screenwriter (b. 1971) 2003 – Simon Muzenda, Zimbabwean politician, 1st Vice-President of Zimbabwe (b. 1922) 2003 – Gareth Williams, Baron Williams of Mostyn, Welsh lawyer and politician, Lord President of the Council (b. 1941) 2004 – Brian Clough, English footballer and manager (b. 1935) 2004 – Townsend Hoopes, American soldier and historian (b. 1922) 2005 – Simon Wiesenthal, Austrian human rights activist, Holocaust survivor (b. 1908) 2006 – Armin Jordan, Swiss conductor (b. 1932) 2006 – Sven Nykvist, Swedish director, producer, and cinematographer (b. 1922) 2006 – John W. Peterson, American pilot and songwriter (b. 1921) 2007 – Johnny Gavin, Irish footballer (b. 1928) 2010 – Leonard Skinner, American soldier and educator (b. 1933) 2011 – Oscar Handlin, American historian and author (b. 1915) 2011 – Burhanuddin Rabbani, Afghan academic and politician, 10th President of Afghanistan (b. 1940) 2012 – Fortunato Baldelli, Italian cardinal (b. 1935) 2012 – Richard H. Cracroft, American author and academic (b. 1936) 2012 – Tereska Torrès, French soldier and author (b. 1920) 2013 – James B. Vaught, American general (b. 1926) 2013 – Gilles Verlant, Belgian journalist and critic (b. 1957) 2014 – Anatoly Berezovoy, Russian colonel, pilot, and cosmonaut (b. 1942) 2014 – Polly Bergen, American actress and singer (b. 1930) 2014 – Takako Doi, Japanese scholar and politician (b. 1928) 2014 – George Sluizer, French-Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1932) 2015 – Mario Caiano, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1933) 2015 – Jagmohan Dalmiya, Indian businessman (b. 1940) 2015 – Jack Larson, American actor (b. 1928) 2016 – Curtis Hanson, American film director and screenwriter (b. 1945) 2016 – Peter Leo Gerety, American bishop (b. 1912) Holidays and observances Christian feast day: Agapitus (Western Christianity) Eustace (Western Christianity) Evilasius Fausta of Cyzicus Glycerius of Milan Jean-Charles Cornay (one of Vietnamese Martyrs) John Coleridge Patteson (commemoration, Anglicanism) José Maria de Yermo y Parres Korean Martyrs, including Andrew Kim Taegon and Laurent-Marie-Joseph Imbert Theodore, Philippa and companions Vincent Madelgarius (Maelceadar) September 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Constitution Day (Nepal) Independence Day of South Ossetia (not fully recognized) National Youth Day (Thailand) Oil Workers' Day (Azerbaijan) Universal Children's Day (Germany) References External links Days of the year September