Historical Events
10th Straight F1 Victory
Sep 3 Dutch world champion Max Verstappen scores his record 10th straight F1 victory of the season in the Italian Grand Prix at Monza; beats Red Bull teammate Sergio Pérez by 6.064s
- Sep 3 Typhoon Haikui makes landfall in eastern Taiwan, forcing the evacuation of 400,000 people [1]
- Sep 4 Lagos' first-ever metro rail service, The Blue Line, begins operating in Nigeria, cutting a 2 hour journey to 15 minutes [1]
- Sep 4 Military head General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema sworn in as Gabon's Head of State, a week after ousting President Ali Bongo Ondimba, whose family had ruled for more than 50 years [1]
- Sep 4 Novo Nordisk, Danish manufacturer of weight-loss drug Wegovy, becomes Europe's most valuable company at $428bn (£339bn), overtaking France's LVMH [1]
- Sep 4 Storm Daniel begins across Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria; killing more than a dozen people. Some regions receive 800mm (31.5 inches) of rain - more than a year's worth [1]
- Sep 5 American singer Joe Jonas (34) files for divorce from English actress Sophie Turner (27) in Miami, Florida, after 4 years of marriage [1]
- Sep 5 An extratropical cyclone in Brazil's southern state of Rio Grande Sul claims at least 31 lives, as extensive flooding affects 60 cities [1]
- Sep 5 Birmingham City Council, the largest local authority in Europe, effectively declares itself bankrupt, after stopping all nonessential spending [1]
- Sep 5 Former Proud Boys chairman, Enrique Tarrio sentenced to 22 years in prison - the longest so far - for seditious conspiracy in the January 6 attack on the US Capitol [1]
- Sep 6 Africa's first climate summit opens in Nairobi, Kenya, calling for greater climate-related financing from industralized countries [1]
Springsteen Postpones Tour
Sep 6 American rocker Bruce Springsteen (73) postpones remaining 8 shows of his summer tour under doctor's advice to treat peptic ulcer disease
- Sep 6 Ava DuVernay's film "Origin" is the first by an African American woman to compete at the Venice Film Festival [1]
- Sep 6 Egypt’s President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi calls for a major reduction in the country's birth rate to avoid a catastrophe - from more than two million to 400,000 a year [1]
- Sep 6 Mexico's Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion nationwide, building on an earlier state-by-state ruling [1]
- Sep 6 Russian daytime missile attack on a Ukrainian market in Kostyantynivka kills 17 civilians [1]
- Sep 6 US sanctions Abdelrahim Hamdan Dagalo, Rapid Support Forces leader, for acts of violence, and human rights abuses, including the massacre of civilians in Darfur [1]
- Sep 7 American "That '70s Show" actor Danny Masterson sentenced to 30 years to life in prison after a jury convicted him in May of two rapes in 2003 [1]
- Sep 7 Intense flooding caused by the heaviest rainfall in 140 years in Hong Kong, Shenzhen and southern Chinese cities turns streets into rivers [1]
- Sep 8 6.8 magnitude earthquake hits central Morocco, its epicenter in the Atlas Mountains near Marrakesh, killing around 3,000 people and causing catastrophic damage affecting over 6 million people [1]
Venice Film Festival
Sep 9 80th Venice Film Festival: "Poor Things" directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and starring Emma Stone wins the Golden Lion [1]
- Sep 9 G2 summit begins in New Delhi, India: African Union invited to become a permanent member and statement on war in Ukraine condemns use of force to grab territory [1]
- Sep 9 US Open Women's Tennis: American Coco Gauff (19) wins her first major title with a comeback 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over Aryna Sabalenka (25) of Belarus
- Sep 10 Collapse of two dams after heavy rain from Storm Daniel sends torrent of flooding through city of Derna, Libya, cutting it off completely, leaving over 4,000 dead and 8,000 missing [1]
- Sep 10 Luis Rubiales, head of Spain's football federation, resigns a month after grabbing and kissing Spanish player Jenni Hermoso, after the team's World Cup win [1]
US Men's Tennis Open
Sep 10 US Open Men's Tennis: Novak Đoković (36) wins his 4th US title and record tying 24th major singles event with a 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 over Russia's Daniil Medvedev (27)
Aerosmith Postpones Tour
Sep 11 American rock band Aerosmith postpones their "Peace Out: The Farewell Tour" after three shows due to vocal chord injury of singer Steven Tyler (75)
- Sep 11 San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) retires the last of the original 1972 train cars; all cars are now BART's "Train Of The Future" series, first introduced in 2018
Stolen Van Gogh Painting Returned
Sep 11 Stolen Vincent van Gogh painting “The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring,” (1884) is returned in an Ikea bag to an art detective [1]
- Sep 11 US sets a record for number of 23 weather disasters in one year costing more than $1 billion, in less than nine months [1]
Video Music Awards
Sep 12 42nd MTV Video Music Awards: Taylor Swift wins 9, passing Madonna and second only to Beyoncé for career; SZA, and Måneskin also win
Kim Jong-un Arrives in Russia
Sep 12 North Korean leader Kim Jong-un arrives in Russia on board his armoured train to meet with President Vladimir Putin [1]
Biden Impeachment Inquiry
Sep 12 US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy opens an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, without a formal House vote, amid some Republican calls to remove McCarthy from leadership [1]
Putin Meets Kim
Sep 13 North Korea's Kim Jong Un meets with Vladimir Putin at the Vostochny space centre, eastern Russia in suspected arms deal [1]
- Sep 13 Rise in overdose deaths from fentanyl laced stimulants mark the "fourth wave" of the overdose crisis in the US, according to UCLA research [1]
- Sep 14 Huge loss of life in Libyan floods could have been avoided with functioning weather service, according to World Meteorological Organization, amid reports death toll could reach 20,000 [1]
- Sep 14 Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, indicted on charges tied to the possession of a gun while using narcotics [1]
- Sep 14 NASA probe into UFO sightings inconclusive, largely due to lack of good data - found no evidence of aliens but doesn't rule out the possibility [1]
- Sep 15 United Auto Workers union go on strike at three locations - GM factory in Wentzville, a Ford plant in Wayne, Michigan, and a Jeep plant run by Stellantis in Toledo [1]
- Sep 16 New economic corridor to rival Chinese Belt and Road Initiative - the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor announced at G20 summit in New Delhi [1]
- Sep 16 Rolling Stone co-founder Jann Wenner removed from Rock and Roll Hall of Fame board of directors after disparaging remarks about female and Black musicians [1]
Russell Brand Accused
Sep 17 British comedian Russell Brand accused of rape, sexual assaults and emotional abuse by four women in investigation by "The Sunday Times" and Channel 4 [1]
Trudeau Accuses India of Killing
Sep 18 Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says “agents of the Indian government” carried out killing of a Sikh community leader, who advocated for Sikh separatism, in British Columbia in June [1]
- Sep 18 Fashion journalist Chioma Nnadi named new head of British Vogue - first black woman to head a major fashion magazine
- Sep 20 Azerbaijan agrees ceasefire with Karabakh separatists after 24-hour military offensive against ethnic Armenians in South Caucasus [1]
- Sep 20 Earliest known evidence for humans building with wood discovered near Kalambo Falls, Zambia at nearly half a million years old (previous known example 9,000 years old) [1]
- Sep 20 US Homeland Security announces plans to grant special status, on humanitarian grounds, to 472,000 Venezuelans already in the US, allowing them to work [1]
Murdoch Retires
Sep 21 Australian media mogul Rupert Murdoch at 92 announces he is retiring from the boards of Fox and News Corporation, leaving his son Lachlan in charge [1]
Charles III's Speech to French Senate
Sep 21 King Charles III becomes the first British monarch to make a speech from France’s senate chamber on a three day trip to the country [1]
Farm Aid Concert
Sep 23 Farm Aid held in Noblesville, Indiana; performers include Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews. Margo Price, Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros, Bob Dylan, The String Cheese Incident, and Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
France Withdraws Support for Niger
Sep 24 French President Emmanuel Macron says his country will withdraw its ambassador and 1,500 troops from Niger, in the wake of a coup [1]
- Sep 24 NASA's OSIRIS-REX mission to retrieve space rock from the asteroid Bennu successfully returns to earth, landing in Utah [1]
- Sep 24 Solheim Cup Women's Golf, Finca Cortesin, Casares, Andalusia, Spain: Europe wins 3rd straight title; retains trophy after 14-14 tie with Team USA; Carlota Ciganda undefeated for Europe (4-0)
- Sep 24 Taylor Swift attends Kansas City Chiefs game at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri, amid rumours she is dating player Travis Kelce [1]
- Sep 25 At least 68 people killed in a fuel depot explosion as ethnic Armenians rush to leave Nagorno-Karabakh region of Azerbaijan, after military offensive by Azerbaijan [1]
- Sep 25 Ukraine's military claims a missile strike three days ago killed the commander of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol [1]
- Sep 25 US President Joe Biden hosts a summit of leaders from the Pacific, in an effort to counter influence of China [1]
- Sep 26 At least 94 people die in a fire at a wedding in Qaraqosh, Iraq, after fireworks set a building alight [1]
Trump Guilty of Fraud
Sep 26 Donald Trump found guilty of fraud by inflating his assets in a civil case was brought by New York attorney general Letitia James [1]
- Sep 26 Joe Biden is the first US president to walk a picket line telling striking autoworkers "You deserve a significant raise” in Michigan [1]
- Sep 26 The speaker of Canada's House of Commons resigns after inviting a man who fought with a Nazi military unit to attend a speech by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy [1]
- Sep 27 NASA astronaut Frank Rubio returns to earth after an American record of 371 days in space, along with Russian cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin [1]
- Sep 27 Parker Solar Probe breaks its own record (again) for the fastest thing ever made by humans going 394,736 mph towards the sun - equal to travelling between LA and NY city in 20 seconds [1]
- Sep 27 Revival of Gary Geld and Peter Udell's musical "Purlie", based on Ossie Davis' "Purlie Victorious" and starring Leslie Odom, Jr, opens at the Music Box Theater, NYC, for a limited run
- Sep 27 Scientists at CERN announce a scientific milestone - proof that antimatter falls down and not up, by dropping a gas of antihydrogen from a 3-metre-tall vertical shaft [1]
- Sep 27 Writer's Guild of America ends their 148-day strike after agreeing deal with industry bosses [1]
- Sep 28 "My Dad Wrote a Porno" hosted by host Jamie Morton becomes the first inductee into the British Podcast Awards' Hall of Fame [1]
- Sep 28 Nearly 1,000 people have died of dengue in Bangladesh in just a few weeks, with authorities calling it the country's worst-ever outbreak [1]
- Sep 29 Duane "Keffe D" Davis arrested for the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shukar in Las Vegas [1]
- Sep 29 Historic levels of rain in New York city create flash floods, shutting down half of the subway system amid the wettest September in 100 years [1]
- Sep 29 More than 50 people are killed in two suicide attacks in Mastung and Peshawar City, Pakistan, during celebrations for the birth of the prophet Muhammad [1]
Famous Weddings
- Sep 3 Actress Joey King marries director and producer Steven Piet in Mallorca, Spain
Chris Evans
Sep 9 American "Captain America" actor Chris Evans (42) weds Portuguese actress Alba Baptista (26) in a private house ceremony in Cape Cod, Massachusetts
Hulk Hogan
Sep 22 American retired professional wrestler Hulk Hogan (70) marries for the third time to Sky Daily (45) in Clearwater, Florida [1]
Famous Divorces
Hugh Jackman
Sep 15 Actors Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness announce they are separating after 27 years of marriage [1]
- Sep 18 American actress Bijou Phillips (43) files for divorce from American "That '70s Show" actor and convicted rapist Danny Masterson (47) after 11 years of marriage
Ariana Grande
Sep 18 American pop singer Ariana Grande (30) files for divorce from American realtor Dalton Gomez (27) after two years of marriage [1]
Kevin Costner
Sep 19 Actor Kevin Costner and Christine Baumgartner settle their divorce after an acrimonious legal battle [1]
Famous Deaths
Jimmy Buffett (1946-2023)
Sep 1 American country rock singer-songwriter ("Margaritaville") and restaurant entrepreneur (Margaritaville Cafe), dies of Merkel cell carcinoma (a rare form of skin cancer) at 76 [1]
- Sep 1 Raymond Moriyama, Canadian architect (Canadian War Museum), dies at 93 [1]
- Sep 1 William B. Richardson, American politician (Governor of New Mexico 2003-11, Rep-D-New Mexico, 1983-97; US Ambassador to U.N., 1997-98), dies at 75 [1]
- Sep 2 Salif Keïta, Malian soccer striker (28 caps; African Footballer of the Year 1970; Saint-Étienne, Valencia CF, Sporting CP), dies at 76
- Sep 3 David Watkins, Welsh rugby union fly-half (21 Tests Wales, 6 British & Irish Lions; Newport RFC), rugby league utility (16 Tests Wales, 6 GB; Salford RLFC) and coach (4 Tests GB, 3 Wales), dies at 81
- Sep 3 Heath Streak, Zimbabwean cricket all-rounder (65 Tests, 1 x 100, 11 x 50, HS 127no, 216 wickets, BB 6/73; Matabeleland, Hampshire CCC, Warwickshire CCC), dies of colon and liver cancer at 49
- Sep 3 Paul Roach, American football coach (University of Wyoming; assistant Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, GB Packers) and administrator (AD Wyoming 1986-96), dies at 95
- Sep 3 Piloo Reporter, Indian cricket umpire (14 Tests, 22 ODIs), dies at 84
- Sep 4 Ed Meador, American football cornerback (First-team All-Pro 1968, 69; 6 × Pro Bowl; Los Angeles Rams), dies at 86
- Sep 4 Gary Wright, American rock singer and keyboardist (Spooky Tooth - It's All About; solo - "Dream Weaver"), dies of complications from Parkinson's disease at 80 [1]
- Sep 4 Hameur Hizem, Tunisian soccer coach (Tunisia national team 1970-74, 1978-79, 1980-81; US Monastir), dies at 85
- Sep 4 Steve Harwell, American rock singer-songwriter (Smash Mouth, 1994-2021 - "All Star", "I'm A Believer"), dies of liver failure at 56 [1]
- Sep 5 Albert Azaryan, Armenian gymnast (Olympic gold USSR rings, team 1956, 60; World C'ship gold rings, team 1954, 58), dies at 94
- Sep 5 Charles Gayle, American jazz saxophonist and composer ("Streets"), dies at 84
- Sep 6 Larry Chance [Figueiredo], American doo-wop vocalist (The Earls - "Remember Then"; "I Believe"), dies at 82
- Sep 6 Richard Davis, American jazz double bassist described as "the greatest bass ever heard on a rock album" (Van Morrison's Astral Weeks), dies at 93
- Sep 6 Robyn Broughton, New Zealand netball coach (Coca Cola Cup 1999, 2000, 01; National Bank Cup 2002, 03, 04, 07 Southern Sting; assistant coach NZ Silver Ferns 2000-02), dies at 80
- Sep 7 Edward Hide, British jockey (1,000 Guineas 1972, 77; Epsom Oaks 1967; Epsom Derby 1973; St Leger Stakes 1959, 78), dies at 86
- Sep 9 Mangosuthu Buthelezi, South African politician and Zulu prince (Chief Minister of KwaZulu 1972-94), dies at 95 [1]
- Sep 9 Rainer Troppa, German soccer defender (17 caps GDR; BFC Dynamo 172 games), dies at 65
- Sep 10 Brendan Croker, English folk-rock musician and songwriter (The Five O'Clock Shadows: The Notting Hillbillies; Sally Tmms and the Drifting Cowgirls), dies of leukemia at 70
- Sep 10 Charlie Robison, American country singer-songwriter ("I Want You Bad"), dies of a heart attack at 59
- Sep 10 Hernán Carrasco, Chilean soccer manager (El Salvador; CONCACAF Champions' Cup 1967 Alianza FC, 1969, 70 CD Atlético Marte, 1968 CD Águila), dies at 100
- Sep 10 Nico Ladenis, Greek-Tanganyikan-British restaurateur (Nico at 90), dies at 89
- Sep 11 Juan Carlos Harriott Jr., Argentine polo player (Argentine Open C'ship x 20, Hurlingham Open x 15, Tortugas Open x 7), dies at 86
- Sep 12 Dominique Colonna, French soccer goalkeeper (13 caps; Stade Français, OGC Nice, Reims) and manager (Cameroon 1965-70), dies at 95
- Sep 12 Gordon Kennett, English motorcycle speedway rider (World Pairs C'ship [Malcolm Simmons] 1978; World Championship 1978 runner-up), dies at 70
- Sep 12 Jean Boht, English actress (Bread - "Nellie"; Distant Voices; Still Lives), dies of Alzheimer's disease at 91
- Sep 12 Roy Kidd, American College Football HOF coach (Eastern Kentucky University 1964-2002, record 314–124–8), dies at 91
- Sep 13 John McDonald, Australian rugby league centre (13 Tests; Queensland; Manly-Warringah RLFC), dies at 79
- Sep 13 Perrie Mans, South African snooker player (Benson & Hedges Masters 1979; World C'ship 1978 runner-up; South African Pro C'ship x 20), dies at 82
- Sep 13 Roger Whittaker, Kenyan-British country singer ("The Last Farewell"; "Durham Town"), dies at 87 [1]
- Sep 14 Bjarni Felixson, Icelandic soccer defender (6 caps; Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur) and broadcaster (RÚV), dies at 86
- Sep 14 Michael McGrath, American Tony Award-winning stage actor and singer (Spamalot; Nice Work If You Can Get It), dies at 65
- Sep 14 Roy Roper, New Zealand rugby union three-quarter (5 Tests; Taranaki RU), dies at 100
- Sep 15 Burhan Sargun, Turkish soccer forward (8 caps, 7 goals; Fenerbahçe SK), dies at 94
- Sep 15 Tony Kreft, New Zealand rugby union prop (1 Test; Otago RFU 60 games), dies at 78
- Sep 16 Arild Hetleøen, Norwegian soccer central defender (4 caps; SK Brann), dies at 80
- Sep 16 Lionel Morgan, Australian rugby league winger (3 Tests; first Indigenous Australian to play in a recognised RL Test), dies at 85
- Sep 16 Ron Barassi, Australian Football HOF ruck rover (6×VFL Premierships Melbourne FC, Carlton FC) and coach (4×VFL Premierships; Melbourne, Carlton, North Melbourne, Sydney), dies after a fall at 87
- Sep 17 Ronnie McKinnon, Scottish soccer defender (28 caps; Rangers FC 301 games), dies at 83
- Sep 18 Henty Boucha, Ojibwa-American NHL and WHA ice hockey forward, 1972-77 (Olympic silver, 1972; Detroit Red Wings and 3 other teams). dies at 72
- Sep 18 Marinho Peres, Brazilian soccer defender & captain (15 caps; Portuguesa, Santos, FC Barcelona, Inter Milan, Galícia) and manager (Botafogo, El Salvador, Belenenses, Sporting, Santos), dies at 76
- Sep 19 Buddy Teevens, American college football coach (Dartmouth College 1987-91, 2005-23; Uni of Maine, Tulane Uni, Stanford University), dies from injuries sustained in road accident at 66
- Sep 19 Egil Johansen, Norwegian soccer midfielder (12 caps; Vålerenga IF), dies of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at 61
- Sep 19 Stephen Gould, American operatic tenor (Bayreuth Festival, 2004-22), dies of bile duct cancer at 61
- Sep 19 Vitaly Dubko, Russian trampolining coach (named best coach of 20th Century by International Gymnastics Federation), dies at 87
- Sep 20 Camille Dimmer, Luxembourgish soccer forward (19 caps; FC Claravallis, Anderlecht, R. Crossing Club Molenbeek, Red Boys Differdange), dies at 84
- Sep 20 Elaine Devry [Thelma Mahnken], American actress (The Atomic Kid, The Boy Who Cried Werewolf), dies at 93
- Sep 20 Katherine Anderson, American singer (The Marvelettes - "Please Mr. Postman"; "Don't Mess With Bill"), dies at 79
- Sep 20 Odilon Polleunis, Belgian soccer striker (22 caps; Sint-Truiden, RWD Molenbeek, KSK Tongerenborn), dies from heart failure at 80
- Sep 22 Américo Lopes, Portuguese soccer goalkeeper (15 caps; Porto, Boavista), dies at 90
- Sep 22 Giorgio Napolitano, Italian politician, President of Italy (2006-15), dies at 98
- Sep 22 Giovanni Lodetti, Italian soccer midfielder (17 caps; AC Milan, Sampdoria, Foggia, Novara), dies at 81
- Sep 22 Mike Henderson, American country, blues, and bluegrass singer-songwriter, and slide guitarist (The Bluebloods; The SteelDrivers), dies at 70
- Sep 23 Terry Kirkman, American rock vocalist, songwriter, and keyboardist (The Association - "Windy"; "Cherish"), and later substance abuse counselor, dies at 83
- Sep 24 Keith Baxter, Welsh actor (Chimes at Midnight; Killing Time; Barretts at Wimpole Street), dies at 90
- Sep 24 Tim Foley, American football defensive back (Super Bowl VII, VIII; Pro Bowl 1979; Miami Dolphins), dies at 75
- Sep 25 David McCallum, Scottish-American actor (The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - "Ilyla Kuryakin"; NCIS), dies at 90 [1]
- Sep 25 György Kottán, Hungarian soccer manager (Bangladesh 2000-03; Pakistan 2009-10), dies at 76
- Sep 25 Matteo Messina Denaro, Italian mobster, dies of complications from colon cancer at 61
Brooks Robinson (1937-2023)
Sep 26 American Baseball HOF third baseman (18 x MLB All Star; World Series 1966, 70 [MVP]; 16 × Gold Glove Award; Baltimore Orioles), dies at 86 [1] [2]
- Sep 27 Bob Sheridan, American boxing and MMA broadcaster (WGBS "Rumble in the Jungle", "Thrilla in Manila"; bodogFIGHT), dies at 79
- Sep 27 Jim Forrest, Scottish soccer striker (5 caps; Rangers, Preston NE, Aberdeen, Hong Kong Rangers), dies at 79
- Sep 27 John Tembo, Malawian politician (President of the Malawi Congress Party), dies at 91
Michael Gambon (1940-2023)
Sep 27 Irish-English stage and screen actor (The Singing Detective; Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter film series), dies of pneumonia at 82 [1]
- Sep 28 Dianne Feinstein (née Goldman), American politician (1st female mayor of San Francisco, 1978-88; longests serving female US Senator-D-CA, 1992-2023), dies at 90 [1]
- Sep 28 M. S. Swaminathan, Indian agricultural scientist, leader of the green revolution in India, dies at 98
- Sep 28 Mervyn Brown, British diplomat and historian of Madagascar, dies at 100
- Sep 30 Galip Haktanır, Turkish soccer defender (5 caps; Vefaspor SK), dies at 102
- Sep 30 Khaled Khalifa, Syrian poet, screenwriter and novelist (In Praise of Hatred), dies of a heart attack at 59 [1]
- Sep 30 Russell Batiste Jr., American drummer The Meters, 1989-2000; The Funky Meters, 2000-15; Vida Blue), dies of a heart attack at 57
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