- 1938 Pauline Frederick, American actress (b. 1883)
- 1949 Will Cuppy, American humorist (The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody), dies at 65
- 1967 Martin Block, TV announcer (Chesterfield Supper Club), dies at 64
- 1969 Rex Ingram, American actor (The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Tarzan of the Apes, The ten Commandments), dies of a heart attack at 73
- 1973 Bobby Gilbert, American actor (Some Like It Hot,The Rebel Set), dies of hepatitis at 75
- 1974 Eve March, actress (Adam's Rib, Danny Boy), dies at 63
- 1984 June Preisser, American acrobatic dancer and actress (Babes in Arms, Strike Up the Band), dies in a car crash at 64
- 1989 Guido de Moor, actor (Flanagan, Because of the Cats), dies
- 1992 Frederick Combs, playwright/director, dies of AIDS at 57
- 1993 Richard Landau, US screenwriter (Back to Bataan), dies at 79
- 2000 Ann Doran, American actress (Longstreet, Shirley, Rebel Without a Cause), dies at 89
- 2006 Elizabeth Allen, American actress (b. 1929)
- 2009 Eduard Zimmermann, German broadcaster (b. 1929)
- 2017 Bernie Casey, American actor (Boxcar Bertha, Rent-a-Cop), dies at 78
September in History
Mad Monk Burns 2,000 At The Stake
With convictions similar to the Nazis 500 years later, Spain's 15th Century Grand Inquisitor wanted to drive the Jews from his country.
September 16, 1498
Arc Lamps Light the Way to World-Beating Display
"Artificial sunshine" came to a Northern England holiday resort in 1879, dazzling the visitors and showing the world the possibilities of outside electricity.
September 18, 1879
The Story of the First Country to Grant Women the Vote
In the late 19th century the women's suffrage movement was widespread in Europe, America, Britain and its colonies. But who was first to grant women the vote?
September 19, 1893
A Sheep's Coat at Sunrise, A Man's Coat at Sunset
Is it possible to produce a wearable man’s coat from wool shorn from a sheep the same day? They did it in 1811 and again – in record time – 180 years later.
September 21, 1991