4th » The French garrison in Valletta surrenders to British troops who had been called at the invitation of the Maltese people or Maltese. The islands of Malta (island) named Malta and Gozo become the Malta Protectorate.
Famous Birthdays on September in 1800
6th » Catharine Beecher, American educator (d. 1878)
11th » Daniel S. Dickinson, American lawyer and politician, 13th Lieutenant Governor of New York (d. 1866)
20th » Benjamin Franklin White, American singer (d. 1879)
23rd » William Holmes McGuffey, American educator and author (d. 1873)
30th » Decimus Burton, English architect, designed the Pharos Lighthouse (Fleetwood) named Pharos Lighthouse (d. 1881)
Famous Deaths for September 1800
13th » Claude Martin, French-English general (b. 1735)
26th » William Billings, American composer (b. 1746)
29th » Michael Denis, Austrian poet and author (b. 1729)