Historical Events
Bill of Rights
Sep 12 American statesman George Mason suggests the addition of a Bill of Rights to the Constitution modeled on previous state declarations, but the motion is defeated
Constitution of the United States
Sep 17 The US Constitution is signed by delegates at the Philadelphia Convention
Famous Birthdays
- Sep 1 Jan Bake, Dutch linguist, literature professor, teacher, and critic, born in Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands (d. 1864)
- Sep 5 François Sulpice Beudant, French mineralogist and geologist, born in Paris (d. 1850)
- Sep 10 John J. Crittenden, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky), born in Versailles, Kentucky (d. 1863)
- Sep 18 Johann David Passavant, German historian, painter and graphic artist, born in Frankfurt, Germany (d. 1861)
