Events in History
- Sep 4 First accident (collision) in London Underground: 22 people injured
- Sep 6 NY Giant Jeff Tesreau no-hits Philadelphia, 3-0
- Sep 9 French aviator Jules Védrines is the first to fly over 100 mph (107 mph/172 kph)
- Sep 12 Dutch Olympian Committee forms (NOC)
- Sep 15 War between Turkey & Montenegro breaks out in Albania
- Sep 19 Pius X encyclical Singular quadam, against interconfess unions
- Sep 19 The wattle is declared Australia's national flower and incorporated into the Commonwealth Coat of Arms
- Sep 25 Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is founded in New York City
- Sep 28 SS Kichemaru disappears in storm off Japanese coast, 1,000 die
Birthdays in History
- Sep 2 Johan Daisne [Herman Thiery], Belgian writer (magic realism), born in Ghent, Belgian (d. 1978)
- Sep 4 Alexander Liberman, Russian-American magazine editor, painter and photographer (639), born in Kiev, Russian Empire (d. 1999)
- Sep 7 David Packard, American electronic engineer and businessman, born in Pueblo, Colorado (d. 1996)
- Sep 8 Alexander Mackendrick, American-born Scottish director (Man in the White Suit, Mandy), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1993)
- Sep 8 Leo Cherne, American economist and commentator (All Star News), born in NYC, New York (d. 1999)
- Sep 10 William Oliver Everson, American poet, born in Sacramento, California (d. 1994)
- Sep 16 Jerry Wald, American producer (Mildred Pierce, Johnny Belinda), born in NYC, New York (d. 1962)
- Sep 18 Kurt Lotz, German business executive and second postwar CEO of Volkswagen, born in Frielendorf, Hesse, Germany (d. 2005)
- Sep 23 Ghulam Mustafa Khan, Pakistani researcher, critic and linguist (d. 2005)
- Sep 23 Tony Smith, American sculptor (d. 1980)
- Sep 24 Ian Serraillier, English children's books author (The Silver Sword), born in London (d. 1994)
- Sep 27 Gerben Wagenaar, Dutch resistance fighter and communist, born in Amsterdam (d. 1993)
- Sep 27 Mary Grierson, Welsh botanical artist, born in Bangor, Wales (d. 2012)
- Sep 29 Michelangelo Antonioni, Italian director (Blowup, Red Desert), born in Ferrara, Italy (d. 2007)
- Sep 30 Oliver Anderson, English novelist (Rotten Borough), born in Snitterby, England (d. 1996)
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