Historical Events
- Sep 1 The Boston subway opens, becoming the first underground rapid transit system in North America.
- Sep 2 "McCal" magazine first published
- Sep 7 George Davis (Giants) HR off Sport McAllister (Spiders) in DH
- Sep 10 Lattimer Massacre - a sheriff's posse kills twenty unarmed immigrant miners in Pennsylvania, United States
Kingdom of Kaffa Ends
Sep 11 After months of pursuit, generals of Menelik II of Ethiopia capture Gaki Sherocho, the last king of Kaffa, bringing an end to that ancient kingdom
- Sep 12 Battle of Saragarhi: Thousands of Orakzai and Afridi tribesmen overwhelm and kill at great cost to themselves 21 British Raj Sikh Soldiers led by Havildar Ishar Singh at Tirah, North-West Frontier Province, British India
- Sep 17 US Open Men's Golf, Chicago GC: Englishman Joe Lloyd wins his only major title by 1 stroke over runner-up Willie Anderson of Scotland; last 36-hole US Open
- Sep 18 Gustave Kecker and Hugh Martin's musical "Belle of New York City" premieres in NYC
- Sep 21 NY Sun runs famous "Yes, Virginia there is a Santa Claus" editorial
- Sep 23 1st frontier days rodeo celebration (Cheyene Wyoming)
- Sep 25 1st British bus service opens
Famous Birthdays
- Sep 1 Andy Kennedy, Irish soccer defender (2 caps, Arsenal), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 1963)
- Sep 3 Cecil Parker, British actor (The Lady Vanishes, Indiscreet, Tale of 2 Cities), born in Hastings, East Sussex, England (d. 1971)
- Sep 3 Francisco Mignone, Brazilian composer, born in São Paulo, Brazil (d. 1986)
- Sep 3 Sally Benson, American writer (Meet Me In St. Louis), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1972)
- Sep 5 Arthur C. Nielsen, American businessman and market researcher (TV's Nielsen's Ratings), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1980)
- Sep 5 Doris Kenyon, American silent screen actress (Alexander Hamilton), born in Syracuse, New York (d. 1979)
- Sep 5 Luella Gear, American actress (Joe & Mabel), born in New York City (d. 1980)
- Sep 5 Morris Carnovsky, American actor (Dead Reckoning), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 1992)
Jimmie Rodgers (1897-1933)
Sep 8 American country singer and singing brakeman, born in Meridian, Mississippi
- Sep 10 David L. Snell, American pianist and composer for films (MGM Studio), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1967)
- Sep 10 Georges Bataille, French writer (d. 1962)
- Sep 10 Hilde Hildebrand [Emma Minna Hildebrand], German actress (Port of Freedom), born in Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany (d. 1976)
- Sep 10 Nancy Lancaster, American decorator (Colefax and Fowler), born in Mirador, Virginia (d. 1994)
Irène Joliot-Curie (1897-1956)
Sep 12 French chemist and physicist (Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1935) and daughter of Marie Curie, born in Paris, France
- Sep 13 Gaspar Cassadó, Spanish cellist and composer, born in Barcelona (d. 1966)
- Sep 17 Earl Webb, American baseball outfielder (MLB Record: 67 doubles, single season 1931; Boston Red Sox), born in White County, Tennessee (d. 1965)
- Sep 18 Pablo Sorozábal, Spanish composer, born in San Sebastián, Spain (d. 1988)
- Sep 20 Efim Golishev, Ukrainian painter and composer, born in Kherson, Ukraine (d. 1970)
- Sep 20 Kermit Maynard, American cowboy actor (Valley of Terror, Saturday Roundup), born in Vevay, Indiana (d. 1971)
- Sep 23 Paul Delvaux, Belgian surrealist painter, born in Wanze, Belgium (d. 1994)
- Sep 23 Walter Pidgeon, Canadian actor (Mrs Miniver, Madame Curie), born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada (d. 1984)
- Sep 25 Teddy Hart, American actor (After the Thin Man, 3 Men on a Horse), born in New York City (d. 1971)
William Faulkner (1897-1962)
Sep 25 American author (Sound & Fury-Nobel 1949), born in New Albany, Mississippi
- Sep 26 Arthur Rhys-Davids, English flying ace (WW I), born in Forest Hill, London (d. 1917)
Paul VI (1897-1978)
Sep 26 262nd Roman Catholic pope (1963-78), born in Concesio, Italy
- Sep 26 Victor Otto Stomps, German writer and publisher, born in Krefeld, Germany (d. 1970)
- Sep 26 Wilhelmina Johanna "Willy" Haak, Dutch actress and acting teacher (GoetheJane Eyre), born in Batavia, Dutch East Indies (d. 1968)
- Sep 28 Muchtar Auezov, Kazakh writer, born in Semipalatinsk Oblast, Russia (d. 1961)
- Sep 29 Herbert Agar, American journalist and historian (d. 1980)
Famous Weddings
James Longstreet
Sep 8 Confederate General James Longstreet (76) weds Helen Dortch (34) at the governor's mansion in Atlanta, Georgia
