Historical Events
- Sep 6 Race riot in Charleston, South Carolina
- Sep 6 Southern Pacific railroad line from Los Angeles to San Francisco is completed in California
Northfield Raid
Sep 7 Frank James and his gang are involved in a disastrous raid in Northfield, Minnesota, results in the death or capture of multiple gang members (Cole/Bob/Jim Younger arrested)
Brussels Geographic Conference
Sep 12 Belgian King Leopold II opens the Brussels Geographic Conference with 40 invited mostly geographic experts. Votes to establish the International African Association.
- Sep 14 Belgian King Leopold II closes the Brussels Geographic Conference, establishes the International African Association, forerunner of Leopold's privately controlled Congo Free State
Stanley Leaves Rwanda
Sep 14 Henry Morton Stanley's expedition leaves Rwanda
Famous Birthdays
- Sep 1 Harriet Shaw Weaver, English political activist (d. 1961)
- Sep 5 Abdelaziz Thâalbi, Tunisian politician, born in Tunis, Tunisia (d. 1944)
- Sep 5 Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, German field marshal, born in Landsberg am Lech, Germany (d. 1956)
- Sep 6 John Macleod, Scottish-Canadian physiologist (Nobel 1923), born in Clunie, Dunkeld, Scotland (d. 1935)
- Sep 6 Willem Adriaan Bonger, Dutch criminologist (Race & Crime), born in Amsterdam (d. 1940)
- Sep 7 C. J. Dennis, Australian poet (The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke), born in Auburn, South Australia (d. 1938)
- Sep 11 Alfonso Broqua, Uruguayan composer, born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 1946)
- Sep 11 Stan Rowley, Australian athlete (Olympic gold 5,000m team, bronze 60m, 100m, 200m 1900), born in Young, Australia (d. 1924)
- Sep 12 Flor Alpaerts, Flemish composer (Tyl Uilenspiegel; Pallieter), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1954)
- Sep 13 Sherwood Anderson, American author and publisher (Winesburg Ohio), born in Camden, Ohio (d. 1941)
- Sep 15 Bruno Walter, German-French opera and symphony conductor (Vienna Philharmonic; NY Philharmonic), born in Berlin, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire (d. 1962)
- Sep 15 Frank Gannett, American newspaper publisher (Gannett), born in Rochester, New York (d. 1957)
- Sep 15 Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, Indian Bengali novelist (Devdas), born in Debanandapur, Hooghly district, Bengal Presidency, India (d. 1938)
- Sep 18 James Scullin, Australian Labour Party politician and 9th Prime Minister of Australia, born in Trawalla, Victoria, Australia (d. 1953)
- Sep 18 Milan Rakic, Serbian poet (Nove Pesme), born in Belgrade, Serbia (d. 1938)
- Sep 22 André Tardieu, French politician, Prime Minister of France (192-30, 1930, 1932), born in Paris, France (d. 1945)
- Sep 26 Charlie Llewellyn, South African cricketer (South African lefty all-rounder 1896-1912), born in Pietermaritzberg, Natal (d. 1964)
- Sep 26 Edith Abbott, American social worker and educator (University of Chicago Social Sciences), born in Grand Island, Nebraska (d. 1957)
- Sep 30 Katherine Griffith [Kiernan], American actress (Pollyanna, Fast Company), born in San Francisco, California (d. 1921)
Famous Weddings
Frederic Mistral
Sep 27 Poet Frederic Mistral (46) weds Marie Louise Aimee Rivière
Famous Deaths
- Sep 3 Nicholas Wanostrocht [Felix], English amateur cricket batsman (Kent CCC, Surry CCC) and author (Felix on the Bat), dies at 71
- Sep 5 Manuel Blanco Encalada, first president of Chile (b. 1790)
- Sep 9 American Horse, Oglala Lakota warrior chief, dies in Battle of Slim Buttes (b. c. 1830)
- Sep 12 Henry A. Wise, American lawyer and politician (33rd Governor of Virginia), dies at 69
- Sep 25 Adolf Glassbrenner, German satirical writer, dies at 66
- Sep 27 Braxton Bragg, American General (Confederate Army), dies at 59
