1986 40 years ago Notable Births September 16

Kyla Pratt, American actress and singer

On September 16, in the year 1986, Kyla Pratt, American actress and singer. This event is recorded as a Notable Births event in the history of September 16, one of 484 recorded events on this date across all of history.

1 notable person is associated with this event, including Kyla Pratt. Learn more below.

Kyla Alissa Pratt is an American actress. She is best known for providing the voice of Penny Proud in the first Disney Channel animated series, The Proud Family, its 2005 film adaptation and its revival The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder, and for portraying Breanna Latrice Barnes in UPN's One on One. She is also known for playing Maya Dolittle in the Dr. Dolittle franchise reboot from 1998 to 2009. From 2012 to 2014, she appeared in the series Let's Stay Together. She was formerly a part of VH1's Black Ink Crew: Compton and the cast of Call Me Kat on Fox.

Key Facts

  • This event took place on September 16, 1986 (AD era).
  • It is categorised as a Notable Births event in recorded history.
  • Referenced in 1 Wikipedia article.
  • 1 notable person is recorded as involved in or associated with this event.
  • Wikipedia source last updated on 20 August 2026.

On This Date in History 484

Type Year Date Event
Notable Deaths 2025 Sep 16 Robert Redford, American actor, producer and director (born 1936)
Notable Deaths 2024 Sep 16 Song Binbin, Chinese revolutionary (born 1947)
Historical Events 2022 Sep 16 During the Let Yet Kone massacre, the Burmese military kills 13 villagers, including eight children, after attacking a…
Historical Events 2022 Sep 16 The death of Mahsa Amini occurred in Tehran, Iran, sparking worldwide protests.
Historical Events 2021 Sep 16 A 6.0 Mw earthquake strikes Lu County, Sichuan, China, killing three and injuring more than 88.
Historical Events 2021 Sep 16 Inspiration4, the first private orbital crewed spaceflight, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center.
Notable Deaths 2021 Sep 16 Jane Powell, American actress (born 1929)
Notable Deaths 2021 Sep 16 Clive Sinclair, English entrepreneur and inventor (born 1940)
Notable Deaths 2020 Sep 16 Maxim Martsinkevich, Russian social activist and media personality (born 1984)
Notable Deaths 2019 Sep 16 H. S. Dillon, Indonesian politician and human rights defender (born 1945)
Notable Deaths 2018 Sep 16 James Burdette Thayer, American brigadier general (born 1920)
Notable Deaths 2017 Sep 16 Marcelo Rezende, Brazilian journalist (born 1951)
Notable Deaths 2017 Sep 16 Arjan Singh, Marshal of the Indian Air Force (born 1919)
Notable Deaths 2016 Sep 16 Tarık Akan, Turkish actor, director and activist (born 1949)
Notable Deaths 2016 Sep 16 Edward Albee, American director and playwright (born 1928)
Notable Deaths 2016 Sep 16 Gabriele Amorth, Italian priest and exorcist (born 1925)
Notable Deaths 2016 Sep 16 Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, Italian economist and politician, 10th President of Italy and 49th Prime Minister of Italy (born…
Notable Deaths 2016 Sep 16 W. P. Kinsella, Canadian novelist (born 1935)
Notable Deaths 2016 Sep 16 Gérard Louis-Dreyfus, French-born American businessman (born 1932)
Notable Deaths 2016 Sep 16 António Mascarenhas Monteiro, Cabo Verdean politician, 2nd President of Cape Verde (born 1944)
Historical Events 2015 Sep 16 A 8.3 Mw earthquake strikes the Chilean city of Illapel, killing 15 people, injuring at least 34, leaving at least six…
Notable Deaths 2015 Sep 16 Guy Béart, Egyptian-French singer-songwriter (born 1930)
Notable Deaths 2015 Sep 16 Julio Brady, Virgin Islander lawyer, judge, and politician, 5th Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin…
Notable Deaths 2015 Sep 16 Kurt Oppelt, Austrian figure skater and coach (born 1932)
Notable Deaths 2015 Sep 16 Allan Wright, English captain and pilot (born 1920)
Historical Events 2014 Sep 16 The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant launches its Kobani offensive against Syrian–Kurdish forces.
Historical Events 2013 Sep 16 A gunman kills twelve people at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C.
Notable Deaths 2013 Sep 16 Scott Adams, American football player (born 1966)
Notable Deaths 2013 Sep 16 Ratiba El-Hefny, Egyptian soprano and director (born 1931)
Notable Deaths 2013 Sep 16 Patsy Swayze, American dancer and choreographer (born 1927)
Selected Events 2013 Sep 16 A lone gunman fatally shot twelve people and injured three others at the headquarters of the Naval Sea Systems Command…
Notable Deaths 2012 Sep 16 Roman Kroitor, Canadian director and producer, co-founded IMAX (born 1926)
Notable Deaths 2012 Sep 16 Julien J. LeBourgeois, American admiral (born 1923)
Notable Deaths 2012 Sep 16 Friedrich Zimmermann, German lawyer and politician, German Federal Minister of the Interior (born 1925)
Notable Deaths 2011 Sep 16 Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, American singer-songwriter, harmonica player, and drummer (born 1936)
Notable Deaths 2011 Sep 16 Enamul Haque Chowdhury, Bangladeshi politician (born 1948)
Notable Deaths 2010 Sep 16 George N. Parks, American educator and bandleader (born 1953)
Notable Deaths 2010 Sep 16 Jim Towers, English footballer (born 1933)
Notable Deaths 2009 Sep 16 Myles Brand, American philosopher and academic (born 1942)
Notable Deaths 2009 Sep 16 Ernst Märzendorfer, Austrian conductor (born 1921)
Notable Deaths 2009 Sep 16 Mary Travers, American singer-songwriter (born 1936)
Notable Deaths 2008 Sep 16 Norman Whitfield, American songwriter and producer (born 1940)
Historical Events 2007 Sep 16 One-Two-Go Airlines Flight 269 carrying 130 crew and passengers crashes in Thailand, killing 90 people.
Historical Events 2007 Sep 16 Security guards working for Blackwater Worldwide shoot and kill 17 Iraqis in Nisour Square, Baghdad.
Notable Deaths 2007 Sep 16 Robert Jordan, American engineer and author (born 1948)
Selected Events 2007 Sep 16 Seventeen Iraqi civilians were shot and killed by Academi guards in Baghdad.
Selected Events 2007 Sep 16 One-Two-GO Airlines Flight 269 crashed after attempting a poorly executed go-around while landing in Thailand, killing…
Notable Deaths 2006 Sep 16 Floyd Curry, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (born 1925)
Notable Deaths 2006 Sep 16 Zsuzsa Körmöczy, Hungarian tennis player and coach (born 1924)
Historical Events 2005 Sep 16 The Camorra organized crime boss Paolo Di Lauro is arrested in Naples, Italy.

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