Historical Events
- Sep 1 American harness trainer and driver Dave Palone wins his 6,000th race, driving Oompa’s Terminator to victory at The Meadows Racetrack in Pennsylvania
- Sep 2 Swissair Flight 111 crashes near Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia. All 229 people on board are killed.
- Sep 2 The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda finds Jean-Paul Akayesu, the former mayor of a small town in Rwanda, guilty of nine counts of genocide
Event of Interest
Sep 4 Google is formally incorporated by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two students at Stanford University
- Sep 4 NY Yankees beat Chicago White Sox, 11-6, to win their 100th game on the earliest date in MLB history besting the 1906 Chicago Cubs & 1954 Cleveland Indians by 5 days
Video Music Awards
Sep 10 15th MTV Video Music Awards: Madonna & Will Smith win
- Sep 11 16th Commonwealth Games open in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia making Malaysia the first Asian country to host the games
Event of Interest
Sep 11 Independent counsel Ken Starr sends a report to the U.S. Congress accusing President Bill Clinton of 11 possible impeachable offenses.
US Open Women's Tennis
Sep 12 US Open Women's Tennis: Lindsay Davenport wins her first career Grand Slam title; beats defending champion Martina Hingis 6-3, 7-5
- Sep 13 50th Emmy Awards: The Practice, Frasier, Andre Braugher & Christine Lahti win
- Sep 13 US Open Men's Tennis: In an all-Australian final Patrick Rafter retains title; beats Mark Philippoussis 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 6-0
- Sep 14 British TV show "The Royle Family" written and starring Caroline Adherne and Craig Cash, also starring Ricky Tomlinson and Sue Johnston premieres on BBC Two
- Sep 14 Telecommunications companies MCI Communications and WorldCom complete their $37 billion merger to form MCI WorldCom.
- Sep 15 With the landmark merger of WorldCom and MCI Communications completed the day prior, the new MCI WorldCom opens its doors for business.
Rush Hour
Sep 18 "Rush Hour" directed by Brett Ratner, starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker released - Jackie Chan's Hollywood breakthrough
- Sep 18 Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is formed.
Toronto Film Festival
Sep 19 23rd Toronto International Film Festival: "Life Is Beautiful" directed by Roberto Benigni wins the People's Choice Award
- Sep 20 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Geneva, Switzerland: Conchita Martínez & Arantxa Sánchez Vicario beat Martina Hingis & Patty Schnyder of Switzerland 6-0, 6-2 in doubles decider to clinch Spain's 5th title, 3-2
- Sep 20 Solheim Cup Women's Golf, Muirfield Village: US retains Cup; beats Europe 16-12 for third consecutive victory
- Sep 21 TV comedy "Will & Grace" starring Eric McCormack and Debra Messing premieres in the US
Country Music Association Awards
Sep 23 32nd Country Music Association Awards: Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood & George Strait win
Election of Interest
Sep 27 German Chancellor Helmut Kohl's CDU/CSU party suffers a heavy defeat in federal elections to Gerhard Schröder's Social Democratic Party
Baby One More Time
Sep 29 Jive Records releases debut single by Britney Spears "...Baby One More Time"; it becomes a worldwide smash, topping the charts in 25 countries
Painted from Memory
Sep 29 Mercury Records releases Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach's collaborative album "Painted from Memory"
Taming The Tiger
Sep 29 Reprise Records releases "Taming The Tiger", Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell's 16th studio album
Famous Birthdays
- Sep 19 Trae Young, American NBA player (Atlanta Hawks), born in Lubbock, Texas
- Sep 20 Rashid Khan, Afghan cricket spin bowler and captain (5 Tests, 34 wickets, BB 7/137; Sunrisers Hyderabad, Adelaide Strikers), born in Nangarhar, Afghanistan
- Sep 21 Brino quadruplets (Lorenzo, Myrinda, Nikolas, and Zachary), American actor/actresses (7th Heaven - "The Camden twins"), born in Woodland Hills, California (Lorenzo - d. 2020)
- Sep 21 Tadej Pogačar, Slovenian road cyclist (Tour de France 2020, 21; 2022 runner-up), born in Komenda, Slovenia
Famous Weddings
Kim Cattrall
Sep 4 American "Sex and The City" actress Kim Cattrall (42) weds American audio designer Mark Levinson (51); divorce in 2004
Melanie Brown
Sep 13 "Spice Girls" pop singer Melanie Brown (23) weds Dutch dancer Jimmy Gulzar in Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire; divorce in 2000
Brendan Fraser
Sep 27 "The Mummy" actor Brendan Fraser (30) weds actress Afton Smith (32) at Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles, California; divorce in 2007
Famous Deaths
Cary Middlecoff (1921-1998)
Sep 1 American golfer (US Open 1949, 56; US Masters 1955), dies at 77
- Sep 1 Józef Krupiński, Polish poet (Marsz żałobny), dies at 67
- Sep 1 Petar Šegedin, Croatian novelist (Holy Devil), dies at 89
- Sep 1 Vere Harmsworth, 3rd Viscount Rothermere, English press magnate (The Mail on Sunday), dies of a heart attack at 73
- Sep 2 Allen Drury, American author (Advise & Consent - 1960 Pulitzer Prize), dies at 80
- Sep 2 Jackie Blanchflower, Irish soccer midfielder (12 caps Northern Ireland; Manchester United 105 games; survived Munich air disaster), dies from cancer at 65
- Sep 2 Jonathan Mann, American physician and AIDS activist, dies in the 1998 crash of Swissair Flight 111 at 51
- Sep 4 Elizabeth Kata, Australian writer, A Patch of Blue (b. 1912)
- Sep 5 Leo Penn, American actor and film director, dies at 77
- Sep 5 Verner Panton, Danish furniture and interior designer, dies at 72
Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998)
Sep 6 Japanese director and screenwriter who was posthumously named "Asian of the Century" in the "Arts, Literature, and Culture" category (Rashomon, Drunken Angel, Seven Samurai, Ran), dies of a stroke at 88
- Sep 7 John Hayes, British Naval Officer and Naval Secretary, dies at 85
- Sep 9 Bill Cratty, American modern dancer and choreographer, dies of liver cancer at 47
- Sep 9 Lucio Battisti, Italian pop singer and composer, dies of cancer at 55
- Sep 10 Carl Forgione, British actor (b. 1944)
- Sep 10 Vernon Guy, American R&B and gospel singer (Cool Sounds; Sharpees), dies in a car accident at 53
- Sep 11 Dane Clark, American actor (Wire Service, Bold Venture, Perry Mason), dies at 86
- Sep 11 Frank Ereaut, British Bailiff of Jersey (1975-85), dies at 79
George Wallace (1919-1998)
Sep 13 American politician (Gov-D-Ala) and presidential candidate, dies of septic shock at 79
- Sep 13 Harry Lumley, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1926)
- Sep 14 (Laten) Johnny Adams, American blues, jazz and gospel singer (Reconsider Me), dies of prostate cancer at 66
- Sep 17 Ted Binion, Las Vegas casino heir (b. 1943)
- Sep 17 William Hugh Albright, American composer and musician, dies at 53
- Sep 18 Leonid Kinskey, Russian actor (Casablanca, Duck Soup), dies at 95
- Sep 21 Dragutin Gostuški, Serbian composer (Concerto Accelerato), musicologist, and educator, dies at 75
Florence Griffith Joyner (1959-1998)
Sep 21 American athlete (Olympic gold 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay 1988; WR 100m: 10.49; 200m: 21.34 1988), dies of an epileptic seizure at 38
- Sep 23 Mary Frann [Leucke], American actress (Newhart - "Joanna"; Days of Our Live, 1976-79 - "Amanda"), dies of a heart attack at 55
- Sep 25 Russell Smith, American composer, dies at 71
- Sep 26 Betty Carter [Lillie Mae Jones], American jazz singer and scat vocalist, dies of pancreatic cancer at 69
- Sep 27 Doak Walker, American College and Pro Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1948; Pro Bowl 1950-51, 53–55; First-team All-Pro 1950–51, 53–54; Detroit Lions), dies from ski accident injuries at 71
- Sep 27 Narita Brian, Japanese racehorse, world's top earner until 2000 (b. 1991)
- Sep 29 Jared High, American victim of bullying and suicide, dies at 13
Tom Bradley (1917-1998)
Sep 29 American politician and Mayor of Los Angeles (Democrat: 1973-93), dies at 80
- Sep 29 Valston Hancock, Australian air force commander (Chief of Air Force Staff 1961-65), dies at 91
Dan Quisenberry (1953-1998)
Sep 30 American MLB player (5-time AL saves leader), dies of a brain tumor at 45
- Sep 30 Marius Goring, British actor (Stairway to Heaven, The Red Shoes), dies from cancer at 86
