Historical Events
- Sep 1 Fast bowler Terry Alderman takes his 42nd wicket of the series on the last day of the 5th cricket Test vs England at The Oval; haul remains record by an Australian bowler in England; England wins series 3-1
- Sep 1 Fiona Brothers sets women's propeller boat speed record (116.279 MPH)
- Sep 1 Mike Brearley's last day as England cricket captain in 6th Test draw v Australia at The Oval; maintains his unbeaten record at home as England's 3-1 series win confirmed
- Sep 1 Military coup under general Kolingba in Central African Republic, President Dacko flees
- Sep 1 Northern Ireland’s first religiously integrated secondary school opens
- Sep 1 RKO radio network premieres America Overnight talk show
Appointment of Interest
Sep 1 Uruguay's Ruling Council names Gregorio Álvarez as transitional President (he rules till 1985)
- Sep 2 38th Venice Film Festival: "Die bleierne Zeit" directed by Margarethe von Trotta wins Golden Lion
- Sep 2 USSR performs underground nuclear test
- Sep 3 Longest MLB game in Fenway Park history is suspended after 19 innings at Seattle Mariners 7, Boston Red Sox 7; Mariners win 8-7 in 20 the following morning
- Sep 4 Longest MLB game at Fenway Park ends in 20 innings; Seattle Mariners beat Boston Red Sox, 8-7
Film & TV History
Sep 4 Newscaster David Brinkley is released by NBC
- Sep 4 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
- Sep 6 Albert Innaurato's stage comedy "Gemini" closes at the Little Theatre, NYC, after1,819 performances
They're Playing Our Song
Sep 6 Marvin Hamlisch, Carole Bayer Sager, and Neil Simon's musical "They're Playing Our Song", starring Robert Klein and Lucie Arnaz, closes at Imperial Theatre, NYC, after 1082 performances
- Sep 6 Robert Granville "Bob" Lemon named NY Yankee manager for 2nd time
- Sep 7 Cleveland Browns' Brian Sipe sets club record with 57 pass attempts
Telethon
Sep 7 Jerry Lewis' 16th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $31,500,000
- Sep 7 West Tampa Fl defeats Rich Va, 6-4 to win American Legion World Series
- Sep 8 British TV comedy "Only Fools and Horses" created by John Sullivan, starring David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst and Lennard Pearce premieres on BBC One
- Sep 9 Vernon E. Jordan resigns as president of National Urban League in the US
- Sep 10 "Guernica" painting by Pablo Picasso returns to Spain
- Sep 11 Second government of Dries van Agt forms in the Netherlands
The Smurfs TV Debut
Sep 12 "The Smurfs" animated cartoon series by Hanna-Barbera first broadcasts in North America
- Sep 12 1981 Springbok tour of New Zealand: "All hell breaks loose" as anti-tour supporters fight police and planes flour-bomb the deciding third match won by the All Blacks 25-22 [1]
- Sep 12 Elizabeth Ward (Arkansas), 20, crowned 54th Miss America 1982
Sports History
Sep 12 Red Sox rookie Bob Ojeda no-hits Yanks for 8 innings before Rick Cerone & Dave Winfield lead off 9th with back-to-back doubles
US Open Women's Tennis
Sep 12 US Open Women's Tennis: Tracy Austin wins her second US title; beats Martina Navratilova 1-6, 7-6, 7-6
Emmy Awards
Sep 13 33rd Emmy Awards: "Taxi", "Hill Street Blues"; Judd Hirsch and Isabel Sanford win
- Sep 13 April Moon sets women's handbow distance record of 1,039 yds & 13"
- Sep 13 Atlanta Falcons tie record of 31 points in 4th quarter (vs Green Bay)
US Men's Tennis Open
Sep 13 US Open Men's Tennis: John McEnroe wins 3rd straight US title; beats Björn Borg 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3 in Borg's last Grand Slam match
- Sep 13 USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan
- Sep 14 Entertainment Tonight premieres on TV
- Sep 14 Judge Wapner & People's Court premiere on TV
Catholic Encyclical
Sep 15 Pope John Paul II publishes encyclical "Laborem exercens" against capitalism/Marxism
- Sep 15 The John Bull becomes the oldest operable steam locomotive in the world when the Smithsonian Institution operates it under its own power outside Washington, D.C.
Event of Interest
Sep 15 US Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approves Sandra Day O'Connor for the US Supreme Court
- Sep 15 Vanuatu becomes a member of the United Nations.
Sports History
Sep 17 Fernando Valenzuela sets NL rookie record with 8th shutout of season
- Sep 18 Assemblée Nationale votes to abolish capital punishment in France.
- Sep 19 6th Toronto International Film Festival: "Chariots of Fire" directed by Hugh Hudson wins the People's Choice Award
- Sep 19 Satellites China 10 & 11 launched into Earth orbit by B-1 rocket
- Sep 19 Simon & Garfunkel reunite for a concert in Central Park, NYC,
- Sep 20 Joe Danelo kicks then NY Giant record 55 yard field goal
Ryder Cup
Sep 20 Ryder Cup Golf, Walton Heath GC: US wins 18½-9½; 6th and final Ryder Cup for Jack Nicklaus as a player; wins all 4 of his matches
- Sep 21 Belize (British Honduras) gains independence from UK
- Sep 21 Enterprise Radio (all sports) goes off the air
Baseball Record
Sep 21 MLB Philadelphia Phillies lefthander Steve Carlton strikes out NL record 3,118th (Andre Dawson)
- Sep 21 US Senate confirms Sandra Day O'Conner to Supreme Court (99-0)
- Sep 24 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Sports History
Sep 25 Nolan Ryan's 5th career no-hitter as Astros beat Dodgers 5-0
- Sep 25 Rolling Stones begin their 6th US tour (JFK Stadium, Philadelphia)
- Sep 25 Sandra Day O'Connor sworn in as the 1st female US Supreme Court Justice
- Sep 26 USSR performs underground nuclear test
- Sep 27 Frank Lazarus and Dick Vosburgh's musical double feature "A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine" closes at Royale Theatre, NYC, after 588 performances and 2 Tony Awards
- Sep 27 Iran defends its besieged port of Abadan, driving back Iraqi forces
- Sep 28 Joseph Paul Franklin, avowed racist, sentenced to life imprisonment for killing 2 black joggers in Salt Lake City
Physical
Sep 28 Olivia Newton-John releases single "Physical" (Billboard Song of the Year 1982)
- Sep 30 French parliament votes to abolish the death penalty, led by Minister of Justice Robert Badinter
- Sep 30 International Olympic Committee votes to award Seoul, South Korea as host of the 1988 Summer Olympic Games
- Sep 30 Last game at Minn's Metropolitan Stadium, lose to KC 5-2
Famous Birthdays
- Sep 1 Clinton Portis, American football running back (Pro Bowl 2003, 08; Denver Broncos, Washington Redskins), born in Laurel, Mississippi
- Sep 2 Bracha van Doesburgh, Dutch actress
- Sep 2 Chris Tremlett, English cricketer
- Sep 2 Fariborz Kamkari, Iranian film director and producer
- Sep 3 Fearne Cotton, British television presenter (Top of the Pops, Radio 1), born in London, England
Beyoncé (42 years old)
Sep 4 American pop and R&B singer, songwriter, producer and actress (Destiny's Child), born in Houston, Texas
- Sep 4 Lacey Sturm, American rock singer (Flyleaf), born in Homestead, Florida
- Sep 4 Richard Garcia, Australian soccer midfielder/forward (17 caps; West Ham United, Colchester United, Hull City, Perth Glory) and coach (Perth Glory), born in Perth, Australia
- Sep 5 Drew Carter, American football player, born in Solon, Ohio
- Sep 5 Filippo Volandri, Italian tennis player, born in Livorno, Italy
- Sep 6 Mark Teahen, American-Canadian baseball player, born in Redlands, California
- Sep 6 Yumiko Cheng, Hong Kong Cantopop singer, born in Shanghai, China
- Sep 7 Gökhan Zan, Turkish footballer, born in Antakya, Hatay, Turkey
- Sep 7 Paul McCoy, American rock vocalist (12 Stones), born in Florence, Mississippi
- Sep 8 Alex Lofoco, Italian jazz-fusion bassist, born in Rome, Italy
- Sep 8 Etsuko Tajima, Japanese jazz pianist, and composer, born in Tokyo, Japan
- Sep 8 Jonathan Taylor Thomas, American actor (Home Improvement), born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
- Sep 8 Morten Gamst Pedersen, Norwegian soccer midfielder (83 caps; Blackburn Rovers 288 games, Tromsø IL), born in Vadsø, Norway
- Sep 9 Julie Gonzalo, Argentinian actress, born in Lanús Oeste, Argentina
- Sep 11 Andrea Dossena, Italian footballer (Piacenza), born in Lodi, Italy
- Sep 11 Charles Kelley, American country singer and songwriter (Lady A), born in Augusta, Georgia
- Sep 11 Dylan Klebold, American Columbine High School Massacre co-perpetrator, born in Lakewood, Colorado (d. 1999)
Jennifer Hudson (42 years old)
Sep 12 American Academy Award-winning actress (Dreamgirls; Respect) and Grammy Award-winning singer ("And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"), television talk show host, and Tony Award-winning producer (A Strange Loop), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Sep 12 Jered Guzman, American pairs skater (with partner Natalie Vlandis), born in Garden Grove, California
- Sep 13 Angel Williams, Canadian professional wrestler, born in Toronto, Ontario
- Sep 13 Antonio Lopez, Spanish footballer (Atlético Madrid), born in Benidorm, Spain
- Sep 13 Koldo Fernández, Spanish cyclist, born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain
- Sep 14 Ashley Roberts, American singer (Pussycat Dolls - "Don't Cha"), born in Phoenix, Arizona
- Sep 14 Miyavi, Japanese singer and actor, born in Konohana-ku ward, Osaka, Japan
- Sep 15 Ben Schwarz, American comedian, (Parks and Recreation, Jake and Amir), born in The Bronx, New York
- Sep 15 Mark Duggan, Englishman whose shooting death sparked widespread riots in England, born in London (d. 2011)
- Sep 16 Alexis Bledel, American actress (Gilmore Girls), born in Houston, Texas
- Sep 16 Fan Bingbing, Chinese actress and singer (My Fair Princess), born in Qingdao, Shandong
- Sep 17 Bakari Koné, Ivorian footballer
- Sep 17 Casey Janssen, American baseball player
- Sep 17 Francis Manioru, Solomon Island sprinter
- Sep 17 Jonathan Radtke, American rock guitarist (Kill Hannah)
- Sep 18 Jennifer Tisdale, American actress and model, born in Neptune, New Jersey
- Sep 19 Damiano Cunego, Italian cyclist (Nippo–Vini Fantini team), born in Cerro Veronese, Italy
- Sep 19 Rick DiPietro, American ice hockey player, born in Winthrop, Massachusetts
- Sep 19 Scott Bradlee, American musician and arranger (Postmodern Jukebox), born in Long Island, New York
- Sep 20 Feliciano López, Spanish tennis player
- Sep 20 Joanie Dodds, America's Next Top Model contestant
- Sep 20 Jordan Tata, American baseball player
- Sep 21 Meilinda Soerjoko, Indonesian-Australian actress
- Sep 21 Nicole Richie, American socialite, author and TV personality (The Simple Life), born in Berkeley, California
- Sep 21 Rimi Sen, Indian actress
- Sep 22 Adam Lazzara, American singer (Taking Back Sunday), born in Sheffield, Alabama
- Sep 22 Ashley Eckstein, American actress (voice of Ahsoka Tan in Star Wars), born in Louisville, Kentucky
- Sep 22 Subaru Shibutani, Japanese pop and modern enka singer, dancer, actor (Kanjani8), born in Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan
- Sep 23 Misti Traya, American actress
- Sep 23 Natalie Horler, English-German singer (Cascada - "Evacute The Dancefloor"), born in Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany
- Sep 23 Robert Doornbos, Dutch race car driver
- Sep 24 BenDeLaCreme [Benjamin Putnam], American drag queen, burlesque performer and actor (RuPaul's Drag Race), born in Seattle, Washington
- Sep 24 Diana Rotaru, Romanian composer and artistic director (SonoMania new music ensemble, 2013-21), born in Bucharest, Romania
- Sep 24 Drew Gooden, National Basketball Association player and broadcaster, born in Oakland, California
- Sep 24 Ryan Briscoe, American auto racer (24 Hours of Daytona 2020; 12 Hours of Sebring LMP2 class 2013; Petit Le Mans LMP2 class 2008, 13), born in Sydney, Australia
- Sep 25 Jason Bergmann, American baseball player, born in Neptune City, New Jersey
- Sep 25 Rocco Baldelli, American baseball player, born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island
- Sep 25 Shane Tutmarc, American songwriter and musician, born in Seattle, Washington
- Sep 25 Van Hansis, American actor, born in North Adams, Massachusetts
- Sep 26 Christina Milian [Flores], American actress (Grandfathered), and singer (A.M. To P.M.), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
- Sep 26 Collien Fernandes, German TV host and actress, born in Hamburg, Germany
Serena Williams (42 years old)
Sep 26 American tennis player (23 x Grand Slam singles titles; Tour Finals x 5; Olympic gold 2012; 16 x GS doubles titles), born in Saginaw, Michigan
- Sep 27 Brendon McCullum, New Zealand cricketer
- Sep 27 Lakshmipathy Balaji, Indian cricketer
- Sep 27 Sophie Crumb, American-French cartoonist (Belly Button), born in Woodlands, California
- Sep 28 Gül Gölge, Turkish model and actress
- Sep 28 Iracema Trevisan, Brazilian musician (CSS)
- Sep 28 Jorge Guagua, Ecuadorian soccer defender (63 caps; El Nacional), born in Esmeraldas, Ecuador
- Sep 28 José Calderón, Spanish basketball point guard (captain Spain gold FIBA World C'ship 2006; Olympic silver 08, 12; NBA: Toronto, Detroit, Dallas, NY Knicks; Cleveland), born in Villanueva de la Serena, Spain
- Sep 29 Siarhei Rutenka, Belarusian handball player, born in Minsk, Soviet Union
- Sep 30 Dominique Moceanu, American gymnast (World-silver-95, Olympic gold 1996), born in Los Angeles, California
Famous Weddings
Lorne Michaels
Sep 13 Television producer Lorne Michaels (36) weds model Susan Forristal
George Foreman
Sep 15 Professional boxer George Foreman (32) weds Sharon Goodson
Famous Deaths
Albert Speer (1905-1981)
Sep 1 German architect and Nazi leader (Reich Minister for Armaments and War Production), dies of a stroke at 76
- Sep 1 Ann Harding, actress (When Ladies Meet, Devotion), dies
- Sep 1 Bùi Thanh Liêm, Vietnamese cosmonaut, dies in a MiG-21 crash at 32
- Sep 2 Tadeusz Baird, Polish composer (Four Essays; Psychodrama; Voices From Afar), co-founder of Warsaw Autumn festival, and educator, dies at 53
- Sep 3 Alec Waugh, English novelist (Island in the Sun), died after suffering a stroke at 83
- Sep 3 Mary Jane DeZurik, American country singer and hillbilly yodeler (The Cackle Sisters - National Barn Dance, Grand Ole Opry), dies at 64
- Sep 4 Verne Rowe, actor (Verne-Fernwood 2 Night), dies at 59
- Sep 5 Ali Qoddusi, Iranian cleric (Prosecutor-General of Iran), assassinated in a bomb explosion (b. 1927)
- Sep 6 Christy Brown, Irish author (biography Down All the Days), dies after choking at 49
- Sep 6 Joseph Yasser, Russian-American composer, dies at 88
- Sep 6 Maria Palmer, Austrian-American actress (Days of Glory, Web), dies at 64
- Sep 8 Hideki Yukawa, Japanese physicist (Nobel 1949), dies at 74
- Sep 8 Roy Wilkins, American civil rights activist and longtime executive director of NAACP, dies at 80
- Sep 9 Helen Humes, American jazz and blues singer (Harry James; Count Basie; "Million Dollar Secret"), dies of cancer at 68
- Sep 9 Jacques Lacan, French psychoanalyst and semanticist, dies at 80
- Sep 9 Phiroz Palia, Indian cricket batsman (2 Tests; United Provinces), dies at 71
- Sep 11 Frank McHugh, American actor (Going My Way, Front Page, Gold Diggers 1935, Mighty Joe Young), dies at 83
- Sep 11 Harold Bennett, English actor (Are You Being Served? - "Young Mr. Grace"), dies at 82
- Sep 12 Eugenio Montale, Italian poet and translator (Xenia-Nobel 1975), dies at 84
- Sep 13 William Loeb III, American publisher of Manchester Union Leader, NH, dies at 75
- Sep 14 (Walter) "Furry" Lewis, American country blues guitarist and songwriter, dies of a heart attack at 88 (or 82) [year of birth disputed]
- Sep 14 Yasuji Kiyose, Japanese composer, dies at 81
- Sep 15 (Charles) "Chick" Bullock, American jazz and dance band vocalist (Chick Bullock and His Levee Loungers), dies at 82
- Sep 15 Sara Haden, American actress (A Family Affair), dies at 83
- Sep 19 Joke Smit, Dutch writer (Het onbehagen bij de vrouw / The Discontent of Women), and feminist leader, dies of breast cancer at 48
- Sep 21 Nigel Patrick, English actor and director (Sapphire, Prize of Gold), dies of lung cancer at 69
- Sep 21 Tony Aubin, French composer (Actaeon; Sinfonie Romantique), conductor, and educator (Paris Conservatory, 1944-77), dies at 73
- Sep 22 Harry Warren, American composer and lyricist (b. 1893)
- Sep 23 Chief Dan George [Tes-wah-no], Canadian Indian author, poet and actor (Harry & Tonto, Little Big Man, Smith!), dies from heart failure at 82
- Sep 24 Brahmarishi Hussain Sha, Indian religious leader and scholar (head of Sri Viswa Viznana Vidya Adhyatmika Peetham in Pithapuram), dies at 76
- Sep 24 Patsy Kelly, American actress (Rosemary's Baby, North Ave Irregulars), dies at 71
- Sep 27 Coenraad van Emde Boas, Dutch sexologist, dies at 77
- Sep 27 Robert Montgomery, American actor and director (Robert Montgomery Presents, Earl of Chicago, Yellow Jack), dies at 77
- Sep 28 Romulo Betancourt, President of Venezuela (Acción Democrática: 1945-48, 1959-64) known as "The Father of Venezuelan Democracy", dies at 73
- Sep 29 Bill Shankly, Scottish football manager (Liverpool, 1959-74), dies of a heart attack at 68
- Sep 30 Boyd Neel, English conductor (Story of an Orchestra), dies at 76
