* Astronomy

The 1923 Great Kanto earthquake
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t41670004/1923-great-kanto-earthquake/

The Lanzarote eruption of 1730
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t44751867/lanzarote/

On September 1, 1914, Martha, the last known Passenger Pigeon, died
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t44751565/passenger-pigeon/

Water began running in the Fountain of Time sculpture on September 1, 1920
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fountain_of_Time#Location_and_installation

The Australia Telescope Compact Array was opened by Prime Minister Bob Hawke on 2 September 1988.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_Telescope_Compact_Array

Kimberley, South Africa, was the first city in the Southern Hemisphere to have electric streetlights
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_light#History

The University of Zielona Góra was founded on 1 September 2001
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Zielona_G%C3%B3ra

Germany invaded Poland on 1 September 1939
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Germany#Outbreak_of_war

The United States Air Force Space Command was founded in 1982
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t44751521/united-states-air-force-space-command/

Christopher J. Ferguson (born September 1, 1961) is a retired United States Navy Captain and NASA astronaut. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Ferguson

Johann Pachelbel (baptised September 1, 1653 - buried March 9, 1706) was a German Baroque composer
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t44751551/johann-pachelbel-1653-1706/

Francis William Aston (1 September 1877 - 20 November 1945) was a British chemist
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t44751733/francis-william-aston-1877-1945/

Naresh Dadhich (born September 1, 1944) is a theoretical physicist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naresh_Dadhich_(physicist)

Dirk Brouwer (September 1, 1902 - January 31, 1966) was a Dutch-American astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirk_Brouwer

Stephen Alexander (September 1, 1806 - June 25, 1883) was a noted astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Alexander_(astronomer)

Hermann Brück was Astronomer Royal for Scotland, 1 September 1957-30 September 1975.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t50640500/hermann-brck-1905-2000/

Osten Bergstrand (September 1, 1873 - September 27, 1948) was a Swedish astronomer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96sten_Bergstrand

Radó von Kövesligethy (1 September 1862 - 11 October 1934), was a Hungarian physicist, astronomer and geophysicist. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rad%C3%B3_von_K%C3%B6vesligethy

Engelbert Zaschka (September 1, 1895 - June 26, 1955) was a German engineer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engelbert_Zaschka

Sergei Winogradsky (1 September 1856 - 25 February 1953) was a Ukrainian-Russian microbiologist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Winogradsky

Ibn Jubayr (1 September 1145 - 1217) was a geographer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibn_Jubayr

NGC 526 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 1st September 1834. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58447308/ngc-526/

NGC 527 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 1st September 1834. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58447304/ngc-527/

NGC 727 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 1st September 1834. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58447300/ngc-727/

NGC 6936 was discovered by American astronomer Francis Preserved Leavenworth on the 1st September 1885. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58447295/ngc-6936/

NGC 7305 was discovered by American astronomer Lewis A. Swift on the 1st September 1886.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58447286/ngc-7305/

NGC 7355 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 1st September 1834. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58447282/ngc-7355/

NGC 7382 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 1st September 1834. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58447278/ngc-7382/

NGC 7651 was discovered by American astronomer Lewis A. Swift on the 1st September 1886.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58447272/ngc-7651/