Historical Events
- Sep 16 William IV Prince of Orange installed as Stadtholder of Groningen
Famous Birthdays
- Sep 6 Moses Mendelssohn, German Jewish enlightenment philosopher (Haksalah), born in Dessau, Principality of Anhalt (d. 1786)
- Sep 22 George Wilhelm Gruber, German composer and violinist, born in the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg, Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1796)
- Sep 25 Christian G. Heyne, German archaeologist, born in Chemnitz, Germany (d. 1812)
- Sep 27 Michael Denis, Austrian poet, bibliographer and lepidopterist, born in Schärding, Austria (d. 1800)
Famous Deaths
Richard Steele (1672-1729)
Sep 1 Irish writer, playwright (The Conscious Lovers) and Whig politician who co-founded "The Spectator" magazine, dies at 57
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