September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). There are 121 days remaining.
- 1666 - The Great London Fire[?] begins
- 1666 - Great Fire of London begins spreading
- 1772 - Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa founded in San Luis Obispo, California
- 1807 - Aaron Burr acquitted of treason
- 1836 - Narcissa Whitman[?], first white woman to settle west of the Rocky Mountains, arrives at Walla Walla, Washington
- 1862 - Battle of Chantilly[?], Virginia - unable to drive Union forces out of Virginia, Robert E. Lee turns his army northwards, towards Antietam, Maryland
- 1864 - Confederates evacuate Atlanta, Georgia
- 1874 - Molly Maguires[?], violent anti-owner coal mine labor activists, disband following a murder conviction
- 1897 - Boston subway opens
- 1905 - Alberta and Saskatchewan join Canadian confederation
- 1914 - St. Petersburg, Russia changes its name to Petrograd
- 1923 - Earthquake devastates Tokyo and Yokohama
- 1928 - Zogu I of Albania takes the throne of Albania
- 1939 - Nazi Germany attacks Poland, beginning World War II
- 1945 - Japan officially surrenders, ending World War II. But in Japan August 14 is well recognized as the day of the Pacific War ended.
- 1951 - Conclusion of the Australia, New Zealand, United States security treaty
- 1969 - Coup in Libya brings Moammar Qaddafi[?] to power
- 1971 - Qatar declares its independence
- 1983 - Korean Air flight KAL-007 shot down by Soviet Union
- 1995 - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opens in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1653 - Johann Pachelbel, German composer (+ 1706)
- 1854 - Engelbert Humperdinck, composer (+ 1921)
- 1875 - Edgar Rice Burroughs, American writer, creator of Tarzan (+ 1950)
- 1887 - Blaise Cendrars, writer (+ 1961)
- 1906 - Joaquin Balaguer, Dominican politician and president
- 1907 - Walter Reuther[?], labor union leader (+ 1970)
- 1913 - Christian Nyby[?], director, film editor (+ 1993)
- 1920 - Richard Farnsworth, actor (+ 2000)
- 1921 - Willem Frederik Hermans, Dutch writer (+ 1995)
- 1922 - Yvonne DeCarlo[?], actress
- 1922 - Vittorio Gassman, Italian actor (+ 2000)
- 1923 - Rocky Marciano, boxer (+ 1969)
- 1928 - George Maharis[?], actor
- 1928 - Robert Pirsig[?], author
- 1933 - Conway Twitty[?], country music singer (+ 1993)
- 1933 - Ann Richards[?], Texas politician
- 1935 - Seiji Ozawa[?], conductor
- 1939 - Lily Tomlin, actress, comedienne
- 1946 - Barry Gibb, singer
- 1955 - Billy Blanks[?], martial arts expert
- 1957 - Gloria Estefan, singer
- 1962 - Ruud Gullit, Dutch football player
- 1966 - Tim Hardaway[?], American basketball player
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