Historical Events
Famous Birthdays
- Sep 14 Luigi Cherubini, Italian musical prodigy, composer (Médée; Requiem in D minor), and educator (Conservatoire de Paris, 1822-42), baptized in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1842) [birth was likely on the 8th]
- Sep 15 Bogislav Friedrich Emanuel von Tauentzien, Prussian general of the Napoleonic Wars, born in Potsdam, Brandenburg (d. 1824)
- Sep 21 Gaetano Valeri, Italian composer, born in Padua, Italy (d. 1822)
- Sep 21 Ivan Dmitriev, Russian statesman (Minister of Justice, 1810-14), and poet ("Liberation of Moscow"), born in Simbirsk, Russian Empire (d. 1837)
- Sep 29 William Beckford, British writer (Vathek), politician, plantation owner, and art collector, born in Soho Square, London (d. 1844) [some sources give birth date as Oct 1]
Famous Deaths
- Sep 11 Louis Godin, French astronomer (b. 1704)
American
British
Canadian
French
German
Russian