Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, king of Rome, celebrates a triumph for his victories over the Sabines, and the surrender of Collatia.

Lucius Tarquinius PriscusAncient RomeRoman triumphRoman-Sabine warsSabines

The Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on Rome's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September.

Temple of Jupiter Optimus MaximusCapitoline HillRoman calendar

Yax Nuun Ahiin I is crowned as 15th Ajaw of Tikal

Yax Nuun Ahiin IAjawTikal

Belisarius of the Byzantine Empire defeats Gelimer and the Vandals at the Battle of Ad Decimum, near Carthage, North Africa.

BelisariusByzantine EmpireGelimerVandalsBattle of Ad Decimum

Ögedei Khan is proclaimed Khagan of the Mongol Empire in Kodoe Aral, Khentii: Mongolia.

Ögedei KhanKhaganMongol EmpireMongolia

Battle of Tangier: a Portuguese expeditionary force initiates a failed attempt to seize the Moroccan citadel of Tangier.

Battle of Tangier (1437)Kingdom of PortugalTangier

Michelangelo begins work on his statue of David.

MichelangeloDavid (Michelangelo)

Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand issue a Royal Warrant for the construction of a Royal Chapel (Capilla Real) to be built.

Isabella I of CastileFerdinand II of AragonRoyal Chapel of Granada

After three years of exile, John Calvin returns to Geneva to reform the church under a body of doctrine known as Calvinism.

John CalvinGenevaCalvinism

San Lorenzo del Escorial Palace in Madrid is finished.

San Lorenzo del Escorial PalaceMadrid

Henry Hudson reaches the river that would later be named after him - the Hudson River.

Henry HudsonHudson River

Battle of Philiphaugh Covenanters win the day over the royalists.

Battle of Philiphaugh

Great Britain, Austria and the Kingdom of Sardinia sign the Treaty of Worms.

Kingdom of SardiniaTreaty of Worms (1743)

Battle of the Plains of Abraham: the British defeat the French near Quebec City in the Seven Years' War, known in the United States as the French and Indian War.

Battle of the Plains of AbrahamQuebec CitySeven Years' WarFrench and Indian War

American Revolutionary War: Franco-Spanish troops launch the unsuccessful "grand assault" during the Great Siege of Gibraltar.

American Revolutionary WarGreat Siege of Gibraltar

The Philadelphia Convention sets the date for the first presidential election in the United States, and New York City becomes the country's temporary capital.

Philadelphia Convention

King Louis XVI of France accepts the new constitution.

Louis XVI of FranceFrench Constitution of 1791

Finnish War: In the Battle of Jutas, Swedish forces under Lieutenant General Georg Carl von Döbeln beat the Russians, making von Döbeln a Swedish war hero.

Finnish WarBattle of JutasGeorg Carl von DöbelnRussian Empire

War of 1812: A supply wagon sent to relieve Fort Harrison is ambushed in the Attack at the Narrows.

War of 1812Siege of Fort HarrisonSiege of Fort Harrison

In a turning point in the War of 1812, the British fail to capture Baltimore. During the battle, Francis Scott Key composes his poem "Defence of Fort McHenry", which is later set to music and becomes the United States' national anthem.

BaltimoreFrancis Scott KeyThe Star-Spangled Banner

The Greek Army rebels (OS date: September 3) against the autocratic rule of king Otto of Greece, demanding the granting of a constitution.

3 September 1843 RevolutionOld Style and New Style datesOtto of Greece

Mexican-American War: Six teenage military cadets known as Niños Héroes die defending Chapultepec Castle in the Battle of Chapultepec. American troops under General Winfield Scott capture Mexico City in the Mexican-American War.

Mexican-American WarCadetNiños HéroesChapultepec CastleBattle of Chapultepec

Vermont railroad worker Phineas Gage survives an iron rod 1 1⁄4 inches (3.2 cm) in diameter being driven through his brain; the reported effects on his behavior and personality stimulate thinking about the nature of the brain and its functions.

Phineas Gage

American Civil War: Union soldiers find a copy of Robert E. Lee's battle plans in a field outside Frederick, Maryland. It is the prelude to the Battle of Antietam.

American Civil WarUnion (American Civil War)Robert E. LeeSpecial Order 191Frederick, Maryland

Anglo-Egyptian War: The Battle of Tel el-Kebir is fought.

Anglo-Egyptian WarBattle of Tel el-Kebir

Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film.

Hannibal GoodwinCelluloidPhotographic film

Henry Bliss is the first person in the United States to be killed in an automobile accident.

Henry H. Bliss

Mackinder, Ollier and Brocherel make the first ascent of Batian (5,199 m - 17,058 ft), the highest peak of Mount Kenya.

Halford MackinderMount Kenya

Filipino resistance fighters defeat a small American column in the Battle of Pulang Lupa, during the Philippine-American War.

FilipinosColumn (formation)Battle of Pulang LupaPhilippine-American War

First flight of a fixed-wing aircraft in Europe.

Fixed-wing aircraft