Historical Events
- Sep 9 Colegio de San Ignacio de Loyola Vizcaínas - the oldest continuously operating educational institution in Mexico, opens for the education of girls and women in Mexico City [1]
- Sep 28 VOC government bans importation of South-East Asian slaves into the Cape because they are considered dangerous (not observed) [1]
Famous Birthdays
- Sep 3 John Macarthur, Australian pastoralist, helped found wool industry in Australia, baptized at Stoke Damerel, England (d. 1834) [1]
- Sep 8 August Wilhelm Schlegel, German poet, translator and critic, born in Hannover, Germany (d. 1845)
- Sep 8 Karl August von Lichtenstein, German composer, born in Lahm, Bavaria (d. 1845)
- Sep 17 Henri-Montan Berton, French composer, chiefly of operas, born in Paris, France (d. 1844)
- Sep 22 José Maurício Nunes Garcia, Brazilian classical composer (Master of Music at the Royal Chapel), born in Rio de Janiero, Brazil (d. 1830)
- Sep 26 Wenzel Müller, Austrian composer, born in Markt Türnau, Moravia (d. 1835)
Famous Deaths
- Sep 4 Charles Townshend, English politician, 3rd Viscount of Townshend, dies at 42
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