- Sep 1 Sutro Baths, San Francisco purchased by George Whitney
- Sep 1 Willem Drees forms new Dutch government
- Sep 2 Dr Floyd J Lewis 1st uses deep freeze technique in heart surgery
- Sep 5 General Carlos Ibáñez elected president of Chile
- Sep 6 Canadian TV begins in Montreal
- Sep 7 General Naguib forms Egyptian government and becomes Premier
- Sep 7 Outfielder Don Grate throws a baseball a record 434'1" (Tenn)
- Sep 7 NY Yankees Johnny Mize's pinch-hit grand slam gives Yanks a 5-1 win at Washington, giving him a HR in all 15 major league parks
Sports History
Sep 7 Alberto Ascari of Italy in a Ferrari wins Formula 1 World Drivers Championship with victory in season ending Italian Grand Prix at Monza; wins title by 12 points from countryman Giuseppe Farina
Historic Publication
Sep 8 Ernest Hemingway's novel "The Old Man & the Sea" published
- Sep 8 US National Championship Men's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Australian Frank Sedgman wins his second straight US title; beats American Gardnar Mulloy 6-1, 6-2, 6-3; last amateur major before turning pro in 1953
US Open Women's Tennis
Sep 8 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: Defending champion Maureen Connolly beats fellow American Doris Hart 6-3, 7-5
Treaty of Interest
Sep 11 West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer signs a reparation pact for the Jewish people
Music History
Sep 12 Noël Coward's "Quadrille," premieres in London
Television Premiere
Sep 19 "Adventures of Superman" TV series starring George Reeves premieres in syndication in the US
Film & TV History
Sep 19 The United States bars Charlie Chaplin from re-entering the country after a trip to England
Historic Event
Sep 23 US vice-presidential candidate Richard Nixon makes his "Checker's" speech, defending the gift of a cocker spaniel to his daughters
Boxing Title Fight
Sep 23 Undefeated Rocky Marciano KOs defending champion Jersey Joe Walcott in the 13th round at Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia for the world heavyweight boxing title
Music History
Sep 23 "Kaw-Liga" single recorded by Hank Williams
Sports History
Sep 28 St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Stan Musial makes his only major league pitching appearance, throwing one pitch to Chicago Cubs Frank Baumholtz
- Sep 29 "Lights Out" last airs on NBC-TV