Historical Events
International Lawn Tennis Challenge
Sep 10 International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Philadelphia, PA: Vincent Richards & R. Norris Williams clinch US 7th straight title; beat Jacques Brugnon & Henri Cochet of France 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 for 3-0 lead; ends 4-1
- Sep 11 21st Davis Cup: USA beats France in Philadelphia (4-1), for their 7th straight championship
- Sep 11 Aloha Tower dedicated in Honolulu
- Sep 11 Spain leaves the League of Nations due to Germany joining
- Sep 11 Yanks' Bob Meusel ties record with 3 sacrifice flies
- Sep 16 -22] Hurricane in Florida & Alabama, kills 372
- Sep 16 Italian-Romanian peace treaty signed
- Sep 16 Philip Dunning & George Abbott's play "Broadway" premieres in NYC
- Sep 16 St Louis Cards beat Phillies 23-3
- Sep 17 Hurricane hits Miami & Palm Beach Florida; about 450 die
- Sep 18 Hurricane hits Miami, kills 250
US Men's Tennis Open
Sep 18 US National Championship Men's Tennis: Frenchman René Lacoste wins first of 2 straight US titles; beats countryman Jean Borotra 6-4, 6-0, 6-4
- Sep 19 80,000 demonstrate for democratic peace in Hague
- Sep 19 The San Siro is inaugurated with a match between AC Milan and Inter.
Assassination Attempt
Sep 20 Bugs Moran attempts to assassinate Al Capone in a drive-by shooting but fails
- Sep 22 Belgian crown prince Leopold and Swedish Princess Astrid get engaged
Upset of the Decade
Sep 23 "Upset of the Decade" - Gene Tunney beats defending champion Jack Dempsey by 10-round unanimous decision at Sesquicentennial Stadium (later known as JFK Stadium), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for world heavyweight boxing title
- Sep 24 Cardinals clinch NL pennant by beating Giants 6-4
40-Hour Work Week
Sep 25 Henry Ford announces an 8 hour, 5-day work week for workers at the Ford Motor Company
- Sep 25 International slavery convention signed by 20 states
Mackenzie King Re-elected
Sep 25 Mackenzie King is re-elected as Prime Minister of Canada
- Sep 25 NHL grants franchises to Chicago Black Hawks & Detroit Red Wings
PGA Championship
Sep 25 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Salisbury GC: Walter Hagen defeats Leo Diegel, 5 & 3 in the final to win his 3rd consecutive PGA C'ship title
- Sep 25 Yankees take a doubleheader from Browns to clinch AL pennant
And So to Bed
Sep 26 JB Fagan's stage drama "And So to Bed", based on the life of Samuel Pepys, premieres in London
Famous Birthdays
- Sep 1 Abdur Rahman Biswas, President of Bangladesh, 1991-96, born in Shaistabad, Bengal Presidency, British India (d. 2017)
- Sep 1 Pat O'Sullivan, American golfer (Titleholders Championship 1951), born in Orange, Connecticut (d. 2019)
- Sep 2 Yevgeny Leonov, Russian actor (Gentlemen of Fortune; Mimino), born in Moscow, USSR (d. 1994)
- Sep 3 Alison Lurie, American novelist (Pulitzer Prize - Foreign Affairs), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2020)
- Sep 3 Anne Jackson, American stage actress (Twice Around the Park), born in Millvale, Pennsylvania (d. 2016)
- Sep 3 Bill Flemming, American journalist and sportscaster (ABC's Wide World of Sports), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2007)
- Sep 3 Ernie Henry, American jazz saxophonist (Fats Navarro; Dizzy Gillespie; Illinois Jacquet), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1957)
- Sep 3 Irene Papas [neé Lelekou], Greek actress (Zorba the Greek; Attila The Hun; The Guns of Navarone), born in Chiliomodi, Corinth, Greece (d. 2022)
- Sep 3 John Robert Jones [John Dalmas], American sci-fi author (White Regiment, Lizard War), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2017)
- Sep 3 Joseph P. Kolter, American politician (US Representatives from Pennsylvania, 1983-93), born in McDonald, Ohio (d. 2019)
- Sep 4 Bert Olmstead, Canadian Hockey HOF left wing (Stanley Cup, Montreal Canadiens 1953, 56, 57, 58; Toronto Maple Leafs 1962), born in Sceptre, Saskatchewan (d. 2015)
- Sep 4 Dennis Murphy, American sports entrepreneur (co-founder American Basketball Ass'n, World Hockey Ass'n, original World Team Tennis, Roller Hockey International), born in Shanghai, China (d. 2021)
- Sep 4 Robert J. Lagomarsino, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California), born in Ventura, California
- Sep 5 Carmen Petra-Basacopol, Romanian composer and educator Bucharest Conservatory (1962-2003), born in Sibiu, Transylvania, Romania (d. 2023)
- Sep 6 Arthur William Oldham, English composer, born in London (d. 2003)
- Sep 6 Claus von Amsberg, husband of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, born in Hitzacker, Germany (d. 2002)
- Sep 7 Don Messick, American cartoon voice actor (The Flintstones - "Bamm-Bamm"; The Jetsons - "Astro"; Scooby-Doo), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 1997)
- Sep 7 Donald J. Irwin, American politician (32nd Mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut), born in Rosario, Argentina (d. 2013)
Ed Warren (1926-2006)
Sep 7 American paranormal investigator (Amityville haunting), born in Bridgeport, Connecticut
- Sep 7 Erich Juskowiak, German footballer, born in Oberhausen, Germany (d. 1983)
- Sep 7 Ronnie Gilbert, American folk singer (The Weavers), born in New York City (d. 2015)
- Sep 9 Annie Kriegel, French historian of communist history, born in Paris, France (d. 1995)
- Sep 9 Jake Carey, American actor (Rock Rock Rock!, Go, Johnny, Go!), born in Pulaski, Virginia (d. 1997)
- Sep 9 Robert Reese, American actor, born in Port Arthur, Texas (d. 1992)
- Sep 9 Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Egyptian Muslim scholar ("Sharia and Life" on Al Jazeera), born in Saft Turab, Egypt (d. 2022)
- Sep 10 Beryl Cook, British painter, born in Egham, England (d. 2008)
- Sep 11 Alfred Slote, American children's books author (Love & Tennis, Omega Station), born in Brooklyn, New York
- Sep 11 Eddie Miksis, American baseball player, born in Burlington, New Jersey (d. 2005)
- Sep 11 Gerrit Viljoen, South African politician (Chair of the Broederbond), born in Cape Town, South Africa (d. 2009)
- Sep 13 Emile Francis, Canadian Hockey HOF coach (NY Rangers 1965-75; St. Louis Blues) and executive (GM: NY Rangers, St. Louis Blues, Hartford Whalers), born in North Battleford, Saskatchewan (d. 2022) [1]
- Sep 14 Michel Butor, French novelist and essayist, born in Mons-en-Baroeul (d. 2016)
- Sep 14 Richard Elsasser, American composer and organist, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1972)
- Sep 15 Edward Derwinski, American congressman for Chicago 1959-83, first Secretary of Veteran Affairs 1989-1992, born in Chicago, Illinois
- Sep 15 Jean-Pierre Serre, French mathematician (1954 Fields Medal), born in Bages, France
- Sep 15 Shohei Imamura, Japanese film director (d. 2006)
- Sep 16 Eric Gross, Austrian-Australian pianist, composer (Na shledanou v Praze (Good-bye in Prague); Moonscape), conductor, and educator (University of Sydney, 1960-91), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2011)
- Sep 16 John Knowles, American writer (Morning in Antibes), born in Fairmont, West Virginia (d. 2001)
- Sep 16 Robert Schuller, American Christian televangelist (Glass Cathedral; Hour of Power), born in Alton, Iowa (d. 2015)
- Sep 16 Thomas "Tommy" Bond, American actor (Butch-Our Gang, Superman), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 2005)
- Sep 17 (Eugene) "Brother Jack" McDuff, American jazz organist (George Benson, Brother Jack), born in Champaign, Illinois (d. 2001)
- Sep 17 Bill Black, American rock bassist (Elvis Presley, 1954-57), and bandleader (Bill Black Combo), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 1965)
- Sep 17 Donald Acheson, Irish physician and Chief Medical Officer for England (1983-90), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 2010)
- Sep 17 Reginald Marsh, British actor (Sicilians, It Happened Here), born in London, England (d. 2001)
- Sep 18 Bob Toski, American golfer, instructor (PGA Tour leading money winner 1954), born in Haydenville, Massachusetts
- Sep 18 Bud Greenspan, American documentary maker (Olympic Games; IOC Olympic Order award 1985), born in New York City (d. 2010)
- Sep 19 Arthur Wills, British organist and composer ("God and Music"), and educator, born in Coventry, England (d. 2020)
Duke Snider (1926-2011)
Sep 19 American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (8 x MLB All Star; World Series 1955, 59; Brooklyn / Los Angeles Dodgers), born in Los Angeles, California
- Sep 19 James Lipton, American actor, writer and host of Inside the Actors Studio, born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2020)
- Sep 19 Lurleen Wallace, American politician (46th Governor of Alabama), born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama (d. 1968)
- Sep 19 Masatoshi Koshiba, Japanese physicist (2002 Nobel Prize for Physics for neutrinos), born in Yokosuka, Japan (d. 2020) [1]
- Sep 19 Pierre Janssen, Dutch art museum director, born in Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands (d. 2007)
- Sep 21 Donald A. Glaser, American physicist (Nobel 1960), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2013)
- Sep 21 Noor Jehan [Allah Rakhi Wasai], Pakistani singer and actress (Mela; Chann Way), born in Kasur, Punjab, British India (d. 2000)
- Sep 22 Bill Smith, American classical and jazz composer and clarinetist (played with Dave Brubeck), born in Sacramento, California (d. 2020)
- Sep 23 Henry Silva, American character actor (Ocean's 11; The Manchurian Candidate; Sharky's Machine), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2022)
John Coltrane (1926-1967)
Sep 23 American jazz saxophonist and composer ("Blue Train"; "My Favorite Things"; "A Love Supreme"), born in Hamlet, North Carolina
- Sep 25 Aldo Ray [Da Re], American actor (God's Little Acre, Green Beret), born in Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania (d. 1991)
- Sep 25 Jack Hyles, Independent Baptist pastor (First Baptist Church of Hammond 1959-2001), born in Italy, Ellis County, Texas (d. 2001)
- Sep 25 John Ericson, German actor (Honey West, Bedknobs and Broomsticks), born in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia (d. 2020)
- Sep 25 Sergei Filatov, Soviet equestrian dressage (Olympic gold 1960), born in Lysyye Gory, Tambov Governorate (d. 1997)
- Sep 26 Buland al-Haidary, Iraqi poet (Passages to Exile) (d. 1996)
- Sep 26 Giuseppe Chiari, Italian artist and composer, born in Florence, Italy (d. 2007)
- Sep 26 Imre Vincze, Hungarian composer, born in Kocs (d. 1969)
- Sep 26 Julie London, American pop singer ("Cry Me A River"), and actress (Emergency - "Nurse MaColl"), born in Santa Rosa, California (d. 2000)
- Sep 26 Manfred Mayrhofer, Austrian Indo-European philologist (Indo-Iranian languages), born in Linz, Austria (d. 2011)
- Sep 27 Steve Stavro, Canadian businessman and sports executive (owner Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Raptors) and thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder (Knob Hill Stable, Newmarket Ontario), born in Gavros, Greece (d. 2006)
- Sep 28 Jack Sheedy, Australian Football HOF rover (WA 22 games; East Fremantle, East Perth) and coach (WA 10 games; East Fremantle, East Perth), born in Fremantle, Australia (d. 2023)
- Sep 28 Jerry Clower, American country comedian (Nashville on Road), born in Liberty, Mississippi (d. 1998)
- Sep 30 Peder Holm, Danish composer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 2020)
- Sep 30 Robin Roberts, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (7 x MLB All Star; won 28 consecutive complete games 1952-53; Philadelphia Phillies), born in Springfield, Illinois (d. 2010)
Famous Weddings
Bonnie Parker
Sep 25 American student and future outlaw Bonnie Parker (15) weds American student and petty criminal Roy Thornton (17); separate in 1929
Norma Shearer
Sep 29 Canadian-American actress Norma Shearer weds film producer Irving Thalberg
Famous Deaths
- Sep 1 John Hunn, American businessman and 51st Governor of Delaware, dies at 77
- Sep 5 Karl Harrer, German journalist and politician, founding member of the "DAP", which would become the Nazi Party (b. 1890)
- Sep 6 Harriet Williams Russell Strong, American inventor, agricultural entrepreneur (created dams and reservoirs in California) women's rights activistb, dies at 82 [1]
- Sep 9 William S. Scarborough, American linguist and author (Birds of Aristophanes), dies at 74
- Sep 11 Matsunosuke Onoe [Tsuruzo Nakamura], Japanese actor (Araki Mataemon, Yajîkita: zenpen), Japanese actor, dies at 50
- Sep 12 Edmund Jenkins, American clarinetist and composer (Charlestonia; Afram), dies at 32
- Sep 14 Johan Louis Emil Dreyer, Danish-British astronomer (New General Catalogue of Nebulae and Clusters of Stars), dies at 74
- Sep 16 Rudolf C Eucken, German philosopher (Nobel 1908), dies at 80
- Sep 17 August Sauer, Austrian literature historian (Euphorion), dies at 70
- Sep 21 Leon Charles Thevenin, French telegraph engineer (b. 1857)
- Sep 21 Reginald Heber Roe, 1st Vice-Chancellor of the University of Queensland and 2nd Headmaster of Brisbane Grammar School, dies at 76
- Sep 25 Herbert Booth, English Salvation Army Officer and son of William and Catherine Booth, dies at 64
