guppy]]''', a large, wide-bodied [[cargo aircraft]] used for ferrying outsized cargo components, made its first flight. |
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| [[1978]] – '''[[Musa al-Sadr]]''', the Iranian-born [[Shia Islam|Shia]] cleric and then religious leader of Lebanon, disappeared during an official visit to Libya. |
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| [[1982]] – '''[[1982 demonstrations in Poland|Anti-government demonstrations]]''' took place in 66 Polish cities to commemorate the second anniversary of the [[Gdańsk Agreement]]<!--not bold, unreferenced section-->, which allowed the establishment of the [[Solidarity (Polish trade union)|Solidarity]] trade union. |
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| [[1986]] – After a collision with a freighter, the Soviet ocean liner '''[[SS Admiral Nakhimov|''Admiral Nakhimov'']]''' sank in the [[Tsemes Bay]] area of the [[Black Sea]] within seven minutes, killing more than 400 people on board. |
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| [[1986]] – '''[[Aeroméxico Flight 498]]''' collided with a privately owned [[Piper PA-28 Cherokee]] aircraft over [[Cerritos, California]], killing 67 in the air and 15 on the ground. |
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| [[1992]] – The one-party [[Marxism|Marxist]] rule in the '''[[Republic of the Congo]]''' officially ended when [[Pascal Lissouba]]<!--Not bolded, too stubby--> was inaugurated as its [[List of heads of state of the Republic of the Congo|president]] after a multi-party election. |
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| [[1998]] – North Korea claimed to have successfully launched its first satellite, '''[[Kwangmyŏngsŏng-1|{{nowrap|Kwangmyŏngsŏng-1}}]]''', although no objects were ever tracked in orbit from the launch. |
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| [[1999]] – The first of '''[[Russian apartment bombings|a series of bombings]]''' in Moscow killed one person and wounded 40 others. |
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| [[2005]] – Up to 1,000 people died following '''[[2005 Al-Aaimmah bridge stampede|a stampede]]''' on the [[Al-Aaimmah bridge]] in [[Baghdad]], the biggest loss of life in Iraq in one day since the [[2003 invasion of Iraq|2003 invasion]]. |
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| [[2010]] – The last episode of '''''[[The Bill]]''''', the longest-running police drama in British television history, was broadcast. |
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| '''[[Ahmed Zayat]]'''<!--Egyptian-American businessman--> |b|1962| |
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* [[1876]] – Sultan '''[[Murad V|Murad V]]''' of the [[Ottoman Empire]] was deposed after a reign of 93 days on grounds of mental illness. |
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* [[1897]] – [[Thomas Edison]] was granted a patent for the '''[[Kinetoscope]]'''<!-- ''(pictured)''-->, a precursor to the modern [[movie projector]]. |
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* [[1907]] – Russia and the United Kingdom signed the '''[[Anglo-Russian Convention]]''', defining their respective [[Sphere of influence|spheres of interest]] in Persia, Afghanistan, and Tibet. |
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* [[1939]] – Nazi forces, posing as Poles, '''[[Gleiwitz incident|staged an attack]]''' against the German radio station Sender Gleiwitz in [[Gleiwitz]], [[Upper Silesia]], Germany, creating an excuse to [[Invasion of Poland|invade Poland]]<!--not bold, featured on Sept 1--> the next day. |
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* [[1940]] – [[World War II|Second World War]]: Two Royal navy destroyers '''[[Texel Disaster|were lost to mines]]''' and two other vessels damaged off [[Texel]], Netherlands, killing around 300 men. |
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* [[1941]] – [[World War II]]: A detachment of [[Chetniks]] '''[[Battle of Loznica (1941)|captured]]''' the town of [[Loznica]] in [[Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia|German-occupied Serbia]]. |
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* [[1959]] – A [[Letter bomb|parcel bomb]] sent by '''[[Ngô Đình Nhu]]''', younger brother and chief adviser of [[South Vietnam]]ese president [[Ngo Dinh Diem|Ngô Đình Diệm]], failed to kill [[Norodom Sihanouk]], Prime Minister of Cambodia. |
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* [[1997]] – [[Diana, Princess of Wales]] ''(pictured)'', her partner [[Dodi Fayed]], and their driver '''[[Death of Diana, Princess of Wales|were killed in a car crash]]''' in Paris. |
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* [[2002]] – '''[[Typhoon Rusa]]''' made landfall in [[Goheung County|Goheung]] as the most powerful typhoon to hit South Korea in 43 years, killing at least 236 people. |
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* [[2016]] – Brazilian president '''[[Dilma Rousseff]]'''<!-- ''(pictured)''--> was removed from office following [[Impeachment of Dilma Rousseff|her impeachment]]<!--not bold, multiple issues--> on charges of criminal administrative misconduct. |
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* Born/died this day: | '''[[Aidan of Lindisfarne]]'''<!--Irish saint--> |d|651|'''[[Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Ta'i]]'''<!--Arab government official--> |d|894| '''[[Agnes Bulmer]]'''<!--English poet--> |b|1775| '''[[Robert Calder]]'''<!--English admiral--> |d|1818| '''[[Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin]]'''<!--American journalist--> |b|1842| '''[[Alma Mahler]]'''<!--Austrian composer--> |b|1879| '''[[Robert Bacher]]'''<!--American nuclear physicist--> |b|1905| '''[[Paul Nobuo Tatsuguchi]]'''<!--Japanese military doctor-->|b|1911| '''[[Frank Robinson]]'''<!--American baseball player--> |b|1935| '''[[Van Morrison]]'''<!--Irish musician--> |b|1945| '''[[Julie Maxton]]'''<!--Scottish lawyer--> |b|1955| '''[[Norman Kirk]]'''<!--New Zealand prime minister--> |d|1974|'''[[Sara Ramirez]]'''<!--Mexican/American actress--> |b|1975| '''[[Mickie James]]'''<!--American professional wrestler--> |b|1979| '''[[Manon Melis]]'''<!--Dutch footballer, female--> |b|1986 |
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{{*mp}} [[1056]] – '''[[Theodora (11th century)|Byzantine Empress Theodora]]''' became ill, dying suddenly a few days later, without children to succeed the throne, ending the [[Macedonian dynasty]]. |
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* [[Invasion of Poland]] appears on [[Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/September 1|September 1]], so Gleiwtiz incident should not appear in the same year |
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{{*mp}} [[2006]] – Two years after it was stolen, [[Edvard Munch]]'s famous painting '''''[[The Scream]]''''' was recovered from a raid by [[Norway|Norwegian]] police. |
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* [[History of Solidarity]] appears on [[Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/September 17|September 17]], so Gdańsk Agreement/1982 demonstrations in Poland should not appear in the same year |
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{{*mp}} [[1986]] – '''[[Aeroméxico Flight 498]]''' collided with a privately owned [[Piper Cherokee]] aircraft over [[Cerritos, California]], killing 67 in the air and 15 on the ground. |
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'''[[August 31]]''': [[Independence Day (Malaysia)|Independence Day]]<!--not bold, refimprove/unref sections--> in '''[[Malaysia]]''' ([[1957]]); '''[[Romanian Language Day]]''' in Moldova and Romania |
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* [[1218]] – '''[[Al-Kamil]]''' became the fourth sultan of the '''[[Ayyubid dynasty]]''' of Egypt. |
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* [[1888]] – The body of [[Mary Ann Nichols]], the alleged first victim of an unidentified serial killer known as '''[[Jack the Ripper]]''' ''(pictured)'', was found in [[Durward Street|Buck's Row]], London. |
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* [[1942]] – The '''[[1942 Matagorda hurricane|Matagorda hurricane]]''', the most intense and costliest tropical cyclone of the [[1942 Atlantic hurricane season]], dissipated after causing $26.5 million in damages and eight deaths. <!-- works better on August 30 --> |
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{{*mp}} [[1422]] – As the only heir to the throne, '''[[Henry VI of England|Henry VI]]''' became [[List of English monarchs|King of England]] at the age of eight months following the death of his father [[Henry V of England|Henry V]]. |
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* [[1969]] – On the final day of the '''[[Isle of Wight Festival 1969]]''', attended by approximately 150,000 people over three days, [[Bob Dylan]] appeared in his first gig in three years. |
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{{*mp}} [[1888]] – [[Mary Ann Nichols]]' body was found on the ground in front of a gated stable entrance in [[Durward Street|Buck's Row]], [[London]], allegedly the first victim of the unidentified serial killer known as '''[[Jack the Ripper]]''' ''(depiction pictured)''. |
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* [[2019]] – '''[[2019 Alta helicopter crash|A sightseeing helicopter crashed]]''' in the mountains of [[Skoddevarre]] in [[Alta Municipality|Alta]], Norway, killing all six people on board. |
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{{*mp}} [[1907]] – [[The Great Game]]: [[Russian Empire|Russia]] and the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]] signed the '''[[Anglo-Russian Entente]]''', defining their respective [[Sphere of influence|spheres of interest]] in [[Persia]], [[Afghanistan]], and [[Tibet]]. |
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{{Born and died list|'''[[Aidan of Lindisfarne]]'''<!--Irish saint--> |d|651| '''[[Alma Mahler]]'''<!--Austrian composer-->|b|1879| '''[[Feng Tianwei]]''' <!--Chinese/Singaporean table tennis player-->|b|1986| '''[[William McAloney]]'''<!--Australian engineer-->|d|1995}} |
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{{*mp}} [[1959]] – A [[parcel bomb]] sent by '''[[Ngo Dinh Nhu]]''', younger brother and chief adviser of [[South Vietnam]]ese President [[Ngo Dinh Diem]], failed to kill [[Sihanouk]] of [[Cambodia]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1986]] – After a collision with a freighter, the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] ocean liner '''[[SS Admiral Nakhimov|''Admiral Nakhimov'']]''' sank in the [[Tsemes Bay]] area of the [[Black Sea]] within seven minutes, killing more than 400 people on board. |
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{{*mp}} [[1997]] – [[Diana, Princess of Wales]], her companion [[Dodi Fayed]], and their driver [[Henri Paul]] '''[[Death of Diana, Princess of Wales|were killed]]''' in a high speed car accident in the [[Pont de l'Alma]] road tunnel in [[Paris]]. |
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Independence Day in Kyrgyzstan (1991) and Trinidad and Tobago (1962) | Kyrgyzstan: recentism, advertisement section and too many citations missing; T&T: unreferenced sections |
National Heroes' Day in the Philippines (2020) | Link points to a one-paragraph section of another article. Not enough material to warrant main-page link. |
1056 – After a sudden illness a few days prior, Byzantine Empress Theodora Porphyrogenita died without children to succeed the throne, ending the Macedonian dynasty. | appears on January 11 |
1422 – As the only heir to the throne, Henry VI became King of England at the age of eight months following the death of his father Henry V. | unreferenced section |
1813 – Peninsular War: At the Battle of San Marcial, the Spanish Army of Galicia under Manuel Alberto Freire turned back Nicolas Soult's last major offensive against Arthur Wellesley's allied army. | lots of CN tags relative to length (4) |
1876 – Abdul Hamid II became Sultan of the Ottoman Empire when his brother Murad V was deposed. | refimprove section |
1920 – Polish–Soviet War: Polish forces, led by their cavalry, defeated the Bolshevik Red Army in the Battle of Komarów. | refimprove |
1935 – In an effort to stay out of the growing European conflict, the U.S. Congress passed the first of the Neutrality Acts. | Referencing issues |
1945 – The Liberal Party of Australia, one of the two major Australian political parties, was founded to replace the United Australia Party. | refimprove section |
1965 – The Aero Spacelines Super Guppy, a large, wide-bodied cargo aircraft used for ferrying outsized cargo components, made its first flight. | refimprove section |
1978 – Musa al-Sadr, the Iranian-born Shia cleric and then religious leader of Lebanon, disappeared during an official visit to Libya. | page numbers needed |
1982 – Anti-government demonstrations took place in 66 Polish cities to commemorate the second anniversary of the Gdańsk Agreement, which allowed the establishment of the Solidarity trade union. | unreferenced date |
1986 – After a collision with a freighter, the Soviet ocean liner Admiral Nakhimov sank in the Tsemes Bay area of the Black Sea within seven minutes, killing more than 400 people on board. | refimprove |
1986 – Aeroméxico Flight 498 collided with a privately owned Piper PA-28 Cherokee aircraft over Cerritos, California, killing 67 in the air and 15 on the ground. | external links |
1992 – The one-party Marxist rule in the Republic of the Congo officially ended when Pascal Lissouba was inaugurated as its president after a multi-party election. | date not in article, refimprove section |
1998 – North Korea claimed to have successfully launched its first satellite, Kwangmyŏngsŏng-1, although no objects were ever tracked in orbit from the launch. | referencing issues |
1999 – The first of a series of bombings in Moscow killed one person and wounded 40 others. | refimprove section |
2005 – Up to 1,000 people died following a stampede on the Al-Aaimmah bridge in Baghdad, the biggest loss of life in Iraq in one day since the 2003 invasion. | multiple issues |
2010 – The last episode of The Bill, the longest-running police drama in British television history, was broadcast. | already featured on October 16 |
Ahmed Zayat |b|1962| | Birthday not cited |
Queen Rania of Jordan |b|1970| | Fan POV tag |
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- 1876 – Sultan Murad V of the Ottoman Empire was deposed after a reign of 93 days on grounds of mental illness.
- 1897 – Thomas Edison was granted a patent for the Kinetoscope, a precursor to the modern movie projector.
- 1907 – Russia and the United Kingdom signed the Anglo-Russian Convention, defining their respective spheres of interest in Persia, Afghanistan, and Tibet.
- 1939 – Nazi forces, posing as Poles, staged an attack against the German radio station Sender Gleiwitz in Gleiwitz, Upper Silesia, Germany, creating an excuse to invade Poland the next day.
- 1940 – Second World War: Two Royal navy destroyers were lost to mines and two other vessels damaged off Texel, Netherlands, killing around 300 men.
- 1941 – World War II: A detachment of Chetniks captured the town of Loznica in German-occupied Serbia.
- 1959 – A parcel bomb sent by Ngô Đình Nhu, younger brother and chief adviser of South Vietnamese president Ngô Đình Diệm, failed to kill Norodom Sihanouk, Prime Minister of Cambodia.
- 1997 – Diana, Princess of Wales (pictured), her partner Dodi Fayed, and their driver were killed in a car crash in Paris.
- 2002 – Typhoon Rusa made landfall in Goheung as the most powerful typhoon to hit South Korea in 43 years, killing at least 236 people.
- 2016 – Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff was removed from office following her impeachment on charges of criminal administrative misconduct.
- Born/died this day: | Aidan of Lindisfarne |d|651|Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Ta'i |d|894| Agnes Bulmer |b|1775| Robert Calder |d|1818| Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin |b|1842| Alma Mahler |b|1879| Robert Bacher |b|1905| Paul Nobuo Tatsuguchi|b|1911| Frank Robinson |b|1935| Van Morrison |b|1945| Julie Maxton |b|1955| Norman Kirk |d|1974|Sara Ramirez |b|1975| Mickie James |b|1979| Manon Melis |b|1986
Notes
- Invasion of Poland appears on September 1, so Gleiwtiz incident should not appear in the same year
- History of Solidarity appears on September 17, so Gdańsk Agreement/1982 demonstrations in Poland should not appear in the same year
August 31: Independence Day in Malaysia (1957); Romanian Language Day in Moldova and Romania
![Cartoon of Jack the Ripper as a phantom stalking Whitechapel](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Jack-the-Ripper-The-Nemesis-of-Neglect-Punch-London-Charivari-cartoon-poem-1888-09-29.jpg/125px-Jack-the-Ripper-The-Nemesis-of-Neglect-Punch-London-Charivari-cartoon-poem-1888-09-29.jpg)
- 1218 – Al-Kamil became the fourth sultan of the Ayyubid dynasty of Egypt.
- 1888 – The body of Mary Ann Nichols, the alleged first victim of an unidentified serial killer known as Jack the Ripper (pictured), was found in Buck's Row, London.
- 1942 – The Matagorda hurricane, the most intense and costliest tropical cyclone of the 1942 Atlantic hurricane season, dissipated after causing $26.5 million in damages and eight deaths.
- 1969 – On the final day of the Isle of Wight Festival 1969, attended by approximately 150,000 people over three days, Bob Dylan appeared in his first gig in three years.
- 2019 – A sightseeing helicopter crashed in the mountains of Skoddevarre in Alta, Norway, killing all six people on board.
- Aidan of Lindisfarne (d. 651)
- Alma Mahler (b. 1879)
- Feng Tianwei (b. 1986)
- William McAloney (d. 1995)