Governor of Oaxaca (b. 1934) 2013 – Paul Dietzel, American football player and coach (b. 1924) 2013 – Margaret Feilman, Australian architect and urban planner (b. 1921) 2013 – Boris Karvasarsky, Ukrainian-Russian psychiatrist and author (b. 1931) 2013 – Anthony Lawrence, English-Hong Kong journalist and author (b. 1912) 2013 – Sagadat Nurmagambetov, Kazakh general and politician (b. 1924) 2013 – Paul Oliver, American football player (b. 1984) 2014 – Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, English aristocrat, socialite, and author (b. 1920) 2014 – Christopher Hogwood, English harpsichord player and conductor, founded the Academy of Ancient Music (b. 1941) 2014 – Madis Kõiv, Estonian physicist, philosopher, and author (b. 1929) 2015 – Alan Moore, Australian painter and educator (b. 1914) 2015 – Wang Zhongshu, Chinese archaeologist and academic (b. 1925) 2016 – Mel Charles, Welsh footballer (b. 1935) 2016 – Vladimir Kuzmichyov, Russian footballer (b. 1979) 2016 – Bill Mollison, Australian researcher, author and biologist (b. 1928) 2016 – Bill Nunn, American actor (b. 1953) 2016 – Buckwheat Zydeco, American accordionist and bandleader (b. 1947) 2020 – Dean Jones, Australian cricketer, coach and commentator (b. 1961) Holidays and observances Armed Forces Day (Peru) Christian feast day: Anathalon (in Brescia) Antonio Gonzalez Blessed Émilie Gamelin (Canada) Gerard of Csanád Our Lady of Mercy and its related observance: La Mercè (Barcelona) Our Lady of Ransom (Mercedarians) Our Lady of Walsingham (Church of England) Pacificus of San Severino Rupert of Salzburg September 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics). Constitution Day (Cambodia) Earliest day on which Maple Leaf Day can fall, while September 30 is the latest; celebrated on the last Wednesday in September. (Canada) Heritage Day (South Africa) Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Guinea-Bissau from Portugal in 1973. Mahidol Day (Thailand) New Caledonia Day (New Caledonia) Republic Day (Trinidad and Tobago) References External links Days of the year September