Historical Events
- Sep 1 Belgian boxer Gustave Roth beats Heinz Lazek of Austria in a 15 round points decision to win the EBU and vacant IBU world light heavyweight title in Vienna
- Sep 2 First transatlantic "ping-pong" round-trip air flight from New York to England and back begins, piloted by Dick Merrill with Harry Richman
- Sep 2 NFL Chicago College All-Star Game: All-Stars 7, Detroit Lions 7; 76,000 at Soldier Field
- Sep 3 For the first and only time in the history of the Walker Cup golf event, there is a shutout; the United States routs Great Britain, 9-0 at Pine Valley GC in New Jersey
Battle of Talavera de la Reina
Sep 3 Francisco Franco's troops conquer Irun and Talavera de la Reina, Spain
Swing Time
Sep 4 RKO Radio Pictures releases "Swing Time", directed by George Stevens, starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
- Sep 7 The last surviving member of the marsupial thylacine species, Benjamin, dies alone in his/her cage at the Hobart Zoo (Hobart, Tasmania, Australia)
Event of Interest
Sep 8 Princess Juliana of The Netherlands & German prince Bernard Lippe-Biesterfeld become engaged
US Open Women's Tennis
Sep 12 50th US National Championship Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: #3 seed Alice Marble beats top seeded fellow American Helen Jacobs 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
US Men's Tennis Open
Sep 12 US National Championship Men's Tennis: Englishman Fred Perry wins his 8th and final Grand Slam event before turning pro; beats American Don Budge 2-6, 6-2, 8-6, 1-6, 10-8
Baseball Record
Sep 13 17-year-old Cleveland Indians future Baseball HOF pitcher Bob Feller strikes out then record 17 Philadelphia A's in 5-2 win at League Park, Cleveland
Murder of Interest
Sep 13 Acting on the orders of Louis Buchalter, Murder Inc. killers gun down Joseph Rosen, a Brooklyn candy store owner
- Sep 14 1st prefrontal lobotomy in America performed by Walter Freeman and James W. Watts at George Washington University Hospital in Washington D.C.
Baseball Record
Sep 14 Pittsburgh Pirates' future Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Paul Waner ties Rogers Hornsby's NL record of 200 MLB hits for 7th time
- Sep 21 Spanish fascist junta names Francisco Franco to Generalissimo and Supreme Commander
- Sep 25 Joe Medwick sets a still-standing NL record with his 64th double
- Sep 27 Boston Redskins and Brooklyn Dodgers play one of only 4 penalty free games in NFL history; Boston wins 14-3 at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn
Baseball History
Sep 27 First baseman Walter Alston plays in his only major league game for the St. Louis Cardinals; later manages Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers for 23 years
- Sep 27 Francisco Franco's nationalist Army of Africa captures the Alcázar of Toledo after a two month siege
- Sep 27 Netherlands leave Gold Standard/devaluate guilder
- Sep 28 Bachelor's Children debuts on CBS radio (at 9:45 am)
- Sep 29 Radio used for 1st time for a presidential campaign
- Sep 30 International Commission of Straits (Dardanelles & Bosphorus) ends
- Sep 30 Pinewood Studios opens in Buckinghamshire England
Famous Birthdays
Andrew Grove (1936-2016)
Sep 2 Hungarian-American pioneer in the semiconductor industry, one of the founders and CEO of Intel, and philanthropist, born in Budapest, Hungary
- Sep 2 David Leonard Blake, British composer, and educator, born in London, England
- Sep 2 Joan Kennedy (née Bennett), American socialite, and1st wife of US Senator from Massachusetts Ted Kennedy, born in New York City
- Sep 3 John Olver, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts), born in Honesdale, Pennsylvania
- Sep 3 Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, 2nd President of Tunisia (1987-2011), born in Hammam Sousse, French Tunisia (d. 2019)
- Sep 4 Federico Sacchi, Argentine soccer central defender (15 caps; Newell's Old Boys, Racing Club, Boca Juniors), born in Rosario, Argentina (d. 2023)
Judea Pearl (87 years old)
Sep 4 Israeli-American computer scientist (Turing Award), born in Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine
- Sep 5 Alcee Hastings, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida), born in Altamonte Springs, Florida (d. 2021)
- Sep 5 Bill Mazeroski, American MLB 2nd baseman (won 1960 World Series for Pitts), born in Wheeling, West Virginia
- Sep 5 Cornelius Boyson, American blues bassist, born in Tunica, Mississippi (d. 1994)
- Sep 5 John Danforth, American politician and diplomat (Senator-R-Missouri, 1976-95), born in St. Louis, Missouri
- Sep 5 Jonathan Kozol, American writer and sociologist, born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Sep 7 Apostolos Kaklamanis, Greek politician, born in Lefkada, Greece
Buddy Holly (1936-1959)
Sep 7 American rock and roll musician and songwriter ("Peggy Sue"; "That'll Be the Day"; "Words Of Love"), born in Lubbock, Texas
- Sep 7 Joe Simon, American soul and R&B singer ("Power of Love"), born in Simmesport, Louisiana (d. 2021)
- Sep 7 Romualds Kalsons, Latvian composer, born in Riga, Latvia
- Sep 9 Augustinus Franz Kropfreiter, Austrian organist and composer, born in Hargelsberg, Austria (d. 2003)
- Sep 9 Bobby Baun, Canadian NHL hockey defenseman, 1956-73 (Toronto Maple Leafs, and 2 other teams), born in Lanigan, Saskatchewan (d. 2023)
- Sep 9 Carlos Ortiz, Puerto Rican boxer (World Light Welterweight Champion 1959-60; World Lightweight Champion 1962-65, 65-68), born in Ponce, Puerto Rico (d. 2022)
- Sep 9 Mikhail Tal, Soviet Latvian World Chess Champion (1960-61), born in Riga, Latvia, USSR (d. 1992)
- Sep 10 Dimitar Largov, Bulgarian soccer midfielder (20 caps; Slavia Sofia 220 games), born in Sofia, Bulgaria (d. 2020)
- Sep 11 Charles Dierkop, American actor (Det Pete Royster-Police Woman), born in La Crosse, Wisconsin
- Sep 13 Stefano Delle Chiaie, Italian neo-fascist terrorist (founder of Avanguardia Nazionale), born in Caserta, Italy (d. 2019)
- Sep 14 Ferid Murad, American physician and pharmacologist (Nobel 1998), born in Whiting, Indiana
- Sep 14 Harry Danielsen, Norwegian educator and politician, born in Rødøy, Norway (d. 2011)
- Sep 14 Nicol Williamson, Scottish actor (Excalibur, Spawn), born in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland (d. 2011)
- Sep 14 Stan Williams, American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1960²; World Series 1959, 1990 [coach: Cincinnati Reds]; NY Yankees, LA Dodgers), born in Enfield, New Hampshire (d. 2021)
- Sep 14 Terence Donovan, English fashion photographer, film and video director, born in Stepney, London (d. 1996)
- Sep 14 Walter Koenig, American actor (Checkov-Star Trek), born in Chicago, Illinois
Ashley Cooper (1936-2020)
Sep 15 Australian tennis player (Australian C'ships 1957-58, Wimbledon, US C'ships 1958), born in Melbourne, Victoria
- Sep 17 Jennifer Dickson, South African-British artist and photographer, born in Piet Retief, South Africa
- Sep 17 Mischa de Vreede, Dutch poetess (Our Eternal Hunger), born in Batavia, Dutch East Indies
- Sep 17 Richard Gaskell, British solicitor (President of the Law Society) (d. 2015)
Al Oerter (1936-2007)
Sep 19 American discus thrower (Olympic gold 1956, 60, 64, 68), born in Astoria, New York
- Sep 19 Anna Karen [Ann McCall] British comic actress (On the Buses - "Olive"; EastEnders, 1996-2017 - "Aunt Sal"), born in Durban, South Africa (d. 2022)
- Sep 19 Gene Dinwiddie, American blues saxophonist (Paul Butterfield Blues Band), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 2002)
- Sep 20 Dany Carrel, French actress (Passionate Summer), born in Tourane, Annam, French Indochina
- Sep 21 (Royden) Dickey Lee [Lipscomb], American pop-country singer-songwriter ("Patches"; "Laurie"), born in Memphis, Tennessee
- Sep 21 James "Sunny" Murray, American jazz musician and drummer, born in Idabel, Oklahoma (d. 2017)
- Sep 21 Yury Luzhkov, Russian politician (2nd Mayor of Moscow, 1992-2010), born in Moscow
- Sep 22 Art Metrano, American comedian (Amy Prentiss, Joanie Loves Chachi), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2021)
- Sep 22 Bill Orton, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Utah), born in North Ogden, Utah (d. 2009)
- Sep 22 Maurice Evans, English soccer wing half (Reading 407 games) and manager (Shrewsbury Town, Reading, Oxford United), born in Didcot, England (d. 2000)
- Sep 23 Roland Guillas, French soccer midfielder (9 caps; ASSE Saint-Étienne, FC Grenoble, FC Rouen, FC Bordeaux, FC Lorient), born in Lorient, France (d. 2022)
- Sep 23 Valentín Paniagua, Peruvian politician
Jim Henson (1936-1990)
Sep 24 American puppeteer, artist, screenwriter and filmmaker, best known as the creator of 'the Muppets" (Sesame Street, The Muppet Show), born in Greenville, Mississippi
- Sep 25 (Roosevelt) "Booba" Barnes, American blues guitarist, born in Longwood, Washington County, Mississippi (d. 1996)
- Sep 25 Edward Jones, British Army officer (UK Military Representative to NATO, Black Rod UK parliament), born in Altrincham, England (d. 2007)
- Sep 25 Juliet Prowse, South African-American actress and dancer (Who Killed Teddy Bear), born in Mumbai, India (d. 1996)
- Sep 25 Moussa Traoré, Mali soldier, politician and dictator, President of Mali (1968-91), born in Kayes, French Sudan (d. 2020)
Winnie Mandela (1936-2018)
Sep 26 South African anti-apartheid activist and ANC politician, born in Bizana, Pondoland, South Africa
- Sep 27 Don Cornelius, American television host (Soul Train), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2012)
- Sep 27 Gordon Honeycombe, British broadcaster and author, born in Karachi, Colonial India (d. 2015)
- Sep 28 Nabil Maleh, Syrian film director and writer, born in Damascus, Syria (d. 2016)
- Sep 28 Robert Wolders, Dutch actor (Erik Hunter-Laredo), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 2018)
- Sep 28 Sherwood Boehlert, American politician (Rep-R-NY, 1983-2007), born in Utica, New York (d. 2021)
- Sep 29 Mylene Demongeot, French actress (3 Murderesses), born in Nice, France (d. 2022)
Silvio Berlusconi (1936-2023)
Sep 29 Italian media tycoon and politician (Prime Minister of Italy, 1994-95, 2001-06, 2008-11), born in Milan, Italy [1]
- Sep 30 Butler Derrick, American politician (Rep-D-SC, 1974-95), born in Springfield, Massachusetts (d. 2014)
- Sep 30 Jim Sasser, American politician (Senator-D-Tennessee, 1977-97), born in Memphis, Tennessee
Famous Weddings
- Sep 12 "first Irish movie star" actress Maureen O'Sullivan (25) weds film director John Farrow (32)
Henry Fonda
Sep 16 American actor Henry Fonda (31) weds Canadian-American socialite Frances Ford Seymour (28) at Christ Church, New York City, until her death in1950
- Sep 28 "Marx Brothers" comedian Harpo Marx (47) weds "Million Dollar Legs" actress Susan Fleming (28)
Famous Deaths
- Sep 3 Nikita Balieff, Armenian vaudevillian and impresario (b. 1876 or 1877)
- Sep 5 Gustave Kahn, French Symbolist poet and art critic (b. 1859)
- Sep 12 Hermann Hirt, German linguist (Indo-European Grammar), dies at 70
- Sep 14 Irving Thalberg, American film producer (MGM), dies of pneumonia at 37
- Sep 14 Ossip Gabrilovich Russian-American pianist, conductor (Detroit Symphony, 1918-36), and composer, dies of stomach cancer at 58
- Sep 16 Karl Buresch, Austrian lawyer and politician, dies at 57
- Sep 17 Ettie Annie Rout, New Zealand activist (b. 1877)
- Sep 19 Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, Indian musicologist, dies at 76
- Sep 26 Harriet Monroe, American poet (You & I, A Poet's Life) and editor of Poetry magazine, dies at 75
