Portal:University of Oxford/On this day/September 1

Births

• 1606 – Nicholas Slanning (Exeter), Royalist army officer
• 1611 – William Cartwright (Christ Church), dramatist and clergyman
• 1827 – Sir George Tapps-Gervis-Meyrick, 3rd Baronet (Christ Church), landowner and developer
• 1832 – Thomas Fowler (Merton, Lincoln and Corpus Christi), President of Corpus Christi 1881–1904
• 1863 – Sir Rowland Whitehead, 3rd Baronet (University), barrister and politician
• 1875 – Cecil Clementi (Magdalen), Governor of Hong Kong
• 1901 – John Bannerman, Baron Bannerman of Kildonan (Balliol), Scottish rugby international and Liberal politician
• 1902 – Alec Horsley (Worcester), businessman and peace activist
• 1903 – Nathaniel L. Clapton (Hertford), teacher
• 1905 – Gervase Hughes (Corpus Christi), composer
• 1912 – Gwynfor Evans (St John's), Welsh nationalist and politician
• 1913 – Dan Davin (Balliol), New Zealand author
• 1920 – Rayson Huang, chemist and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong 1972–86
• 1921 – Daphne Park, Baroness Park of Monmouth (Somerville), diplomat and Principal of Somerville 1980–89
• 1941 – Leonard Ingrams (Corpus Christi), merchant banker and opera festival founder
• 1948 – Alastair Redfern (Christ Church), Bishop of Derby since 2005
• 1949 – Hew Strachan (All Souls), military historian and Chichele Professor of the History of War
• 1951 – Jeremy Black (Worcester and Wolfson), Assyriologist
• 1971 – Daniel Hannan (Oriel), Conservative politician

Deaths

• 1646 – Francis Windebank (St John's), Secretary of State 1632–40
• 1664 – Hannibal Potter (Trinity), President of Trinity 1643–48 and 1660–64
• 1685 – Leoline Jenkins (Jesus), Secretary of State for the Northern Department 1680–81, Secretary of State for the Southern Department 1681–84 and Principal of Jesus 1661–73
• 1729 – Richard Steele (Merton), Irish writer and politician
• 1819 – Sir Edward Knatchbull, 8th Baronet (Christ Church), politician
• 1938 – Churchill Julius (Worcester), first Archbishop of New Zealand 1922–35
• 1957 – Frederick S. Boas (Balliol), drama scholar

Other events

• 2004 – Leo Chamberlain (University and St Benet's Hall) becomes Master of St Benet's Hall.
• 2006 – Robin Ward (Magdalen and St Stephen's House) becomes Principal of St Stephen's House.