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September in History
There are 30 days in the month of September. The name comes from the Latin word 'septem' meaning seven. Originally September was the seventh month in the calendar.
To see which famous people were born or died and which important events happened on a particular day in September, select it from the calendar shown below. You will then be taken to the page for that day.
September
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September in history at random
Here is a randomly selected sample of births of famous people, deaths of famous people and important events and happenings that took place during September in years gone by.
Some of the famous people born in the month of September
On 22nd September 1915
The English comedy actor Arthur Lowe was born.
On 4th September 1917
Henry Ford II (president of the Ford Motor Company) was born in Detroit, Michigan.
On 10th September 1771
Mungo Park was born.
Some of the major events and happenings in the month of September
On 18th September 1851
The first edition of the New York Times was published.
On 5th September 1905
The Treaty of Portsmouth, USA, ended the Russo-Japanese war.
On 2nd September 1666
The Great Fire of London started in a bakery on Pudding Lane, in the city of London.
Some of the famous people who died in the month of September
On 17th September 1984
The actor Richard Basehart died age 70.
On 5th September 1988
The actor Gert Froebe died age 75.
On 30th September 1994
The American actress Lina Basquette died in
Wheeling, West Virginia, aged 87.
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