Historical Events Sep 8 A barn fire during a puppet show in the village of Burwell in Cambridgeshire, England kills 78 people, many of whom are children. Famous Birthdays Sep 29 Henry Harington, composer Famous Deaths Sep 17 Glückel of Hameln, German businesswoman (b. 1647) Sep 25 Jacques Abbadie, French theologist, dies at about 73 1726 History by Year 1728