Famous Birthdays
- Sep 10 Peyton Randolph, American founding father and president of the Continental Congress, born in Williamsburg, Virginia (d. 1775)
- Sep 14 Eliphalet Dyer, American statesman and judge, born in Windham, Connecticut (d. 1807)
Famous Deaths
- Sep 7 Bernhard Albinus, German-Dutch court-physician (Frederick of Prussia), dies at 68
- Sep 8 Michael Brokoff, Czech sculptor, dies at 35
- Sep 11 Rudolph J. Camerarius, German physician (sexuality plans), dies
- Sep 18 Matthew Prior, English poet and diplomat, dies at 57
- Sep 18 Nathaniel Crew, English influential bishop (Bishop of Oxford and Durham), dies at 88
- Sep 20 Thomas Doggett, British comedy actor (Drury Lane Theatre), dies at approximately 51