Sep 2 Deutsche Vaterlands Partei formed by admiral Tirpitz Sep 3 1st night bombing of London by German aircraft Sep 3 German troops overrun Riga, Latvia Sep 3 Grover Cleveland Alexander pitches complete wins in a doubleheader Sep 6 French pilot Georges Guynemer shoots down 54th German aircraft Sep 15 Russia proclaimed a republic by Alexander Kerensky's Provisional government Event of Interest Sep 17 Honus Wagner, retires at 43, Pirates retire his #33 MLB ShortshopHonus Wagner Sep 20 British assault on Polygon Forest, France Sep 20 Paraguay becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty. Sep 26 British assault on Menin-street, France Sep 27 Broadhurst Theater opens at 235 W 44th St NYC Sep 27 EHC soccer team forms in Hoensbroek Neth 1916 Historical Events by Year 1918