Historical Events
- Sep 1 The Dwyer Brothers' 3-year-old Kentucky Derby winner Hindoo wins his 19th consecutive race, a purse event at Sheepshead Bay; winning streak snapped 6 days later in the September Handicap at Sheepshead
US Men's Tennis Open
Sep 3 1st US National Championship Men's Tennis, Newport R.I.: Richard Sears wins inaugural event beating William E. Glyn 6-0, 6-3, 6-2
Music History
Sep 3 Anton Bruckner completes his 6th Symphony
President Chester A. Arthur
Sep 20 Chester A. Arthur sworn in as 21st President of the United States of America
- Sep 27 Chicago Cubs beat Troy 10-8 before record small "crowd" of 12
Famous Birthdays
- Sep 5 Otto Bauer, Austrian Social Democrat, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1938)
- Sep 6 Charlie Dell, American actor and comedian (Pickle in the Middle), born in New York City (d. 1971)
- Sep 8 Harry Hillman, American athlete (Olympic gold 400m, 200/400m hurdles 1904; silver 400m hurdles 1908), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1945)
- Sep 11 Asta Nielsen, Danish actress (Joyless Street), born in Vesterbro, Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1972)
- Sep 12 Daniel Jones, English phoneticist (English pronouncing dictionary), born in London (d. 1967)
- Sep 15 Ettore Bugatti, Italian-French automobile designer and manufacturer (Automobiles E. Bugatti), born in Milan, Italy (d. 1947)
- Sep 16 Clive Bell, English art critic, born in East Shefford, Berkshire (d. 1964)
- Sep 17 Alfred Carpenter, English Royal Navy soldier, born in Barnes, Surrey (d. 1955)
- Sep 20 Walter Kingsford, British actor (Carefree, My Favorite Blonde), born in Redhill, England (d. 1958)
- Sep 25 Lu Xun, Chinese writer of modern Chinese literature, born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang, Qing dynasty China (d. 1936)
- Sep 26 Hiram Wesley Evans, American member of the Ku Klux Klan, born in Ashland, Alabama (d. 1966)
- Sep 27 Ernest Williams, American composer, born in Wayne County, Indiana (d. 1947)
- Sep 27 Johanna "Annie" Bakker, Dutch revue-artist, singer and actress, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1940)
- Sep 27 William Clothier, American tennis player (US Nat C'ships 1906; 1st President International Hall of Fame 1954), born in Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania (d. 1962)
- Sep 28 Henry Geehl, English composer, born in London (d. 1961)
- Sep 29 Ludwig von Mises, Austrian-American Economist (The Anti-Capitalistic Mentality), born in Lemberg, Austria-Hungary (d. 1973)
Famous Deaths
Ambrose Burnside (1824-1881)
Sep 13 American soldier, industrialist and politician (Governor of Rhode Island, 1866-69) who popularized sideburns, dies of a heart attack at 57
James Garfield (1831-1881)
Sep 19 20th US President (Republican: 1881), dies of a gunshot wound at 49
