Historical Events
Liberty Bell
Sep 1 Pennsylvania's new State House bell (known today as the Liberty Bell) arrives in Philadelphia from Whitechapel Foundry in London, England
Gregory Conquers Julius Caesar
Sep 2 Last Julian calendar day in Great Britain and British colonies including America. To sync to the Gregorian calendar, 11 days are skipped and the next date is Sep 14.
- Sep 3 Britain and the British Empire (including the American colonies) adopt the Gregorian Calendar, losing 11 days. People riot thinking the government stole 11 days of their lives
- Sep 14 Britain and the British Empire (including the American colonies) adopt the Gregorian Calendar (no Sept 3 - Sept 13)
Famous Birthdays
- Sep 8 Carl Stenborg, Swedish composer, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1813)
- Sep 9 Johann Friedrich Christmann, German composer, born in Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (d. 1817)
- Sep 18 Adrien-Marie Legendre, French mathematician who worked on elliptic integrals, born in Paris (d. 1833)
- Sep 18 Johann Anton Sulzer, Swiss writer and composer, born in Rheinfelden, Aargau, Switzerland (d. 1828)
- Sep 21 Louise of Stolberg-Gedern, Countess of Albany, born in Mons, Austrian Netherlands (d. 1824)
- Sep 30 Justin Heinrich Knecht, German composer, born in Biberach an der Riss (d. 1817)
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