Historical Events
- Sep 3 World's first cannery (Donkin, Hall and Gamble) opens in London, England to supply food to the Royal Navy
Great Fire of Moscow
Sep 14 Great Fire of Moscow begins as Napoleon approaches the city and retreating Russians burn it - fire continues to burn for five days
Famous Birthdays
- Sep 12 Richard Hoe, American inventor and industrialist, born in New York City (d. 1886)
- Sep 16 Robert Fortune, Scottish botanist and plant hunter (established East India tea company in India), born in Kelloe, Scotland (d. 1880)
- Sep 18 Herschel Vespasian Johnson, American politician (41st Governor of Georgia), born in Burke County, Georgia (d. 1880)
- Sep 29 Adolph Göpel, German mathematician (hyperelliptic functions), born in Rostock (d. 1847)
Famous Weddings
José de San Martín
Sep 12 Revolutionary leader Jose de San Martin (33) weds María de los Remedios de Escalada at Buenos Aires Cathedral in Argentina
Famous Deaths
- Sep 12 Pyotr Bagration, Georgian-Russian prince and general, dies fighting during Napoleonic invasion of Russia at 47
Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744-1812)
Sep 19 German Jewish banker and founder of the Rothschild banking dynasty, dies at 68
- Sep 21 Emmanuel Schikaneder, German performing arts impresario, dramatist, actor, singer, and librettist (Mozart's "Magic Flute"), dies at 61
