2015 – Allan Wright, English captain and pilot (b. 1920) 2016 – Edward Albee, American director and playwright (b. 1928) 2016 – Gabriele Amorth, Italian priest and exorcist (b. 1925) 2016 – Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, Italian economist and politician, 10th President of Italy and 49th Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1920) 2016 – W. P. Kinsella, American novelist (b. 1935) 2016 – António Mascarenhas Monteiro, Cabo Verdean politician, 2nd President of Cape Verde (b. 1944) 2016 – Gérard Louis-Dreyfus, French-born American businessman (b. 1932) 2017 – Marcelo Rezende, Brazilian journalist (b. 1951) 2017 – Arjan Singh, Marshal of the Indian Air Force (b. 1919) 2018 – James Burdette Thayer, American brigadier general (b. 1920) 2019 – H. S. Dillon, Indonesian politician and human rights defender (b. 1945) 2020 – Maxim Martsinkevich, Russian social activist and media personality (b. 1984) 2021 – Jane Powell, American actress (b. 1929) 2021 – Clive Sinclair, English entrepreneur and inventor (b. 1940) Holidays and observances Christian feast day: Andrew Kim Taegon (one of The Korean Martyrs) Curcodomus Cyprian (Catholic Church) Edith of Wilton Euphemia Ludmila Ninian Pope Cornelius September 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics). Cry of Dolores, celebrates the declaration of independence of Mexico from Spain in 1810. See Fiestas Patrias Independence Day (Papua New Guinea), celebrates the independence of Papua New Guinea from Australia in 1975. International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer Malaysian Armed Forces Day (Malaysia) Malaysia Day (Malaysia, Singapore) Martyrs' Day (Libya) National Heroes Day (Saint Kitts and Nevis) References External links Days of the year September