September 5

• September 5, 1735: The German composer Johann Christian Bach was born on this day in Leipzig, the youngest son of Johann Sebastian Bach. J.C.
• September 5, 1795: The United States was obliged to pay $1 million to the pirates in Algiers for the release of 100 sailors.
• September 5, 1882: The first Labor Day was observed on this day in. The Central Labor Union of New York was the first proponent, and eventually the idea was accepted by the American Federation of Labor.
• September 5, 1939: The U.S. proclaimed its neutrality in World War II on this day.
• September 5, 1995: France set off an underground nuclear blast in the South Pacific on this day.
• September 5, 1997: Mother Teresa, one of the most famous humanitarians of the 20th century, died on this day in Calcutta at 87.
• September 5, 1906: On this day, Bradbury Robinson executed the first legal forward pass in football. Robinson threw the ball to Jack Schneider of St. Louis University in a game against Carroll College.
• September 5, 1935: Singer Carol Lawrence was born on this day (She was the original Maria on Broadway in West Side Story).
• September 5, 1975: A 26 year old woman tried to murder president Gerald Ford on this day.

Nonas September (The Nones of September); a dies fasti, on which legal matters are delt with.

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