Historical Events
Famous Birthdays
- Sep 7 Alexandre Falguière, French sculptor and painter, born in Toulouse, France (d. 1900)
- Sep 8 Wilhelm Raabe [Jakob Corvinus], German author (Der Hungerpastor), born in Eschershausen, Germany (d. 1910)
- Sep 13 Andrew Noble, Scottish physicist who was a founder of the science of ballistics, born in Greenock (d. 1915)
- Sep 29 John McAlister Schofield, American Major General (Union Army), born in Gerry, New York (d. 1906)
Famous Deaths
- Sep 6 Friedrich Wollank, German composer, dies at 49
- Sep 8 John Aitken, Scottish-born American music publisher, dies at 85 or 86
- Sep 10 George Guest, English organist and composer, dies at 60
- Sep 18 Peter Hansel, German Austrian composer and violinist, dies at 60
- Sep 27 Henry van Wine, archivist/founder General Rijksarchief, dies at 91
- Sep 27 Joannis Capodistrias, Greek governor of Troezen, murdered at 55
