Events in History
- Sep 1 A murder conviction effectively forces the violent Irish anti-owner coal miners, the "Molly Maguires", to disband
- Sep 9 Lotta's Fountain (Kearny & Market) dedicated
- Sep 29 US-Spanish relations decline in wake of Cuban rebellion
Birthdays in History
- Sep 1 Edgar Rice Burroughs, American author (Tarzan of the Apes, Mars Saga), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1950)
- Sep 3 Ferdinand Porsche, German automotive engineer (Volkswagen Beetle, Mercedes-Benz SS) and founder of the Porsche car company, born in Maffersdorf, Bohemia, Austro-Hungarian Empire (d. 1951)
James Cash Penney
Sep 16 James Cash Penney, American department store founder (J C Penney), born in Hamilton, Missouri (d. 1971)
James Cash Penney
- Sep 18 Tomas Burgos, Chilean philanthropist (founder of Villa Lo Burgos), born in Osorno, Chile (d. 1945)
Deaths in History
- Sep 28 Aleksei K. Tolstoi, Russian poet and writer, dies at 58 [OS]