- Sep 1 Charles Correa, Indian architect (McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT), born in Secunderabad (d. 2015)
- Sep 1 Pete Brewster, American football end and coach (NFL Pro Bowl 1955, 56; Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Portland, Indiana (d. 2020)
- Sep 2 Andrey Petrov, Soviet-Russian classical and film score composer (Creation of the World), born in Leningrad, USSR (now St. Petersburg, Russia) (d. 2006)
- Sep 3 Catherine Baker Knoll, American politician (30th Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, 2003-08 - 1st female to hold the office), born in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania (d. 2008)
- Sep 3 Cherry Barbara Grimm [Lockett], New Zealand sci-fi author (Nearest Fire), born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 2002)
- Sep 3 Haty Tegelaar-Boonacker, Dutch politician and 2nd chamber member (CDA), born in Weesp, Netherlands (d. 1994)
- Sep 4 Jerry Ragovoy, American songwriter ("Piece Of My Heart"; "Time Is On My Side"; "Pata Pata"), and record producer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2011)
- Sep 4 John Cephas, American Piedmont blues guitarist (Cephas & Wiggins), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2009)
- Sep 4 Norman Dorsen, American lawyer, human rights advocate and president of the American Civil Liberties Union, born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2017)
- Sep 6 Andre Beullens, Flemish painter, born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1976)
- Sep 6 Bernie Winters [Weinstein], British comedian, actor, and TV presenter (The Big Top Variety Show), born in London, England (d. 1991)
- Sep 7 Baudouin I, King of Belgium (1951-93), born in Stuyvenberg Castle, Laeken, Brussels, Belgium (d. 1993)
- Sep 7 Sonny Rollins, American jazz saxophonist (Blue Room), born in New York City
- Sep 8 Emilio Azcarraga Milmo, American Mexican media tycoon (Televisa), born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 1997)
- Sep 8 Jeannette Altwegg, English figure skater (Olympic gold 1952), born in Bombay, India (d. 2021)
- Sep 8 Mario Adorf, German actor (The Tin Drum, Bachelor, Abyssinia), born in Zurich, Switzerland
- Sep 8 Nguyễn Cao Kỳ, Premier of South Vietnam (1965-67), born in Sơn Tây, Indochina (d. 2011)
- Sep 8 Robert W. Firestone, American author and clinical psychologist, born in Brooklyn, New York
Frank Lucas (1930-2019)
Sep 9 American drug kingpin (fictionalised in 2007 film "American Gangster"), born in La Grange, North Carolina
- Sep 9 Paolo Castaldi, Italian composer and essay writer, born in Milan, Italy (d. 2021)
- Sep 10 Kenneth Dadzie, Ghanaian diplomat and 1st African Secretary-General of UNCTAD, born in the Gold Coast (d. 1995)
- Sep 11 Cathryn Damon, American actress (Mary-Soap, She's Having a Baby), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 1987)
- Sep 11 Saleh Selim, Egyptian football midfielder (10 caps; Al-Ahly Cairo SC 354 games) and executive (President Al-Ahly SC 1980-88, 1992-2002), born in Cairo, Egypt (d. 2002)
- Sep 12 Larry Austin, American classical and electronic composer and educator, born in Duncan, Oklahoma (d. 2018)
- Sep 13 Jimmy McLane, American swimmer (Olympic gold 1500m 1948), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 2020)
- Sep 13 Robert Gavron, Baron Gavron, English publisher and multi-millionaire (St Ives Group), born in London (d. 2015)
- Sep 14 Allan Bloom, American philosopher and author (Closing of the American Mind), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 1992)
- Sep 15 Patsy O. Sherman, American chemist and co-inventor of Scotchgard, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 2008) [1]
- Sep 16 Anne Francis, American actress (Honey West, Forbidden Planet, Pancho Villa), born in Ossining, New York (d. 2011)
- Sep 16 Ken Coates, British Labour politician and writer, born in Leek, Staffordshire (d. 2010)
- Sep 17 David Huddleston, American actor (Big Lebowski), born in Vinton, Virginia (d. 2016)
- Sep 17 Edgar Mitchell, NASA astronaut (Apollo 14), born in Hereford Texas (d. 2016)
- Sep 17 Gwyn Jones Francis, Welsh UK Forestry commissioner (d. 2015)
- Sep 17 Jim Rohn, American business philosopher, born in Yakima, Washington (d. 2009)
- Sep 17 Lalgudi Jayaraman, Indian Carnatic violinist and composer, born in Chennai, India (d. 2013)
- Sep 17 Thomas P. Stafford, American Air Force officer and astronaut (Gem 6 9, Ap 10 18), born in Weatherford, Oklahoma
- Sep 18 Derek Nimmo, British comedic character actor (All Gas and Gaiters), born in Liverpool, England (d. 1999)
- Sep 18 Ray Alan, British ventriloquist and television entertainer (Lord Charles), born in Greenwich, London (d. 2010)
- Sep 19 Antonio Margheriti, Italian filmmaker (Yor, the Hunter from the Future), born in Rome (d. 2002)
- Sep 19 Bob Turley, American baseball pitcher (World Series 1956, 58 [MVP] New York Yankees; 3 x MLB All-Star; Cy Young Award 1958), born in Troy, Illinois (d. 2013)
- Sep 19 Muhal Richard Abrams, American educator and composer, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2017)
- Sep 21 Dawn Addams, British actress (A King in New York, Star Maidens) who married the Prince of Roccasecca, born in Felixstowe, England (d. 1985)
- Sep 22 Antonio Saura, Spanish painter, born in Huesca, Spain (d. 1998)
- Sep 22 Joni James [Joan Babbo], American pop singer ("Why Don't You Believe Me?"; "How Important Can It Be?"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2022)
- Sep 22 Roger Durham Hannay, American composer and teacher, born in Plattsburg, New York (d. 2006)
- Sep 23 Colin Blakely, Northern-Irish character actor (Shattered, Equus, King Lear), born in Bangor, County Down (d. 1987)
- Sep 23 Don Edmunds, American auto racer and car builder (National Sprint Car HOF; built Evel Knievel's Snake River Canyon Sky cycle), born in Santa Ana, California (d. 2020)
- Sep 23 Irene Reid, American jazz singer ("I Must Be Doing Something Right"), born in Savannah, Georgia (d. 2008)
- Sep 23 Pyotr Ivanovich Kolodin, cosmonaut (Soyuyz 7, 10, 11 backup)
Ray Charles (1930-2004)
Sep 23 American singer and pianist who pioneered soul music ("Georgia On My Mind"; "Mess Around"; "Hit The Road, Jack"), born in Albany, Georgia
- Sep 23 Sehba Akhtar, poet of Pakistan (d. 1996)
- Sep 24 Angelo Muscat, Maltese-born British actor (The Prisoner, Doctor Who), born in the Republic of Malta (d. 1977)
- Sep 24 John Young, American astronaut and 9th person to walk on the Moon (Gemini 3 & 10; Apollo 10 & 16; STS-1 & -9), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2018)
- Sep 24 Józef Krupiński, Polish poet (Marsz żałobny), born in Skarbanowo, Poland (d. 1998)
- Sep 25 Herbert Heckmann, German writer, born in Frankfurt (d. 1999)
- Sep 25 Shel Silverstein, American writer and cartoonist (Now Here's My Plan: A Book of Futilities; The Giving Tree) and songwriter ("A Boy Named Sue"; "The Cover Of The Rolling Stone"), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1999)
- Sep 26 Fritz Wunderlich, German tenor (Stuttgart 1955-58), born in Kusel, Germany (d. 1966)
- Sep 26 Philip Bosco, American actor (Trading Places, Lend Me a Tenor), born in Jersey City, New Jersey (d. 2018)
- Sep 27 Igor Kipnis, American harpsichordist, pianist, conductor, and educator, born in Berlin, Germany (d. 2002)
- Sep 28 Doug Holden, English soccer winger (5 caps; Bolton Wanderers, Preston North End), born in Manchester, England (d. 2021)
- Sep 28 Johnny "Country" Mathis, American country music songwriter and singer, born in Maud, Texas (d. 2011)
- Sep 28 Lucien Mias, French rugby union lock (29 Tests; RC Narbonne, SC Mazamet), born in Saint-Germain-de-Cal, France (d. 2024)
- Sep 28 Tommy Collins [Leonard Sipes], American country singer-songwriter ("Don't Growl"), born in Bethany, Oklahoma (d. 2000)
- Sep 28 Ugo Gregoretti, Italian director and actor (Rogopag, Common Sense of Modesty), born in Rome, Italy (d. 2019)
- Sep 29 Billy Strange [William], American singer-songwriter (A Little Less Conversation), born in Long Beach, California (d. 2012)
- Sep 29 Colin Dexter, English crime writer (Inspector Morse), born in Stamford, Lincolnshire (d. 2017)
- Sep 29 Peter Miller, British Chairman of Lloyd's Bank of London (d. 2018)
- Sep 29 Ramnath Kenny, Indian cricketer (batted in 5 Tests for India in 1950's), born in Bombay, British India (d. 1985)
- Sep 29 Richard Bonynge, Australian opera conductor (Dame Joan Sutherland, 1962-90; Metropolitan Opera, 1966-91; Vancouver Opera, 1974-82), born in Epping, New South Wales, Australia
- Sep 30 Ben Cooper, American western actor (The Rose Tattoo; Outcast; Arizona Raiders), born in Hartford, Connecticut (d. 2020)
About September 1930
How Old? 93 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Leap Year: No
Year of the Rabbit
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