Historical Events
Event of Interest
Sep 1 Nederlander Theatre opens at 208 W 41 St NYC, designed by William Neil Smith for theatrical impresario Walter C. Jordan, originally named the National Theatre, it was also known as the Billy Rose (1959-78), and the Trafalgar (1978-80)
- Sep 3 International Lawn Tennis Challenge, NYC, NY: Americans Watson Washburn & William Norris beat Japanese pair Ichiya Kumagae & Zenzo Shimizuto 6-2, 7-5, 4-6, 7-5 for 3-0 lead; ends 5-0
- Sep 3 KPB, Communist Party of Belgium forms
Baseball Record
Sep 5 Walter Johnson sets MLB strikeout mark at 2,287
- Sep 7 In Atlantic City, New Jersey, the first Miss America Pageant, a two-day event, is held
- Sep 8 1st Miss America crowned in Atlantic City - Margaret Gorman (16) of Washington, D.C.
- Sep 9 Guatemala, Honduras and San Salvador agree to Central American Union
- Sep 11 Nahalal, the first moshav in Israel, is settled
Alcohol Paraclitus
Sep 15 Pope Benedict XV publishes encyclical Alcohol Paraclitus
- Sep 15 WBZ-AM in Boston MA begins radio transmissions
US Men's Tennis Open
Sep 19 US National Championship Men's Tennis, Germantown CC, Philadelphia: Bill Tilden successfully defends title; beats Wallace F. Johnson 6-1, 6-3, 6-1
- Sep 21 A storage silo at a BASF fertiliser producing plant explodes in Oppau, Germany, 500—600 killed
- Sep 21 Pope Benedictus XV donates 1 million lire to feed Russians
The Music Box Opens
Sep 22 Music Box Theater opens at 239 W 45th Street, NYC; Built by theatrical producer Sam H. Harris for Irving Berlin's musical revue "The Music Box", written specifically for the venue
- Sep 22 The League of Nations accepts membership of independent Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania
- Sep 26 Yankee Ruth hits HRs 57 & 58 to beat Indians 8-7
- Sep 27 American swimmer Johnny Weismuller sets his first 2 world records in the 100m and 150yd freestyle events the A.A.U. Nationals meet in Brighton Beach, NY
- Sep 27 MLB NY Yankees beat Cleveland Indians 21-7 at Polo Grounds, NYC
PGA Championship
Sep 28 4th PGA Championship: Walter Hagen at Inwood CC Far Rockaway NY
- Sep 29 Pirates drop doubleheader to Cards to allow idle Giants to clinch NL
Famous Birthdays
- Sep 1 Matt Higgins Doran, American composer (Roland the Minstrel Pig; Faculty Meeting), pedagogue (St. Mary's College), and magician, born in Covington, Kentucky (d. 2016)
- Sep 1 Willem Frederik Hermans, Dutch writer (Mandarins on Sulfuric Acid; The Darkroom of Damocles), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1995)
- Sep 3 Harry Landers [Sorokin], American actor (Star Trek, Ben Casey, Drive a Crooked Road), born in New York City (d. 2017)
- Sep 3 John Aston Sr., English soccer striker (17 caps; Manchester United 253 games), born in Prestwich, England (d. 2003)
- Sep 3 Marguerite Higgins, American reporter and war correspondent, Pulitzer prize winner (d. 1966)
- Sep 3 Thurston Dart, English harpsichordist and conductor, born in Surbiton, London (d. 1971)
- Sep 5 Jack Valenti, American political advisor and film executive, born in Houston, Texas (d. 2007)
- Sep 6 Carmen Laforet, Spanish author, born in Barcelona, Spain (d. 2004)
- Sep 6 Norman Joseph Woodland, American co-inventor of the barcode, born in Atlantic City, New Jersey (d. 2012) [1]
- Sep 7 Arthur Ferrante, American pianist and composer (Ferrante & Teicher - Exodus), born in New York City (d. 2009)
- Sep 7 Josep Lluís Núñez, Spanish President of FC Barcelona (1978 - 2000), born in Guriezo, Cantabria, Spain (d. 2018)
- Sep 8 Hans Ulrich Engelmann, German composer (Ophelia), born in Darmstadt, Germany (d. 2011)
- Sep 8 Harry Secombe, Welsh actor, comedian, singer and goon (The Goon Show; Oliver!), born in Swansea, Wales (d. 2001)
- Sep 8 Norris Turney, American jazz flute and saxophone player (Billy Eckstine, 1947-48; Duke Ellington Orchestra, 1968-73), born in Wilmington, Ohio (d. 2001)
- Sep 9 Andrzej Dobrowolski, Polish classical and experimental composer, born in Lwów, Poland (now Ukraine) (d. 1990)
- Sep 11 Edwin Richfield, British actor (Interpol Calling, The Avengers), born in London England (d. 1990)
- Sep 12 Frank McGee, American news anchor (NBC Evening News), born in Monroe, Louisiana (d. 1974)
- Sep 12 Stanislaw Lem, Polish sci-fi author (Solaris, Invincible), born in Lwów, Second Polish Republic (d. 2006)
- Sep 14 Hughes Rudd, American news anchor (CBS Morning News), born in Waco, Texas (d. 1992)
- Sep 15 Jan Frank Fischer, Czech composer, born in Louny, Czech Republic (d. 2006)
- Sep 15 Norma MacMillan, Canadian voice actress (Casper the Ghost), born in Vancouver (d. 2001)
- Sep 16 Fritz Geissler, German composer, born in Wurzen, Saxony (d. 1984)
- Sep 16 John Hendricks, American lyricist and singer (Lambert, Hendricks & Ross), born in Newark, Ohio (d. 2017)
- Sep 16 Ursula Franklin, German-born Canadian physicist, educator and activist (developed archaeometry), born in Munich, Germany (d. 2016) [1]
- Sep 16 William Johnston, Chaplain to Queen of Scotland, born in Edinburgh (d. 2005)
- Sep 17 Virgilio Barco Vargas, Colombian politician and engineer, President of Colombia (1986-90), born in Cúcuta, Colombia (d. 1997)
- Sep 18 Gerald Hartley, American composer, choral director, and educator, born in Spokane, Washington (d. 2021)
- Sep 19 Billy Ward, American singer and songwriter (Billy Ward and his Dominoes), born in Savannah, Georgia (d. 2002)
- Sep 19 Joan Tozzer, American figure skater, born in Dedham, Massachusetts (d. 2012)
- Sep 19 Paulo Freire, Brazilian educator and philosopher (critical pedagogy), born in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil (d. 1997)
- Sep 20 (Foreststorn) "Chico" Hamilton, American jazz drummer (Lester Young; Gerry Mulligan; Count Basie), and bandleader (Chico Hamilton Quintet), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2013)
- Sep 20 Melvin "Slappy" White, American comedian and actor, born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1995)
- Sep 24 Jim McKay, American sportscaster (ABC's Wide World of Sports; American Sportscasters Association HOF), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2008)
- Sep 24 Leonard Salzedo, British orchestral, ballet, and film composer (The Witch Boy; Requiem Sine Voxibus, Hammer Films), born in London, England (d. 2000)
- Sep 25 Remy C. van de Kerckhove, Flemish poet, born in Mechelen, Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1958)
Robert Muldoon (1921-1992)
Sep 25 New Zealand politician (Prime Minister, 1975-1984), born in Auckland
- Sep 27 Dennis Nineham, British theologian (Synod and Doctrine Commission), born in Southampton, England (d. 2016)
- Sep 29 Miklós Jancsó, Hungarian director (Muzsika, Aube, Pacifist), born in Vac, Hungry (d. 2014)
- Sep 30 Deborah Kerr, American actress (The King & I, Night of Iguana), born in Helensburg Scotland (d. 2007)
- Sep 30 Eileen Chang, Chinese-American writer, scriptwriter and feminist, born in Shanghai, China (d. 1995)
- Sep 30 Pedro Knight, Cuban-American trumpeter, husband and manager of legendary singer Celia Cruz, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 2007)
Famous Weddings
Ernest Hemingway
Sep 3 American journalist Ernest Hemingway (22) weds American Hadley Richardson (29) in Bay Township, Michigan; divorce in 1927
Famous Deaths
- Sep 2 Anthony Francis Lucas, Croatian-American oil exploration pioneer, dies at 65
- Sep 2 Henry Austin Dobson, English poet (b. 1840)
- Sep 7 Alfred William Rich, English watercolor painter, dies at 65
- Sep 11 Subramania Bharati, Indian poet and independence activist, dies at 38
- Sep 13 Louis of Battenberg [Mountbatten], Austrian-born British admiral (WWI), dies at 67
- Sep 15 Roman von Ungern-Sternberg 'the mad Baron', Baltic-German baron and anti-communist Russian general, executed by the Russian Red Army at 35
- Sep 21 George Foottit, English clown, dies at 57
- Sep 21 José Celso Barbosa, Puerto Rican physician, sociologist and political leader, dies at 64
- Sep 22 Ivan Vazov, Bulgarian poet, novelist and playwright (Under the Yoke), dies at 71
- Sep 27 Engelbert Humperdinck, German opera composer (Hansel and Gretel), dies at 67
- Sep 30 Oskar Panizza, German writer (Das Liebeskonzil), dies at 77
