- 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)
Event of Interest
Sep 7 Whitey Ford becomes 5th pitcher to hurl consecutive 1 hitters
Whitey Ford
- 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
- 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
Ernest Hemingway
- Sep 8 US National Championship Men's Tennis: Australian Frank Sedgman wins his 2nd straight US title; beats American Gardnar Mulloy 6-1, 6-2, 6-3; last amateur major tournament before turning pro in 1953
- Sep 8 US National Championship Women's Tennis: Maureen Connolly retains her title; 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
Konrad Adenauer
- Sep 12 Noel Coward's "Quadrille," premieres in London
- Sep 13 Adolfo Ruiz Cortinez elected president of Mexico
- Sep 15 Braves last game in Boston's Braves Field before move to Milwaukee
- Sep 15 European Parliament forms in Strasbourg
- Sep 15 UN turns over Eritrea to Ethiopia
- Sep 17 "I am an American Day" & "Constitution Day" renamed "Citizenship Day"
Television Premiere
Sep 19 "Adventures of Superman" TV series starring George Reeves premieres in syndication in the US
George Reeves
Event of Interest
Sep 19 The United States bars Charlie Chaplin from re-entering the country after a trip to England
Charlie Chaplin
Event of Interest
Sep 23 Richard Nixon makes his "Checker's" speech
Richard Nixon
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
Rocky Marciano
Jersey Joe
Event of Interest
Sep 23 "Kaw-Liga" single recorded by Hank Williams
Hank Williams
Event of Interest
Sep 24 American fast food restaurant chain "KFC" [Kentucky Fried Chicken] opens its first franchise in Salt Lake City, Utah
Colonel Sanders
Event of Interest
Sep 29 Stan Musial makes his only major league pitching appearance
Stan Musial