^B{^#!16!17 September^N! Feast day of St Francis of Camporosso, St Hildegard, St Columba of Cordova, Saints Socrates and Stephen, St Satyrus of Milan, St Theodora, St Lambert of Maastricht, St Robert Bellarmine, and St Peter Arbues.
^B{1787^B} The Constitution of the United States of America was signed. ^B{1862^B} General McClellan repulsed General Lee's invasion of the North at Antietam, ending one of the decisive battles in the American Civil War. ^B{1900^B} The Commonwealth of Australia, a federation of six colonies, was proclaimed. ^B{1908^B} Lt Selfridge, on a test flight with Orville Wright, was killed when the plane crashed, becoming the first passenger to die in an air crash. ^B{1931^B} The first long-playing record was demonstrated in New York by RCA-Victor, but the venture failed because of the high price of the players. ^B{1939^B} Poland was invaded by the USSR. ^B{1944^B} The British airborne invasion of Arnhem, Holland began as part of 'Operation Market Garden'. ^B{1991^B} Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, North and South Korea, the Marshall Islands, and Micronesia were admitted to the United Nations.
^B{^I{^#!14!Born ^N}Francisco Gomez de Quevado y Villegas, Spanish poet and satirist, ^B{1580^B}; William Carlos Williams, US poet, ^B{1883^B}; Frederick Ashton, British choreographer, ^B{1906^B}; Stirling Moss, English racing driver, ^B{1929^B}; Anne Bancroft, US actress, ^B{1931^B}; Maureen Connolly, US tennis player, ^B{1934^B}.
^B{^I{^#!14!Died ^N}Philip IV, King of Spain, ^B{1665^B}; Tobias George Smollett, Scottish novelist, ^B{1771^B}; William Henry Fox Talbot, English photographic pioneer, ^B{1877^B}; Count Folke Bernadotte, Swedish diplomat, assassinated, ^B{1948^B}; Laura Ashley, Welsh designer and fabric retailer, ^B{1985^B}.
