Historical Events
- Sep 5 -15] Battle of Masurische Meren: Germans chase Russians out of East Prussia
- Sep 11 Battle of Lake Champlain, NY; American Navy defeats British
- Sep 11 Begun on the 6th Sept, Americans defeat British at Battle of Plattsburgh during War of 1812
- Sep 12 Battle of North Point fought near Baltimore during War of 1812
Fiery Birth for Star Spangled Banner
Sep 14 Francis Scott Key pens the poem "Defence of Fort M'Henry", later known as "The Star-Spangled Banner" while witnessing the bombardment of Fort McHenry from a ship in Baltimore harbor
- Sep 20 "Star Spangled Banner" published as a song, lyrics by Francis Scott Key, tune by John Stafford Smith
Famous Birthdays
- Sep 2 Ernst Curtius, German archaeologist and historian (Olympia), born in the Free Imperial City of Lübeck (d. 1896)
- Sep 6 George-Étienne Cartier, French Canadian politician (joint Prime Minister of Canada 1858-62), born in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada (d. 1873)
- Sep 8 Charles-Étienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, French writer and historian, born in Bourbourg, France (d. 1874)
- Sep 13 Nicolas Beets [Hildebrand], Dutch writer (Camera Obscura) and theologian, born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1903)
- Sep 17 Stefano Ronchetti-Monteviti, Italian composer (Pergolese), and educator (Milan Conservatory, 1850-81), born in Asti, Piedmont, Kingdom of Sardinia (now Italy) (d. 1882)
