Historical Events
Video Music Awards
Sep 1 22nd MTV Video Music Awards: Green Day, Kelly Clarkson and Kanye West win
- Sep 1 Seven members and former members of the AFL-CIO form a new trade union organization, the Change to Win Federation.
- Sep 3 After beating South Africa the previous weekend, New Zealand clinch their 6th Tri Nations Rugby Series with a 34-24 win over Australia in Auckland; All Blacks winger Doug Howlett crosses for 3 tries
Sports History
Sep 4 20-year-old Kyle Busch becomes youngest driver to win a NASCAR Cup Series race when he out duels Greg Biffle in the Sony HD 500 at California Speedway
Walk the Line
Sep 4 James Mangold's biographic drama film "Walk the Line", starring Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash and Reese Witherspoon as June Carter debuts at the Telluride Film Festival in Telluride, Colorado
- Sep 5 Mandala Airlines Flight 91 crashes into a heavily-populated residential area, seconds after taking off from Medan in Sumatra, Indonesia, killing 100 people on board and 49 people on the ground
- Sep 7 First presidential election was held in Egypt.
- Sep 8 Two EMERCOM Il-76 aircraft land at a disaster aid staging area at Little Rock Air Force Base; the first time Russia has flown such a mission to North America.
US Open Women's Tennis
Sep 10 125th US Open Women's Tennis: Belgian Kim Clijsters wins her first of 4 Grand Slam titles; beats Mary Pierce of France 6-3, 6-1
Pride & Prejudice
Sep 11 "Pride & Prejudice", the film adaptation of Jane Austen's novel of the same name, starring Keira Knightley as Elizabeth Bennet, is released
- Sep 11 Film adaption "Pride and Prejudice" starring Keira Knightley and Matthew Mcfadyen, directed by Joe Wright premieres at the Toronto Film Festival
Solheim Cup
Sep 11 Solheim Cup Women's Golf, Crooked Stick GC: US regains Cup 15½–12½; Meg Mallon clinches with 3 & 1 victory over Karen Stupples
- Sep 11 The State of Israel completes its unilateral disengagement from the Gaza Strip.
US Men's Tennis Open
Sep 11 US Open Men's Tennis: Roger Federer retains title; beats Andre Agassi 6-3, 2-6, 7-6, 6-1; Agassi's last appearance in a Grand Slam final
- Sep 12 Hong Kong Disneyland opens in Penny's Bay, Lantau Island, Hong Kong.
- Sep 12 Israel completes its withdrawal of all troops and settlers from the Gaza Strip.
Radio History
Sep 12 Mark Messier announces on ESPN radio that he will retire from the NHL
- Sep 12 The bodies of more than 40 patients discovered in a flooded hospital in New Orleans.
- Sep 12 The red-green coalition, led by Jens Stoltenberg, wins the Norwegian parliamentary election, taking 87 of 169 seats in the parliament.
Supernatural
Sep 13 "Supernatural" debuts on The WB starring Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki - longest-running North American fantasy series
Event of Interest
Sep 13 The Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City premieres the exhibition "Rara Avis (Rare Bird): The Irreverent Iris Apfel"
Be Without You
Sep 15 "Be Without You" single released by Mary J. Blige (Billboard Song of the Year 2006, Grammy Award Best R&B Song, Best Female R&B Vocal Performance 2005)
Hall of Fame
Sep 17 Diana DeGarmo receives the Horizon Award at the Georgia Music Hall Of Fame Awards ceremony
Emmy Awards
Sep 18 57th Emmy Awards: Lost, Everybody Loves Raymond, James Spader & Patricia Arquette win
Farm Aid Concert
Sep 18 Farm Aid 18 held in Tinley Park, Illinois; performers include Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Arlo Guthrie, Buddy Guy, Emmylou Harris, James McMurtry, Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra, John Mayer, Kathleen Edwards, Kenny Chesney, Susan Tedeschi, Widespread Panic, and Wilco [1]
- Sep 18 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Paris, France: Russian pair Elena Dementieva & Dinara Safina win deciding doubles rubber 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 over Amélie Mauresmo & Mary Pierce of France; clinches Russia's 2nd consecutive title, 3-2
How I Met Your Mother
Sep 19 TV sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" premieres, starring Josh Radnor, Neil Patrick Harris, Cobie Smulders, Jason Segel and Alyson Hannigan
President's Cup
Sep 25 Presidents Cup Golf, Robert Trent Jones GC: Chris DiMarco, Jim Furyk and Phil Mickelson unbeaten as US beat International team, 18½–15½
F1 World Champion
Sep 25 Spanish Renault driver Fernando Alonso takes 3rd place in the Brazilian Grand Prix at Autódromo José Carlos Pace to clinch his first Formula 1 World Drivers Championship
- Sep 27 Atlanta Braves clinch their 14th straight division title thanks to Philadelphia's loss to the New York Mets
- Sep 29 Amnesty referendum in Algeria
- Sep 29 Chicago White Sox clinch their first division title since 2000 and become just the 10th team in the history of baseball to be in first place on every day of the season
- Sep 30 The controversial drawings of Muhammad are printed in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten.
- Sep 30 The Parliament of Catalonia passes with 120 plus votes and 15 against, the Project of New Catalan Statute of Autonomy, proclaiming in its article 1, "Catalonia is a nation".
Famous Birthdays
Lewis Koumas (18 years old)
Sep 19 English footballer, born in Chester, England
Famous Weddings
- Sep 2 "Single White Female" actress Jennifer Jason Leigh (43) weds director and writer Noah Baumbach (36) in Los Angeles
- Sep 3 Former "Saturday Night Live" cast member Kevin Nealon (51) weds actress Susan Yeagley (33) inside the town hall in Bellagio, Italy
- Sep 10 "Coronation Street" actress Samia Ghadie (23) weds property developer Matthew Smith at St Philip's Church in Alderley Edge, Cheshire
- Sep 10 British television presenter Kate Garraway (38) weds former political lobbyist Derek Draper (38) at St. Mary The Virgin parish church in London, England
- Sep 10 Camilla Parker-Bowles' son Tom Parker Bowles (30) weds "Harpers & Queen" fashion features editor Sara Buys at St. Nicholas' Church in Rotherfield Greys, Oxfordshire, England
- Sep 10 Fashion model Jodie Kidd (26) weds entrepreneur Aidan Butler at St. Peter's Church in Twineham, West Sussex, England
Peter Andre & Katie Price
Sep 10 Glamour model Katie Price (27) weds 90s pop sensation singer Peter Andre (32) in Highclere Castle, Hampshire
- Sep 17 Country music singer Terri Clark (37) weds her tour manager Greg Kaczor at a Lake Louise resort in Calgary, Canada; divorce in 2007
- Sep 17 Fashion designer Cynthia Rowley (47) weds Bill Powers in Montauk, New York
- Sep 24 "30 Minute Meals" TV host Rachael Ray (37) weds "The Cringe" lead singer John Cusimano in Montalcino, Italy
- Sep 24 "King of Queens" actor-comedian Patton Oswalt (36) weds writer Michelle McNamara in Los Angeles
Ashton Kutcher & Demi Moore
Sep 24 American "That '70s Show" actor Ashton Kutcher (27) weds American actress Demi Moore (42) in Beverly Hills, California; divorce in 2013
Famous Deaths
- Sep 1 R. L. Burnside, American blues musician (Deep Blues), dies at 78 (b. 1926)
- Sep 1 Thanos Leivaditis, Greek actor (b. 1934)
- Sep 3 Richard S.R. Fitter, British ornithologist and botanist (b. 1913)
- Sep 3 William Rehnquist, American lawyer and 16th Chief Justice of the United States (1986-2005), dies in office at 80
- Sep 5 Roberto Viaux, Chilean Army General and the primary planner in two failed coup d'état attempt in Chile (b. 1917)
- Sep 6 Hasan Abidi, Pakistani journalist and Urdu poet (b. 1929)
- Sep 7 Hope Garber, Canadian actress, dies at 81
- Sep 7 Sergio Endrigo, Italian singer Marianne), dies at 72
- Sep 8 Noel Cantwell, Irish cricketer and footballer (b. 1932)
- Sep 9 John Wayne Glover, English-born Australian serial killer, commits suicide in prison at 72
- Sep 9 Stanley Dancer, American harness racer (4 Hambletonians, 3 Trot Triple Crown), dies at 78
- Sep 10 Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, American blues singer (Mary is Fine), dies at 81
- Sep 11 Chris Schenkel, American sportscaster (Monday Night Fights), dies at 82
- Sep 13 Hans Joachim Koellreutter, German Brazilian composer, teacher and musicologist, dies at 90
- Sep 13 Julio César Turbay Ayala, Colombian politician (b. 1916)
- Sep 13 Toni Fritsch, Austrian soccer forward (9 caps; Rapid Vienna) and American football kicker (Super Bowl 1971 Dallas Cowboys; Pro Bowl 1979), dies of heart failure at 60
- Sep 14 Mike Elliott, American jazz and session guitarist, and audio engineer, dies at 65
- Sep 14 Robert Wise, American Academy Award-winning film director (The Day the Earth Stood Still; West Side Story; The Sound Of Music), dies of heat failure at 91
- Sep 14 Vladimir Volkoff, French writer (b. 1932)
- Sep 14 William Berenberg, American physician (b. 1915)
- Sep 15 Sidney Luft, American movie director, dies at 89
- Sep 16 Constance Moore, American singer and actress (Buck Rogers; Show Business; Atlantic City), dies at 85
Gordon Gould (1920-2005)
Sep 16 American physicist (inventor of the laser), dies at 85
- Sep 16 Harry Freedman (Henryk Frydmann), Canadian composer, dies at 83
- Sep 17 Alfred Reed, American classical composer, music editor, and educator, dies at 84
- Sep 18 Marv Grissom, American baseball pitcher, coach (MLB All Star 1954, NY, SF Giants), dies at 87
- Sep 18 Michael Park, British Rally co-driver (b. 1966)
- Sep 20 Simon Wiesenthal, Austrian-Polish Nazi hunter (b. 1908)
- Sep 20 Tobias Schneebaum, American writer, anthropologist and explorer dies at 83
- Sep 22 Heimo Erbse, German concert, opera, and theater composer (Julietta). dies at 81
- Sep 22 Johan "Joop" Doderer, Dutch actor (Swiebertje; My Fair Lady), dies at 84
- Sep 23 Filiberto Ojeda Ríos, Puerto Rican activist (Founder of FALN), dies at 72
- Sep 23 Roger Brierley, English actor (b. 1935)
- Sep 24 Thomas "Tommy" Bond, American actor (Butch-Our Gang, Superman), dies at 79
Don Adams (1923-2005)
Sep 25 American comedian and Emmy Award-winning actor (Get Smart; Tennessee Tuxedo; The Bill Dana Show), dies from complications of lymphoma at 82
- Sep 25 Friedrich Peter, Austrian politician (b. 1921)
- Sep 25 George Archer, American golfer (US Masters 1969), dies of Burkitt's lymphoma at 65
- Sep 25 Georges Arvanitas, French jazz pianist and organist, dies at 74
- Sep 25 Ghulam Mustafa Khan, Pakistani critic and linguist (b. 1912)
- Sep 25 M. Scott Peck, American psychiatrist and writer (The Road Less Traveled), dies at 69
- Sep 25 Urie Bronfenbrenner, American psychologist (b. 1917)
- Sep 26 Helen Cresswell, English author and scriptwriter (Lizzie Dripping), dies at 71
- Sep 26 Michael Wittenberg, American investment banker and husband of actress Bernadette Peters, dies in a Montenegro helicopter crash at 43
- Sep 27 Ronald Golias, Brazilian comedian and actor (A Família Trapo), dies at 76
- Sep 28 Constance Baker Motley, American judge (b. 1921)
- Sep 28 Leo Sternbach, Polish-American chemist, created first benzodiazepines including valium, dies at 97 [1]
- Sep 29 Austin Leslie, American chef, the "Godfather of Fried Chicken" (b. 1934)
