Historical Events
- Sep 1 Indian state of Tripura becomes a territory
- Sep 1 KELP (now KCOS) TV channel 13 in El Paso, TX (PBS) begins broadcasting
F1 World Champion
Sep 2 British Ferrari driver Peter Collins sportingly hands over his car to retired teammate Juan Manuel Fangio during season ending Italian Grand Prix at Monza; Fangio finishes 2nd to win F1 World Drivers Championship
- Sep 2 Collapse of a rail bridge under a train kills 120 (India)
- Sep 2 Juan Manuel Fangio of Argentina finishes 2nd in Italian GP at Monza to win his 3rd straight F1 World Drivers Championship by 3 points from Englishman Stirling Moss
- Sep 2 San Francisco Washington-Jackson cable line replaced by bus service
Sports History
Sep 3 American Johnny Longden becomes thoroughbred racing's winningest rider, breaking the record of 4,870 wins by British jockey Sir Gordon Richards; rides Arrogate to victory in the Del Mar Handicap
#1 in the Charts
Sep 8 Harry Belafonte's album "Calypso" goes #1 & stays #1 for 31 weeks
- Sep 9 African Party for Liberation of Guinea-Bissau & Cape Verde forms
TV Show Appearance
Sep 9 Elvis Presley appears on "The Ed Sullivan Show" for the 1st time
US Men's Tennis Open
Sep 9 US National Championship Men's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: In an all-Australian final Ken Rosewall wins his first US singles title, beating Lew Hoad 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-3
US Open Women's Tennis
Sep 9 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Forest Hills, NY: In an all-American final Shirley Fry Irvin beats Althea Gibson 6-3, 6-4 for her only US singles crown
- Sep 10 Great Britain performs nuclear test at Maralinga, Australia
- Sep 10 Public schools integrate in Louisville, Kentucky
- Sep 10 WSYE (now WETM) TV channel 18 in Elmira-Corning, NY (NBC) 1st broadcast
Sports History
Sep 11 Cincinnati Reds outfielder Frank Robinson ties rookie record with his 38th HR
Baseball Record
Sep 11 New York Yankees Yogi Berra ties career record for HRs (236) by a catcher
IBM 305 RAMAC
Sep 14 IBM introduces the RAMAC 305, 1st commercial computer with a hard drive that uses magnetic disk storage, weighs over a ton
- Sep 17 Black students enter Clay elementary school in Kentucky
- Sep 17 Television is first broadcast in Australia
- Sep 17 Yanks clinch pennant #22 on Mantle's 50th homer of year
Baseball Record
Sep 18 Mickey Mantle is 8th to hit 50 HRs in a season
- Sep 19 1st international conference of black writers & artists meets (Sorbonne)
- Sep 21 New York Yankees set dubious MLB record, stranding 20 on base; Mickey Mantle hits a 500' plus homer but rival Boston Red Sox win 13-9 at Fenway Park
- Sep 25 Brooklyn Dodger Sal Maglie no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 5-0
- Sep 25 Transatlantic telephone cable goes into operation from Newfoundland to Oban
- Sep 27 Great Britain commences 'Operation Buffalo' testing four nuclear fission bombs at Maralinga, South Australia
Television Finale
Sep 28 "Johnny Carson Show" TV Variety last airs on CBS-TV
- Sep 28 RCA Records reports Elvis Presley sold over 10 million records
- Sep 29 "Oh! Susanna" debuts on CBS-TV
- Sep 29 Music single "I Love Mickey" by Mickey Mantle & Teresa Brewer peaks at #87
- Sep 29 Yanks Mickey Mantle hits his 52nd HR of season
- Sep 30 Phillies Robin Roberts gives up a major league record 46th HR
- Sep 30 White Sox Jim Derrington, 16, is youngest to start a game (he loses)
Famous Birthdays
- Sep 2 Angelo Fusco, Provisional Irish Republican Army member
- Sep 2 Mario Tremblay, Canadian ice hockey right wing (Montreal Canadiens 852 games) and coach (Montreal Canadiens 1985-87), born in Alma, Quebec
- Sep 3 Hans-Georg Beyer, East German team handball player (Olympic gold 1980), born in Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany
- Sep 3 Patrick McGeown, Irish IRA member, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 1996)
- Sep 4 Blackie Lawless [Steven Duren], American heavy metal singer and guitarist (W.A.S.P.), born in Staten Island, New York
- Sep 5 Roine Stolt, Swedish guitarist (The Flower Kings), born in Uppsala, Sweden
- Sep 5 Sandra Guibord, German actress (Donna-One Life to Live), born in West Germany
- Sep 5 Steve Denton, American tennis player (world's fastest tennis serve-138 mph), born in Kingsville, Texas
- Sep 6 Bill Ritter, American politician (41st Governor of Colorado), born in Denver, Colorado
- Sep 7 Byron Stevenson, British footballer (Leeds United), born in Llanelli, Wales (d. 2007)
- Sep 7 Diane Warren, American songwriter ("Music of My Heart"; "If I Could Turn Back Time"), born in Van Nuys, California
- Sep 7 Michael Feinstein, American jazz pianist, singer and Gershwin-ophile ("Isn't It Romantic"), born in Columbus, Ohio
- Sep 8 "Wild" Mick Brown, American rock drummer (Dokken; Ted Nugent), born in San Mateo, California
- Sep 8 David Carr, American journalist (New York Times), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 2015)
- Sep 8 Frank Tovey, British musician (Fad Gadget), born in London (d. 2002)
- Sep 8 Maurice Cheeks, American NBA guard (NY Knicks, Philadelphia '76ers), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Sep 9 Anatoli Pavlovich Artsebarsky, Russian colonel and cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-12)
- Sep 9 Avi Wigderson, Israeli mathematician and computer scientist (2023 Turing Prize for randomness), born in Haifa, Israel
- Sep 10 Johnny Fingers [John Moylett], Irish rocker (Boomtown Rats - "I Don't Like Mondays"), born in Dublin, Ireland
- Sep 10 Johnny Hickman, American rock guitarist (Cracker), born in Redlands, California
- Sep 11 Tony Gilroy, American screenwriter and director (Bourne), born in Manhattan, New York
- Sep 12 Barry Andrews, British rock musician (XTC; League of Gentlemen; Shreikback), born in West Norwood, London
- Sep 12 Chip Beck, American golfer (US Open 1986, 89, Masters 1993 runner-up; shot 59 in 1991), born in Fayetteville, North Carolina
- Sep 12 Leslie Cheung, Hong Kong actor, singer and composer (Farewell My Concubine), born in Hong Kong (d. 2003)
- Sep 12 Ricky Rudd, American auto racer (NASCAR Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year 1977; IROC Champion 1992; Brickyard 400 1997, born in Norfolk County, Virginia
- Sep 12 Sam Brownback, American attorney and politician (46th Governor of Kansas), born in Garnett, Kansas
- Sep 13 (Joan) "Joni" Sledge, American vocalist (Sister Sledge "We Are Family"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2017)
- Sep 13 Alain Ducasse, French-born Monégasque chef, born in Orthez, France
- Sep 13 David Mansfield, American session and touring fiddler, guitarist, mandolin player (Bob Dylan; The Alpha Band; Buce Hornsby and The Range), and film score composer, born in Leonia, New Jersey
- Sep 13 Oribe Canales, Cuban American celebrity hairdresser, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 2018)
- Sep 14 Kostas Karamanlis, Greek politician (Prime Minister of Greece 2004-09), born in Athens, Greece
- Sep 14 Lefteris Zagoritis, Greek lawyer and politician, born in Rhodes, Greece
- Sep 14 Ray Wilkins, English soccer midfielder (84 caps; Chelsea, Manchester Utd, AC Milan, Rangers, QPR) and manager (QPR, Fulham, Jordan), born in Hillingdon, England (d. 2018)
- Sep 15 Jaki Graham, British R&B singer-songwriter ("Could It Be I'm Falling In Love"), born in Birmingham, England
- Sep 15 Maggie Reilly, Scottish folk singer, born in Moodiesburn, Scotland
- Sep 15 Ned Rothenberg, composer and multi-instrumentalist, born in Boston, Massachusetts
- Sep 15 Tawny Little (née Godin), American beauy queen (Miss American, 1976), news anchor, and actress, born in Portland, Maine
- Sep 16 Anatoly Beloglazov, Russian 52 kg freestyle wrestler (Olympic gold 1980), born in Kaliningrad, Russia
- Sep 16 Charles Fearing, American touring and session guitarist, songwriter (Raydio), and producer, born in the USA
- Sep 16 Dave Blood [Schulthise], American rock bassist (The Dead Milkmen - "Punk Rock Girl"), born in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania (d. 2004)
- Sep 16 Kevin R. Kregel, American pilot and astronaut (STS 70, 78, 87), born in Amityville, New York
- Sep 16 Marcelo Campo, Argentine rugby union winger (20 Tests Argentina, 6 South America; Pueyrredón SC), born in Quilmes, Argentina (d. 2021)
- Sep 16 Mark Daniel Gearan, American campaign manager (Al Gore), born in Gardner, Massachusetts
- Sep 16 Nick Banton, founder of Body Positive (d. 1994)
- Sep 16 Peter Zaremba, American rocker (Fleshtones), born in Queens, New York
- Sep 16 Sergei Beloglazov, Russian 57 kg freestyle wrestler (Olympic gold 1980, 88), born in Kaliningrad, Russia
- Sep 17 Brian Andreas, American writer, sculptor, painter and publisher
- Sep 17 Thad Bosley. American major league baseball player, born in Oceanside, California
- Sep 18 Chris Hedges, American journalist and author (War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning), born in St. Johnsbury, Vermont
Peter Šťastný (67 years old)
Sep 18 Slovak-Canadian Hockey HOF center (2nd-highest NHL scorer 1980s, after Wayne Gretzky; World C'ship gold 1976, 77; Canada Cup gold 1984; Quebec Nordiques, NJ Devils, St. Louis Blues), born in Bratislava, Slovakia
- Sep 18 Tim McInnerny, British stage, screen, and radio actor (Blackadder; Notting Hill), born in Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire, England
- Sep 19 Juan Manuel Fangio II, Argentine racing driver, born in Balcarce, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Sep 19 Lenny Castro, American session and touring percussionist (Melissa Manchester; Toto; Eric Clapton; The Crusaders), born in New York City
- Sep 20 Debi Morgan, American actress (All My Children, Cry Uncle), born in Dunn, North Carolina
- Sep 20 Gary Cole, American actor (Pineapple Express, Midnight Caller), born in Park Ridge, Illinois
- Sep 21 Jack Givens, American basketball player
- Sep 21 Marta Kauffman, American television producer (Friends; Grace and Frankie), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Sep 22 David Krakauer, American Grammy Award-winning klezmer, jazz and classical clarinetist (Klezmer Madness!), born in New York City
- Sep 22 Debby Boone, American singer (You Light Up My Life), born in Hackensack, New Jersey
- Sep 22 Masayuki Suzuki, Japanese singer (Rats & Star)
- Sep 23 June Forester, American country singer (Forester Sister - "Mama's Never Seen Those Eyes"; "Men"), born in Lookout Mountain, Georgia
- Sep 23 Lili Carati, Miss Italy 1975 and actress (Alcove), born in Varese, Italy (d. 2014)
- Sep 23 Maren Jensen, American actress (Battlestar Galactica - "Athena"), born in Arcadia, California
- Sep 23 Paolo Rossi, Italian soccer striker (48 caps; FIFA World Cup 1982 [Golden Boot, Golden Ball]; L.R. Vicenza, Juventus), born in Prato, Italy (d. 2020)
- Sep 23 Peter David, American writer
- Sep 24 Ilona Slupianek, German shot-putter (Olympic gold 1980), born in Demmin, East Germany
- Sep 25 Jamie Hyneman, American visual effects technician (MythBusters), born in Marshall, Michigan
Linda Hamilton (67 years old)
Sep 26 American actress (Beauty & the Beast, Terminator films), born in Salisbury, Maryland
- Sep 26 Steve Butler, American auto racer (USAC Silver Crown Champion 1988, 92; USAC Sprint Car Champion 1986, 87, 88, 90), born in Amarillo, Texas
- Sep 28 Bob Miller, American ice hockey center (47 games USA; Boston Bruins, Colorado Rockies, LA Kings), born in Medford, Massachusetts (d. 2020)
- Sep 29 James Donald Halsell Jr, American retired USAF officer and astronaut (STS 65, 74, 83, 94), born in West Monroe, Louisiana
Sebastian Coe (67 years old)
Sep 29 British 1500m runner (Olympic gold 1980, 84), born in London, England
- Sep 29 Suzzy Roche, American singer (The Roches), writer and actress, born in Park Ridge, New Jersey
- Sep 30 Maria Esmeralda, Belgian princess, daughter of Leopold III and Lilian Baels
Famous Weddings
Harold Pinter
Sep 14 British playwright (Nobel prize for literature 2005) Harold Pinter (26) marries 1st wife actress Vivien Merchant (27)
Boris Yeltsin
Sep 28 Russian President Boris Yeltsin (25) weds Naina Girina (24)
Famous Deaths
- Sep 6 Felix Borowski, British-American composer, educator (Chicago Musical College, 1896-1925), and musicologist (Chicago Symphony, 1908-56), dies at 84
- Sep 6 Michael Ventris, English architect who deciphered Linear B, dies in a car accident at 34
- Sep 7 C. B. Fry, English cricket batsman (26 Tests, 2 x 100s; Sussex, Hampshire), dies at 84
- Sep 8 Fred Rich, Polish-American jazz pianist and dance band bandleader ("I'm Tickled Pink with a Blue-Eyed Baby"; The Abbott and Costello Show), dies at 58
- Sep 8 Gerrit Bolkestein, Dutch minister of Education (1939-45), dies at 84
- Sep 8 Vital Celen, Flemish writer ('t Pastoorke van Vossendonck), dies at 69
Billy Bishop (1894-1956)
Sep 11 Canadian First World War flying ace with 72 kills, dies at 62
- Sep 12 Hans Carossa, German writer, dies at 77
- Sep 12 Sándor Graf Festetics, Hungarian nobleman and politician, dies at 74
- Sep 15 Henry Clough-Leiter, American composer, dies at 82
- Sep 16 Shorty Ray, American football player and supervisor of NFL officials, dies at 71
- Sep 18 Adélard Godbout, Canadian politician (15th Premier of Quebec), dies at 63
- Sep 20 Theo Frenkel, Dutch actor (Footlights, Hague's Comedy), dies at 85
- Sep 21 Anastasio Somoza García [Tacho], General, dictator and President of Nicaragua (1937-56), assassinated by Roliberto Lopez at 60
- Sep 21 Robert Mills Delaney, American composer, dies at 53
Frederick Soddy (1877-1956)
Sep 22 English radiochemist and Nobel laureate (radioactive substances, isotopes), dies at 79
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (1911-1956)
Sep 27 American all-round athlete (10 LPGA majors, Olympic gold medals 80m hurdles, javelin 1932), dies of colon cancer at 45
- Sep 27 Gerald Finzi, British composer (Dies natalis), dies of disseminated shingles, complicated by encephalitis at 55
- Sep 27 Milburn G. Apt, American test pilot, 1st person to exceed Mach 3, killed in a X-2 rocket plane reaching 3370 kph, dies in the crash at 32
William Boeing (1881-1956)
Sep 28 American aviation pioneer who founded The Boeing Company, dies at 74
