The CD-video, combining digital sound with high-definition video, was launched by Philips 

VP Theodore Roosevelt advises, Speak softly and carry a big stick 

Telegraph use between Germany and US begins 

Frederick Soddy, English physical chemist, is born 

Thomas Telford, Scottish civil engineer, dies 

The Julian calendar was used in Britain and the Colonies officially for the last time as in the rest of Europe, the following day became 14 Sept in the Gregorian calendar