Sep 6 Moses Mendelssohn, German Jewish enlightenment philosopher (Haksalah), born in Dessau, Principality of Anhalt (d. 1786) Sep 22 George Wilhelm Gruber, German composer and violinist, born in Nuremberg (d. 1796) Sep 25 Christian G. Heyne, German archaeologist, born in Chemnitz, Germany (d. 1812) Sep 27 Michael Denis, Austrian poet, bibliographer and lepidopterist, born in Schärding, Austria (d. 1800) 1728 Famous Birthdays by Year 1730