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September 16th

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Mexican Independence Day

Mexican national holiday celebrating the beginning of Mexico's War of Independence on September 16, 1810.

national Observed September 16 each year.

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576 Notable birthdays

Bilinda Butcher

English rock musician.

Born September 16th, 1961 (age 64 years) in London.

Robert H. Schuller

American television evangelist (1926–2015).

Born September 16th, 1926 in Alton.

Died April 2nd, 2015 at 88 years old in Artesia (cancer).

Alexander Korda

British film director (1893–1956).

Born September 16th, 1893 in Túrkeve.

Died January 23rd, 1956 at 62 years old in London (myocardial infarction).

Philip Ng

American actor based in hong kong.

Born September 16th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Hong Kong.

Jon Hendricks

American jazz singer, lyricist, jazz critic and historian (1921–2017).

Born September 16th, 1921 in Newark. [ref]

Died November 22nd, 2017 at 96 years old in Manhattan. [ref]

Bailey De Young

Actress.

Born September 16th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Sacramento.

Hannie Schaft

Dutch communist resistance fighter and martyr (1920–1945).

Born September 16th, 1921 in Haarlem. [ref]

Died April 17th, 1945 at 23 years old in Bloemendaal (gunshot wound). [ref]

Allen Funt

American television director (1914-1999).

Born September 16th, 1914 in New York City.

Died September 5th, 1999 at 84 years old in Pebble Beach (stroke).

E. C. George Sudarshan

Indian physicist (1931–2018).

Born September 16th, 1931 in Pallom.

Died May 14th, 2018 at 86 years old in Austin.

Bruno Petković

Croatian footballer.

Born September 16th, 1994 (age 31 years) in Metković.

Tommy Bond

Film actor (1926-2005).

Born September 16th, 1926 in Dallas.

Died September 24th, 2005 at 79 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Jean Arp

Alsatian sculptor, painter, poet and abstract artist (1886–1966).

Born September 16th, 1888 in Strasbourg. [ref]

Died June 7th, 1966 at 77 years old in Basel (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Nigel Williams-Goss

American basketball player.

Born September 16th, 1994 (age 31 years) in Happy Valley.

Brian Sims

American politician.

Born September 16th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Washington, D.C..

Nick Sagan

American writer.

Born September 16th, 1970 (age 55 years) in Boston.

Karl-Heinz Riedle

German association football player and manager.

Born September 16th, 1965 (age 60 years) in Weiler-Simmerberg.

B. J. Ward

American actress and singer.

Born September 16th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Wilmington.

Chaudhary Devi Lal

Former deputy prime minister of india (1915-2001).

Born September 16th, 1914 in Sirsa.

Died April 6th, 2001 at 86 years old in New Delhi.

Carl Andre

American artist (1935-2024).

Born September 16th, 1935 in Quincy.

Died January 24th, 2024 at 88 years old in New York City. [ref]

Erich Kempka

Chauffeur to adolf hitler (1910-1975).

Born September 16th, 1910 in Oberhausen.

Died January 24th, 1975 at 64 years old in Freiberg am Neckar.

Elīna Garanča

Latvian opera singer (born 1976).

Born September 16th, 1976 (age 49 years) in Riga.

Susan Ruttan

Actress.

Born September 16th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Oregon City.

James J. Hill

American railroad promoter and financier (1838–1916).

Born September 16th, 1838 in Guelph/Eramosa.

Died May 29th, 1916 at 77 years old in Saint Paul.

Hiroya Oku

Japanese manga artist.

Born September 16th, 1967 (age 58 years) in Fukuoka.

Anne Keothavong

British tennis player.

Born September 16th, 1983 (age 42 years) in London.

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