What Happened in September 1732

Historical Events

  • Sep 2 Pope Clement XII renews anti-Jewish laws of Rome
  • Sep 6 VOC dismisses Dutch east indies governor-general Diederik Dare

Famous Birthdays

  • Sep 1 Johann Gottlieb Sollner, German composer and theologian, born in Zwickau, Saxony, Germany (d. 1798)
  • Sep 1 Thomas Erskine 6th Earl of Kellie, Scottish composer and musician, born in Kellie Castle, Scotland (d. 1781)
  • Sep 6 Johan Wilcke, Swedish physicist, born in Wismar, Germany (d. 1796)

Jacques Necker (1732-1804)

Sep 30 French finance minister of Louis XVI whose decisions contributed to the outbreak of the French Revolution, born in Geneva, Switzerland


Famous Deaths

  • Sep 12 Jean Philippe Eugène de Mérode, Belgian marquis of Westerloo, dies at 58
  • Sep 17 Josef Antonín Plánický, Czech composer, dies at 40
  • Sep 24 Emperor Reigen, 112th Emperor of Japan, dies at 78