On This Day

Christian feast days: Begga

Christian feast days: Chagnoald

Christian feast days: Faustus, Abibus and Dionysius of Alexandria

The Pilgrims sail from Plymouth, England on the Mayflower to settle in North America. (Old Style date; September 16 per New Style date.)

Puritans settle Salem, which became part of Massachusetts Bay Colony.

The Monterrey Institute of Technology is founded in Monterrey, Mexico as one of the largest and most influential private universities in Latin America.

The Soviet Union admits to shooting down Korean Air Lines Flight 007, stating that its operatives did not know that it was a civilian aircraft when it reportedly violated Soviet airspace.

The Russian parliament approves the name change of Leningrad back to Saint Petersburg. The change is effective October 1.

Franz Josef Strauss, German lieutenant and politician, Minister President of Bavaria (died 1988)

Andrea Camilleri, Italian author, screenwriter, and director (died 2019)

Sergio Aragonés, Spanish-Mexican author and illustrator

Alex Escobar, Venezuelan baseball player

Lauren Lapkus, American actress and comedian

Ronald Binge, English organist and composer (born 1910)

Akira Kurosawa, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1910)

Michael S. Hart, American author, founded Project Gutenberg (born 1947)

Kate Millett, American feminist author and activist (born 1934)

Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwean politician, 2nd President of Zimbabwe (born 1924)