Historical Events
- Sep 1 British Open Men's Golf, Prestwick GC: Scotland's William Auchterlonie wins by 2 shots from amateur Johnny Laidley
- Sep 1 Gladstones' Second Home Rule Bill for Ireland passes in the House of Commons but vetoed by The House of Lords by 419 votes to 41
Peter Rabbit
Sep 4 English author Beatrix Potter first writes the story of Peter Rabbit for a 5-year-old boy
- Sep 11 "Svoboda", oldest existing Ukrainian newspaper founded as a weekly publication by Father Hryhorii Hrushka, in Jersey City, New Jersey; expands to a daily in 1921
- Sep 11 Bronx Gas & Electric Company opens on Frisby & Tremont Ave
- Sep 11 First conference of the World Parliament of Religions is held in Chicago, Indian monk Swani Vivekananda gives influential speech
- Sep 11 Shaku Soen is 1st Zen teacher to visit the West (Chicago)
- Sep 15 "Svoboda", Ukrainian language weekly newspaper founded by Father Hryhorii Hrushka, in Jersey City, New Jersey; expands to daily in 1921, reverts to weekly in 1998
- Sep 16 Cherokee Strip, Oklahoma, opens white settlement homesteaders
The First Country to Grant Women the Vote
Sep 19 New Zealand becomes the first country to grant all women the right to vote
Famous Birthdays
- Sep 1 Yasuo Kuniyoshi, Japanese-American painter, etcher and lithographer, born in Okayama, Japan (d. 1953)
- Sep 2 Alfred Cooper, South African cricket batsman (1 Test; Transvaal), born in Johannesburg, South Africa (d. 1963)
- Sep 3 Florrie Rodrigo, Dutch dancer, choreographer, and teacher (Schepelingen), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1996)
- Sep 4 Henry Schultz, American economist (econometrics), born in Sharkawshchyna, Russian Empire (d. 1938)
- Sep 6 Claire Chennault, American aviator and military leader (Flying Tigers), born in Commerce, Texas (d. 1958)
- Sep 6 Irving Bacon, American actor (Branded Men, Fort Ti), born in St Joseph, Missouri (d. 1965)
- Sep 7 Leslie Hore-Belisha, British politician (Minister of Transport, 1934-37; War Secretary, 1937–40), born in Hampstead, London (d. 1957)
- Sep 10 Al St. John, American vaudeville and silent film comic (Young and Dumb), and talkie character actor billed as "Fuzzy" St. John (Outlaws of the Plains), born in Santa Ana, California (d. 1963)
- Sep 10 Maria de Jesus, Portuguese supercentenarian (world's oldest person 2008-9) who lived to be 115, born in Olival, Kingdom of Portugal (d. 2009)
- Sep 11 W. Douglas Hawkes, British auto racer and designer, born in Barton, England (d. 1974)
- Sep 13 Larry Shields, American jazz clarinetist (Original Dixieland Jazz Band), born in New Orleans (d. 1953)
- Sep 16 Albert Szent-Györgyi, Hungarian biochemist (Vitamin C, Nobel 1937), born in Budapest, Austria-Hungary (d. 1986)
- Sep 16 Alexander Korda, British movie producer (3rd man), born in Pusztatúrpásztó, Austria-Hungary (d. 1956)
- Sep 17 Abel Herzberg, Russian-Dutch Jewish lawyer and writer (Persecution of Jews), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1989)
- Sep 18 Arthur Benjamin, Australian composer (Jamaican Rumba), born in Sydney, New South Wales (d. 1960)
- Sep 18 William March, American writer (Company K), born in Mobile, Alabama (d. 1954)
- Sep 20 Hans Scharoun, German architect (Berlin Philharmonic), born in Bremen, Germany (d. 1972)
- Sep 20 Hermann Lux, German soccer defender (3 caps; manager Tennis Borussia Berlin), born in Berlin, Germany (d. 1962)
- Sep 21 Moses Pergament, Finnish-Swedish classical composer (The Jewish Song Choral Symphony) and music critic, born in Helsinki, Finland (d. 1977)
- Sep 24 "Blind" Lemon Jefferson, American blues singer and guitarist, born in Coutchman, Texas (d. 1929)
- Sep 24 Julia Faye, American actress (The 10 Commandments, Samson & Delilah), born in Richmond, Virginia (d. 1966)
- Sep 28 Felix of Bourbon-Parma and Prince consort of Luxemburg, born in Schwarzau am Steinfeld, Austria (d. 1970)
- Sep 29 Phillips Tead, American character actor (The Front Page; Lightnin'; Fighting Blade; The Adventures of Superman - "Professor Pepperwinkle"), born in Somerville, Massachusetts (d. 1974)
- Sep 30 Lansdale Ghiselin Sasscer, American politician (REP-Maryland 1939-53), born in Upper Marlboro, Maryland (d. 1964)
Famous Weddings
Robert Koch
Sep 13 Microbiologist Robert Koch (49) weds actress Hedwig Freiberg (20)
Famous Deaths
- Sep 3 James Harrison, Scottish-born inventor (b. 1816)
- Sep 7 Hamilton Fish, American politician (Governor of New York), dies at 85
- Sep 8 Luke Short, American Old West gunslinger and saloon owner, dies of dropsy at 39
- Sep 8 Wilhelm Kalliwoda, Bohemian-German pianist, composer, kapellmeister, and music teacher, dies at 66
- Sep 15 Thomas Hawksley, English civil engineer (Nottingham Gas Light and Coke Company; Nottingham Waterworks Company), dies at 86
- Sep 19 Alexander Tilloch Galt, Canadian politician, a father of Canadian Confederation, dies at 76
