What happened on September 11? There are more than 400 events that were made this day in history. Here are the important historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
Interesting Facts & Myths About September 11
September 11 is the 255th day of the year 2024. There are 111 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday. This day falls under the 37th week of the year 2024.
On this day in Clemons, Iowa 50051 sunrise occured at 06:47 AM and sunset occured at 07:29 PM (local time).
The zodiac sign of a person born on this day is Virgo. The modern birthstone for this month is Sapphire while the mystical birthstone is Agate.
According to the Chinese calendar, there are 140 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year (January 29, 2025).
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September 11: A Day In History
It is usually the first day of the year in the Coptic calendar and Ethiopian calendar (in the period AD 1900 to AD 2099).
Historical Events For September 11
- 506The bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde.
- 1185Isaac II Angelus kills Stephanus Hagiochristophorites and then appeals to the people, resulting in the revolt that deposes Andronicus I Comnenus and places Isaac on the throne of the Byzantine Empire.
- 1226The Roman Catholic practice of public adoration of the Blessed Sacrament outside of Mass spreads from monasteries to parishes.
- 1297Battle of Stirling Bridge: Scots jointly-led by William Wallace and Andrew Moray defeat the English.
- 1390Lithuanian Civil War (1389–1392): the Teutonic Knights begin a five-week siege of Vilnius.
- 1526The Ottoman army occupies Buda after the crushing Hungarian defeat in the Battle of Mohács.
- 1541Santiago, Chile, is destroyed by indigenous warriors, led by Michimalonko.
- 1609Expulsion order announced against the Moriscos of Valencia; beginning of the expulsion of all Spain’s Moriscos.
- 1609Henry Hudson discovers Manhattan Island and the indigenous people living there.
- 1649Siege of Drogheda ends: Oliver Cromwell’s English Parliamentarian troops take the town and execute its garrison.
- 1683Battle of Vienna.
- 1697Battle of Zenta.
- 1708Charles XII of Sweden stops his march to conquer Moscow outside Smolensk, marking the turning point in the Great Northern War. The army is defeated nine months later in the Battle of Poltava, and the Swedish empire ceases to be a major power.
- 1709Battle of Malplaquet: Great Britain, Netherlands and Austria fight against France.
- 1714Siege of Barcelona: Barcelona, capital city of Catalonia, surrenders to Spanish and French Bourbon armies in the War of the Spanish Succession.
- 1758Battle of Saint Cast: France repels British invasion during the Seven Years’ War.
- 1775Benedict Arnold’s expedition to Quebec leaves Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- 1776British-American peace conference on Staten Island fails to stop nascent American Revolutionary War.
- 1777American Revolution: Battle of Brandywine – The British celebrate a major victory in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
- 1786The Beginning of the Annapolis Convention.
- 1789Alexander Hamilton is appointed the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.
- 1792The Hope Diamond is stolen along with other French crown jewels when six men break into the house used to store them.
- 1802France annexes the Kingdom of Piedmont.
- 1803Battle of Delhi, during the Second Anglo-Maratha War, between British troops under General Lake, and Marathas of Scindia’s army under General Louis Bourquin.
- 1813War of 1812: British troops arrive in Mount Vernon and prepare to march to and invade Washington D.C.
- 1814War of 1812: The climax of the Battle of Plattsburgh, a major United States victory in the war.
- 1829Surrender of the expedition led by Isidro Barradas at Tampico, sent by the Spanish crown in order to retake Mexico, This was the final consummation of Mexican independence.
- 1847Stephen Foster’s well-known song, Oh! Susanna, is first performed at a saloon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- 1857The Mountain Meadows Massacre: Mormon settlers and Paiutes massacre 120 pioneers at Mountain Meadows, Utah.
- 1897After months of pursuit, generals of Menelik II of Ethiopia capture Gaki Sherocho, the last king of Kaffa, bringing an end to that ancient kingdom.
- 1903The first race at The Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin is held. It is the oldest major speedway in the world.
- 1914Australia invades New Britain, defeating a German contingent at the Battle of Bita Paka.
- 1916The Quebec Bridge’s central span collapses, killing 11 men. The bridge initially collapsed in toto on August 29, 1907.
- 1919U.S. Marines invade Honduras.
- 1921Nahalal, the first moshav in Palestine, is settled as part of a Zionist plan to colonize Palestine and creating a Jewish state, later to be Israel.
- 1922One of the Herald Sun of Melbourne, Australia’s predecessor papers The Sun News-Pictorial is founded.
- 1922The British Mandate of Palestine begins.
- 1922The Treaty of Kars is ratified in Yerevan, Armenia.
- 1931Salvatore Maranzano is murdered by Charles Luciano’s hitmen.
- 1932Franciszek Żwirko and Stanisław Wigura, Polish Challenge 1932 winners, are killed when their RWD 6 airplane crashes during a storm.
- 1940George Stibitz performs the first remote operation of a computer.
- 1941Charles Lindbergh’s Des Moines Speech accusing the British, Jews and the Roosevelt administration of pressing for war with Germany.
- 1941Ground is broken for the construction of The Pentagon.
- 1943World War II: German troops occupy Corsica and Kosovo-Metohija.
- 1943World War II: Start of the liquidation of the Ghettos in Minsk and Lida by the Nazis.
- 1944World War II: RAF bombing raid on Darmstadt and the following firestorm kill 11,500.
- 1944World War II: The first Allied troops of the U.S. Army cross the western border of Germany.
- 1945World War II: Australian 9th Division forces liberate the Japanese-run Batu Lintang camp, a POW and civilian internment camp on the island of Borneo.
- 1954Hurricane Edna hits New England as a Category 3 hurricane, causing significant damage and 29 deaths.
- 1961Foundation of the World Wildlife Fund.
- 1961Hurricane Carla strikes the Texas coast as a Category 4 hurricane, the second strongest storm ever to hit the state.
- 1965Indo-Pakistani War: The Indian Army captures the town of Burki, just southeast of Lahore.
- 1968Air France Flight 1611 crashes off Nice, France, killing 89 passengers and 6 crew.
- 1970The Dawson’s Field hijackers release 88 of their hostages. The remaining hostages, mostly Jews and Israeli citizens, are held until September 25.
- 1971The Egyptian Constitution becomes official.
- 1972The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit system has its opening day of passenger service.
- 1973A coup in Chile headed by General Augusto Pinochet topples the democratically elected president Salvador Allende. Pinochet remains in power for almost 17 years.
- 1974Eastern Air Lines Flight 212 crashes in Charlotte, North Carolina, killing 69 passengers and two crew.
- 1978U.S. President Jimmy Carter, President Anwar Sadat of Egypt, and Prime Minister Menachem Begin of Israel meet at Camp David and agree on the Camp David Accords a framework for peace between Israel and Egypt and a comprehensive peace in the Middle East.
- 1980Voters approve the present Constitution of Chile.
- 1982The international forces that were guaranteeing the safety of Palestinian refugees following Israel’s 1982 Invasion of Lebanon leave Beirut. Five days later, several thousand refugees are massacred in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps.
- 1985Pete Rose breaks Ty Cobb’s baseball record for most career hits with his 4,192nd hit
- 1988The St Jean Bosco massacre takes place in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
- 1989Hungary announces that the East German refugees who had been housed in temporary camps, were free to leave for West Germany.
- 1992Hurricane Iniki, one of the most damaging hurricanes in United States history, devastates the Hawaiian islands of Kauai and Oahu.
- 199714 Estonian soldiers die in the Kurkse tragedy, drowning in the Baltic Sea
- 1997After a nationwide referendum, Scotland votes to establish a devolved parliament, within the United Kingdom.
- 1997NASA’s Mars Global Surveyor reaches Mars.
- 1998Opening ceremony for the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Malaysia is the first Asian country to host the games.
- 2000Melbourne hosts World Economic Forum where S11 protests also took place.
- 2001The September 11 attacks take place in the United States. Airplane hijackings result in the collapse of the World Trade Center in New York City, damage to The Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and the crashing of a passenger airliner near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
- 2004All passengers are killed when a helicopter crashes in the Aegean Sea. Passengers include Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria and 16 others (including journalists and bishops of the Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria).
- 2007Russia tests the largest conventional weapon ever, the Father of all bombs.
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Who Were Born On September 11?
- 1182Minamoto no Yoriie, Japanese shogun (d. 1204)
- 1522Ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian naturalist (d. 1605)
- 1524Pierre de Ronsard, French poet (d. 1585)
- 1525John George, Elector of Brandenburg (d. 1598)
- 1611Turenne, 3rd Marshal General of France (d. 1675)
- 1681Johann Gottlieb Heineccius, German jurist (d. 1741)
- 1700James Thomson, Scottish poet (d. 1748)
- 1711William Boyce, English composer (d. 1779)
- 1723Johann Bernhard Basedow, German educational reformer (d. 1790)
- 1771Mungo Park, Scottish explorer of Africa (d. 1806)
- 1786Friedrich Kuhlau, German composer (d. 1832)
- 1798Franz Ernst Neumann, German mineralogist and physicist (d. 1895)
- 1800Daniel S. Dickinson, American politician (d. 1866)
- 1816Carl Zeiss, German lens maker (d. 1888)
- 1825Eduard Hanslick, German music critic (d. 1904)
- 1836Fitz Hugh Ludlow, American author (d. 1870)
- 1838John Ireland, American archbishop (d. 1918)
- 1859Vjenceslav Novak, Croatian writer (d. 1905)
- 1860James Allan, New Zealand rugby player (d. 1934)
- 1860Marianne von Werefkin, Russian-Swiss painter (d. 1938)
- 1862Dr H.H. Crippen, American murderer hanged in England (d. 1910)
- 1862O. Henry, American writer (d. 1910)
- 1862Viscount Byng of Vimy, British army officer (d. 1935)
- 1865Rainis, Latvian poet and playwright (d. 1929)
- 1877Felix Dzerzhinsky, Communist revolutionary (d. 1926)
- 1877James Hopwood Jeans, English scientist (d. 1946)
- 1884Sudhamoy Pramanick, Indian Independence activist (d. 1974)
- 1885D. H. Lawrence, English novelist (d. 1930)
- 1885Herbert Stothart, American song writer, composer (d. 1949)
- 1891William Thomas Walsh, American author (d. 1949)
- 1892Lucien Buysse, Belgian cyclist (d. 1980)
- 1892Pinto Colvig, American actor and cartoonist (d. 1967)
- 1893Douglas Hawkes, British racing driver (d. 1974)
- 1895Nur Ali Elahi, Iranian philosopher, musician, spiritual teacher, and judge (d. 1974)
- 1895Vinoba Bhave, Indian human rights advocate (d. 1982)
- 1898Field Marshal Sir Gerald Templer, British military administrator (d. 1979)
- 1899Jimmie Davis, American politician and musician (d. 2000)
- 1899Philipp Bouhler, German Nazi leader (d. 1945)
- 1900D. W. Brooks, American farmer and businessman (d. 1999)
- 1903Theodor Adorno, German philosopher and sociologist (d. 1969)
- 1904Karl Plutus, Estonian jurist and centenarian (d. 2010)
- 1907Lev Oborin, Russian pianist (d. 1974)
- 1908Alvar Lidell, British BBC announcer (d. 1981)
- 1911Bola de Nieve, Cuban pianist (d. 1971)
- 1913Paul “Bear” Bryant, American football coach (d. 1983)
- 1914Patriarch Pavle of Serbia, Serbian spiritual leader (d. 2009)
- 1917Daniel Wildenstein, French art dealer and racehorse owner (d. 2001)
- 1917Donald Blakeslee, American aviator (d. 2008)
- 1917Ferdinand Marcos, 10th President of the Philippines (d. 1989)
- 1917Herbert Lom, Czech-born British film actor
- 1917Jessica Mitford, British writer (d. 1996)
- 1920Jean-Claude Forest, French writer and illustrator (d. 1998)
- 1921Edwin Richfield, British actor (d. 1990)
- 1923Alan Badel, British actor (d. 1982)
- 1923Betsy Drake, French born actress
- 1924Daniel Akaka, American politician
- 1924Rudolf Vrba, Canadian professor (d. 2006)
- 1924Tom Landry, American football coach (d. 2000)
- 1925Alan Bergman, American lyricist, song writer
- 1925Harry Somers, Canadian composer (d. 1999)
- 1926Eddie Miksis, American baseball player (d. 2005)
- 1927G. David Schine, American businessman (d. 1996)
- 1927Vernon Corea, Sri Lankan broadcaster (d. 2002)
- 1927Willie Christine King, American professor
- 1928Earl Holliman, American actor
- 1928Reubin O'Donovan Askew, American politician
- 1929Patrick Mayhew, Baron Mayhew, UK politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
- 1929Primož Kozak, Slovenian playwright (d. 1981)
- 1930Cathryn Damon, American actress (d. 1987)
- 1930Renzo Montagnani, Italian actor (d. 1997)
- 1930Saleh Selim, Egyptian football player (d. 2002)
- 1931Bill Simpson, Scottish actor (d. 1986)
- 1931Hans-Ulrich Wehler, German historian
- 1932Peter Anderson, English footballer
- 1933William Luther Pierce, American author and activist (d. 2002)
- 1934Norma Croker, Australian sprinter
- 1934Oliver Jones, Canadian jazz pianist
- 1935Arvo Pärt, Estonian composer
- 1935Gherman Titov, Soviet cosmonaut (d. 2000)
- 1936Ian Abercrombie, English actor
- 1937Iosif Kobzon, Soviet-Russian singer and businessman
- 1937Queen Paola of Belgium
- 1937Robert Crippen, American astronaut
- 1938David Higgins, British composer and conductor (d. 2006)
- 1939Charles Geschke, American inventor and businessman
- 1940Brian De Palma, American film director
- 1940Nong Duc Manh, Vietnamese politician
- 1940Robert Palmer, American businessman
- 1940Theodore Olson, American politician
- 1942Gerome Ragni, American playwright
- 1942Lola Falana, American singer
- 1943André Caillé, Canadian businessman
- 1943Mickey Hart, American drummer
- 1943Raymond Villeneuve, Canadian political activist
- 1944Everaldo, Brazilian footballer
- 1944Freddy Thielemans, Belgian politician
- 1945Felton Perry, American actor
- 1945Franz Beckenbauer, German footballer
- 1945Gianluigi Gelmetti, Italian conductor and composer
- 1945Leo Kottke, American guitarist
- 1946Dennis Tufano, American singer
- 1946Jim Shoulder, British footballer and coach
- 1948John Martyn, English musician (d. 2009)
- 1949Bill Whittington, American race car driver
- 1950Amy Madigan, American actress
- 1950Barry Sheene, British motorcyclist (d. 2003)
- 1950Bruce Doull, Australian rules footballer
- 1951Hugo Porta, Argentine rugby player
- 1951Miroslav Dvořák, Czechoslovak ice hockey player (d. 2008)
- 1951Richard D. Gill, British-Dutch mathematician
- 1953Jani Allan, South African journalist and media personality
- 1953Renée Geyer, Australian jazz, soul and R&B singer
- 1953Tommy Shaw, American musician and singer
- 1956Tony Gilroy, American screenwriter and director
- 1957Brad Bird, American director and animator
- 1957Jeff Sluman, American golfer
- 1957Jon Moss, English drummer
- 1958Brad Lesley, American baseball player, actor, and television personality
- 1958Phoef Sutton, American television writer and producer
- 1958Roxann Dawson, American actress
- 1958Scott Patterson, American actor
- 1960Anne Ramsay, American actress
- 1961Philip Ardagh, British writer
- 1961Virginia Madsen, American actress
- 1962Elizabeth Daily, American actress
- 1962Filip Dewinter, Belgian politician
- 1962Jenny Sanford, American heiress and businesswoman
- 1962Julio Salinas, Spanish footballer
- 1962Kristy McNichol, American actress
- 1962Victoria Poleva, Ukrainian composer
- 1963Colin Wells, English actor
- 1963Patrick McWilliams, Irish author
- 1964Ellis Burks, American baseball player
- 1964Victor Wooten, American musician
- 1965Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria
- 1965David Roe, English snooker player
- 1965Moby, American musician
- 1965Paul Heyman, American sports figure
- 1966Princess Akishino of Japan
- 1967Harry Connick, Jr., American singer
- 1967Maria Bartiromo, American news anchor
- 1967Tony David, Australian darts player
- 1968Kay Hanley, American musician
- 1968Paul Mayeda Berges, American film writer and director
- 1969Eduardo Perez, American baseball player
- 1969Gidget Gein, American musician (d. 2008)
- 1969Stefano Cagol, Italian contemporary artist
- 1970Chris Garver, American tattoo artist
- 1970Laura Wright, American actress
- 1970Taja Kramberger, Slovenian poet and sociologist
- 1970Taraji P. Henson, American actress and singer
- 1970Ted Leo, American musician
- 1970William Joppy, American boxer
- 1971Johnny Vegas, English comedian
- 1971Markos Moulitsas, American writer
- 1971Richard Ashcroft, British singer
- 1971Shelton Quarles, American football player
- 1972Matthew Gilmore, Belgian cyclist
- 1974DeLisha Milton-Jones, American basketball player
- 1975Juan Cobián, Argentine footballer
- 1975Mark Klepaski, American musician
- 1975Pierre Issa, South African footballer
- 1976Elephant Man, Jamaican musician
- 1976Flora Redoumi, Greek hurdler
- 1976Tomáš Enge, Czech racing driver
- 1977Jon Buckland, British guitarist
- 1977Ludacris, American rapper
- 1977Matthew Stevens, Welsh snooker player
- 1977Tobias Zellner, German footballer
- 1978Ben Lee, Australian musician and singer
- 1978Dejan Stanković, Serbian footballer
- 1978Ed Reed, American football player
- 1979Éric Abidal, French footballer
- 1979Ariana Richards, American actress
- 1979David Pizarro, Chilean footballer
- 1979Frank Francisco, American baseball player
- 1979Nathan Gale, American murderer (d. 2004)
- 1979Steve Hofstetter, American comedian and radio personality
- 1980Antônio Pizzonia, Brazilian race car driver
- 1980Mike Comrie, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1981Andrea Dossena, Italian footballer
- 1981Charles Kelley, American singer-songwriter
- 1981Luscious Lopez, American pornographic actress
- 1982Shriya Saran, Indian actress
- 1983Ike Diogu, American basketball player
- 1983Jacoby Ellsbury, American baseball player
- 1984Aled de Malmanche, New Zealand rugby player
- 1984Benson Stanley, New Zealand rugby player
- 1985Robert Acquafresca, Italian footballer
- 1985Shaun Livingston, American basketball player
- 1985Zack Stortini, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1986Chiliboy Ralepelle, South African rugby union footballer
- 1986Dwayne Jarrett, American football player
- 1987Aroldis Chapman, Cuban baseball player
- 1987Tyler Hoechlin, American actor
- 1988Lee Yong Dae, South Korean badminton player
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Who Died On September 11?
- 1063King Béla I of Hungary
- 1161Queen Melisende of Jerusalem (b. 1105)
- 1185Stephanus Hagiochristophorites, Byzantine courtier
- 1279Robert Kilwardby, English archbishop (b. c. 1215)
- 1298Philip of Artois, French soldier (b. 1269)
- 1349Bonne of Luxembourg, Bohemian-born duchess and countess (b. 1315)
- 1599Beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman (b. 1577)
- 1677James Harrington, English political philosopher (b. 1611)
- 1680Emperor Go-Mizunoo of Japan (b. 1596)
- 1680Roger Crab, English political writer (b. 1621)
- 1721Rudolf Jakob Camerarius, German botanist and physician (b. 1665)
- 1733François Couperin, French composer (b. 1668)
- 1760Louis Godin, French astronomer (b. 1704)
- 1822Fortunat Alojzy Gonzaga Żółkowski, Polish actor (b. 1777)
- 1823David Ricardo, English economist (b. 1772)
- 1843Joseph Nicollet, French mathematician and explorer (b. 1786)
- 1851Sylvester Graham, American nutritionist (b. 1794)
- 1865Christophe Léon Louis Juchault de Lamoricière, French general (b. 1806)
- 1888Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, 7th President of Argentina (b. 1811)
- 1896Francis James Child, American professor (b. 1825)
- 1911Louis Henri Boussenard, French novelist (b. 1847)
- 1915William Cornelius Van Horne, American businessman (b. 1843)
- 1915William Sprague IV, American politician (b. 1830)
- 1917Georges Guynemer, French aviator (b. 1894)
- 1921Subramanya Bharathy, Tamil poet (b. 1882)
- 1926Matsunosuke Onoe, Japanese actor (b. 1875)
- 1932Franciszek Zwirko, Polish pilot (b. 1895)
- 1932Stanislaw Wigura, Polish pilot (b. 1901)
- 1935Charles Norris, American medical examiner (b. 1867)
- 1939Konstantin Korovin, Russian painter (b. 1861)
- 1941Christian Rakovsky, Bulgarian-born socialist revolutionary (b. 1873)
- 1947Alice Keppel, English socialite and mistress of King Edward VII (b. 1868)
- 1948Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of Pakistan (b. 1876)
- 1949Henri Rabaud, French composer and conductor (b. 1873)
- 1950Jan Smuts, South African soldier and statesman (b. 1870)
- 1956Billy Bishop, Canadian fighter pilot (b. 1894)
- 1958Camillien Houde, Canadian politician (b. 1889)
- 1958Robert W. Service, Scottish-born Canadian poet (b. 1874)
- 1959Paul Douglas, American actor (b. 1907)
- 1965Ralph C. Smedley, American educator (b. 1878)
- 1966C. E. Woolman, American businessman (b. 1889)
- 1967Tadeusz Żyliński, Polish technician and textilist (b. 1904)
- 1968René Cogny, French general (b. 1904)
- 1971Bella Darvi, Polish-born French actress (b. 1928)
- 1971Errikos Kontarinis, Greek actor (b. 1906)
- 1971Nikita Sergeevich Khrushchev, Soviet politician and leader (b. 1894)
- 1972Max Fleischer, American animator (b. 1883)
- 1973Neem Karoli Baba, Indian guru
- 1973Salvador Allende, President of Chile (b. 1908)
- 1974Víctor Olea Alegría, Chilean socialist
- 1978Georgi Markov, Bulgarian dissident (b. 1929)
- 1978Janet Parker, British medical figure (b. c.1938)
- 1978Mike Gazella, American baseball player (b. 1895)
- 1978Ronnie Peterson, Swedish racing driver (b. 1944)
- 1984Jerry Voorhis, American politician (b. 1901)
- 1985Andrew C. Thornton II, American drug smuggler (b. 1945)
- 1985Eleanor Dark, Australian novelist (b. 1901)
- 1985William Alwyn, English composer (b. 1905)
- 1986Noel Streatfeild, English children’s writer (b. 1895)
- 1986Panagiotis Kanellopoulos, Greek politician and academic, twice Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1902)
- 1987Lorne Greene, Canadian actor and singer (b. 1915)
- 1987Peter Tosh, Jamaican musician (b. 1944)
- 1988John Sylvester White, American actor (b. 1919)
- 1990Myrna Mack, Guatemalan anthropologist (b. 1949)
- 1991Ernst Herbeck, German poet (b. 1920)
- 1993Antoine Izméry, Haitian political activist
- 1993Erich Leinsdorf, Austrian conductor (b. 1912)
- 1994Jessica Tandy, American actress (b. 1909)
- 1994Luciano Sgrizzi, Italian harpsichordist and composer (b. 1910)
- 1994William Obanhein, American police officer (b. 1924)
- 1995Anita Harding, British neurologist (b. 1952)
- 1997Camille Henry, Canadian hockey player (b. 1933)
- 1997Hannah Weiner American experimental poet (b. 1928)
- 1998Dane Clark, American actor (b. 1913)
- 1999Belkis Ayón, Cuban artist (b. 1967)
- 1999Bobby Limb, Australian entertainer (b. 1924)
- 1999Gonzalo Rodríguez, Uruguayan auto racing driver (b. 1972)
- 2001Alice Stewart Trillin, American author (b. 1938)
- 2001Casualties of the September 11 attacks: Barbara Olson, American political commentator (b. 1955)
- 2001Casualties of the September 11 attacks: Berry Berenson, American photographer, actress, and model (b. 1948)
- 2001Casualties of the September 11 attacks: Betty Ong, American flight attendant (b. 1956)
- 2001Casualties of the September 11 attacks: Bill Biggart, American photojournalist (b. 1947)
- 2001Casualties of the September 11 attacks: Carolyn Beug, American filmmaker (b. 1953)
- 2001Casualties of the September 11 attacks: Charles Burlingame, American pilot (b. 1949)
- 2001Casualties of the September 11 attacks: Daniel M. Lewin, American mathematician and entrepreneur (b. 1970)
- 2001Casualties of the September 11 attacks: David Angell, American television producer (b. 1946)
- 2001Casualties of the September 11 attacks: Eamon McEneaney, American lacrosse player (b. 1954)
- 2001Casualties of the September 11 attacks: Garnet Bailey, Canadian hockey player (b. 1948)
- 2001Casualties of the September 11 attacks: Hani Hanjour, Saudi hijacker–pilot of American Airlines Flight 77 (b. 1972)
- 2001Casualties of the September 11 attacks: John Ogonowski, American commercial airplane pilot (b. 1951)
- 2001Casualties of the September 11 attacks: John P. O'Neill, American counterterrorism expert (b. 1952)
- 2001Casualties of the September 11 attacks: Madeline Amy Sweeney, American flight attendant (b. 1966)
- 2001Casualties of the September 11 attacks: Mark Bingham, American businessman and 9/11 figure (b. 1970)
- 2001Casualties of the September 11 attacks: Marwan al-Shehhi, Emirati hijacker–pilot of United Airlines Flight 175 (b. 1978)
- 2001Casualties of the September 11 attacks: Mohamed Atta, Egyptian hijacker–pilot of American Airlines Flight 11 (b. 1968)
- 2001Casualties of the September 11 attacks: Mychal Judge, American priest (b. 1933)
- 2001Casualties of the September 11 attacks: Peter J. Ganci, Jr., American firefighter (b. 1946)
- 2001Casualties of the September 11 attacks: Rick Rescorla, American Army officer (b. 1939)
- 2001Casualties of the September 11 attacks: Ronald Paul Bucca, American fire marshal (b. 1954)
- 2001Casualties of the September 11 attacks: Timothy Maude, American military officer (b. 1947)
- 2001Casualties of the September 11 attacks: Todd Beamer, American 9/11 figure (b. 1968)
- 2001Casualties of the September 11 attacks: Tom Burnett, American businessman (b. 1963)
- 2001Casualties of the September 11 attacks: William M. Feehan, American firefighter (b. 1929)
- 2001Casualties of the September 11 attacks: Wilson Flagg, American Rear admiral (b. 1938)
- 2001Casualties of the September 11 attacks: Ziad Jarrah, Lebanese hijacker–pilot of United Airlines Flight 93 (b. 1975)
- 2002Johnny Unitas, American football player (b. 1933)
- 2002Kim Hunter, American actress (b. 1922)
- 2003Anna Lindh, Swedish politician (b. 1957)
- 2003John Ritter, American actor (b. 1948)
- 2004David Mann, American painter (b. 1939)
- 2004Fred Ebb, American lyricist (b. 1933)
- 2004Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria (b. 1949)
- 2005Chris Schenkel, American sportscaster (b. 1923)
- 2006Joachim Fest, German journalist and author (b. 1926)
- 2006Johannes Bob van Benthem, Dutch lawyer (b. 1921)
- 2006Pat Corley, American actor (b. 1930)
- 2006William Auld, Scottish poet, author, and translator (b. 1924)
- 2007Gene Savoy, American author and cleric (b. 1927)
- 2007Ian Porterfield, Scottish footballer (b. 1946)
- 2007Jean Séguy, French sociologist (b. 1925)
- 2007Joe Zawinul, Austrian musician (b. 1932)
- 2009Gertrude Baines, American supercentenarian (b. 1894)
- 2009Larry Gelbart, American screen and television writer (b. 1928)
- 2009Pierre Cossette, Canadian television and theatre producer (b. 1923)
- 2009Yoshito Usui, Japanese manga artist (b. 1958)
- 2010Harold Gould, American actor (b. 1923)
- 2010Kevin McCarthy, American actor (b. 1914)
- 2011Andy Whitfield, Welsh actor (b. 1972)
- 2011Anjali Gupta, Indian Air Force officer (b. 1975)
- 2011Christian Bakkerud, Danish racing driver (b. 1984)
- 2011Ralph Gubbins, English footballer (b. 1932)
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