Historical Events
300 mph Barrier Broken
Sep 3 First automobile to exceed 300cmph, Malcolm Campbell powers Bluebird to 301.129mph at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah
Steamboat Round the Bend
Sep 6 "Steamboat Round the Bend" film directed by John Ford and starring Will Rogers released weeks after Rogers' death
Event of Interest
Sep 12 Millionaire Howard Hughes flies his own designed H-1 racer plane at then record 352.46 mph (567 km/hr) at Santa Ana, California
- Sep 12 US National Championship Men's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Wilmer Allison beats Sidney Wood 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 for his lone major singles title
US Open Women's Tennis
Sep 12 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Helen Jacobs beats Sarah Palfrey Cooke 6-2, 6-4 for her 4th consecutive US singles title
President Manuel L. Quezon
Sep 17 Manuel L. Quezon y Molina is elected the second President of the Philippines
Winterset
Sep 25 Maxwell Anderson's play "Winterset" premieres in NYC
Porgy and Bess
Sep 30 George Gershwin's opera "Porgy and Bess" premieres in Boston
The Boulder Dam
Sep 30 The Boulder Dam (later the Hoover Dam), astride the border of Arizona and Nevada, is dedicated by US President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Famous Birthdays
- Sep 1 Seiji Ozawa, Japanese conductor (Boston Symphony Orchestra, 1973-2002, Vienna State Opera, 2002-10), born in Mukden, Manchuria (d. 2024) [1] [2]
- Sep 2 Jim Moody, American economist and politician (Rep-D-WI, 1983-93), born in Richlands, Virginia (d. 2019)
- Sep 3 Bobby Ussery, American thoroughbred horse racing HOF jockey (Preakness Stakes 1960; Kentucky Derby 1967), born in Vian, Oklahoma (d. 2023)
- Sep 3 Dorothy Masuka, Zimbabwe-born South African jazz singer and activist, born in Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia (d. 2019)
- Sep 3 Otto Ketting, Dutch trumpeter and composer (Passacaglia), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2012)
- Sep 4 Ora Bat Chaim, Israeli cellist and composer, born in Ramat Gan, Israel
- Sep 5 Helen Gifford, Australian composer, born in Melbourne, Australia
- Sep 5 Johnny Briggs, English actor (Mike Baldwin on Coronation Street), born in London, England (d. 2021)
- Sep 5 Mikhail Ivanovich Lisun, Russian cosmonaut, born in Gruzkoye, Ukraine (d. 2012)
- Sep 5 Werner Erhard, American author and lecturer (founded EST), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Sep 6 Bob Bouber [Boris Blom], Dutch singer (ZZ & Masks) and actor, born in Amsterdam (d. 2019)
- Sep 6 Jock Wallace, Scottish soccer manager (Berwick Rangers, Rangers, Leicester City, Motherwell, Sevilla), born in Wallyford, Scotland (d. 1996)
- Sep 7 Abdou Diouf, 2nd President of Senegal (1981-2000), born in Louga, French West Africa
- Sep 8 James Clay, American jazz tenor saxophonist, born in Dallas, Texas (d. 1995)
- Sep 9 (Chaim) Topol, Israeli stage and screen actor (Fiddler on the Roof), born in Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine (now Israel) (d. 2023) [1]
- Sep 9 Gopal Baratham, Singaporean author and neurosurgeon (d. 2002)
- Sep 10 Giacomo Losi, Italian soccer defender (11 caps; AS Roma 386 games) and manager (Piacenza, ASG Nocerina, SS Juve Stabia), born in Soncino, Italy (d. 2024)
- Sep 10 John Palmer, American news anchor (NBC Weekend News), born in Kingsport, Tennessee (d. 2013)
- Sep 10 Mary Oliver, American poet (1984 Pulitzer Prize), born in Maple Heights, Ohio (d. 2019)
- Sep 10 Paul van Vliet, Dutch comedian and singer, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 2023)
- Sep 11 Arvo Pärt, Estonian composer (Für Alina; Fratres; Spiegel im Spiegel), born in Paide, Järva County, Estonia
- Sep 11 Gherman Stepanovich Titov, Soviet cosmonaut (Vostok II), born in Kosikhinsky District, Russia (d. 2000)
- Sep 12 Allan B. Swift, American broadcast journalist and politician (US Representative for Washington (D), 1979-95), born in Tacoma, Washington (d. 2018)
- Sep 12 Richard Hunt, American sculptor (We Will; Pyramidal Complex), and 1st African American to have major retrospective at MOMA, born in Chicago, Illinois [1]
- Sep 12 Víctor Benítez, Peruvian soccer centre-back/defensive midfielder (11 caps; AC Milan, Roma, Inter Milan, Boca Juniors), born in Lima, Peru (d. 2022)
- Sep 14 Fujio Akatsuka, Japanese cartoonist, born in Luanping, Rehe, Manchuria (d. 2008)
- Sep 14 Pompeiu Hărăşteanu, Romanian basso profondo singer (Opera Bonn, 1968-72; Romanian National Opera, 1972-2012), born in Gheorgheni, Romania (d. 2016)
- Sep 15 Bill Pinkney, American National Sailing HOF yachtsman (first African American to sail around the world solo via Cape of Good Hope and Cape Horn), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2023)
- Sep 15 Jacques d'Ancona, Dutch journalist/TV host (Sound-Mix Show), born in Groningen, Netherlands
- Sep 16 Bob Kiley, American public transit specialist, born in Minneapolis (d. 2016)
- Sep 16 Carl Andre, American sculptor (minimal/conceptual art), born in Quincy, Massachusetts
- Sep 16 Jules Bass, American director, producer, lyricist (Rankin/Bass Productions -The Year Without A Santa Claus; Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer; Frosty The Snowman), and cookbook author, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2022)
- Sep 17 Ken Kesey, American author (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest; Sometimes a Great Notion), born in La Junta Colorado (d. 2001)
- Sep 17 Timothy Bavin, British Anglican bishop (Bishop of Portsmouth 1985-95)
- Sep 19 Benjamin T. Hacker, American naval aviator (first Naval Flight Officer (NFO) to achieve Flag rank), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2003)
- Sep 19 Bob Krueger, American Democrat politician and diplomat (U.S. ambassador to Botswana & Burundi), born in New Braunfels, Texas (d. 2022)
- Sep 19 Nick Massi [Macioci], American bass vocalist, vocal arranger, and bassist (The Four Seasons, 1960-65 - "Sherry"; "Rag Doll"), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2000)
- Sep 19 Thomas W. Ewing, American Republican politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois), born in Atlanta, Illinois
- Sep 20 David Pegg, English soccer outside left (1 cap; Manchester United 127 games), born in Highfields, England (d. 1958)
- Sep 20 Keith Roberts, English writer (Irish Encounter, Ladies from Hell), born in Kettering, Northamptonshire (d. 2000)
- Sep 20 Lubos Fiser, Czech composer, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 1999)
- Sep 21 Henry Gibson, American actor and comedian (Nashville, Laugh-In's poet), born in Germantown, Philadelphia (d. 2009)
- Sep 21 James "Jimmy" Armfield, British former-footballer, manager and pundit (BBC Radio Five Live), born in Denton, Lancashire, England (d. 2018)
- Sep 22 Harriet King, American Olympic fencer, born in New York City
- Sep 23 Les McCann, American jazz pianist, soul singer ("Compared to What"), painter, and photographer, born in Lexington, Kentucky (d. 2023) [1]
- Sep 23 Pierre Marietan, composer
- Sep 24 Barbara Brilliant, Canadian TV host and journalist, born in Montreal, Quebec
- Sep 24 Lawrence Urquhart, Scottish businessman and CEO (Burmah Castrol)
- Sep 24 Paul Eells, American sportscaster ("Voice of the Razorbacks"), born in Iowa City, Iowa (d. 2006)
- Sep 24 Sean McCann, Canadian actor (...First Do No Harm), born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada
- Sep 25 Harv Schmidt, American college basketball coach (University of Illinois 1967-74), born in Kankakee, Illinois (d. 2020)
- Sep 25 Maj Sjowall, Swedish writer (Martin Beck crime novels), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 2020)
- Sep 26 Bob Barber, English cricketer (dashing England lefty bat in 28 Tests 1960-68), born in Withington, Manchester
- Sep 26 Joe Sherlock, Irish Labour Party politician, born in Kildorrery, Republic of Ireland (d. 2007)
- Sep 27 Al MacNeil, Canadian NHL defenceman, coach (Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup 1970-71), born in Sydney, Nova Scotia
- Sep 27 Jerry Shipp, American basketball forward (Olympic gold 1964; 3× AAU All-American 1962–64 SE Oklahoma State), born in Shreveport, Louisiana (d. 2021)
- Sep 27 John Stanford, American college baseball coach/administrator (Middle Tennessee), born in Opelousas, Louisiana (d. 2013)
- Sep 27 Mamie "Peanut" Johnson, American baseball pitcher (1st female pitcher to play in the Negro Leagues), born in Ridgeway, South Carolina (d. 2017)
Bruce Crampton (88 years old)
Sep 28 Australian golfer (14 PGA Tour wins), born in Sydney, New South Wales
- Sep 28 Heather Sears, English actress (Room at the Top), born in London, England (d. 1994)
- Sep 29 David Hannay, British diplomat (UK representative to the UN and EU), born in London, England
Jerry Lee Lewis (1935-2022)
Sep 29 American rock and country music singer-songwriter and pianist ("Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On"; "Great Balls Of Fire"), born in Ferriday, Louisiana [1] [2]
- Sep 30 Jill Corey [Norma Jean Speranza], American pop singer (Your Hit Parade), born in Avonmore, Pennsylvania (d. 2021)
- Sep 30 Johnny Mathis, American pop vocalist ("Chances Are"; "Wild Is The Wind"; The Twelfth of Never"), born in Gilmer, Texas
Famous Weddings
Stan Laurel
Sep 28 Comedian Stan Laurel (45) marries 2nd wife actress Virginia Ruth Rogers
Famous Deaths
Edward L. Doheny (1856-1935)
Sep 8 American oil tycoon who drilled the 1st successful oil well in Los Angeles and set off the California oil boom, dies of natural causes at 79
Huey Long (1893-1935)
Sep 8 American politician, 40th Governor of Louisiana (1928-32) and Senator (1932-35), assassinated at 42 by Carl Weiss at the Baton Rouge Capitol building
- Sep 19 Jules Cambon, French ambassador, to U.S. (1897), Spain (1902–07) and Germany (1907–14), dies at 90
- Sep 19 Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Russian pioneer in rocket and space research, dies at 78
- Sep 21 Herm McFarland, American MLB outfielder (first grand slam in AL history), dies at 65
- Sep 22 Karl Schröder II, German composer, dies at 86
- Sep 26 Andy Adams, American writer (Cattle fire), dies at 76
- Sep 27 Alan Gray, British composer, dies at 79
- Sep 28 William Kennedy Dickson, Scottish inventor (devised an early motion picture camera), dies at 75
