Miramontes, Mexican chemist, co-invented the birth-control pill (b. 1925) 2005 – Toni Fritsch, Austrian footballer (b. 1945) 2005 – Julio César Turbay Ayala, Colombian lawyer and politician, 25th President of Colombia (b. 1916) 2006 – Ann Richards, American educator and politician, 45th Governor of Texas (b. 1933) 2007 – Whakahuihui Vercoe, New Zealand archbishop (b. 1928) 2009 – Paul Burke, American actor (b. 1926) 2011 – Walter Bonatti, Italian mountaineer and journalist (b. 1930) 2012 – William Duckworth, American composer and author (b. 1943) 2012 – Peter Lougheed, Canadian football player, lawyer, and politician, 10th Premier of Alberta (b. 1928) 2012 – Edgar Metcalfe, English-Australian actor and director (b. 1933) 2012 – Ranganath Misra, Indian lawyer and jurist, 21st Chief Justice of India (b. 1926) 2013 – Olusegun Agagu, Nigerian politician, 15th Governor of Ondo State (b. 1948) 2013 – Robert J. Behnke, American biologist and academic (b. 1929) 2013 – Rick Casares, American football player (b. 1931) 2013 – Luiz Gushiken, Brazilian trade union leader and politician (b. 1950) 2014 – Benjamin Adekunle, Nigerian general (b. 1936) 2014 – Helen Filarski, American baseball player (b. 1924) 2014 – Milan Galić, Serbian footballer (b. 1938) 2014 – Frank Torre, American baseball player and manager (b. 1931) 2015 – Vivinho, Brazilian footballer (b. 1961) 2015 – Erma Bergmann, American baseball player (b. 1924) 2015 – Brian Close, English cricketer and coach (b. 1931) 2015 – Moses Malone, American basketball player and sportscaster (b. 1955) 2016 – Jonathan Riley-Smith, British historian (b. 1938) 2017 – Pete Domenici, American politician, senator of New Mexico (b. 1932) 2019 – Eddie Money, American musician (b. 1949) 2022 – Jean-Luc Godard, French-Swiss film director, screenwriter, and film critic (b. 1930) Holidays and observances Christian feast day: Feast of the Cross (Assyrian Church of the East) Aimé (Amatus) Ame Eulogius of Alexandria John Chrysostom Marcellinus of Carthage Maurilius (Maurille) of Angers Nectarius of Autun Venerius the Hermit Wulfthryth (Wilfrida) of Wilton September 13 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Day of the Programmer, during a non-leap year. (International) Día de los Niños Héroes (Mexico) Engineer's Day (Mauritius) Roald Dahl Day (Africa, United Kingdom, Latin America) References External links Days of the year September