Historical Events
- Sep 1 1st transatlantic cable fails after less than 1 month
You May Fool...
Sep 8 Abraham Lincoln supposedly says in a speech "You may fool all the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all the time; but you can’t fool all of the people all the time"
Famous Birthdays
- Sep 1 Carl Auer von Welsbach, Austrian scientist and inventor of the gas mantle and metal filament light bulb, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1929) [1]
- Sep 9 Benjamin Kidd, English sociologist (Social Evolution), born in County Clare, Ireland (d. 1916)
- Sep 12 Fernand Khnopff, Belgian painter and sculptor, born in Grembergen, Dendermonde, Belgium (d. 1921)
- Sep 13 Catherinus Elling, Norwegian organist, composer, educator, and ethnomusicologist, born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway (d. 1942)
- Sep 15 Charles Eugène, vicomte de Foucauld, French explorer and a hermit, born in Strasbourg, French Empire (d. 1916)
- Sep 15 Jenő Hubay [Huber], Hungarian violinist, composer, and educator (Budapest Conservatory, 1886-1934), born in Pest, Hungary (d. 1937)
Bonar Law (1858-1923)
Sep 16 British Prime Minister (Conservative: 1922-23), born in Kingston, Colony of New Brunswick (now Canada)
- Sep 24 Eugene Foss, American politician (45th Governor of Massachusetts), born in St. Albans, Vermont (d. 1939)
- Sep 27 Þorsteinn Erlingsson, Icelandic poet (Pyrnar), born in Iceland (d. 1914)
- Sep 29 Leopoldo Mugnone, Italian opera composer and conductor, born in Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilie (d. 1941)
Famous Deaths
- Sep 5 Moritz Gottlieb Saphir, Austrian satirical writer and journalist, dies at 63
- Sep 8 Jacopo Foroni, Italian opera composer (I gladiatori; Advokathen Panthelin), and conductor, dies during cholera epidemic at 34
- Sep 10 Henry Wellington Greatorex, English American composer (Gloria Patri), dies at 44
- Sep 11 Alexander Gurilyov, Russian composer, dies at 55
Dred Scott (c. 1799-1858)
Sep 17 US ex-slave who sought to sue for his freedom, dies of tuberculosis at 62 or 63
