Historical Events
- Sep 5 -15] Battle of Masurische Meren: Germans chase Russians out of East Prussia
- Sep 11 Begun on the 6th Sept, Americans defeat British at Battle of Plattsburgh during War of 1812
- Sep 11 Battle of Lake Champlain, NY; American Navy defeats British
- Sep 12 Battle of North Point fought near Baltimore during War of 1812
- Sep 14 Francis Scott Key pens the poem "Defence of Fort M'Henry", later known as "The Star-Spangled Banner" while witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry from a ship in Baltimore harbor
- Sep 20 "Star Spangled Banner" published as a song, lyrics by Francis Scott Key, tune by John Stafford Smith
Famous Birthdays
- Sep 2 Ernst Curtius, German archaeologist/historian
- Sep 6 George Cartier, Canadian co-PM (1858-62), born in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada (d. 1873)
- Sep 8 Charles-Étienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, French writer and historian, born in Bourbourg, France (d. 1874)
- Sep 13 Nicolas Beets [Hildebrand], Dutch writer (Camera Obscura) and theologian, born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1903)
- Sep 17 Stefano Ronchetti-Molnteviti, composer